Graduate Program Review

Graduate Program Review 2009-2014

Petroleum Engineering Marshall Watson, Chair

College of

Engineering Al Sacco Jr., Dean

Petroleum Engineering

November 2015 PROGRAM REVIEW OUTLINE

Department of Petroleum Engineering

I. Program Overview – A one to two-page summary of department’s vision and goals.

II. Graduate Curricula and Degree Programs

A. Scope of programs within the department B. Number and types of degrees awarded

- Degrees Awarded – Academic Year (chart & table) - Comparison of Degrees Awarded – FY Year (Peer info table)

C. Low Performing Programs D. Undergraduate and Graduate semester credit hours

- Department Semester Credit Hours – Academic Year (chart & table)

- SCH compared to Budget - Academic Year (chart & table)

E. Number of majors in the department - Enrollment by Level – Fall Data (chart & table) - Comparison of Enrollment – Fall Data (Peer info table) - Enrollment Growth for Review Period (table)

F. Course offerings and their enrollments over the past six years (enrollment trends by course) - Course Enrollments by Academic Year (table)

G. Courses cross listed (TANDEM) (table)

III. Faculty A. Number, rank and demographics of the faculty (tenured and tenure track), GPTI’s and TA’s - Teaching Resources (chart and table)

- Tenured and Tenure-Track by Rank - Fall Data (chart and table) - Comparison of Full-time Faculty (Peer info table)

B. List of Faculty Members (table) C. Summary of the number of refereed publications and creative activities (table) D. Responsibilities and leadership in professional societies

- Professional Leadership (table)

- Student Committee Service (table)

E. Assess average faculty productivity for Fall semesters only (use discipline appropriate criteria to determine) - Faculty Workload (table)

- College SCH/FTE – Fall Data (chart & table)

- Department SCH/FTE – Fall Data (chart & table)

IV. Graduate Students A. Applicants and enrolled students

- Graduate Student Summary by Category – AY (chart and table) - Graduate Applicants by Region – Fall Data (chart and table) - Demographics of Enrolled Graduate Students - Fall Data (table)


- Percent of Apply/Admit/Enroll- Fall Data (chart & table) B. Test Scores (appendix h) C. GPA of new students

- New Graduate Students GPA by Level – Fall Data (chart and table) D. Time to Degree in Years (chart and table) E. Provide a breakdown of how many enrolled graduate students are RA’s, TA’s, GA’s or GPTI’s (table) F. Number of students who have received fellowships, scholarships and other awards - fellowships awarded

(table) - Graduate School Scholarships and Fellowships - National, University, Departmental and Local Scholarships and Fellowships

G. Initial position and place of employment of graduates over the past 6 years (table) H. Percentage (%) of full time students receiving financial support I. Graduate Student Publications and Creative Activities (table) – number of discipline-related refereed

papers/publication, juried creative/performance accomplishments, book chapters, books, and external presentations per year per student. (Note: this may overlap with faculty publications)

J. Programs for mentoring and professional preparation of graduate students.

K. Department efforts to retain students and graduation rates

L. Percentage of Full-Time and Part Time students per year by level – Fall data

V. Department A. Department operating expenses

- Department Operating Cost as a Fraction of Employees - (table)

B. Summary of Proposals (Submitted) - Summary of Number of Proposals Written (table) - Summary of Number of Proposals Accepted (table)

C. External Research - Summary of Faculty Awards (table) - Research Expenditures (chart & table) - Peer Institution Info (table)

D. Internal Funding - Source of Internal Funds (TTU) - (table)

E. Scholarships and Endowments (table) F. Departmental resources for research and teaching (i.e. classroom space, lab facilities) - (table) G. HEAF expenditures (table) H. External Program Accreditation – Name of body and date of last program accreditation review including

description of body and accreditation specifics. I. Centers or Institutes

VI. Conclusions – a one- to two-page summary of the observed deficiencies and needs identified by your review. Highlight areas of greatest need and areas of significant contributions.

VII. Appendices – should include, but not be limited to, the following:

Table of Contents A. Strategic plan

- Attachment from Strategic Planning website

B. Curriculum Map (table) C. 18 Characteristics D. Graduate Course Offerings (table)


E. Graduate Student Handbook F. Graduate Student Association(s) – Description and Information G. Graduate Faculty 6-Year Resumes (obtained from digital measures) H. GRE Revised General Test Scores I. Unit Assessment Report from TRACDAT J. Courses cross listed (TANDEM)


I. Program Overview

The graduate program at the Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering was established in 1986 with the M.S. degree program. Since its creation has undergone continuous improvement. The Ph.D. program was added in 2002 and the certificate program followed six years later. The certificate program was designed to serve as a way for engineering students with a non-petroleum major to convert to petroleum engineering. This certificate program was discontinued five years later in 2014 to optimize limited resources within the department such as number of faculty and capacity of classrooms. Most improvements within the graduate program resulted from various changes introduced progressively. Six years ago the department had a total of forty graduate students consisting of 10% Ph.D., 40% M.S. and 50% Certificate. Currently the program has a total of approximately eighty-five graduate students comprised of 55 % Ph.D.’s, 45% M.S. and no Certificate students. This describes the effects of the adjustments introduced and the upward trend of the department towards higher quality, and efficiency. This new demographic profile has been accompanied by new resources such as: the gain in office space, laboratory facilities, and class rooms that came about with the delivery of the Terry Fuller Petroleum Engineering Research Building opened in February 2014. An increase in the number of faculty members have also aided substantially to the growth of the program. These major changes and achievements opened new perspectives for the graduate program at the Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering. In the following section, the mission of this program will be redefined and the goals will be clearly stated. Finally, the resources to achieve these goals will be discussed as well as the challenges that lay ahead.

A. Mission

The mission of the graduate program is to meet the following:

Demand for Petroleum Engineering Ph.D. graduates

Universities across the country are in need of fresh Ph.D. graduates not only to replace aging faculty and to train future students but also to perform innovative research activities and services to the community.

