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Department of Petroleum And Geo-resources Engineering

First Year: Semester I

Course No Course Title Hours/Week Credits Prerequisite
Theory + Lab
PGE 111 Introduction to Petroleum & Geo-resources Engineering 1+0 1.0
PGE 112 Introduction to Earth System Science 2+0 2.0
PGE 115 Engineering Chemistry 3+0 3
PGE 116 Engineering Chemistry Lab 0+3 1.5
EEE 105Z Introduction to Electrical and Electronic Circuits 3+0 3
EEE 104Z Introduction to Electrical and Electronic Circuits 0+3 2
Lab
ENG 101 English Language Course 2+0 2.0
ENG 102 English Language Lab Course 0+2 1.0
MAT 101Z Calculus 3+0 3.0
PHY 101Z Physics for Engineers 4+0 4.0
Total 18 + 8 = 26 22.0

First Year: Semester II

Course No Course Title Hours/Week Credits Prerequisite
Theory + Lab
PGE 122 Petrology and Mineralogy 2+0 2.0
PGE 123 Petrology and Mineralogy Lab 0+2 1.0
PGE 124 Field Work - 0.5
PGE 125 Oral/Seminar - 0.5
PGE 128 Fluid Mechanics 3+0 3.0
PGE 129 Fluid Mechanics Lab 0+3 1.5
ECO 103Z Principles of Economics 4+0 4.0
IPE 101Z Engineering Mechanics 3+0 3.0
MAT 104Z Differential Equations, Laplace Transformation and 4+0 4.0
Fourier Transformation
PHY 102Z Basic Physics Lab 0+3 1.5
Total 16 + 8 = 24 21.0

Second Year: Semester I

Course No Course Title Hours/Week Credits Prerequisite
Theory + Lab
PGE 211 Structural Geology 3+0 3.0
PGE 216 Sedimentary Rocks and Stratigraphy 2+0 2.0
PGE 218 Heat Transfer 3+0 3.0
PGE 219 Heat Transfer Lab 0+3 1.5
IPE 201Z Engineering Drawing 0+2 1.0
IPE202 Z Mechanics of Solid 3+0 3.0 IPE 101Z
MAT201Z Vector Analysis and Complex Variable 3+0 3.0
SOC 201Z Industrial Sociology 3+0 3.0
Total 17 + 5 = 22 19.5
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Second Year: Semester II

Course No Course Title Hours/Week
Theory + Lab Credits Prerequisite
PGE 221 Petroleum Geology 2+0 2.0
PGE 222 Geo-statistics 3+0 3.0
PGE 226 Oral/Seminar - 0.5
PGE 227 Field Work - 0.5
PGE 228 Engineering Thermodynamics 3+0 3.0
PGE 231 Rocks and Fluids Properties 3+0 3.0
PGE 232 Rocks and Fluid Properties Lab 0+3 1.5
CSE 203Z Introduction to Computer Language 2+0 2.0
CSE 204Z Introduction to Computer Language Lab 0+6 3.0
MAT 202Z Numerical Analysis 4+0 4.0
Total 17 + 9 = 26 22.5

Third Year: Semester I

Course no. Course Title Hours/Week Credits Prerequisite
Theory + Lab
PGE 310 Mine Ventilation 2+0 2.0
PGE 311 Well Logging and Formation Evaluation 3+0 3.0
PGE 314 Reservoir Engineering – I 3+0 3.0
PGE 315 Fundamentals of Mining Engineering 3+0 3.0
PGE 316 Exploration Geophysics 2+0 2.0
PGE 317 Map Reading, Remote Sensing and GIS 2+0 2.0
PGE 318 Mining Engineering Lab 0+3 1.0
PGE 319 Well Log and Formation Evaluation Lab 0+3 1.5
PGE 331 Geo-mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering 3+0 3.0
PGE 332 Geo-mechanics Lab 0+3 1.5
Total 19 + 9 = 28 22.0

Third Year: Semester II

Course no. Course Title Hours/Week Credits Prerequisite
Theory + Lab
PGE 321 Drilling and Well Completion 3+0 3.0
PGE 322 Petroleum Production Engineering 3+0 3.0
PGE 323 Drilling Engineering Lab 0+3 1.5
PGE 324 Natural Gas Engineering 3+0 3.0
PGE 325 Groundwater Hydrology 2+0 2.0
PGE 326 Computer Application Lab for Engineers 0+6 3.0
PGE 328 Mine Design 3+0 3.0
PGE 329 In Plant Training - 1.0
PGE 330 Oral/Seminar - 0.5
PGE 333 Mine Design Lab 0+3 1.0
PGE 334 Mine Transportation and Mine Machineries 2+0 2.0
Total 14 + 9 = 23 23.0
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Fourth Year: Semester I

