Syllabus

Session: 2013-2014
Department of Petroleum and Mining Engineering
First Year: Semester I
Course No

Course Title

PME 111
PME 112
PME 115
PME 116
EEE 105Z
EEE 104Z
ENG 101
ENG 102
MAT 101Z
PHY 101Z

Introduction to Petroleum & Mining Engineering

Introduction to Earth System Science
Engineering Chemistry
Engineering Chemistry Lab
Introduction to Electrical and Electronic Circuits
Introduction to Electrical and Electronic Circuits Lab
English Language Course
English Language Lab Course
Calculus
Physics for Engineers
Total

Hours/Week
Theory + Lab
2+0
2+0
3+0
0+3
3+0
0+4
2+0
0+2
3+0
4+0
19+9=28

Credits

Hours/Week
Theory + Lab
2+0
0+2
3+0
0+3
2+0
0+4
3+0
4+0

Credits

0+3

1.5

14+12=26

21

Hours/Week
Theory + Lab
2+0
2+0
3+0
0+3
0+2
3+0
3+0
3+0
16+5=21

Credits

Prerequisite

2
2
3
1.5
3
2
2
1
3
4
23.5

First Year: Semester II

Course No

Course Title

PME 122
PME 123
PME 124
PME 125
PME 128
PME 129
CSE 203Z
CSE 204Z
IPE 111
MAT 104Z

Petrology and Mineralogy

Petrology and Mineralogy Lab
Field Work
Oral/Seminar
Fluid Mechanics
Fluid Mechanics Lab
Introduction to Computer Language
Introduction to Computer Language Lab
Engineering Mechanics
Differential Equations, Laplace Transformation and
Fourier Transformation
Basic Physics Lab

PHY 102Z

Total

Prerequisite

2
1
0.5
0.5
3
1.5
2
2
3
4

Second Year: Semester I

Course No

Course Title

PME 211
PME 216
PME 218
PME 219
IPE 206
IPE 215
MAT 201Z
SOC 201Z

Structural Geology
Sedimentary Rocks and Stratigraphy
Heat Transfer
Heat Transfer Lab
Engineering Drawing
Mechanics of Solid
Vector Analysis and Complex Variable
Industrial Sociology
Total

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2
2
3
1.5
1
3
3
3
18.5

Prerequisite

IPE 111

Second Year: Semester II

Course No

Course Title

PME 221
PME 222
PME 226
PME 227
PME 228
PME 231
PME 232
ECO 103Z
MAT 202Z

Petroleum Geology
Geo-statistics
Oral/Seminar
Field Work
Engineering Thermodynamics
Rocks and Fluids Properties
Rocks and Fluid Properties Lab
Principles of Economics
Numerical Analysis
Total

Hours/Week
Theory +
Lab
3+0
3+0
3+0
3+0
0+3
4+0
4+0
20+3=23

Credits

Prerequisite

3
3
0.5
0.5
3
3
1.5
4
4
22.5

Third Year: Semester I

Course no.

Course Title

PME 310
PME 311
PME 314
PME 315

Mine Ventilation
Well Logging and Formation Evaluation
Reservoir Engineering I
Fundamentals of Surface and Underground Mining
Engineering
Exploration Geophysics
Map Reading, Remote Sensing and GIS
Mining Engineering Lab
Well Log and Formation Evaluation Lab
Remote Sensing and GIS Lab
Geo-mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Geo-mechanics Lab
Total

PME 316
PME 317
PME 318
PME 319
PME 320
PME 331
PME 332

Hours/Week
Theory + Lab
2+0
3+0
3+0
3+0

Credits

2+0
2+0
0+3
0+3
0+2
3+0
0+3
18+11=29

2
2
1.5
1.5
1
3
1.5
23.5

Prerequisite

2
3
3
3

Third Year: Semester II

Course no.

Course Title

PME 321
PME 322
PME 323
PME 324
PME 325
PME 326
PME 328
PME 329
PME 330
PME 333
PME 334

Drilling and Well Completion

Petroleum Production Engineering
Drilling Engineering Lab
Natural Gas Engineering
Groundwater Hydrology
Computer Application Lab for Engineers
Mine Design
In Plant Training
Oral/Seminar
Mine Design Lab
Mine Transportation and Mine Machineries
Total

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Hours/Week
Theory + Lab
3+0
3+0
0+3
3+0
2+0
0+3
3+0
0+3
2+0
16+9=25

