Second Semester

The upstream sector of the petroleum industry focuses on oil and gas (O&G) exploration and production (E&P) activities. Exploration identifies oil and gas reserves, while production ensures the delivery of these resources to the downstream sector (e.g., processing plants). Petroleum production is considered the cornerstone of the petroleum industry. Petroleum production engineering is a specialized field within petroleum engineering that aims to maximize oil and gas production in a cost-effective way. Achieving this goal requires production engineers to thoroughly understand the petroleum production systems they operate. To perform their roles effectively, they must possess a strong foundation in fluid properties, as well as a solid understanding of the operating principles of key components in producing wells and surface facilities. This section of the course (PET32103) equips aspiring production engineers with the essential principles of petroleum production engineering, organized across the following chapters:

o Petroleum Production System (Lecture-1)
o Properties of Oil & Gas (Lecture-2)
o Reservoir Deliverability (Lecture-3)
o Wellbore Performance (Lecture-4)
o Choke Performance (Lecture-5)
o Well Deliverability (Lecture-6)
o Forecast of Well Production (Lecture-7)
o Production Decline Analysis (Lecture-8)
o Well Tubing (Lecture-9)
o Separation Systems (Lecture-10)
o Transportation Systems (Lecture-11)

The Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) of the course (PET32103) are outlined as follows:

o Understand the path of well flow stream
o Understand the pressure losses throughout the entire production system
o Understand the need of well completion
o Identify different types of well completion
o Get a general idea about work-over operations
o Understand reservoir deliverability
o Understand how to construct Inflow performance relationship (IPR) curve