Petroleum Engineering Project Topics with available Materials

1) A Comparative Study On The Corrosion Of Stainless Steel In 1m Hydrochloric Acid Using Tamarindus Indica (tamarind) And Terminalia Catappa (tropical Almond) Leaves Extracts As Inhibitors

The effectiveness of Terminalia catappa (tropical almond) and Tamarindus indica (tamarind) as corrosion inhibitors for stainless steel in 1M hydrochloric acid at 30°C, 40°C and 50°C was investigated in this research. The gravimetric method of analysis was employed for 20 days at a 4-day interval using 0.9, 1.1 and 1.3g/15mL of... Continue Reading

2) Comparative Study On The Effects Of Oxygenates On Biodiesel From Fresh And Used Cooking Oil

Biodiesel is a renewable fuel that will soon be fully accepted in the commercial world but there are limitations to its use that need improvement. The use of oxygenated additives have improved the burning/fuel qualities of conventional diesel and gasoline. These oxygenates may also improve the qualities of biodiesel. This paper focuses on... Continue Reading

3) Research On Comparative Study On The Conversion Of Waste Plastic Materials To Liquid Hydrocarbons Through Catalytic Pyrolysis

This research involves the application of pyrolysis has been viewed as an efficient means for the proper disposal of waste plastics in the environment amongst others. In this research, the influence of two catalysts namely; Zeolite and Titanium (IV) oxide are examined. Zeolite as a catalyst has obtained approval due to its ability to... Continue Reading

4) Effects Of Oxygenates On Neem And Tigernut Oil Methyl Ester

Biodiesel is a biodegradable, environment friendly, renewable and energy efficiency fuel. It is becoming the most prominent alternative to petro-diesel. Due to current environmental concerns, quality and properties of biodiesel have to be optimized to remove its limitations. The use of oxygenates additives have proved to play such... Continue Reading

5) Pipeline Products Marketing Company (ppmc) Depot Operations

This research work was carried out to evaluate the laboratory analysis of pipeline products marketing company (PPMC) depot operations.  In the course of the research many scholarly articles on the subject matter were reviewed from which the researcher got lot information concerning the topic at hand. Thus making the research work a... Continue Reading

6) Evaluating The Different Methods Of Corrosion Prevention, Control And Monitoring

This research work was carried out to evaluate the different methods of corrosion prevention, control and monitoring. In the course of the research many scholarly articles on the subject matter were reviewed from which the researcher got lot information concerning the topic at hand. Thus making the research work a reliable source of... Continue Reading

7) Demerit And Merit Of Deregulating The Downstream Sector Of The Oil And Gas Sector In Nigeria

Deregulation is the removal or simplification of government rules and regulations that constrain the operation of market force. In course of  studying the effect of deregulation, various economic model will be applied  to data gotten from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC for efficient and workable economic policy that... Continue Reading

8) Analysis Of The Economics Of Lng And Gtl Technologies In Nigeria

TABLE OF CONTENT  TITLE PAGE DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ABSTRACT TABLE OF CONTENT CHAPTER 1  INTRODUCTION   1.1 BACKGROUND  1.2 NATURAL GAS AND THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY  1.3 OBJECTIVE  1.4 PROBLEM STATEMENT   CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW     2.1 GAS UTILISATION IN NIGERIA   2.2 LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS  2.3 FISCHER TROPSCH GAS TO LIQUID... Continue Reading

9) Produced Water(how Water Coming Along Side Crude From A Drilling Reservoir Can Be Treated ,separate From Crude In A Petroleum Refinery)

  Demulsification (emulsion breaking) is necessary in many practical applications such as the petroleum industry, painting and waste-water treatment in environmental technology. Chemical demulsification is the most widely applied method of treating water-in-crude oil emulsions and involves the use of chemical additives to accelerate the... Continue Reading

10) Produced Water(water Coming Along Side Crude) How Can It Be Separated In A Petroleum Refinery

Demulsification (emulsion breaking) is necessary in many practical applications such as the petroleum industry, painting and waste-water treatment in environmental technology. Chemical demulsification is the most widely applied method of treating water-in-crude oil emulsions and involves the use of chemical additives to accelerate the... Continue Reading

11) Crude Oil And Water Treatment: How Water Coming Along Side With Crude Oil When Drilling Can Be Treated And Separated In The Refinery