Credits

Prerequisite

3
3
1.5
3
2
1
3
2
0.5
1.5
2
22.5

PME 228
PME 231
PME 128
CSE 203Z
PME 315

Fourth Year: Semester I

Course
no.
PME 410
PME 413
PME 414
PME 417
PME 400

Course Title

Hours/Week
Theory + Lab
2+0
3+0
3+0
0+2
0+0

Credits

PME 411

Transport Phenomena

3+0

PME 412
PME 415

Hazards and Risks in Petroleum &Mining Engineering

Reservoir Simulation

3+0
3+0

3
3

PME 416
PME 418
PME 419

Mine Surveying
Open Pit and Placer Mining Technique
Blasting Design
Total

3+0
3+0
3+0
14+2=16

3
3
3
15

Hours/Week
Theory + Lab
3+0

Credits

Prerequisite

PME 314,
PME 324

2+0
0+6

2
0.5
3

3+0
3+0

3
3

3+0
3+0
3+0
3+0
3+0
3+0
11+6=17

3
3
3
3
3
3
14.5

Blasting Techniques
Industrial Economics and Management
Transmission and Distribution in Natural gas Engineering
Blasting Design Lab
Project / Thesis

2
3
3
1
Noncredit

Prerequisite

PME 128

Optional I (any two)

PME 128,
PME 228
PME 314,
PME 422

Fourth Year: Semester II

Course no

Course Title

PME 424

Well Test Analysis

PME 433
PME 434
PME 400

Mine Drainage and Dewatering System

Field Work (Mine Drainage and Dewatering System)
Project / Thesis(Continuation)
Optional I (any two)
Reservoir Engineering II
Enhanced Oil Recovery

PME 422
PME 423
PME 425
PME 426
PME 427
PME 428
PME 430
PME 432

Environmental Engineering
Well Design and Operation Planning
Oil and Gas Property Evaluation
Mine Examination and Valuation
Environmental Aspects of Mineral Operation
Water Resources Engineering
Total

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PME 314
PME 314,
PME 422
PME 321
PME 413

Detailed Syllabus
PME 111 INTRODUCTION TO PETROLEUM & MINING ENGINEERING
2 Hours/Week, 2 Credits
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.
PME 112 INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE
2 Hours/Week, 2 Credits
Origin of the Universe and Earth, Earth's Structure and Plate Tectonic Basics, Continental drift, Plate Tectonic
theory and dynamics, Concepts of Geo-sphere; Fundamental theories and laws in Earth science; Geologic Time,
Hydrologic Cycle & Groundwater; Landform developed by Rivers, Coastal Processes, Glaciers, and Winds;
Geological traps for geo-resources; Mass Wasting, Earthquakes, Energy Resources, Mineral Resources, Earth
systems and global climate.
Reference:
1. Introduction to Physical Geology Thompson and Turk.
PME 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.
PME 116 ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY LAB
3 Hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
Based on PME 115.
PME 101 INTRODUCTION TO GEOLOGY (FOR GEE)
3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Introduction to Geology: Definition, geo-internal structure, composition of Earth and geological time scale.
Structural Geology: A short study of major structural features, such as folds, faults, cleavage and
unconformities. Earths internal structure leading to geomagnetisms, poles and theory of plate tectonics.
Mineralogy and Petrology: Definition of rocks and minerals, characteristics and composition of rocks and
minerals and classification of rocks. Geological resources (hydrocarbon and mineral resources) and their
geological environment. Environmental Geology.
Reference:
1. Principle of Physical Geology A. Holmes.
2. Soil Science L.D. Baver, John Wiley and Sons, New York.
3. Fundamentals of Soil Science C.E.I.M. Miller, Turk and HD, Chapman and Hill Ltd. London.

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4. Soils: Their Genesis and Classification C.F. Marbat, USA.

5. The Geography of the Soils of Bangladesh H. Brammer, University Press Ltd. Dhaka.
EEE 105Z INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Voltage and current, Ohms law, Series circuits, Parallel circuits, Series- Parallel circuits, Inductors, R-L and RL-C Circuits, Sinusoidal alternating wave forms, Square waves and R-C response; Diode circuits, Transistor
circuits, Op Amp circuits, Popular ICs, Logic gates, Flip-Flops, and Counter. Single phase transformer,
Introduction to three phase transformer; DC machines: DC generator principle, types, characteristics and
performances. AC machines: Single phase induction motor, three phase induction motor, introduction to
synchronous machines; Oscilloscope; Transducers: Strain, Temperature, Pressure, Speed and torque
measurements.
EEE 104Z INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS LAB
4 Hours/Week, 2 Credits
Laboratory works based on EEE 104Z.
ENG 101 ENGLISH LANGUAGE COURSE
2 Hours/Week, 2 Credits
Details syllabus will be followed from the respective course department.
ENG 102 ENGLISH LANGUAGE LAB COURSE
2Hours/Week, 1 Credit
Details syllabus will be followed from the respective course department.
MAT 101Z CALCULUS
3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Details syllabus will be followed from the respective course department.
PHY 101Z PHYSICS FOR ENGINEERS
4 Hours/Week, 4 Credits
Structure of matter: Classification of solids, amorphous, crystalline. Different type of bonds of solids:
metallic, Vander Waals, covalent and ionic bond, packing in solids, interatomic distances and forces of
equilibrium, X-ray diffraction, Braggs law. Waves and oscillation: Simple harmonic motion, free, forced, and
damped harmonic oscillation, resonance. Optics: Nature and propagation of light, electromagnetic spectrum,
interference, Youngs experiment, single slit diffraction. Heat: Concept of temperature and heat, principle of
thermometry, constant volume air thermometer, Newtons law of cooling. Electromagnetism: Coulombs law,
electric field, Gausss law, electric potential, electric dipole, Ohms law, Kirchhoffs law with applications,
Faradays laws, Biot-Savart law, magnetic force on charge and current, Amperes law, alternating voltage and
current and their graphical presentation, rms values.

