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Courses Handbook 2013

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2013.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2012.

313066 (v.1) Stimulation and Intervention Operations 600

Area: Department of Petroleum Engineering
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 3.5
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
Tutorial: 1 x 1.5 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):     313058 (v.1) Hydrocarbon Phase Behaviour 606 or any previous version
    OR
    301736 (v.3) Hydrocarbon Phase Behaviour 606 or any previous version
AND
    313059 (v.1) Formation Evaluation 604 or any previous version
    OR
    301737 (v.3) Formation Evaluation 604 or any previous version
AND
    313060 (v.1) Applied Geology and Geophysics 602 or any previous version
    OR
    301729 (v.3) Applied Geology and Geophysics 602 or any previous version
AND
    313061 (v.1) Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering 605 or any previous version
    OR
    301735 (v.3) Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering 605 or any previous version
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.
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.
Field of Education: 030300 Process and Resources Engineering (Narrow Grouping)
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2013 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        

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