PET 332 - Production Engineering and Surface Facilities

Course Objectives

1. Provide basic information on production engineering and production systems
2. Provide basic information on artificial lift systems
3. Explain fluid flow in porous media
4. Current and future reservoir flow performance predictions using Vogel and Fetkovitch methods
5. Demonstrate single ans multi phase flow in pipes
6. Explanation of wellhead, choke, and tubing performance, and tubing design for different well geometries

Course Description

Fundamental principles of production engineering and fundamental elements of production systems;Artificial lift methods;Reservoir performance: fluid flow in porous media, productivity index, Vogel method and flow efficiency,Fetkovitch method, future reservoir performance prediction methods;Fundamental principles of fluid flow in pipes, multi phase flow in pipes, pressure drop caculations for multiphase flow;Optimum tubing design for different well geometries; Wellhead and choke performance ...