PETROLEUM ENGINEERING

Petroleum engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the subsurface activities related to the production of hydrocarbons, which can be either crude oil or natural gas. These activities are deemed to fall within the upstream sector of the oil and gas industry, which are the activities of finding and producing hydrocarbons. (Refining and distribution to a market are referred to as the downstream sector.) Exploration, by earth scientists, and petroleum engineering are the oil and gas industry's two main subsurface disciplines, which focus on maximizing economic recovery of hydrocarbons from subsurface reservoirs. Petroleum geology and geophysics focus on provision of a static description of the hydrocarbon reservoir rock, while petroleum engineering focuses on estimation of the recoverable volume of this resource using a detailed understanding of the physical behavior of oil, water and gas within porous rock at very high pressure.

The combined efforts of explorationists and petroleum engineers throughout the life of a hydrocarbon accumulation determine the way in which a reservoir is developed and depleted, and usually they have the highest impact on field economics. Petroleum engineering requires a good knowledge of many other related disciplines, such as geophysics, petroleum geology, formation evaluation (well logging), drilling, economics, reservoir simulation, well engineering, artificial lift systems, and oil & gas facilities engineering.

Petroleum engineers divide themselves into several types:

Reservoir :Engineers work to optimize production of oil and gas via proper well placement, production levels, and enhanced oil recovery techniques.

Drilling :Engineers manage the technical aspects of drilling exploratory, production and injection wells.

Production :Engineers manage the interface between the reservoir and the well, including perforations, sand control, downhole flow control, and downhole monitoring equipment; evaluate artificial lift methods; and also select surface equipment that separates the produced fluids (oil, natural gas, and water).


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COLLEGES LISTS STATE BY STATE

West Bengal** Bengal Engineering College, PO Botanical Garden, Howrah- 711103 Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur- 721302

Bihar**Vinobha Bhave University Bihar Institute of Techynology, Sindri PO, Sindri Institute Dhanbad 828123Indian School of Mines,Dhanbad - 826004 Orissa Regional Engineering College,Rourkela - 769008 ,Orissa School O Mining, Keonjhar 758001

Madhya Pradesh** Pt. Ravishanker University,Govt. Engg. College, Raipur - 495009 ) Guru Ghasidas University, Govt. Engg. College, Bilaspur 20 B.E.

Uttar Pradesh** Benaras Hindu University, Institute of Technoloby,Varanasi - 221005

Rajasthan** College of Technology & Engineering,Udaipur 313001 20 B.E. MBM Engineering College, Jodhpur 40 B.E. Metallurgy Andhra Pradesh Kothagudem School of Mines, Kothagudem-507101,

Karnataka** Regional Engineering college, Surathkar, Srinivasnagar- 574157 30 Golden Valley Institute of Technology, Oorgaum, KGF 563120

Tamil Nadu** Anna University, College of Engineering Guindy, Chennai 600025

Maharashtra** Vivesvaraya Regional Engineering College, Nagpur 440011 Nagpur University, Chandrapur Engineering College, Ballarpur Road, Chandrapur - 442403 Shri Ramdeobaba Kamla Nehru Engineering College, Katol Road, NagpurMaharashtra Instt.of Tech.124, Kothurd Road,Pune 411038