Oil Industry Demand for High Quality Ph.D. graduates

The oil industry is constantly looking for new sources of energy due to environmental issues and scarcity of resources. To do so successfully the industry requires more qualified Ph.D. graduates to perform research focusing on more creative ways to access oil and gas reserves.

Demand for qualified TA’s to run the Department UG Program

The new policy of class size limitation implemented three years ago involves more contact hours with students, increasing the teaching load for the faculty. This creates a greater need for a large number of qualified Teaching Assistants (T.A.’s) to supplement the existing limited number of faculty in the department. The best source of TA’s is a large pool of Ph.D. students dedicated to high quality teaching and research.


B. Strategic Goals

The following five strategic goals are essential in order to achieve the mission stated above:

Increase Texas Tech University ranking to the top four ranked universities

Improve the quality of graduate students by attracting the best candidates while limiting the total number enrolled to the benchmark number of one hundred graduate students

Attract a minimum of six more top ranking faculty during the next three years in order to decrease the

students/faculty ratio and generate the maximum possible number of research proposals each year

Attract more funded research projects that can generate more quality publications and patents

Select a small number of research areas of excellence to focus on in order to optimize the resources and develop nationally recognized laboratory facilities in these areas of excellence

C. Challenges The goals listed above can be achieved only if the human and material resources are available in the department. The timing of the new Terry Fuller Petroleum Engineering Research Building was opportune and provided much needed office space and lab facilities. There is still a need for more funded research projects to optimize these facilities. This will not come without an appropriate number of faculty capable of producing a large number of proposals and generating more research effort in the department without interfering with the academic activities of the department.

D. Summary

The student’s enrollment in the department tripled the undergraduate program and more than doubled the graduate program in the past six years. The Ph.D. vs. MS student ratio improved significantly resulting in quantitative, as well as qualitative gains. These changes indicate that the resources in the department are used much more efficiently now compared to six years ago. The department needs to focus on raising the rank of Texas Tech University to the top and reinforcing the notoriety of the department’s graduate program in petroleum engineering. This will not come without an effort to hire prominent faculty and attract high quality graduate students. As an executive from a major service company stated in a department seminar recently, the slowdown in the energy demand will end sooner or later. It is only a matter of time before the energy demand in the oil industry increases again. The department needs to be ready to face the challenge when this happens.


II. Graduate Curricula and Degree Programs

A. Scope of programs within the department

Graduate Program

The Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering Graduate Program comprises the M.S. program which started in 1986, the Ph.D. program in 2002 and the Graduate Certificate in 2008. Since the inception of this program, continued assessments are conducted regularly to ensure the educational criteria are being met. This report will discuss major changes and accomplishments performed or in process within the department. These changes concern all the three types of degrees mentioned earlier: The Graduate Certificate degree, The Masters of Science degree and the Doctor of Philosophy degree.

The Graduate Certificate was geared toward non petroleum engineering students who have an engineering background. It was tied to the undergraduate program in the sense that the students were required to complete a minimum of six to eight courses in order to reach the level required to begin the M.S./Ph.D. programs. These levelling courses provide the students with the minimum background in petroleum engineering as well as in geology. In the following sections, the focus will be on the M.S. and Ph.D. programs only, as the Graduate Certificate program is discontinued. The first section discusses the graduate curriculum and changes needed to adapt this curriculum to the oil industry. Next, rules and guidelines related to internal regulation of the Graduate Program in the department are discussed. In the third section, future plans justified by the significant growth in the Undergraduate Program will be outlined. Finally, the last section will be devoted to advising and monitoring of the graduate program as suggested in the last Graduate School directives.

a. Graduate Curriculum

The Petroleum industry requirements are continuously evolving as technology changes. In this section, necessary changes to adapt to the industry needs are presented, and a curriculum to fulfill these requirements is proposed. Finally, additional comments are made concerning scheduling and organization on a semester basis.

1. Changes Introduced The Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering graduate curriculum has a rich and diversified program comprising twenty-eight graduate courses. It is designed to address all disciplines in petroleum engineering. In order to reflect the increased emphasis in some areas of petroleum engineering, the content of some of the courses offered as well as the number of courses need to be reviewed. The objective is to eliminate any duplication of courses and to minimize any overlap while updating the content. This is expected to result actually in a leaner and more efficient curriculum. This effort of updating the curriculum takes into account the special focus of the Society of Petroleum Engineers in four core areas of specialization. These are:

Reservoir Engineering Production Engineering Drilling Engineering Formation Evaluation


Table 1. Core Courses

Core Area Core 5000 level Core 6000 level

Reservoir Engineering

Advanced Reservoir Engineering PETR 5320

Hydrocarbon Reservoir Simulation

PETR 5309

Pressure Transient Analysis PETR 5308

Advanced Simulation Techniques PETR 5310

Production Engineering

Advanced Production Engineering

PETR 5316

Well Completion and Stimulation PETR 5317

Drilling Engineering

Advanced Drilling Techniques PETR 5303

Horizontal Well Techniques PETR 5315

Formation Evaluation

Advanced Well Log Analysis PETR 5304

Advanced Form Evaluation PETR 5305

Two course courses will be offered in Production Engineering, Drilling Engineering and Formation Evaluation. Four core courses will be offered in Reservoir Engineering. As shown in Table 1, half of the 53xx level graduate courses are designed for M.S. students and are comprised of the basic graduate material relevant to this area of specialization. These core courses contain the necessary material required to complete a petroleum engineering education at the graduate level. They will be offered regularly on an annual basis. As shown in Table I, the other half of these core courses are taught at the Ph.D. level for doctoral students but may also be taken by M.S. students as an elective course. The department emphasizes the importance of students taking core course in order to enhance the foundation of the curriculum, minimize the overlaps and optimize the use of the department resources. In addition to these core courses, the graduate students are required to complete elective courses to achieve their degree requirements. Contrary to the core courses, the elective courses are selected by students to specialize in a specific area of their choice. They are offered according to demand depending on industry need and students desire. It should be observed that it is important to update the content of all courses, both core and specialization courses, regularly in order to keep up with the industry requirements.


