PNGE 351 - Production Engineering I

(3 credits)

Introduction to production operations and oil field equipment, multiphase flow in pipes, bottom hole pressure prediction, inflow/outflow performance, production systems and backpressure analysis, hydraulic fracturing fluids and equipment; downhole and artificial lift equipment, tubulars, workover/completion nomenclature and procedures; produced fluids, fluid separation and metering, safety systems, pressure boosting and monitoring. Lecture. Prerequisite(s): MATH 121, PNGE 261. Spring.