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GATE Petroleum Engineering

Official 2025 syllabus extracted from https://gate2025.iitr.ac.in/doc/2025/GATE%20_PE_2025_Syllabus.pdf

Engineering Mathematics

Matrix algebra

Systems of linear equations

Eigen values and eigen vectors

Linear Algebra

Functions of single variable

Limit, continuity and differentiability

Taylor series

Mean value theorems

Evaluation of definite and improper integrals

Partial derivatives

Total derivative

Maxima and minima

Gradient, divergence and curl

Vector identities

Directional derivatives

Line, surface and volume integrals

Stokes, Gauss and Green's theorems

Calculus

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 transforms

Solutions of one dimensional heat and wave equations

Laplace equation

Differential Equations

Complex number

Polar form of complex number

Triangle inequality

Complex Variables

Definitions of probability and sampling theorems

Conditional probability

Mean, median, mode and standard deviation

Random variables

Poisson, normal and binomial distributions

Linear regression analysis

Probability and Statistics

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

Numerical Methods

Petroleum Exploration

Classification and description of common rocks with reference to clastic and nonclastic reservoir rocks

Origin of petroleum

Migration and accumulation of petroleum

Petroleum exploration methods

Oil and Gas Well Drilling Technology

Well planning

Drilling methods

Drilling rigs and rig operating systems

Drilling fluids: function and properties

Drilling fluid maintenance equipment

Oil and gas well cementing operations

Drill bit types and applications

Drill string function, operations, selection and design

Casing string function, operations, selection and design

Drilling problems, control and remedies

Directional drilling tools and survey

Application of horizontal, multilateral, extended reach and slim wells

Drilling Operations

Reservoir Engineering

Petrophysical properties of reservoir rocks

Coring and core analysis

Reservoir fluid properties

Phase behaviour of hydrocarbon systems

Flow of fluids through porous media

Water and gas coning

Reservoir pressure measurements

Reservoir drives and drive mechanics

Recovery factors

Reserve estimation and techniques

Petroleum Production Operations

Well equipments

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

Well Operations

Field processing of oil and gas

Storage and transportation of petroleum products

Metering and measurements of oil and gas

Production system analysis and optimization

Production testing

Multiphase flow in tubing and flow-lines

Nodal system analysis

Pressure vessels and storage tanks

Shell and tube heat exchangers

Pumps and compressors

LNG value chain

Production Systems

Offshore Drilling and Production Practices

Offshore oil and gas operations and ocean environment

Offshore fixed platforms

Offshore mobile units

Station keeping methods: mooring and dynamic positioning system

Offshore drilling from fixed platform, jack-up, ships and semi-submersibles

Use of conductors and risers

Offshore well completion

Deep water applications of subsea technology

Offshore production: oil processing platforms, water injection platforms, storage

SPM and SBM transportation and utilities

Deep water drilling rig and production system

Emerging deep water technologies

Offshore Operations

Petroleum Formation Evaluation

Evaluation of petrophysical sub-surface formations

SP, resistivity, radioactive and acoustic logs: principles, applications, advantages, disadvantages and tools

Evaluation of CBL/VDL, USIT, SFT, RFT

Production logging tools: principles, limitations and applications

Special logging tools

Casing inspection tools

Formation Micro Scanner (FMS)

NMR logging principles

Standard log interpretation methods

Cross-plotting methods

Formation Evaluation

Oil and Gas Well Testing

Diffusivity equation: derivation and solutions

Radius of investigation

Principle of superposition

Horner's approximation

Drill stem testing

Pressure transient tests: drawdown and build-up test 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

Well Testing

Health Safety and Environment in Petroleum Industry

Health hazards in petroleum industry: toxicity, physiological, asphyxiation, respiratory and skin effects

Petroleum hydrocarbons and sour gases

Safety systems: manual and automatic shutdown, blow down systems

Gas detection system

Fire detection and suppression systems

Personal protection systems and measures

HSE policies

Disaster and crisis management in petroleum industry

Environmental concepts and impact on eco-system, air, water and soil

Impact of drilling and production operations on environment

Environmental transport of petroleum wastes

Offshore environmental studies

Offshore oil spill and oil spill control

Waste treatment methods

Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques

Basic principles and mechanism of EOR

Screening of EOR process

Concept of pattern flooding

Recovery efficiency

Permeability heterogeneity

Macroscopic and microscopic displacement efficiency

Chemical flooding

Miscible flooding

Thermal recoveries: steam stimulation, hot water and steam flooding, in-situ combustion

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