Resource Prospecting Engineering

Undergraduate Program of Resources Exploration Engineering 2019

 

1. Major code and name

Major code: 081403

Major name: Resources Exploration Engineering

2. Major Objectives

Cultivate engineering and technical talents with all-round development of knowledge, ability and quality, systematically mastering the basic theories, methods and skills of oil and gas exploration engineering, acquiring the basic engineering training necessary for petroleum geological engineers, and having the innovative spirit, practical ability and international vision. Lay a solid foundation for them to independently engaging exploration and development in the field of geological engineering, applied research and production management.

After graduation, students should have the quality and ability of qualified geological engineer through about 5 years of practical work

(1) Capable of independently engaging in engineering design, application research and production management in the field of oil and gas exploration and development geology;

(2) Can play a leading or important role in a design, production or scientific team;

(3) Be able to update their own knowledge through continuing education or other means, improve their own ability, and keep up with the development of new theories and technologies in relevant fields;

(4) Good self-cultivation and moral standards, willingness and ability to serve the society.

3. Graduation Requirements

3.1 Knowledge and capability requirements

(1) Engineering knowledge: Master the basic knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry, engineering foundation, basic geology, oil and gas geology and geophysics required for resource exploration, and be able to apply them to solve complex engineering problems in oil and gas exploration.

(2) Problem analysis: Be able to apply the basic principles of mathematics, natural science, basic geology, oil and gas geology and geophysics to identify, express and combine with literature research to identify and analyze complex engineering problems in oil and gas resource exploration, so as to draw effective conclusions.

(3) Design or develop solutions: Be able to carry out the scheme design of oil and gas resource exploration target and development geological evaluation, and embody the innovation consciousness in the design link, and consider the influence of society, health, safety, law, culture, environment and other factors.

(4) Research: Be able to comprehensively use the theories and methods learned to study the complex engineering problems in the exploration of oil and gas resources, including design experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and get reasonable and effective conclusions.

(5) Use of modern tools: For complex engineering problems in oil and gas resources exploration, be able to apply modern information technology, books and network resources to document retrieval and data query, select and use conventional and professional computer software and other engineering tools to carry out geological prediction, simulation and evaluation, and understand the limitations of these tools.

(6) Engineering and society: Be able to reasonably analyze and evaluate the impact of oil and gas exploration engineering practice on society, health, safety, law and culture, and understand the responsibilities to be undertaken.

(7) Environment and sustainable development: Be able to understand and evaluate the impact of oil and gas exploration engineering practice on environment and social sustainable development.

(8) Professional norms: With strong humanistic and social scientific literacy and sense of social responsibility, be able to understand and abide by the engineering professional ethics and norms in the practice of oil and gas resources exploration engineering, and fulfill their responsibilities.

(9) Individual and team: Strong team consciousness and cooperation spirit, and be able to assume the role of individual, team member and person in charge in multidisciplinary team.

(10) Communication: Be able to effectively communicate with peers in the industry and the public on complex engineering issues, including drafting drawings, writing written reports or design papers, making statements, answering questions, etc., master a foreign language, be able to read foreign literature of this major, have a certain international vision and basic ability to carry out international exchanges.

(11) Project management: Understand and be familiar with the engineering management principles and economic evaluation methods, and can be applied to the engineering practice of oil and gas resources exploration.

(12) Lifelong learning: Have the consciousness of self-study and lifelong learning, and the ability of continuous learning and adaptive development.

3.2 Solutions to achieve knowledge and ability

According to the above 12 graduation requirements, specific supporting courses have been arranged and implemented to meet the requirements (Table 1).

Table 1 Professional knowledge and ability plan of resource exploration engineering of China University of Petroleum (Beijing)

Graduation Requirements

Achievements

Courses

1. Master the basic knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry, engineering foundation, basic geology, oil and gas geology and geophysics required for resource exploration, and be able to apply them to solve complex engineering problems in oil and gas exploration.

 

1.1 Master the basic knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry required for resource exploration, and be able to apply them to the engineering calculation and experiment of complex geological problems in the exploration and development of oil and gas resources.

Advanced Mathematics BI)、Advanced Mathematics BII)、College Physics I)、College Physics CII)、Experiment of College Physics B)、Experiment of College Physics B)、General ChemistryI)、General ChemistryII

1.2 Master the computer foundation, surveying and geophysics knowledge required for the resource exploration engineering, and be able to apply it to the acquisition of geological and geophysical data in the exploration and development of oil and gas resources.

