(PETE)
Professors A.
Datta-Gupta, H.C.Juvkam-Wold (Interim Head), W.J.Lee, J.E.Russell,
R.A.Startzman, R.A.Wattenbarger; Associate
Professors M. A. Barrufet, T.A.Blasingame, J. L. Jensen,
D.D.Mamora, D. A. McVay, D. S. Schechter, S. L. Scott, P. P.
Valko; Senior Lecturers L.D.Piper,
J. J. Schubert; Lecturer J. B.
Maggard
201. Introduction to Petroleum Engineering.
(1-0). Credit 1. I
Overview of petroleum industry and petroleum
engineering, including nature of oil and gas reservoirs, petroleum
exploration and drilling, formation evaluation, completion
and production, surface facilities, reservoir mechanics, and
improved oil recovery. Prerequisites: Approval of department
head.
211. Petroleum Engineering Systems. (1-0).
Credit 1. I
Introduction to petroleum engineering reservoir,
drilling, formation evaluation, and production systems, including
fundamental petroleum engineering concepts, quantities and
unit systems. Prerequisites: ENGR 112; MATH 152; PHYS 218.
300. Summer Practice. Required. No Credit.
S
Summer practice to familiarize the petroleum
engineering student with practices and equipment of the petroleum
industry. Approval of advisor required.
301. Petroleum Engineering Numerical Methods.
(2-3). Credit 3. I
Use of numerical methods in a variety of petroleum
engineering problems; numerical differentiation and integration;
root finding; numerical solution of differential equations;
curve fitting and interpolation; computer applications; introduction
to the principles of numerical simulation methods. Prerequisites:
PETE 311; ENGR 213 and 214; MATH 308.
310. Reservoir Fluids. (3-3). Credit 4.
I
Thermodynamic behavior of naturally occurring
hydrocarbon mixtures; evaluation and correlation of physical
properties of petroleum reservoir fluids including laboratory
and empirical methods. Prerequisites: PETE 311; CHEM 107; ENGR
213 and 214.
311. Reservoir Petrophysics. (3-3). Credit
4. I, II
Systematic theoretical and laboratory study
of physical properties of petroleum reservoir rocks; lithology,
porosity, relative and effective permeability; fluid saturations,
capillary characteristics, compressibility, rock stress, and
fluid-rock interaction. Prerequisites: PETE 211; ENGR 211 and
212; GEOL 104; MATH 308 or registration therein.
320. Drilling and Production Systems. (2-3).
Credit 3. II
Introduction to drilling systems: components,
drilling fluids, pressure loss calculations, well cementing,
and directional drilling; theoretical and laboratory prediction
of flowrates and pressure drops through conventional petroleum
production networks; calculation of static and flowing bottomhole
pressures in oil and gas wells; well deliverability via inflow
(IPR)/outflow (VLP) methods; gas lift; pump lift; gas compression.
Prerequisites: PETE 301 and 310; GEOL 404.
321. Formation Evaluation. (3-3). Credit
4. II
Introduction to modern well logging methods,
engineering, core-log integration. Prerequisites: PETE 301
and 310; GEOL 404 or approval of instructor.
322. Geostatistics. (3-0). Credit 3. II
Introduction to geostatistics; basic statistics
concepts; univariate distributions and estimators; measures
of heterogeneity; hypothesis testing, correlation, and regression;
analysis of spatial relationships, modeling geological media
and use of statistics in reservoir modeling. Prerequisites:
PETE 301 and 310; GEOL 404; petroleum engineering, geology
or geophysics majors only.
323. Reservoir Models. (3-0). Credit 3.
II
Determination of reserves; material balance
methods; aquifer models; fractional flow and frontal advance;
displacement, pattern, and vertical sweep efficiencies in waterfloods;
enhanced oil recovery processes; design of optimal recovery
processes. Prerequisites: PETE 301 and 310; GEOL 404.
324. Well Performance. (3-0). Credit 3.
II
Steady-state, pseudosteady-state, and transient
well testing methods to determine well and reservoir parameters
used in formation evaluation; applications to wells that produce
gas and liquid petroleum, rate forecasting, deliverability
testing. Prerequisites: PETE 301 and 310; GEOL 404.
335. Technical Presentations I. (1-0).
Credit 1. I
Preparation of a written technical paper on
a subject related to petroleum technology and an oral presentation
of the paper in a formal technical conference format; oral
presentations judged by petroleum industry professionals. Prerequisites:
COMM 205; junior classification in petroleum engineering.
400. Reservoir Description. (2-3). Credit
3. II
An integrated reservoir description experience
for senior students in petroleum engineering, geology and geophysics;
includes using geophysical, geological, petrophysical and engineering
data; emphasis on reservoir description (reservoir and well
data analysis and interpretation), reservoir modeling (simulation),
reservoir management (production optimization) and economic
analysis (property evaluation). Prerequisite: Junior or senior
classification or approval of instructor. Cross-listed with
GEOL 400.
401. Reservoir Development. (2-3). Credit
3. I
An integrated reservoir development experience
for senior students in petroleum engineering; emphasis on reservoir
description (reservoir and well evaluation), reservoir modeling
(simulation), production optimization (nodal analysis, stimulation,
artificial lift, facilities), reservoir management (surveillance
and reservoir optimization) and economic analysis (property
evaluation and risk analysis). Prerequisites: PETE 320, 321,
322, 323, 324.
403. Petroleum Project Evaluation. (3-0).
Credit 3. II
Analysis of investments in petroleum and mineral
extraction industries; depletion, petroleum taxation regulations,
and projects of the type found in the industry; mineral project
evaluation case studies. Prerequisites: PETE 401, 410, 411.
406. Advanced Drilling Engineering. (3-0).
Credit 3. II
Cementing, offshore and arctic drilling, fishing
procedures and blowout prevention and control. Prerequisite:
PETE 411.
410. Well Completion and Stimulation. (3-0).
Credit 3. I
The design and evaluation of well completions,
including: placement of casing, liners, and well tubing; perforating;
gravel packing; sand control; acidizing fundamentals, design
and evaluation of acidization treatments; hydraulic fracturing
fluid loss, conceptual models, design and implementation evaluation;
performance of horizontal wells; surface facilities. Prerequisites:
PETE 320, 321, 322, 323, 324.
411. Well Drilling. (3-0). Credit 3. I
The design and evaluation of well drilling systems;
identification and solution of drilling problems; wellbore
hydraulics; casing design; well cementing; drilling of directional
and horizontal wells; wellbore surveying. Prerequisites: PETE
320, 321, 322, 323, 324.
416. Artificial Lift. (3-0). Credit 3.
II
Design of sucker rod pumping systems; kinematic
analysis of the surface unit and study of the relationship
between the surface unit and the downhole system; design of
gas lift systems; familiarization with other lifting technologies
such as submersible pumps and plunger lift. Prerequisite: PETE
410.
435. Technical Presentations II. (1-0).
Credit 1. I
Preparation of a written technical paper on
a subject related to petroleum technology and an oral presentation
of the paper in a formal technical conference format; oral
presentations are judged by petroleum industry professionals.
Prerequisites: PETE 335; senior classification in petroleum
engineering.
485. Directed Studies. Credit 1 to 5. I,
II, S
Special problems in various phases of petroleum
engineering assigned to individual students or to groups. Prerequisites:
Junior classification and approval of department head.