Course no. Course Title Hours/Week Credits Prerequisite
Theory + Lab
PGE 410 Blasting Techniques 2+0 2.0
PGE 413 Industrial Economics and Management 3+0 3.0
PGE 414 Transmission and Distribution in Natural gas Engineering 3+0 3.0
PGE 417 Blasting Design Lab 0+3 1.0
PGE 400 Project / Thesis 0+4 2.0
Optional I (any two)
PGE 411 Transport Phenomena 3+0 3.0
PGE 412 Hazards and Risks in Petroleum & Geo-resources 3+0 3.0
Engineering
PGE 415 Reservoir Simulation 3+0 3.0
PGE 416 Mine Surveying 3+0 3.0
PGE 418 Open Pit and Placer Mining Technique 3+0 3.0
PGE 419 Blasting Design 3+0 3.0
Total 26 + 4 = 30 17.0

Fourth Year: Semester II

Course no Course Title Hours/Week Credits Prerequisite
Theory + Lab
PGE 424 Well Test Analysis 3+0 3.0 PGE 312,
PGE 314
PGE 433 Mine Drainage and Dewatering System 2+0 2.0
PGE 434 Field Work (Mine Drainage and Dewatering System) - 0.5
PGE 400 Project / Thesis(Continuation) 0+4 2.0
Optional ΙI (any two)
PGE 422 Reservoir Engineering – II 3+0 3.0 PGE 314
PGE 423 Enhanced Oil Recovery 3+0 3.0
PGE 425 Environmental Engineering 3+0 3.0
PGE 426 Well Design and Operation Planning 3+0 3.0
PGE 427 Oil and Gas Property Evaluation 3+0 3.0
PGE 428 Mine Examination and Valuation 3+0 3.0
PGE 430 Environmental Aspects of Mineral Operation 3+0 3.0
PGE 432 Water Resources Engineering 3+0 3.0
Total 29 + 4 = 33 13.5

Detailed Syllabus
PGE 101 INTRODUCTION TO GEOLOGY (FOR GEE)
3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits

Introduction to Geology: Definition, geo-internal structure, composition of Earth and geological time scale.
Structural Geology: A short study of major structural features, such as folds, faults, cleavage and
unconformities. Earth’s internal structure leading to geomagnetisms, poles, and theory of plate tectonics.
Mineralogy and Petrology: Definition of rocks and minerals, characteristics and composition of rocks and
minerals and classification of rocks. Geological resources (hydrocarbon and mineral resources) and their
geological environment. Environmental Geology.

Reference:
1. Principle of Physical Geology – A. Holmes.
2. Soil Science – L.D. Baver, John Wiley and Sons, New York.
3. Fundamentals of Soil Science – C.E.I.M. Miller, Turk and HD, Chapman and Hill Ltd. London.
4. Soils: Their Genesis and Classification – C.F. Marbat, USA.
5. The Geography of the Soils of Bangladesh – H. Brammer, University Press Ltd. Dhaka.
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PGE 111 INTRODUCTION TO PETROLEUM & GEO-RESOURCES ENGINEERING

1 Hours/Week, 1 Credit
Energy scenario, what do petroleum Engineers do? Petroleum industry, petroleum exploration, drilling, production,
reservoir performance, oil and gas transportation, utilization of oil and natural gas. Introduction to mining industry;
economics and structure of the mining industry; terminology of mining engineering; explorations; mining operations;
mineral processing; mineral purchasing; metallurgy; roles and responsibility of mining engineers to mining industry;
problems and environmental impacts in mining industry.

PGE 112 INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE

2 Hours/Week, 2 Credits
Origin of the Universe and Earth, Earth's Structure and Plate Tectonic Basics, Continental drift, Plate Tectonic theory and
dynamics, Concepts of Geo-sphere; Fundamental theories and laws in Earth science; Geologic Time, Hydrologic Cycle &
Groundwater; Landform developed by Rivers, Coastal Processes, Glaciers, and Winds; Geological traps for geo-resources;
Mass Wasting, Earthquakes, Energy Resources, Mineral Resources, Earth systems and global climate.