b. Updated Course Listing

Table 2. Elective Courses

Core Area Elective Courses Other Elective Courses


EOR PETR 5307

Waterflooding Techniques PETR 5325

Advanced Phase Behavior PETR 5323

Thermal Oil Recovery PETR 5311

Adv. Core Analysis PETR 5329

Production Engineering

Gas Production Engineering PETR 5318

Multiphase Flow in Pipes PETR 5319

Drilling Engineering

Advanced Artificial Lift Methods PETR 5306

Nodal Analysis

PETR 5314

Formation Evaluation

Geostatistics for Reservoir Engineering

PETR 5324

Advanced Property Evaluation PETR 5328

Computational Modeling and Simulation

Numerical Application in Petroleum Engineering

PETR 5313

Simulation of EOR Applications PETR 5312


Table 3. Discarded Courses

Core Area Course Name and Number


Miscible Flooding

PETR 5326

Compositional Phase Behavior

PETR 5322

Fluid Flow in Porous Media

PETR 5321

Petroleum Environmental Engineering

PETR 5302

Computational Modeling and Simulation

Streamline Simulation

PETR 5327

The ten core courses discussed above are listed in Table 1. Out of the remaining eighteen courses, only thirteen will be offered as general elective courses or specialization courses. See Table 2. The remaining five courses have been discarded due to being judged low priority and will not be offered. See Table 3 for a specific list of these courses. The core courses will be offered only during long semesters sequentially along with some elective courses. Some of the elective courses will be offered annually or every other year during summer terms depending on their importance. The series of courses PETR 5000 will be used to cover special topics when needed. An appropriate sub title can be added to the PETR 5000 course on an as needed basis.

c. Internal Regulation, Rules and Guidelines Handbooks describing the internal regulation of the Ph.D. and the M.S. graduate programs in petroleum engineering have been prepared and are presented in Appendix E. These handbooks contain the guidelines for graduate students to fulfill the requirements towards graduation and also discuss various issues concerning the formation of thesis and dissertation committees, the qualifying exams for Ph.D. students, the proposal defense for both M.S. and Ph.D. students and finally the thesis/dissertations defense and editing. The goal is: To use efficiently the department resources in order to optimize the number of graduate students

produced in a reasonable period of time To improve the quality of the graduate students body through consistent monitoring and supervising

of the graduate program To increase the number and the quality of publications and confirm the position of the department

of petroleum engineering as a key player at the national and international level. To provide adequate support to the graduate students allowing them to evolve in an appropriate

academic environment 1. Thesis/Dissertation Committees


Upon arrival at Texas Tech University and completion of orientation, the graduate every January but exceptionally they can be also offered in July if needed. Ph.D. students are examined in every area of specialization in Petroleum Engineering. This examination is organized by the graduate committee and supervised by the graduate coordinator.

2. Proposal Defense

Once an M.S./Ph.D. student has selected his or her thesis or dissertation advisor, the student is urged to confirm the selection of his or her advisor and committee. Once the selectin is confirmed, the student will work on a research proposal that must be defended within the time period of one semester, not exceeding two. The graduate coordinator will work with the dissertation committee to make sure this event is organized properly and efficiently both from the evaluation of the research proposal point of view and the diffusion of the information at the College of Engineering level if needed. The objective is to invite as many researchers as possible both internally and externally to the Department of Petroleum Engineering to maximize input from the scientific community at large.

3. Thesis/Dissertation

After a successful defense of the proposal, The M.S./Ph.D. student will implement his research program as planned in the proposal. One of the difficulties in judging a proposal is to assess the student’s effort to evaluate the time to complete his thesis/dissertation as well as the laboratory equipment and other material needed. If the research effort proposed by the student has been evaluated properly, the student should complete his work as scheduled. The graduate coordinator and the dissertation committee will make sure the plans outlined in the proposal are implemented properly so that the research program planned is completed satisfactorily on time. The last task for both the graduate coordinator and the thesis/dissertation committee is to supervise the student’s effort in producing and editing a final thesis/dissertation according to university standards.

d. Future Plans The graduate program in Petroleum Engineering is a highly sought after achievement. For the last six years, the department receives on the average over 800 inquiries, around 200 of these students apply formally and only around 10% of these are admitted in general. This shows that a very small percentage fraction of the applicants, 2 to 3% ends up to be accepted. The number of graduate students presently enrolled is less than ninety. Fifty are Ph.D. candidates. The remaining students are working towards their M.S. degree. One of the major limitations in expanding this graduate program in quality and quantity is the number of faculty in the Department. Given the size of its undergraduate program, (more than 1000 students presently) the department of petroleum engineering is deploying what it takes to maintain the quality at its highest level. It should be observed that the undergraduate student to faculty ratio is very high in the department (70 students per faculty) which is related to a SCH of 35:1. This ratio is among the highest in the college and university. In addition to the normal undergraduate program work load, each faculty is expected and encouraged to supervise an average of seven M.S./Ph.D. students. It is expected that an addition of two faculty per year will relieve some faculty from their teaching duties and give them more time for writing research proposals. This will result hopefully in generating much needed funded research projects.