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PME 122 PETROLOGY AND MINERALOGY

2 Hours/Week, 2 Credits
Basic knowledge of mineralogy; crystallography; crystal system; physical properties; identification of rockforming and economic minerals; origin of igneous; sedimentary and metamorphic rocks; geological and
engineering classification rocks.
References:
1.
2.
3.

Mineralogy B. Berry, Mason, and Dietrich, 2nd Edition, 1983.

Elements of Mineralogy - Frank Rutley, Volume-2, T. Murby & co., London.
A Text-book of Mineralogy- Edward Salisbury Dana et al.

PME 123 PETROLOGY AND MINERALOGY LAB

2 Hours/Week, 1 Credit
Based on PME 122.
PME 124 FIELD WORK
0.5 Credit
PME 125 ORAL/SEMINAR
0.5 Credit
Based on 1st year courses.
PME 128 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 Eulers acceleration formula, Reynolds transport theorem, equation of
continuity, momentum balance equation, energy balance equation. Bernoullis 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.
References:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Fluid Mechanics for Petroleum Engineers Elemer Bobok, ELSEVIER, 1993.

Fluid Mechanics with Engineering Applications - Franzini Daugherty.
A Brief Introduction to Fluid Mechanics Donald F. Young, Bruce R. Munson, Theodor H. Okiishi.
Fluid Mechanics - Frank M. White.
Fluid Mechanics - Streeter, Wylie, Bedford.
Unit operation of Chemical Engineering - McCabe Smith.

PME 129 FLUID MECHANICS LAB

3 Hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
Based on PME 128.

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CSE 203Z INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER LANGUAGE

2Hours/Week, 2Credits
Details syllabus will be followed from the respective course department.
CSE 204Z INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER LANGUAGE LAB
4 Hours/Week, 2 Credits
Details syllabus will be followed from the respective course department.
IPE 111 ENGINEERING MECHANICS
3 Hours/Week, 3Credits
Details syllabus will be followed from the respective course department.
MAT 104Z DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS, LAPLACE TRANSFORMATION AND FOURIER
TRANSFORMATION
4 Hours/Week, 4 Credits
Details syllabus will be followed from the respective course department.
PHY 102Z BASIC PHYSICS LAB
3 Hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
Details syllabus will be followed from the respective course department.
PME 211 STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY
2 Hours/Week, 2 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.
References:
1.
2.
3.

Structural Geology Marland P. Billings, Prentice-Hall, 1972.

Fundamentals of Structural Geology - David D. Pollard, Raymond C. Fletcher, Cambridge University
Press.
Structural Geology Laboratory Manual David T. Allison, 3 rd Edition, Department of Geology and
Geography, University of South Alabama, USA.

PME 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, and Bay
of Bengal.

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PME 218 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.
References:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Heat Transfer - Holman. J. P.

Process Heat Transfer Kern.
Heat Transfer - Ozisik.
Heat and Mass Transfer - Aurora S. C.

PME 219 HEAT TRANSFER LAB

3 Hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
Based on PME 218.
PME 201 GEOLOGY FOR ENGINEERS (FOR CEE)
2 Hours/Week, 2 Credits
Geology: Minerals, identification and physical properties of minerals; Rocks and their classification, common
rock forming minerals, mineraloid rocks, Rock cycle.
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, glaciated 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.
References:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Fundamentals of Structural Geology - David D. Pollard, Raymond C. Fletcher, Cambridge University

Press.
Structural Geology - Marland P Billings, Prentice-Hall, 1972.
A Geology for Engineers - F.G.H. Blyth and H. De Freitas, 7th Edition, ELSEVIER.
Introduction to Physical Geology - Thomson and Turk.
Earth Structure, Introduction to Structural Geology and Tectonics - Ben A. Van der Pluijm and Stephen
Marshak, Norton & Company.

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IPE 206 ENGINEERING DRAWING

2Hours/Week, 1 Credit
Details syllabus will be followed from the respective course department.
IPE 215 MECHANICS OF SOLID
3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Details syllabus will be followed from the respective course department.
MAT 201Z VECTOR ANALYSIS AND COMPLEX VARIABLES
3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Details syllabus will be followed from the respective course department.
SOC 201Z INDUSTRIAL SOCIOLOGY
3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Details syllabus will be followed from the respective course department.
PME 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.
References:
1.

Elements of Petroleum Geology Richard C. Selley, AP, 1998.

2.

