PEC EPE Petro-Gas case studies
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The PEC Engineering Practice Examination (EPE) in Petroleum and Gas is one of the practice examinations used within Pakistan's professional engineering registration framework, administered under the Pakistan Engineering Council. It is meant for graduates of petroleum, gas and closely related engineering programmes who are moving from coursework toward registered professional practice, and for early-career engineers in exploration and production companies, gas utilities, service companies and consultancies who must show they can apply fundamentals to field decisions. The PEC EPE Petro-Gas case studies are 5 cases and about 2,995 words.
1Material Balance vs Volumetrics: Whether to Order Waterflood Pumps Now
A faulted anticline has produced for 38 months from 12 wells. Initial pressure was 322 bar at 2,950 m TVD; current pressure is 268 bar, and the last three static surveys show decline slowing to 0.6 bar/month.
642 words, about 3 min2Losses, Flow Check and a Narrow Window in an 8½-Inch Section
An 8½-inch section of a 62-degree development well is being drilled at 3,380 m TVD (4,050 m MD). Pore pressure at the 9⅝-inch shoe at 2,980 m TVD is 1.62 SG equivalent, and the shoe was tested to 1.71 SG.
575 words, about 3 min3Low-Resistivity Thin-Bed Pay: Perforate or Abandon?
An exploration well encounters a 14 m gross sand at 2,180 m TVD with thin-bedded sand-silt laminations below wireline resolution. The laterolog reads 1.9-2.4 ohm-m across the interval; a clean sand at the same depth reads 18 ohm-m.
509 words, about 3 min4Sanctioning a Dew-Point Control Unit Under Price Uncertainty
A gas plant processes 180 MMscfd at 78 bar. Hydrocarbon dew point occasionally reaches +8 degrees C against a sales specification of -2 degrees C at 70 bar.
545 words, about 3 min5H2S Detector Bypass, Hot Work and Production Pressure
A sour gas gathering station handles 45 MMscfd at 1,180 ppm H2S. Two fixed H2S monitors cover the process area; one failed 11 days ago and the spare is held in customs.
724 words, about 4 min