This course is designed to prepare students for an undergraduate programme in Petroleum Engineering. It will cover a range of topics that will develop students' understanding and skills for a degree in Petroleum Engineering. The course material is taught from the A-Level syllabus, but is more tailored for a Petroleum Engineering degree.

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Petroleum engineers search the world for reservoirs containing oil or natural gas. Once these resources are discovered, petroleum engineers work with geologists and other specialists to understand the geologic formation and properties of the rock containing the reservoir, determine the drilling methods to be used, and monitor drilling and production operations. They design equipment and processes to achieve the maximum profitable recovery of oil and gas. Petroleum engineers rely heavily on computer models to simulate reservoir performance using different recovery techniques. They also use computer models for simulations of the effects of various drilling options.

As oil is becoming more and more difficult to find and is increasingly becoming more difficult to extract, the demands placed on petroleum engineers is becoming much greater making this a developing career. Petroleum engineers rely heavily on computer models for simulation of reservoirs and optimising the oil recovery from those.

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