Petroleum Geology - R.E. Chapman.

3.

Petroleum Geoscience - Jon Gluyas and Richard Swarbrick, 1st Edition.

4.

Basic Petroleum Geology Peter K. Link.

5.

Petroleum Development Geology Parke A. Dickey.

PME 222 GEO-STATISTICS

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.
References:
1. Applied Geostatistics for Reservoir Characterization Mohan Kelker and Godofredo Perez.

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2.

Geostatistics for Seismic Data Integration in Earth Models Society of Exploration Geophysicists and
European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers, Tulsa, USA.

PME 226 ORAL/SEMINAR

0.5 Credit
Based on 2nd year courses.
PME 227 FIELD WORK
0.5 Credit
PME 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 Duhems theorem, vapor-liquid solutions, Gibbs-Duhem equation.
References:
1.

Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics J. M. Smith, HC Van Ness, MM Abbott.

2.

Engineering Thermodynamics P. K. Nag.

PME 231 ROCKS AND FLUIDS PROPERTIES

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Phase Behavior, Two-Component Mixtures, Three & Multi-Component Mixtures, Ideal Gas, Real Gas,
Equations of State, Five Reservoir Fluids, Properties of Dry Gases, Properties of Wet Gases, Properties of Black
Oils - Definitions, Properties of Black Oils - Field Data, Properties of Black Oils - Reservoir Fluid Studies,
Properties of Black Oils Correlation.
References:
1.
2.

The Properties of Petroleum Fluids - William D. McCain. 2 nd Edition, 1990, Penn Well Publishing
Company, Oklahoma.
Phase Behavior Curtis H. Whitson and Michael R. Brule, SPE Series-Texas, 2000.

PME 232 ROCKS AND FLUID PROPERTIES LAB

3 Hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
Based on PME 231.
ECO 103Z PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS
4 Hours/Week, 4Credits

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Details syllabus will be followed from the respective course department.

MAT 202Z NUMERICAL ANALYSIS
4Hours/Week, 4 Credits
Details syllabus will be followed from the respective course department.
PME 310 MINE VENTILATION
2 Hours/Week, 2 Credits
Ventilation planning and design, Primary airflow requirements, Determining primary air quantities, Primary
ventilation fans, Surface Fan Installation Arrangements, Underground Primary Fan Arrangements, Forcing or
Exhausting, Selection of a booster, Circuit booster fans, Primary ventilation circuits, Parallel (One Pass) circuits,
Secondary fans and parallel ventilation circuits, Series ventilation circuits, Air leakage, Re-circulation,
Velocities in primary airways, Velocities in access drives, Economics of up cast ventilation shafts, Ventilation
controls, Multiple access ore passes, Secondary ventilation systems, Installing secondary ventilation fans,
Ventilation duct, Duct design, Duct leakage; Velocities in primary airways, Velocities in access drives,
Equipment movement in underground airways, Re-entry after blasting in a development heading; Control of
mine gases, Prevention, Extraction, Isolation, Containment, Dilution; Effect of atmospheric changes on mine
strata gases, Spontaneous combustion, Control of dust, Dust extraction, Ventilation of the driving face, Methods
of ventilating of driving face; Calculation of air amount necessary in the driving face.
PME 311 WELL LOGGING AND FORMATION EVALUATION
3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Background of well logging and purposes, petro physical 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.
References:
1.

Theory, Measurement and Interpretation of Well Logs Zaki Bassiouni, SPE Series.

2.

Log Interpretation Principles/Applications Schlumberger, 1998.

3.

Fundamentals of Well-Log Interpretation (The Acquisition of Logging Data) - O. Serra, ELSEVIER,

1984.

4.

Well Logging for Earth Scientists Darwin V. Ellis, and Julian M. Singer, 2 nd Edition, SPRINGER,
2008.

5.

Well Logging and Formation Evaluation Toby Darling, Gulf Publishing, 2005.

PME 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.
References:
1.

Applied Petroleum Reservoir Engineering B.C. Craft and M.F. Hawkins, 2 nd Edition, Prentice Hall,
USA, 1991.

2.

Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering - L.P. Dake, 1998.

3.

The Practice of Reservoir Engineering - L.P. Dake, Revised Edition.

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4.

Gas Reservoir Engineering - John Lee and Robert A. Wattenbarger, SPE Series (Volume-5), Texas,
USA, 1996.

5.

Reservoir Engineering Handbook Tarek Ahmed, 2nd Edition, Gulf Professional Publishing, 2001.

6.
7.

Advanced Reservoir Engineering - Tarek Ahmed and Paul D. McKinney, Gulf Professional Publishing,
2005.
Applied Reservoir Engineering (Volume 1) Charles R. Smith, G. W. Tracy, and R. Lance Farrar.

8.

Introduction to Well Testing Schlumberger, 1998.

