GATE Petroleum Engineering Syllabus 2027 (Out) - Download Topic Wise Syllabus PDF

Subjects

Topics of GATE Syllabus

Linear Algebra

Matrix algebra; Systems of linear equations; Eigenvalues and eigenvectors

Calculus

Functions of single variable; Limit, continuity and differentiability; Taylor series; Mean value theorems; Evaluation of definite and improper integrals; Partial derivative, Total derivative; Maxima and minima; Gradient, divergence and curl; Vector identities; Directional derivatives; Line, surface and volume integrals; Stokes, Gauss and Green’s theorems.

Differential Equations

First order equations: linear and nonlinear; Higher order linear differential equations with constant coefficients; Cauchy’s and Euler’s equations; Initial and boundary value problems; Laplace transform; Solution of one-dimensional diffusivity equation and Laplace equation.

Complex Variables

Complex number; Polar form of complex number; Triangle inequality

Probability and Statistics

Definitions of probability and sampling theorems; Conditional probability; Mean, median, mode and standard deviation; Random variables; Poisson, normal and binomial distributions; Linear regression analysis

Numerical Methods

Numerical solutions of linear and non-linear algebraic equations; Integration by trapezoidal and Simpson’s rule; Single and multi-step methods for numerical solution of differential equations.

Petroleum Exploration

Classification and description of some common rocks with special reference to clastic and non-clastic reservoir rocks; Origin, migration and accumulation of petroleum; Petroleum exploration methods; Petroleum resource classification and evaluation.

Oil and Gas Well Drilling Technology

Directional drilling tools; Directional survey; Application of horizontal, multilateral, extended reach; Slim wells; Intelligent drilling and completion techniques: image assisted drilling, managed pressure drilling, underbalanced drilling, well planning; Drilling methods; Drilling rigs; Rig operating systems; Drilling fluids, function and properties; Drilling fluid maintenance equipment; Oil and gas well cementing operations; Drill bit types and their applications; Drill string and casing string function, operation, selection and design; Drilling problems, their control and remedies.

Reservoir Engineering

Petrophysical properties of reservoir rocks; Coring and core analysis; Reservoir fluid properties; Phase behaviour of a hydrocarbon system; Single phase and multiphase flow through porous media; Water and gas coning; Reservoir pressure measurement; Reservoir drives, drive mechanisms and recovery factors;

Petroleum Production Operations

Well equipment; Well completion techniques; Well production problems and mitigation; Well servicing and Workover operations; Workover and completion fluids; Formation damage; Well stimulation techniques; Artificial lift techniques; Field processing of oil and gas; Storage and transportation of petroleum and petroleum products

Offshore Drilling and Production Practices

Offshore oil and gas operations and ocean environment; Buoyancy and stability; Offshore fixed platforms, Offshore mobile units, station keeping methods like mooring and dynamic positioning system; Offshore drilling from fixed platform, jack-up, ships and semi submersibles; U

Petroleum Formation Evaluation

Petrophysical evaluation of sub-surface formations: principles, applications, advantages and disadvantages of Spontaneous Potential (SP), resistivity, radioactive, acoustic logs, gamma ray logs and types of tools used; Logging While Drilling (LWD); Evaluation of Cement Bond Long (CBL)/ Variable Density Log (VDL)

Oil and Gas Well Testing

Diffusivity equation and its solutions; Radius of investigation; Principle of superposition; Horner’s approximation; Drill stem testing; Pressure transient tests: drawdown and build up-test analysis; Pressure derivative analysis; Wellbore effects; Multilayer reservoirs; Injection well testing; Multiple well testing; Interference testing; Pulse testing; Well-test analysis by use of type curves; Gas well testing; Inflow testing.

Health Safety and Environment in Petroleum Industry

Health hazards in Petroleum Industry: toxicity, physiological, asphyxiation, respiratory and skin effect of petroleum hydrocarbons,sour gases; Safety System: manual and automatic shutdown system, blow down systems; Gas detection system; Fire detection and suppression systems; Personal protection system and measures; Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) policies;

Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques

Basic principles and mechanism of Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR); Screening of EOR processes; Concept of pattern flooding, recovery efficiency, permeability heterogeneity; Macroscopic and microscopic displacement efficiency; EOR methods: chemical flooding, miscible flooding, thermal recoveries (steam stimulation, hot water and steam flooding, in-situ combustion), microbial EOR, low salinity water flooding.

Latest trends in Petroleum Engineering

Coal bed methane, shale gas, oil shale, gas hydrate, heavy oil, physical and chemical trapping of CO2 in underground reservoirs.

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Name of the Book

Author

Petroleum Formation Evaluation

Edward J.Lynch

Health, Safety And Environmental Management in Offshore And Petroleum Engineering

Srinivasan Chandrasekaran

Applied Geophysics

Telford, W.M, Geldart, L.P, Sheriff,

Enhanced Oil Recovery

Latil.M

Wellsite Geological Techniques for Petroleum Exploration: Methods and Systems of Formation Evaluation

Bhagwan Sahay

Modern Petroleum Technology

Richard A. Dawe

Standard Handbook of Petroleum And Natural Gas Engineering

William C Lyons

Drilling Operation Practice Manual

ONGC Publications

Elements of Petroleum Geology

Richard C. Selley

Petroleum Geology

F.K. North

Geology Of Petroleum

A.I. Levorsen, 1954

Paper Code

Exam Pattern

PE

GA (General Aptitude) – 15

Engineering Mathematics – 13 questions

Subject of the Paper – 72 questions