C Programming (B), Comprehensive geological field practice (including Surveying Practice), Geophysics Prospecting, Geophysics Well-logging

1.3 Master the basic geological knowledge required for resource exploration engineering, and be able to apply it to the comprehensive analysis of complex geological bodies in the exploration and development of oil and gas resources

General geology, Lithogenous Mineralogy, palaeontology, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, Sedimentary Geology, Structural Geology, Stratigraphy and Historical Geology

1.4 Master the knowledge of oil and gas geology required for resource exploration engineering and apply it to the complex engineering problems of exploration and development geology in oil and gas resource exploration

Petroleum Geology, Petroleum Geochemistry

2. Be able to apply the basic principles of mathematics, natural science, basic geology, oil and gas geology and geophysics to identify, express and combine with literature research to identify and analyze complex engineering problems in oil and gas resource exploration, so as to draw effective conclusions.

 

2.1 Be able to apply relevant mathematical knowledge and basic principles of geophysics to identify and analyze complex engineering problems in oil and gas exploration

Linear Algebra, Probability and Mathematical Statistics, Geological Interpretation of Seismic Data, Geological Interpretation of Logging

2.2 Be able to apply basic geological and oil and gas geological knowledge to identify and analyze complex engineering problems in oil and gas resource exploration

Lithofacies Paleogeography, Oil & gas exploration, oilfield subsurface geology, Field geology, Comprehensive geological field practice (including Surveying Practice)

2.3 Be able to analyze the complex engineering problems in the exploration of oil and gas resources in combination with literature

Introduction to petroleum geology, Graduation thesis (Design)

 

3. Be able to carry out the scheme design of oil and gas resource exploration target and development geological evaluation, and embody the innovation consciousness in the design link, and consider the influence of society, health, safety, law, culture, environment and other factors.

 

3.1 Be able to carry out the scheme design of oil and gas resource exploration target and development geological evaluation, and embody the innovation consciousness in the design link

Geological Interpretation of Seismic Data, Geological Interpretation of Logging, Comprehensive Course Design of Petroleum Geology, Course design of Oil and gas field exploration, Oil Field Subsurface Geology Comprehensive Practice, Graduation thesis (Design), Innovation and entrepreneurship, innovation and entrepreneurship practice

3.2 Consider the influence of society, health, safety, law, culture, environment and other factors in the design process

Introduction to petroleum science, Introduction to petroleum geology, Physical education and health education, Entrance education and safety education, Ideological and moral cultivation and legal basis, Oil Field Subsurface Geology

4. Be able to comprehensively use the theories and methods learned to study the complex engineering problems in the exploration of oil and gas resources, including design experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and get reasonable and effective conclusions.

4.1 Be able to carry out experimental design related to oil and gas resources exploration engineering

Sedimentary Geology (in class experiment), Structural geology (in class experiment), Petroleum geology (in class experiment)

4.2 Be able to analyze and interpret the data and data related to oil and gas exploration engineering

Petroleum Geochemistry, Geological Interpretation of Logging, Geological Interpretation of Seismic Data

4.3 Be able to evaluate oil and gas exploration objectives as well as oil and gas development geology, and get reasonable and effective conclusions

Comprehensive Course Design of Petroleum Geology, Course design of Oil and gas field exploration, Oil Field Subsurface Geology, Course design of Oil and gas field exploration, Oil Field Subsurface Geology, Graduation thesis (Design)

5. For complex engineering problems in oil and gas resources exploration, be able to apply modern information technology, books and network resources to document retrieval and data query, select and use conventional and professional computer software and other engineering tools to carry out geological prediction, simulation and evaluation, and understand the limitations of these tools.

 

5.1 Be able to apply modern information technology, books and network resources to do literature research and material query

Graduation thesis (Design)

5.2 Master a computer language, and be able to predict and evaluate the oil and gas exploration and development objectives by using computer and other tools

C Programming(B), C programming training, Geological Interpretation of Logging, Geological Interpretation of Seismic Data, Comprehensive Course Design of Petroleum Geology, Course design of Oil and gas field exploration, Oil Field Subsurface Geology, Graduation thesis (Design)

6. Be able to reasonably analyze and evaluate the impact of oil and gas exploration engineering practice on society, health, safety, law and culture, and understand the responsibilities to be undertaken.

6.1 Experience in engineering practice and social practice

Oil Field Subsurface Geology Comprehensive Practice, Ideological and Moral Cultivation and Legal Basis practice teaching

6.2 Familiar with technical standards, industrial policies, laws and regulations related to oil and gas exploration, and understand the responsibilities

Introduction to petroleum science, Ideological and moral cultivation and legal basis

6.3 Objectively evaluate the impact of oil and gas exploration engineering practice on society, health, safety, law and culture,

College Physical Education IV (Compulsory), Physical education and health education, Oil Field Subsurface Geology Comprehensive Practice, Entrance education and safety education

7. Be able to understand and evaluate the impact of oil and gas exploration engineering practice on environment and social sustainable development.