To summarize, hiring new faculty to adjust for the increasing number of students in the department is expected to result in a decrease of the student/faculty ratio, to attract high quality graduate students and unexpectedly, to have a positive effect on the undergraduate program which is now relying more and more on the graduate program through the TA’s.

e. Advising and Monitoring

Advising includes the routine task of supervising the student registration each semester, ensuring the Graduate School guidelines are followed and the internal regulations in the department are not violated. Some other tasks are: o Assisting the students to reach their academic goal in a reasonable period of time o Supervising the formation of the various committees for M.S. and Ph.D. students o Organizing the qualifying examinations for Ph.D. students o Assisting M.S. and Ph.D. students in preparation for their proposal defense as well as organizing

and supervising these events o Reviewing and evaluating the progress of each student on a semester basis

f. Conclusion The graduate program in the Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering is expanding significantly. Some of the achievements realized during the past few years are listed below:

o Review of the curriculum and instauration of the required core courses (Five for the M.S. program and five core courses for the Ph.D. program)

o Selection of thirteen elective courses designed to supplement the core courses and provide M.S. students and Ph.D. candidates with the complete curriculum

o Immediate emphasis on twenty-three out of twenty-eight graduate courses to maximize the resources and minimize redundancy of some courses

o Review of the content of each course to suit the new requirements of the Petroleum industry o Production of the M.S. and Ph.D. Handbooks o Introduction of the qualifying examinations for Ph.D. students o Introduction of a set of rules for proposal and dissertation defense o Introduction of a procedure to review and evaluate the progress of each student on a semester basis


B. Number and types of degrees awarded


C. Low Performing Programs

At this time none of the degree programs offered by the department are defined as “low-producing degree programs”. In the past the department faced the possibility of the elimination of the Doctoral of Philosophy Program due to the low graduation rate of Ph.D. students and the low number of students enrolled. In fall 2013 the Doctor of Philosophy Program in Petroleum Engineering was granted a temporary extension from low-producing evaluation until the FY 2010-2014 Annual Report of Low-Producing Programs. The low-producing degree program was eligible for a temporary exemption because the program “significantly contributed to meeting specific Closing the Gaps initiatives or other Coordinating Board policies, including workforce needs in specific industries…”

The job market was the main cause for low performance of the program. The large oil industry demand for petroleum engineers combined with the salaries offered to BS and MS graduates made it difficult to compete with the industry for bright students, especially when the department was offering unattractive stipends. This situation changed in 2011 with the new advantages offered to students who were willing to consider enrolling in the Ph.D. program. Justification for continuing the Ph.D. program at this time included: necessity of Ph.D. Teaching Assistants to run the undergraduate program efficiently, need to meet the demand from universities across the country and world, closing the gaps priorities for STEM programs and graduate student demand for the program shown through an increased number of applications. The Ph.D. program was deemed necessary to run and improve the quality of the Undergraduate Program due to the new class size limitation required to increase teaching quality. It was also deemed necessary to sustain and improve the quality of the current research program, equipment and infrastructure of the department labs and equipment.


The action plans to remedy the low-producing program included the following: hiring new faculty and replacing those who left, commissioning a new building, gaining industry/alumni support both monetarily and through feedback regarding course curriculum, submitting a minimum of 10 proposals yearly in order to gain more funded projects, increasing graduation rates of Ph.D. students and increasing the number of students taking the Qualifying Exam.

Over the past two years, the Ph.D. program has increased both the number of Ph.D. students enrolled at the department as well as the number of students graduating each academic year. Currently 42 out of 70 students enrolled in the graduate program are Ph.D. candidates meaning that over half of the total students enrolled in the program are pursuing a doctoral degree at this time. Over the past 5 years the department has graduated a total of 14 Ph.D. students and an additional 2 Ph.D.’s are expected to graduate by December 2015. This increase in enrollment and graduation rate has removed the Ph.D. program from the status of “low-performing.” The future of both the Ph.D. and M.S. degree programs appears positive. Many B.S. and M.S. students are using the current downturn in industry as an opportunity to advance and continue their education in the petroleum engineering field. Because of this, it is likely that the enrollment for both graduate programs will continue to increase reducing risk for low enrollment and graduation rates.


D. Undergraduate and graduate semester credit hours



E. Number of majors in the department for the fall semesters



F. Course enrollments over the past six years (enrollment trends by course) Figures are totals – classes may be offered more than once a year

Course Enrollments by Academic Year

Source: Institutional Research


G. Courses cross listed (TANDEM)

Courses cross listed (TANDEM)

Graduate Undergraduate Course title

PETR 5380 PETR 3401 Drilling Engineering Methods

PETR 5381 PETR 4303 Production Engineering Methods

PETR 5382 PETR 3304 Well Logging Fundamentals

PETR 5383 PETR 3306 Reservoir Engineering Fundamentals

PETR 5384 PETR 3302 Fluid Properties

PETR 5385 PETR 3402 Rock Properties

Source: The Department


III. Faculty

F. Number, rank, and demographics of the graduate faculty (tenure and tenure track), GPTI’s and TA’s




G. List of Faculty Members List all faculty who were employed by your department during the six years of this review

H. Summary of the number of refereed publications and creative activities.

Member of Grad Faculty?

HIRE DATE

END DATE

Y or N

FACULTY NAME JOB TITLE

Dr. Rafiq R. Awal Assistant Professor Sep-07 Aug-13 YMr. Richard Bateman Associate Professor of Practice Jun-12 N/A YDr. Seyedhossein Emadibaladehi Assistant Professor Sep-14 N/A YDr. Amin Ettehadtavakkol Assistant Professor Jan-14 N/A YDr. Davis Ford Visiting Professor Jul-05 N/A NDr. Talal D. Gamadi Instructor Aug-14 N/A YMr. Al Giussani Adjunct Faculty Sep-06 N/A NDr. Lloyd R. Heinze Professor Sep-91 N/A YDr. Waylon V. House Instructor Dec-02 N/A YDr. Habib K. Menouar Associate Professor Dec-08 N/A YDr. Ekarit Panacharoensawad Assistant Professor Jul-14 N/A YDr. James J. Sheng Associate Professor Jun-11 N/A YDr. Shameem Siddiqui Assistant Professor Sep-06 Oct-12 YDr. Mohamed Soliman George P. Livermore Chair and Professor Jan-11 N/A YMrs. Ellen Taylor Instructor Sep-08 Jul-12 NDr. Marshall C. Watson Department Chair, Roy Butler Chair, and Associate Professor Jan-07 N/A YDr. Herald Winkler Professor Emeritus 1985 N/A NDr. Malgorzata B. Ziaja Associate Professor Sep-06 May-13 YSource: The Department

