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Introduction To Petroleum Engineering

This document outlines the objectives and units of an introductory petroleum engineering course. The course provides an overview of the petroleum industry, including exploration, exploitation, drilling, production, and processing of oil and gas. It covers topics such as reservoir identification and evaluation, drilling rigs and equipment, well logging and completion, production testing, artificial lift, improved oil recovery methods, surface equipment, transportation, and effluent treatment. The course aims to introduce students to petroleum engineering techniques and the overall oil and gas industry.

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Introduction To Petroleum Engineering

This document outlines the objectives and units of an introductory petroleum engineering course. The course provides an overview of the petroleum industry, including exploration, exploitation, drilling, production, and processing of oil and gas. It covers topics such as reservoir identification and evaluation, drilling rigs and equipment, well logging and completion, production testing, artificial lift, improved oil recovery methods, surface equipment, transportation, and effluent treatment. The course aims to introduce students to petroleum engineering techniques and the overall oil and gas industry.

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PE8201 INTRODUCTION TO PETROLEUM ENGINEERING LTPC

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OBJECTIVE  To provide an overview of petroleum industry. Petroleum exploration and
exploitation techniques, oil and gas reserve identification and evaluation. Drilling and
production of oil and gas. Disposal of effluents.

UNIT I 9
Earth science - occurrence of petroleum Rocks and traps. Reservoir rocks and properties.
Classification of oil and gas reserves Reservoir mechanics and drive mechanism.
UNIT II 9
Drilling – introduction to drilling of oil and gas wells. Drilling rigs and equipments.
Drilling fluids and cementing.
UNIT III 9
Logging techniques. Various types of logs. Formation parameters. Log applications.
Formation evaluation. Well completion.
UNIT IV 9
Petroleum exploitation – well testing, production potential and well performances.
Material balance, Artificial lift, Improved recovery methods.
UNIT V 9
Surface equipments, processing of oil and gas. Transportation of oil and gas. Effluent
treatment. Petroleum economics. Supply and demand trends.
TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
TEXT BOOKS
REFERENCE:
1. Geology of Petroleum by Leverson A.L.- 2nd edition The AAPG foundation, 2006.
2. Principles of oil production by T.E.W Nind- 2nd edition Mc Graw-Hill, 1981.
3. Introduction to Petroleum Engineering by Geltin
4. Wellsite Geological Techniques for petroleum exploration, Oxford and IBH publishing
company, 1988

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