Course

Process and Production Engineering (ENP100)

Facts

Course code ENP100

Credits (ECTS) 10

Semester tuition start Autumn

Language of instruction English, Norwegian

Number of semesters 1

Exam semester Autumn

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Literature The syllabus can be found in Leganto

Introduction

This is an introductory course in petroleum production and process engineering. The course deals with production engineering, starting from the reservoir to the well, through the well, and further to the surface equipment. In addition, the basic concepts of processing the produced fluids (gas, oil, and water) will be presented. Finally, production enhancement methods and flow assurance issues with control methods will be presented. The course is designed based on theory, hand calculations, computer software simulation, and physical laboratory exercises. A minor adjustment may be made to accommodate modern relevant topics.

Content

The course includes reservoir rock and fluid characterization, reservoir flow performance, tube outflow performance, nodal analysis with the impact of parameters on productivity, choke performance, separator types, and performance, and production fluid processes to clean and satisfy the piping and environmental requirements, reservoir stimulation (matrix acidification and hydraulic fracturing), and artificial lift methods (gas lift and electrical submersible pump (ESP)) to improve productivity.

Learning outcome

After completing this course, the student should

  • Possess knowledge of reservoir properties characterization and reservoir potential evaluation.
  • Possess knowledge of reservoir fluid and thermodynamic properties of the reservoir fluids.
  • Possess knowledge about inflow and outflow performance with parameters that control the productivity related to the TPR and IPR
  • Possess knowledge about the advantages and disadvantages of the choke performance and separator design.
  • Possess knowledge about the production fluid processing plants of gas, oil, and water.
  • Possess knowledge about the well damage Indication analysis and well-stimulation methods to enhance well productivity.
  • Be able to evaluate reservoir properties and potential analysis using hand calculations.
  • Be able to perform choke performance computation and analysis by hand calculation.
  • Be able to perform production nodal sensitivity analysis using analytical methods and computer simulations.
  • Be able to design an ESP installation and design the right pump speed for the different water cuts concerning the desired production rate by using computer simulations.
  • Be able to design gas lift solutions and perform productivity optimization as well as choke design to produce a desired production at the optimized injection rate by using computer simulations.
  • Be able to perform laboratory measurements of porosity and permeability of porous media and measurement of gas density. In addition, analyze measurement results and write technical reports.
  • Be able to use modern software tools to simulate and evaluate simple production scenarios.

Required prerequisite knowledge

None

Exam

Written exam

Weight 1/1

Duration 4 Hours

Marks Letter grades

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Exam system Paper Based

Written exam by pen and paper

Coursework requirements

Lab
The requirement to sit for the examination is that a minimum of three laboratory and four computer simulation-based exercises should be handed in three weeks before the examination and should be approved.

Method of work

Lectures, theoretical exercises, computer simulations, and laboratory exercises.

Overlapping courses

Course Reduction (SP)
Process and Production Engineering (ENP100_1) , Oil and Gas Production (PET200_1) 10

Open for

Open course for all who meet the requirements for general university admissions certification (GSK) and Engineering requirement.

Admission requirements

General university admissions certification (GSK) and Engineering requirement.

Course assessment

The faculty decides whether early dialogue will be held in all courses or in selected groups of courses. The aim is to collect student feedback for improvements during the semester. In addition, a digital course evaluation must be conducted at least every three years to gather students’ experiences.

Contact

Head of Department:
Øystein Arild
Course teacher:
Øystein Arild
Course coordinator:
Mesfin Belayneh Agonafir
Study Program Director:
Runar Bøe
Laboratory Engineer:
Dagfinn Søndenaa Sleveland

Offered by

Faculty of Science and Technology

Department of Energy and Petroleum Engineering

The course description is retrieved from FS (Felles studentsystem). Version 1