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Re: Syllabus Petroleum Engineering IITM Madras

The syllabus of M Tech Petroleum Engineering Semester I of Department of Ocean Engineering, IITM Madras is as follows:

PE6010 PETROLEUM GEOLOGY

Objectives: The course will introduce the various geological structures associated with the origin, occurrence and formation of petroleum

Introduction to petroleum geology— integrating at a quantitative level several fIelds of geology with geophysics, geochemist and engineering that comprise the science of petroleum geology; occurrence, distribution and nature of petroleum — historic review of petroleum exploration, national and worldwide distribution of petroleum, essential characteristics of oil and gas

Basic rock formation processes — classification and origin of rocks, burial, lithification and diagenesis; geological time and datir geological events — how rocks are dated (absolute and relative time), importance of time in rock formation and deformatio lithostratigraphy and chronostratigraphy; fundamentals of maps and sections — concepts of strike and dip. isochores ar isopachs, key characteristics of maps and sections, mapping structure and stratigraphy

Petroleum system — different stales of natural occurrence, chemical composition and physical properties of petroleum, origin petroleum; the subsurface environment — temperature within earth, pressure (lithostalic, hydrostatic and abnormal), subsurfac waters, fluid dynamics

Reservoir rocks — classification of reservoir rocks (clastic, carbonate and evaportites), petrophysical properties; the source source rocks characteristics, productivity and preservation of hydrocarbon, formation, maturation and types of hydrocarbon

Migration of oil and gas — primary and secondary migration, geologic factors controlling hydrocarbon migration, the reservoirs porosity, permeability, effects of diagenesis on reservoir quality, fracturedjeservoirs, reservoir continuity

Hydrocarbon traps — classification of hydrocarbon traps - structural, stratigraphic, combination and hydrodynamic traps; timir of trap development relative to migration; cap rocks — general properties; methods of petroleum exploration; geostatistics petroleum geology and approaches to reserves estimation; general introduction to methods of exploration

Syllabus Petroleum Engineering IITM Madras
TEXT BOOKS :

1. Levorsen Al., Geology of Petroleum, W.H. Freeman & Co, Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A., 1967.

2. Tissol B.P. and Welte D.H., Petroleum Formation and Occurrence, Springer, Berlin, 1984
REFERENCE BOOKS

1. Hobson GD. and Tiratsoo EN., Introduction to Petroleum Geology, Scientific Press, 1981.

2. North F.K., Petroleum Geology, Kluver Academic Publishers, 1994.

3. Selley R.C., Elements of Petroleum Geology. 2nd Edition, Academic Press, London, 1997.

4. Singh L., Oil and Gas Field of India, Indian Petroleum Publishers, Dehra Dun, 2000.

5. Tiab D., and Donaldson, E.C. Petrophysics: Theory and Practice of Measuring Reservoir Rock and Fluid Transport Properties, Gi j Publishing Company, Houston, Texas, 1996.

6. Hunt J.M., Petroleum Geochemistry and Geology, 2nd Edition, Wit Freeman, San Fransisco, 1996.

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PE6030 RESERVOIR ENGINEERING


Physicomechanical properties of rocks; Failure criteria for rock and rock masses;

Mechanics of Hydraulic fracturing; Thermo-Poro elasticity; Reservoir Subsidence;

Fundamental properties of oils and gas; Physical and chemical properties of rocks and fluids; Porosity, fluid saturations, permeability, interfacial tension, wettability, capillary pressure, effective and relative permeability, steady and unsteady state fluid flow in porous and fractured media. An introduction to oil and gas material balance equations, drive indices. An introduction to performance prediction techniques;

Reservoir engineering principles including estimation, production and recovery of reserves, material and volumetric balance, declinecurve analysis; Fluid movement in water flooded reservoirs; Estimating water flood residual oil saturation, enhanced oil recovery methods;

Properties of hydrocarbon mixtures; Flow of fluids; Natural flow performance; Artificial lift methods; Stimulation and remedial operations; Surface oil production systems; Gas production engineering;

Introduction to Analytical Methods Employed in Reservoir Engineering; Introduction to Numerical Modeling: Basics of FiniteDifference and FiniteVolume Methods; Application of modeling techniques to the optimal extraction of petroleum reserves.


TEXT BOOKS :

1. Lyons, W. C. (1996). Standard Handbook of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering. Gulf professional Publishing (61h Edition), 1076 pages.

2. Craft, B. C., M. Hawkins., and R. E. Terry. (1991). Applied Petroleum Reservoir Engineering (2d Edition), Prentice Hall, 464 pages.

3. Lake, L. W. (1989). Enhanced Oil Recovery, Prentice F-tall, Englewood Cliffs.

4. Amyx, J. W., D. M. Bass., and R. L. Whiting. (1960). Petroleum Reservoir Engineering — Physical Properties. McGraw-Hill Inc.

5. MarIe, C. M. (1981). Multiphase Flow in Porous Media. Gulf Publishing Company.
REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Dake, L. P. (2001). Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering (Develojnents in Petroletin Science), Elsevier, ISSN: 0376-7361 (series)

2. Towler, B. F. (2002). Fundamental Principles of Reservoir Engineering. Textbo& Vol.. 8, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 232 pages. ISBN; 978-1-55563-092-8

3. Ewing, RE. (1987). The Mathematics of Reservoir Simulation. Society for Industrial Mathematics, 198 pages.

4. Ahmed, T. (2006). Reservoir Engineering Handbwk. Gulf Professional Publishers, (3 edition), 1376 pages.

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PE6050 OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION METHODS


Objectives: The student will get exposed to different geological and geophysical methods for exploration and exploitation of oil and gas

Course contents: Principles, data acquisition, data processing, interpretation approach, and apphcations of magnetic, gravity, seismic, and electrical surveys.

