Production Engineering

3 credits · Undergraduate Programs

Analysis of fluid flow between subsurface formation and surface facility. Reservoir inflow performance analysis. Wellbore and wellhead hydraulics and multiphase flow. Principles of oil and gas production statics and mechanics. Nodal analysis for production optimization. Acidizing and hydraulic fracturing. Water and gas coning. Diagnosis of production problems. Artificial lift; Sucker pumping; electrical submersible pumps; progressing cavity pumps; gas lift. Applications to flow injection for storage, disposal. Prerequisite(s): Petroleum Engineering 429 or 523.