*N/A indicates that an individual is presently employed at the department

Publication Type2009 N= 3 F= 7

2010 N= 6 F= 9

2011 N= 6 F= 10

2012 N= 8 F= 10

2013 N= 9 F= 10

2014 N= 11 F= 11

Refereed Articles/Abstracts 4 3 3 7 11 9

Books/Book Chapters 3 2 0 6 7 3

Conference Proceedings* 2 5 10 27 25 42

Conference Presentations/Posters 4 6 13 3 7 4

Patents 0 1 3 3 3 1

Reports 0 0 0 0 2 0


N = # of full time faculty contributing F = # of full time faculty in department


I. Responsibilities and leadership in professional societies

Professional Leadership

2009 N=6 F=7

2010 N=8 F=9

2011 N=9 F=10

2012 N=9 F=10

2013 N=8 F=10

2014 N=10 F=11

Editor/Editorial 1 2 3 2 2 2

Reviewer 3 6 7 11 9 12

Officer in National Org. 5 5 5 4 4 4

Committees 15 16 22 21 23 29

Judge/Juror 0 0 1 1 0 1

Mentor 0 0 2 3 1 1

Dean’s Representative 0 0 0 0 1 1

Faculty Advisor 3 4 3 3 3 4

N = # of full time faculty contributing F = # of full time faculty in department

Student Committee Service

Committees Chaired

Committees Served in department

Committees Served outside department

Faculty Name Masters Doctoral Masters Doctoral Masters Doctoral

Dr. Rafiq R. Awal 4 0 3 5 0 0

Mr. Richard Bateman 1 0 0 0 0 0

Dr. Seyedhossein Emadibaladehi 1 3 3 3 0 0

Dr. Amin Ettehadtavakkol 0 1 3 1 0 0

Dr. Davis Ford 0 0 0 0 0 0

Dr. Talal D. Gamadi 3 0 3 0 00

Mr. Al Giussani 0 0 0 0 0 0

Dr. Lloyd R. Heinze 7 3 6 6 0 0

Dr. Waylon V. House 3 4 0 1 0 0

Dr. Habib K. Menouar 0 1 0 2 0 0

Dr. Ekarit Panacharoensawad 3 1 0 0 1 3

Dr. James J. Sheng 5 5 10 2 0 0

Dr. Shameem Siddiqui 3 2 4 1 0 1


J. Assess average faculty productivity for Fall semesters only (use discipline appropriate criteria to determine)

Dr. Mohamed Soliman 3 13 4 2 2 1

Mrs. Ellen Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0

Dr. Marshall C. Watson 3 3 3 2 0 0

Dr. Herald Winkler 0 0 0 0 0 0

Dr. Malgorzata B. Ziaja 0 0 0 0 0 0




IV. Graduate Students

I. Applicants and enrolled students








J. GRE (see appendix h)


K. GPA of new students


L. Time to Degree – Average long semesters to graduate for all students graduating each year

M. Provide a breakdown of how many enrolled graduate students are RA’s, TA’s, GA’s or GPTI’s by Academic Year.

09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15Research Assistants 0 0 0 0 1 6Teaching Assistants 1 2 8 12 15 24Graduate Assistants 0 0 0 0 0 0

Graduate Part-time Instructors 0 0 0 0 0 0Student Asistants* 0 0 0 0 9 26

* Student assistants hired though the department act as graders for the large undergradaute courses.Source: The Department


N. Number of students who have received national and university fellowships, scholarships and other awards

Graduate School Scholarships and Fellowships

Source and Table by the Graduate School

National, University, Departmental and Local Scholarships and Fellowships

Source and Table by the Department

Name of AWARD

09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15

$ #St

. $

#St.

$ #St

. $

#St.

$ #St

. $

#St.

