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Colorado School of Mines Department of Petroleum Engineering |
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Contact Information: Department of Petroleum Engineering 1500 Illinois Street Golden, Colorado 80401 USA
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Program Overview |
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The Colorado School of Mines (CSM) Petroleum Engineering Department graduate program offers master's-level students a choice between a Professional Masters, a Master of Science (MS) or a Master of Engineering (ME) degree. The MS degree requires a thesis in addition to coursework. No thesis is required for the ME degree, but the coursework requirement is greater. The effort required and subsequent value of the MS degree is considered equal to that of the ME. After admission to the graduate program, students may transfer from the MS to the ME or vice versa, according to their needs and interests. Until a research adviser is selected, new students are assigned a temporary adviser for assistance in planning their programs. Candidates for the MS degree must complete 24 graduate credit hours of coursework and 12 hours of research credit. Each student conducts independent research, and submits and defends a thesis. Those pursuing the non-thesis ME degree must complete 36 hours of graduate course credit. Most students earn a master's degree before pursuing the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree, although it is not mandatory. The Professional Masters in Petroleum Reservoir Systems requires 36 credits of coursework and is jointly offered with the Departments of Geology and Geological Engineering and Geophysics. Up to six hours may consist of independent study, including an industry project. The PhD is a research degree and requires completion of 90 credit hours beyond the bachelor's degree, including at least 30 credit hours of research. Doctoral students are required to take a minor of 12 credit hours as part of the 90-credit-hour total and demonstrate proficiency in a second language. A series of oral and written examinations are required to demonstrate adequate preparation for and satisfactory ability to conduct original research on a petroleum engineering problem. Each doctoral student must submit a research dissertation to the advisor and committee and successfully defend it in an oral examination. In exchange programs with the Petroleum Engineering departments of the Mining University of Leoben, Austria, Technical University in Delft, Holland, and the University of Adelaide, Australia, a graduate student may spend one semester abroad and receive full transfer credit back to CSM. |
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Admissions |
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CSM is open to graduates of four-year programs at recognized colleges and universities, including international students. Admission to all programs is competitive and based on an evaluation of undergraduate performance, test scores and references. Admission packets containing the necessary forms and instructions are available from the Office of Graduate Studies or via the CSM website. Applications for admission must include two official transcripts from all colleges and universities previously attended, three letters of recommendation, GRE scores, a statement of goals, and the application fee. Applicants to the masters programs are required to have a 700 or better on the quantitative section of the GRE. PhD applicants should have 750 or above. Applicants whose native language is not English must submit a TOEFL score of 550 pbt or 213 cbt. |
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Program Facts |
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Study Options |
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assistantship, co-op/internship, fast track, international exchanges, full- and part-time |
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Student Profile - Masters |
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Student Profile - Doctorate |
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Admissions at a Glance |
Mar 1 fall - final; Sept 1 spring - final International Student Application Deadlines: Mar 1 fall - final; Sept 1 spring - final Minimum English Requirements: TOEFL 550 (pbt), 213 (cbt), 79 (ibt) |
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Expenses and Financial Support |
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Graduate Fellowships are awarded by merit to assist students with tuition, research and living expenses. Research assistantships allow students an opportunity to do research supported by funds from sponsored projects; the terms of these appointments and the qualifications for them depend on the sponsoring agency and the faculty member. Teaching assistantships are awarded for students to assist in the education of undergraduates by conducting laboratory sessions and assisting professors. Departments award a limited number of teaching assistantships, which are normally reserved for full-time degree students who have demonstrated academic excellence. The Petroleum Engineering Department does not generally award financial support to first-year students. |
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Buildings and Facilities |
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The Petroleum Engineering Department is located in the Alderson Hall. The laboratory wing has 20,000 square feet of space, with about US$2,000,000 worth of equipment acquired in recent years. The department is close to oil and gas field operations, oil companies and laboratories, and geologic outcrops of producing formations. Faculty conduct research in various campus centers including the Center for Earth Materials, Mechanics, and Characterization, the Consortium for Integrated Flow Modeling, and the Marathon Center of Excellence for Reservoir Studies. |
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International Students |
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CSM has long had an international reputation. Students from nearly every nation have attended the university and alumni can be found all over the world. The International Student Office (ISO) provides guidance and advice to international students, as well as services including a graduate student orientation, an international friendship program, English classes for students' spouses and a speakers' bureau. The ISO also processes required Immigration and Naturalization Service documentation for new students. Various international organizations are active on campus, offering all students an opportunity to experience different cultures and helping students from those cultures adjust to life at CSM. International Day, hosted by the International Student Organization, contributes to the goal of mutual understanding among different cultures. An Interlink Language Center is available on the CSM campus for students needing English language training. |
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Research Areas |
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• Bit vibration analysis, tubular buckling & stability, wave propagation in drilling tubulars • Coalbed methane • Completion & stimulation of wells • Directional drilling • Drilling mechanics, extraterrestrial drilling, ice coring & drilling • Drillstring dynamics • Economic evaluation of petroleum projects • Fluid flow modeling in porous media • Fluid flows in well bores and artificial lift • Formation evaluation • Geothermal energy • Horizontal & multilateral wells • Laser/rock destruction • Natural gas engineering • Oil recovery processes • Phase behavior • Remediation of contaminated soils & aquifers • Reservoir characterization & simulation • Rock & fluid properties • Rock mechanics • Supplemental recovery • Well testing |
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