PGE 115 ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Colligative properties, electrochemistry, solution and distribution of solute in immiscible solvents, colloid and surface
chemistry, introduction to petrochemicals. Electrochemical theory of corrosion, concentration and differential temperature
cells. Corrosion resistant materials, corrosion testing, metals and metallurgy, fuel and combustion. Surface Chemistry:
Surface tension, Wettability, Capillary Pressure.

PGE 116 ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY LAB

3 Hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
Based on course PGE115

PGE 122 PETROLOGY AND MINERALOGY

2 Hours/Week, 2 Credits
Basic knowledge of mineralogy; crystallography; crystal system; physical properties; identification of rock-forming and
economic minerals; origin of igneous; sedimentary and metamorphic rocks; geological and engineering classification rocks.

PGE 123 PETROLOGY AND MINERALOGY LAB

2 Hours/Week, 1 Credit
Based on course PGE 122
PGE 124 FIELD WORK
0.5 Credit

PGE 125 ORAL/SEMINAR

0.5 Credit
Based on 1st year courses

PGE 128 FLUID MECHANICS

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Fluids Properties: Definition of fluid, properties of fluid. Fluid Statics: Pressure measurement, manometer. Kinetics of fluid flow:
Types of flow Euler’s acceleration formula, Reynold’s transport theorem, equation of continuity, momentum balance equation,
energy balance equation. Bernoulli’s equation: equation of motion for incompressible fluid, Dimensional Analysis. Steady
Incompressible flow in pressure conduits: Laminar and turbulent flow, critical Reynolds number, Hydraulics radius, Entrance
conditions, velocity profile, pipe roughness, major and minor head loss. Fluid flow measurement: Pitot tube, orifice meter,
venturimeter, rotameter. Pumps: Introduction and classification of pumps, pumps performance, mixed and axial flow pumps

PGE 129 FLUID MECHANICS LAB

3 Hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
Based on PGE 126
PGE 201 FUNDAMENTALS OF GEOLOGY (FOR CEE)
2 Hours/Week, 2 Credits
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Geology: Minerals, identification and physical properties of minerals; Rocks and types of rock and
metamorphisms, classification of metamorphic rocks, common rock forming minerals, mineraloid rocks, cycle
of rock change:
Structural geology: Faults, folds, domes, basin, erosion, marine erosion and quantitative analysis of erosional
land forms; External and Internal geological forces, their interaction and resultant landscapes; Engineering
problems posed by sand dunes, glacited region; Seismic zones of Bangladesh; Engineering consideration in
seismic area, safety measure to be adopted for building and infrastructure to be constructed in seismic areas,
dams, to be located in seismic areas; Types of mountain and their formation; Volcanic; Residual; Fault; Folds;
and Faults-their causes, tectonic causes;
Geo-morphology: Channel: development, widening, Valley shape; Stream terraces; alluvial flood plains; Delta
and alluvial fans; Channel morphology; Channel pattern and river basin; Generalized and load characteristics of
river channel; Bed forms in the alluvial channel of sediment transportation on the river morphology and channel
pattern.
Geology and Geomorphology of Bangladesh: General description, hilly areas in north-eastern zone and
eastern part of Bangladesh; Rivers and river basin of Bangladesh.

PGE 211 STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Mechanical Principles: Forces, Stress-strain relationship, Factor controlling behavior of rock materials; Deformation in the
outer shell of the Earth. Geo-metry; Nomenclature, classification, mechanics of formation and recognition of geological
structure - Fold, Fault, Joint, and unconformity. Geo-logical structural as a trap for geo-resources.

PGE 216 SEDIMENTARY ROCKS AND STRATIGRAPHY

2 Hours/Week, 2 Credits
Introduction and scope; occurrence of sedimentary rocks and sedimentary processes, lithification and digenesis. Texture,
structure, composition and classification of sedimentary rocks. Study of modern sediments and depositional systems. Concept of
depositional systems and facies within a stratigraphic framework. Stratigraphic concepts; classification, stratigraphic column and
stratigraphic subdivisions and stratigraphic procedures and chronostratigraphy; Tectonic framework of Bangladesh. Brief
Stratigraphy of the adjoining areas of the Bengal Basin, Assam, West Bengal, and Bay of Bengal

PGE 218 HEAT TRANSFER

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Modes of heat transfer. Conduction: mechanism of thermal conduction in solids, liquids and gases; other thermal properties;
steady state conduction in one dimension; transient heat conduction. The basic equation of momentum and heat transport.
Some approximate solutions of convection heat transfer. Dimensionless correlations for forced and free convection. Heat
transfer with phase change; boiling and condensation. Thermal finite surfaces indifferent enclosures. Types of heat transfer
equipment. Design of heat exchangers; mean temperature difference in different flow arrangement; thermal and mechanical
design. Materials of construction. Extended surfaces.

