The program implies general academic training (including such disciplines and modules as the humanities and economics, mathematics, natural sciences) and professional training.
The program is aimed at training high-level specialists in drilling, reconstruction and recovery, workover of oil and gas wells, as well as research work.
At present, in the Russian Federation, much attention is paid to preparing and operation of new oil and gas deposits in East Siberia. One of the major factors accelerating the development of the East Siberian deposits is the necessity of oil pipeline “East Siberia – Pacific Ocean” which has a strategic meaning for Russia. In this context, there is a tendency of sharp annual increase of deep drilling volume aimed at geological research and development of the hydrocarbon resource base in the Irkutsk Region, demanding a great amount of engineers. The program “Oil and gas well drilling” is aimed at the training of such specialists.
Students have the opportunity to conduct experimental work in the laboratories of the Department, work on simulators that imitate the process of drilling wells onshore and offshore.
Bachelor's
Degree
Russian
Language
4 years
Duration
Department:
Department of Oil and Gas Engineering
About the program
Learning outcomes
- Software products used in carrying out technological calculations of production processes for the construction of wells onshore and offshore;
- skills to identify and eliminate weak points in the production process;
- main provisions of metrology, standardization, certification; principles of operation of drilling equipment, equipment for operation and workover of wells;
- principles of negotiation and conflict resolution;
- methods for constructing the simplest mathematical models of typical professional tasks;
- software products used in carrying out technological calculations of production processes for the construction of wells onshore and offshore;
- skills to identify and eliminate weak points in the production process.
Career opportunities
The program opens opportunities to become professionally engaged as engineers and designers, drilling supervisors, process engineers, assistant drillers, drillers, underground well repair operators, foremen, managers, etc. in various state and private organizations that work on exploration and production of hydrocarbons; construction, reconstruction of wells onshore and offshore; processing; storage and transportation of hydrocarbons; as well as international oil and gas companies, research and design organizations and institutions, etc. The program also opens opportunities for further studying and getting a Master’s degree.
Curriculum
1 semester
1 year
2 semester
1 year
3 semester
2 year
4 semester
2 year
Foreign languageLife safetyBasics of project activitiesEnvironmental safetyMechanism and machine theoryStrength of materialsReservoir physicsGeological basis for selecting drilling processesThermodynamics and heat transferElectrical EngineeringPhysics of rocksApplied physical and colloid chemistryMetrology, standardization and certificationIndustrial practice: technological practice
5 semester
3 year
6 semester
3 year
Foreign languageIndustrial practice: technological practiceOil and gas field development and operation systemsDrilling fluidsOil and gas hydromechanicsDrilling technology for oil and gas wellsProject activitiesGeophysical well surveysSafety rules for the construction of oil and gas wellsPhilosophySecuring of oil and gas wellsJurisprudenceTechnology of workover and underground repair of oil and gas wellsDrilling of wells on the shelf
7 semester
4 year
Drilling technology for oil and gas wellsProject activitiesTechnology of workover and underground repair of oil and gas wellsDrilling of wells on the shelfDrilling quality managementEducational foresightComplications and accidents during oil and gas drillingCompletion of wellsInformation technologies in oil and gas productionComputer-aided design of well construction cycleWell reconstruction and rehabilitationTechnological fundamentals of oil and gas well development and pluggingDirectional, horizontal drilling and sidetrackingInstallation and operation of drilling equipment
8 semester
4 year
Foreign languageProject activitiesInformation technologies in oil and gas productionComputer-aided design of well construction cycleWell reconstruction and rehabilitationTechnological fundamentals of oil and gas well development and pluggingDirectional, horizontal drilling and sidetrackingInstallation and operation of drilling equipmentPrevention and elimination of gas-oil-water occurrences during drillingPrevention and elimination of gas-oil-water occurrences during well workover operationsIndustrial practice: pre-diploma practicePreparing to take the qualifying exam in a foreign languageEconomics and Management in Oil and Gas productionMeasuring and control equipment in oil and gas production
Program academic supervisor
Teaching staff
Fees and funding
*Part-time mode of study is also available. For the detailed information about tuition fee and the training period please contact International admission office
Entrance exams
Applicants take a computer entrance exam in Russian or provide CEFR level B1, TORFL level 1 or equivalent to the Russian-taught program.
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Phone
+7 (395) 240-52-15
Mail
admission@istu.edu
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