PME 315 FUNDAMENTALS OF SURFACE AND UNDERGROUND MINING ENGINEERING

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Introduction to mining, mining contributions to civilization, functional interactions in mining engineering,
implementation of a rock mechanics program as a mining engineer, Mining terminology, Advancement of
mining technology, Stages in the life of a mine, Unit operations of a mining, Economics of the mining
industries, Computer applications and usages in mining engineering for mine design evaluation, General
knowledge of mining of ore deposit, Characteristics of deposit, Physical-mechanical and exploiting technical
characteristics of ore & country rock of ore deposit, mining methods of ore deposit, Division of ore deposit and
the order of their extraction, Concept of underground opening of ore deposit.
PME 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.
References:
1. An Introduction to Geophysical Exploration - Philip Kearey, Michael Brooks and Ian Hill, 3rd Edition.
2.

Practical Seismic Interpretation Michael E. Badley, D. Reidel Publishing Company, Boston.

3.

Introduction to Geophysical Prospecting Milton B. Dobrin, McGraw-Hill, 1976.

4.

Exploration Geophysics (An Introduction) M.R. Gadallah and R. Fisher, Springer-Verlag, Berlin,
2009.

5.

3-D Seismic Interpretation M. Bacon, R. Simm and T. Redshaw, Cambridge University Press, 2003.

PME 317 MAP READING, REMOTE SENSING AND GIS

2 Hours/Week, 2 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.
GIS: Definition of GIS, scope and application in the field of Petroleum and Georesources Exploration, different
GIS software. Spatial analysis and modeling, image processing and classification and production of digital map,
GPS and Ground Truthing, Error matrix.

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Reference:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Fundamentals of Remote Sensing Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, Natural Resources Canada.
Geographic Information System Demistyfied Stephen R. Galati, ARTECH House, Boston/London.
Handbook on Geographic Information Systems and Digital Mapping United Nations, New York,
2000.
Remote sensing and GIS Integration (Theories, Methods and Applications) Qihao Weng. McGrawHill, 2010.

PME 318 MINING ENGINEERING LAB

3 Hours/Week, 1.5Credits
Based on PME 315.
PME 319 WELL LOGGING AND FORMATION EVALUATION LAB
3 Hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
Based on PME 311.
Reference:
1.

Formation Evaluation - Heriot Watt University.

2.

Log Interpretation Chart Schlumberger, 2009.

PME 320 REMOTE SENSING AND GIS LAB

3 Hours/Week, 1Credit
Based on PME 317.
PME 331 GEO-MECHANICS 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; Hooks 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.
PME 332 GEO-MECHANICS LAB
3 Hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
Based on PME 331.
PME 321 DRILLING AND WELL COMPLETION
3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits

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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.
References:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Applied Drilling Engineering Adam T. Bourgoyne Jr., Keith K. Millheim, Martin E. Chenevert, and
F. S. Young Jr., SPE Series, 1991.
Modern Fracturing (Enhancing Natural Gas Production) Michael J. Economides, and Tony Martin,
BJ Services Company, 2007, ET Publishing, Houston.
Well Completion Design Jonathan Bellarby, 2009.
Drilling Engineering - Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang F. Prassl, Curtin University of Technology.
Well Engineering Construction Rabia Hussain.
Well Cementing Erik B. Nelson, Schlumberger Educational Services, 1990.
Casing Design, Theory and Practice S. S. Rahman, and G. V. Chilingarian, ELSEVIER, 1995.
Formulas and Calculations for Drilling, Production and Workover Norton J. Lapeyrouse, 2 nd Edition,
Gulf Professional Publishing, 2002.
Drilling Fluids Technology Max R. Annis, and Martin V. Smith, Exxon Company, USA, 1996.

PME 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 production,
water and gas coning, asphalting precipitation. Corrosion. Multiphase flow, Formation damage- causes,
detection and prevention. Packers and types. Perforation: well stimulation techniques, Surface equipmentgathering systems and production battery layout. Well bore performance. Well deliverability.
References:

1. Petroleum Production System Michael J. Economides, A. Daniel Hill, Christine Ehlig-Economides,

Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 1994.
2. Petroleum Production Engineering Boyun Guo, William C. Lyons and Ali Ghalambor.
3. Natural Gas Production Engineering Chi U. Ikoku, Krieger Publishing Company, Florida, 1992.
4. Modern Fracturing (Enhancing Natural Gas Production) Michael J. Economides, and Tony Martin,
BJ Services Company, 2007, ET Publishing, Houston.
PME 323 DRILLING ENGINEERING LAB
3 Hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
Based on PME 321.
References:
1.

Drilling Engineering Laboratory Manual Department of Petroleum Engineering, King Fahd

University of Petroleum and Minerals, 2003.

PME 324 NATURAL GAS ENGINEERING

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Properties of natural gas, gas measurement, condensate stabilization; acid gas treating, gas dehydration, process
control, Deliverability test; Natural Gas Reservoir Engineering: dry gas reservoirs, gas condensate reservoirs;
tight gas sands; Gas Production Engineering: Nodal analysis; Gas compression; Treating and metering; Gas
hydrates, gas storage; Gas to liquids; Natural gas liquefaction.

