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Properties of natural gases, hydrate formation. Estimation of gas and gas condensate reserves. Gas well testing. Estimation of gas reserves (conventional and unconventional). Gas flow measurement. Natural gas deliverability. Natural gas transmission. Design of gathering systems. Field handling of natural gas. Sour gas problems. Gas condensate fields and storage of gas. Compressor horsepower requirement. 500 Level

Application of the concepts of thermodynamics and phase behavior in the processing and conditioning of natural and liquids. Absorption, adsorption and fractionation processing; gasoline plant design; liquefied petroleum gas (LPG); liquefied natural gas (LNG). Other sources of gas.

Review of thermodynamic concepts. One dimensional gas dynamics. Continuity equation, energy and euler’s equations and reservoir conditions. The momentum equation, isentropic condition andBernoulli equation. Dynamic pressure and flow at constant area. Supersonic flow in ducts. Frictionless flow effects of viscosity and conductivity. Fundamental technologies and engineering aspects of industrial gas utilisation. Relevant aspects of fluid dynamics, heat transfer, combustion, and acoustics. Technology of industrial gas utilisation, including refractory materials, burner and furnace design, safety, measurement and control. Gas utilisation in the following industries: glass, aluminium, steel, fertilizer, petrochemicals, cement, paper and pulp, power plants, drying and air conditioning. Temperature control of furnaces; waste heat recovery; efficiency of furnaces. Domestic gas utilisation. Effects of gas prices, characteristics and quality. Emphasis will be laid on safety and control.

Nigerian history, culture and art up to 1800 (Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo peoples and cultures; peoples and cultures of the minority ethnic groups). Nigeria under colonial rule (advent of colonial rule in Nigeria; colonial administration of Nigeria). Evolution of Nigeria as a political unit (amalgamation of Nigeria in 1914; formation of political parties in Nigeria; nationalist movement and struggle for independence). Nigeria and challenges of nation building (military intervention in Nigerian politics; Nigerian Civil War). Concepts of trade and economics of self- reliance (indigenous trade and market system; indigenous apprenticeship system among Nigerian peoples; trade, skill acquisition and self-reliance). Social justice and national development (definition and classification of law); Judiciary and fundamental rights. Individuals, norms and values (basic Nigerian norms and values, patterns of citizenship acquisition; citizenship and civic responsibilities; indigenous languages, usage and development; negative attitudes and conducts [Cultism, kidnapping and other related social vices]). Re-orientation, moral and national values (The 3Rs – Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Re-orientation; re-orientation strategies: Operation Feed the Nation (OFN), Green Revolution, Austerity Measures, War Against Indiscipline and Corruption (WAIC), Mass Mobilization for Self-Reliance, Social Justice and Economic Recovery (MAMSER), National Orientation Agency (NOA). Current socio-political and cultural developments in Nigeria.

Understanding the Nigerian and global business environment. Doing business in Africa, engineering and AfCFTA. Overview of Entrepreneurship: origins, definitions, entrepreneurship and technopreneurship. Steps for successful entrepreneurship start-up; Nigerian content opportunities; business registrations. Sources of funding. Gains and pains of business growth. Joint ventures and special purpose vehicles in PPPs. Business development – business information, promotion, marketing tools and strategies, basic personnel management, client recruitment and management. Business proposals and plans. Profiles of business ventures in the oil and gas industry. Business/enterprise commercialisation and digitisation, FINTECHs, TECH hubs, etc. Financial management and business sustainability. Entrepreneurship team projects (well testing, reservoir management, mud-logging, core analysis, PVT analysis, environmental laboratory, pipeline.). Guest presentations.

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.