TTU Chesapeake Energy PE Sch

$2,500 1 $0 0 $0 0 $0 0 $7,500 3 $0 0

TTU GRAD

Incentive Sch

$0 0 $35,000 1 $5,000 5 $7,500 1 $0 0 $0 0


TTU Greaves P E Sch EN

$0 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 0

TTU Houston API Sch

EN

$0 0 $4,000 2 $5,000 1 $0 0 $0 0 $1,000 1

TTU ML Broman

EN Scholarshi

p

$0 0 $2,000 1 $0 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 0

TTU P E Grad

Tuition Sch

$15,050 14 $12,173 14 $23,724 24 $0 0 $0 0 $0 0

TTU PE General

Scholarship

$8,500 7 $20,500 12 $30,263 15 $22,780 10 $20,860 17 $16,320 16

TTU PETR Grad

Fellowship

$7,226 1 $6,493 2 $10,494 2 $29,530 30 $1,000 1 $0 0

TTU R Vines Petr Eng Sch

$0 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 0 $1,000 1

TTU Stelzer Drilling

PETR Sch

$0 0 $0 0 $0 0 $250 1 $0 0 $0 0

TTU SWPSC

ENGR Sch $0 0 $0 0 $0 0 $7,500 3 $2,500 3 $0 0

TTU TRIP Match

Matejek PE Sch

$0 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 0 $10,000 10 $3,000 1

Total $33,276 23 $80,165 32 $74,480 47 $67,560 45 $41,860 34 $21,320 19


O. Initial position and place of employment of graduates over the past 6 years


R# Initial Position Initial Employer Location

2009-2010

- ‐ -

2010-2011

R00912372 - Mariatta College -

R00913098 - KSU -

2011-2012

R10347579 - Schlumberger -

R00853266 - Halliburton -

2012-2013


R10463985 Petroleum Engineer - Houston, TX

R10391429Analyst

Independent Project Analysis, Inc Ashburn, VA-20147

R10451675 Petroleum engineer CNPC China

R10427492 Petroleum Engineer - Midland, TX

2013-2014

R10407442 - Saudi Aramco Saudi Arabia


R10480145 Drilling Crew Member Helmerich & Payne Odessa/Midland

R10407207 - Saudi Aramco Saudi Arabia

R10449538 Reservoir engineer Chevron Houston

R01957589 ‐ StatOil ‐

R10821444 ‐ Halliburton ‐

R10487225 Petroleum Engineer ‐ Houston

R10312200 Instructor TTU Lubbock, TX

R10327592 Instructor TTU Lubbock, TX

2014-2015

R10477569 Reservoir Engineer Saudi Aramco Saudia Arabia

R01955683 Reservoir Engineer Associate QEP Resources Salt Lake City, UT

R11164393 Engineer Schlumberger Oklahoma

R10447971

Reservoir engineer

CNPC (China National

Petroleum Corporation) China

R11287514 ‐ Saudi Aramco Saudia Arabia

R10492534 Unknown Halliburton Odessa, TX


P. Percentage (%) of full time students receiving financial support.

At this time approximately 50% of students are receiving financial support in the form of employment as either a TA, RA or grader. Approximately 19 students received financial support in the form of scholarships >$1000.00 enabling them to pay instate tuition and fees.

Q. Graduate Student Publications and Creative Activities – Number of discipline-related refereed papers/publications, juried creative/performance accomplishments, book chapters, books, and external presentations by Master and Doctoral students in the department.

R. Programs for mentoring and professional preparation of graduate students

At this time the department does not have a program for mentoring or professional preparation of graduate students. However, the department is considering the implementation of a mentoring program where Ph.D. and M.S. students who are in their first semester of the program are matched with senior graduate students.

Year Masters Doctorate Masters Doctoral Masters Doctoral Masters DoctoralAY 2014 0 15 0 2 0 9 4 25

AY 2013 7 4 0 8 2 9 3 34

AY 2012 1 5 0 0 1 0 7 9

AY 2011 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3

AY 2010 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3

AY 2009 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Conference ProceedingsPublication: Refereed Non-Refereed*

Conference/Poster Presentations



S. Department efforts to retain students and graduation rates. Through the College and other dedicated sources of funding the Department has increased work/study support for graduate students so that at present there are 24 TAs, 6 RAs, and 26 graders (student assistants). The TAs and RAs are compensated at the accepted rate in the College ($27K plus tuition and medical). The TA’s can devote no more than 20 hours per week to their teaching assignments which leaves them in excess of 20 hours per week to devote to their graduate classes and research. The RAs can devote all of their time to their graduate classes and research work. The graders are paid on an hourly basis but in no case can exceed 20 hours per week on department tasks. Through scholarship funds directed to graduate student support in Petroleum, approximately 35 graduate students are given >$1,000 in scholarship grants. This qualifies them for in-state tuition and reduces their expenses by approximately $8,000 per year. The department enrolls a number of self and national oil company supported foreign students. These scholarship grants enables those with marginal funding to continue their graduate education. All graduate students are encouraged to seek summer internships in industry and in some cases whole semester internships. The department encourages this and tries to accommodate students who pursue this path.

T. Percentage of Full-Time and Part Time students per year by level – Fall Data

Masters 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Full Time 15 24 32 37 37 27

Part Time 0 3 3 6 7 4

Doctoral 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Full Time 10 7 15 23 27 26

Part Time 4 6 2 3 6 4

Source: Enrollment numbers for full-time and part-time status were provided by Institutional Research at Texas Tech University


V. Department

J. Department operating expenses

Department Operating Costs as a Fraction of Employees (based on FTE)

09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15

**Dept Operating Cost $96,422 $80,410 $81,343 $90,542 $83,208 $90,057

*Faculty & Staff 14 16 17 14 18 18

*Dept Op Cost/FS $6,887 $5,025 $4,784 $6,467 $4,622 $5,003

**Source: AFISM

*Source: The Department

Org #: B56011


K. Summary of Proposals (submitted)

Years D M D M D M D M D M D M2014 3.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.002013 3.00 0.08 0.00 0.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.002012 1.00 0.00 2.00 0.00 4.00 0.00 3.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.002011 6.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 0.90 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.002010 2.00 0.00 2.00 0.00 4.00 1.40 1.00 2.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.002009 0.20 1.45 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Grand Total 15.20 1.53 4.00 0.00 11.00 2.30 5.10 2.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00* The number of proposals are calculated by summing up the percentage contribution of the faculty on the given proposal.

D = Disciplinary (Internal) M = Multidisciplinary (External)

Summary of Number of Proposals Written Source: The Department

BY CATEGORYFederal Foreign Industrial Nonprofit State University

Years D M D M D M D M D M D M2014 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.002013 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.002012 0.00 0.00 3.00 0.00 1.00 0.00 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.002011 2.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.002010 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 0.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.002009 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Grand Total 3.00 0.00 3.00 0.00 3.00 0.00 1.10 0.30 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00* The number of proposals are calculated by summing up the percentage contribution of the faculty on the given proposal.

D = Disciplinary (Internal) M = Multidisciplinary (External)

Summary of Number of Proposals Written Source: The Department

Federal Foreign Industrial Nonprofit State UniversityBY CATEGORY


L. External Research

Summary of Faculty Awards by Home Department Source: The Department

YearNumber of

AwardsFacilities & Administrative* Award Amount

09/10 0.2 Shameem- American Chemical Society $20,000.00

10/11 2Ziaja- Baker Hughes, Inc. Shameem- Indiana Univ.

$100,000.00

11/12 2 Shameem- DOE/Western Michigan Unv $30,000.00

12/13 4.1Sheng- Wintershall Holding GmbH

Sheng/Soliman- Halliburton Energy Services Watson- Permian Basin Petro. Assoc.

$404,000.00

13/14 1.1Watson- TX Pipeline Assoc.

