Department of Petroleum & Georesources

Engineering

Syllabus: 2008-09

First Year: Semester I

Course No Course Title Hours/Week Credits Prerequisite
Theory + Lab
PGE 111 Introduction to Petroleum & Georesources Engineering 1+0 1
PGE 112 Introduction to Earth System Science 3+0 3
PGE 115 Engineering Chemistry 3+0 3
PGE 116 Engineering Chemistry Lab 0+3 1.5
CSE 103Z Electric Circuits and Electronic Applications 2+0 2
CSE 104Z Electric Circuits and Electronic Applications Sessional 0+3 1.5
ENG 101 English Language Course 2+0 2
ENG 102 English Language Lab Course 0+2 1
MAT 101Z Differential Calculus and Matrix 3+0 3
PHY 101Z Structure of Matter, Oscillation, Waves, Optics, Heat and 4+0 4
Electromagnetism
Total 18+8=26 22

First Year: Semester II

Course No Course Title Hours/Week Credits Prerequisite
Theory + Lab
PGE 122 Petrology and Mineralogy 2+0 2
PGE 123 Petrology and Mineralogy Lab 0+2 1
PGE 124 Study Tour/Field Work - 0.5
PGE 125 Oral/Seminar - 0.5
PGE 126 Heat Transfer 3+0 3
PGE 127 Heat Transfer Lab 0+3 1.5
CSE 201Z Introduction to Electrical Machineries 2+0 2
ECO 103Z Principles of Economics 4+0 4
IPE 101Z Engineering Mechanics 3+0 3
MAT 104Z Integral Calculus and Ordinary Differential Equations 3+0 3
PHY 102Z Basic Physics Lab 0+3 1.5
Total 17+8=25 22

Second Year: Semester I

Course No Course Title Hours/Week Credits Prerequisite
Theory + Lab
PGE 211 Structural Geology 3+0 3
PGE 212 Fluid Mechanics 3+0 3
PGE 213 Fluid Mechanics Lab 0+3 1.5
PGE 216 Sedimentary Rocks and Stratigraphy 2+0 2
IPE 201Z Engineering Drawing 0+2 1
IPE 202 Z Mechanics of Solid 3+0 3 IPE 101Z
MAT 201Z Vector Analysis and Numerical Analysis 4+0 4
SOC 201Z Industrial Sociology 3+0 3
Total 18+5=23 20.5

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Second Year: Semester II
Course No Course Title Hours/Week Credits Prerequisite
Theory + Lab
PGE 221 Petroleum Geology 3+0 3
PGE 222 Geostatistics 3+0 3
PGE 226 Oral/Seminar - 0.5
PGE 227 Study Tour/Field Work - 0.5
PGE 228 Engineering Thermodynamics 3+0 3
PGE 229 Geo-mechanics and Geo-technical Engineering 3+0 3
PGE 230 Geomechanics Lab 0+3 1.5
CSE 203Z Introduction to Computer Language 2+0 2
CSE 204Z Introduction to Computer Language Lab 0+6 3
MAT 202Z Complex Variables, Partial Differential Equations, 4+0 4
Laplace Transformation
Total 18+9=27 23.5

Third Year: Semester I

Course no. Course Title Hours/Week Credits Prerequisite
Theory + Lab
PGE 311 Well Logging and Formation Evaluation 3+0 3
PGE 312 Rocks and Fluids Properties 3+0 3
PGE 313 Rocks and Fluid Properties Lab. 0+3 1.5
PGE 314 Reservoir Engineering – I 3+0 3
PGE 315 Mining Engineering 3+0 3
PGE 316 Exploration Geophysics 2+0 2
PGE 317 Map Reading, Remote Sensing and GIS 3+0 3
PGE 318 Mining Engineering Lab 0+3 1.5
PGE 319 Well Log and Formation Evaluation Lab 0+3 1.5
Total 17+9=26 21.5

