Learn about the foundational concepts and principles that make up petroleum engineering in this free online course. The world's consumption of petroleum is in the millions of barrels per day. Making it one of the most important sources of energy that creates lots of opportunities around the world. This course explores the process of petroleum refinery and the roles of a petroleum engineer as well as the impact of petroleum use to the environment. Enroll in this course and learn about the current and future processes and procedures of the petroleum industry.
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 6-10 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Define what petroleum is and identify different types of petroleum products • Identify the four hydrocarbon types that make up crude oil and natural gas • Recognise reservoir rock properties and specify reservoir fluid properties • List and describe the five drive mechanisms associated with oil production • Distinguish between the flow regimes of vertical flow and horizontal flow • Explain the role of well stimulation and artificial lift in well design • Discuss the life cycle of a producing oil or gas field • Explain the difference between a day-rate drilling contract and a turn-key drilling contract • Outline and distinguish the different types of drilling rigs • Explain the role of the major systems of a drilling rig in the drilling of oil and gas wells • Recognise environmental issues caused by petroleum production • Illustrate the global distribution and consumption of oil and gas production |
| Course Code | 6383 |
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