Shanshan Yao, PhD
Fall Term 2026 (1970)
PET E 364 - Drilling Engineering
4.3 units (fi 8)(EITHER, 3-1S-3/2)
Rotary drilling systems, elements of rock mechanics, properties and field testing procedures of drilling fluids, drilling fluids hydraulics, drill bit hydraulics and mechanics, well control, factors affecting rate of penetration, drill string mechanics, fundamentals of directional drilling. Prerequisites: CH E 312 or equivalent and CIV E 270.
LECTURE A1 (50587)
2026-09-01 - 2026-12-08
MWF 13:00 - 13:50
LECTURE A2 (58613)
2026-09-01 - 2026-12-08
MWF 11:00 - 11:50
Winter Term 2027 (1980)
PET E 295 - Fundamental Reservoir Engineering
3.8 units (fi 8)(EITHER, 3-0-3/2)
Rock properties (porosity, permeability): definition, measurement and models. Rock-fluid interaction (wettability, relative permeability, interfacial tension, capillary pressure): definition, measurement and models. Single and multiphase flow through porous media Darcy equation and diffusivity equation: Derivation and solution for different coordinates and boundary conditions. Prerequisite: PET E 275. PET E 295 cannot be taken for credit if credit has already been obtained in PET E 373.
LECTURE B1 (79592)
2027-01-04 - 2027-04-09
MWF 10:00 - 10:50