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PANDIT DEENDAYAL PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY(RECOGNISED BY UGC)

SCHOOL OF PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY(APPROVED BY AICTE)

1Raisan, Gandhinagar - 382 007. Gujarat, India. Phone: +91 79 23275060/90 | Fax: +91 79 23275030E-mail : [email protected] | www.pdpu.ac.in

PANDIT DEENDAYAL PETROLEUM UNIVERSITYSCHOOL OF PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY 48

DR. MUKESH AMBANI

President

Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) is a world-

class educational institution in Oil & Gas and allied Energy

Sectors. Modelled on the IITs & IIMs, PDPU would create a

vibrant brigade of knowledge leaders in the Energy Sector. This

University has come into being at a crucial juncture when a major

transformation is taking place in the global energy industry.

These changes are impacting all areas in the energy sector;

finance, administrative regulations, tax, marketing and

information technology. The need of the hour is for

professionals who can cope with this transformation. I believe

that this university will meet India's growing need of

professionals of world class excellence and expertise. Such an

energy-focused university will enable India to change its

economic and social landscape dramatically.

I am sure that the University will inspire students to prepare

themselves for life-long learning and leadership in the energy

sector globally. I would also like to reiterate the whole-hearted

support of the energy industry in realizing PDPU's goals in

terms of infrastructure, industry-networking and intellectual

capital for these budding professionals.

This year, I look forward to welcoming the fourth batch of the

B.Tech programme and we hope to bring in a fine group of

students to join the PDPU fraternity. While I wish them all the

best in their academic endeavour, I hope that the school

inculcates the desired values which will make each one of you a

proud citizen of this great country.

Once again, I invite you to join Pandit Deendayal Petroleum

University to satisfy the growing needs of the Energy Sector and

help the nation flourish with technical talent in order to bring

prosperity and development.

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To be an internationally renowned and respected institution imparting excellent education and

training based upon the foundation of futuristic research and innovations.

Inspiring students to prepare them for life-long learning and leadership in an increasingly

knowledge and technology driven world.

V I S I O N

M I S S I O N

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BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Dr. Mukesh D. Ambani

Chairman & Managing Director,

Reliance Industries Ltd.

President,

Pandit Deendayal Petroleum

University

Prof. N. R. Dave

Director General,

Pandit Deendayal

Petroleum University

Shri Hansmukh Adhia, IAS

Principal Secretary,

Higher and Tech. Education

Government of Gujarat,

Gandhinagar

Shri D. J. Pandian, IAS

Principal Secretary,

Energy & Petrochemical Dept.

Government of Gujarat,

Gandhinagar

Mr. Sudhir Mehta

Chairman,

Torrent Group

Ahmedabad

Shri K. V. Kamath

Non-Executive Chairman,

ICICI Bank Limited,

Mumbai

Mrs. Pallavi Shroff

Partner,

Amarchand Mangaldas,

New Delhi

Dr. R. A. Mashelkar,

FRS Chairman,

Reliance Innovations

Leadership Centre,

Reliance Industries Limited,

Pune

Prof. Bakul H. Dholakia

Ex-Director,

Indian Institute of Management,

Ahmedabad

Shri Tapan Ray, IAS

Managing Director,

Gujarat State Petroleum

Corporation,

Gandhinagar

Shri Vikram Singh Mehta

Chairman,

Shell Group of Companies

(India), Gurgaon

ACADEMIC COUNCIL

Dr. Arun Sharma

Faculty, School of Petroleum

Technology, Pandit Deendayal


Shri Sudhir Yadav


Management, Pandit Deendayal


Mr. N. Sundaram

Registrar, Pandit Deendayal


Prof. A. K. Mittal

IIT Kanpur

Dr. Jayant Kelkar

Head, Corporate Technical

Service

Dr. Ajit Shukla




Prof. Pramod Paliwal


Management, Pandit Deendayal


Chairman

Prof. N. R. Dave

Director General,

Pandit Deendayal


Prof. P. K. Banik

Director, School of Petroleum



Dr. R. V. Marathe

Director,

Institute of Reservoir

Studies(IRS)

Prof. Rangan Banerjee

Faculty, IIT Mumbai,

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Prof. P. K. BanikDirector,School of Petroleum TechnologyPandit Deendayal Petroleum University

Our hearty greetings to you from Gandhinagar!

School of Petroleum Technology, Gandhinagar (SPT) is a constituent school of Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU), established in 2007 by an Act of Gujarat Legislature to provide high quality education, apply it and advance knowledge in the area of energy with a strong focus on oil & gas sector. The university has been established by Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute (GERMI), which has been promoted by Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC). SPT has been seeking and will further proactively seek support from the oil and gas industry in a framework of unique public-private partnership in education and research in the area of energy with particular focus on oil and gas.

SPT commenced the B.Tech. programme in Petroleum Engineering with 240 students admitted in August, 2007 and it also commenced the M.Tech. programme in Petroleum Engineering and Ph.D. programmes in January 2008. SPT aims to provide holistic and high quality professional education to our students. It also aims to carry out R&D and strong industry-school interaction to advance, apply and disseminate knowledge for the benefit of the oil & gas sector of our society.

We are committed to graduate petroleum engineers who not only will acquire the domain knowledge and skills, but will also be innovators and resourceful professionals. Through our unique curriculum, teaching methodology and learning experience we will inspire the students to develop analytical ability, engineering creativity and life-long learning skills and prepare and equip them to enter into the global oil and gas sector with confidence. Design and innovation, critical thinking and creative problem solving, integrated science laboratory, fabrication technology laboratory, a spectrum of summer internships in India and abroad, specialization electives and a set of humanities, arts, social sciences and management courses are some of unique features of our curriculum.

