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OIL AND GAS, PETROLEUM ENGINEERING PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS


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OIL AND GAS, PETROLEUM ENGINEERING PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS

1.      DEREGULATION OF THE DOWNSTREAM OIL SECTOR IN NIGERIA AS A PANACEA TO ECONOMIC RECOVERY OF THE COUNTRY: (AN ANALYSIS OF 2010-2015 ECONOMIC PROGRAMME OF NIGERIA)
2.      THE IMPACT OF CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA
3.      INVESTIGATION INTO PIPELINE VANDALISM IN NIGER DELTA(NIGERIA) (A Case Study Of Abiteye in Warri South West, Delta State )
4.      IDENTIFICATION OF WELL PROBLEMS USING WELL TESTING (A CASE STUDY OF UMU-N2 WELL OF MIDWESTERN OIL AND GAS COMPANY, KWALE, NIGERIA)
5.      TREATMENT OF PRODUCED WATER TO MEET IRRIGATION STANDARD
6.      UTILIZATION OF NODAL ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE FOR SELECTING THE OPTIMUM TUBING SIZE TO ACHIEVE AN OPTIMUM PRODUCTION RATE IN NATURALLY FLOWING WELL VIA MODELLING
7.      THE EFFECTS OF CONTAMINANTS ON THE FLOW OR RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF OIL BASED MUD
8.      ESTIMATION OF COEFFICIENT OF ISOTHERMAL OIL COMPRESSIBILITY FOR UNDERSATURATED RESERVOIR BY CUBIC EQUATION OF STATE
9.      SIMULATION OF GAS DEHYDRATION ON AN FPSO USING ASPEN HYSYS
10.    ASSESSMENT OF SAFE AND COST EFFECTIVE METHODS TO MAXIMIZE PRODUCTION (PROFITABILITY) FROM A GAS-LIFTED FIELD
11.    EFFECTS OF PETROLEUM LEVEL (WASTE OIL) ON SOIL FERTILITY IN THE VICINITY OF A MECHANIC WORKSHOP
12.    MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR LIQUID LOADING IN NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION
13.    ANALYTICAL STUDY OF A SMALL SCALE BIOMASS GASIFIER
14.    PREDICTION OF THE DEW-POINT PRESSURE OF A GAS CONDENSATE RESERVOIR
15.    DETERMINATION OF THE FLOWING BOTTOM-HOLE PRESSURE OF A VERTICAL WELL FROM SURFACE PRESSURE AND WELL PARAMETERS
16.    THE SUITABILITY OF EGG SHELL AND SNAIL SHELL WASTE AS LOCAL MATERIALS IN IMPROVING THE PH OF MUD
17.    A STUDY OF THE NIGERIAN PETROLEUM RETAIL MARKET
18.    PREDICTION OF THE DEW-POINT PRESSURE OF A GAS CONDENSATE RESERVOIR
19.    EMPIRICAL CORRELATION OF OIL EFFECTIVE PERMEABILITY AS A FUNCTION OF PRESSURE
20.    PUMP CAPACITY DETERMINATION FOR TWO-PHASE VERTICAL FLUID FLOW
21.    IMPROVED MODEL FOR PREDICTION AND REMEDIATION OF FORMATION DAMAGE IN OIL WELLS
22.    THE SUBSURFACE MAPS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN THE OIL INDUSTRY
23.    RESERVOIR SIMULATION USING MBAL (A CASE STUDY OF RZD FIELD
24.    GAS DEHYDRATION USING TRIETHYLENE GLYCOL (A CASE STUDY OF SHELL, UGHELI)
25.    DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A MICROCONTROLLER BASED LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS LEAKAGE DETECTOR USING GSM MODULE
26.    LOCAL CONTENT IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY OF NIGERIA: CHALLENGES, PROSPECTS AND THE WAY FORWARD
27.    COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN OVERBALANCED AND UNDERBALANCED OIL DRILLING METHODS
28.    DESIGN OF AN ARTIFICIAL LIFT SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZATION PRODUCTION FOR WELL J-50
29.    AN ASSESSMENT OF GRAVEL PACKING METHODS USED IN THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY
30.    DETERMINATION OF FLOWING BOTTOM-HOLE PRESSURE FROM WELL-HEAD DATA
31.    DRILLING FLUID ADDITIVE; AN OVERVIEW, HISTORY OF LOCAL CONTENT DRILLING FLUID ADDITIVE CONSIDERING GUM ARABIC
32.    APPLICATION OF INTELLIGENT WELL COMPLETION IN OPTIMIZING PRODUCTION FROM OIL RIM RESERVOIRS
33.    GAS LIFT OPTIMIZATION OF OIL PRODUCING WELLS USING PROSPER NODAL ANALYSIS
34.    DEVELOPMENT OF NODAL ANALYSIS FOR PRODUCTION OPTIMIZATION- A SOFTWARE ASSISTED APPROACH
35.    ASSESSING THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION AND LOCATIONAL IMPACT OF PETROL SERVICE STATIONS ON UVWIE LGA DELTA
36.    COMPARATIIVE STUDY OF OIL PROPERTIES EXTRACTED FROM AFRICAN PEAR PULP USING MECHANICAL AND SOLVENT METHOD
37.    DESIGN A VACUUM DISTILLATION UNIT FOR THE EFFICIENT PROCESSING OF 10 BARRELS PER DAY OF ATMOSPHERIC RESIDUE TO PRODUCE LIGHT VACUUM GAS OIL, HEAVY GAS OIL AND VACUUM RESIDUE
38.    DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A MONITORING SYSTEM THAT MEASUREE LIGHT INTENSITY AND GAS LEVEL
39.    DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF OCEAN SURFACE AND SUBSURFACE CURRENT SIMULATOR
40.    DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A QUERY OPTIMIZER
41.    DEVELOPMENT OF WASTE BASED BIOSTIMULANT FOR THE REMEDIATION OF CRUDE OIL CONTAMINATED SOIL
42.    EFFECT OF SUB-OPTIMAL PRODUCTION OF A GAS LIFTED WELL (Case of not injecting from the Orifice)
43.    PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF SOLVENTS BLEND FOR SILICONE DEFOAMER
44.    POROSITY OF SOIL WITH WATER ANALYSIS IN THREE DIFFERENT LAND USES
45.    PRESSURE TRANSIENT ANALYSIS USING SAPHIR
46.    REDUCTION OF OIL SPILLAGE IN NIGER DELTA USING WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITE FROM SAW DUST, WHITE SAND AND LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE WASTE
47.    THE USE OF COCONUT FIBRE AS STANDARD pH ENHANCER FOR DRILLING MUD FORMULATION

