CH EN 6157 - Production Engineering I

Meets with CH EN 5157. Highlights the basics of accessing underground hydrocarbon or other energy resources- applied drilling engineering. Provides an overview of surface and subsurface activities associated with drilling new wells or deepening existing wells. Basic rock and fluid mechanics principles will be summarized as they relate to the stability of a wellbore during drilling, the efficient removal of cuttings, and subduing formation pressure. Newer technologies (directional drilling, pinnate drilling, underbalanced drilling) will be introduced. Procedures for minimizing footprint and impact on the environment will be considered. Graduate students will have additional assignments as part of the class project.