Course Outline Semester 2, 2015 FACULTY OF ENGINEERING School of Petroleum Engineering PTRL 1010 INTRODUCTION TO THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY & PTRL 5015 OVERVIEW OF THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY Latest revision: August 2015
Contents 1. COURSE STAFF... 3 2. COURSE INFORMATION... 3 a. Course Size... 3 b. Course overview... 3 c. Course Objectives... 3 d. Student learning outcomes... 3 e. Teaching strategies... 4 f. Suggested approaches to learning... 4 g. Attendance... 4 3. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS... 4 a. Expectations of Students... 4 b. Examination procedures and advice concerning illness or misadventure... 5 c. Equity and diversity... 5 d. Occupational Health and Safety... 5 e. Course evaluation and continual improvement... 6 4. COURSE SCHEDULE... 6 5. CLASS TIMES AND LOCATIONS... 7 6. ASSESSMENT... 8 7. ACADEMIC HONESTY AND PLAGIARISM... 9 8. RESOURCES AND SUPPORTS FOR STUDENTS... 10 a. Text... 10 b. Use of the web... 10 c. Other resources and supports... 10
1. COURSE STAFF COORDINATOR: INSTRUCTOR: TUTOR: TUTOR: Dr. Ryan Armstrong Office: 246 - Tyree Energy Technology Building Email: ryan.armstrong@unsw.edu.au Consultation Times: By Appointment Dr. Muhammad Fahad Email: muhammad.fahad@unsw.edu.au Consultation Times: By Appointment Amin Gholami Email: amin.gholami@unsw.edu.au Office: 210WS14 - Tyree Energy Technology Building Gamaliel Bazunu Email: g.bazunu@unsw.edu.au Office: 210WS16 - Tyree Energy Technology Building This is a UNSW-Moodle course, so all communication outside of consultation times will be made through Moodle. It is strongly recommended that you check the course details on Moodle daily so as not to miss important announcements concerning lectures, assignments, marks, events and other related matters. 2. COURSE INFORMATION a. Course Size Units of Credit: 6 Hours per week: 3 b. Course overview Prerequisite: N/A c. Course Objectives This course aims to enable all Year 1 undergraduate students as well as postgraduate students to acquire a thorough knowledge of the fundamentals of the oil and gas industry as well as basic knowledge of alternative sources of energy. It is a purpose of the course to dispel many misconceptions related to the industry and allow the students to get a proper perspective of its complexity in all areas of upstream oil and gas operations. The course is an important introduction to most petroleum engineering courses of the undergraduate and postgraduate programs. d. Student learning outcomes At the end of the course it is expected that every student has a clear picture of the importance of oil and gas as our basic energy resource and the challenges and rewards
offered in careers related to the upstream oil and gas industries. Every student should be able to participate in informed and meaningful discussions concerning matters related to oil and gas. It is also expected that all our students understand the demands put on our graduates in the industry so that, by the end of the semester, they can make a wellreasoned decision as to whether they would like to be part of that industry or rather lead a more sedentary and unexciting life. e. Teaching strategies The teaching approach to be employed will involve lectures and tutorials. Lecture presentations cover theoretical and practical aspects, which are also described in the supporting academic texts and teaching resources. A series of in-class exercises will be employed to reinforce and build upon the concepts introduced during the lectures. You are encouraged to ask questions and express feedback during classes. You are expected to read prescribed materials in advance of classes to enable active participation. f. Suggested approaches to learning As a guide, 1 UOC equates to approximately 30 hours of work per session, including lectures, tutorials and private study. This course is worth 6 UOC, corresponding to 15 hours of work per week. Lectures and class meetings take 4 hours per week, leaving 11 hours per week for individual reading, research and working on problems. In periods where you need to complete assignments or prepare for examinations, the workload may be greater. You should take the required workload into account when planning how to balance study with employment and other activities. g. Attendance To pass this course it is expected that you will attend at least 80% of tutorials and lectures. If your attendance is below 80% you will not be admitted to the final exam. Attendance will be recorded when applicable. Normally, there is no make-up work for poor attendance. If you have misadventure or ill-health, please speak with me as soon as possible. The attendance requirement is not meant to be punitive. It is included because participation is an important part of achieving the course outcomes. 3. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS Take time to review the documentation on processes and procedures that you will have received at enrolment and from your School. If School documentation is not available, the UNSW-eLearning site has Administrative Matters documentation for this course. a. Expectations of Students UNSW expects regular attendance at lectures and tutorials/laboratory classes/seminars. Although exceptions may be made for special circumstances, we do expect University commitments to take precedence over regular work activities, holidays etc. UNSW has rules for computer use, for example, for email and online discussion forums. You will have to agree to them when you first access the UNSW network.