MORE TOPICS:
PE10001    DRILLING MUD A VITAL ROLE WHEN DRILLING OIL WELL PETROLEUM ENGINEERING PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS
PE10002    DEREGULATION OF THE DOWNSTREAM OIL SECTOR IN NIGERIA AS A PANACEA TO ECONOMIC RECOVERY OF THE COUNTRY: (AN ANALYSIS OF 2010-2015 ECONOMIC PROGRAMME OF NIGERIA)
PE10003    INVESTIGATION INTO PIPELINE VANDALISM IN NIGER DELTA(NIGERIA) (A CASE STUDY OF ABITEYE IN WARRI SOUTH WEST, DELTA STATE ) PETROLEUM ENGINEERING PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS
PE10004    IDENTIFICATION OF WELL PROBLEMS USING WELL TESTING (A CASE STUDY OF UMU-N2 WELL OF MIDWESTERN OIL AND GAS COMPANY, KWALE, NIGERIA)
PE10005    TREATMENT OF PRODUCED WATER TO MEET IRRIGATION STANDARD PETROLEUM ENGINEERING PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS
PE10006    UTILIZATION OF NODAL ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE FOR SELECTING THE OPTIMUM TUBING SIZE TO ACHIEVE AN OPTIMUM PRODUCTION RATE IN NATURALLY FLOWING WELL VIA MODELLING
PE10007    THE EFFECTS OF CONTAMINANTS ON THE FLOW OR RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF OIL BASED MUD PETROLEUM ENGINEERING PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS
PE10008    ESTIMATION OF COEFFICIENT OF ISOTHERMAL OIL COMPRESSIBILITY FOR UNDERSATURATED RESERVOIR BY CUBIC EQUATION OF STATE
PE10009    SIMULATION OF GAS DEHYDRATION ON AN FPSO USING ASPEN HYSYS
PE10010    ASSESSMENT OF SAFE AND COST EFFECTIVE METHODS TO MAXIMIZE PRODUCTION (PROFITABILITY) FROM A GAS-LIFTED FIELD
PE10011    EFFECTS OF PETROLEUM LEVEL (WASTE OIL) ON SOIL FERTILITY IN THE VICINITY OF A MECHANIC WORKSHOP
PE10012    MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR LIQUID LOADING IN NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION
PE10013    ANALYTICAL STUDY OF A SMALL SCALE BIOMASS GASIFIER
PE10014    PREDICTION OF THE DEW-POINT PRESSURE OF A GAS CONDENSATE RESERVOIR
PE10015    DETERMINATION OF THE FLOWING BOTTOM-HOLE PRESSURE OF A VERTICAL WELL FROM SURFACE PRESSURE AND WELL PARAMETERS PETROLEUM ENGINEERING PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS
PE10016    THE SUITABILITY OF EGG SHELL AND SNAIL SHELL WASTE AS LOCAL MATERIALS IN IMPROVING THE PH OF MUD
PE10017    A STUDY OF THE NIGERIAN PETROLEUM RETAIL MARKET
PE10018    PREDICTION OF THE DEW-POINT PRESSURE OF A GAS CONDENSATE RESERVOIR
PE10019    EMPIRICAL CORRELATION OF OIL EFFECTIVE PERMEABILITY AS A FUNCTION OF PRESSURE
PE10020    PUMP CAPACITY DETERMINATION FOR TWO-PHASE VERTICAL FLUID FLOW
PE10021    IMPROVED MODEL FOR PREDICTION AND REMEDIATION OF FORMATION DAMAGE IN OIL WELLS
PE10022    THE SUBSURFACE MAPS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN THE OIL INDUSTRY
PE10023    RESERVOIR SIMULATION USING MBAL (A CASE STUDY OF RZD FIELD
PE10024    GAS DEHYDRATION USING TRIETHYLENE GLYCOL (A CASE STUDY OF SHELL, UGHELI)
PE10025    DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A MICROCONTROLLER BASED LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS LEAKAGE DETECTOR USING GSM MODULE
PE10026    LOCAL CONTENT IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY OF NIGERIA: CHALLENGES, PROSPECTS AND THE WAY FORWARD
PE10027    COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN OVERBALANCED AND UNDERBALANCED OIL DRILLING METHODS
PE10028    DESIGN OF AN ARTIFICIAL LIFT SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZATION PRODUCTION FOR WELL J-50
PE10029    AN ASSESSMENT OF GRAVEL PACKING METHODS USED IN THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY PETROLEUM ENGINEERING PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS
PE10030    DETERMINATION OF FLOWING BOTTOM-HOLE PRESSURE FROM WELL-HEAD DATA
PE10031    DRILLING FLUID ADDITIVE; AN OVERVIEW, HISTORY OF LOCAL CONTENTDRILLING FLUID ADDITIVE CONSIDERING GUM ARABIC
PE10032    APPLICATION OF INTELLIGENT WELL COMPLETION IN OPTIMIZING PRODUCTION FROM OIL RIM RESERVOIRS PETROLEUM ENGINEERING PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS
PE10033    GAS LIFT OPTIMIZATION OF OIL PRODUCING WELLS USING PROSPER NODAL ANALYSIS
PE10034    DEVELOPMENT OF NODAL ANALYSIS FOR PRODUCTION OPTIMIZATION- A SOFTWARE ASSISTED APPROACH
