RGCE - Department of Petroleum Engineering (PE)

Department of Petroleum Engineering (PE)

Professor & HOD - Dr V. Stephen Pitchaimani M.Sc, M.Phil,Ph.D

The Department of Petroleum Engineering of the college has highly qualified faculty from the discipline of Earth Sciences, Chemical Engineering with Specialization in Petroleum Refining & Petrochemicals and Petroleum Engineering. Experts from Oil Companies like ONGC & ABAN etc. are regularly consulted at all stages of curriculum design and someof their executives participate as Guest lecture.

ABOUT THE PROGRAMME

All disciplines within the field of petroleum engineering are covered in depth in the theory and laboratory classes. The curriculum of the programme covers both upstream and downstream activities. The areas covered include petroleum geology, geophysics, drilling, formation evaluation, reservoir characterization, well completion and stimulation, well testing, crude processing, production operations and artificial lift reservoir engineering, supplemental recovery, economic evaluation of petroleum projects, fundamental fluid and rock behavior, natural gas Engineering petroleum refining and petrochemicals , transportation of petroleum environmental science and safety etc., The field visits, field training and project work would complete the preparation of the students for a career in the oil industry.

SCOPE OF THE PROGRAMME

It is expected that there will be a great demand for graduates of this programme when the first batch comes out in 2009. We expect our graduates in petroleum engineering to enjoy wide variety of career opportunities in major fully integrated international oil companies, with smaller independent operators and specialized companies that provide services for the oil producing companies or others like consulting firms in oil and gas or the environmental arena.

The breadth and depth of our program is unique; and is multi disciplinary .The same is designed to prepare each graduate for a successful career with both technical competence and managerial ability .To maintain leadership in current and future technology, decision making and management, the program include guest lectures by practicing engineers and earth scientists in the field, in addition to the field visits and field training .The petroleum and allied industries have lauded the launching of this programme and the popularity of the programme is reflected in the quite a large number of applicants for admissions for the same. A few of our students have been provided scholarship from oil MNC's for their four year study in our institution and they will be absorbed by the companies on successful completion of their programme.

First institution in south India to offer a four year undergraduate degree programme in petroleum engineering
Department was started during the academic year 2004-05
The department runs a student chapter of international society of petroleum engineers(SPE) at the campus
Field visits ,training and project work facilities are offered to all the enrolled student s in 3rd and 4th year of the degree programme
Students are provided with networking opportunities through participation in International conferences sponsored by SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers), SPG (Society of Petroleum Geophysicist), Petrotech societies.
Curriculum designed in consultation with leading Petroleum Companies such as ONGC ,ABAN Lloyds
Guest Lectures and Invited talks from Oil and Gas Industry Professionals
Student Participation in distinguished lecture series and various other activities organized by SPE Chennai Section

1st Institution in South India to establish Society of Petroleum Engineers student chapter.
Mr. Veera Ragava Keshavan, former student have won third prize for a Project Presentation titled “Role of technology to meet oil and gas demand “at Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC 2009)Abu Dhabi, UAE
Mr. Jerin Joy, final year student Participated in International Petroleum Technology Conference (IPTC 2009) held at Qatar
Mr. Madar Sahib Presented a Paper on “Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery” in SPE Regional Paper Contest held at MIT, Pune, India
Four former students were sponsored by Petrotech society in the PETROTECH 2009 International Conference organized by Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas & ONGC
Won the best student chapter award for the month of July ’2009 competing with 169 international student chapters under various categories including technical support, co-curricular, extracurricular and social activities participation

Fluid Mechanics Lab
Heat and Mass Transfer Lab I
Petroleum Testing Lab
Heat and Mass Transfer Lab II
Drilling Fluids and Cementing Techniques Lab
Geology Lab
Process Control and Instrumentation Lab
Petroleum Equipment Design