2281 Engineering Co-Op Program (Crosslisted with AME, CH E, C E, C S, ECE, ENGR, EPHY, E S, I E, P E 2281). Prerequisite: student participation in the program. The Co-Op program provides student placement in jobs outside the University, but in a position related to the student's major. On completion of a semester work period the student submits a brief written report. One hour of credit (elective) granted for each work period, with a maximum credit of six hours. (F, Sp)
3960 Honors Reading. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: admission to Honors Program. May be repeated; maximum credit six hours. Consists of topics designated by the instructor in keeping with the student's major program. Covers materials not usually presented in the regular courses. (F, Sp)
3970 Honors Seminar. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: admission to Honors Program. May be repeated; maximum credit six hours. The projects covered will vary. Deals with concepts not usually presented in regular coursework.
3980 Honors Research. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: admission to Honors Program. May be repeated; maximum credit six hours. Provides an opportunity for the gifted honors candidate to work on a special project in the student's field. (F, Sp)
G4503 Applied Oceanography (Crosslisted with Chemistry 4503). Prerequisite: Geology 1124 or 2233, permission of instructor. Interdisciplinary approach in physical, chemical and biological oceanography, whereby ocean processes affect erosion, deposition, development of coastlines and ocean bottoms, and dictate construction practices. Economic factors of life forms in each zone of ocean; controlling chemical aspects of water depths, temperatures, salinities, oxygen content in the ecological system. (Irreg.)
G5133 Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics (Cross-listed with Petroleum Engineering 5133). Prerequisite: Engineering 3223 or equivalent. Characteristics of stress in fluids, the role of Newtonian fluid mechanics, extension of Newtonian analysis to Bingham plastics; fluids without yield stress, time dependent non-Newtonian fluids, laminar and turbulent flow, boundary layers in non-Newtonian fluids. (Sp)
G5143 Fluid Flow in Porous Media (Crosslisted with Petroleum Engineering 5143). Prerequisite: Petroleum Engineering 4513, graduate standing. Physical concepts involved in the flow of fluids in porous media; treatment of Darcy's law in a mathematical sense; the concept of relative permeability applied also in a mathematical sense. (F)
G5243 Introduction to Rock Mechanics (Crosslisted with Petroleum Engineering 5243). Prerequisite: senior standing in engineering or permission. Engineering properties of rock; rock testing techniques; in situ methods; mathematical approach to stress-strain analysis; discontinuities in rock; application for underground openings; rock slopes; foundations and drilling. (Sp)
G5310 Special Problems in Geological Engineering. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: Geology 3113, permission. Special studies in stratigraphy, petrology, subsurface geology, sedimentation and petroleum exploitation problems. (F, Sp, Su)
G5533 Petroleum Reservoir Development (Crosslisted with Petroleum Engineering 5533). Prerequisite: Engineering 3723, Geology 3113, Petroleum Engineering 4223, 4513, or permission. Petroleum reservoir development and extension. Simulation methods for evaluating a petroleum reservoir, schemes for oil field development. Engineering application of logging and geological, fluid and well-testing data. Student-oriented reservoir simulation projects. (Sp)
G5713 Introduction to Geostatistics (Crosslisted with Geology 5713 and Petroleum Engineering 5713). Prerequisite: undergraduate course in statistics or permission of instructor. Introduction to geostatistical concepts, Principles and tools for description and modeling of spatial variability in oil/gas reservoirs and other geological formations.. Topics include review of basic statistic concepts, exploratory spatial data analysis, stationary and ergodicity, variogram and covariance, kriging, spatial sampling, stochastic realizations and simulations, conditioning, and indicator kriging. (Sp)
G5980 Research for Master's Thesis. Variable enrollment, two to nine hours; maximum credit applicable toward degree, four hours. (F, Sp, Su)
G5990 Special Studies. 1 to 4 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing in geological engineering. May be repeated with change of topic; maximum credit four hours. Supervised individual study or specialized research in geological engineering. (F, Sp)
G6153 Transport Phenomena in Porous Media (Crosslisted with Petroleum Engineering 6153). Prerequisite: 5143 or equivalent. Fundamental theory of mass, momentum and energy transport in porous media. Emphasis placed upon enhanced oil recovery processes, in situ energy extraction and other processes relevant to energy production. (Irreg.)
G6263 Advanced Rock Mechanics I (Crosslisted with Petroleum Engineering 6263). Prerequisite: 5243. In-situ stress determinations, effects of stress and strain gradients, time-dependent effects, Griffith's theory, crack phenomena, fracture toughness of rocks, poroelasticity concepts.
G6273 Advanced Rock Mechanics II (Crosslisted with Petroleum Engineering 6273). Prerequisite: 6263. Stereographic projections, properties of discontinuities, fluid flow in fractures, stability and design of rock slopes (two- and three-dimensional).
G6283 Seismic Reservoir Modeling (crosslisted with Geology 6283 and Petroleum Engineering 6283). Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of instructor. This course is designed to explore the seismic response of rocks and how it is related to petrophysical parameters. This understanding is key to interpretation of seismic data in terms of subsurface rocks and fluids. (F)
G6443 Petroleum Production Systems (Crosslisted with Petroleum Engineering 6443). Prerequisite: graduate standing, permission. Principles of the development and operation of petroleum production systems. Considers the combined behavior of the reservoirs, the surface equipment, the pipeline system, and the storage facilities. Optimization of these systems for various production schedules using queuing theory, linear programming and dynamic programming. (Irreg.)
G6573 Advanced Reservoir Engineering (Crosslisted with Petroleum Engineering 6573). Prerequisite: Petroleum Engineering 4513, 4523 and graduate standing. Optimization of material balance equations; saturation calculations, with and without counterflow; dynamics of water drive reservoirs; accelerated blowdown of strong water drive gas reservoirs; conformal mapping of oil and gas fields; the subsidiary equation; tracer methods; streamlines; miscible processes; dispersion models and optimum solvent slug size. (Irreg.)
G6583 Enhanced Oil Recovery (Crosslisted with Petroleum Engineering 6583). Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission. New principles of recovery of oil and gas fields including: polymer, surfactants, miscible recovery processes, inert gas injection, emulsions, steam, in situ and wet combustion techniques. (Sp)
G6612 Drilling Fluids (Crosslisted with Petroleum Engineering 6612). Prerequisite: graduate standing and permission of instructor. Theory and practical application of drilling fluids based upon the theory of colloidal chemistry and the technology of fine particles. (Irreg.)
G6980 Research for Doctoral Dissertation. (F, Sp, Su)
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