PE10035    ASSESSING THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION AND LOCATIONAL IMPACT OF PETROL SERVICE STATIONS ON UVWIE LGA DELTA
PE10036    NATURAL FLOW AND TUBING STRING DESIGN FOR A WATER DRIVE RESERVOIR
PE10037    A REVIEW OF APPLICATION OF PRESSURE DERIVATIVE CONCEPT TO MULTIRATE TESTS
PE10038    A REVIEW OF THE RHEOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF POWER LAW DRILLING FLUIDS ON CUTTINGS TRANSPORTATION IN NON-VERTICAL BOREHOLES
PE10039    AN EXPERIMENTAL MODEL TO PREDICT AND CONTROL OILFIELD EMULSION TIGHTNESS: A NOVEL APPROACH
PE10040    ANALYSIS OF VOID FRACTION PHASE DISTRIBUTION OF GAS-LIQUID FLOW IN A HORIZONTAL PIPE USING WIRE MESH SENSOR DATA
PE10041    APPLICATION OF MINIMUM CURVATURE METHOD TO WELLPATH CALCULATIONS
PE10042    A-THREE DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL SIMULATOR FOR EXPANSION-DRIVE RESERVOIRS
PE10043    BUILDING AND RANKING OF GEOSTATISTICAL PETROLEUM RESERVOIR MODELS
PE10044    NATURAL FLOW AND ARTIFICIAL LIFT FOR A SOLUTION GAS DRIVE RESERVOIR
PE10045    COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF RESERVES DETERMINATION TECHNIQUES IN OVERPRESSURED GAS RESERVOIRS
PE10046    DEEPWATER PETROLEUM EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION IN THE GULF OF GUINEA
PE10047    DETAILED ANALYSIS OF PRESSURE DROP IN A LARGE DIAMETER VERTICAL PIPE
PE10048    DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR SOLIDS CONTROL
PE10049    DEVELOPMENT OF A GAS CONDENSATE RESERVOIR
PE10050    DEVELOPMENT OF BREAKTHROUGH TIME CORRELATIONS FOR CONING IN BOTTOM WATER SUPPORTED RESERVOIRS
PE10051    DEVELOPMENT OF CONING CORRELATIONS FOR OIL RIM RESERVOIRS USING EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY
PE10052    DEVELOPMENT OF GENERALIZED WELL SEMI-ANALYTICAL CONING MODELS
PE10053    DIAGNOSTIC PLOTS FOR ANALYSIS OF WATER PRODUCTION AND RESERVOIR PERFORMANCE
PE10054    BUILDING AND RANKING OF GEOSTATISTICAL PETROLEUM RESERVOIR MODELS
PE10055    DIRECTIONAL DRILLING HYDRAULICS OPTIMIZATION USING CONVENTIONAL AND NANOBASED DRILLING FLUIDS
PE10056    EFFECT OF GAS-OIL-RATIO ON OIL PRODUCTION
PE10057    EFFECTS OF PARTIAL COMPLETION ON PRODUCTIVITY INDEX
PE10058    ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY IN HIGH VISCOUS RESERVOIR USING THE THERMAL PROCESS
PE10059    ESTIMATION OF DRILLING WASTES – AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN WHILE DRILLING OIL AND GAS WELLS
PE10060    MATERIAL BALANCE APPLICATION FOR BROWNFIELD DEVELOPMENT
PE10061    MODELING AND SIMULATION OF RESERVOIR FORMATION DAMAGE DUE TO CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION AND PARTICULATE PROCESSES
PE10062    OPTIMIZATION OF STRATEGIES FOR NATURAL GAS UTILIZATION
PE10063    PRACTICAL APPROACH TO EFFECTIVE SAND PREDICTION, CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT
PE10064    PRACTICAL APPROACHES FOR SOLVING LOST CIRCULATION PROBLEMS WHILE DRILLING
PE10065    PRACTICAL APPROACH TO EFFECTIVE SAND PREDICTION, CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT
PE10066    PRESSURE ANALYSIS OF A WELL WITH AN INCLINED HYDRAULIC FRACTURE IN A NATURALLY FRACTURED RESERVOIR
PE10067    QUANTIFICATION OF UNCERTAINTY AND RISKS FOR DEVELOPING MARGINAL FIELDS
PE10068    QUANTIFYING INCREMENTAL OIL PRODUCTION AND ECONOMICS OF USING INTELLIGENT COMPLETION AS A TOOL FOR RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT
PE10069    STATISTICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF PERFORMANCE OF BIOPOLYMER DRILL-IN FLUID FOR DIFFERENT RHEOLOGICAL MODELS
PE10070    PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF NNPC (1999-2013)USING REGRESSION ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES
PE10071    QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATION OF TRACE METALS AND SULPHUR CONTENT IN NIGERIAN PETROLEUM PRODUCTS USING AAS AND GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE
PE10072    CHARACTERISATION OF CLAY DEPOSIT IN GWANDU TOWN OF KEBBI STATE AND ITS POTENTIAL IN CERAMIC PRODUCTION
PE10073    PETROLEUM ENGINEERING PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIAL

