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Stanford Bulletin, Archive 2008-09
Stanford Bulletin, Archive 2008-09
Undergraduate courses in Energy Resources Engineering
ENERGY 101. Energy and the Environment
(Same as EARTHSYS 101.) Energy use in modern society and the consequences of current and future energy use patterns. Case studies illustrate resource estimation, engineering analysis of energy systems, and options for managing carbon emissions. Focus is on energy definitions, use patterns, resource estimation, pollution. Recommended: MATH 21 or 42, ENGR 30. GER:DB-EngrAppSci
3 units, Win (Kovscek, A; Durlofsky, L)
ENERGY 102. Renewable Energy Sources and Greener Energy Processes
(Same as EARTHSYS 102.) The energy sources that power society are rooted in fossil energy although energy from the core of the Earth and the sun is almost inexhaustible; but the rate at which energy can be drawn from them with today's technology is limited. The renewable energy resource base, its conversion to useful forms, and practical methods of energy storage. Geothermal, wind, solar, biomass, and tidal energies; resource extraction and its consequences. Recommended: 101, MATH 21 or 42. GER:DB-EngrAppSci
3 units, Spr (Kovscek, A; Gerritsen, M)
ENERGY 104. Technology in the Greenhouse
Technologies that might be employed to reduce emissions of greenhouse materials, such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and black soot, produced by the generation and use of energy. Sources of greenhouse materials in the current energy mix and evidence for global geochemical and climate changes. Advantages and limitations of technologies to reduce emissions. Examples include renewable sources such as wind and solar energy, more efficient use of energy, hydrogen, capture and storage of carbon dioxide, and nuclear power.
3 units, Spr (Orr, F)
ENERGY 120. Fundamentals of Petroleum Engineering
(Same as ENGR 120.) Lectures, problems, field trip. Engineering topics in petroleum recovery; origin, discovery, and development of oil and gas. Chemical, physical, and thermodynamic properties of oil and natural gas. Material balance equations and reserve estimates using volumetric calculations. Gas laws. Single phase and multiphase flow through porous media. GER:DB-EngrAppSci
3 units, Aut (Horne, R; Wilcox, J)
ENERGY 121. Fundamentals of Multiphase Flow
(Same as ENERGY 221.) Multiphase flow in porous media. Wettability, capillary pressure, imbibition and drainage, Leverett J-function, transition zone, vertical equilibrium. Relative permeabilities, Darcy's law for multiphase flow, fractional flow equation, effects of gravity, Buckley-Leverett theory, recovery predictions, volumetric linear scaling, JBN and Jones-Rozelle determination of relative permeability. Frontal advance equation, Buckley-Leverett equation as frontal advance solution, tracers in multiphase flow, adsorption, three-phase relative permeabilities. GER:DB-EngrAppSci
3 units, Win (Tchelepi, H)
ENERGY 125. Modeling and Simulation for Geoscientists and Engineers
Hands-on. Topics include deterministic and statistical modeling applied to problems such as flow in the subsurface, atmospheric pollution, biological populations, wave propagation, and crustal deformation. Student teams define and present a modeling problem.
3 units, Win (Mukerji, T; Lambers, J)
ENERGY 130. Well Log Analysis I
For earth scientists and engineers. Interdisciplinary, providing a practical understanding of the interpretation of well logs. Lectures, problem sets using real field examples: methods for evaluating the presence of hydrocarbons in rock formations penetrated by exploratory and development drilling. The fundamentals of all types of logs, including electric and non-electric logs.
3 units, Aut (Lindblom, R)
ENERGY 153. Carbon Capture and Sequestration
(Same as ENERGY 253.) CO2 separation from syngas and flue gas for gasification and combustion processes. Transportation of CO2 in pipelines and sequestration in deep underground geological formations. Pipeline specifications, monitoring, safety engineering, and costs for long distance transport of CO2. Comparison of options for geological sequestration in oil and gas reservoirs, deep unmineable coal beds, and saline aquifers. Life cycle analysis.
3 units, Aut (Benson, S; Wilcox, J)
ENERGY 155. Undergraduate Report on Energy Industry Training
On-the-job practical training under the guidance of on-site supervisors. Required report detailing work activities, problems, assignments and key results. Prerequisite: written consent of instructor.
1-3 units, Aut (Staff), Win (Staff), Spr (Staff), Sum (Staff)
ENERGY 161. Statistical Methods for the Earth and Environmental Sciences: Geostatistics
(Same as EESS 161.) Statistical analysis and graphical display of data, common distribution models, sampling, and regression. The variogram as a tool for modeling spatial correlation; variogram estimation and modeling; introduction to spatial mapping and prediction with kriging; integration of remote sensing and other ancillary information using co-kriging models; spatial uncertainty; introduction to geostatistical software applied to large environmental, climatological, and reservoir engineering databases; emphasis is on practical use of geostatistical tools. GER: DB-NatSci
3-4 units, Win (Boucher, A)
ENERGY 167. Engineering Valuation and Appraisal of Oil and Gas Wells, Facilities, and Properties
(Same as ENERGY 267.) Appraisal of development and remedial work on oil and gas wells; appraisal of producing properties; estimation of productive capacity, reserves; operating costs, depletion, and depreciation; value of future profits, taxation, fair market value; original or guided research problems on economic topics with report. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. GER:DB-EngrAppSci
3 units, Win (Kourt, W; Pande, K)
ENERGY 175. Well Test Analysis
Lectures, problems. Application of solutions of unsteady flow in porous media to transient pressure analysis of oil, gas, water, and geothermal wells. Pressure buildup analysis and drawdown. Design of well tests. Computer-aided interpretation.
3 units, Spr (Horne, R)
ENERGY 180. Oil and Gas Production Engineering
(Same as ENERGY 280.) Design and analysis of production systems for oil and gas reservoirs. Topics: well completion, single-phase and multi-phase flow in wells and gathering systems, artificial lift and field processing, well stimulation, inflow performance. Prerequisite: 120. Recommended: 130. GER:DB-EngrAppSci
3 units, not given this year
ENERGY 192. Undergraduate Teaching Experience
Leading field trips, preparing lecture notes, quizzes under supervision of the instructor. May be repeated for credit.
1-3 units, Aut (Staff), Win (Staff), Spr (Staff), Sum (Staff)
ENERGY 193. Undergraduate Research Problems
Original and guided research problems with comprehensive report. May be repeated for credit.
1-3 units, Aut (Staff), Win (Staff), Spr (Durlofsky, L; Gerritsen, M; Horne, R; Kovscek, A; Tchelepi, H), Sum (Staff)
ENERGY 194. Special Topics in Energy and Mineral Fluids
May be repeated for credit.
1-3 units, Aut (Staff), Win (Staff), Spr (Staff), Sum (Staff)
ENERGY 199. Senior Project and Seminar in Energy Resources
Individual or group capstone project in Energy Resources Engineering. Emphasis is on report preparation. May be repeated for credit.
1-4 units, Aut (Staff), Win (Staff), Spr (Kovscek, A; Horne, R), Sum (Staff)
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