PE 240---PROPERTIES OF HYDROCARBON FLUIDS
Course Outline for Fall 2007

Week of

Subject matter

Reading assignment

Homework problems

1

Aug 20 - 26

Components and fractions of petroleum

Classifications of hydrocarbons …Homologous series

1-41

 

2

Aug 27 - Sept 2

Naming of hydrocarbons (IUPAC convention), Phase properties of petroleum...single component systems

46-69  

Hmwk set #1, solve 1-1, 10, 11, 13

3

Sept 3 - 9

Phase diagrams for two, three, and multicomponent systems.

Labor day holiday(Monday Sept 6), 70-84

Hmwk set # 2, Solve 2-8, 13, 19, 24, 25

4

Sept 10 - 16

Ideal gas equation of state, Real gas equation of state, z-factor calculation

90-122

Hmwk set # 3, Solve 3-4, 12, 27, 32

5

Sept 17 - 23

The 5 Reservoir fluids. Properties of dry gases

Chapter 5, Test # 1 on Friday.

 

6

Sept 24 - 30

Properties of dry gases cont’d.

165-186

Hmwk set # 4: Solve 5-5, 6-16, 18, 22, 24

7

Oct 1 - 7

Properties of wet gases….recombination calculations

  Mid-term Exam on Friday Oct 5.

 

8

Oct 8- 14

Recombination calculations contd.

195 – 210.

Hmwk set # 5, Solve 7-1,2, 4, 8

9

Oct 15 - 21

Properties of black oils-- Definitions, and field data

224-253

Hmwk set # 6, Solve 8-1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 17.

10

Oct 22 – Oct 28

Properties of black oils--Reservoir fluid studies,

257-273

Hmwk set # 7, Solve 10- 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26

11

Oct 29 - Nov 4

Properties of black oils—fluid studies

273-292

Test # 2 on Friday

Hmwk set # 8, Solve 11-6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 16 (Group homework)

12

Nov 5 - 11


Properties of black oils--correlations

 296-338

 

13

Nov 12 - 18

Properties of black oils--correlations

SPE convention. No classes on Mon-Wed .

354-383

Hmwk set # 9, Solve 16-4, 6, 8, 16, 20, 24 (Group homework)

14

Nov 19 - 25

 

THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY, NO CLASSES

 

15

Nov 26 - Dec 2

Properties of oilfield waters

438-467

 

16

Dec 3 - 9

Review for finals

 

17

Dec 10 - 16

FINAL EXAM WEEK