Demulsification (emulsion breaking) is necessary in many practical applications such as the petroleum industry, painting and waste-water treatment in environmental technology. Chemical demulsification is the most widely applied method of treating water-in-crude oil emulsions and involves the use of chemical additives to accelerate the... Continue Reading

12) Evaluating The Different Methods Of Corrosion Prevention, Control And Monitoring

This research work was carried out to evaluate the different methods of corrosion prevention, control and monitoring. In the course of the research many scholarly articles on the subject matter were reviewed from which the researcher got lot information concerning the topic at hand. Thus making the research work a reliable source of... Continue Reading

13) Response Of Floating Production And Storage Vessel In An Offshore Environment

The aim of the project is to develop a numerical tool used to predict vessel motions of a turret moored FPSO, then perform a comparative analysis between the 6 degree of motions measured on the FPSOs during the 7 months period and the predictions from this numerical model. The first step was to carry out statistical and extreme value analysis of... Continue Reading

14) Prediction Of Generalised And Localized Carbon Steel Corrosion Using Improved Norsok And Papavinasam Models

Carbon steel corrosion is a commonly encountered issue in pipelines transporting hydrocarbons containing corrosive agents such as CO2, H2S and water. As a result, several corrosion prediction models have been put forward over the years although no standard model exists for corrosion prediction in the industry. Two of such models are the Norsok... Continue Reading

15) Recovery Of Heavy Oil Using The Toe-to- Heel Air Injection, (thai) Method By Anekwe Michael I. (petroleum Engineering Dept.)

  This project work deals on the feasibility of transferring the Toe – To  – Heel Air Injection (THAI) technology which is a new in-situ  combustion method of heavy oil recovery from Alberta, Canada,  where the technology has recorded success with high rate of recovery  to South-West, Nigeria (Ondo state) for efficient heavy oil... Continue Reading

16) Simulated Design For The Removal & Recycling Of Acid Gases From Natural Gas

Natural gas is one of the major sources of fuel and raw material to industries all over the world. However, it contains some acid gases such as C O2 and H2 S which are corrosive and harmful to the environment. These acid gases must be brought to permissible limits to promote safety in the operation and increase the heating value of the natural... Continue Reading

17) Application Of Reveal For Polymer Flooding Modelling

The maximum recoverable oil in place from the reservoir is a major challenge when it comes to EOR which is an essential part of every oil production project. In some cases, the natural drive mechanism is a relatively inefficient process and results in a low overall oil recovery. The lack of sufficient natural drive in such reservoirs has... Continue Reading

18) University Of Benin Project Work1

This is a review of The HP HT wells in Niger Delta.... Continue Reading

19) Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of Some Agricultural Waste In The Treatment Of Produced Water

This study investigated the concentration of heavy metals in oil field produced water from Niger Delta, before and after treatment with locally sourced agricultural wastes. Two produced water samples were investigated for different metal ions such as; Lead, Nickel, Cadmium, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Chromium, Zinc, Manganese, Calcium, Arsenic,... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:PEE0055
  • Pages:136

20) A Study Of The Effect Of Liquid Flow Rate, Pipe Size And Pipe Orientation On The Liquid Hold-up Using Beggs And Brill Correlation

The effect of liquid flow rate, pipe size (diameter) and pipe orientation (inclination) on liquid hold-up was investigated. Liquid flow rate between 500 STB/day and 5000 STB/day was studied. An oil of 25˚API at an average temperature of 175˚F, a gas gravity of 0.65, water cut of 25% with water gravity of 1.07 and containing no free gas... Continue Reading

21) Pressure Analysis Of A Well With An Inclined Hydraulic Fracture In A Naturally Fractured Reservoir

Hydraulic fracturing has been an effective technique to stimulate damaged wells or wells producing from low-permeability formation. It has been established that the orientation of a hydraulic fracture is perpendicular to the direction of the least principal stress in the formation. Thus, most pressure transient analysis techniques are... Continue Reading

22) Pressure Analysis Of A Well With An Inclined Asymmetric Hydraulic Fracture

Hydraulic fracturing is an effective well stimulation technique which is introduced in the 1950s and widely used in the oil and gas industry. Most of the works about hydraulic fracture assumed that the fracture is symmetric and either vertical or horizontal. But, several field and laboratory observations show very complex fractures,... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:PEE0052
  • Pages:125

23) Case Study Of Natural Flow And Artificial Lift For A Solution Gas Drive Reservoir

