Category: OIL AND GAS/PETROLEUM ENGINEERING PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS

ANALYTICAL SOLUTION TO PRESSURE TRANSIENT ANALYSIS IN NON-NEWTONIAN/NEWTONIAN FLUIDS COMPOSITE RESERVOIRS During polymer flooding in the reservoir using shear-thinning non-Newtonian fluids, an interface exists between the in-situ Newtonian crude …

PREDICTION OF LIQUID HOLDUP FOR A MULTI-PLANE SYSTEM USING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK ABSTRACT Liquid holdup was predicted for slug flow using the neural network toolbox available in MATLAB. Experimental …

COMMINGLED PRODUCTION FROM STACKED RESERVOIR In recent years, the optimization of hydrocarbon production has increasingly focused on the technique of commingling production from stacked reservoirs. Commingled production involves the …

TECHNO ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF HEAVY OIL FIELD IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT The main challenge of heavy oil (bitumen) is the high viscosity making it not flow easily to production wells …

PROBABILITY OF WELLBORE FAILURE AND ITS PREDICTION USING MACHINE LEARNING Abstract: Wellbore integrity is of paramount importance in the oil and gas industry as it directly affects the safety, …

SELECTION OF THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC FRACTURING FLUID FOR UNCONVENTIONAL RESERVOIR ENGINEERING Abstract: Hydraulic fracturing has revolutionized the production of hydrocarbons from unconventional reservoirs, such as shale and tight gas …

MULTIPHASE FLOW ASSURANCE IN SUBSEA TIEBACKS Gas hydrate is one of the major plagues of gas wells in the industry, capital costs to prevent hydrate blockage in pipelines is …

INVESTIGATING THE BEHAVIOUR OF TWO-PHASE VERTICAL UPWARD AND DOWNWARD FLOWS IN LARGE DIAMETER PIPE ABSTRACT The understanding of the behaviour of vertical upward and downward two-phase flow in large …

ANALYSIS OF REAL OPTION APPROACHES FOR OILFIELD VALUATIONS ABSTRACT More than three decades have passed since Stewart Myers coined the term “real options” and introduced this new paradigm into …

THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY BILL (PIB) 2020 AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE TO THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY REFORM IN NIGERIA Abstract: The Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) 2020 represents a significant milestone in the …

IMPROVING LIFTING CAPACITY AND MODELLING HYDRAULICS OF LOCAL BASED MUDS FLOWING THROUGH VERTICAL PIPES ABSTRACT Drilling mud plays an integral part in drilling operations to perform several functions some …

COMPUTER IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DYKSTRA-PARSONS METHOD OF WATERFLOOD CALCULATIONS Abstract: The Dykstra-Parson technique is widely recognized as one of the most commonly used waterflood methods in the petroleum industry. …

THE IMPACT OF UPSTREAM PETROLEUM INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE EVALUATION USING DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYTIC APPROACH ABSTRACT  Nigeria ranks among the top ten petroleum producers in the world with over eighty petroleum …

DEVELOPMENT OF A THERMODYNAMIC MODEL FOR WAX PRECIPITATION IN PRODUCED CRUDE OIL (CASE STUDY OF HYDROCARBON FLUID FROM NIGER DELTAA, NIGERIA) ABSTRACT Wax is often precipitated out of solution …

GENETIC UNITS BASED RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION USING A NORMALIZED PORE THROAT RADIUS FOR THE CLASTIC SYSTEM: NIGER DELTA AS FIELD CASE STUDY ABSTRACT Globally, 30–50% of hydrocarbon volumes in silici-clastic …

CARBON FOOTPRINT REDUCTION IN A POWER GENERATION PLANT IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT The study focused on Carbon footprint Reduction in a Power Generation plant in Nigeria. The study population comprised …

ASSESSING THE TOTAL PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON IN CRUDE OIL WASTE(S) TREATED BY THERMAL DESCRIPTION UNIT   Table of Contents                                                                             Page(s) Abstract Chapter One:      Introduction 1.1 Background of study 1.2 Statement …