Third Year: Semester II

Course no. Course Title Hours/Week Credits Prerequisite
Theory + Lab
PGE 321 Drilling and Well Completion 3+0 3
PGE 322 Petroleum Production Engineering 3+0 3
PGE 323 Drilling Engineering Lab 0+3 1.5
PGE 324 Natural Gas Engineering 3+0 3
PGE 325 Hydrology and Ground Water Resources 2+0 2
PGE 326 Computer Application Lab for Engineers 0+6 3
PGE 328 Mineral Process Engineering 3+0 3
PGE 329 In Plant Training - 1
PGE 330 Oral/Seminar - 0.5
Total 14+9=23 20

Fourth Year: Semester I

Course no. Course Title Hours/Week Credits Prerequisite
Theory + Lab
PGE 413 Industrial Economics and Management 3+0 3
PGE 415 Well Design and Operation Planning 3+0 3 PGE 321
PGE 420 Mining Technology 3+0 3
PGE 400 Project / Thesis – I 0+6 3
Optional I (any two)
PGE 411 Transport Phenomena 3+0 3
PGE 412 Hazards and Risks in Petroleum & Georesources 3+0 3
Engineering
PGE 414 Transmission and Distribution in Natural gas Engineering 3+0 3
PGE 416 Mine Surveying 3+0 3
PGE 418 Open Pit and Placer Mining Technique 3+0 3
Total 15+6=21 18

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Fourth Year: Semester II
Course no Course Title Hours/Week Credits Prerequisite
Theory + Lab
PGE 424 Well Test Analysis 3+0 3 PGE 312,
PGE 314
PGE 429 Mine Dewatering and Safety 3+0 3
PGE 431 Oral/Seminar - 0.5
PGE 400 Project / Thesis – II 0+6 3
Optional ΙI
(any two)
PGE 422 Reservoir Engineering – II 3+0 3 PGE 314
PGE 423 Enhanced Oil Recovery 3+0 3
PGE 425 Environmental Engineering 3+0 3
PGE 426 Reservoir Simulation 3+0 3
PGE 427 Oil and Gas Property Evaluation 3+0 3
PGE 428 Mine Examination and Valuation 3+0 3
PGE 430 Environmental Aspects of Mineral Operation 3+0 3
Total 12+6=18 15.5

Detailed Syllabus
PGE 111 INTRODUCTION TO PETROLEUM & GEORESOURCES ENGINEERING
1 Hours/Week, 1 Credit

Energy scenario, what do petroleum Engineers do? Petroleum industry, petroleum exploration, drilling,
production, reservoir performance, oil and gas transportation, utilization of oil and natural gas.
Introduction to mining industry; economics and structure of the mining industry; terminology of mining
engineering; explorations; mining operations; mineral processing; mineral purchasing; metallurgy; roles and
responsibility of mining engineers to mining industry; problems and environmental impacts in mining industry.

PGE 112 INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE

3Hours/Week, 3 Credits

Origin of the Universe and Earth, Earth's Structure and Plate Tectonic Basics, Continental drift, Plate Tectonic
theory and dynamics, Concepts of Geosphere; Fundamental theories and laws in Earth science; Minerals and Rock
Cycle, Volcanism and Igneous Rocks, Weathering Processes, Sedimentary Rocks, Metamorphism and
Metamorphic Rocks; Earth's Deformation, Folds, Faults, and Unconformity; Geologic Time, Hydrologic Cycle &
Groundwater; Landform developed by Rivers, Coastal Processes, Glaciers, and Winds; Geological traps for
georesources; Mass Wasting, Earthquakes, Energy Resources, Mineral Resources, Earth systems and global
climate

PGE 115 ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits

Colligative properties, electrochemistry, solution and distribution of solute in immiscible solvents, colloid and
surface chemistry, introduction to petrochemicals. Electrochemical theory of corrosion, concentration and
differential temperature cells. Corrosion resistant materials, corrosion testing, metals and metallurgy, fuel and
combustion. Surface Chemistry: Surface tension, Wettability, Capillary Pressure.

