Overview of the Petroleum Industry - PTRL5015


	Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
	School: School of Petroleum Engineering
	Course Outline: http://www.petrol.unsw.edu.au/
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Postgraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
	Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4
	Fee Band: 2 (more info)
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

Unit 1: Worldwide distribution of oil and gas reserves. Subsurface data sampling and data interpretation. Measurement scaling. Core, log and test data. Unit 2: Rock/fluid systems. Rock and fluid parameters used in the petroleum industry. Inter-relations between these parameters. Coring and core analysis. Well logging and log interpretation. Well testing and test analysis. Unit 3: Drilling of oil and gas wells. Classification of wells. Drilling operating systems. Drilling fluids. Well completions. Gun perforating. Hydrocarbon production techniques. Hydrocarbon recovery mechanisms. UNIT 4: Economics of the upstream and downstream oil and gas industry. Supply and demand for oil and gas. International trading in oil and gas. Participation of Industry speakers. Special Project. (Ref: PTRL1010)