3 Credit Units

Eight weeks of hands-on experience.

2 Credit Units

Concepts of units and dimensions. The concepts and basis of measurements and analysis of pressure, temperature, temperature and other parameters. Material and Energy balance technique – the control surface concept

3 Credit Units

Twelve (12) weeks of hands-on experience.

2 Credit Units

Techniques for oil well drilling. Drilling rigs; equipment, hoisting , drill string, casing drill bits. Circulating system, drilling fluids, drilling hydraulics. Well head

3 Credit Units

Functions and composition of drilling fluids. Mud properties; testing, classification and chemical analysis. Drilling mud calculations, control of mud properties. Well completion fluids. Drilling mud performance.

3 Credit Units

Properties of oil and Gas: Composition of oil and natural gas; classification of crude oil; natural gas. Well Completion: Tubing; types, tubing equipment, uses of tubing, calculations; use of wirelines, packers-types, uses; multiple zone completion; well heads – casing and tubing hangers; Christmas tree. Cruptive Production: Gas-oil ratio (GOR); productivity index; fluid flow and pressure losses; multiphase formation volume factor (Bt). Perforation: bullet perforation; jet perforation. Artificial Production: Gas lift; pumps.

3 Credit Units

Principles of two-phase flow: The general energy equation; Evaluation of friction losses. Single phase Flow. Variables used in two phase flow; flow patterns. Horizontal flow: Horizontal pressure loss prediction methods; Prediction of horizontal flow patterns. Flow through restrictions

2 Credit Units

World Energy Sources; Distribution of Energy and Hydrocarbons in Nigeria; Role of Hydrocarbons. Alternative Hydrocarbon Sources available in Nigeria; Exploration & Mining for such Resources. Existing & Proposed Industrial Processes for conversion of such Resources into Engineering Materials and Energy. Technologies for the Use of Coal, Shale, Tar Sands, and Biomass. Economic Assessment of Hydrocarbon Resources Opportunities in Petroleum Engineering. Phases in the Petroleum Industry – Exploration, Drilling, Production, Refining & Marketing

3 Credit Units

Petroleum prospecting, uses of geological data, reservoir rocks, reservoir fluids, traps, origin of oil and gas geology of the Niger Delta and Lake Chad Basin. Geophysics. equipment. Drilling and casing programs. Drilling performance. Offshore drilling rigs.

3 Credit Units

Fundamental properties of single and multiple fluid saturated rocks; porosity, permeability, relative permeability, fluid saturations, electrical resistivity capillary pressure. Surface forces, wettability, compressibility and correlations between rock properties

3 Credit Units

Models of heat transfer, general heat conduction equation, steady state conduction, unsteady heat transfer by convection, natural and forced, laminar and turbulent. Heat transfer by radiation, fundamentals of black and gray bodies, combined models of heat transfer, radiation exchange between surfaces. Heat exchangers, conductors and dryers. Mass transfer fundamentals, diffusion and convection mass transfer

2 Credit Units

Gas laws; phase behaviour of natural gas system; gas from condensate and oil fields; field separation processes; dehydration and sweetening of natural gas; scale problems; gas liquefaction.

2 Credit Units

(PVT/CORE Analysis)

Analysis of drill cutting; determination of lithology; determination of porosity, fluid saturations, capillary pressure, permeability, electrical properties, effective permeability and relative permeability; physical properties of petroleum and its products, gravity viscosity, surface tension, thermodynamic behavior of naturally occurring hydrocarbon mixture, Differential and flash vapourisation tests at elevated pressures and temperatures

9 Credit Units

 Twenty-four (24) weeks of hands-on experience.

1 Credit Unit

Group technology tasks: these may involve group design and manufacture of prepared drawings, specifications and planning schedules, a viable commodity which has a tested performance, and acceptable standard of finish and time and cost constraints, under a chosen leader; service and maintenance group tasks, etc. (Emphasis is for the students to appreciate the necessity to use people, materials and equipment to the best economic conditions and the need for personal relationship and the acceptance of responsibility when working as part of a team).