PGE 116 ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY LAB

3 Hours/Week, 1.5 Credits

Based on course PGE115

PGE 122 PETROLOGY AND MINERALOGY

2 Hours/Week, 2 Credits

Basic knowledge of mineralogy; crystallography; crystal system; physical properties; identification of rock-
forming and economic minerals; origin of igneous; sedimentary and metamorphic rocks; geological and
engineering classification rocks.

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PGE 123 PETROLOGY AND MINERALOGY LAB
2 Hours/Week, 1 Credit

Based on course PGE 122

PGE 124: STUDY TOUR/FIELD WORK

0.5 Credit

PGE 125: ORAL/SEMINAR

0.5 Credit

Based on 1st year courses

PGE 126 HEAT TRANSFER

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits

Modes of heat transfer. Conduction: mechanism of thermal conduction in solids, liquids and gases; other thermal
properties; steady state conduction in one dimension; transient heat conduction. The basic equation of momentum
and heat transport. Some approximate solutions of convection heat transfer. Dimensionless correlations for forced
and free convection. Heat transfer with phase change; boiling and condensation. Thermal finite surfaces indifferent
enclosures. Types of heat transfer equipment. Design of heat exchangers; mean temperature difference in different
flow arrangement; thermal and mechanical design. Materials of construction. Extended surfaces.

PGE 127 HEAT TRANSFER LAB

3 Hours/Week, 1.5 Credits

Based on PGE 126

PGE 201 GEOLOGY AND GEOMORPHOLOGY (for CEE)

2 Hours/Week, 2 Credits

Geology: Minerals, identification and physical properties of minerals; Rocks and types of rock and
metamorphisms, classification of metamorphic rocks, common rock forming minerals, mineraloid rocks,
cycle of rock change:
Structural geology: Faults, folds, domes, basin, erosion, marine erosion and quantitative analysis of
erosional land forms; External and Internal geological forces, their interaction and resultant landscapes;
Engineering problems posed by sand dunes, glacited region; Seismic zones of Bangladesh; Engineering
consideration in seismic area, safety measure to be adopted for building and infrastructure to be constructed
in seismic areas, dams, to be located in seismic areas; Types of mountain and their formation; Volcanic;
Residual; Fault; Folds; and Faults-their causes, tectonic causes;
Geo-morphology: Channel: development, widening, Valley shape; Stream terraces; alluvial flood plains;
Delta and alluvial fans; Channel morphology; Channel pattern and river basin; Generalized and load
characteristics of river channel; Bed forms in the alluvial channel of sediment transportation on the river
morphology and channel pattern.
Geology and Geomorphology of Bangladesh: General description, hilly areas in north-eastern zone and
eastern part of Bangladesh; Rivers and river basin of Bangladesh.

PGE 211 STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits

Mechanical Principles: Forces, Stress-strain relationship, Factor controlling behavior of rock materials;
Deformation in the outer shell of the Earth. Geometry; Nomenclature, classification, mechanics of formation and
recognition of geological structure - Fold, Fault, Joint, and unconformity. Geological structural as a trap for
georesources.

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PGE 212 FLUID MECHANICS
3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits

Fluids Properties: Definition of fluid, properties of fluid. Fluid Statics: Pressure measurement, manometer.
Kinetics of fluid flow: Types of flow Euler’s acceleration formula, Reynold’s transport theorem, equation of
continuity, momentum balance equation, energy balance equation. Bernoulli’s equation: equation of motion for
incompressible fluid, Dimensional Analysis. Steady Incompressible flow in pressure conduits: Laminar and
turbulent flow, critical Reynolds number, Hydraulics radius, Entrance conditions, velocity profile, pipe roughness,
major and minor head loss. Fluid flow measurement: Pitot tube, orifice meter, venturimeter, rotameter. Pumps:
Introduction and classification of pumps, pumps performance, mixed and axial flow pumps. Transport
Phenomena: Velocity distribution in laminar flow: shell momentum balances, flow of falling film, flow through a
circular tube. Equation of continuity, Equation of motion.