Sheng/Soliman/Watson- Conoco Phillips Inc.$38,356.00

14/15 1 Sheng/Watson- U.S. Dept. of Energy $483,906.00Totals: 10.4 $1,076,262.00

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$200,000.00

$300,000.00

$400,000.00

$500,000.00

$600,000.00

09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15

Department Research ExpendituresPetroleum Engineering

Source: The DepartmentChart prepared by The Department

09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15Sponsored Research 20,000.00$ 100,000.00$ 30,000.00$ 404,000.00$ 38,356.00$ 483,906.00$


Comparison of Research Expenditures 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15

University of Oklahoma at Norman $2,876,363 $2,667,172 $4,031,329 $3,940,013 $4,386,696 $6,058,989

Louisiana State University $285,000 $481,653 $2,577,871 $1,033,195 $1,220,474 $687,733

Missouri University of Science and Technology $2,000,000 $2,400,000 $2,200,000 $2,200,000 $2,100,000 $2,500,000

Texas Tech University $20,000 $100,000 $30,000 $404,000 $38,356 $483,906

*Source: The Department

**Based on calendar year

M. Internal Funding

Source of Internal Funds (TTU)


09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15

FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15

Research Enhancement 0 0 0 0 0 0

Research Incentive – INDIRECT RETURN 18B002 0 0 0 3,467.14 4,418.00 15,825.93

Line Items - 0 0 0 0 0 0

Interdisciplinary Seed Grants 0 0 0 0 0 0

New Faculty Start-ups** 0 218,600 0 0 359,432.00 0

Matching from VP of Research 0 0 0 0 0 0

Special Needs and Opportunities 0 0 0 0 0 0

Research Promotion 0 0 0 0 0 0

Graduate School Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 0

HEAF 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS: 0 218,600 0 3,467.14 363,850 15,825.93


N. Scholarships and Endowments

Endowment Amount ($)


O. Departmental resources for research and teaching (i.e., classroom space, lab facilities)*

*In reality the building is only officially equipped with two classrooms used for face-to-face scheduled instruction (TFPETR 110 and TFPETR 208). The remaining space is considered office space or lab space and is utilized as such.

Name of Endowment – EOY Balances 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15

FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15

Graduate Incentive Scholarship

15A076 B56011 800 0 5,000.00 0 0 0 0

TRIP End Match Matejek Pet Eng Gra

18E876 B56011 200 1,451.20 4,826.59 8,286.32 11,821.54 5,396.68 6,109.86

Petroleum Engineering Graduate Fell

25A286 B56011 800 – NON ENDOWED 46,750.80 40,633.22 30,374.38 931.68 0.00 0.00

TOTALS: 48,202.00 50,459.81 38,660.70 12,753.22 5,396.68 6,109.86


P. HEAF expenditures

The department does not receive any HEAF funding. However new faculty receives HEAF funding which is already included in their start up package.

Q. External Program Accreditation – Name of body and date of last program accreditation review, if applicable. Include description of body and accreditation

specifics.

The Texas Tech University Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering was first ABET accredited in October 1958 and has been accredited since. ABET accreditation is proof that a collegiate program has met standards essential to produce graduates ready to enter the critical fields of applied science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology. Graduates from an ABET-accredited program have a solid educational foundation and are capable of leading the way in innovation, emerging technologies, and in anticipating the welfare and safety needs of the public.

ABET accreditation:

• Ensures that graduates have met the educational requirements necessary to enter the profession

• Provides opportunities for the industry to guide the educational process to reflect current and future needs

• Enhances the mobility of professionals

The Department of Petroleum Engineering was established as a separate department in the School of Engineering in 1946. Prior to that time (1937-1946), the petroleum engineering program existed as a sub-department in the Department of Geology, jointly administered by the School of Engineering and the Department of Geology. Due to the rapid growth of the oil industry in this area during and immediately after World War II, enrollment in the petroleum engineering program quickly grew to 317 students in fall 1946.

Petroleum industry leaders, in cooperation with college administrative officials, met in November 1946 to formulate plans for the establishment of a separate Department of Petroleum Engineering. A Petroleum Industry Advisory Committee was formed with George P. Livermore as the chairman. The purpose of the committee was to aid the college in developing a program and help secure industry funds to equip and maintain the department in its early years. The committee membership consisted of executive-level personnel from most of the major oil and gas producing companies operating in the West Texas area. They recruited faculty, advised them and the college on the content of the curricula, and obtained funds to supplement faculty salaries and purchase laboratory equipment.


The department was housed in a wooden barracks building until 1950, when it moved into the then newly completed building that consisted of the ground floor, less the north wing. The second story and north wing of the building was completed in 1953.

In 1983, the Petroleum Engineering building was expanded by an addition which connected the old Petroleum Engineering building to chemical engineering and the Engineering Center. In 1992 the department released 5,000 square feet (north third) of the second floor to chemical engineering for labs and office space. In 1994 an additional 5,000 square feet was released to Computer Science for computer labs. In 2007 an additional 11,600 square feet of two-story space was released to chemical engineering, computer science, and engineering technology.

In August 2008, the department was named for Bob L. Herd for his many accomplishments in the industry and his steady and continuing support of this department and Texas Tech University. In spring 2014, the department moved into the 42,000 square foot $23 million Terry Fuller Petroleum Engineering Research Building on the northeast corner of the engineering key. The older building was released to the college of engineering for other programs to expand.

Throughout the history of the department, degrees granted and courses required have changed as the state of the art has changed, upon recommendations by the members of Petroleum Advisory Committee (now named the Petroleum Industry Advisory Board (PIAB)) and according to recommendations by the accreditation committees. The PIAB meets twice a year, once during the fall and spring semesters.

