CIV E 395 - Civil Engineering Analysis

3 units (fi 8)(EITHER, 3-0-2/2)

The formulation of partial differential equations for modeling civil engineering problems. Introduction to analytical and numerical solution techniques. Prerequisites: MATH 201, MATH 209 and CIV E 295.

PET E 444 - Natural Gas Engineering

3 units (fi 8)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Topics include gas properties, reserves estimation, gas well deliverability, gas well testing, gas storage, surface facilities, and transmission. Production of unconventional gas reservoirs (coal beds, hydrates, tight sand and shale gas). Prerequisite: PET E 275.

PET E 675 - Advanced Petroleum Engineering Thermodynamics

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Thermodynamics and phase equilibrium in pressure-volume-composition relationships in petroleum fluids (oil/gas mixtures). Thermodynamic concepts and laws, phase equilibrium conditions, chemical potentials and fugacity, equilibrium conditions with curved interfaces due to underground capillary effect, phase diagrams of petroleum reservoir fluids, equation of state modelling designed for petroleum fluids, phase equilibrium computations and Tangent-Plane Distance (TPD) analysis, use of PVT software and analysis of petroleum fluid phase behavior and properties. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.