MORE TOPICS:

1.      DEREGULATION OF THE DOWNSTREAM OIL SECTOR IN NIGERIA AS A PANACEA TO ECONOMIC RECOVERY OF THE COUNTRY: (AN ANALYSIS OF 2010-2015 ECONOMIC PROGRAMME OF NIGERIA)
2.      EMPIRRICAL CORRELATION OF OIL EFFECTIVE PERMEABILITY AS A FUNCTION OF PRESSURE
3.      PUMP CAPACITY DETERMINATION FOR TWO-PHASE VERTICAL FLUID FLOW
4.      IMPROVED MODEL FOR PREDICTION AND REMEDIATION OF FORMATION DAMAGE IN OIL WELLS
5.      THE SUBSURFACE MAPS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN THE OIL INDUSTRY
6.      RESERVOIR SIMULATION USING MBAL (A CASE STUDY OF RZD FIELD
7.      GAS DEHYDRATION USING TRIETHYLENE GLYCOL (A CASE STUDY OF SHELL, UGHELI)
8.      DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A MICROCONTROLLER BASED LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS LEAKAGE DETECTOR USING GSM MODULE
9.      LOCAL CONTENT IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY OF NIGERIA: CHALLENGES, PROSPECTS AND THE WAY FORWARD
10.    COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN OVERBALANCED AND UNDERBALANCED OIL DRILLING METHODS
11.    DESIGN OF AN ARTIFICIAL LIFT SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZATION PRODUCTION FOR WELL J-50
12.    AN ASSESSMENT OF GRAVEL PACKING METHODS USED IN THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY
13.    DETERMINATION OF FLOWING BOTTOM-HOLE PRESSURE FROM WELL-HEAD DATA
14.    DRILLING FLUID ADDITIVE; AN OVERVIEW, HISTORY OF LOCAL CONTENTDRILLING FLUID ADDITIVE CONSIDERING GUM ARABIC
15.    APPLICATION OF INTELLIGENT WELL COMPLETION IN OPTIMIZING PRODUCTION FROM OIL RIM RESERVOIRS
16.    GAS LIFT OPTIMIZATION OF OIL PRODUCING WELLS USING PROSPER NODAL ANALYSIS
17.    DEVELOPMENT OF NODAL ANALYSIS FOR PRODUCTION OPTIMIZATION- A SOFTWARE ASSISTED APPROACH
18.    ASSESSING THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION AND LOCATIONAL IMPACT OF PETROL SERVICE STATIONS ON UVWIE LGA DELTA


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3. Formation Evaluation




4. Environmental Control





      5. Multi Dim Simulation of Slug-Flow Phenomena in Off- and On-Shore Pipe Systems




6. Theta Enterprises Software




7. Software for Reservoir Engineering




8. Knowledge Capture Base




9. Geological and Stratigraphical Characterization of Oil and Gas Reservoirs




10. Stochastic Pet Economics


11. PEPE Marketing




12. PEPE Controller




13. Integrated studies at the oilfield




14. Implementation of a visitor guiding system




15. Creation of a reservoir model






16. Acquisition and implementation of a PE Wiki






17. Realization of a virtual PVT-Lab for deployment in Internet




18. Acquisition and implementation of Theta Software for use in teaching






19. Acquisition and maintenance of relevant Reservoir Engineering-Software




20. Realization of a virtual PVT




21. Setup of a Project Management and Controlling Infrastructure




22. Well Completion Fluid Dynamics




23. Development of marketing plan and implementation of a marketing strategy with a focus of online marketing



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OIL AND GAS, PETROLEUM ENGINEERING PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS


ATTENTION:
BEFORE YOU READ THE PROJECT TOPICS BELOW, PLEASE READ THE INFORMATION BELOW.THANK YOU!

