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308077 (v.1) Petroleum Well Engineering Dissertation 691


Area:

Department of Petroleum Engineering

Credits:

50.0

Contact Hours:

4.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 

Seminar:

1 x 4 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

308076 (v.1) Group or Team Well Design Workover Project 690 or any previous version
 

Syllabus:

This project could involve some or all of the processes involved in the design project in addition to specific drilling, workover and completion problem situations and the identification and solution of the problems. The use of the latest state of the art techniques in drilling bit selection and real-time monitoring, horizontal and multi-lateral well drilling, completion and workover, stimulation and sand control techniques, borehole stability problems, drilling into over pressured reservoirs and formations containing natural gas hydrates, are some of the major interests in well engineering. Any of these topics, preferably based on industry requirements, could be selected for this individual project. A dissertation will need to be submitted and a presentation made to the examiners at the conclusion of the project.
 
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
 

Field of Education:

10700 Earth Sciences (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

2

Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information:

Informational

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Availability Information has not been provided by the respective School or Area. Prospective students should contact the School or Area listed above for further information.

 
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