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The University offers an interdisciplinary specialization in Reservoir Characterization to students registered in an existing course-based Master's program in the Departments of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering or Geology and Geophysics. The program integrates reservoir engineering, geology, geophysics, and reservoir characterization. The student will receive the degree offered by the home program:

Master of Engineering in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering (MEng), or

Master of Science (MSc) (Geology and Geophysics)

Specialization: Reservoir Characterization (Interdisciplinary)

In addition to Faculty requirements, all applicants must meet the minimum standards of the home program.

a)Acceptance into the Master of Engineering program would normally require the completion of the equivalent of the Bachelor of Science in Oil and Gas Engineering degree offered by the University of Calgary. However, individuals with more diverse background and industry experience may be considered for admission.

b)Acceptance into the Master of Science program requires the completion of a Bachelor of Science in Geology and Geophysics plus ENPE 507 - Well Logging and Formation Evaluation, or equivalent.

c)Applicants with an undergraduate degree in geology must demonstrate acceptable proficiency in mathematics. It is an asset for geologists to have taken additional mathematics courses as technical electives during their undergraduate degree.

See departmental listings for the deadlines for the submission of complete applications.

The applicant must make advanced credit requests as part of the admission process. Credit will not be given for course work taken as part of another completed degree/diploma or for courses taken to bring the grade point average to a required level for admission.

In addition to the Faculty requirements, the Specialization requires:

a)Students with undergraduate degrees in geology must take an applied mathematics course in the block week before the first term in program.

b)Students with undergraduate degrees in engineering and geophysics may also be required to take an applied mathematics course in the block week before the first term in program, at the discretion of their academic advisors and the specialization coordinator.

c)Students will be required to take five half-course equivalents from each of the two fields that are not part of their undergraduate degree.

d)Engineering students must take two full course equivalents in approved petroleum geology and geophysics topics, of which one half-course equivalent must be at the 600-level.

e)Engineering students must also take GOPH 559 - Geophysical Interpretation.

f)Geology and Geophysics students must take ENPE 523 - Introduction to Reservoir Engineering, ENPE 525 - Waterflooding, and GLGY 613 - Flow in Porous Media in the first year. In addition, Geology students must complete ENGG 407 - Numerical Methods and GOPH 559 - Geophysical Interpretation. Geology students must select one full course equivalent of Geology options to complete the complement of first year courses.

g)All students must take HROD 691 - Project Team Building and Interpersonal Skills, during the first year.

h)The second year is common to all students and requires the completion of two half-courses: RSCH 621 - Reservoir Simulation for Reservoir Characterization, and RSCH 661 - Geostatistics for Reservoir Characterization; and one full course: RSCH 692 - Capstone Project.

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The applicant must make advanced credit requests as part of the admission process. Credit will not be given for course work taken as part of another completed degree or diploma program, or for courses taken to bring the grade point average to the required level for admission.

Expected completion time is two years and maximum completion time is six years.

Supervisors will be approved by the specialization coordinator.

Successful completion of the Capstone Project is the exit requirement for the program. Each team is required to analyze and integrate seismic data, petrophysical logs, core analysis, well tests, DSTs, PVT data on reservoir fluids, well locations, well completion information and any production/pressure history data from a real field. Each member of the team is expected to have proficiency on the software packages for geophysical interpretation, geological mapping, geostatistical modeling and reservoir flow modeling. The reservoir characterization will require the evaluation and assessment of a geostatistical model of the field that will be used for a successful history match and to propose future development. An economic evaluation will be included. The project will conclude with a formal presentation to experts from both academia and industry.

After the conclusion of the Capstone Project, there will be a comprehensive oral examination of each student before an examining committee that includes a faculty member from each of the three disciplines. Each student will be expected to express in-depth knowledge in his/her area of expertise (engineering, geology, geophysics), and to have a comprehensive knowledge of the significance of the other two areas in successful reservoir characterization.

See description of the Capstone Project above.

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For information on awards, see the Awards and Financial Assistance section of this calendar.

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