Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

This project module deals with the fundamentals of oil and gas production and focuses on the separation processes of the produced fluids.

Learning objectives

Knowledge

Students who have passed the module should be able to

• account for general process engineering
• explain the fundamentals of oil and gas production units, with special regard to offshore systems
• account for the nature of reservoir fluids
• explain basic operations of oil and gas separation units, with special regard to offshore systems
• account for basic operations of gas and produced water treatment
• account for environmental and safety aspects regarding oil and gas production

Skills

• work out mass and energy balances to oil and gas separation units
• do PVT calculations of aqueous, oil and gas phases
• prepare process flow diagrams (PFD) of oil and gas separation units
• design horizontal and vertical 2-phase and 3-phase separators
• design relevant equipment pertaining to oil and gas separation
• design and optimize the overall separation train
• write an electronic 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
• use relevant software to present, analyze and visualize theories, hypotheses and data in writing as well as orally
• 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 and social contexts

Competences

• 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

Exams