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Definition of Research. Characteristics of Research. Types of Research. The Research Process. Formulating the Research Problem. Considerations in selecting a research Problem. Reviewing Literature. Procedure for r literature review. Formulation of objectives. Preparing research design. Consideration for the Research Design. Guidelines for the construction of a research tool. Constructing a Questionnaire.Piloting the Questionnaire. Collecting Data. Ethical Issues concerning research participants. Ethical Issues relating to the researcher. Processing and analyzsng Data. Data Processing operations. Methods of data analysis. Generalisation and interpretation of results. Reporting Findings. Written research project. Report format. General attributes of research proposals. Distinguishing features of research proposal in Engineering. Components of a research proposal. Costing an Engineering research proposal.

Origins and definitions of research; problem identification and formulation; research types/design; qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods of research; measurement; sampling; data analysis; interpretation of data and technical report writing; use of encyclopedia, research guides, handbooks, academic databases for computing and computer engineering discipline; use of tools/techniques for research production: referencing formats/styles and software; research management and reporting best practices; plagiarism- definitions, types, detection software; basics of document analysis, systematic review and management methods; practical documentation/presentation projects/seminars.

The students will be taught methods on how to carry out research. The research method must be a first semester course and the evaluation of the course will primarily depend on the ability of the student to develop a good proposal on the topic he or she was assigned or chosen. (1 Credit) An individual or team project selected from a list of projects at the beginning of the final year. Work on the project continues throughout the final year under the supervision of a lecturer. Students may also suggest their own projects. The project report must be typed, bound and defended before the Departmental Academic Board and an external examiner before graduation. (5 Credits) Minimum Academic Standards Equipment Drilling Fluid and Cement Laboratory Mixers and cups Marsh funnels Direct indication viscometers Consistometer Pressure filter press Constant temperature water bath Roller oven Standard API sand sieve Retort kit Resistivity meter Mud rheometers pH meters Mud balance Chemical balance Standard filter press Filter papers Bentonite, barytes and mud additives (chemicals) Cement analyser List oF PVT Laboratory Equipment Visual PVT cell Recombination cell Oil molecular weight tester (Cryette Cryoscope) Multi-stage flash separator Gasometer Digital density meter High pressure high temperature density meter (Pycnometer) Electromagnet viscometer or rolling ball viscometer Gas cylinder Oil cylinder Gas chromatograph (with all support gases such as hydrogen, air and helium) for gas analysis Gas chromatograph (with all support gases such as hydrogen, air and helium) for liquid analysis Positive displacement pump PVT surface sampling kits Pressure generator system Sample restoration apparatus Weigh balance Other Accessories in the PVT Laboratory Heating mantle UPS Digital pressure gauge Piping materials for gas chromatograph installation Core Analysis and Reservoir Engineering Laboratory S/N Equipment Accessories 1 Resistivity meters tensiometer 2 Core slabbing crosscut and band saws 3 Core milling machine 4 Core preservation system Refrigerator, wax bath and core trays 5 Dean stark equipment 6 Distillation assembly Compressor 7 Porosimeters Nitrogen cylinder/gas 8 Core cleaner (Soxhlet extractor) Heating mantle and oven 9 Centrifugal extractor 10 High pressure saturator 11 Capillary pressure test equipment 12 Refractometer 13 Liquid and gas permeameters Nitrogen cylinder/gas 14 Planimeter Other Equipment 15 Core trimming/cutting machine 16 CT scanner 17 Gamma ray logging machine 18 Digital core photography camera 19 Humidity and conventional oven 20 Particle size analyzer 21 Retort oven 22 Miniature core flooding system Compressor nitrogen cylinder/gas 23 Amott cell Production Laboratory Viscosimeters Hydrometers Corrosion test kits Flow meter rig Centrifuge Computer Laboratory The computer laboratory should have at least 40 PCs, with at least one of the following softwares installed. No. Area Software Purpose 1 Reservoir MBAL Material balance calculation/Decline