Fundamentals of Subsurface Resource Engineering

3 credits · Undergraduate Programs

Fundamental properties of rocks and fluids in the context of subsurface energy systems, with emphasis on how these properties influence the exploration, extraction, and storage of subsurface resources. Permeability, porosity, saturation, capillarity, wettability, relative permeability, interactions between rocks and fluids. Reservoir fluids classification, fluid models, properties, and phase behaviour for subsurface energy applications. Examples from diverse applications including geothermal energy, hydrocarbon recovery, and carbon sequestration. Corequisite(s): Chemical Engineering 331 or Mechanical Engineering 341.