Petroleum Geoscience is concerned with understanding the structure of the earth to depths of five miles to identify potential areas of hydrocarbon deposits, and to identify the hydrocarbon bearing zones, fault patterns and water ingress, in order to model them in sufficient detail so as to be able to design development programmes for economic exploitation.
After a reservoir comes into production, petroleum geoscientists monitor production to ensure that forecasts are accurate, and identify potential geological problems and opportunities. Petroleum geoscientists are the professionals who assess acreage, identify exploration prospects, suggest possible drilling sites for hydrocarbon exploration, appraise new discoveries, plan and implement field development, monitor wells during production, and assist field management by teaming with petrophysicists, drillers, engineers and commercial units. The Petroleum Geoscience degree programme majors in quantitative petroleum geology and geophysics courses, but also includes significant, basic training in petrophysics and reservoir engineering.
CSEC Minimum passes: 5
CSEC Mandatory: English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics
CAPE Minimum passes: 3
Alternative Qualifications:
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A minimum GPA of 3.5 obtained in PreENG,
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Any other qualification that is considered by the Department, in addition to those listed in Regulation 3.1 (See Table 3.1 in the latest Undergraduate Handbook for the Faculty of Engineering: https://sta.uwi.edu/faculty-booklet-archive).
Career Opportunities: Upstream Oil and Natural Gas Sector; Government; Service Companies To The Hydrocarbon Industry; Academia; Consultancy
Website: http://sta.uwi.edu/eng/chemical/UndergraduateDegrees.asp