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References:
1.
2.
3.

Gas production Engineering Sanjay Kumar.

Natural Gas Production Engineering - Chi U. Ikoku.
Natural Gas Engineering Handbook Boyun Guo and Ali Ghalambor, Gulf Publishing Company,
2005.

PME 325 GROUNDWATER HYDROLOGY

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. Groundwater movement and
groundwater modelling. Fundamentals of well hydraulics, steady and unsteady flow, equilibrium and nonequilibrium equations, well losses, well interference. Groundwater 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.
References:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Groundwater Hydrology - David Keith Todd and Larry W. Mays, Wiley Publication.
Hydrogeology, Principles and Practice - Kevin M. Hiscock, Blackwell Publishing Company.
Global Water Dynamics; Shallow and Deep Groundwater, Petroleum Hydrology, Hydrothermal Fluids,
and Landscaping Sted Emanuel Mazor and Mrcelekkerin C.
Ground Water - H.M. Raghunath, 2nd Edition.

PME 326 COMPUTER APPLICATION LABS FOR ENGINEERS

3 Hours/Week, 1 Credit
Based on Petroleum Production Data Software, Reservoir Engineering Software, Well Log Interpretation
Software, Remote Sensing and GIS Software.
PME 328 MINE DESIGN
3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Concepts on mining methods; design in underground excavation in rock; Study of important factors for mining
method selection, physical and mechanical characteristics of deposits, economic factors, technical factors, and
productivity factors; Excavation design in massive rock, general design methodology, zone of influence of an
excavation, excavation shape and boundary deformation, delineation of zones rock failure, support and
reinforcement of massive rock; Excavation design in stratified rock, design factors, rock mass response to
mining, roof bed deformation mechanics, roof design for square and rectangular design, improved design
procedures; Excavation design in jointed rock mass; design factors, Identification of potential failure modes,
symmetrical triangular roof prism, asymmetrical triangular roof prism, roof stability analysis, pragmatic design
in jointed rock; Design support and reinforcement strategies; Role of rock bolts, shotcrete, and support for the
design of an underground mining tunnel. Basic concepts of surveying: Denition, history and, important of
surveying in mining field, Principles of surveying, Basic measurements, Control networks, locating
position,plotting detail. Vertical control: Introduction, Levelling, Denitions, Curvature and refraction,
Equipment, Instrument adjustment, Principle of leveling, Levelling applications, Reciprocal leveling, Precise
leveling, Digital leveling, Trigonometrical leveling, Heighting with GPS. Distance measurement: Tapes, Field
work, Distance adjustment, Electromagnetic distance measurement (EDM), Measuring principles,
MeteorologicalCorrections, Geometrical reductions, Errors, checking and calibration, Instrument specications,
Developments in EDM. Angle measurement: The theodolite, Instrumental errors, Instrument adjustment, Field

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procedure, Measuring angles, Sources of error. Underground surveying: Optical methods, Mechanical
methods, Gyro-theodolite, Line and level, Underground traversing, underground curve, transferring the meridian
and level to underground, problems of direction and distance.
References:
1.

Rock Mechanics for Underground Mining B.H.G. Brady and E.T. Brown, 3 rd Edition, Kluwer
Academic Publishers, 2005.

PME 329 IN PLANT TRAINING

4Hours/Week 2 Credits
Industrial Visits and Training.
PME 330 ORAL/SEMINAR
0.5 Credit
Based on 3rd year courses.
PME 333 MINE DESIGN LAB
3Hours/Week 1.5Credits
Based on PME 328.
PME 334 MINE TRANSPORTATION AND MINE MACHINERIES
2 Hours/Week, 2 Credits
Concept of conveyor belt as coal and ore transport system, Technological assessment of open pit transport
system, Concept on railway track and rolling stock, Coal extraction with drum shearer, Hydraulic probe support
system at the roof of the continuous mining panel, Rock extraction with scrapers, bulldozers and loaders; Rock
extraction with single-bucket excavator; Rock excavation with continuous-action machines.
PME 400 PROJECT / THESIS
0 Hours/Week, Non-Credit
Project/thesis will be carried out.
PME 410 BLASTING TECHNIQUES
2 Hours/Week, 2 Credits
General concept on explosion and explosive, physical explosion, chemical explosion, classification of kinds of
gunpowders, handling and keeping of gunpowders, transport of gunpowders in ground surface and mine
haulage, stoking of explosive magazine in surface and mine, main indices determining the characteristics of
explosive, safe distance of an explosive magazine, oxygen balance of explosive; Industrial explosives and
blasting means, ammonite explosive, dynamite explosive, classification of explosive for detonator, Blasting
medium, classification of blasting fuse according to use, classification according to the diameter of blasting
fuse, technical characteristics of standard blasting fuse; detonating fuse, classification of common detonating
fuse, plastic detonating fuse, classification of detonators; Calculation of number of the blasting holes and their
depth, arrangement of blasting holes; drilling of the blasting holes, principal for drilling a blasting hole, softener
used in drilling, drill steel equipment; blasting work, calculation of charge quantity, charging work, charging of
the filing materials, lighting of fire, Blasting damage and control, Blasting design and control.

