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UNIVERSITY OF UYO, NIGERIA

FACULTY OF ENGINEERINGDEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERING

INFORMATION/POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS HANDBOOK

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING PROGRAMME

PGD, M.Eng. Ph. D. Degrees in Chemical Engineering

MARCH 2012


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UNIVERSITY OF UYO, NIGERIA

FACULTY OF ENGINEERINGDEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERING

GRADUATE PROGRAMMES IN PETROLEUM ENGINEERING

PGD, M.Eng. Ph. D. Degrees in Petroleum Engineering

COURSE OUTLINE AND DESCRIPTION

Approved during the 73rd

Meeting of Senate on 21st

July, 2010


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NAME OF DEPARTMENT

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERING,

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING ,UNIVERSITY OF UYO, NIGERIA

DATE OF ESTABLISHMENT1995/1996

VICE CHANCELLORProfessor (Mrs) Comfort M. Ekpo

B.LS., M.Ed. (Zaria), Ph.D. (Wales)

REGISTRARMrs Edak U Umondak

B.A. (Unical), M,LS. (Ibadan)

DEAN OF ENGINEERINGDr Linus O. Asuquo

M.Sc. (Kosice), Ph. D. (Asutech)

FNSE,FNMS,FIQAN, Reg. Engr. (COREN)

HEAD OF DEPARTMENT

Dr Etim N. BasseyB.Sc., M.Sc. (Lvov), Ph.D. (Bradford)

FNSE, FNSChE, Reg.Engr.(COREN), MNIM(Chartered)

POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES COORDINATORDr. Benjamin R. Etuk

B.Sc., M.Sc.(Lagos), PhD.(Heriot Watt)

MNSE, MNSChE, Reg. Engr.(COREN)


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HISTORY OF THE PROGRAMME

Faculty of Engineering was established in 1995/1996 Academic Session by the ViceChancellor, Professor Fola Lasisi. The Philosophy of establishing the Faculty was to

achieve national goals and objectives of industrialization and self-reliance, through the

training and producing of each engineering graduate with high academic standard and

adequate competence to solve the immediate problems of the industry and nation ingeneral.

Sixty-three (63) 100 level students were admitted in 1995/1996 academic session into the

eight branches of Engineering, one of which was Chemical Engineering. The Faculty

took off under the able leadership of Dr. C.E.A. Uko (now Prof Uko) as the Pioneer Co-ordinator of the Faculty.

In the 1996/1997 academic session, there were thirteen (13) Petroleum Engineering

students out of the eighty-six students (86) population in the Faculty. Four academic staff

joined the Faculty among whom was Mr. Victor Etuk an Assistant Lecturer, a Chemical

Engineer who was subsequently appointed Acting Head of the Department of Chemical

and Petroleum Engineering in 1996/1997 academic year. Following him were Drs

Emmanuel J. Akpabio, Benjamin R. Etuk and Francis D. Udoh who were the subsequentActing Heads of Department. Currently, there are thirteen full-time academic staff on theProgramme in various areas of specialization and Dr. Etim N. Bassey is the Acting Head

of Department. The Department graduated its first batch of students in PetroleumEngineering in the 2000/2001 academic year.

Today, in addition to the Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Petroleum Engineering,Postgraduate Diploma, Master of Engineering and Doctor of Philosophy Programmes are

offered with specialization in Production Engineering, Drilling Engineering, Reservoir

Engineering,Gas Engineering, Georesources Engineering and GeoenvironmentalEngineering.

VISION

The Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering has the vision to be one of the

dedicated Engineering Departments in the Faculty, the University and in the Nation as awhole.

MISSIONThe Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering is:

a Dedicated to the provision of quality training through teaching and research for theprovision of quality service to the state, nation and the world at large;

b Dedicated to the training of manpower who will impact the government, industry, andacademic through provision of expert advice for the national development; and

c. Dedicated to strive towards achieving excellence in manufacturing andproduction standard for a sustainable development in science and technology.


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LIST OF ACADEMIC STAFF

S/NO. NAME QUALIFICATIONS RANK/STATUS

AREA OF SPECIALISATION

1. Prof D. Appah M.Sc. (Baku)Ph.D. (Uniport)

Professor/Adjunct

Production Engineering/Formation Evaluation/Natural Gas Engineering

2. Dr. R. M. Aguta M.Sc., Ph.D.(Stavanger)

AssociateProfessor/

Adjunct

Drilling Engineering/Formation Evaluation

3. Prof. E. Oboho M.Sc., Ph.D.(Moscow)

Professor/Adjunct

Separation Processes/Process Control

4. Dr. B. R. Etuk B.Sc., M.Sc. (Lagos)Ph.D. (Heriot Watt)

AssociateProfessor/Full Time

Separation Processes/Particulate Systems/Environmental Studies

5 Dr E. N. Bassey B.Sc., M.Sc. (Lvov),Ph.D. (Bradford)

SeniorLecturer

/Full Time

Chemical EngineeringDesign & Analysis /Process Integration/Optimisation/Simulation

/Environmental ProcessEngineering.

6. Dr. F. D. Udoh B.Sc., M.Sc., M.Sc.,Ph.D. (Madison-

Wisconsin), Certificatein Unix System/C/C++Programming (FloridaTech).

SeniorLecturer/

Ag. HOD/Full Time

EnvironmentalEngineering/

Reservoir Characterization/Geostatistics/ MineralEconomics/DrillingEngineering

7. Dr. E. J. Akpabio M.Sc., Ph.D. (Baku) SeniorLecturer/Full-Time

Petroleum RefiningEngineering/ResidCatalysis

8. Dr. G. T. Akpabio B.Sc., M.Sc., (Unijos),Ph.D. (Unical)

SeniorLecturer/Part - Time

Geophysics/PetroleumGeophysics

9. Dr. I. A.Ekpenyong

B.Sc., (CalTech)D.Sc. (MIT)

SeniorLecturer/

Full-Time

Chemical ReactionEngineering/Catalysis/

Petroleum Refining &Petrochemicals

10. Dr. C. S. Ajinomoh M.Sc., Ph.D. (Moscow) Lecturer II/Full-Time

Petrochemical Synthesis/Environmental Engineering

11. Dr. P. W. Igbagara B.Sc., M.Tech., Ph.D.(RSUST)

Lecturer II/Full-Time

PetrochemicalSynthesis/ChemicalReaction Engineering

12. Dr I. J. Okop BSc (Cal), MSc Ibadan),PhD (Manch.)

Part - Time Chemical Synthesis,Computer Applications inScience & Engineering

13 Mr. P. O Umana B. Eng. (ABU), MSc. Senior Production

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(London) Lecturer/

Part-Time

Engineering/Engineering

Economy

14 O. I. Akpanika B,Sc., M.Sc. (Unical) Lecturer I/

Full- Time

Geology/Geochemistry

15.Mr. J. U. Akpabio

(Staff Development)B.Eng.,M.Eng. (Uniport)

LecturerII/

Full-Time

Production

Engineering/ReservoirEngineering

16. J. O. Etim B.Sc.(Unicross), PGD,M.Eng.(Uniport)

Lecturer II/Full- Time

Reservoir Engineering

17. P. N. Inyang B.Sc.(Unicross), PGD,M.Eng. (Uniport)


Petroleum Engineering

18. K. K. DuneB. Eng., M. Eng.

(Uniport)