SPT has excellent infrastructure for engineering education. It has well equipped laboratories, modern resource center with digital library, campus wide intranet with internet facilities, along with impressive sports, cultural, recreational and hostel facilities. SPT has a distinguished faculty team active in R&D activities and the faculty team size is growing with continuous recruitment of quality faculty members.

We take this opportunity to invite you to be a partner in our journey to build this school and make it a leading petroleum technology school in the world.

DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE

P A N D I TD E E N D A Y A L

P E T R O L E U MU N I V E R S I T Y

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Prof. N. R. Dave

Director General,

Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

Greetings from Gandhinagar, the capital city of the state of Gujarat and a hearty welcome to our university, Pandit Deendayal

Petroleum University (PDPU)!

PDPU aspires to provide good quality and holistic education and has on its anvil cutting edge research, development and innovation

both in fundamental and professional streams of knowledge focused in the area of 'Energy'. We hope to be a leading global energy

university and we believe our graduates will make substantial contributions in times to come, towards the energy sufficiency of our

country and as well as to the global march towards the wonderful sustainable energy scenario.

PDPU which was established just three years back is growing remarkably well in an already vibrant campus currently spread over an

area of approximately 50 acres on a lush green river bank with a beautiful rural setting. The campus has all the modern facilities like

beautiful academic and residential buildings, internet and Wi-Fi, good laboratories and computational facilities, excellent cafeteria,

wellness center etc. The campus is well located and can be reached conveniently.

At this university, you expect to achieve professional education of world-class standard, excellent and encouraging faculty support,

and very inspiring learning ambience.

DIRECTOR GENERAL’S MESSAGE

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Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, promoted by Gujarat State

Petroleum Corporation Limited (GSPC) is a domain specific university in the field of

energy education and research with a special focus on the oil and gas sector. GSPC is a

diversified company having a significant presence in the entire value chain of the hydrocarbon

sector.

Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University addresses the need for trained and specialised

human resource for Oil & Gas Industry worldwide. It intends to expand the

opportunities for students and professionals to develop intellectual knowledge base with

leadership skills to compete in the global arena. This objective is being addressed

through a number of specialized and well-planned undergraduate and post-graduate

energy education programmes and intensive research initiatives.

PANDIT DEENDAYAL PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY

Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University has been established by an Act of the Gujarat

Legislature, on 4th April, 2007.

The University is recognized by UGC vide F.No. 9-17/2008 (CPP-L) dated 9th

November, 2009. Moreover, the programme is well recognized by the industry in terms

of relevance, quality and earnestness to cater to the futuristic need.

RECOGNIZED BY UGC

The flagship programmes, B.Tech and MBA at the University are approved by AICTE

vide F. No. 06/01/Guj/ENGG/2007/04, dated 6th October, 2008.

The Mission of the University is as follows:

? Undertake unique obligation for Education in Energy Engineering and Management

with special responsibilities in domain specific aspects of Oil & Gas.

? Seek to nurture students of extraordinary motivation and ability and prepare them for

life-long learning and leadership in an increasingly knowledge driven world.

? Envisage to establish institutes of excellence in education, competitive edge in research

and real time relevance with futuristic thrusts in offering of programmes and

undertaking of activities and projects.

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PDPU aspires to be the energy university of India and

therefore it promotes learning, teaching and research

activities focused on the energy domain. The University has

taken a bold step to develop worldwide research collaboration

while taking some of the greatest global challenges, namely

energy conservation and to meet the global standards of

education.

This goal of University can only be achieved by adapting to

global standards and teaching methodologies used by foreign

universities. Under the new agreement, the universities will

promote student and faculty exchanges and conduct

co-operative research in areas such as information technology,

engineering, science, humanities, social science over the next 5

years.

PDPU currently has collaboration with the following

International Universities:

1. University of Houston

2. University of Tulsa

3. University of Oklahoma

4. Georgia Institute of Technology

University of Houston

Research needs to be formulated to design well-perforation as

well as hydro-fracture jobs to suit the orientation of the

natural fracture system of the formation. Any other

appropriate well stimulation process needs to be addressed

along with the study. Multi-component processing and study

of seismic/VSP data for clear understanding of lithology and

fracture pattern. This study would help understanding the

light oil and gas reserves which is mainly controlled by silty-

sandy lithology. Additionally, this study is also intended to

focus around well no. G in Tarapur Field and recommend

optimum gas production from the Gas Pool.

University of Tulsa

? Paraffin Wax Deposition problem

? High Temperature High Pressure Drilling

University of Oklahoma

? Tight Reservoir Core Analysis

? Coil Tubing Method

Georgia Institute of Technology

? Tight Gas rock mechanics and Analysis

? Shale Gas Coiled Tubing research

Collaboration WithInternational Universities

JOINT RESEARCH INITIATIVES

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School of Petroleum Technology offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Petroleum Engineering, namely B.Tech,

M.Tech and Ph.D.

The School emphasizes on integrated development in teaching, research and overall grooming of the students.

The School has established Science, Engineering and Petroleum Technology laboratories apart from state-of-the-art academic,

research, recreational and residential facilities.

?To provide formal educational programmes leading

to Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral Degrees in

Oil & Gas Technology and allied areas.

?To develop and evolve new degree and diploma

programmes in response to the needs of industry.

?To manage the content, design and continuous

innovation of its programmes offering in a manner

that earns accreditation of international status.

?To provide certificate programmes that serve the on-

going needs of practicing professionals for continuing

education in the frontiers of oil, gas and petrochemical

technology.

?To operate as an educational and research hub

that interconnects with regional and international

practitioners in the oil, gas and petrochemical

industries and with international partners in education.

?To provide customized programmes that bridge the

gaps between knowledge prerequisite of field and

academic inputs for pursuing the domain specific

engineering graduate and post-graduate curricula.

?To promote strong, effective and mutually beneficial

Industry - University Partnership.

?To provide transparent, speedy, result-oriented and

student-centred e-governance.

