Process and Production Engineering (ENP100)

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.


Course description for study year 2025-2026. Please note that changes may occur.

Facts

Course code

ENP100

Version

1

Credits (ECTS)

10

Semester tution start

Autumn

Number of semesters

1

Exam semester

Autumn

Language of instruction

Norwegian

Offered by
Time table

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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) to improve productivity, artificial lift methods (gas lift and electrical submersible pump (ESP)), petroleum chemistry issues associated with hydrate, wax, asphaltene and scale problems and their control methods.

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 along 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.
  • Possess knowledge about flow assurance concerning problem occurrences, mitigating, and control methods.
  • Be able to evaluate reservoir properties and potential analysisusing hand calculation.
  • Be able to perform choke performance computation and analysis by hand calculation.
  • Be able to perform production nodal sensitivity analysisusing 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

Form of assessment Weight Duration Marks Aid
Written exam 1/1 4 Hours Letter grades Valid calculator

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.

Course teacher(s)

Laboratory Engineer:

Dagfinn Søndenaa Sleveland

Head of Department:

Øystein Arild

Course coordinator:

Mesfin Belayneh Agonafir

Course teacher:

Øystein Arild

Method of work

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

Overlapping courses

Course Reduction (SP)
Oil and Gas Production (PET200_1) 10

Open for

Battery and Energy Engineering - Bachelor in Engineering Energy and Petroleum Engineering, Vocational Path - Bachelor in Engineering Energy and Petroleum Engineering - Bachelor in Engineering
Admission to Single Courses at the Faculty of Science and Technology

Course assessment

There must be an early dialogue between the course supervisor, the student union representative and the students. The purpose is feedback from the students for changes and adjustments in the course for the current semester.In addition, a digital course evaluation must be carried out at least every three years. Its purpose is to gather the students experiences with the course.

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