Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Learning objectives

Knowledge

Students who have passed the module should be able to

• Account for oil and gas production from reservoir to refinery 
• Account for oil reservoirs and their petro-physical characteristics
• Account for relevant simulation tools for modelling processes in the oil and gas industry
• Account for instrumentation and technical safety related to oil and gas production

Skills

• Create a computational model of a given case in the oil and gas industry
• Investigate a given case using modelling tools
• Evaluate the impact of assumptions made, in a model, on the results
• Write a project report following the standards of the field of study, include relevant original scientific literature, use the correct terminology and communicate the research-based foundation, problem and results of the project in writing, graphically and orally in a coherent way
• Assess and select relevant original scientific literature and current scientific methods, models and other tools used in the project and asses the problem of the project and results in relevant scientific contexts and social conditions

Competences

• Evaluate the quality of the results obtained when using modelling tools
• Propose a course of action in a given case based on modelling results
• Handle the planning, implementation and management of complex and unpredictable research and/or developmental tasks and take professional responsibility for implementing academic assignments and interdisciplinary collaborations
• Take responsibility for own professional development and specialization

Type of instruction

Project work

Extent and expected workload

450 hours

Exam

Exams