Lecturer II/

Adjunct

Formation

Evaluation/Reservoir

Engineering/Natural Gas

Engineering

19. E. E. Bassey(Staff Development)

Reservoir EngineeringLecturer II/

Full-Time

B.Sc. (Unical), PGD,

M.Sc. (Ibadan)

20. U. U. Ntuk B.Eng. (Uniport),M.Sc.(Salford)


Chemical

Synthesis/Simulation/

Material Engineering

LIST OF TECHNICAL STAFF

S/NO. Name of staff Rank/Status Qualifications

1. Mr. Justine U. Obot Chief Technologist/Full Time

B.Eng. (Pet. Eng.) MemberNSE

2. Engr. Peter E. Asangausung Senior Technologist/

Full Time

B.Eng. (Chem. Eng.) COREN

Registered,Member NATE

3. Mrs Udeme E. Udo Laboratory Assistant/Full Time

WASC,SSCE

LIST OF ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

S/No. Name Rank/Status Qualifications

1. Mrs. Etop O. Uweh Chief Secretarial Assistant/

Full Time

WASC, SSCE RSA in

Typewriting, Stages I, II & III &Cert. in Computer

2. Mr. Emmanuel G. Ukpabio Chief Clerical Officer/

Full -Time

WASC & SSCE

3 Mr. Aniedi E. Mendie Senior Clerical Officer SSCE, NABTEB


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PROGRAMME FOR POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA (PGD)

IN PETROLEUM ENGINEERING

1.0 INTRODUCTIONThe Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department is desirous to contribute

towards meeting the high-level manpower needs required to accelerate the

industrial and economic development of Nigeria in general and the Niger Delta

zone in particular. To this end, the Department wishes to run a Postgraduate

Diploma (PGD) course in Petroleum Engineering on a full-time basis. The course

is fashioned to accommodate qualified persons from the petroleum and oil

services industries, private or public organizations who may wish to gain

knowledge in the area of Petroleum Engineering to enable them to be more

productive in their areas of responsibility.

2.0 PHILOSOPHYThe philosophy of our Postgraduate studies programme is to initiate and conduct

research and develop excellent human capital through the training of engineering

graduates and workers in the industry to sharpen and increase their capacity to

take up the challenges and responsibilities in the capital intensive and high

technology oil and gas industry.

3.0 OBJECTIVEThe PGD in Petroleum Engineering is designed to prepare candidates whose first

degree is in the sciences or other engineering disciplines for a career in the

Petroleum and/or Process Industries.The objective of the PGD programme are as follows:

1. Equip the candidates with in-depth knowledge of principles and conceptsof Petroleum Engineering


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2. Assist the candidates to understand how the principles and concepts ofpetroleum Engineering are applied in real life situation in the petroleum

and related industries.

3. Provide the candidates with the tools and skills necessary to definePetroleum Engineering Problems in their totality as well as arrive at

structured, effective and economic solutions of such problems.

4.0 ADMISSION REQUIREMENTSThe Postgraduate Diploma Course in Petroleum Engineering shall be open on a

full-time basis to the following:

1. Candidates with Bachelors Degrees not below Second Class HonoursLower Division in Engineering other than Petroleum Engineering or

relevant Sciences from recognized institutions.

2. Notwithstanding 1 above, candidates must possess the basicrequirements for admission into the Bachelors degree Engineering

Programmes of the University of Uyo.

5.0 DURATION OF PROGRAMMEThe course shall be for minimum duration of four (4) Semesters and a maximum

of six (6) Semesters. For extension beyond the specified maximum period, a

special permission of the Postgraduate school Board shall be required.

6.0 GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS


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Each candidates performance shall be based on the following:

(a) Continuous assessment and examination of the taught courses at theend of each semester.

(b)Assessment of research seminars and Project reports.(c) Assessment of the PGD Project Report which must be submitted in

accordance with the format prescribed by the Postgraduate School

Regulations, University of Uyo.

(d)Other conditions applicable to the grading of courses and award ofHigher Degrees as prescribed by the Postgraduate School.

To obtain a PGD in Petroleum Engineering, candidates must register and pass in

the 79 Credit Hours offered in the programme and made up of the following:

(i) 65 credit hours of the core courses(ii) 3 credit hours of the elective courses

(iii) 2 credit hours of laboratory and field practice

(iv) 6 credit hours of the research project

7.0 COURSE STRUCTUREThe core courses for the PGD candidates are as follows:

1st SEMESTER

Course Code Title Credit Hours

GRE 611 Engineering Mathematics I 3GRE 612 Engineer in Society 1

GRE 613 Engineering Drawing I 2

GRE 614 Engineering Economics 2

CVE 611 Strength of Materials 2

PEE 611 Petroleum Engineering Systems 3

PEE 612 Applied Petroleum Geology 3


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PEE 613 Petroleum Reservoir Engineering I 3

PEE 617 Petroleum Engineering Lab/Field Pradtice I 1

Total 20

2nd

SEMESTER


GRE 621 Engineering Mathematics II 3

GRE 622 Design Drawing II 1

PEE 621 Drilling Fluid |Technology 2PEE 622 Petroleum Reservoir Engineering II 3

PEE 623 Natural Gas Engineering 3

PEE 624 Well Completion & Workover 3

PEE 625 Petroleum Rock Mechanics 2

PEE 626 Petroleum Economics & Property Valuation 2

PEE 627 Petroleum Engineering Lab/Field Practice II 1

Total 20

3rd SEMESTER


GRE 631 Engineering Management & Law 2

CPE 611 Computer Programming and Applications 2

PEE 631 Drilling Engineering I 3

PEE 632 Formation |Evaluation 3

PEE 633 Production Engineering I 3

PEE 634 Oil and the Environment 2

PEE 635 Reservoir Simulation 3

PEE 637 Seminar 1

Total 19

4th

SEMESTER


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PEE 642 Enhanced Oil Recovery 3

PEE 644 Well Testing 3

PEE 646 Alternate Hydrocarbon Sources 2

Elective 3

PEE 645 Research Project 6

Total 17

ELECTIVES


PEE 641 Drilling Engineering II 3

PEE 643 Production Engineering II 3

PEE 647 Natural Gas Processing 3

8.0 COURSE DESCRIPTIONPEE 611: PETROLEUM ENGINEERING SYSTEMS (3 CREDIT HOURS)

Overview of the petroleum industry and fundamental petroleum engineering

concepts including nature of oil and gas reservoirs, petroleum exploration

and drilling, formation evaluation, completion and production, surface

facilities.

PEE 612: APPLIED PETROLEUM GEOLOGY (3 CREDIT HOURS)

Properties of sedimentary rocks composition, texture, structure and classification.

Source rock and reservoir rock characteristics. Petroleum generation and migration,

Traps and seals. Sandstone reservoir.

PEE 613: PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING I (3 CREDIT HOURS)


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Introduction to petroleum reservoir engineering. Physical properties of rocks and fluids

(porosity, permeability, compressibility of rocks and fluids, fluid saturation, wettability,

etc). General hydrodynamic equations of fluid through porous media and techniques of

predicting reservoir performance compositional variation phase behaviour of

hydrocarbon systems. Reservoir energy relationships. Sampling for PVT analysis and

other methods of determining reservoir fluid properties evaluation and interpretation.

PEE 617: PETROLEUM ENGINEERING LABORATORY/FIELD PRACTICE

(1 CREDIT HOURS)

Testing of drilling and well completion fluids properties. Cements: types,

properties and analysis. Laboratory observation of reactions between drilling

and workover fluids on formation. Colloidal properties of clays. Visit to oil

operations.

