USP Codes are listed in brackets by the 1991 USP code followed by the 2003 USP code (i.e. [M2<>QB]).

2050 [3000]. Introduction to Petroleum Engineering. 3. General introduction to petroleum engineering, including physical properties of reservoir rock, single phase fluid flow through porous media, surface forces, fluid saturation's, drilling fundamentals, methods of production, completion technology and petroleum reservoir field data. Prerequisites: ES 2310; ES 2330 or concurrent enrollment; or consent of instructor.

2060. Introduction to Petroleum Engineering Computing. 3. Introduces Petroleum Engineering problems and principles, develops computational skills needed to solve them, and reinforces a computational tool that will be useful for other Petroleum Engineering classes. Prerequisites: grade of C or better in ES 1060, concurrent enrollment in MATH 2310.

3015. Multicomponent Thermodynamics. 3. Introduces mixture properties, such as chemical potentials, excess properties, partial molar properties, heats of mixing, fugacities, and practical tools for estimating them from solution theories and equations of state.  These tools and concepts are applied to phase and chemical equilibria. Cross listed with CHE 3015. Prerequisite: ES 2310, CHE 2060. (Normally offered spring semester)

3025. Transport Phenomena. 3. Introduces energy and mass transfer concepts and the development of mathematical models of physical phenomena, including convection, diffusion, conduction and radiation, applicable to the analysis and design of chemical processes.  Cross listed with CHE 3025. Prerequisites: ES 2330 and concurrent enrollment in CHE 3000. (Normally offered fall semester)

3030. Unit Operations. 3. Applies transport and equilibrium concepts and models to the analysis and design of unit operations, such as distillation, absorption, extraction, crystallization, membrane, and heat exchange processes. Cross listed with CHE 3030.  Prerequisites: CHE 3000, 3020 and ES 2330. (Normally offered spring semester)

3100. Rock and Fluids Lab. 2. Provides understanding of principles of rock and fluid properties and their measurement as part of conventional and special core analysis, as well as PVT characteristics of reservoir fluids. Students are expected to understand how to measure important rock and fluid properties using laboratory equipment, as part of reservoir characterization routines, formation damage evaluations and well log calibration protocols. Students are also expected to learn how to write succinct and organized reports. Prerequisites: PETE 2050.

3200 [4010]. Reservoir Mechanics. 3. Examines use of material balance equation. Studies principles of fluid mechanics applied to single and multiphase flow of fluids in porous media and decline curve analysis. Prerequisite: PETE 2050. (Normally offered spring semester)

3255. Basic Drilling Engineering. 3. Principles and practices of oil and gas well rotary drilling, including rock mechanics, drilling hydraulics, drilling fluids, and hold deviation. Drilling equipment analysis, casing design, and drilling fluid properties. Application of modern computer-based analysis and design methods. Prerequisites: ES 2310, ES 2330, or consent of the instructor.

3265. Drilling Fluids Laboratory. 2. Measurements of physical and chemical properties of drilling fluids and computer simulations of drilling operations. Includes experiments on drilling fluid rheological properties, mud weight, water loss, and gel strength. Filtration at high temperature and pressures. Prerequisites: ES 2310, 2330, PETE 3250 (concurrent).

3715. Production Engineering. 3. Provides elements for design and analysis of surface production processes, including fluid separation, pumping and compression, measurement and treatment of production fluids, basic design of artificial lift system, and analysis and optimization of production systems. Prerequisites: PETE 2050, ES 2310, ES 2330.

3725. Well Bore Operations. 3. Covers many facets of completion and intervention technology. The material progresses through each of the major design, diagnostic and intervention technologies, ending with effect of operations on surface facilities and finally plug and abandonment requirements. Prerequisites: PETE 2050, ES 2410.

3900. Undergraduate Research in Petroleum Engineering. 1-6 (Max. 6). Students carry out research appropriate to undergraduates, under faculty supervision. May be taken more than once. Prerequisites: junior standing in petroleum engineering or consent of instructor.

4000. Environment, Technology and Society. 3. [C2, G1<>(none)] Explores relationships among technology, the environment and society. Studies social and humanistic aspects of using current and future technology to understand and solve environmental problems. Cross listed with CHE 4000. Prerequisites: junior standing and completion of two university studies science courses (SB, SP, SE) or consent of instructor.

4030 [3010]. Rock and Fluid Properties. 3. Reservoir rocks - mineralogy, deposition, diagenesis, porosity, permeability, pore space imaging. Coring and core analysis. Intermolecular forces and fluid properties. Fundamentals of wetting and capillarity. Hydrocarbon distribution. Chemistry of crude oils. Oil-brine-rock interactions, formation damage, reservoir wettability, and oil recovery. Prerequisite: PETE 3000. (Normally offered fall semester)

4060 [4220]. Pressure Transient Analysis. 3. Review of properties of porous media. Relationships of permeability to porosity. Formulation of Fundamental Flow Equation. Constant Rate Solutions. Constant Pressure Solutions. The priniciples of Superposition, transient well testing of oil and gas reservoirs, including drawdown, build-up, faulted systems, interference, drill stem tests, isochronal test analysis. Flow Through Porous Media. Dual listed with PETE 5060. Prerequisite: PETE 4010.

4225. Well Test Analysis. 2. Aims to present the fundamental concepts of well test analysis. The mathematical formulations presented are a critical facet of the methodology used in the interpretation. The formation gathered from the interpretation will help analyze, improve, and forecast the potential of the well and the reservoir. Prerequisite: PETE 3200.

4250 [3250]. Drilling Engineering. 3. Principles and practices of rotary drilling, including rock mechanics, hydraulics, drilling fluids and hole deviation. Oil and gas drilling equipment models. Drilling fluid tests, casing design. Prerequisite: PETE 3000. (Normally offered fall semester)

4320. Log Interpretation. 3. Studies use of various types of open hole logs for quantitative evaluation of formations. Prerequisites: PETE 3200. (Normally offered spring semester)

4340. Petroleum Economics. 3. Applies principles of economics to petroleum properties. Studies taxation, present worth, rate of return, payout and decisions under uncertainty. Prerequisite: PETE 3200. (Normally offered fall semester)

4970. Internship in Petroleum Engineering. 1-6 (Max. 6). Enables credit for students in appropriate engineering activities while serving as interns in an industrial, government, or other setting. Prerequisites: Must be involved in a petroleum engineering co-op/internship experience; consent of instructor.

4990. Topics in Petroleum Engineering. 1-6 (Max. 6). Features topics not included in regularly offered classes. Section I is individual study. Other sections are group study by seminar or in class format. Prerequisites: PETE3000 or concurrent enrollment.

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