I will like to seize this medium to welcome you to the Department of Petroleum Engineering. Petroleum Engineering Department is a Department in SEET (School of Engineering and Engineering Technology) and our focus is to train students towards the development of skills for the effective design, operations and maintenance of oil and gas production facilities.
Our vision is to become a world-class Petroleum Engineering Department that is able to develop solutions to contemporary oil and gas industry problems and position our graduates to contribute effectively to the development of the oil and gas industry.
Our mission is captured in the following key objectives:
- To tutor students in a practically oriented manner in such a way that they can easily be integrated into the oil and gas industry.
- To train students that will apply their problem-solving skills in developing solutions to the oil and gas industry problems.
- To develop the research and development skills of our students; in order to improve research and development output of Nigeria.
The Petroleum Engineering Programme started as Petrochemical Science and Technology Programme in the School of Natural and Applied Science (SNAS) now School of Science (SOSC) in 1981 with less than twenty students. At the inception of the School of Engineering and Engineering Technology (SEET) in October 1982, the Petrochemical Science and Technology Programme was restructured (i.e in terms of the curriculum), and renamed the Petroleum Engineering Programme, and transferred to the School as one of the six specific programme areas (the others are Agricultural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering and Mechanical Engineering). The Programme started at Lake Nwaebere Campus (a temporary site for the University) and lectures started in October the same year. In November 1983, Engr. R. M. Aguta (Late) was appointed the Co-ordinator of the Programme until October 1987 when the Senate of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri; approved the introduction of the Chemical Engineering Programme. The Senate also approved the merger of Petroleum Engineering Programme with the Chemical Engineering Programme the same year; with Dr A. I. Njiribeako (now Prof.) as the Co-ordinator. The Petroleum Engineering Programme graduated its first set of students during the 1986/87 session. Following the NUC seminar held in Kaduna in 1988 on courses offered by Federal Universities of Technology, and the subsequent decision of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri to operate a departmental structure, the joint programmes was renamed the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering (CHEM/PET) in 1988 with Dr I. A. Njiribeako (now Prof.) acting as the first Head of Department, followed by Dr B. Obah (now Prof.). Following the movement of the entire University to its permanent site in 1993, the Department was relocated to the new site at New Owerri. On the 28th May 1998, the Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department was split into two full-fledged Departments:
- The Department of Chemical Engineering
- The Department of Petroleum Engineering
Dr B. Obah (now Prof.) became the Head of the Department of Petroleum Engineering on 28th May 1998 when the Chemical/Petroleum Engineering was split into two Department (the Chemical Engineering Department and the Petroleum Engineering Department respectively). He was succeeded by Dr Okorie Chukwu (15th January 2000 – 30th April 2002). Between (April 2002 – April 2004) Dr I. A. Njiribeako was deployed from the Chemical Engineering Department to Head the Petroleum Engineering Department. He was succeeded by Dr R. M. Aguta in (April 26 2004 – March 28 2006), followed by Dr A. I. B Ekejiuba from March 28, 2006, until October 30, 2008, when he handed over to Engr. Dr K. B. Oyoh (Reader). Between March 2010 to 2011, Engr. Dr M. S. Nwakudu took over. He was succeeded by Prof. B. Obah in October 2012 until June 2013, when he handed over to Engr. Dr Anyadiegwu (July 2013 to June 2015) and was succeeded by Prof. K. O. Okpala (July 2015 to June 2016) and later handed over to Engr. Dr S. I. Onwukwe on (July 2016 to June 2018). He was then succeeded by Engr. Dr N. C. Izuwa from (June 2018 till date).
The Department of Petroleum Engineering graduated it’s first set of students during the 1986/87 session. The Department benefitted from Petroleum Development Trust Fund (PTDF), under its University upgrade system. On the 14th of April 2010, PTDF handed over a complete and well-furnished building with modern teaching and laboratory equipment. Subsequently, every staff moved from the old site to the new site.
Academic Staff:
- Engr. Dr. K. C. Igwilo
- Engr. Dr. N. C. Izuwa – H.O. D (Head of Department)
- Engr. Prof. B. Obah – Shell Professorial Chair
- Engr. Dr. S. I. Onwukwe (Reader) – Associate Dean (SEET)
- Engr. Dr. A. I. B. Ekejiuba
- Engr. Dr. C.I.C. Anyadiegwu
- Engr. Dr. U. I. Duru
- Engr. Dr. N. P. Ohia
- Dr. A. O. Chikwe (Class Adviser – Extra Year)
- Engr. Dr. A. Keruwa
- Engr. Dr I. M. Onyejekwe (PG Co-ordinator)
- Engr. Dr. U. J. Obibuike (Exam Officer and Seminar Co-ordinator)
- Engr. Dr. E. Egelle
- Engr. Dr Nnaemeka Uwaezuoke
- Engr. Dr. A. Nwachukwu (Class Adviser Year 5)
- Mr. B. Nzeribe
- Engr. Dr N. C. Nwogu (SIWES Officer)
- Engr. Dr N. U. Okereke (ICT Officer and Year 1 Class Adviser)
- Engr. Dr. I. Oguama
- Engr. M. Udechukwu
- Mr. Odo Jude
- Engr. S. Ibeh
- Mr. Onyebuchi Nwanwe (Class Adviser Year 4)
- Mr. C. H. Onuh
- Mr. E. C. Obioma
Laboratory Staff:
- Mr G. O. Nduwuba (Laboratory Co-ordinator)
- Mrs. E. Amuche
The academic programme in Petroleum Engineering is structured as follows:
- Undergraduate Programme – Five (5) Years.