PGE 213 FLUID MECHANICS LAB

3 Hours/Week, 1.5 Credits

Based on course PGE 212

PGE 216 SEDIMENTARY ROCKS AND STRATIGRAPHY

2 Hours/Week, 2 Credits

Introduction and scope; occurrence of sedimentary rocks and sedimentary processes, lithification and digenesis.
Texture, structure, composition and classification of sedimentary rocks. Study of modern sediments and
depositional systems. Concept of depositional systems and facies within a stratigraphic framework.
Stratigraphic concepts; classification, stratigraphic column and stratigraphic subdivisions and stratigraphic
procedures and chronostratigraphy; Brief Stratigraphy of the adjoining areas of the Bengal Basin, Assam, West
Bengal, Myanmar, Bay of Bengal and Salt Range.

PGE 221 PETROLEUM GEOLOGY

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits

Subsurface environment (Subsurface water, subsurface temperature, subsurface pressure and subsurface fluid
dynamics). Generation and Migration of Petroleum: origin of petroleum, formation of kerogen, petroleum
migration and petroleum system. Reservoir of Petroleum: Porosity, permeability, capillary pressure – their
relationship with texture; effects of diagenesis on reservoir quality.
Traps and Seals: nomenclature of trap, seals and cap rock, classification of trap with brief description. Sedimentary
basin and petroleum system: Basic concept, Mechanism of basin formation, Classification of Sedimentary basin:
cratonic basin, trough, rift and drift suite of basin and strike slip basin with brief description; Petroleum system of
Bangladesh.

PGE 222 GEOSTATISTICS

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits

Set, Probability. Probability Distribution. Discrete Probability. Distribution. Continuous Distribution. Functions Of
Random Variables. Estimation Theory. Test of Hypothesis. Regression and Curve Fitting. Correlation Theory

PGE 226 ORAL/SEMINAR

0.5 Credit
Based on 2nd year courses

PGE 227: STUDY TOUR/FIELD WORK

0.5 Credit

PGE 228 ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits

The second law of thermodynamics, alternate statement of second law, heat engine, temperature scale, carnot
cycle, entropy, entropy changes and irreversibility, lost work, third law of thermodynamics. Thermodynamic
properties of fluids, relationship among the thermodynamic properties, single phase and two-phase system, types
of thermodynamics diagrams. Thermodynamics of flow processes: Fundamental equations, flow of pipes,
expansion processes. Conversion of heat into work by power cycle: Vapor cycle, steam power plant, internal
combustion engine, Otto engine, diesel engine, gas-turbine power plant, jet engine. Refrigeration and liquefaction:
Carnot refrigeration cycle, vapor compression cycle, comparison of refrigeration cycle, absorption refrigeration,
heat pumps, and liquefaction process. System of variable composition: Ideal and non-ideal behavior, Relationship
between thermodynamic properties, partial molal properties, fugacity and fugacity coefficient, fugacities in ideal
solutions, activity and activity coefficient. Phase equilibria: Nature and criteria of phase equilibrium, the phase rule
and Duhem’s theorem, vapor-liquid solutions, Gibbs-Duhem equation.

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PGE 229 GEOMECHANICS AND GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits

Concept of stress; normal stress, shearing stress, bearing stress and application to the analysis of simple structure;
stress and strain under axial loading; Hoek’s law; modulus of elasticity, deformation of members under loading;
statically intermediate problems; multi-axial loading and shearing strain; concept of torsion; stress components and
stress transformation; stress at a point (Mohr stress circle) and two-dimensional state of stress. Characteristics of
rock materials and rock masses Different rock mass classifications. Problems in rock mechanics.
Engineering properties of soil and rock materials; compaction, consolidation; method of stability analysis of slope;
soil exploration for foundation of building, Bridge, Roads, Highways and airport construction; Erosion. siltation,
River training, construction materials and their availability in Bangladesh.

PGE 230 GEOMECHANICS LAB

3 Hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
Based on course no PGE 229

PGE 311 WELL LOGGING AND FORMATION EVALUATION

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits

Background of well logging and purposes, petrophysical properties, modern well logging methods and their
applications. Determination of fluid saturations, chemical compositions of the saturating fluids. Applications of the
results in reservoir evaluation.