PGE 219 HEAT TRANSFER LAB

3 Hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
Based on PGE 126

PGE 221 PETROLEUM GEOLOGY

2 Hours/Week, 2 Credits
Subsurface environment (Subsurface water, subsurface temperature, subsurface pressure and subsurface fluid dynamics). Generation
and Migration of Petroleum: origin of petroleum, formation of kerogen, petroleum migration and petroleum system. Reservoir of
Petroleum: Porosity, permeability, capillary pressure – their relationship with texture; effects of diagenesis on reservoir quality.
Traps and Seals: nomenclature of trap, seals and cap rock, classification of trap with brief description. Sedimentary basin
and petroleum system: Basic concept, Mechanism of basin formation, Classification of Sedimentary basin: cratonic basin,
trough, rift and drift suite of basin and strike slip basin with brief description; Petroleum system of Bangladesh.

PGE 222 GEO-STATISTICS

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Set, Probability. Probability Distribution. Discrete Probability. Distribution. Continuous Distribution. Functions of Random
Variables. Estimation Theory. Test of Hypothesis. Regression and Curve Fitting. Correlation Theory
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PGE 226 ORAL/SEMINAR

0.5 Credit
Based on 2nd year courses

PGE 227: FIELD WORK

0.5 Credit

PGE 228 ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
The second law of thermodynamics, alternate statement of second law, heat engine, temperature scale, carnot cycle, entropy, entropy
changes and irreversibility, lost work, third law of thermodynamics. Thermodynamic properties of fluids, relationship among the

thermodynamic properties, single phase and two-phase system, types of thermodynamics diagrams. Thermodynamics of flow processes:
Fundamental equations, flow of pipes, expansion processes. Conversion of heat into work by power cycle: Vapor cycle, steam power
plant, internal combustion engine, Otto engine, diesel engine, gas-turbine power plant, jet engine. Refrigeration and liquefaction: Carnot
refrigeration cycle, vapor compression cycle, comparison of refrigeration cycle, absorption refrigeration, heat pumps, and liquefaction
process. System of variable composition: Ideal and non-ideal behavior, Relationship between thermodynamic properties, partial molal
properties, fugacity and fugacity coefficient, fugacities in ideal solutions, activity and activity coefficient. Phase equilibria: Nature and
criteria of phase equilibrium, the phase rule and Duhem’s theorem, vapor-liquid solutions, Gibbs-Duhem equation.

PGE 231 ROCKS AND FLUIDS PROPERTIES

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Phase Behavior, Two-Component Mixtures, Three & Multi-Component Mixtures, Ideal Gas, Real Gas, Equations of State,
Five Reservoir Fluids, Properties of Dry Gases, Properties of Wet Gases, Properties of Black Oils - Definitions, Properties
of Black Oils - Field Data, Properties of Black Oils - Reservoir Fluid Studies, Properties of Black Oils – Correlation

PGE 232 ROCKS AND FLUID PROPERTIES LAB

3 Hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
Based on course PGE 312

PGE-310: MINE VENTILATION

2 Hours/Week, 2 Credits
Ventilation planning and design, Primary airflow requirements, Determining primary air quantities, Primary ventilation fans, Surface
Fan Installation Arrangements, Underground Primary Fan Arrangements, Forcing or Exhausting, Selection of a booster, Circuit booster
fans, Primary ventilation circuits, Parallel (One Pass) circuits, Secondary fans and parallel ventilation circuits, Series ventilation circuits,
Air leakage, Re-circulation, Velocities in primary airways, Velocities in access drives, Economics of up cast ventilation shafts,
Ventilation controls, Multiple access ore passes, Secondary ventilation systems, Installing secondary ventilation fans, Ventilation duct,
Duct design, Duct leakage; Velocities in primary airways, Velocities in access drives, Equipment movement in underground airways,
Re-entry after blasting in a development heading; Control of mine gases, Prevention, Extraction, Isolation, Containment, Dilution;
Effect of atmospheric changes on mine strata gases, Spontaneous combustion, Control of dust, Dust extraction, Ventilation of the
driving face, Methods of ventilating of driving face; Calculation of air amount necessary in the driving face.