3 Credit Units

Pressure Control and Blowout Prevention: The need to control pressure; BOP valves; stack, choke line and choke manifold; choice of BOP system; control o kick; subsurface pressures and mud hydrostatic pressure; data for executing kick control; indications of kick; methods of circulating out a kick – Balanced Bottom Hole Pressure method (BBHP), driller’s method; kick when tripping, gas out mud. Cementing: Equipment; hole conditions; volume calculations and rate of circulation; squeeze cementing; cement plug.  Fishing: Fishing tolls; objects lost in the hole; fishing methods. Casing Design: Mechanical properties – tension, collapse and burst; designing a casing string.

3 Credit Units

Surface completion: Gathering systems; service and cleaning systems; design and testing of flow lines. Emulsion problems; oil emulsions; emulsifying agents and demulsifiers; choice and dosage of de-emulsifiers. Separation and separators; heat treatment. Dehydration: need for dehydration of gas; dew-point depression; absorption with glycol and absorption with solids.

3 Credit Units

Reservoir fluid behaviour, PVT analysis, formation volume factors. Estimating reserves; material balance equations. Concepts of fluid flow through porous media, Darcy’s law. Steady state and transient fluid flow in reservoirs. Displacement of oil and gas. Reservoir testing and performance analysis. Differential equations for radial flow in a porous medium.

2 Credit Units

 Drilling Mud/Cement Laboratory

Mud preparation and treatments; measurement of drilling and well completion fluid properties: Cement: types, properties and testing; laboratory observations of reactions between drilling and workover fluids on formation; Rheology, filtration and relations between functions and measurable drilling mud and completion fluid properties.

3 Credit Units

Well logging devices, principles and technology. Electrical, radioactive, acoustic/velocity, caliper, inclinometer, dipmeter and thermometer logs. Well log interpretation. Use of combination logs, cross plots. Production logging. Computer processing of logs.  Measurements-while-drilling systems

3 Credit Units

Causes of oil pollution; blowout; pipeline and flowline leakages, sour-gas production, sea transportation hazards. Need for oil spill prevention and control; Impact on the environment – ecology. Methods of control; mechanical, chemical and biological methods. Global pollution problems; Government regulations.

3 Credit Units

Principles of displacement: rock properties; fluid properties in reservoir; phase behaviour; displacement efficiencies. Gas methods; miscible slug; enriched gas-high pressure lean gas; carbon dioxide; nitrogen and other inerts. Chemical methods; miscellar – polymers; polymer augmented waterflood; permeability alteration; caustic. Thermal methods; steam stimulation; steam drive; in-situ combustion.

3 Credit Units

Petroleum processing equipment; storage tanks; rectification column, heat exchange apparatus; pipe furnaces; pipelines and fittings; compressors and pumps. Preliminary processing. Thermal processes; thermal cracking; coking; pyrolysis. Catalytic processes; brief description; catalytic cracking; catalytic reforming; hydrogenation processes; hydrogen cracking.

2 Credit Units

Fundamentals of rock mechanics, Crater formation: Plastic and pseudo plastic characteristic of rocks load rate mechanism: Static and impact loading; tooth penetration as a function of differential and overburden pressures. Effect of differential pressure on drilling rate.

2 Credit Units

Pressure losses in pipes. Pressure losses in armature and fittings. Pumps. Heat exchangers. Nozzle theory and mass transfer. Combustion processes. Heat transfer, Conduction; convection; condensation, heat exchangers. Distillation. Particle fall in liquids cyclones

3 Credit Units

Purpose of reservoir simulation. Concepts of Simulation; Darcy’s law, fluid in porous media. Reservoir simulation equations. Finite – difference model. Solution of the simulator equations. Matrix of simultaneous equations; Data preparation: fluid data, rock data, production data, flow rate data, Making a simulation study, History matching.

