Principles of Reservoir Engineering

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Credits: 3 Prerequisites: PET 131 and PET 251 . Typically Offered: SPRING Students will develop the vocabulary for and study the engineering techniques and calculations used in the development, operation and management of hydrocarbon reservoirs. Students will be exposed to the techniques used to generate and interpret modern well logs. Students will have an understanding of laboratory and filed testing techniques used by the petroleum industry to analyze petroleum reservoirs. The course will also cover reservoir characterizations and current well stimulation techniques, including hydraulic fracturing.