PGE 311 WELL LOGGING AND FORMATION EVALUATION

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Background of well logging and purposes, petro physical properties, modern well logging methods and their applications.
Determination of fluid saturations, chemical compositions of the saturating fluids. Applications of the results in reservoir evaluation.

PGE 314 RESERVOIR ENGINEERING – I

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Reserve estimation, reservoir drive mechanism, material balance, rate decline analysis, fluid flow in porous media, and well testing.

PGE-315: FUNDAMENTALS OF MINING ENGINEERING

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Introduction to mining, mining contributions to civilization, functional interactions in mining engineering, implementation
of a rock mechanics program as a mining engineer, Mining terminology, Advancement of mining technology, Stages in the
life of a mine, Unit operations of a mining, Economics of the mining industries, Computer applications and usages in
mining engineering for mine design evaluation, General knowledge of mining of ore deposit, Characteristics of deposit,
Physical-mechanical and exploiting technical characteristics of ore & country rock of ore deposit, mining methods of ore
deposit, Division of ore deposit and the order of their extraction, Concept of underground opening of ore deposit.
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PGE 316 EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICS

2 Hours/Week, 2 Credits
Introduction to exploration techniques; most widely used geophysical techniques like: Gravity, Magnetic, Electrical and
Seismic methods in exploration of petroleum and mineral resources. Brief discussions on survey techniques, processing and
interpretation of data acquired from different methods. Geological exploration techniques; exploratory drilling; an
integration of magnetic, gravity, and seismic applied to exploration for Petroleum.
PGE 317 MAP READING, REMOTE SENSING AND GIS
2 Hours/Week, 2 Credits

Map Reading: Different types of maps, Scales and their conversion; Symbol, Map Projection, Plane table survey,
Contouring, Simple geologic mapping, Outcrops, Attitudes, Study of Aerial Photographs and Satellite Images.
Remote Sensing: Emphasis on computer analysis of LANDSAT data using multivariate statistical tools. Introduces statistical
methods and use of the computer. Problems in earth sciences are stressed. Lecture three hours weekly. Prerequisite: Permission.
GIS: Definition of GIS, scope and application in the field of Petroleum and Georesources Exploration, different GIS
software. Spatial analysis and modeling, image processing and classification and production of digital map, GPS and
Ground Truthing, Error matrix.

PGE 318 MINING ENGINEERING LAB

3 Hours/Week, 1 Credit

PGE 319 WELL LOGGING AND FORMATION EVALUATION LAB

3 Hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
Based on PGE 311

PGE 331 GEO-MECHANICS AND GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Concept of stress; normal stress, shearing stress, bearing stress and application to the analysis of simple structure; stress and
strain under axial loading; Hook’s law; modulus of elasticity, deformation of members under loading; statically intermediate
problems; multi-axial loading and shearing strain; concept of torsion; stress components and stress transformation; stress at
a point (Mohr stress circle) and two-dimensional state of stress. Characteristics of rock materials and rock masses Different
rock mass classifications. Problems in rock mechanics.
Engineering properties of soil and rock materials; compaction, consolidation; method of stability analysis of slope; soil
exploration for foundation of building, Bridge, Roads, Highways and airport construction; Erosion. Siltation, River training,
construction materials and their availability in Bangladesh.

PGE 332 GEO-MECHANICS LAB

3 Hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
Based on course no PGE 331

PGE 321 DRILLING AND WELL COMPLETION

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Parts of drilling rigs/ machinery of rotary drilling, mechanics of rotary drilling fluids; Directional and horizontal drilling;
well control; drill string design; casing and cementing; drilling fluids and their properties, safety and environmental aspects
of petroleum exploration and development.

PGE 322 PETROLEUM PRODUCTION ENGINEERING

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Review of flow through porous media, permeability for series and parallel strata in linear and plane radial system. Well completions-
open hole and cased hole. Production problems-water loading, sand production, water and gas coning, asphalting precipitation.
Corrosion. Multiphase flow, Formation damage- causes, detection and prevention. Packers and types. Perforation: well stimulation
techniques, Surface equipment- gathering systems and production battery layout. Well bore performance. Well deliverability.