- Each year is composed of two semesters (Harmattan and Rain Semester).
- A total of 182-course units are required for a B. Eng. in Petroleum Engineering.
Class of Degrees that could be awarded include:
- First Class – [4.50 – 5.00]
- Second Class Honours Upper – [3.50 – 4.49]
- Second Class Honours Lower – [2.40 – 3.49]
The academic programme for post-graduate is summarized as follows:
- The PGD Programme involves two (2) years of course work and one (1) year of research.
- The Masters Programme in the Department of Petroleum Engineering involves one (1) year of course work and one (1) year of research work.
- PhD programme involves one (1) year of course work before research work begins.
8:30 – 9:30 | 9:30 – 10:30 | 10:30 – 11:30 | 11:30 – 12:30 | 12:30 – 1:30 | 1:30 – 2:30 | 2:30 – 3:30 | |
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Monday | MTH 101 | PHY 101 ?(SMAT Lecture Theatre) | GST 101 ?(SMAT Lecture Theatre) | BIO 101 ?(SMAT Lecture Theatre) | GST 201 ?(SMAT Lecture Theatre) | MTH 203 ?(SMAT Lecture Theatre) | ENG 201 (HM) |
(SMAT Lecture Theatre) | ENG 209 (HM) | ENG 305 (HM) | ENG 305 (HM) | PET 317 (RM III) | PET 317 (RM III) | ENG 313 (SMAT THEATRE) | |
ENG 209 | PET 401 (RM IV) | PET 401 (RM IV) | PET 411 (RM IV) | PET 411 (RM IV) | PET 403 (RM IV) | ENG 405 T (HM) | |
(HM) | PET 511 (RM V) | PET 511 (RM V) | PET 511 RM V) | PET 517 (RM V) | PET 517 (RM V) | PET 521 T ?(RM V) | |
PET 513 (RM III) | PET 513 (RM III) | ||||||
Tuesday | MTH 203 ?(SMAT ?Lecture Theatre) | CHM 101 ?(SMAT Lecture Theatre) | ENG 101(HM) | MTH 203 (SMAT Lecture Theatre) | IGB 101 (SMAT Lecture Theatre) | ENG 103 (SMAT Lecture Theatre) | STA 211 (SMAT Lecture Theatre) |
ENG 309 (HM) | ENG 309 (HM) | PET 413 (RM IV) | PET 403 (RM IV) | ENG 307 (HM) | ENG 307 (HM) | ||
PET 413 T (RM IV) | PET 413 (RM IV) | PET 415 (RM III) | PET 509 T ( RM V) | PET 403 (RM IV) | PET 521 (RM V) | ENG 203 (HM) | |
PET 415 (RM III) | PET 501 (V) | PET 521 (RM V) | |||||
PET 501 (RM V) | |||||||
Wednesday | PHY 101 (SMAT ?Lecture Theatre) | MTH 101 (SMAT ?Lecture Theatre) | GST 101 (SMAT ?Lecture Theatre) | BIO 101 (SMAT ?Lecture Theatre) | LECTURE FREE PERIOD ? | ||
ENG 207 (HM) | ENG 207 (HM) | ENG 213 | ENG 213 (HM) | ||||
PET 409 T (RM IV) | PET 301 (RM III) | PET 310 | PET 310 T (RM III) | ||||
PET 407 T (RM IV) | PET 505 | PET 519 T (RM V) | |||||
PET 505 (RM V) | |||||||
Thursday | GST 103 | CHM 101 | FRN 101 ?(SMAT THEATRE) | STA 211(SMAT THEATRE) | ENG 315 | ENS 301 | ENS 301 (SMAT THEATRE) |
(SMAT THEATRE) | (SMAT THEATRE) | PET 519 (RM V) | ENG 315 (HM) | PET 405 | PET 409 (RM IV) | PET 409 (RM IV) | |
PET 519 (RM V) | PET 405 (RM IV) | PET 501 | PET 517 T (RM V) | ||||
PET 510 T | |||||||
Friday | CHM 101 | PHY 101 (SMAT THEATRE) | MTH 101 (SMAT THEATRE) | MTH 203 ( SMAT THEATRE) | STA 211 (SMAT THEATRE) | CSC 201 (SMAT THEATRE) | CSC 201 ( SMAT THEATRE) |
(SMAT THEATRE) | ENG 217 (HM) | ENG 217 (HM) | ENG 307 T (HM) | ENG 405 (HM) | ENG 405 (HM) | ||
ENG 209 T | PET 407 (RM IV) | PET 407 (RM IV) |