Fundamentals of Petroleum Engineering

At the end of this course, the students should be to: 1. discuss exploration methods, drilling rigs, bits, and fluids; 2. explain on-shore and off-shore drilling processes; 3. explicate well completion, logging and production. 4. test the quality of petroleum products; and 5. elucidate store and transport petroleum products.

Origin and occurrence of petroleum and gas. Oil exploration methods. Drilling rigs and drilling bits. Blow out preventers and drilling fluids. Finishing techniques. On-shore and Off-shore drillings. Well completion. Logging. Petroleum production. The secondary method of petroleum recovery; surface operations in petroleum production. Stabilisation of petroleum. Oil, gas and water separation. Basic tests on petroleum quality. Petroleum transportation and storage.