NOTE:
WE WILL SEND YOU THE ABSTRACT, TABLE OF CONTENT AND CHAPTER ONE OF YOUR APPROVED TOPIC FOR FREE.
CHOOSE FROM THE LIST OF TOPICS BELOW. SEND YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS AND THE APPROVED PROJECT TOPIC TO ANY OF THESE NUMBERS-08068231953, 08168759420

WE WILL THEN SEND THE ABSTRACT, TABLE OF CONTENT AND CHAPTER ONE FOR FREE

NOTE ALSO:
WE CAN ALSO DEVELOP THE FULL PROJECT WORK
CALL: 08068231953, 08168759420
  



OIL AND GAS, PETROLEUM ENGINEERING PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS

1.      DEREGULATION OF THE DOWNSTREAM OIL SECTOR IN NIGERIA AS A PANACEA TO ECONOMIC RECOVERY OF THE COUNTRY: (AN ANALYSIS OF 2010-2015 ECONOMIC PROGRAMME OF NIGERIA)
2.      THE IMPACT OF CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA
3.      INVESTIGATION INTO PIPELINE VANDALISM IN NIGER DELTA(NIGERIA) (A Case Study Of Abiteye in Warri South West, Delta State )
4.      IDENTIFICATION OF WELL PROBLEMS USING WELL TESTING (A CASE STUDY OF UMU-N2 WELL OF MIDWESTERN OIL AND GAS COMPANY, KWALE, NIGERIA)
5.      TREATMENT OF PRODUCED WATER TO MEET IRRIGATION STANDARD
6.      UTILIZATION OF NODAL ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE FOR SELECTING THE OPTIMUM TUBING SIZE TO ACHIEVE AN OPTIMUM PRODUCTION RATE IN NATURALLY FLOWING WELL VIA MODELLING
7.      THE EFFECTS OF CONTAMINANTS ON THE FLOW OR RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF OIL BASED MUD
8.      ESTIMATION OF COEFFICIENT OF ISOTHERMAL OIL COMPRESSIBILITY FOR UNDERSATURATED RESERVOIR BY CUBIC EQUATION OF STATE
9.      SIMULATION OF GAS DEHYDRATION ON AN FPSO USING ASPEN HYSYS
10.    ASSESSMENT OF SAFE AND COST EFFECTIVE METHODS TO MAXIMIZE PRODUCTION (PROFITABILITY) FROM A GAS-LIFTED FIELD
11.    EFFECTS OF PETROLEUM LEVEL (WASTE OIL) ON SOIL FERTILITY IN THE VICINITY OF A MECHANIC WORKSHOP
12.    MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR LIQUID LOADING IN NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION
13.    ANALYTICAL STUDY OF A SMALL SCALE BIOMASS GASIFIER
14.    PREDICTION OF THE DEW-POINT PRESSURE OF A GAS CONDENSATE RESERVOIR
15.    DETERMINATION OF THE FLOWING BOTTOM-HOLE PRESSURE OF A VERTICAL WELL FROM SURFACE PRESSURE AND WELL PARAMETERS
16.    THE SUITABILITY OF EGG SHELL AND SNAIL SHELL WASTE AS LOCAL MATERIALS IN IMPROVING THE PH OF MUD
17.    A STUDY OF THE NIGERIAN PETROLEUM RETAIL MARKET
18.    PREDICTION OF THE DEW-POINT PRESSURE OF A GAS CONDENSATE RESERVOIR
19.    EMPIRICAL CORRELATION OF OIL EFFECTIVE PERMEABILITY AS A FUNCTION OF PRESSURE
20.    PUMP CAPACITY DETERMINATION FOR TWO-PHASE VERTICAL FLUID FLOW
21.    IMPROVED MODEL FOR PREDICTION AND REMEDIATION OF FORMATION DAMAGE IN OIL WELLS
22.    THE SUBSURFACE MAPS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN THE OIL INDUSTRY
23.    RESERVOIR SIMULATION USING MBAL (A CASE STUDY OF RZD FIELD
24.    GAS DEHYDRATION USING TRIETHYLENE GLYCOL (A CASE STUDY OF SHELL, UGHELI)
25.    DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A MICROCONTROLLER BASED LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS LEAKAGE DETECTOR USING GSM MODULE
26.    LOCAL CONTENT IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY OF NIGERIA: CHALLENGES, PROSPECTS AND THE WAY FORWARD
27.    COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN OVERBALANCED AND UNDERBALANCED OIL DRILLING METHODS
28.    DESIGN OF AN ARTIFICIAL LIFT SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZATION PRODUCTION FOR WELL J-50
29.    AN ASSESSMENT OF GRAVEL PACKING METHODS USED IN THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY
30.    DETERMINATION OF FLOWING BOTTOM-HOLE PRESSURE FROM WELL-HEAD DATA
31.    DRILLING FLUID ADDITIVE; AN OVERVIEW, HISTORY OF LOCAL CONTENT DRILLING FLUID ADDITIVE CONSIDERING GUM ARABIC
32.    APPLICATION OF INTELLIGENT WELL COMPLETION IN OPTIMIZING PRODUCTION FROM OIL RIM RESERVOIRS
33.    GAS LIFT OPTIMIZATION OF OIL PRODUCING WELLS USING PROSPER NODAL ANALYSIS
34.    DEVELOPMENT OF NODAL ANALYSIS FOR PRODUCTION OPTIMIZATION- A SOFTWARE ASSISTED APPROACH
35.    ASSESSING THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION AND LOCATIONAL IMPACT OF PETROL SERVICE STATIONS ON UVWIE LGA DELTA
36.    COMPARATIIVE STUDY OF OIL PROPERTIES EXTRACTED FROM AFRICAN PEAR PULP USING MECHANICAL AND SOLVENT METHOD
37.    DESIGN A VACUUM DISTILLATION UNIT FOR THE EFFICIENT PROCESSING OF 10 BARRELS PER DAY OF ATMOSPHERIC RESIDUE TO PRODUCE LIGHT VACUUM GAS OIL, HEAVY GAS OIL AND VACUUM RESIDUE
38.    DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A MONITORING SYSTEM THAT MEASUREE LIGHT INTENSITY AND GAS LEVEL
39.    DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF OCEAN SURFACE AND SUBSURFACE CURRENT SIMULATOR
40.    DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A QUERY OPTIMIZER
41.    DEVELOPMENT OF WASTE BASED BIOSTIMULANT FOR THE REMEDIATION OF CRUDE OIL CONTAMINATED SOIL
42.    EFFECT OF SUB-OPTIMAL PRODUCTION OF A GAS LIFTED WELL (Case of not injecting from the Orifice)
43.    PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF SOLVENTS BLEND FOR SILICONE DEFOAMER
44.    POROSITY OF SOIL WITH WATER ANALYSIS IN THREE DIFFERENT LAND USES
45.    PRESSURE TRANSIENT ANALYSIS USING SAPHIR
46.    REDUCTION OF OIL SPILLAGE IN NIGER DELTA USING WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITE FROM SAW DUST, WHITE SAND AND LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE WASTE
47.    THE USE OF COCONUT FIBRE AS STANDARD pH ENHANCER FOR DRILLING MUD FORMULATION

