Introduction to Petroleum Engineering

1.Introduction to the subject, history of oil and gas production, the role of oil and gas exploitation in the state economy.
2.Properties of oil and natural gas, recovery of oil and gas deposits, reservoir deliverability and flow regimes, oil and gas production methods.
3.Overview of technology and processes of the gas and oil production. Offshore and onshore gas and oil exploration.
4.Standard types of gas and oil production, lifetime of the oil and gas deposits, calculation of hydrocarbon reserves.
5.Oil and gas exploration and production borehole design. Borehole execution, commissioning and standard operation.
6.Artificial lift methods, oil and gas production equipment, sucker rod pumping systems, submersible pumps, gas lifts.
7.Oil and gas well workover, sources of well damage, recovery technology and equipment needed for well repair and maintenance.
8.Secondary and enhanced oil and gas recovery methods.
9.Equipment for oil and gas collection, processing, transport and distribution. Pipeline systems, pipes, valves and fittings in the oil and gas industry.
10.Oil and gas production measurement devices and methodology, oil and gas storage facility.
11.Unconventional oil and gas resources. Shale gas, oil sands, coal bed/mine methane, abandoned mine methane, methane hydrates.
12.Environmental impacts of the oil and gas production.
13.Project management and risk management of the gas and oil exploration and exploitation projects.