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.
- Teacher: Athumani Mkilindi