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; introduction and performance analysis of unconventional reservoirs. Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in PETE 301, PETE 310, PETE 311, and GEOL 404, junior or senior classification, petroleum engineering majors only; or approval of instructor Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
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; introduction and performance analysis of unconventional reservoirs. Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in PETE 301, PETE 310, PETE 311, and GEOL 404, junior or senior classification, petroleum engineering majors only; or approval of instructor Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