We expect everyone staff and students to treat each other with respect. b. Examination procedures and advice concerning illness or misadventure If you believe that your performance in one of the assessment components for the course has been significantly affected by illness or other unexpected circumstance, then you should make an application for special consideration as soon as possible after the event by visiting UNSW Student Central. Applying for special consideration does not mean that you will be granted additional assessment or that you will be awarded an amended result. The latter will be granted at the discretion of teaching staff and will be considered only in exceptional circumstances. The timing of any additional assessment is entirely at the discretion of teaching staff. For additional clarification - 1. Students who do not attend a written examination will fail unless they have a valid doctor s certificate proving that they are ill at the time of the examination. 2. Students who attend a written examination, but who fall ill during the examination will be assessed on the examination paper they submit unless they have a valid doctor s certificate proving that they are ill at the time of that examination. 3. In the case of illness, the doctor s certificate must be handed to the Student Centre and copied to the course authority no later than 3 days after the date of the written examination. 4. If a student can prove illness with a doctor s certificate, in extreme cases only the course authority might give special consideration and arrange another examination before the following UNSW semester. In such cases, the course authority either will arrange another written examination or alternatively will arrange an oral examination attended by 2 or 3 academics. Whether or not the course authority arranges another examination and the form and timing of such an arrangement are entirely at the discretion of the course authority, whose decision is final. 5. The School keeps a register of special consideration applications. The history of a student s previous applications for special consideration is taken into account when considering each case. 6. If special consideration is granted, the course authority will assess a student based on the final examination and not any previous examination paper that the student might have submitted (see 2 above). c. Equity and diversity Those students who have a disability that requires some adjustment in their teaching or learning environment are encouraged to discuss their study needs with the course convener prior to, or at the commencement of, their course, or with the Equity Officer (Disability) in the Equity and Diversity Unit (9385 4734 or http://www.studentequity.unsw.edu.au/). Issues to be discussed may include access to materials, signers or note-takers, the provision of services and additional exam and assessment arrangements. Early notification is essential to enable any necessary adjustments to be made. d. Occupational Health and Safety
Like the wider community, UNSW has strict policies and expectations on Occupational Health and Safety and you should read these. They may be accessed on: http://www.ohs.unsw.edu.au/ohs_policies/index.html e. Course evaluation and continual improvement You will have opportunities to shape future development of this course quite substantially via formal and informal course evaluation. I ask that you do this constructively, for the benefits of subsequent years students. Your responses will not be used in any way other than to provide inputs into improving this course. Your opinions really do make a difference. I take your feedback and evaluation very seriously and seek to modify the course in response to widelysupported suggestions. 4. COURSE SCHEDULE Week Topic Events/Details 0 1 The Role of Oil and Gas as our Main Source of Energy Origin of hydrocarbons Hydrocarbons as part of world energy usage supply and demand World reserves ownership and supply The role of Governments, National Oil Companies and Oil/Gas companies Conventional and Nonconventional Oil and gas Alternative and Renewable Sources of Energy 2 The Geology of the Earth and Hydrocarbon habitat (text Unit 2) Planet Earth Plate Tectonics Sedimentary Basins Introduction to oil and gas reservoirs and traps 3 Petroleum Systems, The Origin of Oil and Gas (text Unit 3) Petroleum Systems Source Rocks Generation, Expulsion and Migration 4 Quiz Structure of Oil and Gas Traps (text Unit 4) Structural styles Types of traps Seals 5 & 6 Reservoir Description Estimating Oil and Gas in Place Porosity and Permeability Coring and Core Analysis
Well Logging and Log Analysis Capillary pressure Sedimentary facies 7 Mid Term exams 8 Methods of Petroleum Exploration (text Unit 6) Regional tools Seismic method Well logs Integrated interpretation Economic and risk assessment 9 & 10 Drilling for Oil and Gas (text Units 7 and 8) Drilling rigs and systems Drilling Fluids, bits and casing Cementing Well planning- vertical and deviated wells Well stimulation and completion 11 & 12 Oil and Gas Well completions Reservoir Drive mechanisms Estimating reserves (text Unit 9) The real world: Case Study Field discovery to Development and Production Completions Oil and Gas drives- recovery mechanisms Reservoir modelling and development planning Improved Recovery Operations Estimating reserves 13 Introduction to Shale Gas and Oil Resource plays and CSG Shale Gas Petroleum system Production mechanisms Evaluating and assessing a Shale Gas Play Drilling, fraccing and completing wells Coal Seam Gas FINAL EXAM 5. CLASS TIMES AND LOCATIONS Type of Class Day of Class Time Room/Location Lecture Friday 16:00 18:00 Chemical Sc M18 Tutorial Friday 18:00 19:00 Chemical Sc M18
