I'm on my last year in Natural Gas Engineering Program in portsaod ,Egypt
There are many elective courses to choose only 5 of them
I need the experinced engineers to help me choosing among them
The Courses are :
1) Natural Gas Well Testing

Basic theory and current techniques for well testing. Pressure Drawdown and Build up. Average reservoir pressure , Single-rate and multi-rate. Derivative analysis. Fractured wells, fractured reservoirs and other flow models. Injection of test , Dewatering Test , Sand quantity Test.

2) Gas Process simulation

General Review of the programming languages, Gas processes simulation fundamentals and basic equations, Programming different process: flow in pipes, flow through expansion valves, compression, turbine expansion, separation, heat exchanging, evaporation and condensation, dehydration. Introduction to HYSIS software, Applications of HYSIS software for processing of the natural gas.

3) Flow in Porous Media

Fundamentals of fluid flow in porous media: pore structure , capillarity , single phase flow , immiscible and miscible fluid flow , pore level modeling of porous media. Concept applied to hydrocarbon reservoirs and fluid migration in soils including; characterization of pore space , single phase flow in porous media , capillarity , wettability , routine. Similarity and differences between hydrocarbon reservoirs and soils. Introduction to enhanced oil and gas processes.

4) Advanced Well Drilling Engineering
Drilling operations technology with an emphasis on field practices and techniques. Advanced topics including analysis and optimization of rate of penetration, abnormal pressure detection, formation fracture resistance, well control, bottom hole assembly and drill string design, and advanced drilling hydraulics.

5) Quality Control of Natural Gas Production

Statistical aspects of quality control; acceptance sampling plans, control chart methods for attributes and variables. Adaptive quality control and basic reliability concepts. Case study for gas or gas derivatives product.







6) Liquefaction of Natural Gas

This unit covers Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) technology principle.; feed gas processing for LNG production; liquefaction thermodynamics and exergy analysis; liquefaction and regasification processes and plant design; LNG storage and transportation; LNG plant economics; material selection for LNG plant, storage and transportation; LNG plant operations (instrumentation, control and safety systems); LNG project history and case studies in Egypt.

7) Natural Gas Derivatives
The course deals with the different components of natural gas and its derivatives, separation technology of the natural gas components, thermodynamics and heat transfer analysis of the separation processes , derivatives storage and transportation methods , natural gas derivatives plant design and operation , safety and control of the plant, case of studies in Egypt.

8) Natural Gas Applications
The courses covers; the importance of the natural gas and its components , a review o the natural gas components , the different field used natural gas: power generation, combustion, industrial use, domestic use. Economic of the use of natural gas, comparison between natural gas cost and the other resources in the different applications.

9) Natural Gas & Liquefied Natural Gas Vehicles
Explain the sources and processing of gaseous fuels. List the primary emissions from transportation uses, and identify the sources and remedies for each. Describe Otto and diesel cycle engines, and explain how combustion is different with a gaseous fuel. Explain lean-burn technology and calculate the correct air-fuel ratio to achieve best power, lowest emissions, and greatest fuel economy. Describe the Natural gas internal combustion engine, Describe the components of an LNG fuel system and explain how each operates. Describe the operation of the ignition system and its components. For natural gas Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the NG & LNG vehicles. Describe the modifications needs for Gasoline engine to be converted to NG or LNG vehicles.

10) Environmental Engineering for Natural Gas sector

Topics include introduction; environmental protection as a business issue; overview of environmental issues for oil and gas; environmental principles relevant to gas industry (air, water, land compartments); chemical use; chemical use and discharge; review of some material safety data sheets; produced water; produced water contaminants, fate, effects and control; atmospheric emissions; air emissions sources, fate, effects, and control; preparing an emissions management plan; solid waste; waste sources, disposal; best practical environmental option for specific waste disposals; oil and chemical spills; oil and chemical spill sources, offshore structures; drains; effects of physical presence of structures; environmental impact assessment; drilling; effects and management of drilling; production; effects and management of production facilities; transport and abandonment; effects and management of processing, storage and transport; abandonment and rehabilitation; environmental management systems.

11) Natural Gas Field Safety

Review of safety issues, blow outs, fire and other hazards, hydrate formation and decomposition, H2S and other toxic gases, safety standards, impact of petroleum operations on the environment, handling and safe transportation and disposal of petroleum wastes.

12) Production Equipments
Descriptions of the different types of onshore and offshore natural gas production equipments. Design of surface production equipment; oil and gas separation; Gas treating techniques; gas dehydration methods; single and two-phase flow through pipes, fluid measurements and other measurements equipments; Control techniques and related equipments.

13) Enhanced Gas Recovery

The application of physical principles to increase the recovery from reservoirs; miscible flooding; in-situ combustion; reservoir pressure, and selecting a turbo-compressor unit to enhance the pressure; calculation of gas recovery and heat losses; dewatering problem, sand problem, selection of suitable reservoirs; operational problems.

14) Natural Gas Industry Economics

Macroeconomics of gas industry; cash flow analysis, cost analysis, economic analysis and financing; decision, risk and uncertainty; project planning and control; strategic and corporate planning in gas industry.

15) Integrated Reservoir Management
Prerequisite: consent of faculty Integrated approaches to field development planning; production forecast and optimization; reservoir performance monitoring and evaluation.



16) Investment Management
Topics include the concepts of valuation/evaluation time value of money, discounting, NPV; weighted average cost of capital; economic indicators IRR, PIR, payback; inflation, escalation, problem framing concepts; workshop: problem framing, spreadsheet exercises; economic models: input forecasting production, prices, capital costs, operating costs; depreciation; advanced analysis incremental economics, consolidations, ring fences, full cycle ; workshop problem framing; international issues: political risk, markets, petroleum taxes, international taxation issues and value drivers; capital planning/allocation methods; efficient frontier; and option theory.

17) Subsea Technology
Topics include an introduction; overview and assessment method; tree and wellhead systems; subsea structures and manifolds; flexible flowlines and flexible dynamic risers; subsea control systems; subsea system development; risk, reliability and availability; umbilicals; tie-in and connection systems; case study (1) ; case study (2); system integration testing and commissioning;; inspection, maintenance and repair; future/deepwater subsea technology; fabrication and installation.

18) Under balanced Drilling and Completions
Air and gas, aerated, and stable foam drilling and completions operations. Development of basic calculational theory and application to operational problems. Emphasis on the planning of successful drilling and completions operations. Selection of appropriate field equipment for drilling and completions operations. Solution of drilling and completions field problems.

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