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Introduction To Petroleum Engineering

This document provides an overview of an introductory petroleum engineering module, including information about credits, contact hours, prerequisites, aims, learning outcomes, content, teaching methods, assessment, and reading list. The module aims to provide students with an overview of petroleum engineering concepts from geology and reservoirs to drilling, production, and crude oil evacuation. Key topics covered include global petroleum occurrence, exploration techniques, drilling, reservoir and production engineering, and storage and evacuation of oil and gas. Assessment includes a 180-minute exam and coursework assignments.

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Introduction To Petroleum Engineering

This document provides an overview of an introductory petroleum engineering module, including information about credits, contact hours, prerequisites, aims, learning outcomes, content, teaching methods, assessment, and reading list. The module aims to provide students with an overview of petroleum engineering concepts from geology and reservoirs to drilling, production, and crude oil evacuation. Key topics covered include global petroleum occurrence, exploration techniques, drilling, reservoir and production engineering, and storage and evacuation of oil and gas. Assessment includes a 180-minute exam and coursework assignments.

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Introduction to Petroleum Engineering

Module Title Introduction to Petroleum Engineering


Level s
Reference No. EAX_S_258/PTRL01C04
(showing level)
Credit Value 10 credit points

Student Study Hours Contact hours: 22 lectures + 11 Tutors


Student managed learning hours: 150
Pre-requisite learning -
Co-requisites -
Excluded combinations -
Module co-ordinator Dr. Alsayed Gomaa
(Name + Email) Alsayed. [email protected]
Faculty/Department Engineering/Petroleum and Natural gas
Short Description This module concerned with principles of petroleum engineering,
exploration and production, oil and gas reservoirs, recovery, surface
facilities, crude evacuation.
Aims The aim of this module is to provide students with an overview of the
various petroleum engineering concepts and operations, focusing on the
upstream technologies from geology, to reservoirs, to drilling, to
production, to the stock tank and crude evacuation.
Learning Outcomes Knowledge and understanding
On completion of this module students should be able to demonstrate
knowledge and understanding of:
1. the core concepts associated with this module as indicated
by the contents;
2. be aware of the state of the art technology in exploration and
production;

Subject-specific cognitive skills


On completion of this module students should be able to/demonstrate
ability in:
3. use and treat simple released data and information
pertaining to the contents of the module;
4. apply effectively the various basic geological and
engineering concepts to problem solving;

Subject-specific practical skills


On completion of this module students should be able to/demonstrate
ability in:
5. investigate and analyse materials and information from
different sources;
6. solve problems pertaining to the exploration and production
activities;

Key/transferable skills
On completion of this module students should be able to/demonstrate
ability in:
7. Interpret available data.
8. Analyze simple exploration and production systems

Employability To prepare student to get job and be professional graduate in


future, the development of one or more of top engineering skills,

Module Proforma Draft, December 2011 page 1


namely problem solving, communication, management and
environment and economics, is addressed in this module.
Personal development planning is also one of our focuses in this
module

Teaching and learning


pattern 1. 22, 1h lectures. This method informs learning outcomes 1, 2, 3,
4, 7.
2. 11,1h Tutorials. This method informs learning outcomes,
1,3,5

Indicative content
 Global occurrence of petroleum and other natural resources ;
 basic concepts in petroleum exploration and exploitation;
 petroleum geological aspects;
 exploration techniques;
 drilling engineering;
 basics of formation evaluation
 basics of reservoir engineering ;
 Basics of production engineering;
 storage and evacuation of oil and gas;
 risk assessments of oil industry

Assessment  Examination: A 180 minutes unseen written


Elements & weightings
exam assesses learning outcomes 1, 2, 5. 70%
 Course Work: 15% project report assesses
learning outcomes 5, 6, 7, 8 and 15% in class
assignment assesses learning outcomes 1, 3. 30%

 Students must achieve (i) 40% for the total module mark
and (ii) at least 30% in the unseen examination and the
course work in order to achieve an overall passing mark
for this module.

Indicative Sources  Frank John, Mark Cook & Mark Graham, "Hydrocarbon
(Reading lists) Exploration and Production", Elsevier, ISBN: 0444829210
(1998)
 Howard Bradley , "Petroleum Engineering Handbook",
Society of Petroleum Engineers,
ISBN: 1555630103 (1987)
 Royal Dutch/Shell Group , "The Petroleum Handbook",
Elsevier, ISBN: 0444421181 (1983)

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