Institute of Petroelum Technology, Gandhinagar

Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

Curriculum for B. Tech in Petroleum Engineering with Specialization in Reservoir Engineering/ Operations and
Production Engineering/ Instrumentation and Control/ Modeling and Virtual Reality

Course Structure

First Semester
Course Demonstration/
Sr. No. code Course Title Lecture Tutorial Practical Visits Credits Hours
English for Learning and
1 HS101 Communication 2 0 2 0 5 4
2 MA101 Mathematics-I 3 1 0 0 7 4
3 PHY101 Physics 2 1 0 0 5 3
4 CHE101 Chemistry 2 1 0 0 5 3
Exploring Petroleum
5 PE101 Engineering 1 0 0 2 3 3
PE102 Fabrication Technology/ 0 0 4 0 2 4
6 ISC101 Integrated Science Lab 0 0 4 0 2 4
7 ESC101 Computer Programming 2 0 2 0 5 3
General Proficiency:
8 GP101 NSO/NSS 0 0 0 2 0 2
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Second Semester
Course Demonstration/
Sr. No. code Course Title Lecture Tutorial Practical Visits Credits Hours
Indian Social and
1 HS102 Political Environment 2 0 0 0 4 2
2 MA102 Mathematics-II 3 1 0 0 7 4
3 PHY102 Engineering Physics 2 1 0 0 5 3
Petroleum Geo
4 ES101 Che mistry 2 1 0 0 5 3
Introduction to Design
5 PE103 Concept and Innovation 2 2 0 0 6 4
Problem solving in
6 ESC102 Engineering Mechanics 1 2 0 0 3 2
ISC101 Integrated Science Lab/ 0 0 4 0 2 4
7 PE102 Fabrication Technology 0 0 4 2 2 4
General Proficiency:
8 GP102 Music, Art & Craft 0 0 0 2 0 2
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Summer
1 RI12 Rural Internship - - - 16 8 16
Third Semester
Course Demonstration
Sr. No. code Course Title Lecture Tutorial Practical /Visits Credits Hours
1. HS201 Industrial Psychology 2 0 0 0 4 2
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2. MA201 Mathematics-III 3 1 0 0 7 4
3. ES201 Earth Science 2 1 2 1 Week 6 4
Thermodynamics of
4. PE201 Reservoir Fluid 2 1 0 0 5 3
Fundamentals of
Electrical and Electronics
5. ESC202 Engineering 3 0 0 0 7 4
Lab Session: engineering
6. ESC203 Science 0 0 4 0 2 4
OE2XX Open Elective-I/Science
7. SE2XX Elective-I 2 0 0 0 4 2
General Proficiency:
8. GP201 Chapter Activities 0 0 0 2 0 2
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Fourth Semester
Course
Sr. No. code Course Title Lecture Tutorial Practical Demonstration /Visits Hours
1. ESC204 Transport Phenomena 2 1 0 0 5 3
Strength of Materials and
2. PE202 Rock 2 1 0 0 5 3
Sedimentary and
3. ES202 Petroleum Geology 3 0 2 0 7 5
Fluid Flows in Porous
4. PE203 Media 2 1 0 0 5 3
Drilling & Well
5. PE204 Completion 2 0 0 0 4 2
6. ESC205 Instrumentation & Control 2 1 0 0 5 3
Lab Session:
7. ESC206 Engineering Science 0 0 4 0 2 4
OE2XX Open Elective II/Science
8. SE3XX Elective II 2 0 0 0 4 2
General Proficiency:
9. GP202 Chapter Activities 0 0 0 2 0 2
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Summer
2 II23 Industrial Internship - - - 16 8 16
Fifth Semester
Course Demonstration/
Sr. No. code Course Title Lecture Tutorial Practical Visits Credits Hours
1. HS301 Petroleum Management 2 0 0 0 4 2
2. PE301 Production Engineering 2 1 0 0 5 3
Reservoir Engineering
PE302 Fundamentals 2 1 0 0 5 3
Petroleum Engineering
3. PE303 Laboratory -I 0 0 04 0 2 4
Geophysical and
Geological Methods of
4. PE304 Petroleum Exploration 2 1 0 0 5 3
5. CHE301 Environmental Science 1 0 5 3
OE3XX Open Elective III/Science
6. SE3XX Elective III 2 0 0 0 4 22
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General Proficiency: Soft
7. GP301 Skill 0 0 0 2 0 2
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Sixth Semester
Course Demonstration/
Sr. No. code Course Title Lecture Tutorial Practical Visits Credits Hours
Petroleum Laws and
1. HS302 Negotiations 2 0 0 0 4 2
Health, Safety and
2. HSE301 Environment 2 0 0 0 4 2
3. PE305 Natural Gas Engineering 2 1 0 0 5 3
4. PE306 Kinematics of Machines 1 0 5 3
5. SP301 Specialization Core I 2 1 0 0 5 3
6. SP302 Specialization Core II 2 0 0 0 5 3
Petroleum Engineering
7. PE306 Laboratory-II 0 0 4 0 2 4
General Proficiency: Soft
8. GP302 Skill 0 0 0 2 0 2
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RD34 R & D Internship - - - 16 8 16

Seventh Semester
Course Demonstration/
Sr. No. code Course Title Lecture Tutorial Practical Visits Credits Hours
1. HS401 Indian Philosophy 2 0 0 0 4 2
Well logging and
2. PE401 Formation Evaluation 2 0 0 0 4 2
3. PE402 Lab Session: Technology 0 0 4 0 2 4
4. SP4XX Specialization Core III 2 1 0 0 5 3
5. PE499 Project Seminar 0 0 20 - 10 20
General Proficiency:
6. GP401 Interview, Hospitality 0 0 0 2 0 2
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Eighth Semester
Course Demonstration/
Sr. No. code Course Title Lecture Tutorial Practical Visits Credits Hours
1. HS402 Value Education 2 0 0 0 4 2
Research in Petroleum
2. PE403 Engineering 2 0 0 0 4 2
3. SP4XX Specialization Core IV 2 1 0 0 5 3
4. PE499 B. Tech Project 0 30 15 30
General Proficiency :
Interview, Negotiations,
5. GP402 Hospitality 0 0 0 2 0 2
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Open Elective (Any Three) OE YXX

1. Petroleum Economics and Asset Evaluation

2. English for humanitarian Purposes
3. Educational Psychology

Science Electives (Any Three) SE YXX

1. Material Sciences
2. Corrosion Science
3. Science in Nano-Scale
4. Quantum Physics
5. Plasma Science and its Application
6. Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Materials
7. Applications of Modern Instrumental Methods
8. Lipid Science
9. Industrial Organic Chemistry
10. Organic Photochemistry
11. Molecular Spectroscopy
12. Biological Chemistry
13. Biostratigraphy
14. Applications of Ichnology

Specialization Petroleum:
SP YXX; Reservoir Engineering
1. Well Testing Analysis
2. Reservoir simulations
3. Enhanced oil recovery
4. Integrated reservoir Management

SP YXX; Operations and Production Engineering

1. Drilling and Well completions II
2. Production and Operations Machines
3. Surface Production Engineering
4. Advanced Welding and Allied Processes
SP YXX; Instrumentation and Control
1. Instrumentation and control II
2. Production Instrumentations
3. Logging Instrumentations
4. Modern Electronics System

SP YXX ; Modeling and Virtual Reality

1. 3 D modeling of Complex Morphological Structures
2. Modeling of Middle Stream Processes
3. Simulation Technology
4. Applied Virtual Reality