Course Syllabus

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Instructor: Rouzbeh G. Moghanloo, Ph.D.

Phone: (405) 325-5804

Email: rouzbeh.gm@ou.edu

Office: SEC, Room 1176

Office hours:  Tuesday and Thursday   8:00-9:00 (SEC 1176)

Class hours:   Thursday 13:30-16:30 pm SEC M202

 

 

 

 

Description:

Review of thermodynamic properties of natural gases and condensate systems; gas flow in porous media; gas reservoir engineering; natural gas geological storage; gas well deliverability; inflow performance, gas flow through pipes and chokes; and gas compression are some of the topics covered in this course. No lab work or project work is required for this completing this course.

 

PREREQUISITES:

Graduate standings or permission of instructor.

 

Useful Books:

• Walsh, M. and Lake, L.W. 2003. A Generalized Approach to Primary Hydrocarbon Recovery. Elsevier.
• Wang, X. and Economides, M. 2009. Gulf Publishing Company.
• Guo, B. and Ghalambor, A. 2012. Natural Gas Engineering Handbook 2nd Edition. Gulf Publishing Company
• Kelkar, Mohan. 2008. Natural Gas Production Engineering. PennWell Corp. 
• Golan, Michael and Whitson, Curtis. 1991. Well Performance. Prentice Hall.

 

Evaluation                                                                    _                      

Exam 1 (Tentative 03/12/2021)           45%   

Exam 2 (Tentative 05/10/2021)          45%

Homework                                          10%

 

Grading

>90:     A

> 80:    B

> 70:    C

>60:     D

 

Topics:

• Review of Properties of Natural Gas
• Gas Flow in Porous Media
• Gas Reservoir Engineering
• Reservoir Production Performance
• Well Deliverability
• Natural Gas Storage

 

Academic Dishonesty:

Neither plagiarism nor cheating will be tolerated and both will be dealt with following Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy policy.  In general, academic dishonesty will subject a student to a penalty ranging from a zero on the particular assignment or examination to expulsion from the University for an indefinite period. Refer to OU Web page for details: www.ou.edu/studentcode.

 

Academic Integrity Policy:

Mewbourne School of Petroleum & Geological Engineering

MPGE has zero tolerance for academic dishonesty. This applies to all work in all courses.

- No programmable calculators allowed during examinations. Buy a TI-30

- No talking during examinations

- No use of cell phones. They should be turned off and in your pocket.

- Exams will be handed out face down.  Do not start till you are instructed to do so. 

- At the completion of time, instructor will announce 'pencils down'. At this point students must stop writing and turn in the exam.

- No talking or walking around until the exams have all been collected.

- Any violation of the MPGE Academic Integrity Policy will be reported to the University’s Academic Integrity Office, and there will be a minimum grade penalty of a zero for the exam.

 

OU Guide to Academic Integrity: http://integrity.ou.edu/students_guide.html

 

Assignment of the Grade W:

This grade is reported for a student who withdraws from a course with a passing grade.  This grade may also be reported as a final grade when the student has not been involved in a course long enough to be in the failing category.  Failure in the course is not a reason for reporting a W.  A student who withdraws from a course with failing grades shall receive a grade of F.

 

Accommodation for OU Students with Disabilities:

Any student in this course who has a disability that may prevent him or her from fully demonstrating his or her abilities should contact Dr. Moghanloo personally as soon as possible so we can discuss accommodations necessary to ensure full participation and facilitate the student’s educational opportunities.

 

Miscellaneous:

Receiving a grade of “D” or less in this course will stop your progression through the Petroleum Engineering curriculum. You will not be allowed to take advanced PE courses until satisfying the requirement of passing with at least a “C.”  Be aware that this will add a year to your projected graduation date.