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Additionally, top ranking faculty members have made personal and professional
commitments to place the department at the forefront of distance learning. These
efforts, when combined with the world-wide reach of the internet, make it possible to
reach the greatest number of students and provide practicing professionals in the
industry the ability to maintain their current employment and lifestyle while pursuing
additional educational endeavors. When requested, the department can tailor the
distance learning program to fit company/industry needs in the form of short courses,
certificate programs in focused technical areas (see Appendix 2 for examples), a
masters degree program, and, in the near future, a doctoral program - all delivered by
means of distance education technologies.
Proposal--2
The Goal: Learning and teaching are at a threshold of change that is revolutionary
rather than evolutionary. Texaco recognizes the benefits of a more proficient employee
with the ability to provide new, innovative solutions that maximize client production and
profit and the need to push the boundaries of technology. Texaco cannot afford to follow
trends but must be leaders in every aspect of the industry. Leading in the expansion of
the ABCU distance learning program would place Texaco at the forefront of educational
technology development in this industry.
Our effort will be the delivery of the same quality instruction expected of graduate-level
courses at ABC University in such a way as to meet the unique needs of remote
students and to access their experiential knowledge to the benefit of other students,
both on campus and in other remote locations. We will strive to enhance and develop
effective and efficient courses and to employ the best support staff possible.
The Proposal: This proposal advocates (1) continued employment of two expert staff
members, the distance education team, in the designing and delivering of superior
online material using the appropriate technology, (2) updating and maintaining computer
software and hardware to ensure the best environment to facilitate student learning, (3)
supporting additional staff to assist in development of course materials, and (4)
providing faculty incentive funds.
The distance education team will work to facilitate learner-centered instructional design,
use multiple delivery strategies, evaluate the program on a regular basis, and research
new techniques and technologies for the exchange of knowledge. This program will
encourage direct student communication with professors by whatever media means is
available. Learning must stretch beyond the classroom. E-learning is transforming
traditional teaching systems. The efficiency and effectiveness of telecommunications
and informatics will lead faculty and students to transform their curricula. E-learning
employs distance technology and methods as Intranet access as well as Internet
access (campus networks and global networks). A focused line of inquiry into the
development and use of E-learning is critical for teacher and learner adoption of this
technology. These new technologies and methodologies provide access to global
knowledge. Learner-centered instructional designs are crucial for engagement and
meaning.
Proposal--3
To exploit the lead the ABCU petroleum engineering program currently enjoys in the
creation of a technically advanced product, investments must be made in additional
equipment and personnel to guarantee materials get out to participants (students, staff,
and faculty) in a timely and efficient manner. This effort can best be led by the
department, highly ranked by U.S. News, currently engaged in the development of the
most technically advanced program. To do so requires the involvement of the best
faculty, staff, and students working with the best technology available.
Appendix 1
Budget Requirements
Total
Item Description Expense Fringe Expense
Kendra Jones (full time staff) ($10,500.00) ($2,887.50) ($13,387.50)
Lloyd Richards (full time staff) ($10,500.00) ($2,887.50) ($13,387.50)
Ted Binaldi (student worker) ($3,480.00) $0.00 ($3,480.00)
Additional student worker not yet
hired ($3,480.00) $0.00 ($3,480.00)
Equipment ($5,000.00) $0.00 ($5,000.00)
Faculty Incentive Grants ($30,000.00) $0.00 ($30,000.00)
Appendix 2
Certificate Programs
Reservoir Simulation
PENG 603 – Advanced Reservoir Engineering I (Basic Simulation)
PENG 611 – Application of Petroleum Reservoir Simulation
PENG 610 – Numerical Simulation of Heat and Fluid Flow in Porous Media
Formation Evaluation
PENG 608 – Well Logging Methods
PENG 648 – Pressure Transient Testing
PENG 663 – Formation Evaluation and Analysis of Reservoir Performance
Reservoir Fluids
PENG 605 - Phase Behavior of Petroleum Reservoir Fluids
PENG 616 – Engineering Near-Critical Reservoirs
Well Stimulation
PENG 602 – Well Stimulation
PENG 618 – Modern Petroleum Production
PENG 629 – Advanced Hydraulic Fracturing
Production Engineering
PENG 662 – Production Engineering
PENG 618 – Modern Petroleum Production
Proposal--5
Drilling
PENG 661 – Drilling Engineering
PENG 626 – Offshore Drilling
PENG 628 – Horizontal Drilling
Reservoir Description
PENG 630 – Geostatistics
PENG 633 – Data Integration for Petroleum Reservoirs
STAT 601 - Statistics
Appendix 3
Those courses which are currently being offered through distance learning are indicated
with an asterisk (*). Other courses can be developed for distance learning as requested.
