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 General  composition  and  properties  of  oil  and  gas. Physical of oil and gas bearing rocks. Basic principles and characteristics of petroleum reservoirs Fundamentals of oil gas well drilling. Principles of oil field development. Fundamentals of production methods and equipment. Fundamentals  of transportation and  gathering of and gas. General  principles  of  petroleum  engineering.

 Basic  Functions  and requirements  of drilling fluids Theological and wall building properties of drilling fluids. Materials and chemicals for preparation of drilling fluids. Testing of drilling fluids. Types of drilling fluids. Mud control. Handling and storage of mud materials and chemicals.

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 See under "Department of  Mechanical   Engineering "
 Basic concepts of static equilibrium. Stress and strain. Material testing. Strain energy. Impact loading. Varying cross-section and loads. Compound bars. Temperature stresses. Stress concentration. Shear stress and shear strain. Cottered and riveted joints. Shearing force and bending moment. Theory of simple bending Eccentric Loading. Combined  bending and direct stress with load eccentric to one axis. Torsion of  circular shafts. Shafts of varying diameter. Shafts under action of varying torque. Compound shafts. Deflection of Beams. Strut with different end conditions. Rankin  Gordon formula.

 Well head equipment. Chokes and flow control. Production packer Gas-lift valves. Specification and principles of standard pumping units. Subsurface pumps of  sucker rod pumping system. Accessories  for sucker rod pumping. Dynamometer. Echo sounding  instruments.
Equipment of hydraulic pumping system. Equipment of submersible pumping system. oil and gas  measurement  and regulating instruments. Automation and process control instruments.  Hazard and safety measures in handling and    operating  of  oil  field instruments and equipment.

 Structures, properties  and  fluid  contents  of   reservoir   rocks .     Darcy's law and the concept of permeability for single and multiple flow. Capillary   phenomena and  state distribution of fluids. Calculation of hydrocarbon   volume in place. Elementary  flow pressures in  reservoirs. Chemical. physical  and  thermodynamic  properties of petroleum and reservoir fluids. phase behaviour  of  multi-component  hydrocarbon systems .  Real gas  law Liquid mixtures. flash calculations. PVT calculations of  reservoir fluids.

 Basic principles of oil  & gas  gathering  system. Type of oil & gas gathering system. Oil & Gas separators; Performance types. accessories and selection; Equipment for oil & gas gathering  system; Pipe & Fittings. manifolds; flow rate measurements pressure controller system.

 Function and composition of  drilling equipment. Rotary equipment. Equipment of rig's hoisting system. Draw works and auxiliary equipment.
Derrick, masts,  and substructures.
Circulating  equipment and accessories. Equipment of mud system Power plants. Characteristics  of different  prime movers. Types  of  power transmission. Derrick floor equipment and rig  instrumentation Drilling rig instrumentation. Drilling rig  selection. Maintenance  and  safety measures.

 An introduction to historical geology and physical geology. Elements of crystallography and mineralogy  including atomic structures, physical    properties and chemical properties. Study on common types of igneous, sedimentary and  metamorphic. Study on  common types  of igneous. sedimentary and metamorphic rocks, including origin. description and classification. An  introduction  to structural  geology  and tectonics, including primary structures, folds, joints, faults, foliations, limestones and plate tectonics. Laboratory works consist of exercises related to lecture courses.

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 Stress and strain in two dimension. Principal stresses and strain. Mohr's stress and strain circle. Piosson's ratio. Volumetric strain. Shear strain energy. Theory of failure. Elastic constants. Combined bending and direct stress with load eccentric to both axes. Composite beams, reinforced concrete beams.
     See under "Department of  Mechanical   Engineering "

 Principles  of  sedimentation  and  environments  of sedimentation Origin, description and classification  of  sedimentary  rocks. Structural features  of  sedimentary  origin. Principles  of   petroleum  geology including  origin, migration, and accumulation  and  methods of  finding hydrocarbons  . Geology  of   oil  fields  and  oil   prospective  regions of Myanmar.
            Laboratory work consists of exercises  related   to  lecture courses. Principles of stratigraphy and subsurface geology. stratigraphic correlation  and  other methods and techniques  applied in stratigraphy and subsurface geology;  logging  and   evaluating  subsurface geologic data. The role of geology in petroleum  production and  development  operations, especially dealing with the geology of sandstone and carbonate  reservoirs. Laboratory work will include field  description and logging of cores and drill cuttings. Subsurface methods using micro fossils, construction  of  structural  contour maps, isopach maps and  geologic cross-sections.

