Course Outline for PetroBowl17

Fundamentals Of Petroleum Engineering:

o Origin Of Petroleum
o Types Of Rocks(Igneous, Metamorphic and Sedimentary rocks)
o Classification Of Well Types
o Reservoir rock Properties
o Reservoir drive Mechanisms
Engineering Geoscience:
o Layers Of Earth
o Rocks
o Minerals
o Process Of Internal and External Origin
o Earthquake
o Movement Of Plates(Convergent, Divergent and Strike Slip)
o Geological Structures
Reservoir Petrophysics:
o Methods Of Core Analysis
o Flow regimes
o Permeability measurement methods
o Reservoir Rocks(Carbonate, Sandstone, Shale)
o Wettability
o Capillary Pressure
o PVT properties
Petroleum Geology:
o Petroleum Theories(Organic and Inorganic)
o Conditions for Formation Of Petroleum
o Sedimentary basin
o Types Of Flow(Meteoric,Compaction,Convection)
o Reservoir Characteristics(Rock properties)

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 Drilling Engineering:
o Hydrostatic Pressure in Liquid Column, Annular Capacities, Surge pressure,
Swab pressure, Trip Out Of The Hole, Trip In Hole, Shut In Drill Pipe Pressure,
Shut In Casing Pressure
o Drilling fluids
o Drilling Systems
o Types Of Bits
o Applications Of Directional Drilling
Reservoir Fluid Properties:
o Phase Behaviors(Dry gas, Wet gas, Gas Condensate, Black oil, Volatile oil)
o PVT Properties
o Fluid Sampling
o Flash Vaporization
o Differential Liberation Test
o Separator test
o Constant Volume Depletion test
Reservoir Engineering-I:
o Flow Regime
o Fluid Displacement Process
o Peripheral Injection Process
o Well Pattern
Subsurface Production Engineering:
o Types Of Completion Configuration
o Different Phases in Oil/Gas well life
o Formation Damage
o Scales
o Skin
o Inflow Performance Relationship
o Outflow Performance Relationship
o Pressure Loses In Production System
o Cementing
o Well Stimulation
o Hydraulic Fracturing
o Sand Production

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 Natural Gas Engineering:
o Natural Gas Properties and Behavior
o Choke Performance
o Water or Gas Conning
o Unconventional Natural Gas Resources

Advanced Drilling Engineering:

o Drilling Mud
o Well Control
o Directional Drilling
o Deflection Tools and Techniques
o Well killing Methods

Reservoir Engineering-II:
o Gas Cap And Combination Drive
o Gas Relative Permeability
o Gas Injection
o Gas Fluid Characterization
o Gas Permeability
o Gas Condensate and Volatile Oil Reservoir
o Conning Water Drive
Well Testing:
o Transient Test
o Build up Test
o Draw down Test
o Well Deliverability Test

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ADDITIONAL TOPICS AS PER SPE International:
Academic:

1. Content from SPEs PetroWiki (www.petrowiki.org)

2. Glossary of Industry Terminology:

http://www.spe.org/speapp/spe/industry/reference/glossary.html

3. Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary:

http://www.glossary.oilfield.slb.com/Default.cfm

4. Journal of Petroleum Technology

5. SPE Annual Reports