• PETE 2000: Facts of Environment

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Sorts out myths and realities about global and local environmental problems and solutions. Studies, analyzes and critically evaluates informative and professional articles and case histories, emphasizing opposing viewpoints on many common environmental topics. Cross listed with CHE 2000. Prerequisites: PHYS 1000 or equivalent, CHEM 1000 or equivalent; or consent of instructor. (Normally offered spring semester)
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• PETE 2050: Intro to Petro Engineering

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  General introduction to petroleum engineering, including petroleum geology, exploration, reservoir rocks, and fluid flow through porous media, drilling fundamentals, completion technology, well logging and testing, methods of production, stimulation methods, enhanced oil recovery, reserves and economics. Prerequisites: grade of C or better in both MATH 2205 and PETE 1060.
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• PETE 2060: Computing & Data Mining

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Introduces Petroleum Engineering problems and principles, develops computational skills needed to solve them, and reinforces a computational tool that will be useful for other Petroleum Engineering classes. Prerequisites: C or better in PETE 1060, and either a D or better in MATH 2310 or concurrent enrollment in MATH 2310.
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• PETE 2070: Geophysics for PETE

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  This course introduces the basics of Geology and Geophysics to Petroleum Engineers.Geology is the study of rock. We will discuss the basics of these sciences and then focuson those specific aspects that relate to the petroleum industry.
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• PETE 3000: Intro Petro Engr

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  General introduction to petroleum engineering, including physical properties of reservoir rock, single phase fluid flow through porous media, surface forces, fluid saturation's, drilling fundamentals, methods of production, completion technology and petroleum reservoir field data. Prerequisites: ES 2310; ES 2330 or concurrent enrollment; or consent of instructor.
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• PETE 3015: Phase Behavior

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Introduces mixture properties, such as chemical potentials, excess properties, partial molar properties, heats of mixing, fugacities, and practical tools for estimating them from solution theories and equations of state. These tools and concepts are applied to phase and chemical equilibria. Cross listed with CHE 3015. Prerequisite: C or better in ES 2310 and concurrent enrollment in PETE 2060. Students must be a Petroleum Engineering major. (Normally offered fall semester).
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• PETE 3025: Heat and Mass Transfer

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Introduces energy and mass transfer concepts and the development of mathematical models of physical phenomena, including convection, conduction, radiation, and mass diffusion and convection. Prerequisites: C or better in ES 2330 and MATH 2310. Student must be a Petroleum Engineering major.
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• PETE 3030: Unit Operations

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Applies transport and equilibrium concepts and models to the analysis and design of unit operations, such as distillation, absorption, extraction, crystallization, membrane, and heat exchange processes. Prerequisites: PETE 2050, 3015, 3025.
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• PETE 3100: Rock & Fluids Lab

  2.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Provides understanding of principles of rock and fluid properties and their measurement as part of conventional and special core analysis, as well as PVT characteristics of reservoir fluids. Students are expected to understand how to measure important rock and fluid properties using laboratory equipment, as part of reservoir characterization routines, formation damage evaluations and well log calibration protocols. Students are also expected to learn how to write succinct and organized reports. Prerequisites: C or better in CHE 2050. Students must be a Petroleum Engineering major.
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• PETE 3110: Reservoir Petrophysics

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Provides understanding of principles of rock and fluid properties and their measurement aspart of conventional and special core analysis. Students will learn to calculate andmeasure important properties using laboratory equipment as part of reservoircharacterization routines, formation damage evaluations and well log calibration protocols.
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