PE 141---PROPERTIES OF HYDROCARBON FLUIDS
Course Outline for Fall 2006

Week of

Subject matter

Reading assignment

Homework problems

1

Aug 21 - 27

Components and fractions of petroleum

Classifications of hydrocarbons …Homologous series

1-12

 

2

Aug 28 - Sept 3

Naming of hydrocarbons (IUPAC convention)

13-42  (In South Africa)

Hmwk set #1, solve 1-1, 11, 12

3

Sept 4 - 10

Phase properties of petroleum,

Phase diagrams for single and two-component mixtures

Labor day holiday(Monday) Sept 6,  46-72 (In S. Africa)

Hmwk set # 2, Solve 2-10, 14, 19, 23, 25

4

Sept 11 - 17

3-component mixtures, ternary diagrams, multi-component mixtures. The 5 Reservoir fluids

73-84, 90-104, Chapter 5

 

5

Sept 18 - 24

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

104-122.

Hmwk set # 3, Solve 3-4, 13, 27, 33

6

Sept 25 - Oct 1

 

SPE convention. No classes on Mon-Wed .

Test # 1 on Friday,

 

7

Oct 2 - 8

Properties of dry gases

165-186

 

Hmwk set # 4: Solve 6-7, 16, 18, 22, 24

8

Oct 9- 15

Properties of wet gases….recombination calculations

 

195 – 210. Mid-term Exam on Friday Oct 13.

Hmwk set # 5, Solve 7-2, 4, 9, 8

9

Oct 16 - 22

Recombination calculations contd.

Properties of black oils-- Definitions, and field data

224-241, 247-253

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

10

Oct 23 – Oct 29

Properties of black oils--Reservoir fluid studies,

257-273

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

11

Oct 30 - Nov 5

Properties of black oils—fluid studies

273-292

 

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

12

Nov 6 - 12


Properties of black oils--correlations

Test # 2 on Monday. 354-362, 374-383

 

13

Nov 13 - 19

Properties of black oils--correlations

296-338

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

14

Nov 20 - 26

 

THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY, NO CLASSES

 

15

Nov 27 - Dec 3

Properties of oilfield waters

438-467

 

16

Dec 4 - 10

Review for finals

 

17

Dec 11 - 17

FINAL EXAM WEEK