Syllabus

(w. e. f. June 1997 for Semester I & II and June 1998 for Semester III & IV)

Semester I

  • PT - 01 Petroleum Geology
  • PT - 02 Sedimentology
  • PT - 03 Principles of Stratigraphy and Micro-palaeontology
  • PT - 04 Prospecting
  • PTP - 01 Practical

Semester II

  • PT - 05 Reservoir Studies - I (Dynamics)
  • PT - 06 Petroleum Geo-chemistry
  • PT - 07 Well Log Analysis
  • PT - 08 World Stratigraphy
  • PTP - 02 Practical

Semester III

  • PT - 09 Reservoir Studies - II (Hydrocarbon Recovery)
  • PT - 10 Drilling and Well Completion Operations
  • PT - 11 Structural Geology
  • PT - 12 Computer Fundamentals & Applications
  • PTP - 03 Practical

Semester IV

  • PT - 13 Basin Analysis & Petroliferous Basins
  • PT - 14 Hydrocarbon Resources : Economics & Management
  • PT - 15 Production Operations
  • PTP - 04 Practical
  • PTP - 05 Practical

Depending on the requirements of the Oil Industry and the changing Technologies, the syllabus is updated regularly.

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Semester I

PT - 01 Petroleum Geology

  1. Introduction.
  2. Occurrence, Surface Indications & Direct Indications of Hydrocarbons.
  3. Origin, Accumulations and Migration of Petroleum Hydrocarbons.
  4. Trapping Mechanism of Oil and Gas.
  5. Reservoir Rocks & Fluids.
  6. Petroleum Geologist's Maps and cross-sections.
  7. Distributions of Oil and Gas.

PT - 02 Sedimentology

  1. Sedimentology : Methodology & Applications.
  2. Mineral Compositions of Sediments.
  3. Geometry of Sedimentary Bodies.
  4. Techniques of Environmental Interpretation.
  5. Hydrodynamics (Physical Parameters) of Depositional Environments.
  6. Sedimentary Grain Parameters.
  7. Chemical, Mineralogical & Biological parameters of Depositional Environments.
  8. Importance of Sequence in Environmental Reconstruction.
  9. Petrology of Sandstones, Limestones and Shales.
  10. Sedimentary Environments.

PT - 03 Principles of Stratigraphy and Micro-palaeontology

  1. Introduction, Scope & Evolution.
  2. Stratigraphic Procedures, Geological Time Scale and Standard Stratigraphic Classification.
  3. Litho-, bio-, chrono-, Magneto-Stratigraphy.
  4. Stratigraphic Correlation.
  5. Facies Concept.
  6. Interpretative Micro-palaeontology (Introduction - History).
  7. Scope, Branches of Micro-palaeontology. Types of Microfossils, their description and uses.
  8. Sampling.
  9. Selected group of Microfossils : a) Foraminifera b) Ostracods.
  10. Palynology.
  11. Algae in brief with Bioherms, Stromatolites, Diatoms and Coccoliths.

PT - 04 Prospecting

  1. Geophysical Methods.
  2. Geo-chemical Methods.
  3. Geo-botanical Methods.
  4. Remote Sensing.

PTP - 01 Practical

Petroleum Geology

Determination of Bulk Porosity, Shale Factor, Refractive Index of Organic compound, etc. Estimation of Optical Activity of Organic compounds. Megascopic Studies of Sedimentary, Metamorphic and Igneous rocks with respect to grain size, cement, porosity and permeability. Core sample studies, studies of rock cuttings, etc. Surface tensions of Reservoir fluids and Panel Diagrams.

Sedimentology

Megascopic and Microscopic studies of Sedimentary rocks. Recognition, Morphology, classification, genesis, environmental significance of different sedimentary structures. Size analysis and Pipette analysis, Graphical representation of data of size, frequency and distribution. Heavy mineral analysis, separation of heavy minerals, identification & geological significance of heavy minerals, shape and roundness studies, etc.

