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3.00 Credits
Review of properties of porous media. Relationships of permeability to porosity. Formulation of the Fundamental Flow equation. Constant Rate solutions. Constant Pressure Solutions. The Principle of Superposition. Transient well testing of oil and gas reservoirs, including drawdown, build-up, faulted systems, interference, drillstem tests, and isochronal test analysis. Dual listed with PETE 4060; cross listed with CHE 5060. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
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3.00 Credits
A thorough background in the methods of analysis and current developments in gas-liquid, gas-solid, liquid-solid, and gas-liquid-solid flows. Introduction to multiphase flow instrumentation. Identical to CHE 5070. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to surface and colloid chemistry, coagulation and flocculation, surface energy and thermodynamics of surfaces, adsorption at interfaces, surface tension, capillarity and wetting, spontaneous imbibition, applications to hydrocarbon reservoirs and oil recovery. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
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3.00 Credits
A general approach to scientific research and graduate school. Topics include: purpose of graduate school, career options, communication basics, literature search skills, presentations, research instrumentation, the scientific method, developing hypotheses, grant proposals, paper writing, research ethics, copyrights, patents, research notebooks, and classroom teaching techniques. Prerequisites: Graduate standing.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Selected topics in petroleum engineering. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
First semester of a three-semester computational methods series. Review of iterative solutions of linear and nonlinear systems of equations, polynomial interpolation/approximation, numerical integration and differentiation, and basic ideas of Monte Carlo methods. Comparison of numerical techniques for programming time and space requirements, as well as convergence and stability. Identical to ME 5140, CE 5140, CHE 5140, COSC 5310 and MATH 5310. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Selected topics in petroleum engineering. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Selected topics in petroleum engineering. Prerequisite: doctoral student and consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Covers rock mechanical properties, stress and strain in rock and rock masses, rock failure mechanisms, thermal-hydraulic-mechanical-chemical (THMC) coupling, and their applications to ground surface subsidence/uplift, borehole instability, and hydraulic fracturing. Dual listed with PETE 4215. Prerequisites: graduate standing.
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3.00 Credits
Principles and practices of advanced topics in oil and gas drilling engineering including advances in directional and horizontal drilling, drilling fluid hydraulics and cuttings transport. Non-Newtonian Fluid Flow Analysis, pore pressures and fracture resistance estimation methods. Application of modern computer-based analysis and design methods. Dual listed with PETE 4250. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
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