Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

PNG 312 — Oil and Gas Production Engineering I

3 units · PNG department course · Nigerian universities

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

• demonstrate an overview knowledge of subsurface and surface production operations
• explain how pressure differential is used to analyse the flow of fluid at various points from the oil and gas reservoir to the surface
• relate how to apply Darcy’s law in solving reservoir to sand face flow problems, solve problems of vertical pipe flow and flow through surface restrictions (chokes)
• state how to diagnose well problems and proffer technical solutions
• describe the concept of workover
• explain the possible actions to be taken to optimise production and the principles of well stimulation methods;
• state how the various pressure maintenance methods work.

Course contents

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.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study PNG 312.

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