6. ASSESSMENT The aims of the assessment strategy are to enable the content of the material studied to be examined in a way which educates you as well as allows me to assess your performance. They are also to give opportunities for feedback so that you can improve your performance over the session. Assessment for this course is divided into the following: Task Due Date Week Due Marks Quiz 1 TBC W4 20% Mid-term examination TBC W7 30% Final examination UNSW exam period TBA 45% Attendance 5% TOTAL 100% Feedback will be given for assessment components and examinations within 2 weeks. IMPORTANT NOTICE If you do not attend the midterm and/or the final exam on the date and time assigned for the exam, justified or not justified, you will have to present an ORAL exam, instead, in front of two members of the academic staff. The same rule will apply if you are allowed (Special Consideration) to re-sit the exam in case of failure in the first attempt
7. ACADEMIC HONESTY AND PLAGIARISM What is Plagiarism? Plagiarism is the presentation of the thoughts or work of another as one s own.* Examples include: direct duplication of the thoughts or work of another, including by copying material, ideas or concepts from a book, article, report or other written document (whether published or unpublished), composition, artwork, design, drawing, circuitry, computer program or software, web site, Internet, other electronic resource, or another person s assignment without appropriate acknowledgement; paraphrasing another person s work with very minor changes keeping the meaning, form and/or progression of ideas of the original; piecing together sections of the work of others into a new whole; presenting an assessment item as independent work when it has been produced in whole or part in collusion with other people, for example, another student or a tutor; and claiming credit for a proportion a work contributed to a group assessment item that is greater than that actually contributed. For the purposes of this policy, submitting an assessment item that has already been submitted for academic credit elsewhere may be considered plagiarism. Knowingly permitting your work to be copied by another student may also be considered to be plagiarism. Note that an assessment item produced in oral, not written, form, or involving live presentation, may similarly contain plagiarised material. The inclusion of the thoughts or work of another with attribution appropriate to the academic discipline does not amount to plagiarism. The Learning Centre website is main repository for resources for staff and students on plagiarism and academic honesty. These resources can be located via: www.lc.unsw.edu.au/plagiarism The Learning Centre also provides substantial educational written materials, workshops, and tutorials to aid students, for example, in: correct referencing practices; paraphrasing, summarising, essay writing, and time management; appropriate use of, and attribution for, a range of materials including text, images, formulae and concepts. Individual assistance is available on request from The Learning Centre. Students are also reminded that careful time management is an important part of study and one of the identified causes of plagiarism is poor time management. Students should allow sufficient time for research, drafting, and the proper referencing of sources in preparing all assessment items. * Based on that proposed to the University of Newcastle by the St James Ethics Centre. Used with kind permission from the University of Newcastle Adapted with kind permission from the University of Melbourne.
8. RESOURCES AND SUPPORTS FOR STUDENTS This course is based on the philosophy that as students you achieve superior academic skills when you are required to demonstrate initiative and seek your own readings. The following materials are a few sources you can use for gathering the latest research evidence and theoretical propositions to help you in this course: a. Text The lecture note is organized as a self-study guide. It should be used in conjunction with a recommended textbook or textbooks. The lecture note may be viewed and downloaded from the UNSW-Moodle http://moodle.telt.unsw.edu.au/. b. Use of the web There are numerous articles / information sources on reservoir engineering on the web. Many of them are sound, but many are either very lightweight or contain errors. Be very careful in your choice of web sources. Remember, UNSW librarians are usually happy to help you locate articles or make suggestions regarding possible material to help you in your academic work. You can also access basic online help at http://www.library.unsw.edu.au/ Recall, it is plagiarism if you use the words of other people without quotation marks or indenting the longer quotations, or without citing them orally during a presentation. Also, if you are citing any material from the web you must openly acknowledge even when you present the points in your own words. If you are unsure how to do this see: http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/plagiarism/pintro.html. c. Other resources and supports The University and the Faculty provide a wide range of support services for students, including: UNSW Learning Centre (http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au) Counselling support - http://www.counselling.unsw.edu.au Library training and support services - http://www.library.unsw.edu.au/ OnePetro (http://www.onepetro.org)