OBJECTIVES

School Of Petroleum Technology

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School of Petroleum Technology offers a 4 year B.Tech

programme in Petroleum Engineering with desirable

flexibility to young aspirants seeking admission. The

curriculum is modern, flexible as well as futuristic with a

strong emphasis on sound fundamentals, problem solving,

and practical exposure to real life situations. This would be

achieved through active and continued partnership, right from

the first semester, with GSPC’s (Gujarat State Petroleum

Corporation) on-shore and off-shore Oil & Gas Operations

as well as with other E&P Companies and National and

International Universities, Consultants and Business

Associates. This will also ensure regular update of curriculum

through incorporation of latest developments and operational

challenges in Oil & Gas activities focusing on exploration and

production.

The special features of the academic programme consist of:

(I) Introduction of Design and Innovation in the first year

to orient students to original and lateral thinking.

(ii) Encourage multi-disciplinary approach and thinking

through internship during the three summers

(Rural, Industry and Research), to provide a better

understanding of challenges in Indian rural and urban

landscape.

(iii) Top to down approach from 'System to Components'

to better appreciate holistic education.

The courses in the first and second year are generic in nature

and focused on the basic and engineering sciences in an

integrated manner. The courses at the third and final year of

the B. Tech programme are specifically designed to cater to the

engineering and technical needs of the energy sector with

emphasis on the students. Students work on a number of short

duration projects during the semesters and sign off with a

year-long B.Tech project, preferably in an Oil & Gas company.

B.TECH in petroleum engineering

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Semester-VII

?Natural Gas Engineering

?Petroleum Engineering Design

?Petroleum Refining & Petrochemicals

?Process Dynamics and Control

?Pipeline Engineering

?Process Dynamics and Control Lab

?Pre-Project / Dissertation, Seminar

?Industrial Training Evaluation

Semester-VIII

?Reservoir Modeling & Simulation

?Offshore Drilling and Petroleum Production Practices

?Petroleum Economics

?Production Optimization (Well Problems & its

Mitigation)

?*Petroleum Engineering Elective

?Petroleum Product Testing Lab

?Project / Dissertation & Viva-Voce

*Any one from among the offered elective courses:

Petroleum Engineering Electives (PE-T 425-430)

1. Microprocessor and its Applications

2. Industrial Engineering & Management

3. Transportation and Marketing of Petroleum &

Petroleum Products

4. Coal Bed Methane & Hydrates

5. Energy Management & Policy

6. Petroleum Asset Management

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B.Tech Curriculum

Semester-I

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?Mathematics - I

?Physics

?Chemistry

?Computer Programming

?Introduction to Petroleum Engineering

?Earth System Science

?Physics Lab

?Chemistry Lab

?Computer Lab

?*NSO / NSS

Semester-II

?Engineering Thermodynamics

?Mathematics - II

?Engineering Physics

?Chemistry of Petroleum Hydrocarbons

?Engineering Mechanics

?*Engineering Graphics and Drawing

?*Global Energy Scenario & Energy Security in India

?Engineering Physics Lab

?Chemistry of Petroleum Hydrocarbons Lab

?Engineering Graphics and Drawing Lab

?Evaluation of Rural Internship

Semester-III

?Mathematics - III

?Earth Science for Petroleum Engineers

?Basic Measurement & Control

?Strength of Materials and Rocks

?Thermodynamics of Reservoir Fluids

?Surveying

?*Gandhian Thoughts

?Earth Science Lab

?Strength of Materials Lab

?Surveying Lab

English for Learning & Communication

COURSE STRUCTURE

Semester-IV

?Fluid Mechanics

?Numerical & Statistical Methods

?Drilling Fluids & Cements

?Drilling Engineering

?Sedimentary Geology & Petroleum Geology

?Electrical Engineering and Electronics

?Fluid Mechanics Lab

?Drilling Fluids & Cements Lab

?Geology Lab

?Electrical Engineering Lab

?Evaluation of Industrial Orientation

Semester-V

?Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering

?Petroleum Production Engineering

?Petroleum Exploration & Prospecting

?Petroleum Formation Evaluation

?Safety, Health and Environment

?Electrical Machines

?*Industrial Psychology

?**Petroleum Engineering-I Lab.

?Safety, Health and Environment Lab

?Electrical Machines Lab

Semester-VI

?Reservoir Management and Field Development

?Modern Drilling Techniques

?Surface Operations of Oil & Gas Production

?Unit Operations in Petroleum Processes

?Well Test Analysis and EOR

?*Petroleum Engineering-II Lab

?Unit Operations Lab

?**Composite Viva-Voce

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Engineering studies have two systems contributing side by side

to the enhancement of comprehension and study skills. The first

is the theoretical systems; conducted primarily in the form of

lectures, tutorials and labs, which are accompanied by frequent

consultation of various knowledge sources. The second is the

practical system, in the form of Industrial and Research

Training, during which the students apply theories learnt.

The third year B.Tech students are scheduled to go through

Oil & Gas Industrial and Research Training, envisaged with a

view to make students familiar with industry operations in Oil

& Gas industry including exploration, drilling, production,

transportation, refining, distribution, electricity, generation

and research activities.

The ultimate goal of the training is to accelerate integration into

professional careers once the graduate is hired for doing a certain

task. This can be achieved through many activities or objectives:

International Exposure program launched for 3rd year B.Tech

students under which students will go for 3 weeks

Orientation Programme to International Universities, namely

University of Tulsa, University of Houston & University of

Oklahoma in USA. The programme envisions providing

exposure of state-of-art technology in the upstream sector, to

encourage petroleum engineering graduates from PDPU to be

more competitive as global professionals in the petroleum

sector and to motivate students to take up research &

development programmes in their respective areas of interest.

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH & TRAINING

?To integrate all learning in real life environment

?To expose students to all industrial engineering tasks like

design, production, maintenance, services, equipment

operations, technology and operational techniques

?To enhance student’s scientific and practical capabilities.