Solution gas drive reservoirs are characterized by rapid and continuous decline of reservoir pressure. This rapid and continuous decline of reservoir pressure causes direct decline of reservoir performance at early stages of the life of the reservoir. The principal source of energy which is gas liberation from the crude oil and the... Continue Reading

24) A Case Study Of Natural Flow And Tubing String Design For A Water Drive Reservoir

The design of natural flow and artificial lift tubing strings for the whole life of a water drive reservoir was carried out using data based on synthetic reservoir performance based on a material balance. The effects of reservoir properties on the life of the well was also investigated. Constraints such as maximum production, maximum... Continue Reading

25) A Review Of The Rheological Effects Of Power Law Drilling Fluids On Cuttings Transportation In Non-vertical Boreholes

Cuttings transportation during in non-vertical boreholes is necessary for oil and gas wells. Adequate cuttings removal from a well in drilling is critical for cost-effective drilling as high annular cuttings buildup often leads to high risk of stuck pipe, reduced rate of penetration and other impediments to standard drilling and... Continue Reading

26) Application Of Minimum Curvature Method To Wellpath Calculations

A major drawback of directional and horizontal well drilling is the numerous complex computations required to be done while planning a well. These computations are very stressful and time consuming especially when done manually. One of the objectives of this study was to develop a user friendly Excel Spreadsheet program that would make... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:PEE0048
  • Pages:118

27) Theoretical Analysis Of Gravity-controlled Waterfloods

The concept of dumpflooding is to flow water from a high pressure aquifer zone to a low pressure oil producing zone by natural force of gravity through a well connecting the two zones to enhance oil sweep into a producing well. The research described is aimed to find solutions to one of the flaws in dumpflooding that is, the inability to... Continue Reading

28) Optimum Artificial Lift Selection For Condensate Gas Well

The reservoir characteristics of the gas condensate well is special and the changes of the behavior of the well have a significant impact to the production rate. When we do a proper optimization that can lower the operating costs, maximizing HC recovery and the net present value of a project can be increased. The optimization of the well level can... Continue Reading

29) Development And Performance Analysis Of Compressed Natural Gas As Transport Fuel For Automobiles In Nigeria

Development and performance analysis of compressed natural gas (CNG) as a transportation fuel for automobiles in Nigeria are presented. The study involved compositional analysis of natural gas obtained from the product sales point at a treatment plant about 10km off the Port Harcourt-Onitsha route chosen to ensure standard sales gas... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:PEE0045
  • Pages:240

30) Natural Gas Production And Environmental Security In The Niger Delta Region, 1999- 2017

Abstract The Niger Delta is on the throes of death caused by the unmitigated exploration, exploitation and production of hydrocarbon which feeds and develops foreign economies at the detriment of the host communities which live in the worst state of neglect by... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:PEE0044
  • Pages:111

31) Synergistic Effect Of Datura Stramonium Leaves Extract - Zn2+ On The Corrosion Inhibition Of Mild Steel In Well Water

SYNERGISTIC EFFECT OF DATURA STRAMONIUM LEAVES EXTRACT - Z2n+ ON THE CORROSION INHIBITION OF MILD WELLWATER ABSTRACT The synergistic effect of Datura stramonium leaves extract and Zn2+ in the corrosion inhibition of mild steel in aqueous medium (100ml well water) was investigated in this project. The corrosion inhibition studies were carried out... Continue Reading

32) Assessment Of Inventory For Greater Productivity At Nigerian Gas Company, Uyo

ABSTRACT The study was designed to find out the effects of Inventory Management on Corporate Profit using the Nigerian Gas company as the case study. To achieve this objective, three Null Hypotheses and Alternative Hypotheses were formed to guide the study. All the staff... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:PEE0042
  • Pages:114

33) The Role Of Community Relations On The Corporate Image Of Shell Petroleum Company Of Nigeria

According to Bittner (2015) he argued that in a bid to ensure good community relations, organizations expend shareholders money, cut down workers salaries, waste precious time which should be used for other profitable things. He calls it “a fundamentally subversive doctrine which offers insoluble practical problems”. While Nweke (2001:220) is... Continue Reading

34) The Role Of Community Relations On The Corporate Image Of Shell Petroleum Company Of Nigeria

According to Bittner (2015) he argued that in a bid to ensure good community relations, organizations expend shareholders money, cut down workers salaries, waste precious time which should be used for other profitable things. He calls it “a fundamentally subversive doctrine which offers insoluble practical problems”. While Nweke (2001:220) is... Continue Reading

35) Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of Some Agricultural Waste In The Treatment Of Produced Water

This study investigated the concentration of heavy metals in oil field produced water from Niger Delta, before and after treatment with locally sourced agricultural wastes. Two produced water samples were investigated for different metal ions such as; Lead, Nickel, Cadmium, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Chromium, Zinc, Manganese, Calcium, Arsenic,... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:PEE0039
  • Pages:136

36) Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of Some Agricultural Waste In The Treatment Of Produced Water

This study investigated the concentration of heavy metals in oil field produced water from Niger Delta, before and after treatment with locally sourced agricultural wastes. Two produced water samples were investigated for different metal ions such as; Lead, Nickel, Cadmium, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Chromium, Zinc, Manganese, Calcium, Arsenic,... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:PEE0038
  • Pages:136

37) University Of Benin Project Work1

This is a review of The HP HT wells in Niger Delta.... Continue Reading

38) Simulated Design For The Removal & Recycling Of Acid Gases From Natural Gas

Natural gas is one of the major sources of fuel and raw material to industries all over the world. However, it contains some acid gases such as C O2 and H2 S which are corrosive and harmful to the environment. These acid gases must be brought to permissible limits to promote safety in the operation and increase the heating value of the natural... Continue Reading

39) Application Of Reveal For Polymer Flooding Modelling

The maximum recoverable oil in place from the reservoir is a major challenge when it comes to EOR which is an essential part of every oil production project. In some cases, the natural drive mechanism is a relatively inefficient process and results in a low overall oil recovery. The lack of sufficient natural drive in such reservoirs has... Continue Reading

40) Pipeline Products Marketing Company (ppmc) Depot Operations

This research work was carried out to evaluate the laboratory analysis of pipeline products marketing company (PPMC) depot operations. In the course of the research many scholarly articles on the subject matter were reviewed from which the researcher got lot information concerning the topic at hand. Thus making the research work a... Continue Reading

41) Evaluating The Different Methods Of Corrosion Prevention, Control And Monitoring

This research work was carried out to evaluate the different methods of corrosion prevention, control and monitoring. In the course of the research many scholarly articles on the subject matter were reviewed from which the researcher got lot information concerning the topic at hand. Thus making the research work a reliable source of... Continue Reading

42) Prediction Of Generalised And Localized Carbon Steel Corrosion Using Improved Norsok And Papavinasam Models

Carbon steel corrosion is a commonly encountered issue in pipelines transporting hydrocarbons containing corrosive agents such as CO2, H2S and water. As a result, several corrosion prediction models have been put forward over the years although no standard model exists for corrosion prediction in the industry. Two of such models are the Norsok... Continue Reading

43) Recovery Of Heavy Oil Using The Toe-to- Heel Air Injection, (thai) Method By Anekwe Michael I. (petroleum Engineering Dept.)

  This project work deals on the feasibility of transferring the Toe – To  – Heel Air Injection (THAI) technology which is a new in-situ  combustion method of heavy oil recovery from Alberta, Canada,  where the technology has recorded success with high rate of recovery  to South-West, Nigeria (Ondo state) for efficient heavy oil... Continue Reading

44) Response Of Floating Production And Storage Vessel In An Offshore Environment

The aim of the project is to develop a numerical tool used to predict vessel motions of a turret moored FPSO, then perform a comparative analysis between the 6 degree of motions measured on the FPSOs during the 7 months period and the predictions from this numerical model. The first step was to carry out statistical and extreme value analysis of... Continue Reading

46) Evaluating The Different Methods Of Corrosion Prevention, Control And Monitoring

This research work was carried out to evaluate the different methods of corrosion prevention, control and monitoring. In the course of the research many scholarly articles on the subject matter were reviewed from which the researcher got lot information concerning the topic at hand. Thus making the research work a reliable source of... Continue Reading

47) Quantification Of Uncertainty And Risks For Developing Marginal Fields

The Niger Delta is Nigeria’s and Africa’s most prol ific producing basin and has some untapped oil resources because of their marginality. The development of marginal oil field in Nigeria has now become an important strategic issue. This is due to the vast availability of these fields scattered all over the Niger Delta. The Federal... Continue Reading

48) Practical Approaches For Solving Lost Circulation Problems While Drilling

As the demand for petroleum resources increases, drilling of oil and gas wells are often carried out in challenging and hostile environments. Among the top ten drilling challenges facing the oil and gas industry today is the problem of lost circulation. Major progress has been made to understand this problem and how to combat it. However,... Continue Reading

