LABS
Acid Stimulation Laboratory - Room 808
Contact - Dan Hill / Ding Zhu
In this laboratory, we will develop new and better methods
to measure acid-fracture conductivity so industry can better
design well completions in deep, carbonate reservoirs.
Engineering Imaging Laboratory - Room 823
Contact - David Schechter
A state-of-the-art, high-resolution, fourth-generation X-ray
CT scanner is available for general use. Within PETE, it is
used mainly for measurements of porosity and saturations in
cores and enhanced oil recovery flood experiments. EIL co-directors
Dr. Schechter and Dr. A. Ted Watson (ChemE), manage the CT scanner
and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance equipment, respectively.
Evaluation of Oilfield Chemicals Laboratory - Room 601
Contact - Hisham Nasr-El-Din
Fracture Conductivity Laboratory - Rooms 621/809
Contact - Dan Hill / Ding Zhu
In these laboratories we will develop two-phase models of stimulation
treatments in naturally-fractured gas reservoirs and build
fracture-performance models based on experimental studies of fracture
conductivity.
Gas Hydrates Laboratory - Room 721
Contact - Yuri Makogon / Ahmad Ghassemi
Sophisticated equipment in this lab is devoted to
understanding the growth and dissolution of gas hydrate
crystals.
HP/HT Fluid Property Measurement Laboratory - 509
Contact - Catalin Teodoriu
In this laboratory, we will measure gas viscosities with
extended ranges of temperatures, pressures, gas specific
gravities, and quantities of non-hydrocarbons.
These data will be used to extend the range of applicability
of the correlation to 400 F and at least 25,000 psia.
Integrated Reservoir Investigations Laboratory - Room 311
Contact - Duane McVay
This lab contains new UNIX workstations, associated projectors,
plotters and printers, and the latest engineering and
geoscience's software, available for teaching, research, and
continuing education programs.
Model Calibration and Efficient Reservoir Imaging (MCERI) - Rooms 701 & 702
Contact - Akhil Datta-Gupta
Develop theoretically sound but practical approaches
to data assimilation and model calibration (history matching)
during reservoir modeling and forecasting. We will continue
to demonstrate the practical feasibility of our algorithms
through a variety of field applications using data sets obtained
from our sponsors and other sources.
Mobil Undergraduate Teaching Laboratory for Core Analysis - Room 212
Contact - Ahmad Ghassemi
Students in
this teaching lab practice measurement of rock and fluid
properties.
Productivity Enhancement Lab - Room 720
Contact - Hisham Nasr-El-Din
Research is done on surface and interfacial tension of acids and completion fluids, impact of surfactants on the wettability of carbonate and sandstone rocks, influence of temperature and pressure on oil/water interfaces and core flood experiments.
Ramey Thermal Recovery Laboratory - Room 508
Contact - Daulat Mamora
Experiments
carried out in this laboratory are aimed at understanding and
optimizing oil production using steam and in-situ combustion
oil recovery techniques. Oil recovery using various
configurations of vertical and horizontal wells as producers
and injectors can be investigated and compared.
Rheology of Non-Newtonian Fluids - Room 810
Contact - Hisham Nasr-El-Din
Research to improve the efficiency of membrane-based filters
used for treatment and desalination of produced water
and brackish ground water. We will continue to
investigate advanced membrane-filter simulator models,
new and novel cleanup methods, and low-power desalination technology,
which we will test in field demonstrations.
Riverside Field-Scale Production Test Facility
Contact - Gioia Falcone / Jerome Schubert / Catalin Teodoriu
This
facility comprises test wells, flow loops, and multi-phase
pumping and metering equipment. It is in an early stage of
development.
Rock Mechanics Laboratory - Room 614
Contact - Ahmad Ghassemi
Measurement of poroelastic rock properties, acoustic properties and permeability.
Texaco Drilling Fluids Laboratory/Fluid Rheology Lab - Room 216
Contact - Catalin Teodoriu
This
teaching lab provides students hands-on experience in dealing
with changing behaviors of drilling fluids.
Tommie E. Lohman Fluid Measurement Laboratory - Room 201
Contact - Gioia Falcone / Catalin Teodoriu
This laboratory provides equipment and procedures for the
physical analysis of oilfield fluids including oilfield
emulsions, water and sediment in oils, and gas and liquid
metering. A working water well is used in conjunction with the
lab for analysis of transient pressure and sucker rod pumps. The
laboratory serves as an instructional facility for production
engineering where students are trained in the acquisition and
evaluation of fluid data. Emphasis is placed on development of
procedures for handling oilfield fluid samples.