. . . . . .
Proposal--6
Appendix 3
Those courses which are currently being offered through distance learning are indicated
with an asterisk (*). Other courses can be developed for distance learning as requested.
*602. Well Stimulation. (3-0). Credit 3. Design and analysis of well stimulation
methods, including acidizing and hydraulic fracturing; causes and solutions to low well
productivity. Prerequisite: Approval of graduate advisor.
*608. Well Logging Methods. (3-0). Credit 3. Well logging methods for determining
nature and fluid content of formations penetrated by drilling. Development of computer
models for log analysis. Prerequisite: Approval of graduate advisor.
609. Enhanced Oil Recovery Processes. (3-0). Credit 3. Fundamentals and theory
of enhanced oil recovery; polymer flooding, surfactant flooding, miscible gas flooding
and steam flooding; application of fractional flow theory; strategies and displacement
performance calculations. Prerequisites: PENG 323; approval of graduate advisor.
610. Numerical Simulation of Heat and Fluid Flow in Porous Media. (3-0). Credit
3. Various schemes available for the numerical simulation of heat and fluid flow in
porous media. Application to hot water and steam flooding of heavy oil reservoirs and to
various geothermal problems. Prerequisites: PENG 604; approval of instructor or
graduate advisor.
Proposal--7
613. Natural Gas Engineering. (3-0). Credit 3. Flow of natural gas in reservoirs and
in well bores and gathering systems; deliverability testing; production fore-casting and
decline curves; flow measurement and compressor sizing. Prerequisites: PENG 323
and 324; approval of graduate advisor.
*620. Fluid Flow in Petroleum Reservoirs. (3-0). Credit 3. Analysis of fluid flow in
bounded and unbounded reservoirs, wellbore storage, phase redistribution, finite and in-
finite conductivity fractures; dual-porosity systems. Prerequisites: PENG 323; approval
of graduate advisor.
*622. Exploration and Production Evaluation. (2-3). Credit 3. Selected topics in oil
industry economic evaluation including offshore bidding, project ranking and selection,
capital budgeting, long-term oil and gas field development projects and incremental
analysis for assisted recovery and acceleration. Prerequisites: PENG 403; approval of
graduate advisor.
Proposal--8
625. Well Control. (3-0). Credit 3. Theory of pressure control in drilling operations
and during well kicks; abnormal pressure detection and fracture gradient determination;
casing setting depth selection and advanced casing design; theory supplemented on
well control simulators. Prerequisites: PENG 411; approval of graduate advisor.
626. Offshore Drilling. (3-0). Credit 3. Offshore drilling from fixed and floating drilling
structures; directional drilling including horizontal drilling; theory of deviation monitoring
and control. Prerequisites: PENG 411; approval of graduate advisor.
632. Physical and Engineering Properties of Rock. (3-3). Credits 4. Physical and
engineering properties of rock and rock masses including strength, deformation, fluid
flow, thermal and electrical properties as a function of the subsurface temperature, in-
situ stress, pore fluid pressure, and chemical environment; relationship of rock
properties to logging, sitting and design of wells and structures in rock. Prerequisite:
Approval of instructor of graduate advisor.
633. Data Integration for Petroleum Reservoirs. (3-0). Credit 3. Introduction and
application of techniques that can be used to incorporate dynamic reservoir behavior
into stochastic reservoir characterizations; dynamic data in the form of pressure
transient tests, tracer tests, multiphase production histories or interpreted 4-D seismic
information. Prerequisites: PENG 620 and STAT 601; approval of instructor or graduate
advisor.
*648. Pressure Transient Testing. (3-0). Credit 3. Diffusivity equation and solutions
for slightly compressible liquids; dimensionless variables; type curves; applications of
solutions to buildup, drawdown, multi-rate, interference, pulse and deliverability tests;
extensions to multiphase flow; analysis of hydraulically fractured wells. Prerequisites:
PENG 324 and 620; approval of graduate advisor.
681. Seminar. Credit 1 each semester. Study and presentation of papers on recent
developments in petroleum technology. Prerequisite: Approval of graduate advisor.
691. Research. Credit 1 or more each semester. Advanced work on some special
problem within field of petroleum engineering. Thesis course. Prerequisite: Approval of
committee or graduate advisor.
692. Professional Study. Credit 1 to 12. Approved professional study or project. May
be taken more than once but not to exceed 6 hours of credit towards a degree.
Prerequisite: Approval of graduate advisor.