The concepts of peace, conflict and security in a multi-ethnic nation. Types and theories of conflicts: ethnic, religious, economic, geo-political Conflicts; structural conflict theory, realist theory of conflict, frustration-aggression conflict theory; root causes of conflict and violence in Africa: indigene and settlers phenomenon, boundaries/boarder disputes, political disputes, ethnic disputes and rivalries, economic inequalities, social disputes, nationalist movements and agitations; selected conflict case studies – Tiv-Junkun, ZangoKartaf, chieftaincy and land disputes, etc. Peace building, management of conflicts and security: Peace & Human Development. Approaches to Peace & Conflict Management (religious, government, community leaders.). Elements of peace studies and conflict resolution: Conflict dynamics assessment Scales: Constructive & Destructive. Justice and Legal framework: Concepts of Social Justice; The Nigeria Legal System. Insurgency and terrorism. Peace mediation and peace keeping. Peace and Security Council (international, national and local levels). Agents of conflict resolution – Conventions, Treaties Community Policing: Evolution and Imperatives. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) (dialogue,. arbitration, negotiation, collaboration, etc). The roles of international organizations in conflict resolution ((a) The United Nations, UN and its conflict resolution organs. (b) The African Union & Peace Security Council (c) ECOWAS in peace keeping). The media and traditional institutions in peace building. Managing post- conflict situations/crises: Refugees. Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs);the role of NGOs in post-conflict situations/crises.

Analysis of drill cuttings. Determination of lithology. Determination of porosity. Fluid saturations. Capillary Pressure. Permeability; electrical properties, effective permeability and relative permeability. Physical properties of petroleum and its products. Gravity. Viscosity. Surface tension. Thermodynamic behavior of naturally-occurring hydrocarbon mixtures. Differential and flash vaporisation tests at elevated pressures and temperatures.

Scope of philosophy; notions, meanings, branches and problems of philosophy. Logic as an indispensable tool of philosophy. Elements of syllogism, symbolic logic— the first nine rules of inference. Informal fallacies, laws of thought, nature of arguments. Valid and invalid arguments, logic of form and logic of content — deduction, induction and inferences. Creative and critical thinking. Impact of philosophy on human existence. Philosophy and politics, philosophy and human conduct, philosophy and religion, philosophy and human values, philosophy and character molding.

Current and potential future energy systems in Nigeria and globally - resources, extraction, concepts in energy conversion systems; parallels and differences in various conversion systems and end-use technologies, with emphasis on meeting 21st-century national, regional and global energy needs in a sustainable manner. Various energy technologies in each fuel cycle stage for fossil (oil, gas, synthetic), nuclear (fission and fusion) and renewable (solar, biomass, wind, hydro, and geothermal). Energy types, storage, transmission and conservation. Analysis of energy mixes within an engineering, economic and social context. Sustainable energy; emphasise sustainability in general and in the overall concept of sustainable development and the link this has with sustainable energy as the fundamental benefit of renewable energy. Practical Content: Simple measurement of solar radiation, bomb calorimeter determination of calorific value of fuels and biomass; measurement of the velocity of wind, waves and the energy that abound in them; laboratory production of biogas and determination of energy available in it; simple conversion of solar energy to electricity; transesterification of edible oil into biodiesel; simulation of geothermal energy; Geiger-Muller or Scintillation Counters’ determination of uranium or thorium energy; simple solid or salt storage of energy; hybrid application of renewable energy. GET 307: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Convergent Technologies (3 Units C: LH 45) Learning Outcomes At the completion of the course, the students are expected to be able: 1. explain the meaning, purpose, scope, stages, applications and effects of artificial intelligence; 2. explain the fundamental concepts of machine learning, deep learning and convergent technologies; 3. demonstrate the difference between supervised, semi-supervised and unsupervised learning; 4. demonstrate proficiency in machine learning workflow and how to implement the steps effectively; 5. explain natural languages, knowledge representation, expert systems and pattern recognition; 6. describe distributed systems, data and information security and intelligent web technologies; 7. explain the concept of big data analytics, purpose of studying it, issues that can arise with a data set and the importance of properly preparing data prior to a machine learning exercise; and 8. explain the concepts, characteristics, models and benefits, key security and compliance challenges of cloud computing. Course Contents Concepts of human and artificial intelligence; artificial/computational intelligence paradigms; search, logic and learning algorithms. Machine learning and nature-inspired algorithms – examples, their variants and applications to solving engineering problems; understanding natural languages; knowledge representation, knowledge elicitation, mathematical and logic foundations of AI; expert systems, automated reasoning and pattern recognition; distributed systems; data and information security; intelligent web technologies; convergent technologies – definition, significance and engineering applications. Neural networks and deep learning. Introduction to python “AI” libraries.