PE
101
Petroleum Basics
Introduction to Petroleum Engineering: origin and migration of petroleum, petroleum traps, petroleum reservoirs, petroleum exploration methods, properties of petroleum fluids, properties of reservoir rocks, drilling operations, production operations (primary and enhanced recovery), estimation of petroleum reserves, importance of petroleum industry in Kuwait economy, effects of petroleum operations on the environment, comparison of petroleum with other forms of energy , Kuwait oil fields, petroleum production in the Arab countries and the world.
Prerequisites:
Completion of 25 Credit hours
0650101
(3-0-3)