It makes the student perceive the practical signification of

the academic topics handled at the faculty, and direct his

thinking to the practical aspects.

?To give the student, early before graduation, the feeling of

the professional career he/she is heading for. Industrial

and Research Training can represent a valuable asset for

the graduate, and for the employer. For the latter, post-

hiring training can be sensible shortened.

OBJECTIVES

INTERNATIONAL EXPOSURE

?To provide international exposure to the students.

• To develop Study Abroad Programme.

• To develop joint research projects with universities

abroad.

• To create international learning environment by inviting

faculties from other international universities.

• To invite international students to take up long term and

short term courses offered at the university.

• Infrastructure sharing with other international

universities.

• Create a forum for knowledge sharing with other

universities.

OBJECTIVES

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As per the directive of the Ministry of Human Resource

Development, Government of India, a Technical Programme

should comprise of at least 20% courses on Humanities and

Management. For better execution of policies during one’s

professional career, a technocrat is required to come to terms

with the realities of life. In India, rural population comprises

of nearly 70% of the country’s total population. In a

developing nation like India, cities are getting saturated

rapidly in many ways and the onus on administrative

machinery is to focus on rural areas for development. In this

regard, it has become mandatory to know and understand

rural life and its demography. It is in this reference, School of

Petroleum Technology, under the aegis of Pandit Deendayal

Petroleum University, has introduced Summer Rural

Internship (SRI) as a course in B.Tech Petroleum Engineering

programme for first-year students.

RURAL INTERNSHIP

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development with specific reference to the Indian context.

• To provide exposure to grassroots realities, in the rural

setting, with a focus on participation in interventions by

NGOs.

• To strengthen insights and develop skills on participatory

methodologies and tools used in rural development.

• To understand and appreciate broader contexts of other

stakeholders, like government agencies, donors and local

self governance institutions, while participating in existing

field projects.

• To facilitate cross-cultural learning on development issues

as well as other areas of inter-personal growth and

learning.

To strengthen understanding on concepts of rural

OBJECTIVES

Industrial Orientation facilitates understanding about

application of basic science and engineering Learned during

first two years of curriculum and developing their

understanding about Oil and Gas Industry operation that will

further facilities their academic and research learning for the rd th subjects to be taught during 3 and 4 year of B.Tech

Programme.

ndIt is in this reference, 2 year B.Tech students are scheduled

to visit various industries across the country with a view to get

familiar with Industry Operations in Oil and Gas sector

including exploration, drilling, production, transportation,

refining, distribution, electricity generation and research.

INDUSTRIAL ORIENTATION

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industry and enhance their understanding about

application of science and engineering principles studied

in first two years of B.Tech programme.

?To develop students' understanding about oil and gas industry operations and facilitate their academic and

rd thresearch learning for the 3 and 4 year B. Tech programme.

?To develop students' understanding of Oil and Gas value chain.

?To expose students to upstream, midstream and downstream operations of oil and gas sector.

To expose students to various operations of Oil and Gas

OBJECTIVES

Internship Initiatives

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The Master’s Level Degree Programme in Petroleum

Engineering is ideal for any engineering graduate who desires

to begin work or to improve his position in the Oil and

Gas industry.

The School offers a 2 year M.Tech Programme in Petroleum

Engineering. The candidate should have a B.Tech Degree

in Petroleum / Mechanical / Chemical / Electrical &

Electronics / Instrumentation & Control Engineering.

The M.Tech Programme offers a curriculum which is modern,

flexible and futuristic with a strong emphasis on sound

fundamentals, problem solving and practical exposure to real

life situations.

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The goals of the Doctoral Programme at the School of

Petroleum Technology comprise the following:

'The development of the highest quality of scientific and

technical manpower to cater to the needs of Industry and

R & D organisations based in the energy sector'.

These programmes with their courses and specialized research

aims to prepare students for the corporate world by enhancing

their perspectives and breadth of knowledge related to the

principle divisions of their respective fields of specialization.

The School is in the process of building state-of-art facilities in

the petroleum sector viz., reservoir engineering, enhanced oil

recovery, paleontology, petroleum geology, plasma

applications as well as solar energy, new energy sources and

application of nano technology in energy devices. Candidates

for the Ph.D degree are given intensive exposure to a specific

field of engineering research as well as continued study of a

broad range of engineering fundamentals. The main focus is

individual research and students are expected to expand the

frontiers of knowledge in their area of endeavour. Moreover,

candidates learn, absorb and otherwise experience the general

philosophy, methods and concepts of research and scholarly

inquiry so that they can successfully approach significant

problems that may or may not be related to their doctoral

research.

For the Doctoral Programme, Ph.D students are required to

register and successfully complete a minimum number of

courses as per the Ph.D rules of the School.

The doctoral degree is conferred in recognition of marked

ability and scholarship in a chosen field of knowledge. There is

no general course or credit requirement for the doctorate. A

part of the work consists of regularly scheduled graduate

courses of instruction in the chosen field and in related subject

areas outside the department called cognate subjects. In most

areas, a student must pass a comprehensive examination in a

major field of specialization and be recommended for

candidacy for the doctorate. In addition, the student must

pursue independent investigation in a subdivision of the

selected field and must present the results of the investigation

in the form of a dissertation. A special doctoral committee is

appointed for each applicant to supervise the work of the

student for both selection of courses and preparation of the

dissertation.

Candidacy is achieved when the student demonstrates

competence in his/her broad field of knowledge through

completion of a prescribed set of courses and passing a

comprehensive exam. Requirements regarding foreign

language and non-technical courses are left to individual

departments or programmes. A prospective doctoral student

should consult the program advisor for specific details.