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PME 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.
Formulation of Reservoir Simulation Equations, Setting up Finite Difference Model, Solution of the Simulator
Equations, Solving the Matrix of Simultaneous Equations, Data Preparations, Making a Simulation Study.
References:
1.
2.
3.

Transport Phenomena R. Byron Bird, Warren E. Stewart, and Edwin N. Lightfoot, Wiley Inter
Science Singapore.
Modelling in Transport Phenomena (A Conceptual Approach) Ismail Tosun, ELSEVIER, 2002.
Transport Phenomena (A Unified Approach) Robert S. Brodkey, and Harry C. Hershey, McGraw-Hill
Book Company, 1988.

PME 412 HAZARDS AND RISKS IN PETROLEUM & MINING 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.
References:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Risk Management: 10 Principles Jacqueline Jeynes, 2002.

Fundamentals of Risk Analysis and Risk Management - Vlasta Molak, Lewis Publishers, 1997.
Managing Hazards to Prevent Major Industrial Accidents, OSHS, 1994.
Handbook of Fire and Explosion Protection Engineering Principles for Oil, Gas, Chemical and Related
Facilities Dennis P. Nolan, Noyes Publications, New Jersey, USA, 1996.

PME 413 INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Interest and Investment Cost: simple interest, compound interest, continuous interest, application of different
types of interest, present worth and discount, annuity, relation between annuity and periodic payment,
perpetuities and capitalized costs. Cost Estimation: Economic feasibility of project, capital investments,
estimation of capital investment, cost indexes, power factor, cost factors in capital investment, turnover ratio.
Depreciation: Types and methods of determining depreciation, depletion, evaluation of depreciation methods.
Profitability Analysis: GDP, GNP, rate of return, payback period, payout period, discounted cash flow, net
present worth, alternative investments, replacements.
Management: Management functions, principles of management. Production Management: concept, scope
and functions of production management, production planning and control. Marketing Management: concept,
evolution, functions and importance of marketing, marketing mix. Financial Management: Evolution,
objectives and function of financial management, financial analysis and control, Break-even analysis, and profit
planning, capital budgeting. Motivation: needs, theories of motivation (Maslows, Herzbergs McGregors
theories). Oil and gas property evaluation.
PME 414 TRANSMISSIONS AND DISTRIBUTION IN NATURAL GAS ENGINEERING

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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.
References:
1. Handbook of Natural Gas Transmission and Processing - Saeid Mokhatab, William A. Poe and James
G. Speight, Gulf Professional Publishing, 2006.
PME 415 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.
References:
1.
2.
3.

Petroleum Reservoir Simulation (A Basic Approach) Jamal H. Abou-Kassem, S.M. Farouq Ali and
M. Rafiq Islam, Gulf Professional Publishing, 2006.
Basic Applied Reservoir Simulation Turgay Ertekin, Jamal H. Abou-Kassem and Gregory R. King,
SPE Series, 2001.
Principles of Applied Reservoir Simulation John R. Fanchi, 3 rd Edition, Gulf Professional Publishing,
2006.

PME 416 MINE SURVEYING

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Basic concepts of surveying: Denition of surveying, History of surveying, Important of surveying, Principles
of surveying, Basic measurements, Control networks, locating position, plotting detail. Theory of Errors in
observation: Introduction, direct and indirect observation, errors in measurements, mistakes, source of errors in
making observations, Types of errors, Precision and accuracy, Eliminating mistakes and systematic errors,
Probability, Most probable value, Residual, Occurrence of random errors, General laws of probability,
Measurement of precision. Interpretation of standard deviation. The 50, 90 and 95 percent errors. Error
propagation, Errors in measurement, Indices of precision, Rejection of outliers, Combination of errors. Vertical
control: Introduction, Levelling, Denitions, Curvature and refraction, Equipment, Instrument adjustment,
Principle of leveling, Sources of error, Closure tolerances, Error distribution, Levelling applications, Reciprocal
leveling, Precise leveling, Digital leveling, Trigonometrical leveling, Heighting with GPS. Distance
measurement: Tapes, Field work, Distance adjustment, Errors in taping, Accuracies, Electromagnetic distance
measurement (EDM), Measuring principles, Meteorological Corrections, Geometrical reductions, Errors,
checking and calibration, Other errorSources, Instrument specications, Developments in EDM. Angle
measurement: The theodolite, Instrumental errors, Instrument adjustment, Field procedure, Measuring angles,
Sources of error. Underground surveying: Optical methods, Mechanical methods, Gyro-theodolite, Line and
level, Underground traversing, underground curve, transferring the meridian and level to underground, problems
of direction and distance.

