The Faculty was first established in 1953 and changed its name several times. It was called Petroleum Drilling and Production Department first, and then Petroleum Development , with programs in oil and gas drilling, production and industrial economy. With the establishment of University of Petroleum-Beijing Campus, the department was renamed as Petroleum Engineering Department, and its faculty members have grown from 20 to 60.
Now the faculty offers M. Eng. and Ph.D. programs in the three fields: Oil and gas drilling engineering, oil and gas development engineering and oil and gas storage and transportation engineering, and B.Eng. program in petroleum engineering and oil and gas storage and transportation.Since 1981, 24 Ph.D., 295 M.Eng. and 190 B. Eng. have graduated from the faculty.
In the faculty, there are 4 research institutes:
1. Oil and Gas Well Engineering Research Institute;
2. Oil and Gas Development Engineering Research Institute;
3. Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation Research Institute;
4. Petroleum Engineering Research Institute, including Petroleum Engineering Research Group and Fluid Mechanics Research Group.