7.1 Understand the sustainable scientific development path of China and the impact of oil and gas exploration on Sustainable Development

Outline of Modern Chinese History, Social Practice of Outline of Modern Chinese history, The introduction of Mao Zedong’s Thoughts and Mao Zedong’s Thoughts and Theoretical System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics,Mao Zedong’s Thoughts and Theoretical System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics,The introduction of Mao Zedong’s Thoughts and Theoretical System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics Practice, Oil and gas exploration, Situation and Policy Education (I), Situation and policy Education (II)

7.2 Understand the relationship between oil and gas exploration industry and environmental protection

Oil Field Subsurface Geology Comprehensive Practice

 

8. With strong humanistic and social scientific literacy and sense of social responsibility, be able to understand and abide by the engineering professional ethics and norms in the practice of oil and gas resources exploration engineering, and fulfill their responsibilities.

8.1 Establish a correct outlook on life, the world, and values, and have good ideological and moral and humanistic and social scientific literacy

Introductory of Basic Principles of Marxism, Marxism Theory Social Practice, Outline of Modern Chinese History, Social Practice of Outline of Modern Chinese history, Ideological and Moral Cultivation and Legal Basis, Ideological and Moral Cultivation and Legal Basis practice teaching

8.2 Understand the professional nature and social responsibility of oil and gas exploration engineers, and be able to abide by the engineering professional ethics and norms in the practice of oil and gas exploration engineering.

Introduction to oil and gas geology, Employment guidance, Oil Field Subsurface Geology Comprehensive Practice, Graduation project (Thesis)

9. Strong team consciousness and cooperation spirit, and be able to assume the role of individual, team member and person in charge in multidisciplinary team.

9.1 Strong team consciousness and cooperation spirit

Physical Education (Compulsory project), Military training (I), Military training (II), Military training (III), Quality development

9.2 Be able to assume the role of individual, team member and person in charge in multidisciplinary team.

 

Comprehensive geological field practice (including Surveying Practice), Comprehensive Course Design of Petroleum Geology, Course design of Oilfield subsurface geology, Innovation and entrepreneurship practice

10. Be able to effectively communicate with peers in the industry and the public on complex engineering issues, including drafting drawings, writing written reports or design papers, making statements, answering questions, etc., master a foreign language, be able to read foreign literature of this major, have a certain international vision and basic ability to carry out international exchanges.

10.1 Be able to draw oil and gas exploration engineering drawings, write engineering reports and design papers

Comprehensive Course Design of Petroleum Geology, Course design of Oil and gas field exploration, Course design of Oilfield subsurface geology, Graduation thesis (Design)

10.2 Be able to effectively communicate with peers in the industry and the public (making statements, answering questions, etc.)

Comprehensive Course Design of Petroleum Geology, Course design of Oil and gas field exploration, Course design of Oilfield subsurface geology, Graduation thesis (Design)

10.3 Master a foreign language, be able to use foreign language to learn professional knowledge, and have the basic ability to carry out international exchanges.

 

Advanced academic English I, Fundamental academic English I, General college English I, Geological English

11.Understand and be familiar with the engineering management principles and economic evaluation methods, and can be applied to the engineering practice of oil and gas resources exploration.

11.1 Familiar with the principles of engineering management and understand the important economic factors involved in the exploration of oil and gas resources

Project learning courses, innovation and entrepreneurship practice in oil and gas project management, technology economy and introductory courses

11.2 Familiar with economic evaluation method and can be applied to engineering practice in oil and gas resources exploration

Project learning course, Innovation and entrepreneurship practice, Course design of Oil and mineral geology, Oil and gas field exploration course design in oil and gas project management and technology economy, and introductory course

12. Have the consciousness of self-study and lifelong learning, and the ability of continuous learning and adaptive development.

