OG 320: Petroleum Engineering Systems

Course description

1.    Course Information

—  Lectures and Tutorial

◦      Tuesday 12:00-14:00 hrs. (CoET, PB 06)

◦      Wednesday 09:00-11:00 hrs. (CoET, P008)

—  Course Assessment

◦      Continuous Assessment (Tests, quizzes and/or homework) – 40%

◦      University Examination – 60%

—  Instructors: Mr.  A. Mkilindi

                           Ms. E. Malisa

—  Office: CoET, R328

 

2.    References

 

3.    Course Contents

a.    Overview of petroleum engineering systems

b.    Components of petroleum production systems

c.    Uses of petroleum products

d.    Exploration, drilling, production, reservoir formation evaluation (including productivity)

e.    Production from under-saturated oil reservoir

f.     Pipeline transportation and refining

g.    Safety and environmental issues

h.    Oil spills and clean up

i.     Regulations and marketing

j.     Government regulations

k.    Political influence

 

4.    Mode of teaching

Since large part of the contents is covered in other OG courses, mode of teaching will be through discussions and presentations.

 

5.    LMS

Announcements, notes and all assignment will be found in LMS. Make sure you are able to follow the course in LMS during the first week of the semester.