PGE 312 ROCKS AND FLUIDS PROPERTIES

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits

Measurements of the physical properties of the reservoir rocks: Porosity, permeability, capillary pressure, relative
permeability, mechanical properties: relating the measured properties to the performance of actual reservoirs.

PGE 313 ROCKS AND FLUID PROPERTIES LAB

3 Hours/Week, 1.5 Credits

Based on course PGE 312

PGE 314 RESERVOIR ENGINEERING – I

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits

Reserve estimation, reservoir drive mechanism, material balance, rate decline analysis, fluid flow in porous media,
and well testing.

PGE 315 MINING ENGINEERING

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits

Method selection, classification of mining systems; Shaft design construction, freezing. Tunneling: stress
distribution around tunnel and zone of influence in horizontal layered and massive rock, and jointed Rock masses.
Deformability in different types of opening; Energy changes accompanying underground Mining.

PGE 316 EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICS

2 Hours/Week, 2 Credits

Introduction to exploration techniques; most widely used geophysical techniques like: Gravity, Magnetic,
Electrical and Seismic methods in exploration of petroleum and mineral resources. Brief discussions on survey
techniques, processing and interpretation of data acquired from different methods. Geological exploration
techniques; exploratory drilling; an integration of magnetic, gravity, and seismic applied to exploration for
Petroleum.

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PGE 317 MAP READING, REMOTE SENSING AND GIS
3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits

Map Reading:
Different types of maps, Scales and their conversion; Symbol, Map Projection, Plane table survey, Contouring,
Simple geologic mapping, Outcrops, Attitudes, Study of Aerial Photographs and Satellite Images.
Remote Sensing:
Emphasis on computer analysis of LANDSAT data using multivariate statistical tools. Introduces statistical
methods and use of the computer. Problems in earth sciences are stressed.   Lecture three hours weekly. 
Prerequisite:  Permission.

GIS
Definition of GIS, scope and application in the field of Petroleum and Georesources Exploration, different GIS
software. Spatial analysis and modelling, image processing and classification and production of digital map, GPS
and Ground Truthing, Error matrix.

PGE 318 MINING ENGINEERING LAB

3 Hours/Week, 1.5 Credits

Based on PGE 315

PGE 319 WELL LOGGING AND FORMATION EVALUATION LAB

3 Hours/Week, 1.5 Credits

Based on PGE 311

PGE 321 DRILLING AND WELL COMPLETION

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits

Parts of drilling rigs/ machinery of rotary drilling, mechanics of rotary drilling fluids; Directional and horizontal
drilling; well control; drill string design; casing and cementing; drilling fluids and their properties, safety and
environmental aspects of petroleum exploration and development.

PGE 322 PETROLEUM PRODUCTION ENGINEERING

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits

Review of flow through porous media, permeability for series and parallel strata in linear and plane radial system.
Well completions- open hole and cased hole. Production problems-water loading, sand productiob, water and gas
coning, asphalting precipitation. Corrosion. Multiphase flow, Formation damage- causes, detection and
prevention. Packers and types. Perforation: well stimulation techniques, Surface equipment- gathering systems
and production battery layout. Wellbore performance. Well deliverability.

PGE 323 DRILLING ENGINEERING LAB

3 Hours/Week, 1.5 Credits

Based on PGE 321

PGE 324 NATURAL GAS ENGINEERING

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits

Properties of natural gas, gas measurement, gas hydrates, condensate stabilization, acid gas treating, gas
dehydration, compressors, process control, deliverability test, gathering and transmission, and natural gas
liquefaction.

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PGE 325 HYDROLOGY AND GROUNDWATER RESOURCES
2 Hours/Week, 2 Credits

Introduction; hydrologic cycle, precipitation, run off, evapotranspiration and their measurements, hydrograph
construction and interpretation, drainage basin evaluation and its quantitative evaluation, drainage patterns,
velocity of river flow, stage and discharge measurements; flood.

