COURSE INTRODUCTORY

EE057-3.5-3
Production Engineering
 Objective
The objectives of this module is to:
1. Contribute to the achievement of the Learning
Outcomes specified for the student’s award at Level 3
2. Enable students to further develop their knowledge and
skills in relation to petroleum engineering
3. Develop the ability of students to critically apply the
knowledge they gain in relation to the study of
petroleum engineering
4. Further develop lifelong learning skills of independent
learning and study in relation to Petroleum Engineering
5. Enable students to develop their ability to understand:
– techniques and fundamentals of petroleum engineering
– requirements and process related to petroleum engineering

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 Program Outcomes

• PO2- Ability to undertake complex

engineering problem identification and
apply engineering principles to solve them.
• PO4- Ability to investigate complex
engineering problems using research
techniques.
• PO5 - Ability to design innovative solutions
for complex engineering problems.

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 Learning Outcomes

• At the end of the course, the student should be

able to:
1. Explain fundamental production operation and
underlying operational principles and design criteria.
2. Justify flow regime and well artificial lift system.
3. Calculate well pressure using nodal analysis.

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 Assessments

1. An In-course Individual assignment weighted at 30%

2. A Class Test weighted at 20%

3. An Exam length 2 hours weighted at 50%

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 Online Resources
• APU Library Web
(https://library.apiit.edu.my/APU-e-
databases.html)
– Databases
– E-Journals
– ISI Web of Science
– Science Direct, etc

• SPE Online Library Search

(http://www.onepetro.org/mslib/app/newSearch.do)
• AAPG Online Library Search
(http://search.datapages.com/data/search.do)
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 Consultation Hours

Lecturer: HARVIN KAUR

Email: harvin.kaur@apu.edu.my
Recommended: Make an appointment through
the Lecturer Consultation Hours System.
Activities:
• Discuss homework, assignment, exam
• Discuss lectures, books

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 Course Materials

Essential Reading

• Petroleum Production Systems, 2nd Edition by M. J. Economides, A.

D. Hill, C. EhligEconomides, and D. Zhu (2012)
• Petroleum Production Engineering, Book by Boyun Guo, 2017

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 Assessment (cont.)

• Examination format
• Duration : 2 hours
• Formula booklet is provided
• Answer ALL 4 questions
• Each question carries 25 marks, total 100%
• Passing mark is 50%

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 Grading (New!)

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 What is expected of you

• You should abide by all the rules & regulation of

APU
• Proper attire
• No speaking of dialects
• Attendance is compulsory and valid medical
certificates or letters from parents /guardians must
support any absence from class.
• Three lateness will be equal to one absence
• All pagers and mobile phones should be turned off
during lectures.

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 What is expected of you

• Students doing things not related to the current

lecture will be asked to leave the room and
disciplinary action will be taken in accordance with
the University’s rules and regulations.
• Students should not leave the room during a lecture
except with the agreement of the lecturer
• Assignments should be submitted before 7.00p.m. on
due date to the receptionist.
• Students have to submit the EC (Extenuating
Circumstances) form for late assignments and
absence from class test.

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 DISCUSSION

Get to know each other…

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 What is Production Engineering?

Production
Engineering

Well Well Well Work over Surface

Artificial lift
productivity completion stimulation techniques processing

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 COURSE MAJOR CONTENTS

 Well Performance Concepts

 Nodal Analysis

 Matrix Acidising

 Hydraulic Fracturing

 Sand Control

 Artificial Lift Methods

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 CONTENTS

 Overview of well performance

concepts
Flow regimes in a reservoir

Darcy’s equation

Skin effect

Productivity Index

Inflow Performance Relationship

Factors influencing Inflow Performance

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 CONTENTS

 Nodal Analysis
System components

Flow regimes in vertical pipes

Construction of outflow curves

Application of nodal analysis in tubing sizing

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 CONTENTS

 Well stimulation concepts

Introduction (reasons for stimulating)

Candidate selection

Stimulation techniques: Matrix acidizing and

Acid fracturing.

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 CONTENTS

 Artificial lift methods

Gas lift

Pumping – Electrical submersible pumps,

progressive cavity pumps, hydraulic pumps
and rod pumps.

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 Lecture Times

• Tuesday : 9am to 10.30am

• Wednesday: 3.30pm to 5.30pm

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 THANK YOU

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