UNSW Handbook Course - Introduction to the Petroleum Industry

Introduction to the Petroleum Industry - PTRL1010


	Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
	School: School of Petroleum Engineering
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 3
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Offered: Session One
	Fee Band: 2

Description

UNIT 1: Worldwide distribution of oil and gas reserves. Data sampling and interpretation. Measurement scaling. Core, log and test data. UNIT 2: Rock/fluid systems. Coring and core analysis. Well logging and log interpretation. Well testing and test analysis. UNIT 3: Drilling of oil and gas wells. Drilling fluids. Well completions. 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.

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