Well drilling Equipment and Operations detailed syllabus for Petroleum Engineering (PE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University official website and presented for the PE students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Petroleum Engineering 4th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit PE 4th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of well drilling equipment and operations is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
Drilling operations – Location to Rig..Rig Types – Land Types – Marine types- Release Well Bore Diagram, Crews – Operator – Drilling, contractor – Third Party Services.
Unit II
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Unit III
Directional Drilling, Well Planning, Two Dimensional, Horizontal, Tools, Techniques, MWD,surveying, Muds, Mud Use, Property measurements, Types, – Pneumatic (Air, Gas, Mist, Foam), Water based, Oil based, solids Control, Definitions, Equipment, Problems, Contaminations Effect.
Unit IV
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Unit V
Origin of Overpressure, Kick Signs, shut -in Procedures, Kill sheets, Kill Procedures, Drillers Methods – Engineers Method (Wait and Weight)
Course Outcomes:
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Text Books:
- Rabia.H. Oil Well Drilling Engineering, Principles And Practices Graham And Trotman Ltd. 1985.
- D.P Helander Fundamentals Of Formation Evaluation
Reference Books:
- Standard Handbook of Petroluem and Natural Gas Engineering, 2nd Edition, William C Lyons, Gary C Pilisga, Gulf Professional Publishing.
For detailed syllabus of all other subjects of Petroleum Engineering, 2021 regulation curriculum do visit PE 4th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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