Syllabi for TAMU PETE Graduate courses

SYLLABUS
Course title and number PETE 641 - Models for Simulation of Advanced Coupled Processes in
Geologic Media
Term (e.g., Fall 200X) Summer 2010
Meeting times and location TBA
Course Description and Prerequisites
The single-component, single-phase simulators developed in PETE 640 are expanded to include
advanced multi-phase flow processes and more complex geologic media. At the end of this course, the
non-isothermal multi-dimensional models that will be developed will be capable of handling complex
geologic media (porous and fractured, with matrix-fracture interactions), structured and unstructured
grids, multiple mass components (gas, oil and water) in multi-phase (liquid, vapor and/or liquid-vapor)
states, and phase changes.
Prerequisites:
1. Graduate classification.
2. PETE 640.
3. Programming experience in FORTRAN95, C, C++ or another programming language (NOTE:
The extensive coding efforts will be conducted using FORTRAN95/2003. Experience in
FORTRAN or another programming language is a MUST for this course. Experience with
MatLab or Mathematica programming will not be adequate preparation for the needs of this
course.
4. A solid understanding of (a) the physical processes of flow and transport through porous media,
(b) numerical analysis and (c) linear algebra.
5. Access to a FORTRAN95/2003 compiler on a PC or workstation.
Learning Outcomes or Course Objectives
The objectives of the course are for students to:
1. Develop expanded multi-phase flow processes and more complex geologic models.
2. Design and build non-isothermal multi-dimensional models that will be capable of handling
complex geologic media (porous and fractured, with matrix-fracture interactions), structured and
unstructured grids, multiple mass components (gas, oil and water and water) in multi-phase
(liquid, vapor and/or liquid-vapor) states, and phase changes.
Name
Dr. George Moridis
Telephone number (510) 486-4746
Email address gjmoridis@lbl.gov
Office hours TBD
Office location TBD
Textbook:
Instructor Information
Textbook and/or Resource Material
1. Fortran 95/2003 for Scientists & Engineers, by Stephen J. Chapman (2007): This book will be the
basic FORTRAN 95/2003 reference used in the class.
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2. Class notes and copies of appropriate scientific publications on relevant subjects will be
distributed by the instructor.
Reference Materials:
1. Petroleum Reservoir Simulations: A Basic Approach, by M.R. Islam, S.M. Farouq Ali, J.
H. Abou Kassem, and Jamal H. Abou-kassem (2005)
2. Petroleum Reservoir Simulation, by Khalid Aziz and Antonin Settari (1979)
3. The Properties of Petroleum Fluids, by W. D. McCain
4. The Properties of Gases and Liquids, by Bruce E. Poling, John M. Prausnitz and John
O’Connell (2000)
5. Fortran 95/2003 Explained (Numerical Mathematics and Scientific Computation), by
Michael Metcalf, John Reid, and Malcolm Cohen (2004)
6. Object-Oriented Programming via Fortran 90/95, by Ed Akin (2003)
Grading Policies
Homework (daily assignments; quality and logical thoroughness of code)………………… (100%)
Policy on homework:
o All homework is due (even if late); otherwise, an “Incomplete” grade will be given until homework
is submitted
Grading Scale
A……………………………………………………………………………………………………..90-100%
B………………………………………………………………………………………………………80-89%
C………………………………………………………………………………………………………70-79%
D………………………………………………………………………………………………………60-69%
F………………………………………………………………………………………………………..0-59%
Course Topics, Calendar of Activities, Major Assignment Dates
Week
Topic
1 Complex geologic media: matrix-fracture interactions in fractured media, and the
Multiple Interacting Continua (MINC) concept
2 Domain discretization (Mixed Cartesian/cylindrical grids, unstructured grids)
3-4 Process description:
o Wettability (relative permeability and capillary pressure, various models)
o Equation of state with phase changes (PVT relationships, vapor pressure,
phase enthalpies and latent heats of vaporization/condensation)
o Thermophysical properties (phase density, viscosity, solubility, thermal
conductivity, etc.)
o Phase changes (boiling, vaporization), solution and exsolution
5 Initial and boundary conditions – primary and secondary variables, primary variable
change
6 Treatment of sources and sinks (wells)
7 Setting up the Jacobian matrices; change of primary variables
8 Solution of 2D and 3D problems (Cartesian or cylindrical) of single-component (CH4),
single-phase gas flow in fractured media (application to shale gas)
9 Solution of 2D and 3D problems (Cartesian or cylindrical) of single-component
(water), two-phase flow with phase changes (geothermal reservoir problem)
10 Solution of 1D, 2D and 3D problems (Cartesian, cylindrical, mixed, Voronoi or
unstructured grids) of two-component, two-phase isothermal flow (water+oil, oil+gas,
water+gas)
11 Solution of 1D, 2D and 3D problems (Cartesian, cylindrical, mixed, Voronoi or
unstructured grids) of three-component, three-phase isothermal flow (water+oil+gas)
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12 Solution of 1D, 2D and 3D problems (Cartesian, cylindrical, mixed, Voronoi or
unstructured grids) of three-component, three-phase non-isothermal flow with heat
and phase changes (water+oil+gas, steam injection)
13-14 Advanced problems (discussion of approach, coding only if time permits):
o Coalbed methane
o Solute/reactive transport
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