 Chemical composition of Natural Gas Phase behaviour of  Natural Gas Systems. Properties  of  Natural Gas  and  Volatile Hydrocarbon Liquids. Gas flow measurements; orifice meters. Meter-run installation. Flow control and  pressure regulating  instruments. Critical  Flow Proverb Principles of gas transportation through  pipeline . Safety measure in  gas fields.

 Electric  properties  of  rocks. Nuclear  properties  of rocks. Elastic wave  propagation  properties  of rocks. Effect  of drilling  operation   on formation  conditions near  the wellbore. Statement  of  log- interpretation problem  in  terms  of bore- hole condition. Spontaneous  potential  log. Resistivity  log, and Caliper   log; principles  of  measurement, objectives and  properties, units of  measurements, and  evaluation.
     Principles of measurement, objectives and properties ,unit of measurements, and evaluation of sonic log, Electrode log, Gamma-ray log, Neutron log, Nuclear  Magnetic log. Temperature Log. Common  log. combinations.  Interpretation in  granular clean water-wet  rock. granular shale water-wet rocks, granular oil-wet rocks, multiple- porosity type reservoir rocks.

 Inflow performance  relationship. Vertical two-phase flow. Horizontal  two-phase flow. Choke/Bean performance. Performance of flowing well and its design. Principles of gas-lift. Gas-lift valve mechanics. Continuous gas-lift design Intermittent  gas-lift design. Principles of chamber lift and plunger lift. Sucker rod pumping design. Selection  of pumping units. Application of dynamometer. Dynamometer card analysis. Design and selection of electrical  submersible  pumping installation. Design and selection of hydraulic  pumping system.

 Basic physical and mechanical properties of rocks. Subsurface temperatures and pressures. General method and equipment of  rotary drilling. Rotary bits. Drill string. Power and torque required at the bit and rotary table.
     Drilling hydraulics, Pressure surges and anomalies. Lost circulation Casing and casing design. Fishing operations and practices, Cements and cementing operations, Coring operations, Wire line usage and service in drilling.

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 Properties of natural gases and volatile hydrocarbon liquids. Study of gas and gas-condensate reservoirs. Deliverability. reserves, recoveries, material balances .Gas-well testing: determination of static and flowing bottom- hole pressures. Gas production from condensate and oil fields. Field separation and absorption processes. Dehydration and sweetening of natural gas. Hazard and safety  measures in handling of natural gas.

 Gas reservoirs: Petroleum reservoir gas volume factors, Denisities, and Gradient. Calculation of gas in place unit recovery. Material balance in gas reservoirs. Gas condensate reservoir (GCR): Phase diagram, Calculation of initial gas and oil in place for gas condensate reservoirs. Performance of volumetric retrograde GCR. Material balance with retrograde GCR.
Under saturated oil reservoirs (UOR): Gas solubility, Formation volume factors (FVF), Calculations of initial oil in place and oil reservoirs, Material balance for UOR, Solution gas, FVF, and compressibilities of gas, water, oil and rock and effective compressibility Calculation above the bubble point. Oil reservoirs under Simultaneous Drives: Characteristics of gas cap and water drive reservoirs, Generalized material balance equation, Uses and limitation of material balances, Water influx, flash and differential gas liberation, Water injection at the Rock well field, Maximum efficient rate(MER)..

 Well  completion and perforation. Completion and workover fluids. Problem well analysis. Formation damage; causes, prevention, and removal. Surfactants for well treatment. sand control.
    Well stimulation with hydraulic fracturing. Matrix and fracturing acidizing. Scale deposition, removal, and prevention. workover operations; types and selection of workover system. Corrosion ; detection, control, and prevention.