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Intelligent and talented students are the most important resource of a society. Talent can arise from all economic and social

conditions. The best students invigorate the academic and social climate on campus. Most importantly, after they graduate, good

students are more likely to become leaders in the world. Their success will reflect upon PDPU and bring even greater recognition to

the university. PDPU must be able to offer endowed scholarships to its most promising applicants. Our challenge is to raise

scholarship endowment to ensure that PDPU can attract and welcome the finest students from all backgrounds.

The purpose of our scholarship programme is to attract high

caliber students into the Oil & Gas Industry. The scholarships

are intended to provide financial assistance to those students

who might otherwise be unable to obtain a college education

and to reward and recognize superior academic performance

and participation in extracurricular activities.

PURPOSE OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SCHOLARSHIPS

The objectives of the assistantship programme is to provide

professional experiences which complement graduate

instruction and research while contributing financial

assistance to students pursuing graduate degrees. This

assistantship programme is designed to aid the successful

completion of the degree pursued and to enhance career

opportunities through applied professional experiences.

OBJECTIVES

Education loan facility will be made available to eligible

students. A leading nationalised bank has agreed to provide

study loans at preferred rate of interest to the students of the

university

EDUCATION LOAN

• Merit Scholarship

• Merit cum means Scholarships

• Fee Waiver

• Special Scholarships

FOR GRADUATE PROGRAMMES

FOR POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES

Teaching Assistantships for M.Tech Students: Along with

coursework, students are assigned each semester of work

closely with individual faculty members as either teaching or

research fellows, depending on the students ' interests and the

needs of the program and faculty. The goal is to train students

for various aspects of academic and non-academic careers in

petroleum research. Teaching Assistantships include tutoring

the undergraduate students and assisting in the laboratory.

FOR DOCTORAL PROGRAMME

Selected candidates as per the Ph.D programme shall be

entitled for:

• Research Assistantship of Rs. 12,000/- per month and

Teaching Assistantship to the extent of Rs. 8000/- per

month may be given depending upon the teaching work

assigned.

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Empirical experiences are prerequisites for scientific and

engineering education. The School has created a number of

sector relevant engineering laboratories which are well

equipped to facilitate the pedagogic and research process.

The practical classes are well integrated into the curriculum,

but the school encourages even more extensive use of these

facilities to nurture a research led environment. The labs are

being continuously upgraded with new equipment, to

strengthen the research work of the M.Tech and Ph.D

students who rely extensively on experiments to validate their

work.

Some of the functioning laboratories are:

1. Physics

2. Chemistry

3. Computer

4. Engineering Physics

5. Chemistry of Pet. HC’s

6. Engineering Graphics and Drawing

7. Earth Science

8. Strength of Materials

9. Surveying

10. Fluid Mechanics

11. Drilling Fluids & Cements

12. Geology

13. Electrical Engineering

14. Petroleum Engineering –I

15. Safety, Health & Environment

16. Electrical Machines

17. Petroleum Engineering – II

18. Unit Operations

19. Process Dynamics & Control

20. Petroleum Product Testing

21. Research Lab for M.Tech & Ph.D

Laboratories

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Prof. P. K. Banik

Ph.D, Moscow Mining Institute

Director

Research Area: Cold Bed Methane,

Underground Coal Gasification,

Project Planning & Development

Abhay SharmaPh.D., IIT-RoorkeeAssistant Professor Research Area: Modeling of ManufacturingProcess, Welding Engineering

Ajitkumar N. ShuklaPh.D., IIT-KanpurAssociate ProfessorResearch Area: Renewable EnergyTechnology, Energy Conversion Devices

Anil MarkanaM.Tech., IIT-BombayLecturerResearch Area: Advance Process Control, Optimal Control, Distributed Control,SCADA, Modeling

Anirban DasPh.D., Physical Research LaboratoryAssistant ProfessorResearch Area: Geo Chemistry

Arun SarmaPh.D., Gauhati University,Associate Professor

Research Area: Basic & Application oriented Plasma Physics, Petrophysics

Ashish Sarkar

Ph.D., IIT-Kharagpur

Associate Professor

Research Area: Petroleum Geology, Micropaleontology

Bharatkumar Parekh

Ph.D., Saurastra University

Assistant Professor

Research Area : Development of Non-Linear optical materials and its applications.

Development of Thin film sensors and thin

film solar cell.

Bhawanisingh G. Desai

Ph.D., M. S. University, Baroda

Assistant Professor

Research Area: Palaeontology: Ichnology,

Belemnites: Stratigraphy

G. P. Karmakar

Ph. D. IIT Kharagpur

Research Area: Reservoir Engineering and Well Testing; Enhanced Oil Recovery using Polymers and Oilfield Waste Treatment using Polymers.

Jatin Ravjibhai Patel

M. Tech. From Saradar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat, Gujarat

Lecturer

Research Area: Solar Thermal Systems

Jitendra SangwaiPh.D. IIT Kanpur

Assistant Professor

Research Area : Polymer science,

thermodynamics of fluids, improved oil recovery, flow assurance, rheology of complex fluids

Lalita Ledwani

Ph.D., Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, AgraAssistant Professor Research Area: Natural Products(Fatty acids, Sterols, Natural Dyes),Environmental Science, Renewable EnergySources, Corrosion & Petroleum

Nigam Dave

Ph.D., Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar

Assistant Professor

Research Area: Indian English Literature

Nishant Parikh

M.Tech - Systems and Control,

IIT Bombay,

Lecturer

Research Area:Advance Instrumentation and

Process Control, Nuclear Steam Generator

Control, Multivariate Statistics based System

Identification

Nupur Gupta

M.Sc. IIT-Delhi, Ph.D.: IIT-Bombay

Lecturer

Research Areas: Optimal Control Theory, Finite Element Methods, Partial Differential Equations, Optimization Methods

