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Properties of Petroleum Fluids

Course Code :
PE 301
Level :
Undergraduate
Course Hours :
3.00 Hours
Department :
Department of Petroleum Engineering

Instructor information :

Title:Associate Professor
Name: Omar Saad Ahmed Mahmoud
Office hours:-Hours

Area of Study :

 Develop knowledge about the various properties of petroleum reservoir fluids  Prepare to identification of reservoir fluid types  Train to perform prediction of phase behaviour in both single phase and multi-component systems.

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Properties of Petroleum Fluids

Physical properties of petroleum fluids; chemical components of petroleum fluids. Elementary phase behaviour; calculations of the physical properties of gases, liquids, and gas-liquid mixtures in equilibrium.

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Properties of Petroleum Fluids

Course outcomes:

a. Knowledge and Understanding:

1-	Illustrate the various petroleum fluid types
2-	Compare between the lab tests used to identify different fluid type and behaviour.
3-	Explain the properties of each type of fluid as well as its phase diagram.

b. Intellectual Skills:

1-	Solve the reservoir fluid properties and composition

c. Professional and Practical Skills:

1-	Practice basic experiments to perform the required lab tests to know reservoir fluid
2-	Evaluate the different types of reservoir fluids

d. General and Transferable Skills:

1-	Collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary team.
2-	Work in stressful environment and within constraints.
3-	Communicate effectively

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Properties of Petroleum Fluids

Course topics and contents:

Topic	No. of hours	Lecture	Tutorial/Practical
Introduction	5	3	2
Physical properties of petroleum fluids	10	6	4
Chemical components of petroleum fluids	5	3	2
Hydrocarbon phase behavior	15	9	6
Laboratory PVT Data	13	9	4
Physical properties of gas	15	9	6
Gas-Liquid mixtures in equilibrium	12	6	6