12.1 Have the consciousness of self-study and lifelong learning, and the ability

Innovation and entrepreneurship practice, quality development, employment guidance for college students (part of career planning), social literacy and innovation ability in general elective (including two compulsory courses for innovation and Entrepreneurship), Physical and mental health and development (at least one credit elective), Situation and Policy Education (I), Situation and policy Education (II)

12.2 Have the ability of continuous learning and adaptive development, and pay close attention to the current situation and trend of the development of oil and gas exploration engineering discipline

Graduation thesis (Design), innovation and entrepreneurship practice, Quality expansion, Oil and gas geological progress, Innovation and entrepreneurship practice, Quality expansion, College students' employment guidance (career planning part), Social literacy and innovation ability in general elective (including two compulsory courses for innovation and Entrepreneurship), Physical and mental health and development (at least 1 credit elective course)

 

4. Core Disciplines

Geological resources and geological engineering

5. Professional core courses

General Geology, Lithogenous Mineralogy, Paleontology, Stratigraphy and Historical Geology, Structural geology, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, Sedimentary Geology, Lithofacies Paleogeography, Petroleum geology, Oil and gas exploration, Oilfield subsurface geology, Geophysics Well-logging, Geophysics Prospecting.

6. Duration and degree awarding

The length of studyfour years. The length of schooling is three years through six years.

Degree: Bachelor of Engineering

7. Graduation qualification standard and degree requirements

7.1 Graduation credit requirements

Minimum total credits

165 credits

Required course credits

115 credits

Minimum credits for elective courses

19 credits

Credit of separate practice teaching procedure:

31 credits

 

7.2 Bachelor degree requirements

Meet other degree granting conditions stipulated by the university.

 

 

Curriculum schedule of 2019 undergraduate program for Resource Exploration Engineering

Course Category

Course Type

Course Code

Course Title

Credit

Hours

Time Allotment

After-class Computer

Semester

Credit Requirements

In-class

Computer

Experiment

General Education

General Compulsory

100616M018

Advanced Mathematics B

6

96

96

 

 

 

1st

52.5

100844M001

Ideological and Moral Cultivation and Legal Basis

2

32

32

 

 

 

1st

100844M002

Outline of Modern Chinese History

2

32

32

 

 

 

2nd

101099M001

Physical Education ()(Compulsory project

1

32

32

 

 

 

1st

100514C065

C ProgrammingB

4

64

48

16

 

 

2nd

100616M019

Advanced Mathematics B

5

80

80

 

 

 

2nd

100627M011

College Physics C

3

48

48

 

 

 

2nd

100844M013

Introductory of Basic Principles of Marxism

2

32

32

 

 

 

2nd

101099M002

Physical Education (Compulsory project

1

32

32

 

 

 

2nd

100616M003

Linear Algebra

3

48

48

 

 

 

3th

100617E001

General Chemistry

4.5

72

52

 

20

 

3th

100627M012

College Physics C

3

48

48

 

 

 

3th

100627M016

Experiment of College Physics B

2

32

 

 

32

 

3th

100844M008

Mao Zedong’s Thoughts and Theoretical System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics

2

32

32

 

 

 

3th

101099M003

Physical Education )(Compulsory project

1

32

32

 

 

 

3th

100616M004

Probability and Mathematical Statistics

3.5

56

56

 

 

 

4th

100617T016

General Chemistry

2.5

40

40

 

 

 

4th

100844M005

Mao Zedong’s Thoughts and Theoretical System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics

2

32

32

 

 

 

4th

101099M004

Physical Education )(Compulsory project

1

32

32

 

 

 

4th

100101T044

Oil and gas project management and technical economy

2

32

32

 

 

 

7th

100925M018

Advanced academic English 

4

64

64

 

 

 

1st

4

100925M019

Fundamental academic English

4

64

64

 

 

 

1st

100925M020

General college English

4

64

64

 

 

 

1st

General Options

Philosophical thinking and cultural heritage

At least 11 credits

 

Literary creation and aesthetic experience

International language and culture

Social literacy and innovation ability (2 credits required for innovation and entrepreneurship course)

Engineering literacy and computing thinking (at least 2 credits for environmental courses)

Physical and mental health and development (at least 1 credit)

Major Compulsory

Fundamental courses

100101E001

General Geology

3

48

38

 

10

 

1st

25.5

100101E021

Lithogenous Mineralogy

4

64

34

 

30

 

1st

100101E004

Paleontology

2.5

40

20

 

20

 

2nd

100101E030

Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

2.5

40

20

 

20

 

2nd

100101E003

Structural Geology

4

64

32

 

32

 

3rd

100101E008

Sedimentary Geology

4

64

44

 

20

 

3rd

100101E024

Lithofacies Paleogeography

3

48

40

 

8

 

Early  4th

100101E025

Stratigraphy and Historical Geology

2.5

40

30

 

10

 

Later 4th

Core courses

100515E012

Geophysics Prospecting

3

48

40

 

8

 

4th

26

100101E026

Petroleum Geology

4

64

48

 

16

 