engineering curve analysis 2 Reservoir ECLIPSE Dynamic simulation engineering 3 Production PROSPER Nodal analysis, stimulation, gaslift design 4 Formation TECHLOG Petrophysical evaluation evaluation 5 Geology PETREL Seismic and 3-D modeling 6 Economics CYRISTAL BALL Economic evaluation 7 Field QUESTOR Cost estimation and development/ development Concept selection Other Requirements for Training of Students CD/DVD players LCD screens Projectors Wireless speakers Audio CDs, tapes, etc. On petroleum engineering courses Some disused oil field equipment like stabilizers, centralisers, drilling bits, well head assembly, gas lift mandrels, etc. Demonstration rigs Demonstration flow stations Staffing Academic Staff The NUC guidelines on staff/student ratio of 1:15 for Engineering and Technology departments shall apply. However, there should be a minimum of six full-time equivalents of Staff in the department. There is need to have a reasonable number of Staff with doctoral degrees as well as sufficient industrial experience. With a minimum load of 15 Units per semester for students and a minimum of six full-time equivalent of staff in each programme, staff should have a maximum of 15 contact hours per week for lectures, tutorials, practical’s and supervision of projects. NUC requirement encourages all academic staff to have PhD degrees; hence appointment of academic staff is preferably to the Lecturer cadre. Only in exceptional cases are candidates with great promise appointed to Graduate Assistant and Assistant Lecturer positions for the purpose of being developed to the Lecturer cadre as registered PhD candidates. Academic Support Personnel Teaching Assistant/Demonstrators to help lecturers in the conduct of tutorials, practical’s and field work. This category of personnel is not expected to be regular staff as they are to be paid on the basis of approved hourly rate. Administrative Support Staff The services of the administrative support staff are indispensable in the proper administration of the departments and faculty offices. It is important to recruit very competent senior staff that are computer literate. Technical Support Personnel The services of technical support staff, which are indispensable in the proper running of laboratories and workshop/studios are required. It is important to recruit very competent senior technical staff to maintain teaching and research equipment. They are also to undergo regular training to keep them abreast of developments in equipment operation and maintenance. The minimum of academic staff to technical staff ratio of 5:1 should be maintained. Minimum Number of Staff Subject to the general standards specified by NUC: 1. there should be a minimum of two PhDs and four M.Eng degree holders full-time academic staff to mount the programme; 2. each workshop or laboratory should have an adequate number of staff with the right mix, such that each unit or section in that workshop or laboratory can run efficiently; and 3. there should be an adequate number of administrative staff of the appropriate caliber for the office of the Head of Department to run. Student/Staff Ratio The minimum staff-to-student ratio should be 1:15 from 200 level to 500 level. Library There must be adequate library facilities to cater for the interest of all the programmes in the faculty. These include current journals, handbooks, textbooks, manuals, codes of practice, and standards and specifications in sufficient numbers. Classrooms, Laboratories, Workshops, Clinics and Offices The NUC recommends the following physical space requirement: Academic m2 Professor’s office 18.50 Head of Department’s office 18.50 Tutorial teaching staff space 13.50 Other teaching staff space 7.00 Technical staff space 7.00 Science staff research laboratory 16.50 Engineering staff research laboratory 14.50 Seminar space per student 1.85 Drawing office space (A.O. board) (Per student) 4.60 Drawing Office Space (A.I. board) (Per student) 3.70 Laboratory space 7.50 Non-Academic Secretarial space 7.00 Office Accommodation The requirements for office accommodation are: S/No Office No in Facilities Room 1. HOD 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, computer unit, Secretary and facilities. 2. Professor 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, computer unit, Secretary and facilities. 3. Reader 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, computer unit. 4. Senior 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, Lecturer computer unit. 5. Lecturer I 2 Table, chairs, fan, filing cabinet, bookshelves. 6. Lecturer II 3 Table, chairs, fan, filing cabinet, bookshelves

