PNG 475Production and Completions Engineering
This course starts with the single phase flow in porous media and then followed with the multi-phase flow in porous media and pipes. Hence a basic understanding of the fluid flow and different flow regimes are required to follow the course. While discussing these issues in the class, students will learn the role of compressibility on fluid flow in the rock, understanding the concept of compressibility requires some background in strength of materials. Additionally, while discussing tubing and casing design requirements in the course, students need to check burst and collapse loads which cannot be done without any previous knowledge about stress analysis taught in Strength of Materials. Therefore, the instructor is expecting that students have basic understanding of fluid flow and stress concepts and based on this foundation, new concepts about multiphase flow and well construction will be taught. Similarly, textbooks in this subject are prepared by assuming that the reader has a basic knowledge in fluid mechanics and strength of materials.
Prerequisites
From the catalog: “EMCH 210 and Enforced Concurrent at Enrollment: PNG 410”
Where it sits in degree plans
Suggested plans most often put it in Year 3 · Spring (1 program).
Required in (1)
- Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, B.S.
One of the options in (1)
- Subsurface Energy Engineering, Minor
Courses that list PNG 475 as a prerequisite (1)
- PNG 491 Capstone Design in Drilling and Completions