Graduate Courses Winter 2012
University of Calgary - Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
Late Afternoon and Evening Course Offerings - Winter Session 2012
Revised : January 2, 2012
ENCH 503 – CRUDE OIL UPGRADING AND REFINING PROCESSES
L01 MW 18:30-20:00 ENC 129 P. Pereira
Upgrading objectives; analysis and composition of non-distillable material and its relationship to upgrading; upgrading processes; refinery products and specifications. Processes for which technical and scientific data are available will be emphasized.
ENPE 523 – INTRODUCTION TO RESERVOIR ENGINEERING
L01 MW 18:30-20:00 ENE 239 H. Hassanzadeh
Description and estimation of rock and fluid properties; reserve estimation using volumetric and material balance methods in gas, gas-condensate and oil reservoirs; discussion of different reservoir drive mechanisms; aquifer models; Darcy’s law and single-phase flow through porous media; introduction to well testing, solution of radial diffusivity equation corresponding to infinite-acting and pseudo-steady state flow, of slightly compressible fluids and real gases.
ENPE 525 – WATERFLOODING AND ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY
L01 TR 17:00-18:30 ENE 239 B. Maini
Discussion of two-phase flow in media, wettability, relative permeability and capillary pressure; trapping and mobilization of residual oil; immiscible displacement theory; linear waterflood calculations; viscous fingering in immiscible displacements; flood patterns and sweep efficiency considerations; characterization of reservoir heterogeneity; waterflood prediction models – Stiles, Dykstra-Parsons, CGM and Streamtube models; introduction to black-oil simulators; designing a waterflood; monitoring and analysis of waterflooding performance.
ENPE 533 - PETROLEUM PRODUCTION ENGINEERING
L01 MW 17:00-18:30 A 142 J. Kenny
Principles of oil and gas production mechanics. Analysis and discussion of factors governing the flow of fluids from the formation to the surface facility. Reservoir inflow performance. Diagnostic analysis of well test data. Decline analysis. Wellbore hydraulics and multiphase flow. Nodal analysis for optimization of the production system. Methods of well completions and stimulation. Artificial lift. Introduction to surface facilities design.
ENPE 573 – UNCONVENTIONAL GAS EXPLOITATION
L01 W 19:00-22:00 ENA 03 R. Aguilera
Overview of unconventional gas resources (tight gas sands, coal bed methane, shale gas and natural gas hydrates). Geological aspects, reservoir characterization; drilling, completion and stimulation methods; appraisal and well testing; facilities and production, transportation and marketing; economics and cost drivers; environmental and regulatory issues.
ENCH 601.02 RESEARCH SEMINAR
S01 TR 12:30-13:30 ES 443 T. Rinker
Reports on studies of the literature or of current research. Required of all full-time M.Sc. and Ph.D. graduate students in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering.
Only students registered in an MSc or PhD degree program may register in this course.
ENCH 609 - NATURAL GAS PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY
L01 T 18:30-21:30 ENA 101 J. Abrey
Design and operation criteria for production, wellhead treatment, transportation and processing of natural gas; refrigeration and compression; cryogenics; dew point control; LPG and sulphur recovery; environmental control issues; economic considerations. Prerequisite: ENCH 607
ENCH 619.69 Petroleum Reservoir Geomechanics
L02 R 18:30-21:30 SS 117 A. Settari
Scope of reservoir geomechanics, review of poroelasticity and thermoelasticity, behaviour of geomaterials, compaction and subsidence, hydraulic fracturing, stresses around wellbores, mechanics of complex materials, injection processes, modeling of geomechanics.
ENCH 623 CHEMICAL REACTOR DESIGN
L01 TR 15:30–17:00 END 206 P. Pereira
Factors involved in design and operation of chemical reactions for both homogenous and heterogeneous systems; batch reactors; reactors; cold shot cooling in reactor; determination of optimal temperature gradients and yields; catalyst effectiveness factors, optimal control with decaying catalysts. Analysis of sulphur plant reactor design by using an approach to equilibrium procedure, optimization of reactor cost including capital, maintenance, feed stock, heat and control.
ENCH 625 ADVANCED TOPICS IN HEAT TRANSFER
L01 MW 15:30-17:00 ENC 033/END206 A. Jeje
Diffusive and convective transport of heat and momentum; analogy with mass transfer; analytical and approximate solutions to conduction and convection problems; superposition; forced convection of heat and momentum in laminar and turbulent flow; transport across boundaries; moving-boundary problems with phase change; applications.
ENCH 647 THERMAL RECOVERY METHODS
L01 W 19:00-22:00 SB 144 R.G. Moore/Farouq-Ali
Thermal recovery methods; production of heavy oil & bitumen; cyclic steam stimulation; steam flooding; in-situ combustion; steam-assisted-gravity-drainage; theory of heat flow in reservoirs.
ENCH 657 Advanced Reservoir Engineering
L01 TR 17:00-18:30 SB 144
Formulation and Solution of reservoir-engineering problems including thermal processes (e.g. hot water flooding, SAGD), different recovery mechanisms (e.g. imbibitions, expansion drive, solution-gas drive), well testing problems and naturally fractured reservoirs.
ENCH 665 WASTE WATER ISSUES FOR THE OIL & GAS INDUSTRY
L01 T 18:30-21:30 SB 105 N. Sallamie
Review of produced water characteristics; regulations governing produced water management, management options; technologies used for produced water treatment, novel/emerging technologies; process design approaches and comparative evaluation of various technologies. Case Studies.
ENCH 687 ( 619.87) PETROLEUM ECONOMICS
L01 M 18:00-21:00 ENC 123 S. Letros
The course covers economic analysis and risk management practices in the energy sector. Emphasis is placed on uncertainty and risk in decision making. Investment ranking and portfolio development are covered.
ENCH 701 EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN & ERROR ANALYSIS
Intended for MSc/PhD students. MEng students may be able to register with Instructor’s Permission.
L01 M 18:30-21:30 ST 139 J. Jensen
Statistical analysis and design of engineering experiments; random variables and sampling distributions; estimation and hypothesis testing; concepts of central tendency, variability, confidence level; correlation, regression and variation analysis; robust estimation; experiments of evaluation; experiments of comparison; factorial experiments (analysis of variance); and experimental designs (involving randomization, replication, blocking and analysis of covariance).