University of Regina

Petroleum Engineering Department
3737 Wascana Parkway
Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2
CANADA
Phone: 1-306-585-4734
Facsimile: 1-306-585-4855

Department email: Engg@Uregina.Ca
Department website: www.uregina.ca/engg

Dean: Dr. Paitoon Tontiwachwuthikul, P.Eng., Dean of Engineering
Chair: Dr. Daoyong (Tony) Yang, Chair of Petroleum Systems Engineering

Contact Information

Petroleum Engineering Degree Information

Accreditation

The four-year basic level day program in Petroleum Systems Engineering is accredited by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB). This accreditation ensures that the graduates meet the standards necessary for registration as Professional Engineers in Canada.

Curriculum Description

Undergraduate:

The Petroleum Systems Engineering undergraduate program at the University of Regina is a nine-semester program that teaches evaluation, design, application, and management with respect to petroleum engineering. Areas of study include evaluation of oil and gas reserves, surface collection, reservoir production, and oil and gas treatment, and adaptation of technologies to extraction of other important minerals. Advanced computer utilization and automation are also key components of the program. Petroleum Systems Engineers also contribute to activities such as pollution remediation and greenhouse gas reduction. Our students are ideally suited to applying and developing advanced technologies for oil and gas production, while addressing related concerns such as pollution reduction. Graduates of this program are employed in energy-based production, oil and gas exploration, drilling and recovery, and surface treatment management.

Graduate:

The Petroleum Systems Engineering program in the Faculty of Engineering offers graduate programs focused on conducting research in the areas of enhanced oil recovery (EOR), reservoir modeling and simulation, heavy oil recovery through SAGD and VAPEX processes, miscible and immiscible displacement, fluid-rock interactions, and underground storage of carbon dioxide in depleted or partially-depleted hydrocarbon reservoirs. These graduate programs lead to Masters (Master of Applied Science and Master of Engineering) and Doctoral degrees

Masters:

The student is expected to demonstrate mastery of the subject. There are several routes available to master’s candidates. The thesis and some project programs emphasize research and others are based primarily on formal courses. The Master programs include thesis-based programs and project-based programs.

Doctorate:

The student must have demonstrated proficiency in a broad field of learning, and the ability to initiate and evaluate work in the corresponding field. Furthermore, the student must have shown the ability to work independently in the chosen field and must have made an original significant contribution to the advancement of knowledge. The student is required to provide the Supervisory Committee with a written report of research progress every six to twelve months. This report is retained in the academic unit. The Supervisory Committee will meet with the student at least once a year. Additionally, the student and supervisor are to provide the FGSR Office with an FGSR annual report of the progress in the program.

Comprehensive doctoral examinations, if required, are the responsibility of the academic units. The examination may be written and/or oral. A student who has not performed satisfactorily on the examination may, at the discretion of the academic unit, be afforded a single opportunity to retake it

Program Admission Requirements

Undergraduate:

The Faculty has a first-year enrollment limit of 200 students. Applicants will be accepted if they have an average of 70% or higher on required high school subjects; those with averages between 65% and 70% will be placed on a waitlist and may be accepted if space is available.

Graduate:

A grade of 70% or more must be achieved in all normal graded course work, but students subject to a qualifying or probationary period may be required to achieve a higher overall average in the required course(s). Students who do not achieve the required grade in a course, may repeat that course or substitute another course, if the academic unit and FGSR agree. For fully qualified students, only one course may be repeated; unsatisfactory performance in more than one course will result in discontinuation of a student’s program. Supplemental examinations are not an option.

International applicants, except those who attended universities where the language of instruction was English, must submit proof of English proficiency, usually in the form of recognized tests. The most common is TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language). Applicants must have a TOEFL score of at least 580 Paper-based or 237 Computer-based or 88 Internet-based, except those applying to Engineering, where a minimum TOEFL score of 550 Paper-based or 213 Computer-based or 80 Internet-based applies. Applicants that are submitting TOEFL Internet-based test scores must also have a minimum individual score of 22 for the writing and speaking components of the test

Masters:

General requirements for admission to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research apply and specific details include:

1. A baccalaureate graduating average of at least 70% is required for direct admission to all programs except for English and History where the average for admission is 75%. International students should check the web site for grade conversions based on the most common grading scales for each country. Applicants with a marginally lower 4-year average may be accepted if their performance in the last two complete years is significantly higher (75% or more). Letters of recommendation, preferably from former professors or persons acquainted with the work of the applicant, and in a
   position to comment critically on the capability to do graduate research or course work, must support this promise of ability.
2. An applicant is to have the academic background required to undertake graduate studies in the chosen field. Applicants who fail to meet this requirement but who otherwise meet the criteria may be admitted; however, background deficiencies will be addressed by taking appropriate courses either prior to or in parallel with graduate work.
3. Some academic units have additional entrance requirements (see Application Procedures).
4. Special regulations and procedures apply to full-time University employees as candidates for graduate study (see Policies and Procedures).
5. Offers of admission are valid for one year unless specified otherwise.
6. If the academic unit recommends acceptance, the application is then referred to the Dean or designate for further review. Acceptance of an applicant into a graduate program is the purview of the Dean of FGSR. Academic units may correspond with applicants concerning availability of specific classes, research equipment, etc, but NOT CONCERNING ACCEPTABILITY. Note that a faculty member’s willingness to serve as supervisor does not constitute acceptance into a graduate program. The official letter of acceptance/non-acceptance is sent to the applicant by the Dean of FGSR or the Dean’s designate. Non-acceptance of an applicant may depend on considerations other than those listed in the Admission section. These include availability of facilities for the type of research that the applicant wishes to pursue and the availability of faculty members to supervise the proposed research.

Doctorate:

Applicants must have academic credentials consistent with being fully-qualified to undertake graduate work at the doctoral level; the categories of probationary or qualifying student do not apply at the doctoral level. Admission normally requires that the applicant has obtained a thesis-based Master’s degree in the discipline. In a few academic units (Biology, Chemistry or Biochemistry, and Engineering), an applicant with an honours bachelor’s degree of first class standing (including a thesis) from an accredited university may be considered for direct entry to a doctoral program. In either case, at the time the recommendation is made, the supervisor(s) must be identified, and in faculties lacking formal departments, the Dean of the faculty or designate must indicate approval.
An applicant who is judged deficient in background training or in courses prerequisite to scholarly work in the particular subject(s) of study and research will not be admitted as a doctoral student. An applicant may be admitted as a Master’s student and be required to undertake specific courses or activities towards establishing appropriate credentials, but any graduate study undertaken for this purpose cannot be counted as time spent toward formal requirements for the degree. Alternatively, an applicant may be accepted at the Master’s level as a means of illustrating suitability to enter a doctoral program, and after the first year may request, through the academic unit, a transfer to a Ph.D. program (see below).

A comprehensive examination or equivalent is not a formal requirement of FGSR, but may be required by individual academic units

Faculty Information

Cumulative Degrees Awarded

Curriculum Analysis

Notes:
# 2008-2009 undergraduate curriculum; excluding laboratory, tutorial and seminar contact hours.
* A total of three approved electives required.