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The faculty has approval to offer the following courses in the academic years
1997-1998 and 1998-1999; however, all courses are not taught each semester or
summer session. Students should consult the Course Schedule to determine which courses and topics will be offered during a particular semester or summer session. The
Course Schedule may also reflect changes that have been made to the courses listed here
since this catalog was published.
Unless otherwise stated below, each course meets for three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering: PGE
This field of study was called petroleum engineering until 1994-1995. Each petroleum and geosystems engineering (PGE) course is identical to the petroleum engineering (PEN) course with the same number. Petroleum engineering courses may be used instead of their petroleum and geosystems engineering replacements to fulfill prerequisites and degree requirements.
280, 380, 680, 980. Advanced Petroleum Laboratory for Master's Degree Candidates.
For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one class hour a week
for one semester. May be repeated for credit. Offered on the credit/no credit basis
only. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and twelve semester hours of upper-division
petroleum and geosystems engineering.
381K. Engineering Analysis.
Application of classical methods of mathematical analysis to problems
frequently encountered in engineering applications.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
381L. Advanced Petrophysics.
Measurement, interpretation, and analysis of petrophysical properties of
petroleum reservoir rocks. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
381M. Transport Processes in Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering.
Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering 381M and 383 (Topic 21:
Transport Processes in Petroleum and Geosystems
Engineering) may not both be counted.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in computational and applied mathematics, engineering,
or geology.
382K. Theory and Application of Reservoir Transients.
Mathematical development and application of multiple pressure transients in
well and reservoir systems. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
382L. Numerical Methods in Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering.
Same as Computational and Applied Mathematics 382L. The use of
numerical methods and computers in the solution of petroleum and geosystems
engineering problems. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
383. Special Topics in Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering.
Recent literature on petroleum production practice and petroleum and
geosystems engineering problems. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in computational and applied mathematics, engineering,
or geology. Students seeking to enroll in any seminar must present technical
prerequisites satisfactory to the instructor.
Topic 1: Drilling Operations in Abnormal Pressures.
Topic 2: Advanced Drilling Fluids.
Topic 3: Economics of Mineral Engineering.
Topic 5: Thermal Recovery.
Topic 6: Advanced Reservoir Engineering.
Topic 7: Two-Phase Flow in Pipes.
Topic 9: Modern Drilling.
Topic 11: Production Logging.
Topic 12: Near Wellbore Problems.
Topic 13: Advanced Well-Treatment Design.
Topic 14: Line Source and Sink Solutions.
Topic 16: Topics in Computational Methods.
Same as Computational and Applied Mathematics 383 (Topic 2:
Topics in Computational Methods).
Topic 17: Naturally Fractured Reservoirs.
Topic 18: Near Wellbore Mechanics.
Topic 20: Geostatistics.
Topic 22: Magnetic Resonance Imaging/Computer Tomography Applications in Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering.
Topic 24: Natural Gas Engineering.
Topic 25: Data Acquisition and Analysis in Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering.
Topic 26: Environmental Solutions in Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering.
Topic 27: Rock Mechanics: Drilling, Completing, and Producing Applications.
Topic 28: Macroeconomics of Petroleum.
Topic 29: Rock Fracture Mechanics.
Topic 30: Multiphase Flow in the Near Subsurface.
Topic 31: Mathematics of Enhanced Oil Recovery and Remediation.
Topic 32: Hydraulic Fracture Design and Evaluation.
Topic 33: Advanced Drilling and Well Completion I.
Topic 34: Advanced Drilling and Well Completion II.
Topic 35: Advanced Production Engineering.
Topic 36: Advanced Numerical Methods.
Topic 37: Chemical Methods for Subsurface Characterization and Remediation.
Topic 38: Chromatographic Transport and Geochemical Modeling.
Topic 39: Design and Analysis of Pumping Systems.
Topic 40: Drilling Hydraulics.
Topic 41: Energy Finance.
Topic 42: Engineering Applications of Composition Mediated Information Systems I.
Topic 43: Engineering Applications of Composition Mediated Information Systems II.
Topic 44: Environmental Regulation of Oil and Gas.
Topic 45: Geomechanics of Subsurface Rocks and Fluids.
Topic 46: International Petroleum Concessions and Agreements.
Topic 47: Personal Computer-Based Applications in Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering I.
Topic 48: Personal Computer-Based Applications in Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering II.
Topic 49: Phase Behavior of Hydrocarbons.
Topic 50: Reservoir Applications of Foam.
Topic 51: Special Problems in Well-Logging.
Topic 52: Surface and Colloid Chemistry.
384. Volumetric and Phase Relationships of Oil and Gas Mixtures.
Thermodynamic study of pressure/volume/temperature/composition relationships
in oil and gas mixtures. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in petroleum engineering and twelve semester hours of upper-division petroleum
and geosystems engineering.
385M. Advanced Well-Logging and Correlation.
Advanced well-logging for the geologist and engineer, involving working
problems with suites of well logs to cover advanced mapping and logging techniques.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing, Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering 368, and
Geology 383.
386K. Advanced Fluid Flow in Porous Media.
The hydrodynamic equations governing the steady state flow of homogeneous
fluids in porous media and their application to petroleum and geosystems
engineering problems. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
387. Secondary Recovery of Petroleum.
Recovery by gas injection and water flooding.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in petroleum engineering and twelve semester hours of upper-division petroleum
and geosystems engineering.
387K. Fundamentals of Enhanced Oil Recovery I.
Recent innovations in the recovery of petroleum by injecting fluids miscible with
the oil or by application of heat to the reservoir.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
387L. Fundamentals of Enhanced Oil Recovery II.
Selection of candidate reservoirs; design and performance prediction of miscible
and thermal processes. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and Petroleum and
Geosystems Engineering 387K.
389. Economic Analysis in the Petroleum Industry.
Engineering justification for capital outlay in the petroleum industry.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in engineering or geology.
290, 390, 690, 990. Advanced Laboratory for Doctoral Candidates.
For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one class hour a week for
one semester. May be repeated for credit. Offered on the credit/no credit basis only.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in petroleum engineering.
392K. Numerical Simulation of Reservoirs.
Development and application of reservoir simulator models to primary and
secondary recovery processes in reservoir engineering.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
393. Research Seminar.
For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one class hour a week
for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Offered on the
credit/no credit basis only. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
397M. Graduate Research Internship.
For students holding Master of Science degrees from other institutions who wish
to pursue Doctor of Philosophy degrees at the University of Texas at Austin.
The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser and the dean of the College of
Engineering.
698. Thesis.
The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for two semesters. Offered on the
letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: For 698A, graduate standing in petroleum
engineering and consent of the graduate adviser; for 698B, Petroleum and Geosystems
Engineering 698A.
398R. Master's Report.
Preparation of a report to fulfill the requirement for the master's degree under
the report option. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Offered on the letter-grade basis only.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in petroleum
engineering and consent of the graduate adviser.
398T. Supervised Teaching in Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering.
Individual instruction in teaching. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours
a week for one semester. Offered on the credit/no credit basis only.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
399R, 699R, 999R. Dissertation.
Offered on the letter-grade basis only.
Prerequisite: Admission to candidacy for
the doctoral degree.
399W, 699W, 999W. Dissertation.
Offered on the letter-grade basis only.
Prerequisite: Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering 399R, 699R, or 999R
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Contents
Chapter 1: Graduate Study
Chapter 2: Admission and Registration
Chapter 3: Degree Requirements
Chapter 4: Fields of Study
Chapter 5: Members of Graduate Studies Committees
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