Shrikant J. Wagh

Ph.D., IIT-Bombay

Professor

Research Area: Chemical Engineering,

Extraction, Liquid Emulsion Membrane,

Interfacial Polymerization

Tajinder Pal Singh

Ph.D., Gujarat University

Associate Professor

Research Area: General Relativity

& Gravitation

Uttam Kumar Bhui

Ph.D., Jadavpur University

Associate Professor

Research Area: Petrology & Geochemistry, Petroleum Geology, Reservoir Engineering

Vijaykumar Srivastava

Ph.D., Bundelkhand University, Jhansi

Assistant Professor

Research Area: Oil & Fats (Lipid Science),

Environmental Science, Petrochemistry

Vishvesh J. Badheka

Ph.D., M. S. University, Baroda

Assistant Professor

Research Area: Welding Technology,

Welding Metallurgy

Vinay BabuM.Tech (Petroleum Engineering),

ISM Dhanbad

Lecturer

Research Area: Formation Evaluation,

Sequence Stratigraphy and Geo Sciences

solutions

Core Faculty

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Adjunct Faculty

R. N. PandeyM.Sc. (Geophysics), IIT-KharagpurSubject Area: Seismic-data Processing& Prospect EvaluationAffiliation: GSPC Limited

M. Y. FarooquiM.Phil. (Geology), M.Sc. (Geology),Aligarh UniversitySubject Area: Petroleum Exploration& ProductionAffiliation: GSPC Limited

A. D. MathurM.Sc. (Physics)Subject Area: Chief Geophysicist & LoggingAffiliation: ONGC, Ahmedabad

L. K. RaiM.Sc. (Geophysics), BHUDeputy General ManagerSubject Area: Well loggingAffiliation: ONGC, Ahmedabad

Dipti Kumar BanikB.Sc. (Chemistry),M.Tech. (Chemical Engineering)Retired as Chief Advisor (SD),Oil India LimitedSubject Area: Operations Management for Exploration, Appraisal and Development of Oil & Gas fields

D. PandaB.Tech. (Petroleum Engineering),

Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad

Subject Area: Drilling & Completion

Affiliation: GSPC Limited

Deepak MisraB.Tcch. (Petroleum Engineering)ISM, DhanbadSubject Area: Production EngineeringAffiliation : GSPC Limited

J. V. RamanaM.Sc. (Tech.), Andhra University

Subject Area: Petroleum Geophysics


Nikhil RavalMBA (Strategic Management)

California State University

Bachelor in Finance,

Michigan State University

Affiliation: Duke CE India

P. ChattopadhyayM.Sc. (Applied Geology)

Subject Area: Oil Industry Activities

Shashank SinhaM.Sc. (Applied Geology), M.Sc. (Geology),M. S. University, BarodaSubject Area: Petroleum GeologyAffiliation: Geo Global Resource

S. P. S. ChauhanB.E. (Petroleum, Indian School of Mines)

Subject Area: Drilling & Testing


Srinivas RaoM.Tech. (Petroleum),

Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad

Subject Area: Reservoir Engineering


PROF. (GSPC CHAIR)

R. L. Malhotra

Subject Area: Petroleum Production

VISITING PROFESSOR

S. S. P. Singh

Subject Area: Reservoir Engineering

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Dr. George WatersTechnical Project Leader,Schlumberger, USA

Mr. I. P. BhattDIG, BSF

Prof. K. L. MalhotraSPE

Ms. Gunjan SinghA representative of Sentaurus

Dr. R. V. MaratheIRS

Mr. Shridhar TambrapaniVice-PresidentAdani Group

Prof. G. S. GuptaSenior FacultyIIM-Ahmedabad

Mr. Prabhat KumarProject Director, BHAVINI,Nuclear Power Corporation ofIndia Limited

J. L. RainaCEO & General Secretary,Petrotech

Prof. J .B. JoshiFormery with VICT, Mumbai

Mr. Kirit ParikhMember of Planning Commission

Mr. Joc AlexanderPrincipal Engineer, Schlumberger

Prof. N. K. SharmaIIT, Kanpur

Mr. Ambikapratap SinghI. M. Mittal Institute, Jaipur

Mr. Sunny VaghelaEthical Hacker and Network Expert

Mr. Shashank SinhaUltratech Ltd.

Dr. Ompal SinghSecretary AERB & DirectorInformation & Technical ServicesDivision

Mr. B. S. NegiMember (Infrastructure),Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board, New Delhi

Mr. Jeffery A. SerfassPresident - National Hydrogen Association, Washington DC, U.S.A.

Mr. J. Mahapatra, IPS - Commissioner of Police,Ahmedabad

Mr. L. MansinghChairman - Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board, New Delhi

Mr. McCarthyMD - Oilex Ltd., Australia

Mr. Rajeev SonthaliaVice President & General Manager-India,Schlumberger

Mr. U. D. ChoubeyCMD - Gail (India) Ltd.

Shri B. P. SinghED (Ahmedabad Asset)ONGC

Shri R. S. SharmaMD, ONGC

Dr. A. K. BalyanDirector (HR)ONGC

Mr. Mike Hugentobler Vice President,Halliburton, INDIA

Dr. Jeremy BenthamHead, Shell Energy Scenario Worldwide

Dr. Leo RoodhartPresident,Society of Petroleum Engineering (SPE)

Dr. Fahad A. Al-AjmiReservoir Manager, Saudi Aramco

Dr. Pavel BedrikovetskyChairperson-PetroleumAdelaide University

distinguished Visitors

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School of Petroleum Technology believes that research

provides a major interface with the wider academia and

industry. It provides new conceptual frameworks that enable

reassessment and refinement of current practices and

thinking. Pioneering interdisciplinary research by the faculty

feeds directly into a better learning environment at the School.

Faculty members at School of Petroleum Technology are

thought leaders in their relevant fields. The model for the

Faculty has a portfolio mix of competent permanent and

visiting faculty from Academia and Oil Industry. This model

ensures that students are exposed to the most recent insights

and thinking. The fundamental strength of the faculty is in the

rich experience they bring to School of Petroleum Technology,

enhanced by enthusiasm of participating in the early days of a

new institution.

