Subsurface Design and Simulation

3 credits · Undergraduate Programs

Team-based engineering design exercise. Principles and applications of engineering tools and simulators, data interpretation, production forecasting, and design of subsurface and associated surface facilities. Safety and hazard assessments. Written and oral communication. Project management. Completion of an open-ended design project involving the use of reservoir simulators to solve problems related to subsurface energy production. Prerequisite(s): Petroleum Engineering 429 and; 3 units from Chemical Engineering 400, Engineering 209, Economics 209.