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OIL India Syllabus

The document provides a syllabus for the post of Senior Officer (Reservoir) requiring a Bachelor's degree in Petroleum Engineering. The syllabus outlines topics in petroleum engineering including reservoir engineering, drilling and production operations, formation evaluation, enhanced oil recovery techniques, and petroleum economics. Key areas covered include well testing, reservoir simulation, offshore drilling, health and safety, and the latest trends in the field.

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OIL India Syllabus

The document provides a syllabus for the post of Senior Officer (Reservoir) requiring a Bachelor's degree in Petroleum Engineering. The syllabus outlines topics in petroleum engineering including reservoir engineering, drilling and production operations, formation evaluation, enhanced oil recovery techniques, and petroleum economics. Key areas covered include well testing, reservoir simulation, offshore drilling, health and safety, and the latest trends in the field.

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Post Name Senior Officer (Reservoir)


(Bachelor's degree in Petroleum Engineering)
Post Code RE (03)

Petroleum Engineering
Linear Algebra: Matrix algebra, Systems of linear equations, Eigen values and
eigenvectors.
Calculus: Functions of single variable, Limit, continuity and differentiability, Taylor series,
Mean value theorems, Evaluation of definite and improper integrals, Partial derivatives,
Total derivative, Maxima and minima, Gradient, Divergence and Curl, Vector identities,
Directional derivatives, Line, Surface and Volume integrals, Stokes, Gauss and Green's
theorems.

Differential equations: First order equations (linear and nonlinear), Higher order linear
differential equations with constant coefficients, Cauchy's and Euler's equations,
lnitial and boundary value problems, Laplace transforms, Solutions of one dimensional
heat and wave equations and Laplace equation.

Complex variables: Complex number, polar form of complex number, triangle inequality.

Probability and Statistics: Definitions of probability and sampling theorems, Conditional


probability, Mean, median, mode and standard deviation, Random variables,
Poisson, Normal and Binomial distributions, Linear regression analysis.
Numerical Methods: Numerical solutions of linear and non-linear algebraic equations.
lntegration by trapezoidal and Simpson's rule. Single and multi-step methods for
numerical solution of differential equations.
Petroleum Exploration: Classification and description of some common rocks with special
reference to elastic and nonelastic reservoir rocks. Origin, migration and accumulation
of Petroleum. Petroleum exploration methods.
Oil and Gas Well Drilling Technology: Well planning. Drilling method. Drilling rigs Rig
operating systems. Drilling fluids function and properties. Drilling fluid maintenance
equipment. Oil & gas well cementing operations. Drill bit types and their applications.
Drill string & Casing string function, operations, selection & design. Drilling problems,
their control & remedies. Directional drilling tools. Directional survey. Application of
horizontal, multilateral, extended reach, slim wells.

Reservoir Engineering: Petrophysical properties of reservoir rocks. Coring and core


analysis. Reservoir fluid properties. Phase behavior of hydrocarbon system. Flow of fluids
through porous media. Water and gas coning. Reservoir pressure measurements.
Reservoir drives, drive mechanics and recovery factors. Reserve estimation & techniques.
Petroleum Production Operations: Well equipments. Well completion techniques.
Well production problems and mitigation. Well servicing & Workover operations.
Workover & completion fluids. Formation damage. Well stimulation techniques. Artificial
lift techniques. Field processing of oil & gas. Storage and transportation of petroleum and
petroleum products. Metering and measurements oil & gas. Production system analysis
& optimization. Production testing. Multiphase flow in tubing and flow-lines. Nodal
system analysis. Pressure vessels, storage tank, shell and tube heat exchangers, pumps and
compressors, LNG value chain.

Offshore Drilling and Production Practices: Offshore oil and gas operations & ocean
environment. Offshore fixed platforms, Offshore mobile units, Station keeping methods
like mooring & dynamic positioning system. Offshore drilling from fixed platform, jack-up,
ships and semi submersibles. Use of conductors and risers. Offshore well completion.
Deep water applications of subsea technology. Offshore production: Oil processing
platforms, water injection platforms, storage, SPM and SBM transportation and utilities.
Deep water drilling rig. Deep water production system. Emerging deep water technologies.

Petroleum Formation Evaluation: Evaluation of petrophysical of sub-surface


formations: Principles applications, advantages and disadvantages of Sp, resistivity,
radioactive, acoustic logs and types of tools used. Evaluation of CBt/VDL, USIT, SFT,
RFT. Production logging tools, principles, limitations and applications. Special type of
logging tools. Casing inspection tools (principles, applications and limitations),
Formations micro scanner (FMS), NMR logging principles. Standard log interpretation
methods. Cross-plotting methods.

Oil and Gas Well Testing: Diffusivity equation, derivation & solutions. Radius of
investigation. Principle of superposition. Horner,s approximation. Drill Stem
Testing. P ressu re Transient Tests:

Drawdown and build up-test analysis. wellbore effects. Multilayer reservoirs. lnjection
well testing. Multiple well testing. lnterference testing, pulse testing, well-test analysis
by use of type curves. Gas well testing.
Health safety and Environment in Petroleum lndustry: Health hazards in petroleum lndustry:
Toxicity, Physiological, Asphyxiation, respiratory and skin effect of petroleum
hydrocarbons, sour gases. Safety System: Manual & automatic shutdown system, blow
down systems. Gas detection system. Fire detection and suppression systems.
Personal protection system & measures. HSE policies. Disaster & crisis management in
Petroleum lndustry. Environment: Environment concepts, impact on eco-system, air,
water and soil. The impact of drilling & production operations on environment,
Environmental transport of petroleum wastes. offshore envaronmental studies. offshore
oil spill and oil spill control. Waste treatment methods.
Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: Basic principles and mechanism of EOR, Screening
of EOR process. Concept of pattern flooding, recovery efficiency, permeability
heterogeneity. Macroscopic and microscopic displacement efficiency. EOR methods:
Chemical flooding, Miscible flooding. Thermal recoveries (steam stimulation, hot water &
steam flooding, in-situ combustion), Microbial EOR.
Latest trends in Petroleum Engineering: Coal bed methane, shale gas, oil shale, gas
hydrate, and heavy oil.
PETROLEUM ECONOMICS:

Production Forecast and Reserves Estimation Methods, Oil and Gas Prices: lnternational
Market and Geopolitics, Cash Flow Analysis and Economic Parameters, Risk and
Uncertainty Analysis, Financial Analysis and Accounting, Petroleum Fiscal System.

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