PE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS - GRADUATE
The number of credits allotted a course is indicated by the last digit of the course number.
7003 Artificial Lift Systems
Design and comparison of present-day artificial lift systems including sucker rod pumping, gas lift, electrical
submersible pumping, hydraulic pumping, jet pumping, plunger lift, and other lift methods.
Prerequisites: PE 3073.
7013 Advanced Reservoir Engineering
Mathematical development of fluid flow equations in porous media. Analytical solutions to single-phase flow and
their applications. Natural water influx, immiscible displacement theory.
Prerequisites: PE 3023, 4113 or permission of instructor.
7023 Advanced Production Design
Total system associated with production and transportation of oil and gas. Prediction of phase behavior and fluid
physical properties, inflow performance relationships, flow through completions, steady state multi-phase flow through
pipes and restrictions. Comprehensive design project.
Prerequisites: ES 3003, PE 3073 or permission of instructor.
7033 Well Test Analysis I
Development and applications of solutions to the diffusivity equation. Pressure build-up, draw-down, and fall off;
identification of wellbore storage and fractured wells using pressure derivatives; evaluation of stimulation treatments;
pressure interference in multiple well reservoirs; and well deliverability.
Prerequisites: PE 3023, MATH 4143.
7043 Reservoir Simulation I
Development of the equations for multi-phase, multidimensional flow in porous media and the mathematical procedures
required for their solution using finite-difference methods.
Prerequisites: PE 3023, MATH 4143, and proficiency in either Fortran, C, or C++ programming languages.
7053 Two Phase Flow Modeling
A theoretical treatment of two phase flow. Introduction to two phase phenomena and the recent modeling approach. Review
of the early black box general models. Flow pattern transition prediction and flow pattern modeling for vertical,
horizontal and inclined pipes. Unified models, application examples.
Prerequisites: CHE 7003 or permission of instructor.
7063 Advanced Drilling
Drilling fluids Rheology and hydraulics. Mathematical model of drilling rate and bit wear. Mechanics of BHA in
vertical and directional holes. Directional well trajectory predictions and design. Modeling of drag and torque.
Dynamics of drill string. Computer applications.
Prerequisites: PE 3043 or permission of instructor.
7073 Geostatistics
Application of statistical methods to reservoir characterization. Several conventional, as well as new techniques to
quantify reservoir data will be evaluated with major emphasis on definition of uncertainties in characterizing
reservoirs.
Prerequisites: GEOL 1013, PE 3023, STAT 3813 or permission of instructor.
7083 Advanced Drilling
Advanced improved recovery processes with emphasis on CO2, polymer and steam flooding. Phase behavior analysis on
ternary diagrams. Flow of non-Newtonian fluids. Design considerations for improved oil recovery processes by
incorporating reservoir characterization.
Prerequisites: PE 4113 or 7013.
7103 Advanced Formation Evaluation
Qualitative and quantitative analysis and interpretation of well logs involving shale formations and complex
lithologies. Use of cross-plots and computer models in comprehensive formation interpretations.
Prerequisites: PE 4053 or equivalent.
7113 Drilling Optimization
Drilling economics, cost trends, and estimation. Factors affecting rate penetration. Theory and techniques of
optimization. Applications of optimization techniques to drilling cost minimization. Lectures will be supplemented with
current literature on optimized drilling.
Prerequisites: PE 3043.
7123 Advanced Drilling Fluids
Drilling fluids fundamentals, clay chemistry and shale stabilization, drilling fluid rheology, surface chemistry of
drilling fluids, hole stability mechanics, drilling problems related to drilling fluids, drilling fluids additives and
chemicals, drilling fluids contaminants, and recent advances in drilling fluid systems.
Prerequisites: PE 3043.
7133 Inverse Problems
Overview of inverse theory with emphasis on flow in porous media. The method of Backus and Gilbert. Model resolution.
The probabilistic solutions of inverse problems. Monte Carlo methods and conditional simulation. Computation of
sensitivity coefficients and the maximum a posteriori estimate for non-linear problems. Sampling from the posterior
distribution function using Markhov chain, Monte Carlo, rejection-acceptance, and randomized maximum likelihood
algorithms.
Prerequisites: PE 7013, or MATH 6523 and STAT 6613, or GPHY 7063, or permission of instructor.
7813 Special Topics in Petroleum Engineering - Transient Flow Design (Spring 2008)
Content varies depending upon student and faculty interests.
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
7913 Master's Project
Directed project in petroleum engineering.