PEE 621: DRILLING FLUID TECHNOLOGY (2 CREDIT HOURS)

Mud properties; testing, classification and chenmical analysis. Drilling

calculations and control of mud properties. Well completion fluids. Data for

executing kick control, indications of kick, methods of circulating out a kick;Balanced bottom hole pressure (BBHP), drillers method. Formation damage

caused by drilling fluids and chemistry of reaction between fluid and

formation Other types of drilling fluids Air, foam etc.

PEE 622: PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING II (3 CREDIT HOURS)

Reservoir estimation, material balance equation, decline curve analysis and

production performance in different types of reservoirs such as solution gas

drive, water drive, gas cap drive etc. Water influx calculations. Reservoir

models (steady state, pseudo-steady state, transient). Statistics and

interpretation of production rates. Well test, drill stem test, production test

backpressure tests in gas wells, build up and drawdown test on oil ells.


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Coaling of water and gas. Secondary recovery well injection, sweep

efficiency, states and Dykstra Passon methods.

PEE 623: NATURAL GAS ENGINEERING (3 CREDIT HOURS)

Composition of natural gas. Natural gas wells, wellhead equipment and gathering

systems. Estimation of gas reserves. Flow of natural gas measurements, dynamic and

volumetric meters. Critical flow proffers bottom hole flowing Field handling of natural

gas. Static and bottom hole flowing pressure calculations. Distribution of natural gas;

pipeline equation for distributions at high and low pressures. Modification of old

transmission lines, looping and paralleling. Water-hydrocarbon systems dhydration and

sweetening of natural gas. Gas hydrates. Underground storage of natural gas.

PEE 624: WELL COMPLETION & WORKOVER (3 CREDIT

HOURS)Well completion: Single and multiple completion. Open holes perforation methods.

Tubing types, tubing equipment, uses of tubing calculations Multiple zone completion-

well-heads casing and tubing hangers.

Christmas Tree, use of wirelines, packer types, uses. Design of tubing string. Flows rate

of oil and minimum gas requirement. Bottomhole pump production, packer-rod pumps

(well heads, surface and sub-surface equipment). Prediction of wind, wave and current

forces. Equipment employed in marine environment.

PEE 625: PETROLEUM ROCK MECHANICS (2 CREDIT HOURS)Fundamentals of rock mechanics linear, non-linear elasticity, poroelasticity. Effective

stress concept, failure mechanisms, crater formation, load rate mechanism. Static andimpact loading, tooth penetration as a function of differential and over header pressure.

Effect of differential pressure on drilling rates. Stress around boreholes and borehole

failure criteria.

PEE 626: PETROLEUM ECONOMICS & PROPERTY VALUATION

(2 CREDIT HOURS)


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The structure of the Petroleum Industry. Impact of oil resources on the economy of oil

producing countries. Profitability analysis in oil and gas investments. Inter-relationship

of technical and economic data, time value of money, compound interest and annuity

calculations. Depreciation methods, capital budgeting, projects evaluations. Decline

curve analysis, risk and uncertainty in oil and gas exploration. Decision tree analysis,

Monte Carlo simulation, preference theory pricing and bidding strategies. Oil

concessions in Nigeria, government participation. Nigerian Petroleum profit tax laws.

The Nigerian Petroleum labour market Refinery economics, marketing and sales

calculations.

PEE 627: PETROLEUM ENGINEERING LABORATORY/FIELD PRACTICE II

(1 CREDIT HOUR)Core Analysis, measurement of porosity, liquid and gas permeability, fluid saturation.

Analyisis of drill cuttings, determination of lithology. Rheological measurements Hydraulic

characteristics and control of drilling fluid properties. Flow metering of liquids and gas.

Determination of mete r accuracy. Uses and operations of various pressure regulators. Pressure

loss measurement along pipes. PVT analysis. Visit to oil installations and oil field quality

control.

PEE 631: DRILLING ENGINEERING I (3 CREDIT HOURS)

Elements of rock mechanics. Basic drilling methods cable tool and rotary, equipment,

drilling techniques, advantages and disadvantages. Drilling fluids functions, properties and

esting. Types of drilling fluids and additives, drilling hydraulics, drilling cost analysis and

control. Formation pressure prediction, fracture gradient prediction, formation damage, lost

circulation, stock pipe.

Cementing properties of cements and additives, cementing equipment, hole conditions, volume

calculation and rate of circulation. Primary cementing operations squeeze cementing, cement

plugs/ Fishing operations causes control and prevention. Well control causes and detection

of kicks, well control procedures. Blow out causes, control, and prevention including

equipment usage.

PEE 632: FORMATION EVALUATION (3 CREDIT HOURS)


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Concept of formation evaluation and comparison of the various methods well logging,

coring, well testing etc. Well logging, types and principles electric, radioactive, acoustic

velocity, caliper, inclinometer, dip meter and thermometer C.G.S. Log interpretation methods

porosity and resistivity logs, combination of logs, cross plots, application and problems.

Recent advances in logging and log interpretation such is fluid contacts, water or gas entry

points their zones, faults identification, permeability anisotropy. Production logging,

Measurement While Drilling (MWD), Computer aided well log interpretation.

PEE 633: PRODUCTION ENGINEERING I (3 CREDIT HOURS)

Operation functions and output of sub surface Reservoir Engineer. Properties, composition and

classification of oil and natural gas NODAL Analysis inflow and outflow performances,governing equations, inflow performance relationship (IPR). Gas-oil-ratio (GOR), productivity

index (PI), formation damage, fines migration and skin effect, fluid flow and pressure losses.

Multiphase formation factor (B), Bullet perforation and jet perforation. Introduction to

artificial lift methods Gas life methods (continuous flow, intermittent, plunger lift), Pumping

systems (sucker rod pumping, rodless pumping).

PEE 634: OIL AND THE ENVIRONMENT (2 CREDIT HOURS)

The operating environment. Interaction between oil industry activity and the environment

waste management in the oil industry. Causes of oil pollution-blow out, pipeline and flowline

leakages, sourgas production, sea transportation hazards. Need for oil spill prevention and

control. Impact on the environment, ecology. Methods of control mechanical, chemical and

biological. Global pollution problems. Case studies from the Niger Delta province.

Government regulation and contingency plans Clean Nigeria Association (CAN), National

Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA).

PEE 635: RESERVOIR SIMULATION (3 CREDIT HOURS)

Introduction and purpose of reservoir simulation. Concepts of simulation. Darcys law, fluid

flow in porous media. Reservoir simulation equations. Finite difference model. Solution of the

simulator equations. Matric of simultaneous equations, data preparation fluid data, rock data,

production data, flow rate data. Making a simulation study. History matching.


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PEE 637: SEMINAR (1 CREDIT HOUR)

Designed to expose students to research methodology in Petroleum Engineering, advances in

petroleum engineering, techniques and formal for technical paper and report writing and

strategies for presentation to a technical audience. Students will be expected to present a

Seminar on selected topics guided by the Lecturer assigned.

PEE 641: DRILLING ENGINEERING II (3 CREDIT HOURS)

Workover operations Introduction, techniques, squeeze cementing, well stimulation, sand

control. Directional drilling, cost tubing drilling slime hole drilling, techniques and equipment.Deviation measurement. Well stability concepts. Fishing tools and methods drilling services

contract specifications. Offshore drilling technology, drilling optimization. Advances in

drilling engineering measurements while drilling (MWD).

