PETE 410 Petroleum Production System

Every Spring Semester

PETE 659 Rock Mechanics Related to Hydraulic Fracture

Every Fall Semester

Estimate production performance for vertical and horizontal wells in oil, gas and two-phase flow reservoirs
Evaluate near wellbore problems in oil and gas well production, identify the problems cause by formation damage and well completion, and estimate their effect on production
Provide justification for selecting a completion option including perforation, screen, slotted liners and gravel packs.
Completion design and performance
Diagnose production problems, to identify the source of the problem in the production system, and to select the correct method, stimulation or artificial lift to solve the problems.
Design and optimize hydraulic fracture treatment and select correct stimulation methods for improving production performance (hydraulic fracturing or acid stimulation)
Design matrix acidizing stimulation for carbonate reservoirs. Select volume and injection rate for optimal treatment outcomes.
Recognize environmental sensitive issue in production engineering practice.

Apply fundamentals of rock mechanics: pore pressure and in situ stress estimation, linear elasticity, rock failure description and analysis
Calculate displacements, strains, and stresses of opening fractures
Evaluate stress shadow effects and investigate local stress reorientation and fracture interaction
Analyze strain response induced by opening fractures
Analyze near-tip stresses and determine fracture propagation direction
Summarize hydraulic fracture treatments and modeling in unconventional reservoirs

Based on invitation