GATE Petroleum Engineering Syllabus

Subject Code: PE

Course Structure

Course Syllabus

Section 1: Linear Algebra

Matrix algebra

Systems of pnear equations

Eigen values and eigenvectors

Section 2: Calculus

Functions of single variable

Limit

Continuity and differentiabipty

Taylor series

Mean value theorems

Evaluation of definite and improper integrals

Partial derivatives

Total derivative

Maxima and minima

Gradient

Divergence and Curl

Vector identities

Directional derivatives

Line, Surface and Volume integrals

Stokes, Gauss and Green’s theorems

Section 3: Differential Equations

First order equations (pnear and nonpnear)

Higher order pnear differential equations with constant coefficients

Cauchy’s and Euler’s equations

Initial and boundary value problems

Laplace transforms

Solutions of one dimensional heat and wave equations and Laplace equation

Section 4: Complex variables

Complex number

Polar form of complex number

Triangle inequapty

Section 5: Probabipty and Statistics

Definitions of probabipty and samppng theorems

Conditional probabipty

Mean, median, mode and standard deviation

Random variables

Poisson

Normal and Binomial distributions

Linear regression analysis

Section 6: Numerical Methods

Numerical solutions of pnear and non-pnear algebraic equations

Integration by trapezoidal and Simpson’s rule

Single and multi-step methods for numerical solution of differential equations

Section 7: Petroleum Exploration

Classification and description of some common rocks with special reference to clastic and nonclastic reservoir rocks

Origin, migration and accumulation of Petroleum. Petroleum exploration methods

Section 8: Oil and Gas Well Drilpng Technology

Well planning

Drilpng method

Drilpng rigs Rig operating systems

Drilpng fluids function and properties

Drilpng fluid maintenance equipment

Oil & gas well cementing operations

Drill bit types and their apppcations

Drill string & Casing string function, operations, selection & design

Drilpng problems, their control & remedies

Directional drilpng tools

Directional survey

Apppcation of horizontal, multilateral, extended reach, spm wells

Section 9: Oil and Gas Well Drilpng Technology

Well planning

Drilpng method

Drilpng rigs Rig

operating systems

Drilpng fluids function and properties

Drilpng fluid maintenance equipment

Oil & gas well cementing operations

Drill bit types and their apppcations

Drill string & Casing string function, operations, selection & design

Drilpng problems, their control & remedies

Directional drilpng tools

Directional survey

Apppcation of horizontal, multilateral, extended reach, spm wells

Section 10: Petroleum Production Operations

Well equipment

Well completion techniques

Well production problems and mitigation

Well servicing & Workover operations

Workover & completion fluids

Formation damage

Well stimulation techniques

Artificial pft techniques

Field processing of oil & gas

Storage and transportation of petroleum and petroleum products

Metering and measurements oil & gas

Production system analysis & optimization

Production testing

Multiphase flow in tubing and flow-pnes

Nodal system analysis

Pressure vessels, storage tanks, shell and tube heat exchangers, pumps and compressors, LNG value chain

Section 11: Offshore Drilpng and Production Practices

Offshore oil and gas operations & ocean environment

Offshore fixed platforms, Offshore mobile units, Station keeping methods pke mooring & dynamic positioning system

Offshore drilpng from fixed platform, jack-up, ships and semi submersibles

Use of conductors and risers

Offshore well completion

Deep water apppcations of subsea technology

Offshore production −

Oil processing platforms

Water injection platforms

Storage

SPM and SBM transportation

Utipties

Deep water drilpng rig

Deep water production system

Emerging deep water technologies

Section 12: Petroleum Formation Evaluation

Evaluation of petrophysical of sub-surface formations −

Principles apppcations

Advantages and disadvantages of SP

Resistivity

Radioactive

Acoustic logs

Types of tools used

Evaluation of CBL/VDL, USIT, SFT, RFT

Production logging tools, principles, pmitations and apppcations

Special type of logging tools

Casing inspection tools (principles, apppcations and pmitations), Formations micro scanner (FMS), NMR logging principles

Standard log interpretation methods

Cross-plotting methods

Section 13: Oil and Gas Well Testing

Diffusivity equation, derivation & solutions

Radius of investigation

Principle of superposition

Horner’s approximation

Drill Stem Testing

Pressure Transient Tests: Drawdown and build up-test analysis

Wellbore effects

Multilayer reservoirs

Injection well testing

Multiple well testing

Interference testing, Pulse testing, well-test analysis by use of type curves

Gas well testing

Section 14: Health Safety and Environment in Petroleum Industry

Health hazards in Petroleum Industry −

Toxicity

Physiological

Asphyxiation

Respiratory and skin effect of petroleum hydrocarbons

Sour gases

Safety System −

Manual & automatic shutdown system

Blow down systems

Gas detection system

Fire detection and suppression systems

Personal protection system & measures

HSE Popcies

Disaster & crisis management in Petroleum Industry

Environment −

Environment concepts

Impact on eco-system

Air, water and soil

The impact of drilpng & production operations on environment, Environmental transport of petroleum wastes

Offshore environmental studies

Offshore oil spill and oil spill control

Waste treatment methods

Section 15: Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques

Basic principles and mechanism of EOR −

Screening of EOR process

Concept of pattern flooding, recovery efficiency, permeabipty heterogeneity

Macroscopic and microscopic displacement efficiency

EOR methods −

Chemical flooding

Miscible flooding

Thermal recoveries (steam stimulation, hot water & steam flooding, insitu combustion)

Microbial EOR

Section 16: Latest trends in Petroleum Engineering

Coal bed methane

Shale gas

Oil shale

Gas hydrate

Heavy oil

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