Graduate courses in Energy Resources Engineering

(Same as CME 211.) Computer programming methodology emphasizing modern software engineering principles: object-oriented design, decomposition, encapsulation, abstraction, and modularity. Fundamental data structures. Time and space complexity analysis. The basic facilities of the programming language C++. Numerical problems from various science and engineering applications.

3 units, Aut (Lambers, J)

ENERGY 221. Fundamentals of Multiphase Flow

(Same as ENERGY 121.) 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.

3 units, Win (Tchelepi, H)

ENERGY 222. Advanced Reservoir Engineering

Lectures, problems. General flow equations, tensor permeabilities, steady state radial flow, skin, and succession of steady states. Injectivity during fill-up of a depleted reservoir, injectivity for liquid-filled reservoirs. Flow potential and gravity forces, coning. Displacements in layered reservoirs. Transient radial flow equation, primary drainage of a cylindrical reservoir, line source solution, pseudo-steady state. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 221.

3 units, Spr (Durlofsky, L)

ENERGY 223. Reservoir Simulation

Fundamentals of petroleum reservoir simulation. Equations for multicomponent, multiphase flow between gridblocks comprising a petroleum reservoir. Relationships between black-oil and compositional models. Techniques for developing black-oil, compositional, thermal, and dual-porosity models. Practical considerations in the use of simulators for predicting reservoir performance. Class project. Prerequisite: 221 and 246, or consent of instructor. Recommended: CME 206.

3-4 units, Win (Durlofsky, L; Tchelepi, H; Gerritsen, M)

ENERGY 224. Advanced Reservoir Simulation

Topics include modeling of complex wells, coupling of surface facilities, compositional modeling, dual porosity models, treatment of full tensor permeability and grid nonorthogonality, local grid refinement, higher order methods, streamline simulation, upscaling, algebraic multigrid solvers, unstructured grid solvers, history matching, other selected topics. Prerequisite: 223 or consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit.

3 units, Aut (Durlofsky, L; Tchelepi, H; Aziz, K)

ENERGY 225. Theory of Gas Injection Processes

Lectures, problems. Theory of multicomponent, multiphase flow in porous media. Miscible displacement: diffusion and dispersion, convection-dispersion equations and its solutions. Method of characteristic calculations of chromatographic transport of multicomponent mixtures. Development of miscibility and interaction of phase behavior with heterogeneity. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: CME 200.

3 units, Win (Orr, F)

ENERGY 226. Thermal Recovery Methods

Theory and practice of thermal recovery methods: steam drive, cyclic steam injections, and in situ combustion. Models of combined mass and energy transport. Estimates of heated reservoir volume and oil recovery performance. Wellbore heat losses, recovery production, and field examples.

3 units, Spr (Castanier, L)

ENERGY 227. Enhanced Oil Recovery

The physics, theories, and methods of evaluating chemical, miscible, and thermal enhanced oil recovery projects. Existing methods and screening techniques, and analytical and simulation based means of evaluating project effectiveness. Dispersion-convection-adsorption equations, coupled heat, and mass balances and phase behavior provide requisite building blocks for evaluation.

3 units, alternate years, not given this year

ENERGY 230. Advanced Topics in Well Logging

State of the art tools and analyses; the technology, rock physical basis, and applications of each measurement. Hands-on computer-based analyses illustrate instructional material. Guest speakers on formation evaluation topics. Prerequisites: 130 or equivalent; basic well logging; and standard practice and application of electric well logs.

3 units, Spr (Lindblom, R)

ENERGY 240. Geostatistics for Spatial Phenomena

(Same as GES 240.) Probabilistic modeling of spatial and/or time dependent phenomena. Kriging and cokriging for gridding and spatial interpolation. Integration of heterogeneous sources of information. Multiple-point geostatistics and training image-based stochastic imaging of reservoir/field heterogeneities. Introduction to GSLIB and SGEMS software. Case studies from the oil and mining industry and environmental sciences. Prerequisites: introductory calculus and linear algebra, STATS 116, GES 161, or equivalent.

3-4 units, Win (Journel, A)

ENERGY 241. Practice of Geostatistics and Seismic Data Integration

(Same as GEOPHYS 241A.) Students build a synthetic 3D fluvial channel reservoir model with layer depths, channel geometry, and facies-specific petrophysic and seismic properties, stressing the physical significance of geophysical data. Reference data set is sparsely sampled, providing the sample data typically available for an actual reservoir assessment. Geostatistical reservoir modeling uses well and seismic data, with results checked against the reference database. Software provided (GSLIB and SRBtools). Prerequisite: ENERGY 240. Recommended: experience with Unix, MATLAB/C++/Fortran programming.

3-4 units, Spr (Mukerji, T; Caers, J)

ENERGY 242. Topics in Advanced Geostatistics

(Same as EESS 263.) Conditional expectation theory and projections in Hilbert spaces; parametric versus non-parametric geostatistics; Boolean, Gaussian, fractal, indicator, and annealing approaches to stochastic imaging; multiple point statistics inference and reproduction; neural net geostatistics; Bayesian methods for data integration; techniques for upscaling hydrodynamic properties. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: 240, advanced calculus, C++/Fortran.

