Petroleum Engineering (PE)

Candidates writing the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2022 Examination may opt from a total of 29 subject papers. Given below is the detailed syllabus for Petroleum Engineering (Code: PE). The syllabus is fairly extensive and includes a plethora of topics and sub-topics. 

Linear Algebra:

• • Matrix Algebra
  • EigenValues And Eigenvectors 
  • Systems Of Linear Equations

Calculus: 

• • Functions Of Single Variable
  • Total Derivative
  • Taylor Series
  • Mean Value Theorems
  • Limit, Continuity And Differentiability 
  • Partial Derivatives
  • Directional Derivatives
  • Maxima And Minima
  • Vector Identities
  • Line, Surface And Volume Integrals
  • Gradient, Divergence And Curl
  • Evaluation Of Definite And Improper Integrals 
  • Stokes, Gauss And Green’s Theorems 

Differential equations: 

• • First Order Equations (Linear And Nonlinear)
  • Initial And Boundary Value Problems
  • Higher Order Linear Differential Equations With Constant Coefficients 
  • Cauchy’s And Euler’s Equations
  • Solutions Of One Dimensional Heat And Wave Equations And Laplace Equation
  • Laplace Transforms

Complex variables: 

• • Polar Form Of Complex Number 
  • Complex Number
  • Triangle Inequality

Probability and Statistics: 

• • Normal And Binomial Distributions
  • Definitions Of Probability And Sampling Theorems
  • Poisson
  • Random Variables 
  • Mean, Median, Mode And Standard Deviation
  • Conditional Probability 
  • Linear Regression Analysis

Numerical Methods: 

• • Integration By Trapezoidal And Simpson’s Rule
  • Numerical Solutions Of Linear And Non-Linear Algebraic Equations
  • Single And Multi-Step Methods For Numerical Solution Of Differential Equations

Petroleum Exploration: 

• • Origin, Migration And Accumulation Of Petroleum
  • Classification And Description Of Some Common Rocks With Special Reference To Clastic And Non Clastic Reservoir Rocks
  • Petroleum Exploration Methods 

Oil and Gas Well Drilling Technology: 

• • Drill String & Casing String Function, Operations, Selection & Design
  • Drilling Method 
  • Application Of Horizontal, Multilateral, Extended Reach, Slim Wells
  • Drilling Fluids Function And Properties
  • Drilling Fluid Maintenance Equipment
  • Directional Drilling Tools 
  • Drill Bit Types And Their Applications
  • Well Planning
  • Drilling Rigs Rig Operating Systems
  • Drilling Problems, Their Control & Remedies
  • Directional Survey
  • Oil & Gas Well Cementing Operations

Reservoir Engineering: 

• • Reservoir Drives, Drive Mechanics And Recovery Factors
  • Coring And Core Analysis
  • Water And Gas Coning
  • Reserve Estimation & Techniques
  • Flow Of Fluids Through Porous Media
  • Phase Behavior Of Hydrocarbon System
  • Reservoir Pressure Measurements
  • Reservoir Fluid Properties
  • Petrophysical Properties Of Reservoir Rocks

Petroleum Production Operations: 

• • Well Equipment
  • Pressure Vessels, Storage Tanks, Shell And Tube Heat Exchangers, Pumps And Compressors, LNG Value Chain
  • Well Completion Techniques
  • Artificial lift techniques
  • Formation Damage
  • Metering And Measurements Of Oil & Gas
  • Workover & Completion Fluids
  • Well Servicing & Workover Operations
  • Multiphase Flow In Tubing And Flow-Lines
  • Well Production Problems And Mitigation
  • Field Processing Of Oil & Gas
  • Storage and Transportation Of Petroleum And Petroleum Products
  • Production Testing
  • Production System Analysis & Optimization
  • Multiphase Flow In Tubing And Flow-Lines
  • Nodal System Analysis
  • Well Stimulation Techniques

Offshore Drilling and Production Practices: 

• • Use Of Conductors And Risers
  • Deep Water Applications Of Subsea Technology
  • Offshore Drilling From Fixed Platform, Jack-Up, Ships And Semi Submersibles
  • Offshore Well Completion
  • Offshore Fixed Platforms, Offshore Mobile Units, Station Keeping Methods Like Mooring & Dynamic Positioning System
  • Offshore Oil And Gas Operations & Ocean Environment
  • Offshore production: Oil processing platforms, water injection platforms, storage, SPM and SBM transportation and utilities.
  • Deep water drilling rig
  • Deep water production system
  • Emerging deep water technologies

Petroleum Formation Evaluation: 

• Standard Log Interpretation Methods
• Evaluation Of CBL/VDL, USIT, SFT, RFT
• Cross-Plotting Methods
• Special Type Of Logging Tools
• Evaluation Of Petrophysical Of Sub-Surface Formations: Principles Applications, Advantages And Disadvantages Of SP, Resistivity, Radioactive, Acoustic Logs And Types Of Tools Used
• Casing Inspection Tools (Principles, Applications And Limitations), Formations Micro Scanner (FMS), NMR Logging Principles
• Production Logging Tools, Principles, Limitations And Applications

Oil and Gas Well Testing:

• • Injection Well Testing
  • Interference Testing, Pulse Testing, Well-Test Analysis By Use Of Type Curves
  • Radius Of Investigation 
  • Principle Of Superposition
  • Gas Well Testing
  • Multilayer Reservoirs
  • Drill Stem Testing
  • Pressure Transient Tests: Drawdown And Build Up-Test Analysis
  • Diffusivity Equation, Derivation & Solutions
  • Wellbore Effects
  • Multiple Well Testing 
  • Horner’s Approximation 

Health Safety and Environment in Petroleum Industry: 

• • Offshore Oil Spill And Oil Spill Control
  • Health Hazards In Petroleum Industry: Toxicity, Physiological, Asphyxiation, Respiratory And Skin Effect Of Petroleum Hydrocarbons, Sour Gasses 
  • Safety System: Manual & Automatic Shutdown System, Blow Down Systems. 
  • Fire Detection And Suppression Systems 
  • Personal Protection System & Measures 
  • Waste Treatment Methods
  • Environment: Environment Concepts, Impact On Ecosystem, Air, Water And Soil
  • Disaster & Crisis Management In Petroleum Industry 
  • Gas Detection System
  • Offshore Environmental Studies
  • The Impact Of Drilling & Production Operations On The Environment, Environmental Transport Of Petroleum Wastes 
  • HSE Policies

Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: 

• • Macroscopic And Microscopic Displacement Efficiency
  • Basic Principles And Mechanism Of EOR, Screening Of EOR Process 
  • EOR Methods: Chemical Flooding, Miscible Flooding, Thermal Recoveries (Steam Stimulation, Hot Water & Steam Flooding, In-Situ Combustion), Microbial EOR
  • Concept Of Pattern Flooding, Recovery Efficiency, Permeability Heterogeneity

Latest trends in Petroleum Engineering: 

• • Coal Bed Methane, Shale Gas, Oil Shale, Gas Hydrate, And Heavy Oil