Micro-palaeontology

Separation of microfossils from the matrix of Sedimentary rocks. Separation, picking and mounting of microfossils. Study of morphology, coiling, arrangement of chambers, ornamentation, classification, description, composition, distribution (environmental and geological), distinguishing features of different selected genera of Foraminifera, Ostracods, Radiolarians, Pollens and Spores, etc.

Prospecting

Interpretation of Geophysical data obtained from the following methods: - a) Self Potential Method b) Electric Resistivity Method c) Magnetic Method d) Seismic Refractory & Reflection Method

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Semester II

PT - 05 Reservoir Studies - I (Dynamics)

  1. Reservoir conditions.
  2. Drive Mechanisms.
  3. Types of Petroleum Reservoirs.
  4. Mechanisms of Fluid Flow in Porous media.
  5. Producing characteristics of an Oil well.
  6. P-V-T studies.
  7. Estimation of Hydrocarbon Reserves.

PT - 06 Petroleum Geo-chemistry

  1. Composition of Petroleum.
  2. Classification of Crude Oils.
  3. Oil field brines.
  4. Properties of Hydrocarbons.
  5. Hydrocarbon Thermodynamics.
  6. Analytical techniques.
  7. Separation of Crude Oils.
  8. Petrochemical industries in India.

PT - 07 Well Log Analysis

  1. Introduction to Well Logging.
  2. Resistivity, S. P. & Gamma ray logging.
  3. Porosity logs.
  4. Fracture detection with Well Logs.
  5. Practical applications of Well logging methods.

PT - 08 World Stratigraphy

  1. Introduction, Distribution of land and sea through geological ages.
  2. IUGS - Global Stratigraphic chart.
  3. Precambrian Era - Important Shield area & Shelf areas.
  4. Geologic system (10 systems).
  5. Paleozoic Era of selected continents.
  6. Mesozoic Era of selected continents.
  7. Cenozoic Era of selected continents.
  8. Geo-tectonic classification of Petroliferous basins.
  9. Distribution of Hydrocarbons through geologic times.
  10. Tertiary formations of India.

PTP - 02 Practical

Reservoir Studies - I (Dynamics)

Conversion factors and Symbols. Problems on Conversion factors, Mole, Pound Mole, Perfect Gas Law, Specific Gravity of gases, Permeability, Non-ideal or Real gases, Gas deviation factor, Gas in Place by Volumetric method, Initial Oil in Place by Volumetric method, Unit Recovery for Volumetric Gas Reservoir, Unit Recovery for Gas reservoir under Water drive, Formation Volume Factor, Viscosity, Fluid flow in Reservoir, Radial flow equations, Material balance equations for Combination drive, Material balance equation for Volumetric Under-saturated Oil Reservoirs, etc. Demonstration - Practical use of Planimeter.

Petroleum Geo-chemistry

Determination of Relative fuel value of Petroleum products, Relative Viscosity of Reservoir Fluids, Composition of unknown hydrocarbon mixture with the help of pH meter, Sodium in a binary mixture by Flame photometry, Calcium in a binary mixture by Flame photometry, Potassium in a binary mixture by Flame photometry and to find out the composition of the unknown hydrocarbon mixture with the help of Viscometer. Estimation of Water in Natural gas by Graphical method and Detection of hydrocarbon on rocks by Fluorescence detector.

Well Log Analysis

  1. Parameters around Well bore.
  2. Qualitative interpretation of Self-potential, Resistivity, Density, Caliper, Neutron and Sonic curves.
  3. Determination of Formation Water Resistivity, Water Saturation, Lithology and Porosity, Permeability and Productivity.
  4. Recognition / Interpretation of Geological Structures using Dip-meter log.

