WRITTING FORMAT GUIDELINES

Field Development Plan (FDP)

BSc. (Hons) in Oil & Gas Engineering

September 2016 – January 2017

The writing of the final report should adhere to the following format.

1.1 Report Outline

The report consists of many parts arrange in a certain order. It is recommended that
the contents be in the following order:
a) Plagiarism form (ALL group members)
b) Title Page
c) Certification
- Certificate of Approval by FDP Supervisor
- Certificate of Approval by Expertise Supervisor (ALL Department)
- Certificate of Originality
d) Acknowledgment
e) Executive summary
f) Table of Contents
g) List of Figures
h) List of Tables
i) Abbreviations and Nomenclatures
j) Deliverables (items includes, but not limited to)
 CHAPTER 1 – Term of Reference
 CHAPTER 2 – Geology and Geophysics
 CHAPTER 3 – Petrophysics
 CHAPTER 4 – Reservoir Engineering
 CHAPTER 5 – Drilling Engineering
 CHAPTER 6 – Production Technology
 CHAPTER 7 – Facilities Engineering
 CHAPTER 8 – Economics
 CHAPTER 9 – Health, Safety and Environment
k) Reference
l) Appendices
1.2 General Writing Format
Student must follow specific guidelines for writing all the reports as indicated in this
guideline
a) Language
The reports must be written in acceptable and formal English.
b) Font and spacing
All text should be 1.5 spacing between lines and 3 spacing between paragraphs
(Times New Roman regular font-style, size 12) written on a white A4 paper on
one side of each sheet.
The following however should be single spaced:
- Table and Figures
- Computer programs/source codes
c) Numbering
All pages must be numbered in proper sequences from term of reference to the
end of the report including pages on figures, tables, computer programs and
appendices. Page numbers appear by themselves and are not to be enclosed in
parenthesis, hyphens or other decorative symbols. Page number must be
positioned at the bottom and centred.
d) Margin
The top, bottom and right margins are 25 mm except the left margin, which is 40
mm. All paragraphs should start from the left margin.
e) Mathematical Equations
Mathematical equations must be spaced out; superscript and subscript must be
clearly shown and numbered.
f) Heading
The report should not have more than three levels of numbered headings as
follows:
1. FIRST-LEVEL HEAD
1.1 Second-Level Head
1.1.1 Third-Level Head

All heading should be in Times New Roman and bold. Chapter and major
headings should be in capitals and in 14 font size and 12 font size, respectively.
 Secondary and tertiary heading should be in title case and in 12 font size. If there
are more than three levels of headings, please use italised bold font.

g) Tables and Figures

Tables and figures are considered part of the report if is within the main text. If
they have the size that less than a page, they should be inserted into the text near
the point of reference with a 3 spacing from the text. Tables should be on the same
page. Margin limits of figures and tables should be the same as full page text. All
tables and figures should be numbered consecutively according to the chapter
such as Table 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 etc depend on the chapter. Table heading
should be positioned at the top middle of each table. The numbers for figure
should be positioned at the bottom middle of each figure.
h) Documenting sources
Students are required to cite the sources from which ideas they are using.
i) References
The method of writing references must follow the IEEE standard format.
j) Title Page
The title page of Final report should include the following:
- The title of the FDP
- The degree for which the group is submitting the Final Report
- The month and year in which the project is submitted
- The Universiti Teknologi MARA name.

1.3 Submission of Report

a) Each group is required to submit the draft report for each discipline with the
discussion form to the respective Expertise Supervisor (ES) before the submission
dateline.
b) The person that responsible for each department must get approval from the ES
using certificate of approval by expertise supervisor before the final submission.
c) Each group must get all EIGHT (8) Expertise Supervisor signature and stamp
before getting approval from the group supervisor. Must attach the original copy
not the scan or photocopy.
d) The final report should be hard bound in Maroon colour with hot stamp gold
wording on it.
 APPENDIX A
SAMPLE OF FRONT HARD COVER

30 mm
XX FIELD DEVELOPMENT PLAN

50 mm

XX FIELD DEVELOPMENT PLAN

Ahmad Nawab Bin Ahmad Al-Bab 123476

BACHELOR ENGINEERING (HONS) OIL AND GAS JANUARY 2017

Siti Aminah Bt Ahmad 145724

Juhaidah Bt Usman 749345
Ramlah Bin Rusli 938453
Mohd Iqbal Bin Mohd Yazid 284034

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

SHAH ALAM
2017

50 mm *Font : 14 Times New Roman &

bold
30 mm
 APPENDIX B
SAMPLE OF PAGE SETUP

Top margin

1.0”
25mm
50 mm
1.5
spacing,

Times New CHAPTER 1

Roman,

capital, TITLE OF THE CHAPTER

Double spacing,
bold and
Times New
14 font Roman,
1. MAJOR HEADING
size

The main objective of this programme is to prepare all

1.5
students….
spacing,
Times
New
In order to fulfill the need of …..
Roman, 12
font size 1.0”

25m Right
1.1 Secondary Heading m Margin

40 mm The main objective of this programme is to prepare all

students….
Left
margin

1.1.1 Tertiary Heading

The main objective of this 2

1.0”programme is to prepare all
students….

