Petroleum engineering was introduced as a new paper in GATE in the year 2016. Petroleum engineering is the field of engineering concerned with the activities related to the production of hydrocarbons, petroleum engineer determines the most efficient way to drill for extract oil and natural gas at a particular well. The subject code for GATE Petroleum engineering is PE.

GATE 2020 will be held on February 1, 2, 8 & 9, 2020 in online mode. GATE Petroleum engineering paper consists of 65 questions worth 100 marks. Candidates have to attempt all the questions in the duration of three hours. 

Candidates aspiring for GATE PE 2020 can polish their preparation as only few days are left. Analysis of previous year GATE PE paper can help greatly in planning GATE Preparation. Here some of the preparation tips that help GATE aspirants in the exam.

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Preparation Tips for GATE Petroleum Engineering

GATE PE exam comprises of three sections i.e. Engineering mathematics, general aptitude and core PE. Here, we are assuming that candidates that have already passed the fundamentals of engineering test. They have the required amount of experience or combination of experience & education to move on to the last phase of the Petroleum engineering subject matter as discussed below.

• Start studying as early as possible – It is imperative that you place on these sections as they are relatively easy and can be looked up from GATE previous year sample papers.
• Suggestion from faculty – Take the help of your seniors and faculty for preparation as they are more experienced and will be suggested to you in right direction.
• Revision of all topics – Revise your short notes while preparing for GATE petroleum exam. These notes will help you a lot while preparing in last days before the exam.
• Oline resources – The Internet is a vast platform where candidates can get a lot of study material for GATE PE preparation. As online resources are the best way to polish their preparation for any subject.
• Put small daily targets, weekly targets. Study 3-4 hours daily.
• Choose the best reference books that cover all the basic topics of the core.

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Recommended Books for GATE 2020 Petroleum Engineering

Aspiring candidates must be prepared for the fact that there is no common book for preparation. Each topic will have to studied from separate books authored by domain experts of that subject. Its challenging to find out the correct books for Petroleum Engineering. Candidates can go through following table for recommended books:

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GATE Petroleum Engineering Weightage

GATE PE exam consists of 65 questions. It is conducted in online mode with MCQs and numerical answer type questions. Candidates need to solve the paper in three hours. Here, we are providing the table for topic wise weightage in GATE PE:

Conversions in GATE PE here

Some of the commonly used conversions of Area, circulation rate, Impact force, Pressure, Velocity, Volume, Weight and length in GATE petroleum Engineering are given below:

Area

Square inches x 6.45 = Square centimeters

Square inches x 645 = Square millimeters

Square centimeters x 0.155 = Square inches

Square millimeters x 0.00155 = Square inches

Circulation Rate

Barrels/min x 42 = Gallons/min

Cubic feet/min x 0.000472 = Cubic meters/sec

Cubic feet/min x 7.48 = Gallons/min

Cubic feel/mm x 28.32 = Liters/min

Cubic meters/sec x 15850 = Gallons/min

Cubic meters/sec x 2118 = Cubic feet/min

Cubic meters/sec x 60000 = Litres/min

Gallons/min x 0.0238 = Barrels/ruin

Gallons/min x 0.134 = Cubic feet/min

Gallons/min x 3.79 = Litres/min

Gallons/min x 0.00006309 = Cubic meters/sec

Litres/min x 0.00001667 = Cubic meters/sec

Litres/min x 0.0353 = Cubic feet/min

Litres/min x 0.264 = Gallons/min

Impact Force

Pounds x 0.0000445 = Dynes

Pounds x 0.454 = Kilograms

Pounds x 4.448 = Newtons

Dynes x 0.00000225 = Pounds

Kilograms x 2.2 = Pounds

Newtons x 0.2248 = Pounds

Pressure

Atmospheres x 14.696 = Pounds/sq inch

Atmospheres x 1.033 = Kilograms/sq cm

Atmospheres x 101300 = Pascals

Kilograms/sq cm x 0.9678 = Atmospheres

Kilograms/sq cm x 14.223 = Pounds/sq inch

Kilograms/sq cm x 0.9678 = Atmospheres

Pounds/sq inch x 0.068 = Atmospheres

Pounds/sq inch x 0.0703 = Kilograms/sq cm

Pounds/sq inch x 0.006894 = Pascals

Velocity

Feet/sec x 0.305 = Meters/sec

Feet/mm x 0.00508 = Meters/sec

Meters/sec x 196.8 = Feet/mm

Meters/sec x 3.28 = Feet/sec

Volume

Barrels x 42 = Gallons

Cubic centimeters x 0.00003531 = Cubic feet

Cubic centimeters x 0.06102 = Cubic inches

Cubic centimeters x 0.000001 = Cubic meters

Cubic centimeters x 0.000264 = Gallons

Cubic centimeters x 0.001 = Litters

Cubic feet x 28320 = Cubic centimeters

Cubic feet x 1728 = Cubic inches

Cubic feet x 0.02832 = Cubic meters

Cubic feet x 7.48 = Gallons

Cubic feet x 28.32 = Litters

Cubic inches x 16.39 = Cubic centimeters

Cubic inches x 0.0005787 = Cubic feet

Cubic inches x 0.00001639 = Cubic meters

Cubic inches x 0.004329 = Gallons

Cubic inches x 0.01639 = Liters

Cubic meters x 1000000 = Cubic centimeters

Cubic meters x 35.31 = Cubic feet

Cubic meters x 264.2 = Gallons

Gallons x 0.0238 = Barrels

Gallons x 3785 = Cubic centimeters

Gallons x 0.1337 = Cubic feet

Gallons x 231 = Cubic inches

Gallons x 0.003785 = Cubic meters

Gallons x 3.785 = Liter

Weight

Pounds x 0.0004535 = Tons (metric)

Tons (metric) x 2205 = Pounds

Tons (metric) x 1000 = Kilograms

Length

Feet x 0.305 = Meters

Inches x 25.4 = Millimeters

Inches x 2.54 = Centimeters

Centimeters x 0.394 = Inches

Millimeters x 0.03937 = Inches

Meters x 3.281 = Feet

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Syllabus for GATE 2020 Petroleum Engineering (PE)

The main topics for GATE PE 2020 are petroleum exploration, reservoir engineering, petroleum production operations etc. Here, we are providing the important topics with complete for GATE PE exam in the below table:

Read About GATE Syllabus

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