5th

100101E031

Geological Interpretation of Seismic Data

3

48

32

 

16

 

5th

100515E014

Geophysics Well-logging

3

48

40

 

8

 

5th

100101E034

Geological Interpretation of Logging

2

32

24

 

8

 

Early 6th

100101E027

Oil &Gas Exploration

2

32

24

 

8

 

6th

100101E033

Oilfield Subsurface Geology

4

64

40

 

24

 

6th

100101E029

Petroleum Geochemistry

3

48

32

 

16

 

7th

100101T020

Geological English

2

32

32

 

 

 

7th

Major Options

Introductory courses

100101E023

The introduction of oil and gas geology

1

16

16

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

Introductory coursesincluding Introduction to petroleum science, introduction to major, seminar for freshmen, project learning

1

16

16

 

 

 

 

Fundamental courses

100101T003

Tectonics

2

32

32

 

 

 

4th

7

100101C004

Mathematical geology

2.5

40

30

10

 

 

5th

100101C001

Geographic Information System

2

32

20

12

 

 

6th

100101T011

Geological analysis and testing technology

2

32

32

 

 

 

6th

Exploration geology

100101T007

Hydrogeology

2

32

32

 

 

 

6th

100101T041

Geothermal resource exploration

2

32

32

 

 

 

7th

100101T014

Global oil and gas distribution

2

32

32

 

 

 

7th

100101T013

Unconventional Petroleum Resources

2

32

32

 

 

 

7th

Development geology

100203E001

Petro-Physics

3

48

38

 

10

 

5th

100101T015

Reservoir Description

2

32

32

 

 

 

7th

100203T001

Reservoir Engineering

3

48

48

 

 

20

Later 6th

100515T016

Production Logging

2

32

32

 

 

 

7th

Academic research Part

1301004

Sequence stratigraphy

3

48

48

 

 

 

6th

1301012

Reservoir geology

3

48

48

 

 

 

6th

Practical teaching (Compulsory)

General practice

100844X001

Ideological and Moral Cultivation and Legal Basis practice teaching

1

16

16

 

 

 

1st

4

100844X016

Social Practice of Outline of Modern Chinese history

1

16

16

 

 

 

2nd

100844X002

Marxism Theory Social Practice

1

16

16

 

 

 

2nd

100844X017

The introduction of Mao Zedong’s Thoughts and Theoretical System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics Practice

1

16

16

 

 

 

3rd

Major practice

100514P027

C programming training

2

2 weeks

 

 

32

 

Short term 1st

27

100101P002

Field geology

2

2 weeks

 

 

 

 

Short term 1st

100101P024

Comprehensive geological field practice (including Surveying Practice)

7

7 weeks

 

 

 

 

Short term 1st

100101P025

Course Exercise of Seismic Data Interpretation

1

16

 

16

 

 

Later 5th

100101P028

Course Design of Logging Data Interpretation

1

16

 

16

 

 

6th

100101P030

Comprehensive Course Design of Petroleum Geology

2

32

 

32

 

 

Later 5th

100101P031

Course design of Oil and gas field exploration

1

16

 

16

 

 

6th

100101P032

Course design of Oilfield subsurface geology

1

16

 

16

 

 

Later 6th

100101P029

Oil Field Subsurface Geology Comprehensive Practice

2

2 weeks

 

 

 

 

Short term 3th

100101P027

Graduation thesis (Design)

8

16 weeks

 

 

 

 

8th

Secondary class

Compulsory

101300X002

Employment guidance for College Students (Career Planning)

0.5

12

12

 

 

 

1st

7

101200X001

Military Training

2

2 weeks

 

 

 

 

1st

100844X015

Situation and policy education

0.5

8

8

 

 

 

1st

100844X018

Situation and policy education

0.5

8

8

 

 

 

2nd

101300X003

Career Education

0.5

12

12

 

 

 

6th

101200X006

Innovation and entrepreneurship practice

2

 

 

 

 

 

Dispersion

100844X019

Situation and policy education

1

16

16

 

 

 

Dispersion

Compulsory

101500X001

Entrance education and safety education

0

 

 

 

 

 

1st

101200X007

Quality education

0

 

 

 

 

 

Dispersion

 

 

 

Note: (1) The maximum credit for entrepreneurial practice is no more than 6, and the overflow credits can be used to replace the professional elective credits in the graduation qualification examination.

(2) The selection of English courses in general required courses and general elective courses in technical English, international language and culture shall be carried out in accordance with the measures for the teaching management of 2017's College English course of China University of Petroleum (Beijing) in the student manual.

Date: 2015-04-13