Oil and Gas Production Engineering I

At the end of this course, the students should be able to: 1. explain subsurface and surface operation in petroleum and gas engineering; 2. use nodal analysis to analyse inflow and outflow performance; 3. explain the workings of the equations IPR; 4. calculate productivity index and skin effects; 5. appreciate how well head equipment performs in production; 6. be introduced to flow assurance problems and how to proffer solutions; and 7. discuss the application of artificial lift methods in the production of oil and gas.

Introduction to petroleum engineering: Subsurface and surface operations. Operational functions and output of subsurface production engineer. Nodal analysis in flow and outflow performances: governing equations, inflow performance relationship (IPR), productivity index, formation damage, fines migration and skin effect, vertical lift well head equipment performance and pressure losses, and choke performance. Problem wells analysis: sand, water, hydrate, scale, unstable flow, surge, waxy crude production, etc. Well surveillance. Well stimulation: fracturing and acidising. Introduction to artificial lift methods. Gas lift and pumping system.