Course

Specialised Project in Petroleum Engineering (PET931)

Geochemistry is usually defined as the study of the distribution of the chemical elements and their isotopes throughout the earth. The study of geochemistry is therefore of vital importance within groundwater pollution, basin modeling, and mining. In this course special attention will be paid to the application of geochemistry within petroleum technology, in particular with respect to understand rock fluid interactions. Chemical interactions between water and rock influence the wetting state of the rock, the rock mechanical strength, and ultimately the final recovery of oil and gas from the reservoir. Students attending this course will be encouraged to analyze their own data with the help of geochemical models.


Course description for study year 2014-2015. Please note that changes may occur.

Semesters

Facts

Course code

PET931

Credits (ECTS)

10

Semester tution start

Autumn

Language of instruction

English

Number of semesters

1

Exam semester

Autumn

Time table

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Content

The topic will be decided on an individual basis and depends on the field of specialization of the PhD student. The project topic may be a subfield of one or several of the following disciplines. Also subfields of these disciplines, or disciplines related to investment and decision analysis that are not mentioned here are possible:

Project or portfolio evaluation, investment evaluation, decision analysis, uncertainty modeling, cognitive challenges related to decision making, and the application of geostatistics for decision support

Learning outcome

After the course, the students should have fundamental and specialised knowledge in the project topic. The students should fully understand the fundamentals of the used methods and the many aspects of data processing and interpretation. They should understand and be able to communicate the scientific and / or industrial importance of the project results - on a broader scale than the actual project topic

Required prerequisite knowledge

Valid admission to a PhD program at the Department of Petroleum Engineering.

Recommended prerequisites

Completed courses at BSc or MSc level including specialisation tools or topics relevant for the PhD project. Alternatively or additionally, first-hand experience with these tools or topics is recommended.

Exam

Form of assessment Weight Duration Marks Aid Exam system Withdrawal deadline Exam date
Project work and oral presentation 1/1 Passed / Not Passed — 01.11.2014 —


The student has to write a report and give an oral presentation on the same topic. In agreement with the student, the supervisor of the PhD student defines the topic at the beginning of the course. The report may, e. g., be an internal report or a congress abstract. The oral presentation accordingly may be official or unofficial (with or without audience). The decision for this and for the length and structure of the report and for the oral presentation is taken by the supervisor.

The final grade will be based on the quality of the report and the oral presentation. The two parts will count for 50 % each of the final grade, unless a different percentage distribution is agreed upon with the supervisor at the beginning of the course.

Course teacher(s)

Course coordinator:

Reidar Brumer Bratvold

Course coordinator:

Alejandro Escalona Varela

Head of Department:

Alejandro Escalona Varela

Method of work

The student will work on an individual project which thematically is related to the PhD topic. The topic of the project must be such that the project results can be summarized in a paper and presented orally.

Open for

Technology and Natural Science - PhD programme

Literature

The student is responsible of finding relevant and up-to-date literature that covers the topic in the course.

Contact

Course coordinator:

Reidar Brumer Bratvold

Course coordinator:

Alejandro Escalona Varela

Head of Department:

Alejandro Escalona Varela

Offered by

Faculty of Science and Technology

Department of Energy Resources

The course description is retrieved from FS (Felles studentsystem). Version 1