PGE 323 DRILLING ENGINEERING LAB

3 Hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
Based on PGE 321

PGE 324 NATURAL GAS ENGINEERING

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
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Properties of natural gas, gas measurement, condensate stabilization; acid gas treating, gas dehydration, process control, Deliverability
test; Natural Gas Reservoir Engineering: dry gas reservoirs, gas condensate reservoirs; tight gas sands; Gas Production Engineering:
Nodal analysis; Gas compression; Treating and metering; Gas hydrates, gas storage; Gas to liquids; Natural gas liquefaction.

PGE 325 GROUNDWATER HYDROLOGY

2 Hours/Week, 2 Credits
Introduction; hydrologic cycle, precipitation, run off, evapotranspiration and their measurements, hydrograph construction
and interpretation, drainage basin evaluation and its quantitative evaluation, drainage patterns, velocity of river flow, stage
and discharge measurements; flood.

Introduction, origin and occurrence of ground water, rock properties affecting ground water, subsurface distribution of groundwater,
geological formations as aquifers, types of aquifers. Ground water movement and groundwater modeling. Fundamentals of well
hydraulics, steady and unsteady flow, equilibrium and non-equilibrium equations, well losses, well interference. Ground water
exploration, determination of aquifer characteristics and pumping test. Detailed study of the different types of aquifer in Bangladesh
and its problems. Arsenic problem in Bangladesh. Water wells, well design and well development.

PGE 326 COMPUTER APPLICATION LAB FOR ENGINEERS

6 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Based on Petroleum Production data software, Reservoir Engg. Software, Well Log interpretation software, RS and GIS Software

PGE-328: MINE DESIGN

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Concepts on mining methods; design in underground excavation in rock; Study of important factors for mining method selection,
physical and mechanical characteristics of deposits, economic factors, technical factors, and productivity factors; Excavation design
in massive rock, general design methodology, zone of influence of an excavation, excavation shape and boundary deformation,
delineation of zones rock failure, support and reinforcement of massive rock; Excavation design in stratified rock, design factors, rock
mass response to mining, roof bed deformation mechanics, roof design for square and rectangular design, improved design
procedures; Excavation design in jointed rock mass; design factors, Identification of potential failure modes, symmetrical triangular
roof prism, asymmetrical triangular roof prism, roof stability analysis, pragmatic design in jointed rock; Design support and
reinforcement strategies; Role of rock bolts, shotcrete, and support for the design of an underground mining tunnel.

PGE 329: IN PLANT TRAINING

2Hours/Week 1 Credit
Industrial Visits and Training

PGE 330: ORAL/SEMINAR

0.5 Credit
Based on 3rd year courses

PGE-333: MINE DESIGN LAB

2Hours/Week 1 Credit
Based on course PGE-328

PGE-334: MINE TRANSPORTATION AND MINE MACHINERIES

2 Hours/Week, 2 Credits
Concept of conveyor belt as coal and ore transport system, Technological assessment of open pit transport system, Concept
on railway track and rolling stock, Coal extraction with drum shearer, Hydraulic probe support system at the roof of the
continuous mining panel, Rock extraction with scrapers, bulldozers and loaders; Rock extraction with single-bucket
excavator; Rock excavation with continuous-action machines.

PGE 400 PROJECT / THESIS

4 Hours/Week, 2 Credits
Thesis will be carried out

PGE-410 BLASTING TECHNIQUES

2 Hours/Week, 2 Credits
General concept on explosion and explosive, physical explosion, chemical explosion, classification of kinds of gunpowder’s, handling
and keeping of gunpowder’s, transport of gunpowder’s in ground surface and mine haulage, stoking of explosive magazine in surface
and mine, main indices determining the characteristics of explosive, safe distance of an explosive magazine, oxygen balance of
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explosive; Industrial explosives and blasting means, ammonite explosive, dynamite explosive, classification of explosive for detonator,
Blasting medium, classification of blasting fuse according to use, classification according to the diameter of blasting fuse, technical
characteristics of standard blasting fuse; detonating fuse, classification of common detonating fuse, plastic detonating fuse,
classification of detonators; Calculation of number of the blasting holes and their depth, arrangement of blasting holes; drilling of the
blasting holes, principal for drilling a blasting hole, softener used in drilling, drill steel equipment; blasting work, calculation of charge
quantity, charging work, charging of the filing materials, lighting of fire, Blasting damage and control, Blasting design and control.