1. Geosciences [GS]

2. Reservoir Engineering, Modeling & Simulation

[REMS]

3. Drilling & Well Completion [DWC]

4. Process, Production and Enhanced & Improved

Recovery [PPEIR]

5. Gas Engineering [GE]

6. Pipeline Engineering [PE]

7. Project Planning & Development of Oilfields [PPD]

8. Design & Construction Engineering-Offshore and

Onshore [CE]

9. Repair & Maintenance Engineering in Oil & Gas

industries [RME]

10. Health, Safety & Environment in Oil & Gas

industries [HSE]

11. Instrumentation & Control in Oil & Gas industries

[IC]

Research Activities

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STUDENT CAFE

The Student Cafeteria are a natural meeting place for students.

The University runs two on-campus cafeterias with a varied

selection of menus including vegetarian and non-vegetarian

food. Menus are composed bearing in mind that most students

live on a tight budget.

SOCIAL COUNSELLING

Life as a student is not always simple and stress-free. Often a

student needs someone to talk to. Social Counselling Service

consists of a team of professional counsellors to whom

students can turn for help. Here students can discuss their

problems, whether they are of an academic, financial or

personal nature. The counsellors also have experience in

dealing with the concerns of international students.

SPORTS AND RECREATION

Sports Department caters to all interests ranging from

competitive sports to basic fitness programmes. There are

facilities for indoor training under the supervision of fully

qualified instructors and plenty of opportunities for enjoying

outdoor life. These include football, cricket, basketball, tennis

and table tennis. An amphitheatre and three state of the art

fully equipped auditoriums also provide ample opportunities

to conduct intellectually stimulating activities.

STUDENT HOUSING

PDPU runs seven student halls of residence in the campus,

and these can house about 1000 students. Most of the

accommodation consists of single rooms with attached

bathrooms. The students live on a twin-sharing basis. A

common recreation lounge allows the students to relax and

de-stress themselves.

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Student Governance

At PDPU, students are given numerous opportunities to

shape their experiences and contribute to important decisions

facing the University. Whether you choose to run for an

elected office, seek an appointed position or establish a new

organization, you have the opportunity to engage in the

important work of shaping your experience and contributing

to the experiences of your peers. Take this opportunity to

sharpen your leadership skills, learn about yourself and others,

and broaden your own horizons.

Dedicated to the philosophy that students should be directly

involved in the decisions that affect them, the Student

Government (SG) serves as the primary representative and

liaison of PDPU students to the faculty, administration,

trustees and broader community. The SG provides a range of

services to the student body like funding individual student

organization events, sponsoring campus wide social events

and offering leadership training opportunities.

Programmes and activities at PDPU are shaped primarily by

students who assume leadership and volunteer positions in the

schools across the campus. Its members represent student

interests on committees and projects addressing a wide range

of issues facing the community and help shape the quality of

life for students. Student Governing Board oversees the

student organizations, including cultural organizations,

performance-based and theatrical groups, media and

publications groups, competition and special interest groups

and pre-professional organizations and societies.

Students are the architects of campus life at PDPU. They

govern themselves; they start new organizations, publications

and performing groups; they sit with faculty and

administrators on policy committees; they bring in speakers

and entertainers; they plan scholarly conferences and plan

events; collect funds for the events; they point out

institutional problems and come up with solutions. They have

an unusual amount of power to shape not only their own

experience at PDPU, but also policies that will influence the

future direction of the University. Great things happen when

intelligent people are empowered to build their dreams.

PDPU students rise to the challenge, time and again.

On the University campus you will find an extensive range of

cultural and social activities and there is guaranteed to be

something for you, whether you are interested in sports or

politics, arts or alternative culture. All PDPU students are

welcome to take part in all extra-curricular activities.

There are more than 20 active student associations, societies

and clubs. Among the associations are theatre groups, choirs,

political societies, student publications, sports clubs, and

special interest groups. The social and cultural activities on

campus are there to provide one with a rewarding experience

as a student at the University. Taking part in one or several of

these student activities is an easy way to get into student life

and to make new friends.

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The history of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)

began well before its actual establishment. SPE is a non-profit

professional association whose members are engaged in

energy resources development and production. SPE serves

88,000-plus members in 118 countries worldwide. SPE is a key

resource for technical knowledge related to the oil and gas

exploration and production industry and provides services

through its publications, conferences, workshops, forums and

website.

SPE membership includes engineers, scientists, technicians,

managers, operators, educators and other professionals who

work in the global upstream oil and gas industry, as well as

students who are studying petroleum engineering or a related

field. SPE membership has grown 46 percent in the last five

years.

Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts (SPWLA) is

a non-profit organisation dedicated to the advancement of the

science of petrophysics and formation evaluation, through

well logging and other formation evaluation techniques and to

the application of these techniques to the exploitation of gas,

oil and other minerals.

Founded in 1959, SPWLA provides information services to

scientists in the petroleum and mineral industries, serves as a

voice of shared interests in our profession, plays a major role in

strengthening of the role petrophysics has in the Oil and Gas

Industry and the scientific community.

Society of Exploration Geophysicists is a non-profit

prganisation that promotes the science of applied geophysics

and the education of geophysicists. SEG, founded in 1930,

fosters the expert and ethical practice of geophysics in the

exploration and development of natural resources, in

characterizing the near surface and in mitigating earth hazards.

The Society, which has more than 35,000 members in 138

countries, fulfills its mission through its publication,

conferences, forums, websites and educational opportunities.

Professional Bodies

SOCIETY OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERS

SOCIETY OF EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICISTS

SOCIETY OF PETROPHYSICISTS AND

WELL LOG ANALYSTS

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FLARE, the first techno-cultural festival of PDPU was held

on PDPU Campus in March 2010. Various events of FLARE

unfolded an aura of excitement and universal elation gripped

the students driving them to a frenzy to unlock their full

potential and perform to the greatest extent of their abilities.