Bottom Margin Page number at

center of the footer
section
 APPENDIX C
SAMPLE OF TITLE PAGE

XX Field Development Plan

by
Ahmad Nawab Bin Ahmad Al-Bab 123476
Siti Aminah Bt Ahmad 145724
Juhaidah Bt Usman 749345
Ramlah Bin Rusli 938453
Mohd Iqbal Bin Mohd Yazid 284034

Project report submitted in partial fulfilment of

the requirements for the

Bachelor of Engineering (Hons)

Oil and Gas

Faculty of Chemical Engineering

Universiti Teknologi MARA

Shah Alam
40450 Shah Alam
Selangor Darul Ehsan
 APPENDIX D
SAMPLE OF CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL BY SUPERVISOR

CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL BY FDP SUPERVISOR

XX Field Development Plan

by
Ahmad Nawab Bin Ahmad Al-Bab

Siti Aminah Bt Ahmad

Juhaidah Bt Usman

Ramlah Bin Rusli

Mohd Iqbal Bin Mohd Yazid

A project report submitted to the

Faculty of Chemical Engineering
Universiti Teknologi MARA
In partial fulfilment of the requirement for the
BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (Hons)
OIL AND GAS

Approved by,

____________________________
(Name of FDP Supervisor)
FDP Supervisor.
 APPENDIX E
SAMPLE OF CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL BY EXPERTISE SUPERVISOR

CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL BY EXPERTISE SUPERVISOR

I, ……(YOUR NAME)…………… from group ……(TEAM NAME)……., hereby agree

that I have corrected ……(DEPARTMENT)…………. report accordingly as commented by
the expertise supervisor. It is original and is that results of our own work, unless otherwise
indicated or acknowledged as referenced work.

Prepared by:

_____________________________
(Your Name)
Head of Petrophysics Department,
Your Team Name

Approved by,

___________________________
(FDP Expertise Supervisor Signature & Stamp)
Petropysics FDP Expertise Supervisor.
Date: …………………..
 APPENDIX F
SAMPLE OF CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY

CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY

This is to certify that the work in this report was carried out in accordance with the
regulations of Universiti Teknologi MARA. It is original and is that results of our own work,
unless otherwise indicated or acknowledged as referenced work. This report has not been
submitted to any other academic institution or non-academic institution for any degree or
qualification.

I, hereby, acknowledge that I have been supplied with the Academic Rules and Regulations
for Undergraduate, Universiti Teknologi MARA, regulating the conduct of our study and
research.

__________________________________________
AHMAD NAWAB BIN AHMAS AL-BAB

__________________________________________
SITI AMINAH BT AHMAD

__________________________________________
JUHAIDAH BT USMAN

__________________________________________
RAMLAH BIN RUSLI

__________________________________________
MOHD IQBAL BIN MOHD YAZID
 APPENDIX G
SAMPLE OF TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CERTIFICATION. . . . . . . . . i

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT . . . . . . . . ii

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . . . . . . . . iii

CHAPTER 1: TERM OF REFERENCE . . . . . 1

1.1 Background of Field . . . . . 1
1.2 Objectives . . . . . . 2
1.3 Company Background . . . . 3

CHAPTER 2: GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS. . . . . 4

2.1 Summary of field . . . . . 4

CHAPTER 3: PETROPHYSICS . . . . . . 5
3.1 Petrophysics Evaluation . . . . 5
3.2 Cut-off Parameter . . . . . 7

CHAPTER 4: RESERVOIR ENGINEERING . . . . 11

4.1 Reservoir Characteristics . . . . 11
4.2 Reservoir Rock Properties . . . . 16

CHAPTER 5: DRILLING ENGINEERING . . . . 23

5.1 Drainage Plan . . . . . . 23
5.1.1 Well Location . . . . . 24
5.2 Drilling Schedule . . . . . 25

REFERENCES . . . . . . . . . 26

APPENDICES . . . . . . . . . 27
 APPENDIX H
SAMPLE OF TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1.1 Rhyolite stone used for the study 3

Figure 1.2 Porphyritic-Rhyolite 5
Figure 1.3 Porphyritic texture 6
Figure 3.1 Process of leaching in the pores of stone 10
Figure 4.1 Concentration of elements extracted from the mineral stone 16
Figure 4.2 Concentration of elements against time in pH 5 solution 17
Figure 4.3 Concentration of elements against time in pH 6 solution 18
Figure 4.4 Concentration of elements against time in pH 8 solution 18
Figure 4.5 Concentration of elements against time in 30 0 C solution 19
Figure 4.6 Concentration of elements against time in 35 0 C solution 21
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Figure 4.7 Concentration of elements against time in 40 C solution 22

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1.1 Essential mineral elements for human consumption 2

Table 2.1 Recommended intake of elements by US RDA 4
Table 3.1 Range of standard solutions use for AAS testing 7
Table 4.1 Conditions for optimum amount of elements leached from the stone 8
Table 4.2 Concentration of elements adsorbed by the glass container 9
Table 4.3 Concentration of elements in the container after 4 hours 12
Table 4.4 Impurities in different materials 14