PGE 411 TRANSPORT PHENOMENA

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits

Concepts of unified treatment of transport process. Theories of viscosity, thermal conductivity and diffusivity. Generalized
expressions for transport fluxes. Multi-component equations of change. Analytical and approximate solutions of equations
of change in momentum, heat and mass transfer processes.
Formulation of Reservoir Simulation Equations, Setting up Finite Difference Model, Solution of the Simulator Equations,
Solving the Matrix of Simultaneous Equations, Data Preparations, Making a Simulation Study

PGE 412 HAZARDS AND RISKS IN PETROLEUM & GEO-RESOURCES ENGINEERING

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits

Hazards and safety in petroleum and mining industries. Introduction to risk management, principles and issues in risk
analysis, Risk reduction measure: structural and non-structural; acts and regulations. Hazards identification, hazards and
operability studies, hazards analysis-event tree and fault tree analysis, frequency analysis, consequence analysis, data source
and data selection, risk criteria and cost benefit analysis, safety audit and safety regulations

PGE 413 INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
World oil economy, petroleum law, concession and contract systems, petroleum exploration and production economics, and decision
analyses. Knowledge of mineral market structure, investment analysis of mineral deposit: reserve estimation, cost estimation; project
management; mining legislation in Bangladesh; rehabilitation and land use of mining project. Oil and gas property evaluation.

PGE 414 TRANSMISSIONS AND DISTRIBUTION IN NATURAL GAS ENGINEERING

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Review of the theories of fluid flow, gas gathering for distributing system planning. Flow calculation, layout and sizing of
distribution piping system, Network analysis, construction and maintenance of distribution system. Economics of
distributions, specific design problems on distribution system.

PGE 415 RESERVOIR SIMULATION

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Reservoir simulation is used to investigate petroleum reservoir characteristics and behavior, including: pore volume, fluid
distribution and movement, and recovery. The result of simulation studies include optimized field development and
management plans which maximize the value and/or reserves of producing properties. The course covers finite difference
approximations to the diffusivity equation and the application of those approximations for reservoir simulations. Practical
use of reservoir simulation is also covered through application to common reservoir engineering problems.

PGE 416 MINE SURVEYING

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Underground traversing, underground curve, transferring the meridian and level to underground, problems of direction and
distance, borehole surveying, open-pit surveying and triangulation.

PGE-417 BLASTING DESIGN LAB

2Hours/Week, 1 Credit
Based on course PGE-419

PGE 418 OPEN PIT AND PLACER MINING TECHNIQUES

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Different techniques and machineries used in open pit mining. Principles of rock slope stability in buildings and mining
application. Formulae and calculations by using geological and hydrogeological information. Mining practices commonly
used in placer deposits; placer mining equipments; structure and mine organization; economic analysis.

PGE 419 BLASTING DESIGN

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
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Blasting Techniques, Kinds of explosives and means of blasting, General conception on explosion and explosive, Industrial explosives
and blasting means, Production blasting parameters, Calculation of number of the blasting holes and their depth, Arrangement of
blasting holes, Drilling of blasting holes, Blasting design and application in underground and open pit mining industries.

PGE 400 PROJECT / THESIS (CONTINUATION)

4Hours/Week, 2Credits

PGE 422 RESERVOIR ENGINEERING – II

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Well-reservoir performance, gas well tests, water influx, reservoir characterization, immiscible displacement, and
introduction to reservoir simulation.

PGE 423 ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Analysis of the various methods for the enhanced recovery of hydrocarbons – water, steam and fire flooding. Miscible and
non-miscible flooding.
Environmental and economics aspects of EOR Methods. Reservoir engineering concepts for EOR. Factors affecting oil Recovery.
Comparative performance of different EOR methods, screening criteria and technical constraints. Miscible displacement: overview of
solvent methods, phase equilibria in gas injection and production, mechanisms of oil displacement, minimum miscibility pressure
(MMP), CO2 flooding, viscous fingering. Immiscible displacement: fractional flow theory, Buckley-Leverett. One-dimensional
displacement, Styles, Dykstra-Parsons and Johnson methods for layered reservoirs. Polymer Flooding: rheology of polymer solutions,
polymer adsorption and retention, micro emulsion flooding, properties of surfactants and co surfactants, tracers. Thermal Processes:
cyclic and continuous steam injection, thermal properties of fluids and solids, steam properties, flow rate and quality measurements,
evaluation of heat losses, prediction of steam flood and cyclic steam performance. In-situ combustion: process description, dry forward
combustion, wet combustion, reverse combustion, kinetics of in-situ combustion, in-situ combustion models, evaluation methods.

