Emerging Research Topics

  • Programme type: Research
  • Study location:
  • Edinburgh

Overview

A recent addition in the area of petrophysical properties has been the impact of bio systems (bacteria and other related bio materials), on reservoir rock properties. It is expected that this will be a developing research perspective.

Existing geoscience and engineering expertise has been integrated with reservoir geophysics to create a large multi-disciplinary research group in this important new area of Dynamic Geoscience.

Visualisation of industrial processes and the human interaction which occurs is the theme of a major new research thrust.

Research

Research projects

Read more about Research at the Institute of Petroleum Engineering

Entry requirements

Contact the Institute to discuss.

Tuition fees

Fees for this programme can be found on our Tuition fees page.

Industrial sponsorship

Many of our past students have gained funding from industry sources, both those companies involved in oil exploration and production in their home countries or larger international companies that offer scholarship programs. For example:

  • Nigerian Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF)
  • Bolahak, Kazakhstan
  • Commonwealth Scholarships
  • Chevening scholarships
  • BP
  • Chevron
  • Shell
  • ExxonMobil

There are also a number of Industrial sponsorships available every year to UK and EU students. All eligible applicants (generally EU/UK students) automatically have their CVs or applications sent to participating petroleum companies, who offer a limited number of sponsorships each year to our students, across all three programmes. The number of sponsorships offered will vary depending on the companies’ needs and situations, and the quality of the student applicants and are given our after an interview event that takes place during the summer before the course starts.

Scholarships & bursaries