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
7961 Residency
See The University of Tulsa's 2006-2008 Graduate Bulletin, page 17, for requirements.
7981-6 Research and Thesis (1-6 hours)
Directed research on some problem within an approved area. Examination and written thesis required.
Prerequisites: Permission of department. Pass/Fail basis only.
7991-3 Independent Study (1-3 hours)
Individual or group studies of advanced topics. Selected study is performed by appointment with the faculty.
8013 Reservoir Simulation II
Design and implementation of a multiphase flow reservoir simulator, including interphase mass transfer and variable
fluid saturation pressure. Design of compositional reservoir simulators using a generalized Equation of State. Recent
advances in reservoir simulation.
Prerequisites: PE 7013, 7043.
8033 Well Test Analysis II
Determination of wellbore pressure for a wide variety of conditions by analytical techniques and simulation methods.
Transient flow of gas in reservoirs and analysis of gas well test data. Extension of single-phase flow systems to
multiphase flow. Pressure behavior in anisotropic systems and heterogeneous reservoirs.
Prerequisites: PE 7033, 7043.
8053 Transient Two-Phase Flow
Detailed derivation of the two basic models for transient two phase flow in pipelines: the Two Fluid Model and the
Drift Flux Model. Analysis of characteristics, well posed problems and stability, and review of numerical methods for
both models. Presentation of the recent trend of simplified models for transient flow in pipelines.
Prerequisites: PE 7023 or permission of instructor.
9981-9 Research and Dissertation (1-9 hours)
Original research on some problem within the field of petroleum engineering on the Ph.D. level.
Prerequisites: Admission to Ph.D. program. Pass/Fail basis only.
9991-3 Independent Study (1-3 hours)
Individual or group studies of advanced topics at the Ph.D. level. Selected study is performed by appointment with the
faculty.
Prerequisites: Admission to Ph.D. program.
APPROVED UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
Some senior-level undergraduate courses in the major and minor fields can be used for graduate credit. Such credit is
limited to six credit hours on the master's level nad an additional three credit hours on the doctoral level. Permission
of the student's graduate advisor is required to take and receive credit for these courses. A student enrolling in these
courses will complete assignments in addition to those completed by the undergraduate students in the courses. The
following are the approved senior-level petroleum engineering courses.
6413/4013 Petroleum
Economics and Property Evaluation
Time value of money; profitability measures; engineering analysis and prediction of cash flows of oil and gas
properties; revenues, discounts, depreciation, depletion, and risk analysis; contemporary economic issues affecting oil
industry.
Prerequisites: PE 3023.
6453/4053 Formation
Evaluation
Electrical, acoustic, and radioactive properties of rocks. Introduction to well logging theory and interpretation.
Prerequisites: GEOL 3153, PE 2112, 2123, PHYS 2063.
6463/4063 Well
Completion Design
Casing program, casing and tubing design, principles of cementing, completion added skin, well perforating, hydraulic
fracturing, sand control and acidizing.
Prerequisites: PE 3023, 3043.
6473/4073 Production
Engineering II
Design and analysis of surface production processes. Fluid separation, pumping and compression, measurement nd treatment
of production fluids.
Prerequisites: PE 3073.
6483 Design of Surface Facilities
Analysis, design, and application of production and processing equipment, including deparation problems, treating, and
transmission systems.
Prerequisites: PE 2112, 2123, 3073, ES 3003, 3053.
6513/4113 Reservoir Engineering II
Oil trapping, factional flow and frontal advance theory, areal and vertical sweep efficiencies, interaction of gravity,
capillary and viscous forces on flood performance, introduction to the fundamentals of reservoir simulation, and
application of a commercial reservoir simulator in design of water flooding and gas injection projects and in predicting
reservoir performance.
Prerequisites: PE 3023.
6573 Artificial Lift Methods
Theory, application, and design of the most important artificial lift methods, including gas lift, beam pumping, and
electrical submersible pumping.
Prerequisites: PE 3073.
6803 Oilfield Environmental Engineering
Environmental problems occurring in exploration, drilling, production and transporation operations; oilfield
environmental regulations and their impact on the industry; water, air and soil pollutions and treatments; environmental
control technology; environmental oilfield risk assessment and management.
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
6813 Flow Assurance
Multi-disciplinary subject addressing hydrocarbon production from offshore fields, including design and operational
issues. Major subjects to be covered include the prediction of paraffin deposition, hydrates, and remedial actions.