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Petroleum Engineering (PTE)
- http://chems.usc.edu/admission/petroleum_engineering.htm
- D class assignments for undergraduates available in HED-316; 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 |
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32200D | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-6:10pm | Wednesday | 0 of 30 | Kristian Jessen | RTH105 | ||
32202D | 014 | Lecture | 3:30-6:10pm | Wednesday | 0 of 20 | Kristian Jessen | DEN@Viterbi |
Measurement theory and petroleum/geothermal applications of electrical, radioactive, acoustic, and production logging tools. Estimation of rock porosity, water saturation, permeability, shale content, gas flow rate.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32204D | 001 | Lecture | 1:30-3:10pm | Mon, Wed | 0 of 25 | Birendra Jha | |||
32206D | 014 | Lecture | 1:30-3:10pm | Mon, Wed | 0 of 25 | Birendra Jha | ONLINE |
Fundamentals of flow and transport in porous materials including: Properties of porous rocks, capillarity effect, single- and multiphase flow, diffusion and dispersion in miscible displacements.
- Prerequisite: MATH 245 and PHYS 151 and 1 from (CHEM 105A or CHEM 115A)
- Note: Register for lecture and lab
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32208D | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-6:10pm | Wednesday | 0 of 28 | Kristian Jessen | RTH105 | ||
32210R | 001 | Lab | 3:30-5:50pm | Monday | 0 of 12 | PCE313 | |||
32290R | 001 | Lab | 3:30-5:50pm | Thursday | 0 of 12 | 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 |
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32212D | 001 | Lecture | 8:00-10:20am | Friday | 1 of 15 | Iraj Ershaghi | |||
32214R | 001 | Lab | 12:30-1:30pm | Friday | 1 of 15 | 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 |
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32216D | 001 | 2.0-8.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | Iraj Ershaghi | OFFICE |
Characterization and modeling of subsurface reservoirs. Extraction of energy and minerals. Storage of energy and greenhouse gases.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32295D | 048 | Lecture | 2:00-4:40pm | Thursday | 1 of 25 | Iraj Ershaghi | RTH217 | ||
32296D | 034 | Lecture | 2:00-4:40pm | Thursday | 1 of 25 | Iraj Ershaghi | DEN@Viterbi |
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 |
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32276D | 048 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Tuesday | 3 of 28 | Jincai Chang | |||
32278D | 034 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Tuesday | 1 of 20 | Jincai Chang | ONLINE |
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 |
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32292D | 048 | Lecture | 12:00-2:40pm | Wednesday | 1 of 28 | Donald Paul | RTH217 | ||
32294D | 034 | Lecture | 12:00-2:40pm | Wednesday | 1 of 15 | Donald Paul | DEN@Viterbi |
Understanding deep learning: for students in engineering, physical and life sciences and computer science with mathematical background.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the MASC department but may qualify for major credit in PTE. To register, enroll in MASC 520.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32127R | 048 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 6 of 24 | Rajiv Kalia | DMC160 |
Introduction to conventional and modern geostatistical estimation and simulation techniques, combining theory with hands-on computer application of geostatistical methods in modeling the spatial phenomena.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32275D | 048 | Lecture | 9:00-10:50am | Mon, Wed | 1 of 25 | Behnam Jafarpour | |||
32273R | 001 | Lab | 11:30-12:20pm | Monday | 1 of 25 |
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 |
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32268D | 048 | Lecture | 4:00-6:40pm | Wednesday | 3 of 40 | Faruk Civan | |||
32270D | 034 | Lecture | 4:00-6:40pm | Wednesday | 0 of 18 | Faruk Civan | ONLINE |
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 |
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32246D | 048 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 30 | Andrea Hodge,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 |
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32248D | 048 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | OFFICE |
Course content will be selected each semester to reflect current trends and developments in the field of Petroleum Engineering.
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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Closed-Loop Management of Subsurface Energy Systems | ||||||||||
32230R | 001 | 4.0 | Lecture | 9:00-12:40pm | Friday | 1 of 10 | Behnam Jafarpour |
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 |
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32256D | 048 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 25 | Andrea Hodge,Iraj Ershaghi | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32228D | 048 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | OFFICE |