49) Practical Approach To Effective Sand Prediction, Control And Management

The production of formation sand is a problem associated with most oil deposits in the world. Major Sand production effects affect safety, well or field economics and continuous production. This has prompted the continued search for solutions to mitigate sand production in the oil and gas industry over time. The methodology often employed... Continue Reading

50) Investigating Horizontal-well Interference Test Applications

One of the major challenges in reservoir engineering is the accurate description of the reservoir. This description is essential in all aspects of petroleum engineering, and is typically achieved through reservoir characterization by integrating various kinds of information obtained from the reservoir. One reliable source of reservoir... Continue Reading

51) Estimation Of Drilling Wastes – An Environmental Concern While Drilling Oil And Gas Wells

Despite its numerous benefits the search and production of crude oil poses a lot of dangers to the environment. Among these include land, water and air pollution. Prominent among the major sources of E&P waste is drilling operations which form the second largest source of waste after production activities. The major drilling wastes... Continue Reading

52) Effects Of Partial Completion On Productivity Index

A new method for analysing productivity index (PI) on vertical wells is the main objective of this study. Well performance is often measured in terms of the well’s productivity which is dependent on a number of factors such as the reservoir’s configuration, the type of completion, petrophysical and fluid properties, formation damage,... Continue Reading

53) Effect Of Gas-oil-ratio On Oil Production

Maximum production from an oil well can be achieved through proper selection of tubing size. The selection of optimum tubing size must be evaluated when completing a well in any type of reservoir especially solution gas drive reservoir since there is likelihood of producing more gas as the reservoir pressure declines. The most widely used... Continue Reading

54) Development Of Breakthrough Time Correlations For Coning In Bottom Water Supported Reservoirs

This research work mainly investigates the development and the behavior of cones (both water and gas cones) in oil reservoirs supported by strong aquifer, and from which analytical correlations are developed for quick engineering estimates of the time for water/gas cones to break into the perforations of the producing wells. The studies... Continue Reading

55) Detailed Analysis Of Pressure Drop In A Large Diameter Vertical Pipe

With the ever increasing need to optimize production, the accurate understanding of the mechanics of multi-phase flow and its effect on the pressure drop along the oil-well flow string is becoming more pertinent. The efficient design of gas-lift pump, electric submersible pumps, separators, flow strings and other production equipment... Continue Reading

56) Deepwater Petroleum Exploration And Production In The Gulf Of Guinea

Petroleum Fiscal System (PFS) is a major determinant of investment decision in the exploration and production of oil and gas in any country. It basically describes the profitability relationship between the host government of the producing community and the International Oil Companies (IOCs). The comparative analysis of the performance of... Continue Reading

57) Comparative Economics Of Petroleum Production Optimization Techniques

Hydrocarbon production in the petroleum industry is often constrained by reservoir heterogeneity, deliverability and capacity of surface facilities, also optimization technique in the petroleum industry requires execution of several iterative runs by comparing various solutions until an optimum or satisfactory solution is found. In this... Continue Reading

58) Natural Flow And Artificial Lift For A Solution Gas Drive Reservoir

Solution gas drive reservoirs are characterized by rapid and continuous decline of reservoir pressure. This rapid and continuous decline of reservoir pressure causes direct decline of reservoir performance at early stages of the life of the reservoir. The principal source of energy which is gas liberation from the crude oil and the... Continue Reading

59) Building And Ranking Of Geostatistical Petroleum Reservoir Models

Techniques in Geostatistics are increasingly being used to generate reservoir models and quantify uncertainty in reservoir properties. This is achieved through the construction of multiple realizations to capture the physically significant features in the reservoir. However, only a limited number of these realizations are required for... Continue Reading

60) An Approach To Well Placement And Production In A Green Field

Reservoir development planning and well placement significantly affect hydrocarbon recovery. Therefore, strategic well placement and development techniques are essential to minimize the risk of unproductive drilling and also to maximize production within the reservoir. This study presents an approach to well placement and production in a... Continue Reading

61) A Review Of The Rheological Effects Of Power Law Drilling Fluids On Cuttings Transportation In Non-vertical Boreholes

Cuttings transportation during in non-vertical boreholes is necessary for oil and gas wells. Adequate cuttings removal from a well in drilling is critical for cost-effective drilling as high annular cuttings buildup often leads to high risk of stuck pipe, reduced rate of penetration and other impediments to standard drilling and... Continue Reading