PME 417 BLASTING DESIGN LAB

2Hours/Week, 1 Credit

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Based on PME 410.

PME 418 OPEN PIT AND 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.
PME 419 BLASTING DESIGN
3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Blasting techniques, kinds of explosives and means of blasting, general conception on explosion and explosive,
industrial explosives and blasting means, production blasting parameters, calculation of
number of the blasting holes and their depth, arrangement of blasting holes, drilling of
blasting holes, blasting design and application in underground and open pit mining industries.
PME 400 PROJECT / THESIS (CONTINUATION)
6Hours/Week, 3Credits
PME 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.
References:
1.
2.
3.

Applied Reservoir Engineering (Volume 2) Charles R. Smith, G. W. Tracy, and R. Lance Farrar.
Applied Petroleum Reservoir Engineering B.C. Craft and M.F. Hawkins, 2 nd Edition, Prentice Hall,
USA, 1991.
Introduction to Well Testing Schlumberger, 1998.

PME 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), CO 2 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, micro emulsion flooding, properties of surfactants and co
surfactants, 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.

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References:
1.

Modern Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery (Theory and Practice) - James J. Sheng, Gulf Professional
Publishing, 2011.

PME 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.
References:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.

Well Testing W. John Lee, SPE Series, 1982.

Introduction to Well Testing Schlumberger, 1998.
Well Test Interpretation Schlumberger, 2002.
Gas Well Testing Handbook - Amanat U. Chaudhry, Gulf Professional Publishing, 2003.
Oil Well Testing Handbook - Amanat U. Chaudhry, Gulf Professional Publishing, 2004.
Well Testing and Interpretation - D. Bourdet.
Well Testing: Interpretation Methods G. Bourdarot, 1998.
Modern Well Test Analysis (A Computer Aided Approach) - Roland N. Horne, 1990.
Well Test Analysis Rajagopal Raghavan, Prentice Hall, 1993.
Well Test Analysis: The Use of Advanced Interpretation Models Dominique Bourdet, 2002.
Pressure Buildup and Flow Tests in Wells C.S. Matthews and D.G. Russell, SPE Series, 1967.

PME 425 ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Environment pollution due to oil and gas industry, climate change and roll of petroleum industry. Pollution of
the Environment: 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, complication
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. Rules and regulations of
PME environmental problems in Bangladesh.
References:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Environmental Control in Petroleum Engineering John C. Reis, Gulf Publishing Company, Houston,
1996.
Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science - Gilbert M. Masters.
Environmental Engineering - Gerard Kiely.
Introduction to Environmental Engineering - Davis & Cornwell.
Environmental Engineering - Peavy, Rowe & Tchobanoglous.
Air pollution - W. Strauss.
Air and Water pollution - A.S.Stoker.
Chemistry of the Environment - Bailey and Clark.
Environmental Toxicology- J.N. Duffus.

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PME 426 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.
References:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Well Engineering Construction Rabia Hussain.

Well Completion Design Jonathan Bellarby, 2009.
Well Cementing Erik B. Nelson, Schlumberger Educational Services, 1990.
Casing Design, Theory and Practice S. S. Rahman, and G. V. Chilingarian, ELSEVIER, 1995.
Training to Reduce Unscheduled Events - Amoco Production Company, 3rd Edition, 1996.
The Wellsite Guide (An Introduction to Geological Wellsite operations) Bernhard W. Seubert,
Jakarta, 1995.

PME 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.
PME 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.
PME 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.
PME 432 WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING
3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics: Properties of fluids, principle of conservation of mass, momentum, energy
and corresponding equations, potential flow, applications of momentum and Bernoulli's equation, laminar and
turbulent flow, flow in pipes, pipe networks.
Hydrology: Hydrologic cycle, rainfall, evaporation, infiltration, stage discharge relationships, unit hydrographs,
flood estimation, reservoir capacity, reservoir and channel routing. Well hydraulics.
Irrigation: Duty, delta, estimation of evapotranspiration. Crop water requirements. Design of lined and unlined
canals, waterways, head works, gravity dams, and spillways, Design of weirs on permeable foundation. Types of
irrigation system, irrigation methods. Water logging and drainage, sodic soils.
Design and application of drainage pattern for Petroleum & Mining Engineering fields.
PME433 MINE DRAINAGE AND DEWATERING SYSTEMS

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2 Hours/Week, 2 Credits
Concept of mining under the confined and unconfined aquifer system, water-bearing seepages and joints around
a tunnel, groundwater inflow/water inrush into the mining tunnel, development of drainage system network into
the mining tunnel, calculation of groundwater inflow from ditch (V and R notches), development of sumps,
drainage and installation of pipes and cables, mine dewatering, methods of dewatering, dewatering of mine
water from mine sumps to the surface, conceptual and numerical modeling of mine dewatering.
PME 434 FIELD WORK (MINE DRAINAGE AND DEWATERING SYSTEMS)
0.5 Credit
Based on PME 433.

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