TOTAL EXAMINATION PROGRAM
PEO Syllabus of Examinations, 2017 Edition
PETROLEUM ENGINEERING
PROFESSIONAL EXAMS – SPECIFIC TO PETROLEUM ENGINEERING
GROUP A
17-Pet-A1 Principles of Stratigraphy and Sedimentation
Sedimentary processes, environments and facies; properties and classification of sedimentary rocks; stratigraphic code, nomenclature and the stratigraphic column; stratigraphic relationship and interpretations.
17-Pet-A2 Petroleum Reservoir Fluids
Phase behaviour of hydrocarbon fluid ideal and non-ideal gases, and liquids; qualitative and quantitative phase behaviour- PVT data and equations of state; properties of gases, oil, and water; reservoir fluid studies; application of fluid properties for compositional analyses; phase separation and reservoir behaviour; gas-liquid equilibria.
17-Pet-A3 Fundamental Reservoir Engineering (Physical Properties and Flow of Fluid through Porous Media)
Porosity and pore structure, fluid saturations, absolute permeability, interfacial tension, wettability, capillary pressure. Multiphase flow and relative permeability. Steady and unsteady Darcy flow of single fluid. Immiscible and miscible flows. An introduction to oil and gas material balance equations, drive indices. An introduction to performance prediction techniques and decline curve analysis.
17-Pet-A4 Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Completion
Drilling rig types, components and selection. Rotary drilling, drilling fluids, drilling hydraulics, penetration rates, drilling operations, core and core analyses, drillstem testing, casing design and seat selections; formation damage; cementing procedures, and well completion. Special topics including: directional drilling; blowout control; logging and coring; hole stability; planning and cost control; underbalanced drilling; coiled tubing drilling; offshore drilling operations, and environmental aspects.
17-Pet-A5 Petroleum Production Operations
Principles of oil and gas production mechanic. Reservoir Inflow performance . Wellbore hydraulics and multiphase flow. Decline curve analysis. Nodal analysis for production optimization. Acidizing and hydraulic fracturing. Artificial lift; Sucker-rod pumping; electrical submersible pumps; progressing cavity pumps; and gas lift. Oil and gas separation, wellbore damage, fluid movements patterns. Workover operations and stimulation methods, oil well cementing and through tubing logging. Surface facilities: storage, separators, emulsions, flow measurement.
17-Pet-A6 Reservoir Mechanics
Advanced reservoir engineering principles including estimation of reserves; material and volumetric balance; combined driving mechanisms including unsteady state water influx; mechanics in hydraulically fractured wells. Performance prediction techniques. Linear material balance and statistical analysis of unknowns from production history.
17-Pet-A7 Secondary and Enhanced Oil Recovery
The fluid displacement process. Trapping and mobilization of residual oil; displacement theory; linear waterflood calculations; viscous fingering; flood patterns and sweep efficiency. Buckley/Leverett theory. Analytical waterflood prediction models; black-oil reservoir simulation models; design engineering aspects of waterflooding. Miscible displacement methods and thermal recovery techniques.
GROUP B
17-Pet-B1 Well Logging and Formation Evaluation
Theory and engineering and applications of measurements of physical properties of the formation near the wellbore; types of well logging devices; conventional logging interpretation and its applications in oil, and gas reservoirs.
17-Pet-B2 Natural Gas Engineering
Estimation of reserves; flow measurements; flow through conduits; steady, transient, Darcy and non-Darcy flow through porous media; well testing, buildup and drawdown tests; deliverability; well interference. Decline curve analysis; and development of shale gas.
17-Pet-B3 Oil and Gas Evaluation and Economics
Oil and gas reserves, conservation, proration, value of money, evaluation nomenclature, payout time, profit ratio, rate of return, capital cost allowance, taxation, oil and gas unitization theory.
17-Pet-B4 Petroleum Geology
Physical and chemical characteristics of formation waters, natural gas, and crude oil. Origin and modes of occurrence of each of these in the earth. Geography of petroleum and natural gas in Canada, North America, and the world.
17-Pet-B5 Well Testing
Basics of Well Test Interpretation: diffusivity equation, skin, wellbore storage, radius of investigation; different flow regimes: transient, pseudo-steady state, steady state; interpretation of drawdown and buildup data for estimating formation permeability, skin, reservoir pore volume, average reservoir pressure; superposition; effect of fault and double porosity systems; derivative analysis; gas well testing.
COMPLEMENTARY STUDIES
11-CS-1 Engineering Economics
Basic concepts of engineering economics through understanding of the theoretical and conceptual financial project analysis. Types and applications of engineering economic decisions. Capital, cash flow, and the time value of money concepts. Nominal and effective interest rates when considering loans, mortgages, and bonds. The application of present worth analysis, annual equivalent analysis and rate of return analysis in evaluating independent projects, comparing mutually exclusive projects, analyzing lease vs. buy alternatives and making decisions. After-tax financial analysis requiring an understanding of capital cost allowance (depreciation) and corporate income tax. Understanding methods of financing and capital budgeting. Break-even, sensitivity and risk analyses.
11-CS-2 Engineering in Society – Health and Safety
The duties and legal responsibilities for which engineers are accountable; safety laws and regulations; and a basic knowledge of potential hazards and their control: biological hazards – bacteria, viruses; chemical hazards - gases, liquids and dusts; fire and explosion hazards; physical hazards – noise, radiation, temperature extremes; safety hazards – equipment operation; workplace conditions - equity standards, human behaviour, capabilities, and limitations; managing safety and health through risk management, safety analyses, and safety plans and programs; practices and procedures to improve safety. The roles and social responsibilities of an engineer from a professional ethics point of view, as applied in the context of Canadian values. The integration of ethics into engineering practice, and its effect on public safety and trust.
11-CS-3 Sustainability, Engineering and the Environment
Basic knowledge of soil, water and air quality engineering: soil and water interaction, water supply issues, human activities and their interaction on soil, air and water resources. Fundamentals of: soil erosion, water quality, atmospheric pollution (carbon and nitrogen cycle), climate change, risk assessment. Basic knowledge of renewable energy sources: solar, photovoltaic, wireless electricity, thermal, wind, geothermal, and biofuels. Introduction to renewable materials engineering; nano materials, new material cycles. Eco-product development, and product life cycle assessment; recycling technologies; reuse of products; design for disassembly, recycling, e-waste, and reverse manufacturing. Consumption patterns; transportation; environmental communication; consumer awareness. Optimized energy and resources management. Sustainable methods: sustainability indicators; life cycle assessment; regulatory aspects of environmental management, ecological planning.
11-CS-4 Engineering Management
Introduction to management principles and their impact upon social and economic aspects of engineering practice. Engineering management knowledge topics including: market research, assessment and forecasting; strategic planning; risk and change management; product, service and process development; engineering projects and process management; financial resource management; marketing, sales and communications management; leadership and organizational management; professional responsibility. New paradigms and innovative business models, including: sustainable production, products, service systems and consumption; best practices and practical examples of successful implementations of sustainable scientific and engineering solutions.