2020-2021 Catalog and Student Handbook

PETR 216 Petrophysics

Properties of rocks and fluids that affect the distribution and movement of fluids such as oil, gas, water, or contaminants in porous media including porosity, permeability, capillary pressure, surface and interfacial tension, wettability, and viscosity; basic formation evaluation methods used to analyze oil and gas bearing rock formations and ground-water systems; various forms of Darcy's Law; in-class laboratory experiments.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Complete MATH 121 or MATH 125