Magnetic properties of rocks, magnetic field survey methods, data processing, qualitative and quantitative interpretation of magnetic anomalies; concepts on the earths gravity and its relation to geological features, gravity field surveying techniques, data processing/reduction, Bouguer gravity and geology; application of magnetic and gravity survey projects, for the successful exploration of the hydrocarbon bearing structures arid mineral deposits with case studies.

Seismic field techniques — include land, marine, and 3-D methods; land — field layouts, surveying, sources, vibrioses, geophones, uses of arrays, determining near surface corrections, recording, quality control: seismic sections in recognizing common geological structures and features.

Geological methods and techniques for petroleum exploration — surface indications and direct detection of hydrocarbons; petrography of reservoir rocks, application of core data, structural and stratigraphic applications of log and dipmeter data, reservoir geology models for development planning particularly water flooding and Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) operations.

Geological considerations in reservoir heterogeneity and reservoir characterization; application of seismic techniques lo reservoir delineation; shale geology; spatial and temporal distribution of hydrocarbons; model approach to exploratior stratigraphy with reference to petroliferous basins; seismic stratigraphy and seismic modeling for hydrocarbon detection; geological risk analysis; potential case studies.


TEXT BOOKS :

1. Burger H.R Exploration Geophysics of the Shallow Subsurface, Prentice Hall, TN269 886, 1992

2. Dobrin M.B and Savit C.H., Introduction to Geophysical Prospecting, McGraw HEll, 1988.

3. Parasnis OS., Principle of Applied Geophysics, Chapman and Hall,
REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Telford et al., Applied Geophysic, Cambridge University Press, 1990.

2. Serra O., Well Logging and Geology, Editions Technip, Paris, 2003.

3. Sheriff RE. and Geloart L.P., Exploration Seismology, 2nd edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1995.

4. Sahay B., Ral A. and Chosh M., Wellsile Geological Techniques for Petroleum Exploration, Oxford & IBM, New Delhi, 1984.

5. Cook J.F. and Graham M,, Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production, Elsevier, 1989.

6. Magara K., Geological Models and Petroleum Entrapment, Springer-kluwer, 1986.

7. Visher C’S.. Exploration Stratigraphy, 2nd Edition, Tulsa, 1990.

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PE6020 Drilling Technology


Rock mass classification; Physicomechanical properties of rocks; laboratory and field tests; Failure criteria for rock and rock masses; initial stresses in rocks and their measurement; Mechanics of Hydraulic fracturing; planes of weakness in rocks; rock fractures and fractured rock masses; the use of stereographic projection; and application of Geomechanical properties in blasting of rocks.

Introduction to drilling technology and methods, types of drilling operationsexploration, appraisal, production and work over, drilling rig its components and functions, rig sizing and selection, down hole equipment, derricks and masts, hoisting and handling systems, drilling bits, equipments for directional, horizontal and multilateral wells.

Prediction of formation pore pressure and stress gradients; Drilling fluids, drilling mud hydraulics, determination of safety mud weight bounds for different insitu conditions, stresses around a borehole, hole stability; drilling in over pressured regimes, blow out preventor; testing a well, measurements and logging while drilling, drill stem test.

Completing a well, casing and cementing operations, well head, choke and kick manifold, Casing and casing string design, tubing and tubing string design, Christmas tree dry tree, wet tree: production logs, depletion of well, types of offshore drilling rigsbottom founded vs. floating, Drilling vessels, dynamic positioned vessels, motion compensation, and station keeping, Rig transport, wet tow, dry transport, Marine drilling riser system, sub sea blowout; Deep water drilling, MODU vs production platforms like TLP, SPAR, Dry tree semi etc.

Waste disposal and environmental factors in drilling; Case studies on latest drilling/coring
technology applied both onshore and offshore of India.
TEXT BOOKS :

1. Baker, R. A Primer of Oilwell Drilling: A Basic Text of Oil and Gas Drilling, Petroleum Extension Service, University of Texas at Austin, 2001.

2. Chilinger, G.V. and Vorabutr, P. Drilling and Drilling Fluids. Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, 1981.

3. Hyne, N.J. Nontechnical Guide to Petroleum Geology, Exploration, Drilling and Production, 2nd edition, Pennwell Corporation, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 2001. Nguyen, J.P. Drilling, Editions Technip, Paris, 1996.

4. Gatlin, C.: Petroleum Engineering, Drilling and Well Completions, PrenticeHall, Inc. (1960).
5. Borgoyne, A. T., Chenevert, M. Milheim, K., Young, F. S.: Applied Drilling Engineering, SPE Textbook Series, 1985.

6. Craft B.C et al "Well Design Drilling and Production". PrenticeHall, 1962.

7. R. Samuel and X. Liu (2009), "Advanced Drilling Engineering: Principles and Designs", Gulf Publishing.
REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. V. S. Voitenko (1995), "Applied Geomechanics in Drilling", Russian Translations Series, 1st edition, Taylor and Francis, USA.

2. TAD (1997), "Drilling: The Manual of Methods, Applications, and Management", CRC Press, USA.

3. P. M. Bommer (2008), "A Primer of Oilwell Drilling", 7th edition, The University of Texas at Austin, Petroleum Extension Service, USA.

4. E. L. Jimeno, C. L. Jimino and A. Carcedo (1995), "Drilling and Blasting of Rocks", Revised and updated edition, Taylor and Francis, USA.

5. OTA (2006), "Oil and Gas Technologies for the Arctic and Deepwater", University Press of the Pacific, USA.

Contact Detail:
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Department of Ocean Engineering
Sardar Patel Rd, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600036 ‎

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