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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.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32200D | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-6:10pm | Wednesday | 18 of 76 | Jincai Chang | OHE136 |  | |
| 32202D | 014 | Lecture | 3:30-6:10pm | Wednesday | 2 of 20 | Jincai Chang | DEN@Viterbi | |
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 | 36 of 76 | Donald Hill | OHE136 |  | |
| 32206D | 014 | Lecture | 11:00-1:40pm | Tuesday | 6 of 25 | Donald Hill | DEN@Viterbi | |
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 | 2:00-4:40pm | Wednesday | 31 of 36 | Kristian Jessen | VKC101 |  | |
| 32210R | 001 | Lab | 3:30-5:50pm | Monday | 11 of 12 | Kristian Jessen | PCE313 | | |
| 32288R | 001 | Lab | 3:30-5:50pm | Tuesday | 11 of 12 | Kristian Jessen | PCE313 | | |
| 32290R | 001 | Lab | 3:30-5:50pm | Thursday | 9 of 12 | 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 | 10 of 30 | Bradford Pierce | GFS223 | | |
| 32214R | 001 | Lab | 8:10-9:10pm | Tuesday | 10 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 | 1 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 | Tuesday | 37 of 56 | Jincai Chang | OHE100D |  | |
| 32207D | 034 | Lecture | 3:30-6:10pm | Tuesday | 1 of 20 | Jincai Chang | DEN@Viterbi | |
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)
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): 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 | 048 | Lecture | 3:30-6:10pm | Monday | 11 of 30 | Iraj Ershaghi | OHE136 | PDF (60683 KB) | |
| 32222D | 034 | Lecture | 3:30-6:10pm | Monday | 0 of 15 | Iraj Ershaghi | DEN@Viterbi | PDF (60683 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 | 62 of 70 | Jincai Chang | OHE122 | | |
| 32278D | 034 | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Thursday | 3 of 20 | Jincai Chang | 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 | 18 of 40 | Donald Paul | OHE136 | | |
| 32294D | 034 | Lecture | 12:30-3:10pm | Wednesday | 4 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.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32282D | 048 | Lecture | 11:00-1:40pm | Monday | 25 of 45 | George Chilingar | OHE100C | | |
| 32284D | 034 | Lecture | 11:00-1:40pm | Monday | 0 of 15 | George Chilingar | DEN@Viterbi | |
Optimization algorithms for oilfield development, including well control optimization, well placement, open-loop and closed-loop model predictive control, and robust optimization. Prerequisite: PTE 500. Recommended preparation: Familiarity with linear algebra, vector calculus, general reservoir engineering and MATLAB programming language. Open only to Engineering graduate students.
- Prerequisite: PTE 500
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32298D | 048 | Lecture | 9:30-12:10pm | Wednesday | 5 of 28 | Behnam Jafarpour | OHE100C | | |
| 32299D | 034 | Lecture | 9:30-12:10pm | Wednesday | 0 of 20 | Behnam Jafarpour | DEN@Viterbi | |
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 | 56 of 95 | Victor Ziegler | OHE122 | | |
| 32270D | 034 | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Wednesday | 4 of 18 | Victor Ziegler | DEN@Viterbi | |
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 | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32272D | 048 | Lecture | 11:00-1:40pm | Thursday | 30 of 50 | Ke-Thia Yao | OHE136 | | |
| 32274D | 034 | Lecture | 11:00-1:40pm | Thursday | 2 of 15 | Ke-Thia Yao | DEN@Viterbi | |
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 | 7 of 30 | Iraj Ershaghi | OFFICE | |
Overview of background and techniques required for understanding, assessing, and mitigating formation damage in petroleum and subsurface reservoirs.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32291D | 048 | Lecture | 11:00-1:40pm | Monday | Canceled | Faruk Civan | | ||
| 32293D | 034 | Lecture | 11:00-1:40pm | Monday | Canceled | Faruk Civan | |
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 | 13 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 | |