62) The Use Of Coconut Fibre As Standard Ph Enhancer For Drilling Mud Formulation

In the present day oil and gas industry, the chemicals used as pH controller are usually imported at an exorbitant price - which take a large part of the drilling cost and have ripple effect on the economy of the Nation. It is however necessary to source for an alternative by the use of local materials so as to enhance cost effectiveness.... Continue Reading

63) Pressure Transient Analysis Using Saphir

Monitoring and maintenance is a continuous process in the various phases of a well’s life. One of the essential part of monitoring is well testing. Just as a regular medical checkup is advised for humans so is well testing advised for a target formation. Well testing provides a means of obtaining information about the well and the... Continue Reading

64) Development Of Waste Based Biostimulant For The Remediation Of Crude Oil Contaminated Soil

Foam are substances that are been formed when pockets of gases are trapped in a liquid or solid. Foam stabilizations are caused by van der waals force between molecules, there are conditions required for foaming to occur. Foams have different applications that are been utilised in their different forms. Defoamers are substances that... Continue Reading

65) Gas Lift Optimization Of Oil Producing Wells Using Prosper Nodal Analysis

Introduction Hydrocarbons(oil and gas) are found in the pore spaces of sedimentary geologic formations (reservoir rocks).  Once an oil or gas reservoir is discovered and assessed, production engineers begin the task of maximizing the amount of oil or gas that can ultimately be recovered from it. Some reservoir rocks may allow the oil and gas to... Continue Reading

66) An Assessment Of Gravel Packing Methods Used In The Petroleum Industry

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Many reservoirs are comprised of relatively young sediments, which are so poorly consolidated that sand will be produced along with the reservoir fluids unless the production rate is reduced significantly. Sand production leads to many numerous production problems including erosion of down hole tubular, valves, fitting and... Continue Reading

67) Comparative Study Between Overbalanced And Underbalanced Oil Drilling Methods

The technique used worldwide while drilling is known as overbalanced drilling. Which is defined as the drilling process where the hydrostatic pressure used exceeds the formation pressure. This is done with the main purpose of “killing” the well. However, there are numerous problems that accompany overbalanced drilling. Such problems... Continue Reading

68) Local Content In The Oil And Gas Industry Of Nigeria: Challenges, Prospects And The Way Forward

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION  1.1      Background of the Study The need for resource-rich Nigeria to assume control of the exploration, exploitation and production activities in the oil and gas sector and to harness the potentials of this most strategic industry in order to generate more value-added, seems to be receiving much desired attention... Continue Reading

69) A Study Of The Nigerian Petroleum Retail Market

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY There has been a relative slow rate of growth in the Nigerian Petroleum sector for past decades with a far reaching influence of foreign presence. It is a well known fact that the Petroleum sector in any economy requires great amount of technology, capital with seasoned and experienced... Continue Reading

70) Analytical Study Of A Small Scale Biomass Gasifier

Energy demand in the world today is increasing rapidly and energy generation and resources in the world are incapable of catering for this increase in demand. In third world countries such as Nigeria, energy generation is epileptic; this is evident in the electric power sector of Nigeria. Issues such as Environmental degradation and... Continue Reading

71) Mathematical Model For Liquid Loading In Natural Gas Well Production

Every Natural gas well ceases producing as reservoir pressure depletes. The usual liquid presence in the reservoir can cause further problems by accumulating in the wellbore and reducing production even more. There are a number of options in well completion to prevent liquid loading even before it becomes a problem. Tubing size and... Continue Reading

72) Effects Of Petroleum Level (waste Oil) On Soil Fertility In The Vicinity Of A Mechanic Workshop

1.0       INTRODUCTION             Used motor oil is a very dangerous polluting product. It contains PAH’s and high levels of metals. PAH’s such as benzo[a]pyrene, are well known for their high carcinogenity. Considerable quantities of heavy metals such as Pb, Zn, Cu, Cr, Ni, and Cd are contained in used crankcase oil, these... Continue Reading

73) Identification Of Well Problems Using Well Testing

Well tests exist already for a long time. Since the first oil reservoir was discovered, oil companies have always been keen on estimating reservoir properties such as size. Present day well testing has gone beyond this and its usefulness cannot be overemphasized. This project work is concerned with the use of well testing in identifying... Continue Reading
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