308077 (v.1) Petroleum Well Engineering Dissertation 691

Area:

Department of Petroleum Engineering

Credits:

50.0

Contact Hours:

4.0

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.

Unit Outcomes:

Specialisation in one of the drilling operations.

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:

Honarpour, M. (1986) Relative Permeability of Petroleum Reservoir. Dewan, J.T. (1983), Essentials of Modern Open-Hole Log Interpretation, PennWell. Amyx, Bass an Whiting, (1960), Petroleum Reservoir Engineering, New York, McGraw-Hill. Hawkins andCraft, (1959), Applied Petroleum Reservoir Engineering, New Jersey, Prentince-Hall. Dake. L.P, (2001), Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering, Amsterdam, Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company. Muskat, Morris., (1949), Physical Principles of Oil Production, 2nd Edition, (1981), Boston, McGraw-Hill. Link, K., Peter., (1982), Basic Petroleum Geology, OGCI, Oklahoma, Tulsa. Savit and Dorbin, B., Milton., CH, (1976), Introduction to Geophysical Prospecting, 1996 Edition, New York, McGraw-Hill. Burgoyne, T., Adam., et al., (1991), Applied Drilling Engineering, SPE Textbook Series. Devereux, Steve., (1999), Drilling Technology, PennWell Corporation. Devereux, Steve.,1998), Practical Well Planning and Drilling Manual, PennWell Publishing Company, Oklahoma, Tulsa. Dwight K. Smith., (1993), Well Plugging and Abandonment, PennWell Publishing Company. Sada D. Jobhi., (1991), Horizontal Well Technology, PennWell Publishing Company.

Unit Texts:

Course Notes.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Dissertation 70%, Presentation 30%. 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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