Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

PCE 305 — Fundamentals of Petroleum Engineering

2 units · PCE department course · Nigerian universities

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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

discuss exploration methods, drilling rigs, bits, and fluids
explain on-shore and off-shore drilling processes
explicate well completion, logging and production.
test the quality of petroleum products;
elucidate store and transport petroleum products.

Course contents

Origin and occurrence of petroleum and gas. Oil exploration methods. Drilling rigs and drilling bits. Blow out preventers and drilling fluids. Finishing techniques. On-shore and Off-shore drillings. Well completion. Logging. Petroleum production. The secondary method of petroleum recovery; surface operations in petroleum production. Stabilisation of petroleum. Oil, gas and water separation. Basic tests on petroleum quality. Petroleum transportation and storage.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study PCE 305.

PCE 305 — Fundamentals of Petroleum Engineering

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

Course contents

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