Nicholls State University

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COURSES OF INSTRUCTION FOR PETROLEUM SERVICES TECHNOLOGY

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Courses numbered below 100 are developmental, courses in the 100 series are designed for freshmen, 200 courses are for sophomores, and 300 and 400 courses are for juniors and seniors.


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Admission to courses numbered 300 or above requires sophomore standing and completion of six semester hours of non‑developmental English and three semester hours of non‑developmental mathematics.


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Numbers preceded by an asterisk (*)indicate courses carrying undergraduate credit or graduate credit. Such courses are structured to ensure appropriate attention to both groups.


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Courses numbered 500 to 599 are designed for graduate students. Seniors, however, may be admitted under certain conditions (see Admissions of Seniors to Part‑Time Graduate Study).


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A freshman or sophomore cannot register for a course listed and offered for graduate or undergraduate credit, if a graduate student is enrolled in the course.


Courses numbered below 100 are developmental and are not acceptable for credit toward graduation. Some other courses numbered above 100 may not carry credit toward graduation; see course description.

The numerical listing after the course titles gives the following information:

first number :  

semester credit hours


second number :  

lecture hours per week


third number :  

laboratory or other contact hours per week.


ACCT 205 :  

Introduction to Financial Accounting. 03‑3‑0. (3 semester credit hours. 3 hours lecture per week. No laboratory.) (52.0301)


BIOL 204 :  

General Microbiology Laboratory. 1-0-3. (1 semester credit hour. No lecture. 3 hours laboratory per week.) (26.0503)


CHEM 451 :  

Research Problems. 2‑1‑3.(2 semester credit hours. 1 hour lecture per week. 3 hours laboratory per week.) (40.0599)


Courses offered only in specific semesters are identified by the following designations:

Su only  

Fa-odd years only

Sp only  

Fa-even years only

Fa only  

Sp-odd years only

  

Sp- even years only


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If courses have no designation(s), they are generally offered each semester, but student‘s should contact individual departments for variations.

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Summer Session course offerings vary greatly. Students must consult with their Dean's office for summer course offerings.


The University reserves the right to withdraw, modify, or add to the courses offered.

The four capital letters in parentheses represent the computerized abbreviation for that subject field; the abbreviation is often used on documents and course schedules. The numbers in parentheses represent the Integrated Post-secondary Education Data System (IPEDS).


Petroleum Services Technology (PSET - 15.09)


PSET 100. Freshman Seminar for Petroleum Services Majors. 1‑0‑3.Open to Petroleum Services or Safety Technology majors only. Designed to aid students in the seven on/seven off program in adjusting to university life. Includes petroleum industry career opportunities. (Satisfies University freshman seminar requirement.) (15.0903)

PSET 121. Petroleum Computational Methods. 3‑3‑0. Charts, graphs, scientific calculators, digital and other computing devices used to solve problems in the petroleum industry. (15.0903)

PSET 131. Reservoir Fluids. 3‑3‑0. Prerequisites: MATH 101 and PHSC 101 or permission of the director of Petroleum Services. The chemistry and physical properties of oil and gas. Su- odd years only. (15.0903)

PSET 171. Well Drilling. 3‑3‑0. Well drilling equipment and practices of the land and offshore petroleum industry. This course is also available via Internet. Basic computer knowledge is required for students enrolled in the Internet section. Su-even years only. (15.0903)

PSET 231. Gas Production. 3‑3‑0. The equipment, instrumentation and problems involved in the controlling, treating, measuring, and testing of natural gas. (15.0903)

PSET 290. Special Problems. 3‑0‑9. Prerequisites: Sophomore standing and permission of director of Petroleum Services. Selected topics for individual study or research under staff supervision. For Petroleum Services Technology majors. (15.0903)

PSET 301. Human Resources Utilization in the Petroleum Industry. 3‑3‑0. Concepts and principles of management and communication as they relate to the utilization of human resources within the petroleum industry. (15.0999)

PSET 302. Intercultural Communications. 3‑3‑0. Dimensions of cultural variability and psychocultural factors which help explain differences in communication across cultures. Emphasis is also on skill-building in intercultural communications, with culture-specific attention to those cultures with which petroleum services graduates are likely to interact in international oil markets. (15.0999)

PSET 305. Economics of the Petroleum Industry. 3‑3‑0. Concepts of economics as applied to the petroleum industry. (15.0999)

PSET 310. Safety and Control Systems. 3‑3‑0. Pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical and mechanical control, and safety systems. (15.0903)

PSET 331. Methods of Artificial Lift. 3‑3‑0. Artificial lift methods employed in the extraction of well bore fluids. Includes gas lift, hydraulic, electrical and rod pumping design, installation, and operation. (15.0903)

PSET 341. Oil Production. 3‑3‑0. Mechanical, hydraulic, and control of problems associated with free‑flowing and artificially lifted oil well. (15.0903)

PSET 371. Drilling Fluids. 3‑3‑0. Nature and control of drilling fluids as applied to drilling practices. Su- odd years only. (15.0903)

PSET 381. Well Completion, Service and Workover. 3‑3‑0. Well completion practices, and problems of service and repair of oil and gas wells on land and offshore locations. (15.0903)

PSET 384. Well Control. 3‑3‑0. Factors leading to well kicks, methods of controlling these factors: the equipment and procedures used to control kicks. Su- even years only. (15.0903)

PSET 401, 402. Cooperative Work Experience. 3‑0‑20 each. Prerequisite: Permission of the director of Petroleum Services. Supervised industrial experience related to academic studies. (15.0903)

PSET 452. Senior Seminar. 3‑3‑0. Analysis of selected petroleum industry problems under petroleum staff supervision. (15.0903)

PSET 477. Well Evaluation, Methods, and Procedures. 3‑3‑0. Equipment methods and procedures used to evaluate the drilled hole. (15.0903)


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