3 Credit Units

Well inflow (IPR), tubing (VLP), and wellhead (THP) performance relationships • Deliverability curves • Productivity index • Multiphase flow • Artificial production (gas lift, pumps) • Surface gathering system • Emulsion and emulsion treatments • Separation and separators, Work over techniques; well stimulation; fracturing and acidizing. Sand control: gravel packing; sand consolidation. Pipelines and transportation; maximum pipeline capacity; other transportation systems. Metering of oil and gas; problems associated with flow measurement; flow measurement systems;

2 Credit Units

The scope of geophysics; solid earth geophysics; the shape of the earth; geomagnetism; marine geophysics; isostacy. Geophysical instruments, field data processing, electrical, seismic, radiometric, etc). Geophysical logging of borehole. Geophysical prospecting and exploration

3 Credit Units

Drilling parameters: Choice of drilling program and drilling rig; mechanical parameters and their optimisation – drilling bits; hydraulic parameters – mud viscosity, density, filtrate and bit nozzles. Directional Drilling: Uses of directional drilling: deviating tools; vertical profile, horizontal profile; deviation measurements. Offshore Drilling: Underwater BOP stack, marine risers, underwater well head, floater stability; heave compensators.

2 Credit Units

Offshore drilling: Offshore prospecting; offshore rigs; stationary and floating rigs; rig movement and stability; drilling from a floating vessel; subsea BOP stack; marine risers; subsea wellhead. Offshore production: subsea well completion methods; offshore processing equipment and design; loading systems and other transportation. Offshore operations: logistics, contingency planning; oil spill and oil removal

3 Credit Units

Water influx; steady-state; pseudo steady – state (Hurst); transient (Van Everdingen and Hurst). Well test: drill-stem tests (DST); Production tests; pressure tests; back-pressure tests on gas wells, productivity tests on oil wells, build-up and draw-down tests on oil wells, coning of water and gas; effects of partial penetration. Secondary recovery; water injection sweep efficiency stiles methods, Dykstra – Parsons method.

2 Credit Units

(Production/Project Lab)

Rheological measurements: Waxy and non-waxy crude; Flow metering of liquids and gas: determination of meter accuracy.  Uses and operations of various pressure regulators; pressures loss measurement along pipes:  Determination of friction factors; Bottom hole pressure determination; Oilfield quality control; oilfield chemical tests; setting-up of project labs

2 Credit Units

Transportation of crude oil: Pipelines; tankers – loading and unloading techniques, offshore loading systems, international regulations on tanker transportation. Custody transfer storage of crude oil tank farm operations – gauging, sampling, quality control, underground storage – caverns, porous rocks. Gas transportation: compressors, pipelines; liquefied natural gas transportation. Storage of natural gas; pressure tanks, re-injection in porous rocks, storage in caverns. Storage of LNG.

2 Credit Units

The structure of the petroleum industry; economic geography – impact of oil resources on the economy of oil producing countries; linear programming; refinery economics; oil concessions in Nigeria; government participation; the Nigeria petroleum labour market; marketing and sales calculations; investment analysis; risk analysis and probability; financing energy crisis.

2 Credit Units

Review of Elementary Statistics & Probability Distributions pertinent to Petroleum Engineering. Estimation of Oil and Gas Recoverable reserves by Decline Curve Analysis. Discounted Cash flow and Investment Criteria including interests (simple & compound), discount factors, present value profit, earning power, interpretation of profitability criteria and accelerated projects. Hydrocarbon Property Evaluation – income, expenses, profits, operating income, present worth, payout time, rate of return Decisions under Uncertainty-decision trees, critical path method (CPM) Program Evaluation & Review Techniques.

2 Credit Units

Natural gas and condensate systems • Hydrate formation and prevention • Acid gases • Gas gathering systems (transmission in pipeline networks – series, parallel, loop) • Compression of natural gas • Gas flow measurement • Gas well deliverability, principle of liquid loading in gas well

3 Credit Units

3 Credit Units

2 credit units

Effective communication and writing in English Language skills, essay writing skills (organization and logical presentation of ideas, grammar and style), comprehension, sentence construction, outlines and paragraphs.

2 Credit Units

Logical presentation of papers; Phonetics; Instruction on lexis; Art of public speaking and oral communication; Figures of speech; Précis; Report writing.