MORE TOPICS:
PE10001    DRILLING MUD A VITAL ROLE WHEN DRILLING OIL WELL PETROLEUM ENGINEERING PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS
PE10002    DEREGULATION OF THE DOWNSTREAM OIL SECTOR IN NIGERIA AS A PANACEA TO ECONOMIC RECOVERY OF THE COUNTRY: (AN ANALYSIS OF 2010-2015 ECONOMIC PROGRAMME OF NIGERIA)
PE10003    INVESTIGATION INTO PIPELINE VANDALISM IN NIGER DELTA(NIGERIA) (A CASE STUDY OF ABITEYE IN WARRI SOUTH WEST, DELTA STATE ) PETROLEUM ENGINEERING PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS
PE10004    IDENTIFICATION OF WELL PROBLEMS USING WELL TESTING (A CASE STUDY OF UMU-N2 WELL OF MIDWESTERN OIL AND GAS COMPANY, KWALE, NIGERIA)
PE10005    TREATMENT OF PRODUCED WATER TO MEET IRRIGATION STANDARD PETROLEUM ENGINEERING PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS
PE10006    UTILIZATION OF NODAL ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE FOR SELECTING THE OPTIMUM TUBING SIZE TO ACHIEVE AN OPTIMUM PRODUCTION RATE IN NATURALLY FLOWING WELL VIA MODELLING
PE10007    THE EFFECTS OF CONTAMINANTS ON THE FLOW OR RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF OIL BASED MUD PETROLEUM ENGINEERING PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS
PE10008    ESTIMATION OF COEFFICIENT OF ISOTHERMAL OIL COMPRESSIBILITY FOR UNDERSATURATED RESERVOIR BY CUBIC EQUATION OF STATE
PE10009    SIMULATION OF GAS DEHYDRATION ON AN FPSO USING ASPEN HYSYS
PE10010    ASSESSMENT OF SAFE AND COST EFFECTIVE METHODS TO MAXIMIZE PRODUCTION (PROFITABILITY) FROM A GAS-LIFTED FIELD
PE10011    EFFECTS OF PETROLEUM LEVEL (WASTE OIL) ON SOIL FERTILITY IN THE VICINITY OF A MECHANIC WORKSHOP
PE10012    MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR LIQUID LOADING IN NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION
PE10013    ANALYTICAL STUDY OF A SMALL SCALE BIOMASS GASIFIER
PE10014    PREDICTION OF THE DEW-POINT PRESSURE OF A GAS CONDENSATE RESERVOIR
PE10015    DETERMINATION OF THE FLOWING BOTTOM-HOLE PRESSURE OF A VERTICAL WELL FROM SURFACE PRESSURE AND WELL PARAMETERS PETROLEUM ENGINEERING PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS
PE10016    THE SUITABILITY OF EGG SHELL AND SNAIL SHELL WASTE AS LOCAL MATERIALS IN IMPROVING THE PH OF MUD
PE10017    A STUDY OF THE NIGERIAN PETROLEUM RETAIL MARKET
PE10018    PREDICTION OF THE DEW-POINT PRESSURE OF A GAS CONDENSATE RESERVOIR
PE10019    EMPIRICAL CORRELATION OF OIL EFFECTIVE PERMEABILITY AS A FUNCTION OF PRESSURE
PE10020    PUMP CAPACITY DETERMINATION FOR TWO-PHASE VERTICAL FLUID FLOW
PE10021    IMPROVED MODEL FOR PREDICTION AND REMEDIATION OF FORMATION DAMAGE IN OIL WELLS
PE10022    THE SUBSURFACE MAPS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN THE OIL INDUSTRY
PE10023    RESERVOIR SIMULATION USING MBAL (A CASE STUDY OF RZD FIELD
PE10024    GAS DEHYDRATION USING TRIETHYLENE GLYCOL (A CASE STUDY OF SHELL, UGHELI)
PE10025    DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A MICROCONTROLLER BASED LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS LEAKAGE DETECTOR USING GSM MODULE
PE10026    LOCAL CONTENT IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY OF NIGERIA: CHALLENGES, PROSPECTS AND THE WAY FORWARD
PE10027    COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN OVERBALANCED AND UNDERBALANCED OIL DRILLING METHODS
PE10028    DESIGN OF AN ARTIFICIAL LIFT SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZATION PRODUCTION FOR WELL J-50
PE10029    AN ASSESSMENT OF GRAVEL PACKING METHODS USED IN THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY PETROLEUM ENGINEERING PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS
PE10030    DETERMINATION OF FLOWING BOTTOM-HOLE PRESSURE FROM WELL-HEAD DATA
PE10031    DRILLING FLUID ADDITIVE; AN OVERVIEW, HISTORY OF LOCAL CONTENTDRILLING FLUID ADDITIVE CONSIDERING GUM ARABIC
PE10032    APPLICATION OF INTELLIGENT WELL COMPLETION IN OPTIMIZING PRODUCTION FROM OIL RIM RESERVOIRS PETROLEUM ENGINEERING PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS
PE10033    GAS LIFT OPTIMIZATION OF OIL PRODUCING WELLS USING PROSPER NODAL ANALYSIS
PE10034    DEVELOPMENT OF NODAL ANALYSIS FOR PRODUCTION OPTIMIZATION- A SOFTWARE ASSISTED APPROACH