 Pipeline transportation of oil and gas; principles, flow calculations, sizing and specifying pipe, selection of route, protection against corrosion Pipe laying maintenance of equipment .Pumps and compressors. Sampling And testing of oil and gas. Instrumentation and control. Safety and supervision. Economics of long distance pipeline. Rules and regulations. In transportation and storage of oil and gas. Storage of oil and gas. Types of storage tanks. Underground storage of natural gas.

 Drilling fluid solids removal. Prediction of  pore pressures and  fracture gradients .Directional drilling and   deviation  control. Pressure control . Corrosion control in drilling operations . Straight hole drilling practices. Drill stem testing. Drilling economics.

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 Rotary Drilling Hydraulics: Jet nozzle selection, pump pressure schedules, surge pressure, slip velocity and carrying capacity.            Performance of rotary bit: Rock failure mechanics bit selection factor affecting tooth and bit wear, terminating a bit run. Casing design: Combined stresses on casing, design criteria. Prediction of pore pressure and fracture gradients: Methods of pore pressure predication, formation fracture gradient, pressure testing.
Directional drilling and Control: Planning of directional trajectory calculations of trajectory, kick off and trajectory. Horizontal Drilling: Uses of horizontal well and equipment, hydraulic for horizontal holes, torque and drag. Subsurface pressure control; Wellbore pressure, equivalent circulating density, well kick and interpredicting pressure, control methods. Offshore Drilling: Floating drilling subsea guides, guide structure, casing and wellhead equipment, subsea B.O.P stack and control, marine riser and its tensioning system, guide line system.

 Water Influx: Hydraulic analogs of water influx, water influx from solutions to the diffusivity equation, Determination of water influx independent of material balance calculations, expressing water influx analytically, simultaneous calculation of initial oil in place and water influx. Fluid Flow in Reservoirs; Darcy’s Law, viscosities of water, oil and natural gas, types of fluid and compressibility flows of reservoirs fluids, productivity index, permeability variation in radial flow, productivity ratio, electric models and other well problems, zonal damage and well spacing, recovery and deliverability. Displacement of Oil and Gas; Relative permeability, Buckly-Leverett displacement mechanism, displacement of oil and gas, oil recovery by internal gas drive, relative permeability ratios from field data, productivity index decline in depletion reservoirs, displacement of oil by water in stratified reservoirs, sweep efficiency.

 A treatment of the principal secondary and tertiary recovery mechanisms including water flooding. Thermal processes; steam stimulation, steam flooding. Thermal processes; steam stimulation, steam flooding, hot water injection, and in situ combustion.
    Chemical processes: micellar solution flooding, polymer flooding, caustic flooding. Miscible hydrocarbon displacement: LPG miscible slug process, high pressure lean gas miscible process, carbon dioxide miscible process. Some case histories.

 Elements of economic evaluation. General economic consideration. Time value of money. The economic decision process. Assessment of risk and uncertainty. Simulation of the Monte Carlo method.
      Evaluation of future production by performance trend . Petroleum accounting practices. Cost estimation principles. Oil and gas field planning and management. Profitability analysis. Types and purpose of report.

 Flowing well Performance: Surface control, Stable and unstable flowing conditions,Effects of changes in choke size and producing GLR, Effect of water cut, Determination of water cut, Combination of variables that affect a flowing well. Gas lift operation: Unloading processes, Continuous-flow gas-lift, Compressor system. Liquid production by slugs. Producing methods involving liquid slugs, Liquid buildup in an open-end vertical cylinder, Optimum cycle frequency and efficiency, GLR as a function of slug size, Sucker rod pumping: Pump size selection, Modified Goodman diagram, Structural loading of a beam type unit, Torque factors affecting selection of artificial lift equipment, Relative economics, General discussion on types of artificial Lift.

 What is computer, Computer types, Computer classification, advantages of computer,  Computer system, hardware, memory, central processing unit, Input Output units, backing store, Software, number system, Programming, arithmetic and logic units, control unit, declaring variables, arithmetic operator symbols, Read and point, character string variables.
 Input, output and its application, controlling vertical line spacing,   do loop and its application, ststement and its applications, if-then-else if statement and its applications, Using logical data and operators, arrays, implied do loop, function and subroutines and its applications