2 Credit Units

Brief history of libraries; Library and education; University libraries and other types of libraries; Study skills (reference services); Types of library materials, using library resources including e-learning, e-materials, etc.; Understanding library catalogues (card, OPAC, etc.) and classification; Copyright and its implications; Database resources; Bibliographic citations and referencing. Development of modern ICT; Hardware technology; Software technology; Input devices; Storage devices; Output devices; Communication and internet services; Word processing skills (typing, etc.).

2 Credit Units

Study of Nigerian history, culture and arts in pre-colonial times; Nigerian’s perception of his world; Culture areas of Nigeria and their characteristics; Evolution of Nigeria as a political unit; Indigene/settler phenomenon; Concepts of trade; Economic self-reliance; Social justice; Individual and national development; Norms and values; Negative attitudes and conducts (cultism and related vices); Re-orientation of moral; Environmental problems.

2 Credit Units

Man – his origin and nature; Man and his cosmic environment; Scientific methodology, Science and technology in the society and service of man. Renewable and non-renewable resources – man and his energy resources. Environmental effects of chemical plastics, Textiles, Wastes and other materials, Chemical and radiochemical hazards, Introduction to the various areas of science and technology. Elements of environmental studies.

2 Credit Units

Introductory Entrepreneurial skills: Relevant Concepts: Enterprise, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Business, Innovation, Creativity, Enterprising and Entrepreneurial Attitude and Behaviour. History of Entrepreneurship in Nigeria. Rationale for Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Innovation for Entrepreneurs. Leadership and Entrepreneurial Skills for coping with challenge. Unit Operations and Time Management, Creativity and Innovation for Self-Employment in Nigeria. Overcoming Job Creation Challenges. Opportunities for Entrepreneurship, Forms of Businesses, Staffing, Marketing and the New Enterprise. Feasibility Studies and Starting a New Business. Determining Capital Requirement and Raising Capital. Financial Planning and Management. Legal Issues, Insurance and Environmental Considerations. Also to be incorporated, on the other side of the spectrum, are employability skills – interview techniques, Oral Presentation Skills.

0 Credit Unit

Introduction to French, Alphabets and numeracy for effective communication (written and oral), Conjugation and simple sentence construction based on communication approach, Sentence construction, Comprehension and reading of simple texts.

0 Credit Unit

Furtherance to FRE 101

0 Credit Unit

Introductory Entrepreneurial skills: Relevant Concepts: Enterprise, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Business, Innovation, Creativity, Enterprising and Entrepreneurial Attitude and Behaviour. History of Entrepreneurship in Nigeria.

0 Credit Unit

Developing entrepreneurships, building attitudes and enhancing required behaviour.

0 Credit Unit

Creativity and Innovation for Entrepreneurs. Leadership and Entrepreneurial Skills for coping with challenge. Unit Operations and Time Management. Creativity and Innovation for Self-Employment in Nigeria. Overcoming Job Creation.

0 Credit Unit

Selection and getting involved in one major Entrepreneurship skill. Why self-employment?

0 Credit Unit

Writing composition in French language with emphasis on formal communication in French Language

0 Credit Unit

Emersion programme in French Language I.

Visiting French village

0 Credit Unit

Profiles of business ventures in the various business sectors such as: Soap/Detergent, Tooth brush and Tooth paste making; Photography; Brick making; Rope making; Brewing; Glassware production/ Ceramic production, Paper production; Water treatment/conditioning/packaging; Food processing / preservation / packaging; Metal fabrication; Tanning industry; Vegetable oil extraction; Farming; Fisheries/aquaculture; Plastic making; Refrigeration/Air-conditioning; Carving, Weaving; Bakery; Tailoring; Printing; Carpentry; Interior Decoration; Animal husbandry etc. Case Study Methodology applied to the development and administration of Cases that bring out key issues of business environment, start-up, pains and gains of growth of businesses, etc. with particular reference to Nigerian businesses. Experience sharing by business actors in the economy with students during Case presentations.