The students will be taught methods of carrying out research. The research methods must be a first semester course and the evaluation of the course will primarily depend on the ability of the student to develop a good proposal on the topic he/she chose or was assigned. (1 Credit) An individual or team project selected from a list of projects at the beginning of the final year. Work on the project continues throughout the final year under the supervision of a lecturer. The student may also suggest their own project. The project report must be typed, bound and defended before the departmental academic board and an external examiner before graduation. (5 Credit). Minimum Academic Standards Equipment List of Laboratory Equipment and Software Drilling Fluid and Cement Laboratory 1. mixers and cups 2. marsh funnels 3. direct indication viscometers 4. consistometer 5. pressure filter press 6. constant temperature water bath 7. roller oven 8. standard API sand sieve 9. retort kit 10. resistivity meter 11. mud rheometers 12. pH meters 13. mud balance 14. chemical balance 15. standard filter press 16. filter papers 17. bentonite, barytes and mud additives(chemicals) 18. cement analyzer List of PVT Laboratory Equipment 1. visual PVT cell 2. recombination cell 3. oil molecular eight tester (Cryette Cryoscope) 4. multi-stage flash separator 5. gasometer 6. digital density meter 7. high pressure high temperature density meter (pycnometer) 8. electromagnet viscometer or rolling ball viscometer 9. gas cylinder 10. oil cylinder 11. gas chromatograph (with all support gases such as hydrogen, air, and helium) for gas analysis 12. gas chromatograph (with all support gases such as hydrogen, air, and helium) for liquid analysis 13. positive displacement pump 14. PVT surface sampling kits 15. pressure generator system 16. sample restoration apparatus 17. weigh balance Other Accessories in the PVT Laboratory 1. heating mantle 2. UPS 3. digital pressure gauge 4. piping materials for gas chromatograph installation Core Analysis and Reservoir Engineering Laboratory S/n Equipment Accessories 1 resistivity meters tensiometer 2 core slabbing crosscut and band saws 3 core milling machine 4 core preservation system refrigerator, wax bath, core trays 5 dean stark equipment 6 distillation assembly Compressor 7 Porosimeters nitrogen cylinder/gas 8 core cleaner (soxhlet extractor) heating mantle, oven 9 centrifugal extractor 10 high pressure saturator 11 capillary pressure test equipment 12 Refractometer 13 liquid and gas permeameters nitrogen cylinder/gas 14 Planimeter Other equipment 15 core trimming/cutting machine 16 CT scanner 17 gamma ray logging machine 18 digital core photography camera 19 humidity and conventional oven 20 particle size analyzer 21 retort oven 22 miniature core flooding system compressor nitrogen cylinder/gas 23 amott cell Production Laboratory a. Viscosimeters b. Hydrometers c. Corrosion test k d. Flow meter rig e. Centrifuge Computer Laboratory The computer laboratory should have at least 40 PCs with at least one of the following software installed: No Area Software Purpose 1 Reservoir Engineering MBAL material balance calculation / decline curve analysis 2 Reservoir Engineering ECLIPSE dynamic simulation 3 Production PROSPER nodal analysis, stimulation, gaslift design 4 Formation Evaluation TECHLOG petrophysical evaluation 5 Geology PETREL seismic and 3-D modeling 6 Economics CYRISTAL BALL economic evaluation 7 Field Development QUESTOR cost estimation and development concept selection Other requirements for training of students 1. CD/DVD players 2. LCD screens 3. projectors 4. wireless speakers 5. audio CDs, tapes on Petroleum Engineering courses 6. some disused oil field equipment like stabilizers, centralizers, drilling bits, Well head assembly, gas lift mandrels 7. demonstration rigs 8. demonstration flow stations Staffing Academic Staff The NUC guidelines on staff/student ratio of 1:15 for Engineering and Technology departments shall apply. However, there should be a minimum of six full-time equivalents of Staff in the department. There is need to have a reasonable number of Staff with doctoral degrees as well as sufficient industrial experience. With a minimum load of 15 Units per semester for students and a minimum of six full-time equivalent of staff in each programme, staff should have a maximum of 15 contact hours per week for lectures, tutorials, practical’s and supervision of projects. NUC requirement encourages all academic staff to have PhD degrees; hence appointment of academic staff is preferably to the Lecturer cadre. Only in exceptional cases are candidates with great promise appointed to Graduate Assistant and Assistant Lecturer positions for the purpose of being developed to the Lecturer cadre as registered PhD candidates. Academic Support Personnel Teaching Assistant/Demonstrators to help lecturers in the conduct of tutorials, practical’s and field work. This category of personnel is not expected to be regular staff as they are to be paid on the basis of approved hourly rate. Administrative Support Staff The services of the administrative support staff are indispensable in the proper administration of the departments and faculty offices. It is important to recruit very competent senior staff that are computer literate. Technical Support Personnel The services of technical support staff, which are indispensable in the proper running of laboratories and workshop/studios are required. It is important to recruit very competent senior technical staff to maintain teaching and research equipment. They are also to undergo regular training to keep them abreast of developments in equipment operation and maintenance. The minimum of academic staff to technical staff ratio of 5:1 should be maintained. Minimum Number of Staff Subject to the general standards specified by NUC: 1. there should be a minimum of two PhDs and four M.Eng degree holders full-time academic staff to mount the programme; 2. each workshop or laboratory should have an adequate number of staff with the right mix, such that each unit or section in that workshop or laboratory can run efficiently; and 3. there should be an adequate number of administrative staff of the appropriate caliber for the office of the Head of Department to run. Student/Staff Ratio The minimum staff-to-student ratio should be 1:15 from 200 level to 500 level Library There must be adequate library facilities to cater for the interest of all the programmes in the faculty. These include current journals, handbooks, textbooks, manuals, codes of practice, standards and specifications in sufficient numbers. Classrooms, Laboratories, Workshops, Clinics and Offices The NUC recommends the following physical space requirements: Academic m2 Professor’s Office 18.50 Head of Department’s Office 18.50 Tutorial Teaching Staff Space 13.50 Other Teaching Staff Space 7.00 Technical Staff Space 7.00 Science Staff Research Laboratory 16.50 Engineering Staff Research Laboratory 14.50 Seminar space per student 1.85 Drawing Office Space (A.O. Board) (Per Student) 4.60 Drawing Office Space (A.I. Board) (Per Student) 3.70 Laboratory Space 7.50 Non-Academic Secretarial Space 7.00 Office Accommodation S/N Office No in Room Facilities 1. HOD 1 table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, computer unit, secretary and facilities. 2. Professor 1 table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, computer unit, secretary and facilities. 3. Reader 1 table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, computer unit. 4. Senior 1 table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, Lecturer computer unit. 5. Lecturer I 2 table, chairs, fan, filing cabinet, bookshelves. 6. Lecturer II 3 table, chairs, fan, filing cabinet, bookshelves

