308071 (v.1) Production Technology 606

Area:

Department of Petroleum Engineering

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

40.0

Lecture:

1 x 20 Hours 4 Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 20 Hours 4 Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

308070 (v.1) Reservoir Engineering for Drilling Engineers 605 or any previous version

Syllabus:

Tubing design and selection, well intervention and workover techniques, completion fluids, perforating, completion equipment, production logging, artificial lift, sand stabilisation and exclusion, production optimisation, well flow performance evaluation, water and gas control, stimulation, new technology, surface production facilities and operation.

Unit Outcomes:

On completion of this unit, students will be - Familiar with the technology of well completion, stimulation techniques, inflow performance assessment and production enhancement.

Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases.

Unit References:

Economides, M.J., Walters L.T., and Dunn-Norman, S., (1988), Petroleum Well Construction, New York, John Wiley and Sons.. Beggs, H.D. (1991), Production Optimisation, OGCI Publications. Economides M.J. et at, (1994), Petroleum Production Systems, Prentice Hall.

Unit Texts:

No prescribed texts.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Exams 80%, Tutorials/Project 20%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Field of Education:

10700 Earth Sciences (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information:

Informational

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

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