What Do Engineering Geology Economic And Chemistry Have In Common

What are the basic subjects for petroleum engineering?

Petroleum engineers do study basic sciences as well as core petroleum subjects. To name imporatant subjects we study includes;ThermodynamicsHeat transferFluid mechanicsEngineering mathematicsStrength of materialsMechanicsThese are subjects I think every engineer study. Petroleum engineering is basically application of these subjects.As a core, we studyGeology and geophysicsProduction engineering- process equipment design, artificial lift, well performance, natural gas engineeringDrilling engineering- drilling operations, well engineering and directional drillingReservoirs engineering- fluid flow through porous media, rock and fluid properties, well testing, ehanced oil recovery, field development etc.

Which is the most important science: chemistry, physics, or biology?

I’m going to approach this in a slightly different manner then the other comments. To answer you question in terms of introductory college level classes, then I would say understanding chemistry 100% would be the most important. Through proper understanding of chemistry, introductory biology classes make more sense. You see through your understanding of chemistry, why proteins fold the way that they do, α-helix or β-sheets. You also learn about the chemical properties of water in your chemistry class(es) and in your bio class, you learn why those properties are important to biological systems. In taking your chemistry class(es) you also learn some physics that governs molecules such as your kinetics equations. Physical structure of compounds. Physics, at the very introductory level, really has nothing to do with a college level biology class. You won’t need physics until you get into A&P, or in biomechanics, but those classes aren’t generally introductory in nature. Biology at the introductory level has nothing to with physics, in fact, most textbooks don’t even offer even a smidge of biophysics in their chapters, side notes, fun facts, sub-chapters, but they do offer a few chapters on chemistry, and chemistry is touched upon very frequently. So at the introductory college level, understanding chemistry is the most important. In real life, they all contribute to one another, and to say that one is more important than the other, is to downplay the importance of the sciences.

What are the top courses you need to become a petroleum engineer, particularly in math?

In high school -- take as many math and science classes as your school offers. Pre-calc, physics, and chemistry are important. Get good grades and do as many extracurriculars as you can without your grades dropping or social life perishing. The name of the university you get into does matter a bit, and anything you can test out of will save a ton of money and time. (AP tests are awesome.)In college -- If the course is in the curriculum at a reputable program it's almost certainly important. PEs need a specific set of skills, and courses are usually tailored for this because it is a specialist discipline. When you really look at the subject matter, a PE degree is a very specific type of Chemical Engineering degree. For example ChEs learn the general formulas for fluid flow through porous/granular media of various geometries (eg catalyst reactor vessels), whereas PEs learn specific formulas for inward radial flow through permeable rocks (eg oil reservoir production). ChEs learn basic properties of a wide range of industrially significant substances, whereas PEs learn details of hydrocarbons and geologically important fluids (brine etc). Get good at algebra and back of a napkin calculations. Math skills are important, but to be honest I don't know any engineers who use calculus in their normal job duties. Oil company engineers don't do much design or FEA type work unless they're in a technology group. (We sub out complicated stuff to vendors and experts.) Fluency with calculation and modeling software (Excel/VBA, Hysis, etc) is far more important than outright math skill. Calculating economics of a particular decision in an attractive and understandable spreadsheet/powerpoint will get you noticed. Communication and writing skills are very important to getting hired. Geology is absolutely critical. Thermodynamics is very important when it comes to PVT behavior of liquids/vapors/gases. Fluid dynamics and process measurement are big. Everything in the 3rd and 4th year of a BSPE is very important, especially the poli-sci coursework. You need to understand the legal framework of mineral rights and the energy industry's long-standing pariah status. This stuff is very country-specific but it really does matter a lot.