Abstract: Southwest Petroleum University，a pilot university of comprehensive national reform of graduate professional degree program，has started cultivating high level instrumental and multifunctional engineering and management talents in the field of petroleum and natural gas engineering. Based on the experiences in the master of program of engineering for more than 20 years，we’ve consolidated the organization and structure and improved the management system. We also make amendments to the cultivation plan，and by drawing on various resources，we solve the problems which are key to the quality of talent cultivation. We believe that this pilot reform will contribute positive experiences in graduate degree program operation and management to universities in Sichuan and even across the nation.

Key words: petroleum and natural gas engineering, graduate professional degree, cultivation plan