Course

Overview of the Petroleum Industry - PTRL5015

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering

School: School of Petroleum Engineering

Course Outline: http://www.petrol.unsw.edu.au/

Campus: Sydney

Career: Postgraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4

CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

Unit 1: Worldwide distribution of oil and gas reserves. Subsurface data sampling and data interpretation. Measurement scaling. Core, log and test data. Unit 2: Rock/fluid systems. Rock and fluid parameters used in the petroleum industry. Inter-relations between these parameters. Coring and core analysis. Well logging and log interpretation. Well testing and test analysis. Unit 3: Drilling of oil and gas wells. Classification of wells. Drilling operating systems. Drilling fluids. Well completions. Gun perforating. Hydrocarbon production techniques. Hydrocarbon recovery mechanisms. UNIT 4: Economics of the upstream and downstream oil and gas industry. Supply and demand for oil and gas. International trading in oil and gas. Participation of Industry speakers. Special Project. (Ref: PTRL1010)
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