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 reservoir fluids, volumetric and material balances for gas and oil reservoirs; reservoir modeling concepts. Lecture, 3 hours. Not available for credit to Petroleum Engineering majors.
- Prerequisite: PTE 411
- Restriction: Registration closed to the following major(s): Petroleum Engineering
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32200D | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Wednesday | 4 of 20 | Sergiu Popa | RTH109 |  | |
| 32202D | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Wednesday | 4 of 15 | Sergiu Popa | OFF CAMPUS |  |
Properties of reservoir fluids, volumetric and material balances for gas and oil reservoirs; reservoir modeling concepts. Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory 3 hours.
- Prerequisite: PTE 463
- Note: Register for lecture and lab
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32206D | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Wednesday | 13 of 15 | Sergiu Popa | RTH109 | | |
| 32210D | Lab | TBA | TBA | 13 of 15 | Sergiu Popa | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32211D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | Iraj Ershaghi | OFFICE | |
Formulation and numerical solution of the equations describing the underground flow of fluids through porous media. Includes mass (contaminant) transport in single and multiphase flow.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32222D | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Tuesday | 4 of 10 | Allan Spivak | OFF CAMPUS | | |
| 32220D | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Tuesday | 17 of 25 | Allan Spivak | OHE122 | |
From classical thermodynamics to engineering application; equations of state based calculations; PVT experiments; reservoir fluid characterization; PT-flash calculations and stability analysis; compositional grading; transport properties. Open only to graduate students. Recommended preparation: CHE 330, MATH 226.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32272D | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Mon, Wed | Canceled | Kristian Jessen | | ||
| 32274D | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Mon, Wed | Canceled | Kristian Jessen | | ||
| 32276D | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Mon, Wed | 7 of 15 | Kristian Jessen | OHE132 | | |
| 32278D | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Mon, Wed | 3 of 15 | Kristian Jessen | OFF CAMPUS | |
Principles of well testing; down hole device; aquifer tests; slug tests; DST; pressure transient modeling in homogeneous and heterogeneous systems; parameter estimation; computer aided techniques.
- Prerequisite: PTE 464
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32224D | Lecture | 9:00-11:40am | Friday | 23 of 25 | Iraj Ershaghi | OHE120 | | |
| 32225D | Lecture | 9:00-11:40am | Friday | 9 of 12 | Iraj Ershaghi | OFF CAMPUS | |
This course reviews current practices related to well completion methods, wellbore stimulation, and damage control. Formation damage prevention and stimulation methods are emphasized.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32228D | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Monday | Canceled | | |||
| 32282D | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Monday | Canceled | |
Use of geostatistical methods for exploration and development of mineral and petroleum resources, application of semivariogram, kriging, cokriging, nonlinear and parametric estimation and conditional stimulation. Graduate standing. Recommended preparation: knowledge of statistics.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32230D | Lecture | 3:30-6:10pm | Thursday | Canceled | | |||
| 32232D | Lecture | 3:30-6:10pm | Thursday | Canceled | |
Principles of oil well and gas well production; design of artificial lift systems and surface operations; field problems of enhanced oil recovery operations.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32286D | Lecture | 2:00-4:40pm | Friday | 20 of 25 | Bradford Pierce | OHE100B | | |
| 32288D | Lecture | 2:00-4:40pm | Friday | 6 of 15 | Bradford Pierce | OFF CAMPUS | |
Immersive subsurface and surface environments, web based monitoring and feedback, visualizing risk, unattended operation. Limited to students with graduate standing. Recommended preparation: prerequsites 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32283D | Lecture | 11:00-1:40pm | Thursday | 21 of 25 | Fred Aminzadeh | OHE120 | | |
| 32284D | Lecture | 11:00-1:40pm | Thursday | 10 of 15 | Fred Aminzadeh | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32240D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32242D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32244D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32246D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | OFFICE | |
Stochastic methods for modeling and simulating physical, chemical and biological processes. Topics include: Stochastic partial differential equations, Monte Carlo simulations, moment equation methods, stochastic expansions.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the CE department but may qualify for major credit in PTE. To register, enroll in CE 611.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29782R | Lecture | 2:00-4:40pm | Thursday | 11 of 25 | Dongxiao Zhang | THHB10 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32250D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32260D | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32262D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32264D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32266D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32268D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32270D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 15 | Iraj Ershaghi | OFFICE | |
Information accurate as of 10/3/2010 9:40 PM.