Natural Gas Engineering

Description

Introduction to natural gas engineering - Components of the petroleum production systems - Well inflow performance - Deliverability analysis - Saturated/undersaturated reservoirs and oil production - Production from two phase reservoirs - Production from gas reservoirs - Pseudo critical properties of natural gases - Gas well deliverability for non-Darcy flow - The near-wellbore condition and wellbore skin characterization - Well head surface gathering systems - Artificial lift systems and Horizontal well production - Production chemistry basics (wax, scale, corrosion, emulsions). references Natural Gas Engineering Handbook

Program

Bachelor Degree in Oil and Gas Engineering (144)

Objectives

• Describe the components of petroleum production systems Evaluate well inflow performance and deliverability of oil and gas wells, including non-Darcy flow Estimate the pseudo-critical properties of natural gases Characterize near-wellbore conditions and describe surface gathering systems, artificial lift and horizontal well production Explain the basics of production chemistry, including wax, scale, corrosion and emulsions