printer friendly pageENERGY 101: Energy and the Environment (EARTHSYS 101)
Energy use in modern society and the consequences of current and future energy use patterns. Case studies illustrate resource estimation, engineering analysis of energy systems, and options for managing carbon emissions. Focus is on energy definitions, use patterns, resource estimation, pollution. Recommended:
MATH 21 or 42,
ENGR 30.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-AQR, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Durlofsky, L. (PI)
;
Kovscek, A. (PI)
ENERGY 102: Renewable Energy Sources and Greener Energy Processes (EARTHSYS 102)
The energy sources that power society are rooted in fossil energy although energy from the core of the Earth and the sun is almost inexhaustible; but the rate at which energy can be drawn from them with today's technology is limited. The renewable energy resource base, its conversion to useful forms, and practical methods of energy storage. Geothermal, wind, solar, biomass, and tidal energies; resource extraction and its consequences. Recommended: 101,
MATH 21 or 42.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-SMA, GER:DB-EngrAppSci
Instructors:
Gerritsen, M. (PI)
;
Kovscek, A. (PI)
ENERGY 104: Technology in the Greenhouse
Technologies that might be employed to reduce emissions of greenhouse materials, such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and black soot, produced by the generation and use of energy. Sources of greenhouse materials in the current energy mix and evidence for global geochemical and climate changes. Advantages and limitations of technologies to reduce emissions. Examples include renewable sources such as wind and solar energy, more efficient use of energy, hydrogen, capture and storage of carbon dioxide, and nuclear power.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-AQR
ENERGY 108: Large Scale Solar Technology and Policy (ENERGY 208)
Students will research various aspects of large scale nnsolar development in preparation for Woods Forum.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Gerritsen, M. (PI)
;
Gunawan, F. (TA)
ENERGY 120: Fundamentals of Petroleum Engineering (ENGR 120)
Lectures, problems, field trip. Engineering topics in petroleum recovery; origin, discovery, and development of oil and gas. Chemical, physical, and thermodynamic properties of oil and natural gas. Material balance equations and reserve estimates using volumetric calculations. Gas laws. Single phase and multiphase flow through porous media.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-FR, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Horne, R. (PI)
;
Wilcox, J. (PI)
ENERGY 121: Fundamentals of Multiphase Flow (ENERGY 221)
Multiphase flow in porous media. Wettability, capillary pressure, imbibition and drainage, Leverett J-function, transition zone, vertical equilibrium. Relative permeabilities, Darcy's law for multiphase flow, fractional flow equation, effects of gravity, Buckley-Leverett theory, recovery predictions, volumetric linear scaling, JBN and Jones-Rozelle determination of relative permeability. Frontal advance equation, Buckley-Leverett equation as frontal advance solution, tracers in multiphase flow, adsorption, three-phase relative permeabilities.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
Instructors:
Tchelepi, H. (PI)
;
He, J. (TA)
ENERGY 125: Modeling and Simulation for Geoscientists and Engineers
Hands-on. Topics include deterministic and statistical modeling applied to problems such as flow in the subsurface, atmospheric pollution, biological populations, wave propagation, and crustal deformation. Student teams define and present a modeling problem.
Last offered: Winter 2009
ENERGY 130: Well Log Analysis I
For earth scientists and engineers. Interdisciplinary, providing a practical understanding of the interpretation of well logs. Lectures, problem sets using real field examples: methods for evaluating the presence of hydrocarbons in rock formations penetrated by exploratory and development drilling. The fundamentals of all types of logs, including electric and non-electric logs.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Lindblom, R. (PI)
ENERGY 141: Practice of Geostatistics and Seismic Data Integration (ENERGY 241, GEOPHYS 241A)
Students build a synthetic 3D fluvial channel reservoir model with layer depths, channel geometry, and facies-specific petrophysic and seismic properties, stressing the physical significance of geophysical data. Reference data set is sparsely sampled, providing the sample data typically available for an actual reservoir assessment. Geostatistical reservoir modeling uses well and seismic data, with results checked against the reference database. Software provided (GSLIB and SRBtools). Prerequisite:
ENERGY 240. Recommended: experience with Unix, MATLAB/C++/Fortran programming.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-4
Instructors:
Mukerji, T. (PI)
;
Jia, B. (TA)
ENERGY 146: Reservoir Characterization and Flow Modeling with Outcrop Data (ENERGY 246, GES 246)
Project addressing a reservoir management problem by studying an outcrop analog, constructing geostatistical reservoir models, and performing flow simulation. How to use outcrop observations in quantitative geological modeling and flow simulation. Relationships between disciplines. Weekend field trip.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Boucher, A. (PI)
;
Graham, S. (PI)
;
Tchelepi, H. (PI)
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Boucher, A. (PI)
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Graham, S. (PI)
;
Tchelepi, H. (PI)
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Kuralkhanov, D. (TA)
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Stright, L. (TA)
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