College Diploma - Petroleum Engineering Technology (Co-op)

Program Description

Engineering Technology:

The college offers a common first year in Engineering Technology. This allows students to complete the first two semesters of the engineering technology program that they have been accepted to. After completing the first two semesters, students must enter the campus which offers the program of their choice to complete the seven week Intersession (May, June), and the subsequent years of their program.

Petroleum Engineering Technology:

Oil and gas exploration and development to supply Canada's growing industrial and domestic requirements has increased rapidly during the past decade. The sustained discoveries of oil and gas along the East Coast coupled with continued oil and gas discoveries on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and Labrador in the Arctic Regions renews Canada’s commitment to become self-sufficient in its fossil energy needs. This program is designed to train technologists for  aspects of the oil and gas industry and is supported by the increased interest in sustainable methods of further enhancing science and technology to develop these reservoirs.

As a petroleum engineering technologist, the graduate will have the knowledge and skill that will allow them to:

• Demonstrate the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to participate in finding solutions to sustainable Oil and Gas development.
• Construct and interpret maps and sections using surface geology, subsurface (drill hole) geology and geophysical data.
• Interpret topographic maps & profiles, geologic maps & sections, and seismic data to assist in land-based and offshore resource exploration and development.
• Analyze drill cuttings, drill core, and data from open-hole & cased-hole logging tools in order to evaluate reservoir formations in terms of porosity, permeability, fluid saturation and net pay.
• Assist in planning, designing, inspecting, supervising, and constructing oil and gas wells.
• Assist in estimating petroleum reserves and optimizing productivity using petroleum engineering principles.
• Select, operate, troubleshoot and maintain the equipment associated with the separation of the produced gas/oil/water fluids.