Petroleum Engineering and Digital Technology

Level of education Master

Type of instruction Full-time

Duration 2 years

Programme description

The master’s programme ‘Petroleum Engineering and Digital Technology’ is designed to train experts in petroleum engineering who are capable of: developing methods for analysing and forecasting hydrocarbon production; solving problems relating to prospecting and exploration; conducting geological and economic evaluation; and developing oil and gas fields using cutting-edge digital technology. The programme is aimed at an in-depth study of various aspects of oil and gas geology and the economics of the oil and gas sector with the application of advanced technologies and digital models. The programme is unique in that it focuses on solving applied problems covering everything from the prospecting and exploration of hydrocarbon deposits to the technical and economic evaluation with extensive use of cutting-edge digital technology
Graduates are prepared to field experience related to the production of hydrocarbons; they can also work in research laboratories and computer centres engaged in research and production
The programme is implemented at the Advanced Engineering School ‘Interdisciplinary Research, Technologies and Business Processes for the Mineral Resources and Raw Materials Sector of Russia’ at St Petersburg University

Main courses

Our advantages

The programme is designed to train experts equipped with professional competencies required to identify suitable applications for a range of digital technologies in oil production and implement these effectively to address real-world challenges faced by oil and gas companies, taking into consideration the specific characteristics of the Russian energy market
The programme combines traditional fundamental sciences and geological and geophysical disciplines. Such a combination will make it possible for future specialists to successfully evaluate and find solutions to the most sophisticated tasks. Graduates will receive a unique ability to combine knowledge of reservoir geology and methods for predicting its development
The programme provides the study and use of geostatistical methods for constructing two-dimensional and three-dimensional geological models, estimation of uncertainties and their influence on the forecast of oil and gas potential
Multidirectional training modules make it possible for students to assess their personal propensity to study certain disciplines and the possibilities of a comprehensive field assessment
The programme has been designed with the support of PJSC Gazprom Neft with the involvement of specialists from the Science & Technology Center Gazprom Neft

Staff

Igor Shpurov, Doctor of Engineering, Professor in the Department of Mineral Deposits Geology. His research focuses on the development of hard-to-recover oil reserves, the geology of oil and gas fields, resource estimation, and the calculation of oil and gas reserves
Vladimir Lushpeev, Candidate of Engineering, Associate Professor in the Department of Mineral Deposits Geology. His research focuses on innovative technologies related to hydrodynamic well studies and the development and exploitation of oil and gas field
Andrei Khudoley, Doctor of Geology and Mineralogy, Professor in the Department of Regional Geology. His research focuses on structural geology, tectonics, low-temperature thermochronology, provenance areas, and sedimentary basins
Kseniia Vasileva, Candidate of Geology and Mineralogy, Associate Professor in the Department of Sedimentary Geology, expert in general and regional geology
Sergey Shimanskiy, Candidate of Geology and Mineralogy, Associate Professor in the Department of Geophysics. His research focuses on seismic data processing and interpretation, seismic facies analysis, palaeogeographical reconstruction, and petroleum system modelling