Course

Offshore Field Development (OFF515)

This course gives an overview of the offshore industry and an introduction to methods and technologies relating to the development of offshore oil and gas fields. The course starts with the framework and the subsurface design basis and covers elements of marine technology, systems design, functionality and design of production facilities, platform concepts, subsea solutions, pipelines, cost estimation, principles for project execution, and assessment of uncertainty, economic analysis and decision criteria.

This is illustrated by examples from the Norwegian continental shelf and other areas where such activities take place.


Dette er emnebeskrivelsen for studieåret 2023-2024. Merk at det kan komme endringer.

See course description and exam/assesment information for this semester (2024-2025)

Semesters

Fakta

Emnekode

OFF515

Vekting (stp)

5

Semester undervisningsstart

Autumn

Undervisningsspråk

English

Antall semestre

1

Vurderingssemester

Autumn

Timeplan

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Litteratur

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Content

This course gives an overview of the offshore industry and an introduction to methods and technologies relating to the development of offshore oil and gas fields. This is illustrated by examples from the Norwegian continental shelf and other areas where such activities take place.

The following topics are covered: historical background and development, information relating to petroleum resources and production, definitions relating to exploration, reservoir characteristics, drilling and well technology, methods and technologies relating to field development, design basis, systems design, functionality and design of production facilities, platform concepts, subsea solutions, pipelines, estimation of capital expenditure and operating expenditure, principles for project execution, economic analysis, risk assessment and decision criteria.

The course consists of 20 modules. One text document and one presentation will be made available for each module via Canvas. The language is English.

Learning outcome

After the courses the student shall:

  • Understand the business drivers in the offshore oil and gas industry
  • Understand the importance of a value chain perspective
  • Understand the importance of multidiscipline work
  • Be aware of the variety of technical solutions that can be used
  • Be aware of limitations and feasibility issues of specific solutions
  • Understand that the suitability of specific solutions depends on the circumstances

Forkunnskapskrav

Ingen

Anbefalte forkunnskaper

Knowledge within mathematics and mechanics (theory of elasticity, static and dynamic analysis) corresponding to requirements for master students.

Exam

Form of assessment Weight Duration Marks Aid Exam system Withdrawal deadline Exam date
Written exam 1/1 3 Hours Letter grades Valid calculator Inspera assessment — —


The exam comprises three tasks based on documents made available on Canvas during the course. Each of the three tasks has the same weight.

Vilkår for å gå opp til eksamen/vurdering

Exercise 1, Exercise 2, Exercise 3, Exercise 4
Compulsory work: 4 written exercises to be submitted and approved.

Fagperson(er)

Head of Department:

Mona Wetrhus Minde

Course teacher:

Muk Chen Ong

Course coordinator:

Yihan Xing

Method of work

Lectures and exercises that have to be submitted for approval.

Overlapping

Emne Reduksjon (SP)
Development and Operation of Offshore Gas Fields (E-OFF700_1) , Offshore Field Development (OFF515_1) 5
Offshore Field Development (OFF515_1) , Offshore Field Development (OFF516_1) 5

Åpent for

Admission to Single Courses at the Faculty of Science and Technology
Structural and Mechanical Engineering - Master of Science Degree Programme Marine and Offshore Technology - Master of Science Degree Programme Petroleum Engineering - Master of Science Degree Programme, Five Years Risk Management - Master's Degree Programme (Master i teknologi/siviling.)
Exchange programme at Faculty of Science and Technology

Emneevaluering

There must be an early dialogue between the course supervisor, the student union representative and the students. The purpose is feedback from the students for changes and adjustments in the course for the current semester.In addition, a digital subject evaluation must be carried out at least every three years. Its purpose is to gather the students experiences with the course.

Kontakt

Head of Department:

Mona Wetrhus Minde

Course teacher:

Muk Chen Ong

Course coordinator:

Yihan Xing

Tilbys av

Faculty of Science and Technology

Department of Mechanical and Structural Engineering and Materials Science

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