RESEARCH
List of Academic Year 2006-2007 Faculty Publications & Presentations
The following research consortia are currently active in The University of Tulsa's Petroleum Engineering Department:
An industrially sponsored academic research consortium that performs research on artificial lift. TUALP provides a unique environment, combining a nearly industrial-size experimental facility with theoretical academic support.
TUCoRE is a partnership between The University of Tulsa (TU) and Chevron to conduct research on oil and gas production systems. The center supports the development of new production system techology while providing educational opportunities for US and international employees and students in petroleum engineering.
The primary emphasis of this research is to apply new technology to oil and gas fields to improve the performance of these fields. The technologies include integration of different types of data for improving reservoir description and optimization of single-well performance by integrating reservoir properties with system analysis. The research is jointly funded by the oil industry and government agencies.
A non-profit cooperative industry-university research project to conduct basic and applied research for the advancement of drilling technology. The function is to provide research for drilling technology development, and to provide student education to implement such technology in the field. The aim is to reduce well costs through improvements in the technology used to drill and complete oil and gas wells.
A cooperative industry-university research group supported by several oil and gas production, transmission, consulting, and service member companies from 8 countries. The group was formed January 1, 1973, to conduct applied research on fluid flow problems encountered by the member companies.
A cooperative industry-university research group supported by several oil and gas production, transmission, consulting, and service member companies from 8 countries. The group was formed in 2002, to focus on phenomena associated with the formation of hydrates (ice-like crystals) in pipelines transporting gas, oil and water at high pressures in offshore activities.
High oil viscosity multiphase flow can be experienced during the production and transportation of heavy oils at normal temperatures, and during the production and transportation of normal oils from cold environments. TUHOP is a joint industry project supported by several major oil companies to conduct applied research on high-viscosity oil multiphase flows in wells and pipelines.
The objective of this program is to enhance our understanding of paraffin deposition in single and two-phase (gas-oil) flows; conduct focused experiments to better understand various aspects of deposition physics; and utilize knowledge gained from experimental modeling studies to enhance the computer programs developed in the previous JIP for predicting paraffin deposition in single and two-phase flow environments. These refined computer models will then be tested against field data from member company pipelines.
A cooperative industry-university research project organized to address basic and applied research needs of the petroleum industry in reservoir characterization, well testing and reservoir simulation.
Established in 1994, the mission of Tulsa University Separation Technology Projects (TUSTP) is to advance the state-of-the-art of compact multiphase cyclonic separation technology for gas/oil/water flow. This includes individual compact separator components, such as the Gas-Liquid Cylindrical Cyclone (GLCC) and integrated compact separation systems. Emphasis is placed on measurement and understanding of the hydrodynamic flow behavior in compact separators and development of design tools, based on mechanistic modeling, for the industry.