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Overview
You’ll get an overview of the origins of petroleum, factors influencing the commerciality of fields, and the technical and economic requirements for decommissioning.
You’ll learn about the application and limitations of materials including cement slurries, gelled pills, mechanical plugs, inflatable plugs and sand plugs, focusing on installation procedures, reliability and long-term (decadal) monitoring of well integrity.
Outcomes
By the end of this Well Plugging and Abandonment course at the University of Aberdeen, you’ll understand…
- The scientific, engineering, and economic rationale for abandoning wells and decommissioning fields.
- The use and limitations of various tools and technologies to assess the condition and integrity of wells and depleted reservoirs.
- How geology and reservoir conditions affect well plugging and abandonment decisions.
- Regulations and legislation associated with well abandonment.
- Various methods for well plugging and abandonment and their benefits and limitations.
- The design of slurry, plug place methods, procedure and testing within the context of well plugging.
- The planning associated with, and cost evaluation of, well plugging and abandonment projects.
- The threats, risks, environmental impacts, and technological challenges associated with decommissioning.
Programme Structure
You’ll cover topics including:- Overview of subsurface, reservoir and petroleum geology
- Characteristics and challenges of depleted reservoirs
- Specific regulations and legislative drivers associated with well abandonment
- Assessment of different types of well plugging and abandonment methods and associated technologies
- Requirements for and cost of well plugging and abandonment
- Material, wellbore knowledge, reliability, and long-term monitoring of well plugs
- Slurry design, plug place methods, procedure and testing
- Well plugging and abandonment project planning and field operation
- Threat, risk and technology challenges
Key information
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Language
English
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Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
- Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Disciplines
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Duolingo English Test 120
TOEFL® IBT OR
90
PTE Academic 62
IELTS 6.5
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Tuition Fees
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents1395 GBP / full≈ 1395 GBP / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents1395 GBP / full≈ 1395 GBP / full
Living costs
Aberdeen
United Kingdom
729 - 1069 GBP / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
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