PEE 642: ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY (3 CREDIT HOURS)

Review of rock properties, reservoir fluid properties, phase behaviour, Principles of

displacement, displacement efficiencies; gas methods, miscible slung, enriched gas, high

pressure, lean gas-carbon dioxide, nitrogen and others inert gases. Chemical methods

miscellar polymer, polymer argument, water flooding, permeability alteration. Thermal

recovery concepts.

PEE 643: PRODUCTION ENGINEERING II (3 CREDIT HOURS)

Surface completion, gathering systems service and cleaning. Design and testing of flow

lines. Emulsion problems: oil emulsion, emulsifying agents and emulsifiers. Choice and

dosage of emulsifiers. Separation and separators, design and construction of separators, heat

treatment. Corrosion and controls. Problem well analysis workover techniques, sand control,

gravel packing, sand consolidation. Pipelines and transportation, maximum pipeline capacity,

other transportation systems. Flow measurement systems. Problems associated with flow

measurement Liquid level controllers.

PEE 644: WELL TESTING (3 CREDIT HOURS)


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Purpose of BHP Surveys, ideal conditions for running tests. BHP survey equipment, correct

procedures for conducting tests, gauge quality check procedure. Theory of well testing

phases and flow geometries, flow equations and solutions, analysis models, skin concept.

Analysis of BHP test drawdown, buildup, interference etc. Field practices and other factors

that affect tests, examples of bad and good tests.

PEE 645: RESEARCH PROJECT (6 CREDIT HOURS)

The project consists of a study of designed topic in any aspect of Petroleum Engineering. The

project may be analytical, experimental or design and fabrication. The Topic is chosen inconsultation with the Department whose approval is necessary. Guidance and supervision will

be given by a designated staff member. The student is expected to complete the project and

present the required number of bound copies and defend the work orally before a constituted

panel of the Department.

PEE 646: ALTERNATE HYDROCARBON SOURCES (3 CREDIT HOURS)

World energy sources; role of hydrocarbons, alternate hydrocarbon sources available in

Nigeria Exploration and mining for such resources. Existing and proposed industrial

processes for conversion of such resources into engineering materials and energy.

Technologies for use of coal, shale oil, tar sands and biomass. Economic assessment of

hydrocarbon resources.

PEE 647: NATURAL GAS PROCESSING (3 CREDIT HOURS)

Phase behaviour of natural gas systems, retrograde phenomena in natural gas mixtures, binary

mixtures, vaporisation equilibrium constants. Bubble and dew point determination. Field

processing; flash calculation, stage separation. Water hydrocarbon systems, water content,

storm distillation, fractional distillation, binary distillation multi-component distillation.

Absorption and adsorption; removal of H2S and Co2 from natural gas Gas plant design, LPG

and LNG systems.


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CPE 611: COMPUTER PROGRAMMING AND APPLICATIONS

(2 CREDIT HOURS)An introduction to digital computer; historical perspective up-to-date computer hardware and

software, meaning and description; a simple typical computer structure indicating the

functional components; characteristics of a computer, application of computers, implications of

computerization, limitation of computers; human failures and professional responsibilities and

implication of as national literacy programme.

Programming in Basic: flow charts sand algorithms; declaration statements; input and output

statements; programme computation and execution, control and conditional statements;

program organization, loops and routines and program listing and debugging techniques.

Introduction to technical computation software (eg mat-cad-cad, matlab). Formulation of

structure codes and exploration of relevant tool boxes in matlab as applicable to Chemical

Engineering problems. Use of MS excel to implement numerical computations, solutions of

linear and non linear equations, regression analysis and graphing.

GRE 611: ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS I (3 CREDIT HOURS)

Definitions of Differential equations and general remarks. First-order and simple higher-order

differential equations. Solutions and existence of uniqueness, Exactness. Solution byintegrating factor, other methods of solution. Application of first-order, simple higher-order

differential equations; application to mechanics, electric circuits, differential equations of

families of curve and orthogonal trajectories, applications to chemistry and chemical mixtures,

applications to steady-state heat flow; problems of growth and decay; the hanging cable;

physical problems involving geometry, the definition of beams.

CVE 611: STRENGTH OF MATERIALS (2 CREDIT HOURS)

Basic definitions-stress and strain. Basic stresses (normal shearing, axial tensile and

compressive stresses), bearing stress, ultimate, allowable stresses, factor of safety, direct stress

formula, axial deformation and strain elasticity, elastic limit, Hookes law. Modulus of

Elasticity, Poissons ratio. Stress-strain diagram, yield point. Mohrs circle, moment of inertia

of bodies shear force, shear stress and bending stresses in beams. Deflection of beams, stress

concentration Anaslysis of trusses and frames.


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GRE 612: ENGINEERING IN SOCIETY (1 CREDIT HOUR)

History of Engineering and technology. Philosophy of science. Development of the

engineering industry up to the present day, safety and health at work. The role of engineers in

nation building. Food production, housing, transportation, employment opportunities, energy

supply, communication and social infrastructure etc. The choice of engineering solutions and

decision-making process, risk analysis etc. Lectures by invited professionals.

GRE 613: ENGINEERING DRAWING I (2 CREDCIT HOURS)

Introduction use of drawing instruments, scales, drafting aids. Paper sizes and drawing

layout. Dimensioning, line work and lettering. Geometrical constructions and

engineering graphics. Development of geometrical figures and intersection of solids and

curves. Introduction to projections.

GRE 614: ENGINEERING ECONOMICS (2 CREDIT HOURS)

The place of Engineering Economics in engineering and investment decisions. Compounding,

discounting and economic equivalence, cash flow analysis and inflation. Choosing between

alternative methods for evaluating project investments depreciation, taxes and cost of capital.

Comparing alternative investments, replacement analysis. Risk analysis and project selection,

risk analysis models; capital rationing method. Economic decision models, cost analysis and

models, lease or buy decisions. Profitability analysis. Management of Studies in Engineering

Economics: data sources and cost estimating forecasting of revenues, economic feasibility

studies. Computer application in Engineering Economic Analysis.

GRE 621: ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS II (3 CREDIT HOURS)

Fourier series Enter coefficients, even and odd functions. Sine and cosine functions and

application. Gamma, beta and probability function. Simple linear programming. Elements of

functions of several variables. Legendre and Bessel functions and their properties. Complex

variables, differentiation and integration of complex functions. Cajuchy-Rieman equations and

related theorems. Laplace and Fourier transforms. Introduction to non-linear differential


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equations, stability and applications, elements of probability density and distribution functions.

Statistics-regression and correlation. Large sampling; Test hypothesis and quality control.

GRE 622: ENGINEERING DRAWING II (1 CREDIT HOUR)

Orthographic. Projections in first and third angles. Isometric, oblique and other projections;

sectioning; screw fasteners, simple machine drawing. Introduction to Computer graphics and

application.

GRE 631: ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT AND LAW (2 CREDIT HOURS)Law: General principles of contracts. Law of contract; Forms of contract criteria for seleting

contractors, offer and acceptance of contracts; Terms of contract, suppliers. Duties-Damages

and other Remedies. Termination/cancellation of contract. Liquidation and penalties,

exemption clauses, safety and risk. Health and safety. Duties of employers towards their

employees. Duties imposed on employees.

Management: General principles of management and appraisal techniques. Breakthrough

and control management; conventional management theory; personnel management;

labour and public relations; wages and salary administration. Production and maintenance

management. Training and manpower development. The manager policy formulation,

objective setting, planning, organising and controlling, motivation and appraisal of

results.

