UNIVERSITY OF ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING

Course Title:
Petromechancial Systems I (MECH 316)

Credit Hours: (2, 0, 2)

Course Lecturer: Mr. Ebenezer Nyarko Kumi

Objective
To introduce students to metering and transport devices and equipment used in the oil and gas
production and processing industries

Content
1. Overview of Oil and Gas Production
2. Oil and Gas Metering
a. Flow meters and its calibration.
3. Pressure measurement
a. Pressure transducers
b. Pressure gauges and their calibrations.
4. Subsurface safety valve systems:
a. Design, installation, operation and redress.
5. Piping systems
a. Rigid and flexible pipes
b. Pipe seals and rings
c. Flow and control valves.
6. Corrosion

Mode of Delivery
Lectures, tutorials, laboratory practical, group work and assignment

Marks Allocation
Assignments - 15%
Group Assignment - 15%
Mid-Semester Exams - 10%
End of Semester Exams - 60%

Reading Material
 John L. Kennedy, 1993. Oil and Gas Pipeline Fundamentals. | ISBN: 0878143904
 Ken Arnold and Maurice Stewart. Surface Production Operations: Design of Gas-
Handling Systems. | ISBN: 0884158225
 Martin S. Raymond and William L. Leffler, 2005. Oil and Gas Production in
Nontechnical Language. | ISBN: 1593700520.