Area: | Department of Petroleum Engineering |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Prerequisite(s): | 307666 (v.1) PEng 323 Formation Evaluation
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Syllabus: | Basic concepts in reservoir engineering, rock properties, PVT analysis, material balance, calculation of hydrocarbon in place and recovery, principles of fluid flow in porous media, Darcy's Law and applications, radial flow in porous medium. For tuition pattern details and contact hours, please contact the Department of Petroleum Engineering. |
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Unit Outcomes: | TBA |
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: | Amyx, Bass and Whiting. (1960), Petroleum Reservoir Engineering, McGraw-Hill, New York. Craft and Hawkins, (1959), Applied Petroleum Reservoir Engineering, Prentice-Hall, New Jersey. L.P. -Dake, Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering, 18th Impression, (2001).Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company, Amsterdam. Morris M, (1949), Physical Principles of Oil Production, McGraw-Hill, Boston, 2nd Edition, (1981). |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. Course Notes. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Final Examination 70%, Tutorials/Projects 30%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 39900 Other Engineering and Related Technologies (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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