GRADUATE CATALOG - The Petroleum Institute

Graduate Catalog |Graduate Courses in Petroleum EngineeringPEEG 500 ROCK AND FLUIDS PROPERTIES-FORMATION EVALUATIONStudents will receive comprehensive coverage of reservoir rock and fluids properties and their applications to reservoirengineering calculations, with an overview of well logging and well log analysis.Pre-requisite NoneCo-requisite NoneRestrictions None(3-0-0)PEEG 510 ADVANCED WELL TEST ANALYSISThis course is designed to give an advanced-level perspective in the area of pressure transient test interpretation.After a brief review of well testing fundamentals, interpretation techniques in complex systems are discussed. Thisincludes topics such as varying wellbore storage, fractured wells, dual porosity systems, composite systems, layeredreservoirs and horizontal wells. The course includes numerous example problems specifically designed to supplementthe theoretical discussions. The use of well test analysis in reservoir characterization will be emphasized.Pre-requisite NoneCo-requisite NoneRestrictions None(3-0-3)PEEG 511 ADVANCED WELL LOGGINGThis course introduces students to advances and latest technological developments of modern well-logging. Various indepthanalysis and interpretation methods for well logs needed for interpretation of petrophysical and mechanicalproperties of the porous media and fluid saturations for different lithological environments will be explored andpracticed. Emphasis will be on application of results to formation and reservoir evaluation.Pre-requisite NoneCo-requisite NoneRestrictions None(3-0-3)PEEG 512 ADVANCED SPECIAL CORE ANALYSISReservoir special core analysis data are among the most critical reservoir parameters that will directly affect theaccuracy of the reservoir fluids in place, distribution and its reserves. It is imperative for reservoir characterization,and dynamic recovery mechanisms. This course is designed to give the theoretical basis of these multiphase rockproperties of wettability, capillary pressure, relative permeability and electrical properties. The course will also coverthe best practices of measuring these properties in the laboratory and the interpretation of the data analytically andnumerically.Pre-requisite NoneCo-requisite NoneRestrictions None(3-0-3)PEEG 520 ADVANCED DRILLING ENGINEERINGThis is a comprehensive course on drilling with topics covering from the planning stages of a drilling well, to selectingoptimum operating conditions to achieve ‘cost effective’ as well as, safe drilling practices. The instructor will list thestages of planning, explain each one of them, show example cases, and finally, will let the students work on samplecases. A number of popular industry software packages will also be used to demonstrate the concepts explained duringlectures. The students will have hands-on experience with these software packages. However, dangerous assumptionsinherent in these software packages will also be explained.Pre-requisite NoneCo-requisite NoneRestrictions None(3-0-3)PEEG 521 UNDERBALANCED DRILLINGThis course introduces the basics and new developments in Underbalanced Drilling Techniques (UBD) for students.The materials covered in this course will help students understand fundamentals of different UBD techniques,advantages and disadvantages of each, operational procedures and constraints, which play important role in selectingthe most suitable UBD technique. Up on completing this course, the students are expected to be able to design, planand run UBD operations.Pre-requisite NoneCo-requisite NoneRestrictions None(3-0-3)Page 89