Management Accounting: Basic management accounting concepts, techniques and

conventions, understanding corporate annual reports, introduction to cost-volume

relationships, introduction to manufacturing costs, introduction to capital budgeting.


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PROGRAMME FOR MASTER OF ENGINEERING (M. Eng.)


1.0 INTRODUCTION

In line with the mission of the University of Uyo, the Department of Chemical

& Petroleum Engineering intends to deploy its resources to maximize her potential to

offer high quality research and training opportunities for its staff,

students and the community as a whole. For the Petroleum Engineering

Programme the degree of Master of Engineering (M. Eng.) is fashioned to

generate interest and knowledge necessary to create analytical framework

for understanding the development, design and operation of process industries and related

systems with emphasis on optimum use of resources,

conservation of the environment and costs management.

2.0 PHILOSOPHY

The philosophy of our Postgraduate Studies programme is to initiate and conduct


graduates and workers in the industry to sharpen and increase their capacity to take up

the challenges and responsibilities in the capital intensive and high technology oil and

gas industry.


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3.0 OBJECTIVE

The objectives of the programme are to:

Provide high-level manpower sufficiently impacted with advanced knowledge and skills

to offer quality service to the state, the nation and the world at large.

Provide advanced training in specialised skill areas aimed at achieving the National

content goal of the government in the oil and gas/process industry as well as impact the

academia to offer expert services and advice for national development.

Strive to achieve excellence in manufacturing and production best practices for

sustainable development in Science and Technology.

AREAS OF SPECIALISATION

The M. Eng. Degree in Petroleum Engineering will be offered in the following

specialized areas:

* Production Engineering

* Drilling Engineering

* Reservoir Engineering

* Gas Engineering

* Georesources Engineering

* Geoenvironmental Engineering

5.0 ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS5.1 Types of Admission:

There are two types of admission, full time (FT) and part time (PT)

5.1.1 Full Time Admission

Full time admission is offered only to candidates who can satisfy the University that they

are not in employment, or that they have received approval of their employers to


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undertake full time studies. Candidates who are found to have violated this condition

shall be asked to withdraw from the University.

5.1.2 Part Time Admission

Candidates shall be admitted to part time studies if they are members of

staff of the University or in other employment where they require a higher degree to

enhance their performance and knowledge. All part time candidates shall be required to

submit evidence that they will devote a good proportion of their normal working year to

their studies.

Eligibility for AdmissionThe M. Eng. Programme shall be open to candidates with the following

qualifications:

The Bachelor of Engineering in Petroleum Engineering (for closely related engineering)

of the University of Uyo or other recognized Institutions of Higher Learning with a

minimum of Second Class Lower Division with a GPA of 2.75 on a scale of 5.00. For

those prospective students with degrees in engineering fields other than Petroleum

Engineering, a special course program (usually a post-graduate diploma) will be tailored

for them to provide an appropriate background.

A Bachelors degree from a recognised Institution plus a Postgraduate Diploma in

Petroleum Engineering of the University of Uyo or other recognised Institutions of

Higher Learning

Notwithstanding (1) and (2) above, candidates must possess the basic requirements for

admission into the Bachelors degree in Engineering Programmes of the University of

Uyo.

DURATION OF PROGRAMME

The duration of programme shall be a minimum of three (3) Semesters and maximum of

four (4) Semesters for full time candidate. Part time candidates shall study for a


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minimum of six (6) Semesters or a maximum of eight (8) Semesters. For extension

beyond the specified maximum period, a special permission of the Postgraduate School

Board shall be required.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

A minimum of 36 credit hours is required for graduation. Fifteen (15) credit hours of

core requirements and (15) credit hours in area of specialty in addition to six (6) credithours of dissertation are recommended.

EXAMINATION

There will be written examinations at the end of each Semester of the first academic year.

Those who fail the courses shall take a resit during the Long Vacation. Students will be

expected to pass all registered courses before they can register for dissertation. The

dissertation must be written and submitted in a format in accordance with the University

of Uyo Postgraduate School Regulations for submission of work for higher degrees at the

end of the stipulated period for each programme.

COURSE STRUCTURE

A. FULL TIME STUDIES

The core courses for all M.Eng. Students:

1ST

SEMESTER


PEE 711 Advanced Petroleum Engineering Numerical Analysis

3

PEE 712 Advanced Rock & Fluid Properties 3

PEE 713 Advanced Formation Evaluation 3

PEE 714 Petroleum Economics & Risk Analysis 3

PEE 715 Advanced Computer Applications in Petroleum

Engineering 3

Total 15


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2nd

SEMESTER

Specialist Courses for M.Eng. StudentsM.Eng. in Petroleum Engineering (Production Engineering)


PEE 721 Advanced Petroleum Production Engineering 3

PEE 722 Advanced Well Completion & Workover 3

PEE 723 Advanced Petroleum Rock Mechanics 3

PEE 724 Artificial Lift 3

PEE 765 Special Topics in Petroleum Engineering 3

Total 15

M. Eng. in Petroleum Engineering (Drilling Engineering)Course Code Title Credit Hours


PEE 725 Drilling Optimization 3

PEE 726 Drilling Fluid Technology 3

PEE 727 Well Test Analysis 3


Total 15

M.Eng. in Petroleum Engineering (Reservoir Engineering)

Course Code Title Credit HoursPEE 728 Reservoir Characterization & Geostatistics 3

PEE 729 Advanced Reservoir Engineering 3

PEE 741 Advanced Reservoir Modeling & Simulation 3

PEE 742 Fluid in Porous Media 3


Total 15

M.Eng. in Petroleum Engineering (Gas Engineering)



PEE 744 Gas Production Engineering 3PEE 745 Coal Conversion Processes 3

PEE 746 LNG Processing 3


Total 15

M.Eng. in Petroleum Engineering (Georesources Engineering)


PEE 728 Reservoir Characterization & Geostatistics 3

PEE 747 Petroleum & Energy Resources 3


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PEE 748 Oil & Gas Industry Accounting 3

PEE 749 Renewable Energy Options 3


Total 15

M.Eng. in Petroleum Engineering (Geoenvironmental Engineering)


PEE 761 Surface and Interfacial Phenomena in the

Environment

3

PEE 762 Environmental Control in Petroleum Engineering 3

PEE 763 Pollution Control in Process Industries 3

PEE 764 Environmental Impact Analysis & Management 3

PEE 765 Special Topics in Petroleum Engineering 3Total 15

3RD 4TH

SEMESTER


PEE 771 Dissertation 6

Total 6

B. PART TIME STUDIES

The core courses for all M.Eng. Students.

1st

SEMESTERCourse Code Title Credit Hours

PEE 711 Advanced Petroleum Engineering Numerical

Analysis 3

PEE 712 Advanced Rock & Fluid Properties 3

PEE 713 Advanced Formation Evaluation 3

Total 9

2ND

SEMESTER


PEE 714 Petroleum Economics & Risk Analysis 3PEE 715 Advanced Computer Applications in Petroleum

Engineering 3

Total 6

Specialist Courses for M.Eng. students.