PE10035    ASSESSING THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION AND LOCATIONAL IMPACT OF PETROL SERVICE STATIONS ON UVWIE LGA DELTA
PE10036    NATURAL FLOW AND TUBING STRING DESIGN FOR A WATER DRIVE RESERVOIR
PE10037    A REVIEW OF APPLICATION OF PRESSURE DERIVATIVE CONCEPT TO MULTIRATE TESTS
PE10038    A REVIEW OF THE RHEOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF POWER LAW DRILLING FLUIDS ON CUTTINGS TRANSPORTATION IN NON-VERTICAL BOREHOLES
PE10039    AN EXPERIMENTAL MODEL TO PREDICT AND CONTROL OILFIELD EMULSION TIGHTNESS: A NOVEL APPROACH
PE10040    ANALYSIS OF VOID FRACTION PHASE DISTRIBUTION OF GAS-LIQUID FLOW IN A HORIZONTAL PIPE USING WIRE MESH SENSOR DATA
PE10041    APPLICATION OF MINIMUM CURVATURE METHOD TO WELLPATH CALCULATIONS
PE10042    A-THREE DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL SIMULATOR FOR EXPANSION-DRIVE RESERVOIRS
PE10043    BUILDING AND RANKING OF GEOSTATISTICAL PETROLEUM RESERVOIR MODELS
PE10044    NATURAL FLOW AND ARTIFICIAL LIFT FOR A SOLUTION GAS DRIVE RESERVOIR
PE10045    COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF RESERVES DETERMINATION TECHNIQUES IN OVERPRESSURED GAS RESERVOIRS
PE10046    DEEPWATER PETROLEUM EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION IN THE GULF OF GUINEA
PE10047    DETAILED ANALYSIS OF PRESSURE DROP IN A LARGE DIAMETER VERTICAL PIPE
PE10048    DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR SOLIDS CONTROL
PE10049    DEVELOPMENT OF A GAS CONDENSATE RESERVOIR
PE10050    DEVELOPMENT OF BREAKTHROUGH TIME CORRELATIONS FOR CONING IN BOTTOM WATER SUPPORTED RESERVOIRS
PE10051    DEVELOPMENT OF CONING CORRELATIONS FOR OIL RIM RESERVOIRS USING EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY
PE10052    DEVELOPMENT OF GENERALIZED WELL SEMI-ANALYTICAL CONING MODELS
PE10053    DIAGNOSTIC PLOTS FOR ANALYSIS OF WATER PRODUCTION AND RESERVOIR PERFORMANCE
PE10054    BUILDING AND RANKING OF GEOSTATISTICAL PETROLEUM RESERVOIR MODELS
PE10055    DIRECTIONAL DRILLING HYDRAULICS OPTIMIZATION USING CONVENTIONAL AND NANOBASED DRILLING FLUIDS
PE10056    EFFECT OF GAS-OIL-RATIO ON OIL PRODUCTION
PE10057    EFFECTS OF PARTIAL COMPLETION ON PRODUCTIVITY INDEX
PE10058    ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY IN HIGH VISCOUS RESERVOIR USING THE THERMAL PROCESS
PE10059    ESTIMATION OF DRILLING WASTES – AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN WHILE DRILLING OIL AND GAS WELLS
PE10060    MATERIAL BALANCE APPLICATION FOR BROWNFIELD DEVELOPMENT
PE10061    MODELING AND SIMULATION OF RESERVOIR FORMATION DAMAGE DUE TO CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION AND PARTICULATE PROCESSES
PE10062    OPTIMIZATION OF STRATEGIES FOR NATURAL GAS UTILIZATION
PE10063    PRACTICAL APPROACH TO EFFECTIVE SAND PREDICTION, CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT
PE10064    PRACTICAL APPROACHES FOR SOLVING LOST CIRCULATION PROBLEMS WHILE DRILLING
PE10065    PRACTICAL APPROACH TO EFFECTIVE SAND PREDICTION, CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT
PE10066    PRESSURE ANALYSIS OF A WELL WITH AN INCLINED HYDRAULIC FRACTURE IN A NATURALLY FRACTURED RESERVOIR
PE10067    QUANTIFICATION OF UNCERTAINTY AND RISKS FOR DEVELOPING MARGINAL FIELDS
PE10068    QUANTIFYING INCREMENTAL OIL PRODUCTION AND ECONOMICS OF USING INTELLIGENT COMPLETION AS A TOOL FOR RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT
PE10069    STATISTICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF PERFORMANCE OF BIOPOLYMER DRILL-IN FLUID FOR DIFFERENT RHEOLOGICAL MODELS
PE10070    PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF NNPC (1999-2013)USING REGRESSION ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES
PE10071    QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATION OF TRACE METALS AND SULPHUR CONTENT IN NIGERIAN PETROLEUM PRODUCTS USING AAS AND GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE
PE10072    CHARACTERISATION OF CLAY DEPOSIT IN GWANDU TOWN OF KEBBI STATE AND ITS POTENTIAL IN CERAMIC PRODUCTION
PE10073    PETROLEUM ENGINEERING PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIAL

MORE TOPICS:

1.      DEREGULATION OF THE DOWNSTREAM OIL SECTOR IN NIGERIA AS A PANACEA TO ECONOMIC RECOVERY OF THE COUNTRY: (AN ANALYSIS OF 2010-2015 ECONOMIC PROGRAMME OF NIGERIA)
2.      EMPIRRICAL CORRELATION OF OIL EFFECTIVE PERMEABILITY AS A FUNCTION OF PRESSURE
3.      PUMP CAPACITY DETERMINATION FOR TWO-PHASE VERTICAL FLUID FLOW
4.      IMPROVED MODEL FOR PREDICTION AND REMEDIATION OF FORMATION DAMAGE IN OIL WELLS
5.      THE SUBSURFACE MAPS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN THE OIL INDUSTRY
6.      RESERVOIR SIMULATION USING MBAL (A CASE STUDY OF RZD FIELD
7.      GAS DEHYDRATION USING TRIETHYLENE GLYCOL (A CASE STUDY OF SHELL, UGHELI)
8.      DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A MICROCONTROLLER BASED LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS LEAKAGE DETECTOR USING GSM MODULE
9.      LOCAL CONTENT IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY OF NIGERIA: CHALLENGES, PROSPECTS AND THE WAY FORWARD
10.    COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN OVERBALANCED AND UNDERBALANCED OIL DRILLING METHODS
11.    DESIGN OF AN ARTIFICIAL LIFT SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZATION PRODUCTION FOR WELL J-50
12.    AN ASSESSMENT OF GRAVEL PACKING METHODS USED IN THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY
13.    DETERMINATION OF FLOWING BOTTOM-HOLE PRESSURE FROM WELL-HEAD DATA
14.    DRILLING FLUID ADDITIVE; AN OVERVIEW, HISTORY OF LOCAL CONTENTDRILLING FLUID ADDITIVE CONSIDERING GUM ARABIC
15.    APPLICATION OF INTELLIGENT WELL COMPLETION IN OPTIMIZING PRODUCTION FROM OIL RIM RESERVOIRS
16.    GAS LIFT OPTIMIZATION OF OIL PRODUCING WELLS USING PROSPER NODAL ANALYSIS
17.    DEVELOPMENT OF NODAL ANALYSIS FOR PRODUCTION OPTIMIZATION- A SOFTWARE ASSISTED APPROACH
18.    ASSESSING THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION AND LOCATIONAL IMPACT OF PETROL SERVICE STATIONS ON UVWIE LGA DELTA


MORE TOPICS:


    1.   Well Control and Blowout Prevention

2. Improved/Enhanced Recovery




3. Formation Evaluation




4. Environmental Control





      5. Multi Dim Simulation of Slug-Flow Phenomena in Off- and On-Shore Pipe Systems




6. Theta Enterprises Software




7. Software for Reservoir Engineering




8. Knowledge Capture Base




9. Geological and Stratigraphical Characterization of Oil and Gas Reservoirs




10. Stochastic Pet Economics


11. PEPE Marketing




12. PEPE Controller




13. Integrated studies at the oilfield




14. Implementation of a visitor guiding system




15. Creation of a reservoir model






16. Acquisition and implementation of a PE Wiki






17. Realization of a virtual PVT-Lab for deployment in Internet




18. Acquisition and implementation of Theta Software for use in teaching






19. Acquisition and maintenance of relevant Reservoir Engineering-Software




20. Realization of a virtual PVT




21. Setup of a Project Management and Controlling Infrastructure




22. Well Completion Fluid Dynamics




23. Development of marketing plan and implementation of a marketing strategy with a focus of online marketing



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