collapse allexpand all
Petroleum Engineering (PTE)
- http://chems.usc.edu/admission/petroleum_engineering.htm
- D class assignments for undergraduates available in HED316; phone (213) 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 | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32200D | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-6:10pm | Wednesday | 50 of 50 | Kristian Jessen | OHE136 |   | |
| 32202D | 014 | Lecture | 3:30-6:10pm | Wednesday | 5 of 20 | Kristian Jessen | DEN@Viterbi | | |
| 32298D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:40pm | Thursday | 19 of 25 | Kristian Jessen | KAP167 | |
Concepts of petroleum geology, interpretation of downhole surveys and measurements including well logs, MWD, mud logs and samples
- Corequisite: PTE 464
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32204D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-1:40pm | Tuesday | 63 of 70 | Donald Hill | OHE136 | | |
| 32206D | 014 | Lecture | 11:00-1:40pm | Tuesday | 4 of 25 | Donald Hill | DEN@Viterbi | | |
| 32299D | 001 | Lecture | 6:20-9:00pm | Monday | 21 of 25 | Donald Hill | KAP159 | |
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 | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32208D | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-6:10pm | Wednesday | 29 of 30 | Kristian Jessen | OHE136 |  | |
| 32210D | 001 | Lab | 3:00-5:30pm | Monday | 8 of 8 | Kristian Jessen | PCE313 | | |
| 32280D | 001 | Lab | 4:00-6:30pm | Friday | 5 of 5 | Kristian Jessen | PCE313 | | |
| 32288D | 001 | Lab | 3:30-6:00pm | Tuesday | 8 of 9 | Kristian Jessen | PCE313 | | |
| 32290D | 001 | Lab | 3:30-6:00pm | Thursday | 8 of 8 | Kristian Jessen | PCE313 | |
Theory and practice in drilling technology; mechanical properties of reservoir rocks; well completion; acidizing and fracturing, oilproduction gechnology. Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours
- Prerequisite: PTE 464
- Note: Register for lecture and lab
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32212D | 001 | Lecture | 5:30-8:00pm | Tuesday | 30 of 30 | Bradford Pierce | KAP146 | PDF (154231 KB) | |
| 32214D | 001 | Lab | 8:10-9:10pm | Tuesday | 30 of 30 | Bradford Pierce | PCE313 | |
Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32216D | 001 | 2.0-8.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | Iraj Ershaghi | OFFICE | |
Introduction to mathematical and computational methods in characterizing, modeling, and describing the subsurface flow and transport phenomena. Recommended preparation: Familiarity with basic calculus, differential equation, and MATLAB programming. Open only to Engineering students.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Andrew and Erna Viterbi School of Engineering
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32205D | 048 | Lecture | 3:30-6:10pm | Monday | 33 of 76 | Behnam Jafarpour | OHE136 | PDF (46018 KB) | |
| 32207D | 034 | Lecture | 3:30-6:10pm | Monday | 2 of 20 | Behnam Jafarpour | DEN@Viterbi | PDF (46018 KB) | |
Geology of unconventional resources, exploration, development, laboratory testing, drilling, formation evaluation, design and monitoring of hydraulic fracturing, forecasting, technology of oil sand and environmental issues. Recommended preparation: PTE 507, Graduate standing in Petroleum Engineering
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32220D | 034 | Lecture | 5:00-7:40pm | Tuesday | 4 of 20 | Iraj Ershaghi | DEN@Viterbi | PDF (319006 KB) | |
| 32222D | 048 | Lecture | 5:00-7:40pm | Tuesday | 64 of 76 | Iraj Ershaghi | OHE136 | PDF (319006 KB) | |
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 | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32276D | 048 | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Thursday | 72 of 85 | Ehsan Tajer | OHE122 | | |
| 32278D | 034 | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Thursday | 15 of 20 | Ehsan Tajer | DEN@Viterbi | |
Infrastructure Security, Resilience and Management of Digital Oil Fields, Process Control Networks in exploration and production, refining and chemical plants, Asset Integrity principles, case histories. Open only to graduate students.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32292D | 048 | Lecture | 12:30-3:10pm | Wednesday | 20 of 76 | Donald Paul | OHE136 |  | |
| 32294D | 034 | Lecture | 12:30-3:10pm | Wednesday | 3 of 15 | Donald Paul | DEN@Viterbi | |
Classification; porosity development; source rocks; wettability; capillary pressure curves; compressibility; surface areas; relative permeabilities; various petrophysical properties; formation evaluation; overpressures; thin section analysis.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32282D | 048 | Lecture | 12:30-2:10pm | Monday | 47 of 76 | George Chilingar | OHE136 | PDF (55909 KB) | |
| 32284D | 034 | Lecture | 12:30-2:10pm | Monday | 6 of 15 | George Chilingar | DEN@Viterbi | PDF (55909 KB) | |
Principles of single and multiphase flow through porous media; mechanisms of immiscible and miscible displacement; momentum, heat and mass transport in porous media.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32268D | 048 | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Wednesday | 55 of 76 | Victor Ziegler | OHE136 | PDF (106948 KB) | |
| 32270D | 034 | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Wednesday | 16 of 18 | Victor Ziegler | DEN@Viterbi | PDF (106948 KB) | |
Review of soft computing methods such as neuralnetworks, fuzzy logic, problematic reasoning in reservoir characterization, dynamic reservoir modeling, oilfield data integration and analysis of uncertainty in prediction. Limited 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 | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32272D | 048 | Lecture | 11:00-1:40pm | Thursday | 41 of 76 | Fred Aminzadeh | OHE136 | Word (45315 KB) | |
| 32274D | 034 | Lecture | 11:00-1:40pm | Thursday | 7 of 25 | Fred Aminzadeh | DEN@Viterbi | Word (24182 KB) | |
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 | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32246D | 048 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 14 of 30 | Iraj Ershaghi | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of Thesis.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32248D | 048 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | OFFICE | |
Laboratory study of specific problems for candidates for the degree Engineer in Petroleum Engineering. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32254D | 048 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | 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 | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32256D | 048 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 10 of 15 | Iraj Ershaghi | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32228D | 048 | 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 | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32229D | 048 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 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 | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32262D | 048 | 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 | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32264D | 048 | 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 | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32266D | 048 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | Iraj Ershaghi | OFFICE | |