PetE 478
Thermal Methods in Heavy Oil Recovery
Description
A design course covering new developments in the area of heavy oil recovery. Will include modeling and designing heavy-oil recovery applications and thermal methods.Prerequisite: PET E 295 or PET E 373.
Learning Outcomes
- Identify the major differences in the recovery mechanisms between steam flooding, cyclic steam stimulation and steam assisted gravity drainage.- Analyze the phase behavior and physical properties of water, heavy oil and their mixtures.
- Select the most appropriate recovery method for a given heavy oil reservoir based on the reservoir properties.
- Analytically model steam flooding process and apply the analytical models in preliminary engineering design.
- Analytically model cyclic steam stimulation process and apply the analytical models in preliminary engineering design.
- Analytically model steam assisted gravity drainage and apply the analytical models in preliminary engineering design.
- Design steam flooding process for heavy oil recovery.
- Design cyclic steam stimulation process for heavy oil recovery.
- Design steam assisted gravity drainage process for heavy oil recovery.
- Design a thermal recovery process that maximizes the net present value.
| Lecture | Seminar | Lab | Credits | Total AU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 3 | 37.8 |
| M % | NS % | CS % | ES % | ED % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 38 |
None defined
- A knowledge base for engineering
- Economics and project management
Undergraduate Program(s)
| 2026/2027 - Winter - Pete-coop - Year 5 |
| 2026/2027 - Winter - Pete - Year 4 |
| 2025/2026 - Winter - Pete-coop - Year 5 |
| 2025/2026 - Winter - Pete - Year 4 |
| 2024/2025 - Winter - Pete-coop - Year 5 |
| 2024/2025 - Winter - Pete - Year 4 |
| 2023/2024 - Winter - Pete-coop - Year 5 |
| 2023/2024 - Winter - Pete - Year 4 |
| 2022/2023 - Winter - Pete-coop - Year 5 |
| 2022/2023 - Winter - Pete - Year 4 |
| 2021/2022 - Winter - Pete-coop - Year 5 |
| 2021/2022 - Winter - Pete - Year 4 |
| 2020/2021 - Winter - Pete-coop - Year 5 |
| 2020/2021 - Winter - Pete - Year 4 |
| 2019/2020 - Winter - Pete-coop - Year 5 |
| 2019/2020 - Winter - Pete - Year 4 |
Sections & Respective Instructors
| B1 - 2026/2027 - Winter - Huazhou (Andy) Li |
| B1 - 2025/2026 - Winter - Huazhou (Andy) Li |
| B1 - 2024/2025 - Winter - Shanshan Yao & Huazhou (Andy) Li |
| B1 - 2023/2024 - Winter - Huazhou (Andy) Li |
| B1 - 2022/2023 - Winter - Huazhou (Andy) Li |
| B1 - 2021/2022 - Winter - Huazhou (Andy) Li |
| B1 - 2020/2021 - Winter - Huazhou (Andy) Li |
| B1 - 2019/2020 - Winter - Instructor P.Eng |