M.Eng. in Petroleum Engineering (Production Engineering)

3RD

SEMESTER



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PEE 721 Advanced Petroleum Production Engineering 3

PEE 722 Advanced Well Completion & Workover 3

Total 6

4TH

SEMESTER



PEE 724 Artificial Lift 3


Total 9

5

TH

6

TH

SEMESTERSCourse Code Title Credit Hours


Total 6

M.Eng. in Petroleum Engineering (Drilling Engineering)

3RD

SEMESTER


PEE 725 Drilling Optimization 3

PEE 726 Drilling Fluid Technology 3

Total 6

4TH

SEMESTER



PEE 727 Well Test Analysis 3


Total 9

5TH 6TH SEMESTERSCourse Code Title Credit Hours


Total 6

M.Eng. in Petroleum Engineering (Reservoir Engineering)

3RD

SEMESTER




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PEE 729 Advanced Reservoir Engineering 3

Total 6

4TH

SEMESTER


PEE 741 Advanced Reservoir Modeling & Simulation 3

PEE 742 Fluid Flow in Porous Media 3


Total 9

5TH

6TH

SEMESTERS

Course Code Title Credit HoursPEE 771 Dissertation 6

Total 6

M.Eng. in Petroleum Engineering (Gas Engineering)

3RD

SEMESTER



PEE 744 Gas Production Engineering 3

Total 6

4TH

SEMESTER


PEE 745 Coal Conversion Processes 3

PEE 746 LNG Processing 3


Total 9

5TH

6TH

SEMESTERS

Course Code Title Credit HoursPEE 771 Dissertation 6

Total 6

M.Eng. in Petroleum Engineering (Georesources Engineering)

3RD

SEMESTER



PEE 747 Petroleum & Energy Resources 3


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Total 6

4TH SEMESTER


PEE 748 Oil and Gas Industry Accounting 3

PEE 749 Renewable Energy Options 3


Total 9

5TH

6TH

SEMESTERS


PEE 771 Dissertation 6Total 6

M.Eng. in Petroleum Engineering (Geoenvironmental Engineering)

3RD

SEMESTER


PEE 761 Surface Interfacial Phenomenon in the

Environment 3

PEE 762 Environmental Control in Petroleum Engineering 3

Total 6

4TH

SEMESTER


PEE 763 Pollution Control in Process Industries 3

PEE 764 Environmental Impact Analysis & Management 3

PEE 765 Special Top[ics in Petroleum Engineering 3

Total 9

5TH

6TH

SEMESTERSCourse Code Title Credit Hours


Total 6

10.0 COURSE DESCRIPTION

PEE: 711:ADVANCED PETROLEUM ENGINEERING NUMERICAL

ANALYSIS (3 CREDIT HOURS)


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Use of numerical methods in a variety of petroleum engineering problems, numerical

differentiation and integration: root finding; least squares; solving first and second order

differential equations, curve fitting and interpolation, backward, central and forward

difference solutions, matrix and computer applications.

PEE 712: ADVANCED ROCK AND FLUID PROPERTIES (3 CREDIT HOURS)

Systematic theoretical and laboratory study of physical properties of petroleum reservoir,thermodynamic/phase behaviour of naturally accruing hydrocarbon mixtures; reservoir

drive mechanisms evaluation and correlation of physical properties of petroleum

reservoir fluids including laboratory and empirical methods.

PEE 713: ADVANCED FORMATION EVALUATION ( 3 CREDIT HOURS)

Use of different formation evaluation techniques to provide a comprehensive description

of reservoir content, reducibility, estimation of geological environment, drilling fluid and

cutting analysis, core analysis, formation testers drill-stem test, analysis of open hole logs

by overlay, cross plot and digital evaluation methods.

PEE 714: PETROLEUM ECONOMICS & RISK ANALYSIS (3 CREDIT HOURS)

Investment decisions and petroleum industry risks. Cash Flow Analysis: cash flow for oil

and gas projects. Project financing, depreciation and cash flow analysis. Economic

Indicators: Net Present Value (NPV) calculations. Internal Rate of Return (IRR). Payback

(PB) calculations, etc. Comparison of economic indicators and their use in the oil and gasindustry. Risk Analysis. Treatment of risks and uncertainty using probabilities. Expected

Value and its use in E & P investment decisions. Decision trees and their use in

exploration and development decisions. Sensitivity Analysis. Monte Carlo Simulation

and Portfolio Analysis.

PEE 715: ADVANCED COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN PETROLEUM


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ENGINEERING (3 CREDIT HOURS)

Solution to Petroleum Engineering problems using computers, Programmes in Fortran,

Visual Basic. Q-basic, C. and C programming languages. Review of software

applications relevant to Petroleum Engineering.

PEE 721: ADVANCED PETROLEUM PRODUCTION ENGINEERING

(3 CREDIT HOURS)

Advanced study production operations, well deliverability and performance. Application

of simulation practices, gas lift design, production system analysis and optimisation,

downhole equipment and surface facility design.

PEE 722: ADVANCED WELL COMPLETION WORKOVER (3 CREDIT HOURS)

The design and evaluation of well completion including placement of easing, liners and

well tubing, perforating gravel packing, sand control, and acidising undamentals. Design

and evaluation of acidisation treatment. Hydraulic fracturing, fluid loss, conceptual

models, design and implementation, evaluation and performance of horisontal wells.

PEE 723: ADVANCED PETROLEUM ROCK MECHANICS (3 CREDIT HOURS)

Studies of theories and applications of rock mechanics to petroleum engineering reservoir

wells and their physical behaviour, powers media and fracture flow models Laboratory

measurement of porosity, permeability, etc. Deformation behaviours as a function of

stress state, insitu stress, measurement of well bore stability, sand control and reservoir

compaction and subsidence.

PEE 724: ARTIFICIAL LIFT (3 CREDIT HOURS)

Studies of the design and analysis of current mechanisms for lifting oil from the reservoir

including optimisation theory. Sucker rod pumping system, gas lift systems, submersible

pumps and plunger lift. Kinematic analysis of surface unit and study of the relationship

between surface unit and downhole system.

PEE 725: DRILLING OPTIMISATION (3 CREDIT HOURS)


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Design and evaluation of well drilling systems; identification and solution of drilling

problems, mud and surface drilling data acquisition and processing well bore hydraulic

casing design and well cementing techniques, well pressure control and underbalanced

drilling; offshore drilling, horizontal, extended reach, multilateral drilling wellbore

surveying fishing operations.

PEE 726: DRILLING FLUID TECHNOLOGY (3 CREDIT HOURS)

The physics and chemistry of interfaces focusing on the behaviour of multifluid systemsboth in the presence and absence of solids. The composition measurement and design of

the properties of drilling fluids.

PEE 727: WELL TEST ANALAYSIS (3 CREDIT HOURS)

Unsteady-state flows of reservoir fluids in porous media, application of theory to pressure

build-up analysis, well interferences testing pulse testing pressure draw down analysis,

drillstem testing and water influx prediction.

PEE 728: RESERVOIR CHARACTERISATION AND GEOSTATISTICS

(3 CREDIT HOURS)

Problems in formation evaluation, Electrofacies and lithofacies recognition. Review of

probability and statistics. Clustering algorithms. Regression models. Artificial

intelligence techniques. Concepts in reservoir modeling, Geostatistics and stochastic

simulation. Correlation and variogram measures of spatial variability. Simple and

ordinary kriging. Gaussian simulation, Indicator kriging and cokriging, Simulation and

uncertainty issues.

PEE 729: ADVANCED RESERVOIR ENGINEERING (3 CREDIT HOURS)

Oil and gas reservoir mechanics, analysis of reservoir rock fluid systems, studies of

reservoir behaviour and control during production. Theories of fluid flow through porous

media. Computation of in-place gas, condensate and oil using volumetric, material


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balance and decline curve techniques. Drainage equations and reservoir performance

prediction.

