An accurate assessment of uncertainty is now seen as anecessary starting point from which to make decisions thatwill create value and/or mitigate loss in value (risk). As such,uncertainty analysis drives the decisions that are made, ratherthan just being an add-on, or afterthought, piece of “riskanalysis”. This impacts the way it should be taught – as anintegral part of (almost) all technical courses.Unfortunately, university training in petroleum engineeringdoes not reflect this required focus on uncertaintyunderstanding and management.In this paper we discuss the current state of uncertaintymanagement in petroleum engineering curricula. We thenpropose some essential elements that should be a part everypetroleum engineer's educational background and discussways to implement these elements into the curriculum withoutreducing the essential understanding that graduates must havefor basic petroleum engineering topics.
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