The students carry out research into selected researchable and need-driven topics pertaining to mineral & metallurgical industries. They will be expected to carry out literature review on chosen topics, perform experiments and produce reports. Students will be subjected to both seminars and oral examinations (by both internal and external examiners) on their research projects.

The students carry out research project into selected researchable and need-driven topics pertaining to Mineral & Metallurgical Industries. They will be expected to carry out literature review on chosen topics, perform experiments and produce reports. Students will be subjected to both seminars and oral examinations (by both Internal and External Examiners) on their research projects.

Introduction to risk assessment, what does the law say? Fundamentals of Hazard, Exposures, and Risk Assessment. Concepts in Risk Assessment. The Risk Assessment Process (preparing to conduct risk assessments, Listing Core Activities, Prioritising Core Activities, Job Analysis, identifying hazards). Risk Assessment techniques and Methods of approach. Hazardous Waste Management Decisions from Risk Assessment. Selected Case Studies and Applications. Written safe work practices. 400 Level GET 402 Engineering Project I (2 Units: C; PH 90) Learning Outcomes At the end of this course, the students should be able to: 1. Complete the design phase of a complex engineering problem sourced from industry or community during the SIWES III programme. 2. Demonstrate the connection between engineering product-making and the theoretical courses they have learned following the applicable industry best practices. Course Contents In the second semester of the 400-level students, preferably in groups, work from the university on the identified industry or organization to tackle industry complex engineering problems. Theoretical issues may be provided by the department faculty or industry experts. During the vacation, students will now work full time with the organisation/industry on the project as part of the SIWES III. The students can also go beyond the department and engage in multidisciplinary undertakings. Literature survey, review of existing systems etc. must be achieved to a satisfactory extent. GET 404 Engineering Valuation and Appraisal (2 Units: C; LH 30) Learning Outcomes At the end of this course, the students should be able to: 1. Identify at least three (3) objectives of engineering valuation work, valuer's primary duty and responsibility and valuation terminologies. 2. Describe at least four (4) Valuer's obligation to his or her client, to other valuers, and to the society. 3. Demonstrate with example the engineering valuation methods, valuation standards, and practices. 4. Prepare engineering valuation and appraisal reports and review 5. Discuss expert witnessing and ethics in valuation. 6. Determine price, cost, value, depreciation and obsolescence in real property, personal property, personal property, machinery and equipment, oil, gas, mines, and quarries valuation.

Composition and porosity of reservoir rock. Darcy’s Law and the concept of permeability and relative permeability. capillary phenomena, surface tension forces, wettability, compressibility and static distribution of fluids. Electric conductivity. chemical, physical and thermodynamic properties of underground fluid. Gas laws. Behavior of liquid. Phase equilibrium. Viscosities of hydrocarbons. Uses of fluid properties in Reservoir Engineering. Rock and Fluid Property correlations. Description of PVT Experiments.

Composition and porosity of reservoir rock. Darcy’s law and the concept of permeability and relative permeability; capillary phenomena, surface tension forces, wettability, compressibility and static distribution of fluids. Electric conductivity; chemical, physical and thermodynamic properties of underground flui----d. Gas laws. Behavior of liquid. Phase equilibrium. Viscosities of hydrocarbons. Uses of fluid properties in reservoir engineering. Rock and fluid property correlations. Laboratory The laboratory section is based on materials covered in this course, including coring and core analysis, determination of petrophysical properties such as porosity, permeability, water saturation, gas formation volume factor, etc. (I Unit).

Composition and porosity of reservoir rock. Darcy’s law and the concept of permeability and relative permeability; capillary phenomena, surface tension forces, wettability, compressibility and static distribution of fluids. Electric conductivity; chemical, physical and thermodynamic properties of underground fluid. Gas laws, behavior of liquid, phase equilibrium, Viscosities of hydrocarbons, uses of fluid properties in reservoir engineering, rock and fluid property correlation. Laboratory The laboratory section is based on materials covered in this course, including coring and core analysis, determination of petrophysical properties, such as porosity, permeability, water saturation and gas formation volume factor. 300 Level