Cultural events included celebrity night, rockshows, dance,

music, fashion shows and lot’s more. Technical events

included a whole gamut of events like paper presentations,

website designing, technical quizzes LAN Gaming etc.

FLARE created an atmosphere of excitement and buzz.

With more than 20 participating colleges and an audience of

approximately 5000 students, it was a time when everybody

including the professors, students and all the members

associated with the PDPU family teamed up for Flare which

made the gala event a grand success.

FLARE

Every year the school celebrates Teacher's Day by felicitating

the faculty members and using the occasion to conduct some

exciting events such as painting and rangoli competition, one

act plays and a musical evening staged by students.

SPARKLE - Teacher's Day Celebration

A one day workshop on New Developments in Advance

Welding Processes was organized on 2nd January 2010.

The main focus of the workshop was new development

infusion and solid state welding processes. The participants in

the workshop were 17 scientists and engineers from Institute

of Technology & Engineering and Nirma University. The

workshop was also visited by industry experts from Ultratech

and ONGC.

WELDING CONFERENCE

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Events

Students of Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

arrange an in-house debate competition annually through its

students' forum 'Let's Express'. The idea is to provide

students with a platform to freely express their ideas, show

their intellect and sharpen their reasoning skills. At

regular intervals, the forum holds debates on the topics of

national and international interest.

LET'S EXPRESS - A Students' Forumfor Debate Competitions

In order to encourage and motivate the creativity of

students of technology, an in-house poetry recitation

competition is arranged in School of Petroleum

Technology every year. Participants recite self-composed

poems and also those composed by well-known poets in

English and Hindi.

POETRY RECITATION COMPETITION

The longest ever sporting event (lasting for more than 50

days) involving maximum student participation in any

extra curricular event is organised by the school, right

after the mid-semester exams of the autumn semester every

year. ESTRADE (the innovation board) organised the football

league in 2008, which comprised of 4 teams, with each of them

giving whole-hearted performances throughout the league.

ESTRADE Football League (EFL)

This intra-university Volleyball League started on 7th

October, 2008. The six teams played each other over the

next three days. Team SIERRA VOLLEYS beat Team

ARMADA SPIKERS to become the PVL champions.

PDPU Volleyball League (PVL)

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A nutritious diet and a good workout helps students to

combat academic stress. School of Petroleum Technology has

set up a state-of-the-art wellness centre equipped with cardio

& weight training equipment and helps students workout

under the expert supervision of a certified trainer.

The wellness centre can look after the needs of more than

50 students per session and is functional throughout the day.

As a part of its wellness initiative, the university also has an

expansive playground for outdoor games, such as football,

cricket and practice courts for basketball, volleyball and

badminton.

Library and Information Centre is the heart of the school and

aims to provide an ideal ambience for both creation &

dissemination of knowledge, information, insights & intellect

in all its academic programmes. The centre has utilized

Information Technology extensively to ensure that resources

are accessible from anywhere at anytime.

The Library holds collection of printed as well as electronic

resources which include books, journals, databases,

CDs/DVDs, e-journals, reports, case studies, conference

proceedings, training manuals, etc

Our in-campus residential facilities offer furnished hostel

rooms on a twin occupancy basis. This is an optional facility

offered to B.Tech students. Separate hostels are provided for

female students.

There are seven fully functional hostel blocks which are Wi-Fi

enabled and are well-designed to meet the needs of the

students. These include emergency medical facilities, a doctor

on call, 24x7 access to computer labs and a well equipped and

comfortable lounge to facilitate group activities.

WELLNESS CENTRE

CAFETERIA & FOOD COURT

LIBRARY

HOSTEL FACILITY

State-Of-The-ArtInfrastructure

School of Petroleum Technology has ensured that the students

enjoy a healthy diet charted out by a dietitian which is

wholesome and nutritious. The food court also provides

refreshments throughout the day. The cafeteria is attractively

laid out and offers students an eco-friendly environment to

relax while deliberating on their academic and personal lives

and collectively address the attendant challenges.

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National and International agencies in the energy & petroleum sector anticipate a major demand-supply gap in the industry’s

requirement of quality person power. As technological advancement is boosting exploration as well as discovery rate, there is huge

demand for engineers in areas of Oil & Gas Exploration, Instrumentation & Control, Drilling & Reservoir Engineering and

Management.

The B.Tech programme offered by School of Petroleum Technology is designed as a career oriented programme aimed at the needs

of Oil & Gas sector. The programme is designed to facilitate students in understanding, developing, integrating and applying

different areas of technology on the Oil & Gas sector. All the students graduating have an opportunity to get absorbed by Oil & Gas

companies worldwide.

Aban Offshore

Adani Group

B J Services

BPCL

British Gas

Castrol

Cairn India

Chandra Group

Essar Oil

Essar Group

Emerson

Ernst & Young

GAIL

Geo Global Resources

Greatship India Ltd.

GSPC

GSPC Gas

GSPL

Gujarat Gas Co. Ltd.

Hindustan Oil Expolration Co. Ltd.

Halliburton

HPCL

HSBC

ICICI Bank

ICICI Lombard

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.

Joshi Technologies

Jindal Drilling

John Energy

Joshi Technologies

Jubilant Enpro

Kotak Mahindra Bank

KPMG

Ma Foi Management Consultants Ltd.

Mercator

Mott MacDonald

Niko Resources

Oilex

Punj Lloyd

Reliance ADA Group

Reliance Industries Ltd.

Reliance Petroleum

Sabarmati Gas Ltd.

Schlumberger

Shell Hazira

Torrent Power

Transworld India

Weatherford

The following companies have already supported the institute which is promoted by GSPC.

Career Prospects & Industry Support

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