PETE 7231 SPRING 2015

Nonthermal Methods of Enhanced Oil Recovery

TENTATIVE COURSE INFORMATION - SUBJECT TO REVISION (Jan/2015)
1. Description:
PETE 7231 is a graduate course on Nonthermal Methods of Enhanced Oil Recovery and deals with
the theory and field practice related to miscible displacement processes and chemical and polymer
flooding techniques.
2. Instructor:
Dandina N. Rao
Office: Room 148 Old Forestry Building
Phone: 578-6037
E-mail: dnrao@lsu.edu
Teaching Assistant(s):
Bikash Saikia, Ph.D student, bsaiki1@tigers.lsu.edu
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3. References:
A. Enhanced Oil Recovery by D.W. Green and G.P. Willhite, SPE Textbook Series, Volume 6,
SPE, Richardson, Tx. 1998.
B. Fundamentals of Enhanced Oil Recovery, L.W. Lake, R.T. Johns, W.R. Rossen, and G.A.
Pope, SPE, Richardson, Tx., 2014.
C. Practical Aspects of CO2 Flooding, P.M. Jarrell, C.E. Fox, M.H. Stein, and S.L. Webb, SPE
Monograph Vol. 22, 2002.
D. Polymer-Improved Oil Recovery, by K.S. Sorbie, CRC Press Inc. Boca Raton, FL, 1991.
E. Enhanced Oil Recovery by L.W. Lake, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1989.
F. Enhanced Oil Recovery, I fundamentals and analyses by E.C. Donaldson, G.V. Chilingarian,
and T.F. Yen (Eds), Elsevier Science Publishing Co. Inc. New York, 1985.
G. Carbon Dioxide Flooding Basic Mechanisms and Project Design, by M.A. Klins,
International Human Resources Development Corporation, Boston, 1984.
H. Fundamentals Enhanced Oil Recovery by H.K. van Poolen and Associates Inc., PennWell
Books, Tulsa, Ok., 1980.
I. Class handouts
J. Published articles
K. Publications from your own collections.
4.

Requisites:
None listed in the LSU General Catalog. However, knowledge of the petrophysical concepts of
porosity, permeability, relative permeability, interfacial tension, capillary pressure, wettability;
reservoir fluid properties; fundamentals of flow through porous media, waterflooding and
displacement efficiencies will be helpful.

5.

Assignments:
Assignments will consist of various types of activities including, but not limited to, reading material,
review of technical publications and submission of written critiques, problem assignments that may
include the use of CMG software. All homework assignments should be completed in a timely
manner, and handed in on due date for grading. Homework assignments will contribute 30% to the
final grade.

6.

Anticipated Course Contents:

Introduction to and Overview of EOR Processes
Review of Rock and Fluids Properties, Phase Behavior and Reservoir Types
Displacement Concepts and Mechanisms (Microscopic and Macroscopic Displacement Efficiencies
Gas Injection EOR Processes
Chemical EOR Processes

7.

Course Grades:
Homework assignments:
Term Project:
Presentation of Term Project:
Final examination:

30%
30%
10%
30%

Grade assignments will be as follows:

Course Average

Grade

AVG >= 90
80 <= AVG < 90
70 <= AVG < 80
60 <= AVG < 70
AVG < 60

A
B
C
D
F

8. Academic Honesty: You are expected to be thoroughly familiar with the policies and
regulations governing academic honesty at LSU.
For LSU policy on Academic Misconduct go to the link:
http://saa.lsu.edu/sites/saa.lsu.edu/files/attachments/8.pdf