PGE 424 WELL TEST ANALYSIS

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
An overview of reservoir properties with emphasis on different governing equations. Different techniques of gas and oil
well testing-inherent advantages and disadvantages. Application of the methods to some real data.

PGE 425 ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Environment Pollution due to oil and gas industry, Climate Change and roll of petroleum industry. Pollution of the Environment: Air
pollution: composition and evaluation of atmosphere; Earth radiation balance: particles, ions and radicals in the atmosphere, chemical and
photochemical reactions, depletion of the ozone layer, green house effect. Air pollutant and their effects. Water Pollution: water
resources. The hydrologic cycle, complication in natural water and waste water, micro organisms-catalysts of aquatic chemical reaction,
eutrification, water pollutants inorganic, organic sediments, radioactive materials. Waste Pollution Control Processes: Study of physical
and biological process employed for biological processes employed for pollution control, removal of suspended, colloidal and dissolved
phases of pollution. Industrial Wastes: waste water treatment, study of unit operation and processes, sludge handling and disposal effects,
disposal of waste waters in ground water travel of pollutants through soil, removal of nutrients and pollutants by soil interaction Solid
wastes, sources, municipal refuse, industrial solid wastes, contamination by basic organic chemicals and toxic metals, comparative
treatment of incineration, chemical treatment, solidification encapsulation and landfill. Environmental Problems in Bangladesh.

PGE 426 WELL DESIGN AND OPERATION PLANNING

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Well design; drilling planning and well completion well cost estimation; drilling operations planning; well site operations
and performance reporting.

PGE 427 OIL AND GAS PROPERTY EVALUATION

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Factors influencing oil and gas economics, taxation of oil and gas properties. Estimation of costs. Evaluation of processing
facilities. Probability and sensitivity analysis.

PGE 428 MINE EXAMINATION AND VALUATION

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Nature of mining enterprise; underground, alluvial and surfacial sampling; mineral reserve and mining cost; beneficiation;
realization and marketing; taxation; valuation of mineral properties; mining organization and administration.

PGE 430 ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF MINERAL OPERATION

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
170 Department 0f Petroleum and Georesources Engineering

Environmental impacts of mining and mineral processing, conservation of soil, water and air quality, procedures for safe
disposal of solids, liquid and gaseous wastes from mining and mineral processing plants. Petroleum or Gas derived brine
management; Environmental aspects of storing and transporting extracted and/or processed minerals.

PGE 432 WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics: Properties of fluids, principle of conservation of mass, momentum, energy and
corresponding equations, potential flow, applications of momentum and Bernoulli's equation, laminar and turbulent flow,
flow in pipes, pipe networks.
Hydrology: Hydrologic cycle, rainfall, evaporation, infiltration, stage discharge relationships, unit hydrographs, flood
estimation, reservoir capacity, reservoir and channel routing. Well hydraulics
Irrigation: Duty, delta, estimation of evapotranspiration. Crop water requirements. Design of: lined and unlined canals,
waterways, head works, gravity dams, and spillways, Design of weirs on permeable foundation. Types of irrigation system,
irrigation methods. Water logging and drainage, sodic soils.
Design and Application of Drainage Pattern for Petroleum & Mining Engineering Fields.

PGE-433 MINE DRAINAGE AND DEWATERING SYSTEMS

2 Hours/Week, 2 Credits
Concept of mining under the confined and unconfined aquifer system, water-bearing seepages and joints around a tunnel,
groundwater inflow/water inrush into the mining tunnel, development of drainage system network into the mining tunnel,
calculation of groundwater inflow from ditch (V and R notches), development of sumps, drainage and installation of pipes
and cables, Mine dewatering, Methods of dewatering, dewatering of mine water from mine sumps to the surface,
Conceptual and numerical modeling of mine dewatering.

PGE 434 FIELD WORK (MINE DRAINAGE AND DEWATERING SYSTEMS)

0.5 Credits

Based on Course PGE-433