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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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The class includes Topics covered include: Elementary knowledge and assessment of petroleum and natural gas; Overview of petroleum industry and petroleum engineering; Nature of oil and gas reservoirs; Petroleum exploration and drilling; Formation evaluation, Completion and production, Surface facilities, Reservoir mechanics; Improved oil recovery; Relevant terminology and nomenclature. Module 1: Safety in the oil fields Health, Safety and Environment - HSE HSE Behaviour Module 2: History of oil industry Origin of crude oil Chemical composition of crude oil and gas Module 3: Reservoirs - introduction Oil window Reservoir - Geology and Exploration Module 4: Drilling Operations Module 5: Production of Oil and Gas Module 6: Pipelines Module 7: Oil and Gas Activities in Kurdistan Module 8: Decommissioning Module 9: Upstream and Downstream Logistics Module 10: Downstream Labs: Basic petroleum lab in required.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Learning outcomes
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This course gives a brief idea about introduction to petroleum and natural gas engineering as part of the petroleum and natural gas engineering curriculum.
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Prerequisites
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Introduction to each aspect of petroleum engineering. This course is pre-requirement for more advanced courses such as Reservoir Engineering Separation processes Enhanced Oil Recovery Reservoir Rock and Fluid Properties Production engineering
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Recommended literature
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Al- Awad, Musaed N.J. (2010). Petroleum and natural gas engineering overview : for non-specialists. Saarbrücken : VDM Verlag Dr.Muller.
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Ala, Michael. (2017). Petroleum engineering : an introduction to petroleum geoscience. London : WSPE.
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Amyx, James W. (1960). Petroleum reservoir engineering : physical properties. New York : McGraw- Hill.
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API. (1961). History of petroleum engineering / a publication of the American Petroleum Institute. New York : API.
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Bradley, Howard B. (1987). Petroleum engineering handbook. Society of Petroleum Engineers.
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