STS-AIChE - Prediction of Petroleum Fluid Properties Course | AIChE

STS-AIChE - Prediction of Petroleum Fluid Properties Course

Designed for those engaged in the processing of petroleum fluids such as crude oil and gas mixtures found in Oil & Gas (O&G) exploration and production, this course explores the physical principles used to solve practical problems in the characterization of petroleum fluids. The physical principles and foundational understanding enable the effective characterization and production of O&G in a variety of geological and process conditions.

The objective of this course is to ground participants in the fundamentals of the reservoir fluids, as well as the state-of-the-art technologies employed. Through the understanding of physical and chemical fluid fundamentals and the geologies from which they are extracted, the practices and processes are analyzed to provide the most efficient, cost-effective and environmentally sound approaches for sustainable transformative operations.

Note: Knowledge of phase equilibrium thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and physical chemistry at the bachelor’s level is desirable but not required.

Instructors

Dr. S. Lisa Biswal, associate professor in chemical and biomolecular engineering, Rice University

Dr. Walter G. Chapman, William W. Akers professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, Rice University

Dr. George J. Hirasaki, research professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University

Dr. Philip M. Singer, research scientist, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University

Dr. Francisco “Paco” Vargas, Louis Owen assistant professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University

 

Course Details 

SCHEDULE Aug. 14-16, 2018 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. 

FEE $2,250 $2,025 for Rice alumni, faculty and staff

CEUs  1.8

 

AIChE Member Discount!

AIChE members will receive a 10% discount!

You can receive the discount via the following methods

  1. Call Lori Cykala (713-348-6870) to register
  2. Email riceprofdev@rice.edu after online registration indicating your membership to AIChE

Registration

For course details and to register, visit us HERE