Introduction, origin and occurrence of ground water, rock properties affecting ground water, subsurface
distribution of groundwater, geological formations as aquifers, types of aquifers. Ground water movement and
groundwater modelling. Fundamentals of well hydraulics, steady and unsteady flow, equilibrium and non-
equilibrium equations, well losses, well interference. Ground water exploration, determination of aquifer
characteristics and pumping test. Detailed study of the different types of aquifer in Bangladesh and its problems.
Arsenic problem in Bangladesh. Water wells, well design and well development.

PGE 326 COMPUTER APPLICATION LAB FOR ENGINEERS

6 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Based on Petroleum Production data software, Reservoir Engg. Software, Well Log interpretation software, RS
and GIS Software

PGE 328 MINERAL PROCESS ENGINEERING

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits

Definition of mineral processing engineering. Physical methods of mineral processing; fundamental of mineral
processing including sampling, comminution and liberation, screening, size determination, gravity concentration,
magnetic and electrostatic separation, dewatering, construction of simple flow sheets or mineral processing plant.

PGE 329 IN PLANT TRAINING

1 Credit

Industrial Visits and Training

PGE 330: ORAL/SEMINAR

0.5 Credit

Based on 3rd year courses

PGE 400 PROJECT / THESIS – I

6 Hours/Week, 3 Credits

Thesis will be carried out

PGE 411 TRANSPORT PHENOMENA

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits

Concepts of unified treatment of transport process. Theories of viscosity, thermal conductivity and diffusivity.
Generalized expressions for transport fluxes. Multi-component equations of change. Analytical and approximate
solutions of equations of change in momentum, heat and mass transfer processes.

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PGE 412 HAZARDS AND RISKS IN PETROLEUM & GEORESOURCES ENGINEERING
3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits

Hazards and safety in petroleum and mining industries. Introduction to risk management, principles and issues in
risk analysis, Risk reduction measure: structural and non-structural; acts and regulations. Hazards identification,
hazards and operability studies, hazards analysis-event tree and fault tree analysis, frequency analysis,
consequence analysis, data source and data selection, risk criteria and cost benefit analysis, safety audit and safety
regulations

PGE 413 INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits

World oil economy, petroleum law, concession and contract systems, petroleum exploration and production
economics, and decision analyses. Knowledge of mineral market structure, investment analysis of mineral deposit:
reserve estimation, cost estimation; project management; mining legislation in Bangladesh; rehabilitation and land
use of mining project. Oil and gas property evaluation.

PGE 414 TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION IN NATURAL GAS ENGINEERING

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits

Review of the theories of fluid flow, gas gathering for distributing system planning. Flow calculation, layout and
sizing of distribution piping system, Network analysis, construction and maintenance of distribution system.
Economics of distributions, specific design problems on distribution system.

PGE 415 WELL DESIGN AND OPERATION PLANNING

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits

Well design; drilling planning and well completion well cost estimation; drilling operations planning; well site
operations and performance reporting.

PGE 416 MINE SURVEYING

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits

Underground traversing, underground curve, transferring the meridian and level to underground, problems of
direction and distance, borehole surveying, open-pit surveying and triangulation.

PGE 418 OPEN PIT & PLACER MINING TECHNIQUES

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits

Different techniques and machineries used in open pit mining. Principles of rock slope stability in buildings and
mining application. Formulae and calculations by using geological and hydrogeological information. Mining
practices commonly used in placer deposits; placer mining equipments; structure and mine organization; economic
analysis.

PGE 420 MINING TECHNOLOGY

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits

Earth and rock excavation; subsidence and ground control; exploration, development and exploration of mineral
deposits by surface and underground mining including quarrying and mining of coal and placer deposits;
tunneling; shaft sinking; mine ventilation, and illumination; mine drainage; mine haulage and hoisting.

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PGE 400 PROJECT / THESIS – II
6 Hours/Week, 3 Credits

PGE 422 RESERVOIR ENGINEERING – II

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits

Well-reservoir performance, gas well tests, water, influx, reservoir characterization, immiscible displacement, and
introduction to reservoir simulation.

PGE 423 ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits

Analysis of the various methods for the enhanced recovery of hydrocarbons – water, steam and fire flooding.
Miscible and non-miscible flooding.

