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Courses Handbook 2015

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PEEN6013 (v.1) Well Stimulation Remedial and Intervention Operations

Area: Department of Petroleum Engineering
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 4.0
TUITION PATTERNS: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Workshop: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Equivalent(s): 313066 (v.1) Stimulation and Intervention Operations 600 or any previous version
Prerequisite(s):     313061 (v.1) Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering 605 or any previous version
    OR
    PEEN6004 (v.1) Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering or any previous version
    OR
    301735 (v.3) Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering 605 or any previous version
AND
    313060 (v.1) Applied Geology and Geophysics 602 or any previous version
    OR
    GEOP6008 (v.1) Applied Geology and Geophysics or any previous version
    OR
    301729 (v.3) Applied Geology and Geophysics 602 or any previous version
AND
    313059 (v.1) Formation Evaluation 604 or any previous version
    OR
    PEEN6003 (v.1) Formation Evaluation or any previous version
    OR
    301737 (v.3) Formation Evaluation 604 or any previous version
AND
    313058 (v.2) Phase Behaviour and Flow Assurance 606 or any previous version
    OR
    PEEN6002 (v.1) Phase Behaviour and Flow Assurance or any previous version
    OR
    301736 (v.3) Hydrocarbon Phase Behaviour 606 or any previous version
UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Syllabus (HB): Introduction to well problems including cuases and remediation; near wellbore formation damage mechanism, control and prevention; sand and water production mechanisms; control and management; scale deposition removal and prevention; corrosion control and prevention; principles and practices of well workover and intervention operations; an overview of production logging tools and their various applications including production log interpretation, familiarization with new technology;.and reservoir stimulation by fracturing with emphasis on design and estimation; an overview if horizontal well completion to improve productivity.
Field of Education: 030303 Mining Engineering
Result Type: Grade/Mark


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Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2015 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        

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