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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.
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If courses have no
designation(s), they are generally offered each semester, but students 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.
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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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