Environmental and economics aspects of EOR Methods. Reservoir engineering concepts for EOR. Factors
affecting oil Recovery. Comparative performance of different EOR methods, screening criteria and technical
constraints. Miscible displacement: overview of solvent methods, phase equilibria in gas injection and production,
mechanisms of oil displacement, minimum miscibility pressure (MMP), CO2 flooding, viscous fingering.
Immiscible displacement: fractional flow theory, Buckley-Leverett. one-dimensional displacement, Styles,
Dykstra-Parsons and Johnson methods for layered reservoirs. Polymer Flooding: rheology of polymer solutions,
polymer adsorption and retention, microemulsion flooding, properties of surfactants and cosurfactants, tracers.
Thermal Processes: cyclic and continuous steam injection, thermal properties of fluids and solids, steam properties,
flow rate and quality measurements, evaluation of heat losses, prediction of steam flood and cyclic steam
performance. In-situ combustion: process description, dry forward combustion, wet combustion, reverse
combustion, kinetics of in-situ combustion, in-situ combustion models, evaluation methods.

PGE 424 WELL TEST ANALYSIS

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits

An overview of reservoir properties with emphasis on different governing equations. Different techniques of gas
and oil well testing-inherent advantages and disadvantages. Application of the methods to some real data.

PGE 425 ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Environment Polution due to oil and gas industry, Climate Change and roll of petroleum industry.
Pollution of the Environment: a) Air pollution: composition and evaluation of atmosphere; Earth radiation
balance: particles, ions and radicals in the atmosphere, chemical and photochemical reactions, depletion of the
ozone layer, green house effect. Air pollutant and their effects. Water Pollution: water resources. The hydrologic
cycle, complexation in natural water and waste water, micro organisms-catalysts of aquatic chemical reaction,
eutrification, water pollutants inorganic, organic sediments, radioactive materials. Waste Pollution Control
Processes: Study of physical and biological process employed for biological processes employed for pollution
control, removal of suspended, colloidal and dissolved phases of pollution. Industrial Wastes: waste water
treatment, study of unit operation and processes, sludge handling and disposal effects, disposal of waste waters in
ground water travel of pollutants through soil, removal of nutrients and pollutants by soil interaction Solid wastes,
sources, municipal refuse, industrial solid wastes, contamination by basic organic chemicals and toxic metals,
comparative treatment of incineration, chemical treatment, solidification encapsulation and landfill. Environmental
Problems in Bangladesh.

PGE 426 RESERVOIR SIMULATION

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits

Reservoir simulation is used to investigate petroleum reservoir characteristics and behavior, including: pore
volume, fluid distribution and movement, and recovery. The result of simulation studies include optimized field
development and management plans which maximize the value and/or reserves of producing properties. The
course covers finite difference approximations to the diffusivity equation and the application of those
approximations for reservoir simulations. Practical use of reservoir simulation is also covered through application
to common reservoir engineering problems.

PGE 427 OIL AND GAS PROPERTY EVALUATION

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits

Factors influencing oil and gas economics, taxation of oil and gas properties. Estimation of costs. Evaluation of
processing facilities. Probability and sensitivity analysis.

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PGE 428 MINE EXAMINATION AND VALUATION
3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Nature of mining enterprise; underground, alluvial and surfacial sampling; mineral reserve and mining cost;
beneficiation; realization and marketing; taxation; valuation of mineral properties; mining organization and
administration.

PGE 429 MINE DEWATERING AND SAFETY

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits

Water intrusion problems in different types of mine. Dewatering in different conditions. Safety analysis in slope,
wall and roof in mines, Geotechnical Monitoring for Safety in Highwall Mining.

PGE 430 ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF MINERAL OPERATION

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits

Environmental impacts of mining and mineral processing, conservation of soil, water and air quality, procedures
for safe disposal of solids, liquid and gaseous wastes from mining and mineral processing plants. Petroleum or Gas
derived brine management; Environmental aspects of storing and transporting extracted and/or processed minerals.

PGE 431 ORAL/SEMINAR

0.5 Credit
Based on Fourth Year Courses

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