Petroleum Production Engineering II

(ENG 3103M)
INTRODUCTION & COURSE TITLE

Dr Nejat Rahmanian

Introduction
Name of Facilitator:
Dr Nejat Rahmanian
Phone: 01274-23 4522

E-mail: n.rahmanian@bradford.ac.uk
Room: B1.12 (Chesham)
Lecture hours: 24
No of weeks: 12

Time/Place
Time:
Monday;11:0013:00,
Place:
Weeks2and4

CheshamC1.03a

Weeks3,5,6,1013

CheshamB4.01

Week7

CheshamB4.01(Midtermtest)

Weeks8,9

CheshamC3.08(computerroom)

CourseInformation
Credit Value: 10
Prerequisite: ENG2092M Petroleum Production Eng. I

Quizzes
Assignment :
Mid-term Test:
Final Examination:
No. of students: 16 (As of 18 Sep. 2014 )

5%
10%
15%
70%

GroundRules

Practice & Practice

No Mobile Phones

KeyReference

"Petroleum Production Systems"

M. Economides, D. Hill and C.E. Economides Prentice Hall Inc.
(Note: Available edition in library is: 1994)
Petroleum Production Engineering: A Computer-Assisted Approach,
1st Edition; By Guo, Lyons, P.E. & Ghalambor, A., 2007.

Additional references:

Applied Petroleum Reservoir Engineering; B. Craft, M. Hawkins and

R. Terry, 2nd Ed. Prentice Hall inc.
Reservoir Engineering Handbook By: Tareq Ahmed
Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering By: L.P. Dake
The Properties of Petroleum Fluids By Wiliiam D. Mc Cain
PVT and phase behaviors of petroleum reservoir fluids By Ali Danesh
(2001), 2nd Edition, Elsevier
Surface Production Operations: Design of Oil-Handling Systems
and Facilities, by Ken Arnold, Maurice Stewart (2008), 3rd Edition, Gulf
Publishing Company. (ebook available in Library).

ObjectiveofProduction
Engineering:
To maximize well productivity considering :

Cost effectiveness
Safety

OverviewofaPetroleumProductionUnit

Thepetroleumindustryis usually divided into three major

components: Upstream, midstream and downstream.
Midstream operations are usually included in the downstream category.

Upstream

Downstream

Gas&Oil exploration and

production

Treating,Selling&
Distribution

The upstream sector includes the

searching for potential underground
or underwater oil and gas fields,
drilling of exploratory wells, and
subsequently drilling and operating
the wells that recover and bring
the crude oil and/or raw natural
gas to the surface.

The downstream oil sector refers to the

selling and distribution of natural
gas and products derived from crude oil.
Such products include liquefied petroleum
gas (LPG), gasoline or petrol, diesel oil,
kerosene, fuel oil, asphalt, etc.

Upstream: Term commonly used to refer to the searching for and the recovery
and production of crude oil and natural gas. The upstream oil sector is also
known as the exploration and production (E&P) sector.
Midstream: Processes, stores, markets and transports commodities such as
crude oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and Liquefied Natural Gas
(LNGs, mainly ethane, propane, and butane and sulphur.
Downstream: Term commonly used to refer to the refining of crude oil, and the
selling and distribution of natural gas and products derived from crude oil.

Theupstreamoil&gasindustryinvolvestheextraction,recoveryand
deliveryofenergysectorproductstosocalledDownstreamapplications,
s,
whereenergyproductsareprocessedtomakeviableproducts.

Topics
Introduction

and role of petroleum engineers

An overview of reservoir engineering
Reservoir fluid properties (continue from
PPE-1)
Reservoir rock properties
Production from under saturated oil
reservoirs
Production from two-phase reservoirs
Production from natural gas reservoirs
Wellbore flow performance
Flow in Chokes and horizontal pipes

CourseSchedule
Week 2

Introductory Lecture: Objectives, Scope, Oilfield Units

Week 3

Overview of Reservoir Engineering

Week 4

Reservoir Fluid Properties (EOS), continued from PPE-1

Week 5

Reservoir Rock Properties (porosity, permeability, etc.)

Week 6

Reservoir Rock Properties (Continued)

Week 7

Mid term test

Week 8

Production from Under- saturated Oil Reservoirs

Week 9

Production from Two Phase and Natural Gas Reservoirs

Week 10

Wellbore Flow Performance

Week 11
Week 12

Well Deliverability
Flow in Horizontal Pipes and Flow in Chokes

Week 13

Revision Week

UnitsforReservoirandProductionEngineering
Variable

SI

Mass
Length
Area
Volume

1 kg
0.3048 m
4,046.873 m2
1 m3

Temperature

1K
K = C+273.15
C = (F-32)/1.8
6.894757 kPa
1 MPa
101.325 kPa
1 bar = 100 kPa
1 mPas
1000 kg/m3

Pressure

Dynamic viscosity
Density
Water density @ 60F/1
atm
Energy

Power
Molecular weight of air
Permeability

Oilfield
2.2046225 lbm
1 ft
1 acre = 43,560 ft2
6.2898106 bbl
1 bbl = 5.614583 ft3
1.8 R
R = F+459.67
F = 1.8 C+32
1 psi
145.03774 psi
1 atm = 14.69595 psi
14.503774 psi
1 cp
62.42797 lbm/ft3
8.345405 lbm/gal

999.04 kg/m3

62.368 lbm/ft3

1.055056 kJ
1 kWh

1 btu
3412.14 btu
1 btu=778.169 ftlbf
1 hp=550 ftlbf/s
28.9625 lbm/lbmol
1013.25 md

745.700 W
28.9625 kg/kmol
1 mm2

http://www.peteng2.com/jmm/uni01.html and http://www.rigzone.com/calculator/

ListofAbbreviationsandAcronyms
API: American Petroleum Institute
bbl: Barrel
Bpd: Barrel per day
GOR: Gas Oil Ratio
GOC: Gas Oil Contact
Scf: Standard cubic feet
STBO: Stock Tank Barrel Oil
Sp.gr : Specific gravity
SSSV: Sub-Surface Safety Valve
SSV : Surface Safety Valve
WOC: Water Oil Contact

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_acronyms_in_oil_and_gas_exploration_and_pro
duction

CourseOutcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
Desribe of Petroleum Production Engineering
Develop phase diagram of the reservoir based on EOS
Calculate pipeline performance (horizontal and vertical)
and pressure drop across a Choke valve
Analyze performance of a production well (steady state,
transient and psuedo-steady state)
Calculate rock properties

Questions and Answers

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