PEE 741: ADVANCED RESERVOIR MODELLING & SIMULATION

(3 CREDIT HOURS)

The development of unsteady state of fluid flow equations for reservoir and the

application of finite difference methods to obtain solutions to equations. Single fluid

flow equation. Multiphase flow equjation. Finite difference approximations;

Consistency, Convergence and stability. Grid systems and boundary conditions; Solution

methods. Mathematical reservoir simulator with special emphasis on the practicalapplication of theoretical techniques on modern-day computers. Solution of the simulator

equations, data preparation, fluid data, rock data, production data, flow rate data. Making

a simulation study. History matching.

PEE 742: FLUID FLOW IN POROUS MEDIA (3 CREDIT HOURS)

General hydrodynamic equations for flow of fluids through porous media, two-

dimensional flow problems and potential theory methods gravity flow systems; two-fluid

systems, systems of non-uniform permeability, multiple well systems using computerised

streamline tracking methods.

PEE 743: NATURAL GAS ENGINEERING (3 CREDIT HOURS)

Application of reservoir engineering principles and practices to gas and condensate

reservoirs, management of all types of gas reservoirs. Production forecasting and decline

curves, flow measurement and compressor sizing. Recovery of liquefiable products from

gas, underground gas storage.

PEE 744: GAS PRODUCTION ENGINEERING ( 3 CREDIT HOURS)

Phase behaviour of gas and condensates, flows of natural gas in reservoir and wellbore

and gathering systems, deliverability testing, conditioning transmission and compression,

measurement of gas, gas pipeline design, coal bed methane.


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PEE 745: COAL CONVERSION PROCESSES (3 CREDIT HOURS)

Principles of direct and indirect gasification including pyrolysis, liquefaction,

hydrogenation and solvent extraction. Kinetics and chemical reactions. Process

technologies solid, liquid and gaseous carbon technologies. Coal, natural gas, and

alternative carbon feedstocks, their properties, specifications, source, availability analyses

and tests for characterization, reactivities and solubilities. Factors influencing carbon

performance in gasification, liquefaction solvent extraction. Down stream products

including conversion to syngas cokes tars, liquids chemicals and high-value specialist

carbon products. Environmental issues and economic impact coal gasification and

conversion nationally and globally.

PEE 746: LNG PROCESSING (3 CREDIT HOURS)

LNG Engineering and fundamentals. Phase behaviour of natural gas systems, water

hydrocarbon systems. Field processing, flash calculation and stage separation. Natural

Gas measurement, safety and control. LNG storage and shipping; transportation and

distribution. Gas turbine Power systems. Case studies.

PEE 747: PETROLEUM AND ENERGY RESOURCES (3 CREDIT HOURS)

The structure of the world energy industry. Supply and demand interrelationships among

exporting and importing countries. Inter fuel competition, coal, gas and the demand for

natural gas (LNG) etc. Issues and prospects and energy management. National and

International financial implication of fuel economy. The less Developed Countries;

patterns of Energy consumption and import requirement; the impact of oil pieces and

increased oil imports; costs alternatives for less developed countries. The future and

energy.

PEE 748: OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY ACCOUNTING (3 CREDIT HOURS)

The basics of accounting, company reporting, interpreting financial statements and

company taxation. Accounting for the four basic types of costs incurred by companies

with oil and gas exploration and producing activities. Acquisition costs. Exploration


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costs, Development costs, and Production costs, Historical cost, accounting methods;

Successful-efforts accounting (SE) and Full-cost accounting (FC). Basic oil and gas tax

accounting. Complex mineral interests, and joint interest accounting, Royalties, Excise

and Petroleum Resource Rent PTRR) tax: Description of regimes, review of typical

royalty, excise and PTRR returns.

PEE 749: RENEWABLE ENERGY OPTIONS (3 CREDIT HOURS)

World energy sources and energy crisis; the role of hydrocarbons. Renewable energyoptions available in Nigeria, Exploration and exploitation of such resources. Existing and

proposed industrial processes for conversion of such resources into Engineering materials

and energy. Environmental impact of their exploitation.

PEE 761: SURFACE AND INTERACTAL PHENOMENA IN THE

ENVIRONMENT (3 CREDIT HOURS)

Characteristics of particulate system, particle modificastion processes, transport and flow

in powders, dispersions and suspension. Principles u nderlying surface and interfacial

phenomena with application to mining, mineral processing, petroleum industry and

geoenvironmental systems.

PEE 762: ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL IN PETROLEUM

ENGINEERING (3 CREDIT HOURS)

Environmental impact and pollution mechanisms in petroleum and mining engineering.

Basic concept regarding oil field and mine waste generation, toxicity and environmental

regulatory processes, case studies of NESRA NOSDRA and other Agencies, Synergy

between process productivity and environmental performance. Issues in sampling,

analysis, monitoring and control for effective management in Extractive industries.

Principles involved in the characterise and remediation of process wastes.

PEE 763: POLLUTION CONTROL IN PROCESS INDUSTRIES


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(3 CREDIT HOURS)

Engineered systems for wastewater treatment, reuse and disposal. Studies on noise

pollution legal and economic aspects of noise abatement, Introduction to vibrations in

machinery, vibration standards and control of vibration. Air quality analysis and odour

control. Solid waste management with emphasis on impact on health and the

environment. Hazardous waste characteristics, treatment and disposal. Engineered

systems for resource and energy recovery.

PEE 764: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS & MANAGEMENT

(3 CREDIT HOURS)

Development and the environment interactions between landuse, physical infrastructure

and environmental quality. Transport, effect and fate of chemicals. Pollution from oil

spillages, Industrial wastewater treatment and solid waste

management. Guidelines, procedures, methods and application of Environmental Impact

Assessment. Preparation of Environmental Impact Studies report. Guidelines on

Environmental Audit and Post Commissioning Assessment. Examination of key

legislations affecting the quality of the environment and analysis of competing interests

and ideas on environmental issues.

PEE 765: SPECIAL TOPICS IN PETROLEUM ENGINEERING

(3 CREDIT OURS)

Current issues and trends in Petroleum Engineering in areas of special interest and value;

oral presentation of the report in a formal technical conference format. Written report(s)

required.

PEE 771: DISSERTATION (6 CREDIT HOURS)

Application of research techniques to solving current Petroleum Engineering problems

in the chosen area of specialisation, as directed by a Supervisor. Exclusive work on the

project commences after completion of taught courses.


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PROGRAMME FOR DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Ph.D.)


1.0 INTRODUCTION

The Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department is committed to excellence in

research and technological development. The Department therefore intends to offer a

Postgraduate Programme in Petroleum Engineering that will lead to the award of Doctor of

Philosophy (Ph.D.) Degree. In line with the strategic objective of the University of Uyo,

the Ph.D. course is to provide a spectrum of research activities covering the fundamentals

of Petroleum Engineering through the more applied aspects such as the design and optimal

operation of oil, gas and process industries with respect to the economic utilization of

resources and environmental sustainability.

2.0 PHILOSOPHY

The philosophy of our Postgraduate Studies programme is to initiate and conduct


graduates and workers in the industry to sharpen and increase their capacity to

take up the challenges and responsibilities in the capital intensive and high

technology oil and gas industry.