0 Credit Unit

Continuation of EVS 311

0 Credit Unit

The course involves the study of basic elements of French language as applied to professional courses (business, engineering and environmental sciences). At the end of the end of the course, students are expected to be able to introduce themselves and greet in French sentences, write out simple sentences in French and acquire basic words that are related to their disciplines. Introduction to French sounds and spelling, Greetings, Classroom objects, Articles, prepositions, Numbers,Colours, Conjugation of verbs, Adjectives, Days, months, years, Time and weather, Tenses and simple sentence formation.

0 Credit Unit

The course involves the study of basic elements of French language as applied to professional courses (business, engineering and environmental sciences). At the end of the end of the course, students are expected to be able to introduce themselves and greet in French sentences, write out simple sentences in French and acquire basic words that are related to their disciplines. Introduction to French sounds and spelling, Greetings, Classroom objects, Articles, prepositions, Numbers,Colours, Conjugation of verbs, Adjectives, Days, months, years, Time and weather, Tenses and simple sentence formation.

0 Credit Unit

Dispaly of real products and internship on marketing and marketing startegies

0 Credit Unit

Adavanced French Language immersion. Traveling on short term visit to any neighboring Francophone countries

1 Credit Unit

Philosophy of Science and Engineering. History of Engineering and Technology. The Engineering profession – engineering – engineering literacy professional bodies and engineering societies. Engineers’ code of conduct and ethics. Engineers and nation building – economy, politics, business, safety in Engineering and introduction in Risk analysis, invited lecturers from professionals.

3 Credit Units

Series solution of second order linear differential equations with variable coefficients. Bessel and Legendre equations. Equations with variable coefficients. Sturn-Louville boundary value problems. Solutions of equations in two and three dimensions by separation of variables. Eigen N value problems. Use of operations in the solution of partial differential equations and Linear integral equations. Integral transforms and their inverse including Fourier, Laplace, Mellin and Handel Transforms. Convolution integrals and Hilbert Transforms. Calculus of finite differences. Interpolation formulae. Finite difference equations. RungeKutta and other methods in the solutions of ODE and PDEs. Numerical integration and differentiation.

1 Credit Unit

Professional use of English Language for letters, specification descriptions, presentation of charts, graphs, tables, writing of proposals in reports. Case studies of major engineering designs and construction/fabrication as well industrial failures; professional presentation of reports and proposals.

3 Credit Units

Cost and schedule management – an engineering function. Supporting skills and knowledge. Role of cost engineer during evaluation phase. Role of cost engineer during the basic design phase. Role of cost engineer in contractor selection. Role of cost engineer during detailed engineering design phase. Role of cost engineer during construction. Cost engineering function as distinct from Design engineering function. Canon of ethics for cost engineers. Basic capital cost estimating. Basic operating cost estimating. Basic project planning and scheduling. Cost engineering terminology. Cost engineering standards. Objectives of valuation work/valuer’s primary duty and responsibility. Valuer’s obligation to his or her client, to other valuers, and to the society. Valuation methods and practices. Valuation reports. Expert witnessing. Ethics in valuation. Valuation / Appraisal standards. Price, cost and value. Depreciation and obsolescence. Valuation terminology. Appraisal reporting and review. Real property valuation. Personal property valuation. Machinery and equipment valuation. Oil and gas valuation. Mines and quarries valuation.

2 Credit Units

Common Law: Its history, definition, nature and division. Legislation codification interpretation. Equity: Definition and its main spheres. Law of contracts for Engineers: offer, acceptance, communication termination. General principles of criminal law. Law of torts: definition, classification and liabilities. Patents: requirements, application, and infringement. Registered designs: application, requirements, types and infringement. Company law. Labour law and Industrial Law.

2 Credit Units

Principles of organization; elements of organization; management by objectives. Financial management, accounting methods, financial statements, cost planning and control, budget and budgetary control. Depreciation accounting and valuation of assets. Personnel management, selection, recruitment and training, job evaluation and merit rating. Industrial psychology. Resource management; contracts, interest formulae, rate of return. Methods of economic evaluation. Planning decision making; forecasting, scheduling. Production control. Gantt chart, CPM and PERT. Optimization, linear programming as an aid to decision making, transport and materials handling. Raw materials and equipment. Facility layout and location. Basic principles of work study. Principles of motion economy. Ergonomics in the design of equipment and process.