3-4 units, not given this year

ENERGY 246. Reservoir Characterization and Flow Modeling with Outcrop Data

(Same as GES 246.) Project addressing a reservoir management problem by studying an outcrop analog, constructing geostatistical reservoir models, and performing flow simulation. How to use outcrop observations in quantitative geological modeling and flow simulation. Relationships between disciplines. Weekend field trip.

3 units, Aut (Graham, S; Tchelepi, H; Boucher, A)

ENERGY 247. Stochastic Simulation

Characterization and inference of statistical properties of spatial random function models; how they average over volumes, expected fluctuations, and implementation issues. Models include point processes (Cox, Poisson), random sets (Boolean, truncated Gaussian), and mixture of Gaussian random functions. Prerequisite: 240.

3 units, not given this year

ENERGY 251. Thermodynamics of Equilibria

Lectures, problems. The volumetric behavior of fluids at high pressure. Equation of state representation of volumetric behavior. Thermodynamic functions and conditions of equilibrium, Gibbs and Helmholtz energy, chemical potential, fugacity. Phase diagrams for binary and multicomponent systems. Calculation of phase compositions from volumetric behavior for multicomponent mixtures. Experimental techniques for phase-equilibrium measurements. May be repeated for credit.

3 units, Aut (Kovscek, A)

ENERGY 252. Chemical Kinetics and Modeling

Fundamentals of chemical reaction kinetics in homogeneous and heterogeneous reaction systems from a molecular perspective. Development and application of the theory of chemical kinetics, including collision, transition state, and surface reactivity approaches. Relationships between thermodynamics and kinetics to overall mechanism predictions. Introduction to Gaussian 03. Lab involves chemical modeling including ab initio electronic structure calculations (Hartree-Fock, configuration interaction, coupled cluster, and many-body pertrubation theory) and thermodynamic predictions.

3 units, Spr (Wilcox, J)

ENERGY 253. Carbon Capture and Sequestration

(Same as ENERGY 153.) 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 255. Master's Report on Energy Industry Training

On-the-job training for master's degree students under the guidance of on-site supervisors. Students submit a report detailing work activities, problems, assignments, and key results. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: consent of adviser.

1-3 units, Sum (Staff)

ENERGY 259. Presentation Skills

For teaching assistants in Energy Resources Engineering. Five two-hour sessions in the first half of the quarter. Awareness of different learning styles, grading philosophies, fair and efficient grading, text design; presentation and teaching skills, PowerPoint slide design; presentation practice in small groups. Taught in collaboration with the Center for Teaching and Learning.

1 unit, Spr (Gerritsen, M)

ENERGY 267. Engineering Valuation and Appraisal of Oil and Gas Wells, Facilities, and Properties

(Same as ENERGY 167.) 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.

3 units, Win (Kourt, W; Pande, K)

ENERGY 269. Geothermal Reservoir Engineering

Conceptual models of heat and mass flows within geothermal reservoirs. The fundamentals of fluid/heat flow in porous media; convective/conductive regimes, dispersion of solutes, reactions in porous media, stability of fluid interfaces, liquid and vapor flows. Interpretation of geochemical, geological, and well data to determine reservoir properties/characteristics. Geothermal plants and the integrated geothermal system.

3 units, Spr (Horne, R)

ENERGY 273. Special Topics in Petroleum Engineering

1-3 units, Aut (Staff), Win (Staff), Spr (Staff), Sum (Staff)

ENERGY 280. Oil and Gas Production Engineering

(Same as ENERGY 180.) 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.

3 units, not given this year

ENERGY 281. Applied Mathematics in Reservoir Engineering

The philosophy of the solution of engineering problems. Methods of solution of partial differential equations: Laplace transforms, Fourier transforms, wavelet transforms, Green's functions, and boundary element methods. Prerequisites: CME 204 or MATH 131, and consent of instructor.

3 units, alternate years, not given this year

ENERGY 284. Optimization: Deterministic and Stochastic Approaches

Deterministic and stochastic methods for optimization in earth sciences and engineering. Linear and nonlinear regression, classification and pattern recognition using neural networks, simulated annealing and genetic algorithms. Deterministic optimization using non-gradient-based methods (simplex) and gradient-based methods (conjugated gradient, steepest descent, Levenberg-Marquardt, Gauss-Newton), eigenvalue and singular value decomposition. Applications in petroleum engineering, geostatistics, and geophysics. Prerequisite: CME 200 or consent of instructor.

3 units, Aut (Mukerji, T)

ENERGY 285A. SUPRI-A Research Seminar: Enhanced Oil Recovery

Focused study in research areas within the department. Graduate students may participate in advanced work in areas of particular interest prior to making a final decision on a thesis subject. Current research in the SUPRI-A group. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.