Key information
- Level
- Postgraduate Taught
- Delivery type
- Full Time
- Degree qualification
- MSc
- Mode of delivery
- On-Campus
- Duration
- 1 year
- Location
- Edinburgh
- Start date
- September, January
MSc Reservoir Evaluation and Management equips you with the knowledge and skills to work internationally in the oil and gas industry to the standard required. It will appeal to science and engineering graduates or those of you from a different numerate academic background who are interested in gaining an appreciation of the variety of disciplines associated with reservoir engineering and geoscience.
You’ll understand fundamental concepts, principles, and theories of the main reservoir engineering and geoscience disciplines which are:
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Reservoir engineering
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Reservoir sedimentology
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Formation evaluation
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Reservoir simulation
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Well testing
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Modelling and management
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Geomechanics and geophysics
You’ll use leading computer software tools for the design and analysis of reservoir engineering and geoscience, integrate theory into practice, and understand the ethics and standards involved in professional engineering practice, using your knowledge to problem solve in a variety of contexts.
As a graduate, you will be able to join an oil company asset team as a productive member and be able to apply your learning to real oilfield problems.
Your student experience
Your learning will be informed by experts in geoenergy engineering and applied geoscience from our Institute of GeoEnergy Engineering at the Edinburgh campus, part of Heriot-Watt’s School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society. The School is one of the United Kingdom’s leading institutions for multidisciplinary research and teaching in areas critical to economic development and societal equity.
The research relevance of this postgraduate programme ensures your studies remain innovative and industry focused.
Go Global
With Go Global, Heriot-Watt's global student programme, you can carry your studies to new places and experience new cultures, expanding your horizons on the way. You'll discover what it means to be a true global citizen and emerge prepared for wherever your career journey will take you.
Inter-Campus Transfer
Course content
September Intake - Edinburgh
Mandatory September
- Formation Evaluation
- Reservoir Concepts
- Reservoir Engineering
- Reservoir Sedimentology
Mandatory January
- Geomechanics
- Reservoir Geological Modelling
- Reservoir Simulation
- Reservoir Engineering - Well test Analysis
Mandatory May
- Field Evaluation Project
- Individual Project
January intake - Edinburgh
Mandatory January
- Geomechanics
- Reservoir Simulation
- Reservoir Geological Modelling
- Reservoir Engineering - Well test Analysis
Mandatory September
- Formation Evaluation
- Reservoir Concepts
- Reservoir Sedimentology
- Reservoir Engineering
Mandatory Second January
- Individual Project
- Field Evaluation Project
Programme Video
Reservoir Evaluation and Management MSc field trip
Fees and funding
| Status | Full Time |
|---|---|
| UK | £13,000 |
| International | £29,960 |
- Status: Your residency status is usually defined as the country where you have been ordinarily resident for the three years before the start of your course.
- International: 'International' includes applicants from European Union countries who do not hold Pre-Settled or Settled status in UK. (This does not include students from the Republic of Ireland - see above).
Additional information
All course costs are covered by the tuition fee. This includes full electronic versions of the course notes, core text books, field trips and any day trips arranged as part of the course.
Scholarships and bursaries
Postgraduate scholarships and bursaries
We aim to encourage well-qualified, ambitious students to study with us and we offer a wide variety of scholarships and bursaries to achieve this. Over £6 million worth of opportunities are available in fee and stipend scholarships, and more than 400 students benefit from this support.
Entry requirements
We have standard entry requirements for all of our courses that you will have to meet.
A minimum of a 2:2 honours degree or non-UK equivalent in geology, earth science or engineering discipline. Accepted science degrees include Geology, geophysics, petroleum or chemical engineering or any similar geoscience or engineering degree. The applicant must also demonstrate a sufficient level of mathematical ability.
Why Heriot-Watt
We're the top university in Scotland for graduate outcomes which means that more of our graduates are employed or in postgraduate education than any other institution in the country and we ranked 5th in the UK.
We're also rated number one in the UK for CEO or MD roles, meaning more of our graduates go on to become CEOs or MDs than any other university in the whole of the UK. On top of that, we have beautiful campuses, across the globe, so you'll get a truly international education. Our Edinburgh Campus is home to Oriam, Scotland's National Sports Performance Centre combined with plenty of wellbeing resources, prioritising fitness and mental health for all students. Our Global Research Institutes look at solving real world issues such as climate change and saving our oceans as well as working on the next medical technological breakthrough and the future of AI and robots.
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