COURSE SYLLABUS

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YEAR COURSE OFFERED: 2014

SEMESTER COURSE OFFERED: Fall

DEPARTMENT: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (Petroleum Program)

COURSE NUMBER: PETR 3372

NAME OF COURSE: Petroleum Production Operations

NAME OF INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Christine A. Ehlig-Economides

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The information contained in this class syllabus is subject to change without
notice. Students are expected to be aware of any additional course policies
presented by the instructor during the course.
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Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of the course, students will be able to
Solve routine production problems following basic engineering practices,
including multiphase fluid flow, well damage, and pressure calculations
Define the fundamental terminology of production operations
Identify key production equipment and well components
Describe standard stimulations programs including acidizing and hydraulic
fracturing
Select appropriate artificial lift systems for particular applications

Major Assignments/Exams

Homework 15
Quizzes 15
Monthly Test 1 15
Monthly Test 2 15
Monthly Test 3 15
Final Exam 25


COURSE SYLLABUS
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Required Reading

Economides, M.J., Hill, A. Daniel, and Ehlig-Economides, C.A., Zhu, Ding: Petroleum
Production Systems Second Edition, PTR Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 2012. ISBN
9780137031580

Recommended Reading

Additional articles will be cited in class as appropriate.

List of discussion/lecture topics

Geology and Natural Drive Types
Inflow Performance Relationship (IPR) for transient, steady state, and pseudosteady-state
flow
Vertical and horizontal well productivity index
Formation Damage (Skin)
Matrix Acidizing in sandstone and carbonate formations
Hydraulic Fracturing
Sand Management
Vertical Flow Performance
Well Performance (Nodal) Analysis
Artificial Lift including gas lift, mechanical, hydraulic, and progressive cavity pumps
Production facilities
Well production forecasting