PETROENG 4037 - Unconventional Resources and Recovery
North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2020
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code PETROENG 4037 Course Unconventional Resources and Recovery Coordinating Unit Australian School of Petroleum & Energy Resources Term Semester 1 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Intensive short course (total of 48 hours over 6 days) Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Incompatible PETROENG 4038EX Assumed Knowledge PETROENG 2010, PETROENG 3025, PETROENG 2009 Assessment In class test, Assignment, Final Exam Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Associate Professor Manouchehr Haghighi
Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course students will be able to:
1 Describe the concept of geomechanics including mechanical earth modelling 2 Explain the fundamental of hydraulic fracturing 3 Explain the fundamentals of Coal seam gas reservoirs 4 Analyse the production data of unconventional reservoirs to estimate the reserve. 5 Analyse well test data to design hydraulic fracturing 6 Design a hydraulic fracturing treatment using software 7 Apply key safety and enviornmental features in hydraulic fracturing 8 Apply a critical-thinking and problem-solving approach towards unconventional resources and recovery
The above course learning outcomes are aligned with the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for the Professional Engineer.
The course is designed to develop the following Elements of Competency: 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4
University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Deep discipline knowledge
- informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies
- acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1
- accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)
8 Critical thinking and problem solving
- steeped in research methods and rigor
- based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development
- demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment
2-6, 8 Career and leadership readiness
- technology savvy
- professional and, where relevant, fully accredited
- forward thinking and well informed
- tested and validated by work based experiences
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
Not Applicable
Recommended Resources
Coal-bed Methane: Principles and Practices, Halliburton
GRI CBM Production Operations, Vicki A. Hollub and Paul S. Schafer, 1992
Gas Reservoir Engineering, John Lee, SPE Textbook Series Vol. 5, 1996
Shale Gas Production Processes, James G. Speight, Elsevier, 2013Online Learning
Some lecture materials and PowerPoint slides will be available through MyUni.
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Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
No information currently available.
Workload
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Learning Activities Summary
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Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
* The specific due date for each assessment task will be available on MyUni.Assessment Task Weighting (%) Individual/ Group Formative/ Summative Due (week)* Hurdle criteria Learning outcomes In-class tutorials 10 Individual Formative Day 1-6 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Homework Assignment 10 Individual Formative Week 12 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Research Project 30 Group Summative Day 7 8. Final Exam 50 Min 45% 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Total 100
This assessment breakdown complies with the University's Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy.
This course has a hurdle requirement. Meeting the specified hurdle criteria is a requirement for passing the course.
Due to the current COVID-19 situation modified arrangements have been made to assessments to facilitate remote learning and teaching. Assessment details provided here reflect recent updates.
The final exam that includes 50% of the total assessment is replaced by three tests that need to be completed online. The tests are scheduled in weeks 7, 10 and 12. In each test, the topics covered from the start of the semester till the test week are assessed.
The other assessment criteria remain as before including:
10% tutorial reports.
10% practical reports.
30% research group project.
The research projects will go ahead as normal and you will present your project through Zoom in week 9. Both
your presentation and your final report are assessed as before.Assessment Detail
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Submission
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Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.
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Student Feedback
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SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.
Communication
It is important that all students maintain active communication channels throughout the year. The primary communication channels to students in this course are as follows.
MyUni: Students should regularly check the MyUni website (http://myuni.adelaide.edu.au/).
Email: Each student should regularly check his or her University-provided email account (firstname.lastname@student.adelaide.edu.au) for information from members of the academic staff concerning course work matters and other announcements as they arise. Make sure you clean up your Inbox regularly as if it is full you will not receive our email! We will regard an email message being sent to your student email address or an announcement posted on the MyUni site as our having communicated with each member of the class. Not reading one’s University provided email or MyUni announcements will not be a valid excuse for missing important deadlines etc. -
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