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PETE 325

Spring 2014 Schedule First Half to Spring Break Lecture: Mondays 5:45 pm; BSBE 115

Labs: T, W, R or F; Theory/Computational: RICH 301L; Experiments RICH 201L

Other readings may be assigned on particular topics. PPS = Petroleum Production Systems (Economides, Hill, Ehlig-Economides, Zhu), 2nd Editionyour textbook; We may have some readings from other sources; we will make the material available as needed

Week

(Monday)

Lecture: Monday Lecture Topic

Lab: T, W, R, F Lab Topic Reading*

Week 1

(13 January)

Lecture: Course Overview + Completion Types

Lab: Well completion types/systems/materials

(Lab meet in RICH 301)

PPS Ch.1

Lab material to be supplied

WCD Ch. 1 excerpt (Supplementary)

Week 2

(20 January)

(No Monday

LectureMLK Day)

In lieu of lecture: The five types of reservoir

fluids; permeability and Darcys Law

Lab: The five types of reservoir fluids;

permeability and Darcys Law (Lab meet in RICH 301)

PPS Ch. 1.2.1.5 and 1.2.2

pdf files on eCampus:

McCain article on the five reservoir fluids

Document on the history of Henry Darcy

and Darcys Law

Week 3

(27 January)

Lecture: Inflow PerformanceReservoir Deliverability for Oil, Gas and Two-Phase

Inflow; Skin Effects on Inflow

Lab: Inflow Performance, Skin Calculation, and

Completion Effect Computation

PPS Ch. 2 (omit sec. 2.5)

PPS Ch. 3 Sec. 3.3 3.6 PPS Ch.4 Sec. 4.3

PPS Ch.6 Sec. 6.1 6.4 (Lab material to be supplied)

Week 4

(03 February)

Lecture: Wellbore/Vertical Flow Performance

& Well Performance Analysis

Lab: Wellbore Flow Performance Computation

& Well Performance Analysis

PPS Ch. 7 Sec 7.1 7.3 PPS Ch. 9

(Lab material to be supplied)

Week 5

(10 February)

Lecture: Artificial Lift IOverview and Introduction to Two-Phase Flow and Gas Lift

Lab: Two Phase Flow--vertical

PPS Ch. 7, sections 7.4.1, 7.4.2, 7.4.4

PPS Ch. 11, sections 11.1, 11.2

(Lab material to be supplied)

Week 6

(17 February)

Lecture: Artificial Lift IIPump LiftRod Pump and ESP

Lab: Two Phase Flow--horizontal

PPS Ch. 12

(Lab: PPS Ch. 8, section 8.2 plus material to

be supplied)

Week 7

(24 February)

Lecture: Well, wellhead and Surface Equipment

Lab: Centrifugal Pump Performance

PPS Ch. 8.1 8.4 (Lab material to be supplied)

Week 8

(03 March)

Lecture: Stimulation IAcid Stimulation Lab: Gas Reservoir Depletion & Gas Flow

Measurement

Exam 1: Wed, 5 March 5:45 pm, BSBE 115.

Material covered will be Weeks 1 7, class and lab.

PPS Ch. 14, 15, 16

(Lab material to be supplied)

Week 9

(10 March)

Lecture: Spring BreakNo Classes! Lab: ------------or Labs!------------