3.0 OBJECTIVE


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The objectives of the Ph.D. Programme are to:

1. Promote current Petroleum Engineering development through world classresearch and training in the areas of potential strength and interest of the

Department which include the following:

(a) Production Engineering(b) Drilling Engineering(c) Reservoir Engineering(d) Reservoir Characterization & Geostatistics(e) Gas Engineering(f) Petroleum Economics(g) Georesources Engineering(h) Geoenvironmental Engineering, etc.

2. Produce researchers who are specialists with demonstrable competence.

3. Boost publication and dissemination of high quality research findings.

4.0 ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

4.1 Types of Admission:

There are two types of admission, full time (FT) and part time (PT).

4.1.1 Full Time Admission

Full-time admission is offered only to candidates who can satisfy the

University that they are not in employment, or that they have received

approval of their employers to undertake full-time studies. Candidates

who are found to have violated this condition shall be asked to

withdraw from the University.


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4.1.2 Part-Time Admission

Candidates shall be admitted to part-time studies if they are members

of staff of the University or in other employment where they require a

higher degree to enhance their performance and knowledge. All part-

time candidates shall be required to submit evidence that they will

devote a good proportion of their normal working year to their studies.

4.2 Eligibility for Admission

(1) The Ph.D. Programme shall be open to candidates with the Masterof Science (M.Sc.) or Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) Degree in

Petroleum Engineering or its equivalent from the University of Uyo

or from any other recognised institutions with an average score of

not less than 60%.

(2) Candidates shall also have to fulfill the general requirements foradmission as stipulated in the University of Uyo Postgraduate

School Brochure.

(3) Notwithstanding 1 and 2 above, candidates must possess the basicrequirements for admission into the Bachelors degree in

Engineering Programmes of the University of Uyo.

5.0 DURATION OF PROGRAMME

The duration of the programme shall be a minimum of six (6) Semesters

and a maximum of eight (8) Semesters for candidates on full-time study. Part-

time candidates shall study for a minimum of eight (8) semesters

and a maximum of twelve (12) Semesters. For extension beyond the

specified maximum period, a special permission of the Postgraduate

School Board shall be required.

6.0 COURSE REQUIREMENTS

(1) On admission, each candidate will be assigned a supervisor. A


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supervisor shall advise and supervise the candidate in a way that

ensures the completion of the Ph.D. programme in record time.

(2) In addition to the 12 Credit Hours for Thesis, students mustregister for and pass additional 12 Credit Hours made up of 3

Credit Hours for selected topics in Petroleum Engineering

Research and 9 Credit Hours for Research Seminars. All

presentations will be assessed.

(3) Students who are deficient in pre-requisite courses will berequired to register for such courses and pass examinations, but

the courses will not be used in the final computation for the Ph.D.

Degree.

7.0 CONDITIONS FOR THE AWARD OF DEGREE

To obtain the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), the students

shall satisfy the following conditions:

(1) Meet all the necessary requirements prescribed by the University of

Uyo and/or the Postgraduate School.

(2) Attend departmental courses on selected topics in PetroleumEngineering research.

(3) Attend departmental seminars and present or deliver a minimumof three seminars. Candidates shall be free to choose the areas of

interest in Petroleum Engineering in consultation with their

Supervisors and the Department Postgraduate Committee.

(4) Present and successfully defend a Thesis representing originalresearch findings and substantial contributions to knowledge.


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8.0 COURSE STRUCTURE

A. Full Time Studies

Course

Code

Title Credit Hours

PEE 811

Selected Topics in Petroleum Engineering Research

3

PEE 812

Research Seminar I 3

PEE 821

Research Seminar II 3

PEE 851

Research Seminar III 3

PEE 865

Thesis 12

Total 24

1st

Semester B. Part Time StudiesCourse

Code

Title Credit Hours

PEE 811 Selected Topics in Petroleum Engineering 3Total 3

2nd Semester

Course

Code

Title Credit Hours

PEE 812 Research Seminar I 3

Total 3

3rd

Semester

Course

Code

Title Credit Hours

PEE 821 Research Seminar II 3

Total 3


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4th

Semester

Course

Code

Title Credit Hours

PEE 851 Research Seminar III 3

Total 3

5th 8th Semesters

Course

Code

Title Credit ours

PEE 865 Thesis 12

Total 12

9.0 COURSE DESCRIPTION

PEE 811: SELECTED TOPICS IN PETROLEUM

ENGINEERING RESEARCH (3 CREDIT HOURS)

Selected topics in the areas of research interest will be presented by Senior members

of staff. Areas will include advanced topics in Petroleum Production Engineering,

Drilling Engineering, Reservoir Engineering, Reservoir Characterization and

Geostatistics, Gas Engineering, Petroleum Economics, Economics, Georesources

Engineering, Geoenvironmental Engineering, Risk in Economic Evaluation of

Processes, and Computational Techniques, etc.

PEE 812: RESEASRCH SEMINAR I (3 CREDIT HOURS)

Candidates shall be required to select topics in the current research areas of interest,

prepare and present two major review papers for evaluation.


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PEE 821: SEMINAR II (3 CREDIT HOURS)

The Research Seminar II will comprise the following segments:

(1) A candidate shall demonstrate familiarity with the literature in his or her fieldof research and should use the same to address two central issues namely:

state what the key problem of the research is about and demonstrate why the

problem is important and why it is worthy of being studied. In the

presentation, the candidate must convincingly demonstrate the understanding

of the methods and techniques used by other researchers in their specializedfields.

(2) Each candidate should at this point be in the position to make a concreteproposal for a Thesis and should be ready to defend such before the

Departmental Panel and External Examiner as a prelude to obtaining a firm

offer to pursue the Ph.D programme.

PEE 851: RESEARCH SEMINAR III (3 CREDIT HOURS)

The format and presentation shall be similar to Research Seminar II except that emphasis

will be on the actual results of the candidates research work.

PEE 865: THESIS (6 CREDIT HOURS)

Candidates for the Ph.D. Degree shall write and submit a Thesis which shall embrace the

results of the candidates research study representing original and outstanding

contributions to knowledge. Examination shall be by a viva voice on the thesis and shall

touch on the field of knowledge surrounding the research subject.


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FACILITIES

Type of Facility Number

Available

No. of students each

room can accommodate

No. of rooms jointly used

with other Departments

1. Lecture Room 9 84 5

2. Lecture Theatre 1 1

3. Laboratories 44. Workshops 1

5. Studios 1

6. Library 1 1

7. Officeaccommodation

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LIST OF LABORATORY EQUIPMENT

S/NO. EQUIPMENT

1. pH Meter2. Conductivity Meter

3. Thermostatic cooling bath

4. Constant Temperature bath

5. Rotary Evaporator

6. oAPI Hydrometer

7. Pour Point Apparatus

8. Spectrophotometer

9. Redwood Viscometer

10. Dean and Stark Distillation Apparatus

11. Reid Vapour Pressure Constant Temperature Bath

12. Ramsbottom Carbon Residue Apparatus

13. Crude Petroleum Distillation Apparatus

14. Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger

15. Fabricated Orsbone Reynolds Apparatus

16. Deionizer

17. Oven

18. Vacuum pump

19. Stop Clock

20. Hydraulic Beneli with accessories FI-17, F1-18, F1-21, F1-22

21. Smoke Point lamp


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22. Refractometer

23. Fluid Mixing Apparatus

24. Osborne Reynolds Apparatus

25. Batch Reactor

26. Continuous Reactor Service Unit

27. Tubular Heat Exchanger

28. Heat Exchanger Service Unit

29. Melting Point Apparatus

Documents

Info-pet Eng Pg Students' Handbook