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Semester III

PT - 09 Reservoir Studies - II (Hydrocarbon Recovery)

  1. Reservoir Performance.
  2. Development of Oil & Gas Fields.
  3. Recovery of Hydrocarbon.
  4. Reservoir Stimulation.

PT - 10 Drilling and Well Completion Operations

  1. Introduction.
  2. Rigs & Structures.
  3. Drilling Mechanisms.
  4. Well control systems.
  5. Planning of Well.
  6. Methods of Borehole drilling and Drilling practices.
  7. Complications in the course of Drilling.
  8. Drilling Fluids.
  9. Casing & Cementation.
  10. Well Completions.
  11. Formation Evaluation.

PT - 11 Structural Geology & Geo-tectonics

Structural Geology

  1. Structural Geology in Prospecting of Hydrocarbons.
  2. Maps and Cross-sections.
  3. Mechanical Principles.
  4. Folds.
  5. Faults.
  6. Joints and Fractures.
  7. Unconformities.
  8. Salt Domes.
  9. Oil and Gas Fields associated with buried hills.

Geo-tectonics

  1. Internal structure of Earth.
  2. Continental and Oceanic crust.
  3. Continental drift.
  4. Sea floor spreading.
  5. Plate tectonics.

PT - 12 Computer Fundamentals and Applications

  1. Fundamentals of Computer.
  2. Algorithms and Flowcharts.
  3. Operating Systems (DOS, Windows 98, XP)
  4. Editors and Word Processors (Ms. Word).
  5. Spread Sheets (Ms. Excel).
  6. Database Packages (Ms. Access)

PTP - 03 Practical

Structural Geology

  1. Dip Isogons.
  2. Geological maps with vertical beds, folded beds, inclined faults, inclined dyke, etc.
  3. Problems based on closure of folds, aerial maps or outcrop patterns, structure contour maps & Isopach maps.
  4. Graphical structural problems to be solved by descriptive geometry by constructing cross-sections.

Reservoir Studies

  1. Estimating future behavior of Well (Production decline rate).
  2. Pressure buildup (Horner's method).

Drilling & Well Completion Operations

Problems to calculate the following -

  1. Drill Collar weights.
  2. Master logs.
  3. Bit cost analysis.
  4. Mud weight computation.
  5. Rig power system.
  6. Dog leg severity.
  7. Orientation of deflection tool.
  8. Lag time.
  9. Cementation.
  10. Mud Calculations.

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Semester IV

PT - 13 Basin Analysis & Petroliferous Basins

  1. Introduction.
  2. Fluvial models.
  3. Delta models.
  4. Sedimentary and Tectonic factors in sedimentary basins.
  5. Strike systems.
  6. Seismic Stratigraphic interpretation.
  7. Petroliferous Basins of India.

PT - 14 Hydrocarbon Resources : Economics and Management

Economics

  1. Prices & Market Forces.
  2. Production.
  3. Firms and Market.
  4. Pricing Decisions.
  5. Petroleum Production Economics.

Management

  1. Environmental Management in Petroleum Industry.
  2. Risk Assessment & Safety Rules in Oil Industry.
  3. Resource Management & Oil Scenario in world.

PT - 15 Production Operations

  1. Introduction.
  2. Well testing operations.
  3. Problem Well analysis.
  4. Formation damage.
  5. Surfactants for Well Treatment.
  6. Acidising & Hydraulic Fracturing.
  7. Scale deposition.
  8. Sand control.
  9. Corrosion control.
  10. Work-over systems.
  11. Production logging.
  12. Surface equipments for Production.

PTP - 04 Practical

Practicals on Application of Computers & Project Reports

  1. Application of Computer study of Window based software.
  2. Project Reports.

PTP - 05 Practical

Problems on Production Operations & Petroleum Economics.

  1. Production Operations: a) Skin Calculations. b) Fracture Width design. c) Productivity Index Calculations.
  2. Petroleum Economics. a) Bit cost analysis. b) Decision tree analysis.
  3. Training Programme.

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