Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

This project module deals with modelling of oil and gas production processes.

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 enhanced oil recovery processes
• account for high-pressure fluid behavior
• account for produced water treatment units
• account for production chemistry in oil and gas production
• account for relevant simulation tools for modelling processes in the oil and gas industry
• account for instrumentation, economic, safety and environmental aspects related to oil and gas production

Skills

• select, apply and develop experimental methods for generating data supporting process modelling
• create a computational model of a given case in the oil and gas industry
• investigate a given case using modelling tools
• 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 and problem and results in writing, graphically and orally in a professionally reasoned and 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

• communicate oil and gas problems and solutions to peers, interdisciplinary groups, and non-specialists, including collaborative partners and end-users
• handle the planning, implementation and management of complex and unpredictable research and/or developmental tasks and take professional responsibility to implement 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

Prerequisite for enrollment for the exam

• An approved PBL competency profile is a prerequisite for participation in the project exam

Exams