Petroleum Engineering (PTE)
- http://chems.usc.edu/admission/petroleum_engineering.htm
- D class assignments for undergraduates available in HED316; phone 740-0322.
- To be enrolled in an off-campus course, you MUST also be enrolled in the Distance Education Network (DEN). For more information, call 740-4488 or go to den.usc.edu. DEN courses are indicated by a location of OFF CAMPUS.
Properties of porous rocks; capillarity effect, single-phase and multiphase fluid flow through porous media; diffusion and dispersion, miscible displacement heat transfer. Lecture, 3 hours. Not available for credit to Petroleum Engineering majors.
- Prerequisite: 1 from (CHEM 115A or CHEM 105A) and (MATH 245 and PHYS 151 and CE 309)
- Restriction: Registration closed to the following major(s): Petroleum Engineering
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32200D | Lecture | 3:30-6:10pm | Wednesday | 6 of 6 | Kristian Jessen | OHE120 |  | |
| 32202D | Lecture | 3:30-6:10pm | Wednesday | 6 of 10 | Kristian Jessen | OFF CAMPUS |  |
Concepts of petroleum geology, interpretation of downhole surveys and measurements including well logs, MWD, mud logs and samples
- Corequisite: PTE 464
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32204D | Lecture | 11:00-1:40pm | Tuesday | 11 of 18 | Donald Hill | OHE120 | | |
| 32206D | Lecture | 11:00-1:40pm | Tuesday | 7 of 8 | Donald Hill | OFF CAMPUS | |
Properties of porous rocks; capillarity effect, single-phase and multiphase fluid flow through porous media; diffusion and dispersion, miscible displacement, heat transfer. Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours.
- Prerequisite: 1 from (CHEM 105A or CHEM 115A) and (MATH 245 and PHYS 151)
- Note: Register for lecture and lab
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32208D | Lecture | 3:30-6:10pm | Wednesday | 20 of 22 | Kristian Jessen | OHE120 | | |
| 32210D | Lab | 3:00-5:50pm | Monday | 9 of 11 | Kristian Jessen | PCE313 | | |
| 32280D | Lab | 3:00-5:50pm | Friday | 11 of 11 | Kristian Jessen | PCE313 | |
Theory and practice in drilling technology; mechanical properties of reservoir rocks; well completion; acidizing and fracturing, oil production gechnology. Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours
- Prerequisite: PTE 402
- Note: Register for lecture and lab
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32212D | Lecture | 6:30-8:10pm | Tuesday | 9 of 10 | Malvina Lerma | OHE120 | | |
| 32214D | Lab | TBA | TBA | 9 of 10 | Malvina Lerma | OFFICE | |
Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32216D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | Iraj Ershaghi | OFFICE | |
Sources of data for reservoir characterization; cross-disciplinary integration; geologic models; sequence stratigraphic, lithologic, well test and geophysical models; 4-D seismic; compartmentalized and fractured reservoirs; error and risk analysis. Graduate standing in PTE.
- Prerequisite: (PTE 411 and PTE 461)
- Corequisite: PTE 506
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Petroleum Engineering
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32218D | Lecture | 3:30-6:10pm | Monday | Canceled | | |||
| 32219D | Lecture | 3:30-6:10pm | Monday | Canceled | |
Volumetric reservoir performance; reservoirs under water influx and gas cap expansion; coning; gravity drainage; estimation of reserves and ultimate recovery. Prerequisite: 402L.
- Prerequisite: PTE 464
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32276D | Lecture | 9:00-11:40am | Friday | 21 of 30 | Iraj Ershaghi | OHE100C | | |
| 32278D | Lecture | 9:00-11:40am | Friday | 6 of 10 | Iraj Ershaghi | OFF CAMPUS | |
Rock mechanics; rotary drilling processes; bit selection; optimizing bit weight and rotational speed; well hydraulics and control; casing design and cementing; directional and offshore drilling.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32224D | Lecture | 6:30-8:10pm | Tuesday | 11 of 20 | Malvina Lerma | OHE120 | | |
| 32225D | Lecture | 6:30-8:10pm | Tuesday | 5 of 10 | Malvina Lerma | OFF CAMPUS | |
Classification; porosity development; source rocks; wettability; capillary pressure curves; compressibility; surface areas; relative permeabilities; various petrophysical properties; formation evaluation; overpressures; thin section analysis.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32282D | Lecture | 2:00-3:40pm | Friday | 16 of 20 | George Chilingar | OHE100B | | |
| 32284D | Lecture | 2:00-3:40pm | Friday | 7 of 10 | George Chilingar | OFF CAMPUS | |
Principles of single and multiphase flow through porous media; mechanisms of immiscible and miscible displacement; momentum, heat and mass transport in porous media.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32268D | Lecture | 6:30-9:10pm | Wednesday | 20 of 28 | Victor Ziegler | RTH109 | | |
| 32270D | Lecture | 6:30-9:10pm | Wednesday | 6 of 10 | Victor Ziegler | OFF CAMPUS | |
Methods for oilfield data mining, data preparation mining images, prediction and knowledge discovery, subset selection, pattern recognition. Limite to students with graduate standing. Recommended preparation: prerequisites for non-majors
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32272D | Lecture | 11:00-1:40pm | Thursday | 12 of 20 | Ke-Thia Yao | OHE120 | | |
| 32274D | Lecture | 11:00-1:40pm | Thursday | 4 of 10 | Ke-Thia Yao | OFF CAMPUS | |
Research leading to the Master's Degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32246D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 4 of 15 | Iraj Ershaghi | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of Thesis.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32248D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | Iraj Ershaghi | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of Thesis.
- Prerequisite: PTE 594A
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32250D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | Iraj Ershaghi | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of Thesis.
- Prerequisite: PTE 594B
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32252D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | Iraj Ershaghi | OFFICE | |
Laboratory study of specific problems for candidates for the degree Engineer in Petroleum Engineering. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32254D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 7 of 15 | Iraj Ershaghi | OFFICE | |
Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32256D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 3 of 15 | Iraj Ershaghi | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32258D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | Iraj Ershaghi | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.
- Prerequisite: PTE 794A
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32260D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 15 | Iraj Ershaghi | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.
- Prerequisite: PTE 794B
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32262D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | Iraj Ershaghi | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.
- Prerequisite: PTE 794C
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32264D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 15 | Iraj Ershaghi | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.
- Prerequisite: PTE 794D
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32266D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 15 | Iraj Ershaghi | OFFICE | |
Information accurate as of 2/12/2010 7:27 AM.