PE3501 Onshore Engineering Syllabus:
PE3501 Onshore Engineering Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
OBJECTIVES:
To enable the students to
Learn the concepts of petroleum site exploration, analysis of onshore structure
Understand the onshore soil mechanics.
UNIT I
Physico, Chemical and Biological processes in Coastal ecosystems – Salt Marshes, Mangroves, Corals and Sandy and Rocky Beaches – Sediments – Types and Characteristics – Nature of sediment movement and Transportation – Sea water circulations and Sediment dynamics – Beach nourishment through sedimentation.
UNIT II
Total Sediment load transportation calculation – Cross Shore Transport – Long shore transport (littoral drift) – Impact of Sediment dynamics on Coastal eco-system with special reference to fisheries and aquaculture activities in coastal areas. Introduction; classification, properties of marine sediments. Consolidation and shear strength characteristics of marine sediments. Planning and site exploration.
UNIT III
Drilling. Sampling techniques. Laboratory testing, In situ testing methods and geophysical methods. Current design practices of pile supported and gravity on shore structures.
UNIT IV
Dynamic analysis in on shore structures. Centrifugal modeling. Anchor design. Break out resistance analysis and geotechnical aspects of on shore pipeline and cable design. Field instrumentation and performance observation.
UNIT V
Onshore soil mechanics; onshore pile foundations and caissons; Design of breakwaters; Buoy design and mooring systems; onshore drilling systems and types of platforms; Ocean mining and energy systems.ROV. Onshore drilling-on shore oil rigs. Onshore drilling equipments-onshore rig structures-hydraulics applied in onshore rigs
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
OUTCOME:
On completion of the course students are expected to
CO1: Know about basic concepts of onshore drilling.
CO2: Know about the onshore platforms.
CO3: Know about the installation of equipment.
CO4: Gain Knowledge about the dynamic analysis in on-shore structures.
CO5: Learn the equipment involved in the Production practices.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Standard Hand Book of Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering” – 2nd Edition 2005-William C.Lyons & Gary Gulf-Gulf professional publishing comp (Elsevier).
2. Wellsite Geological Techniques for petroleum Exploration by Sahay.B et al.
REFERENCE:
1. Petroleum Exploration Hand Book by Moody, G.B.