Various options and degrees have been offered during the periods as follows:

1937-1946 B.S. Petroleum Engineering (four years) from Geology

1946-1950 B.S. Petroleum Engineering (four years) with options in Geology, Geophysics, Natural Gas, or Production

1950-1953 B.S. Petroleum Engineering (four years) with options in Production or Natural Gas

1953-1957 B.S. Petroleum Engineering (four years) with options in Production or Natural Gas B.S. Petroleum Engineering and B.A. (five years) w/ options in Production or Natural Gas

1957-1959 B.S. Petroleum Engineering (four years) B.S. Petroleum Engineering and B.A. (five years)

1959-1960 B.S. Petroleum Engineering (four years) B.S. Petroleum Engineering and B.S. Mechanical Engineering (five years)

1960-1986 B.S. Petroleum Engineering (four years)


1986-2003 B.S. Petroleum Engineering (four years) M.S. Petroleum Engineering with and without thesis

2003- 2008 B.S. Petroleum Engineering (four years) M.S. Petroleum Engineering with and without thesis Ph.D. Petroleum Engineering

2008 – 2014

B.S. Petroleum Engineering (four years)

Graduate Certificate in Petroleum Engineering (18 -21 select hours)

M.S. Petroleum Engineering with and without thesis Ph.D. Petroleum Engineering

2014 Eliminate Graduate Certificate in Petroleum Engineering

2014-present

B.S. Petroleum Engineering (four years)

M.S. Petroleum Engineering with and without thesis Ph.D. Petroleum Engineering


R. Describe any Centers or Institutes within the unit and how they contribute to or benefit the graduate programs?

At this time the department does not have any Centers or Institutes within the unit that contribute to or benefit the graduate programs.


VI. Conclusion

The graduate program at the Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering changed quite substantially these last six years. It is especially true for the doctoral program which recorded major improvements since it has been launched thirteen years ago. The following achievements can be listed: The space allocated to the department expanded substantially. This includes class rooms and laboratories. The strategic choice of giving the priority to the Ph. D. program has resulted in a much more efficient use

of the department resources. A review of the curriculum and course content has resulted in a leaner program but more adapted to the

present state of the industry. Handbooks for the MS and Ph.D. programs have been developed edited and are available for the graduate

students. The number of graduate students more than doubled in the last six years, bringing the total number to eighty

five. The ratio of Ph.D. to MS students which was one to four improved significantly. It is expected to keep

increasing to reach the ratio of 2 Ph.D. students to one MS student in the coming semesters. The number of thesis, dissertations and publications increased both qualitatively and quantitatively.

It should be observed that these achievements have a direct impact on the undergraduate program which expanded even more during the last six years. To reach the objectives listed earlier and specifically to raise the university ranking to the top three or four best universities in the nation, the department needs to hire six new faculty in the next two to three years in addition to the two faculty scheduled to replace the ones who are going to retire soon.


VII. Appendices – should include, but not be limited to, the following:

Table of Contents

a. Strategic plan b. Curriculum Map (table) c. 18 Characteristics d. Graduate Course Offerings (table) e. Graduate Student Handbook f. Graduate Student Association(s) – Description and Information g. Graduate Faculty 6-Year Resumes (obtained from digital measures) h. GRE Revised General Test Scores i. Unit Assessment Report from TRACDAT j. Courses cross listed (TANDEM) k. ABET Accreditation


APPENDIX A

Strategic Plan

Strategic Plan Priority 1 – Increase Enrollment and Promote Student Success

*Freshmen cohort – New, degree seeking students enrolling for the first-time after graduation from high school, entering in fall (or summer if still enrolled in the fall)

Key Performance Indicator DefinitionFall Enrollment Unduplicated fall headcount of officially enrolled students

taking TTU courses.Transfers from Texas 2-year Colleges with at least 30 Credit Hours

Fall headcount of degree seeking, new transfers from 2-year colleges who transferred in with 30 or more credit hours.

Graduate Student Enrollment as a percentage of Total Enrollment (includes Law Students)

Total graduate and professional students as a percent of the

total student population (fall).

One-year Retention Rate Percent of the full-time, freshmen cohort* entering the prior

year and returning in the fall.Two-year Retention Rate Percent of the full-time, freshmen cohort* entering two years

prior and returning in the fall.Four-year Graduation Rate Percent of the full-time, freshmen cohort* entering four years prior and

receiving a baccalaureate degree in four years or

lSix-year Graduation Rate Percent of the full-time, freshmen cohort* entering six years prior and receiving a baccalaureate degree in six years or

lessTotal Degrees Awarded (Annual) Total degrees awarded in the prior fiscal year.

First-time entering freshman class demonstrates progress toward achieving....Closing The Gap

Ethnic breakdown of the new, entering freshmen

Freshmen in Top 25% of High School Class Percent of the new, entering freshmen ranked in the top 25%

of their high school graduating class. Freshmen with test scores in 75th Percentile (ACT / SAT)

Percent of the new, entering freshmen ranked in the bottom 75% of their high school graduating class.


Strategic Plan Priority 2 – Strengthen Academic Quality and Reputation

Total Doctorates Awarded Total doctoral degrees awarded in the prior fiscal year.

Total Ph.D.s Awarded Total PhD degrees awarded in the prior fiscal year.

Master's Graduation Rate Percent of new master’s students entering 5 years prior and completing master’s degree in 5 years or less.

Doctoral Time to Degree Rate Average of the total time elapsed from the start of any graduate school within the same institution to completion of the doctorate. Includes all doctoral degrees awarded in the prior fiscal year.

Percentage of Full-Time Equivalent Teaching Faculty who are Tenured or Tenure-track

All faculty (those with at least a partial instructional appointment) who had teaching responsibilities in the fall are included. The percentage of the appointment that is instructional is included in the total FTE. Teaching assistants and GPTIs are not included.

Tenure or Tenure-track Faculty Teaching Lower Division Student Credit Hours

Percent of freshman and sophomore (course numbers less than 3000) semester credit hours taught by tenured/tenure track faculty. Includes all tenured/tenure- track faculty. Only SCH in organized courses (lecture, lab, seminar) are included.

Student to Faculty Ratio Full-time student equivalents (FTSE) divided by full-time equivalent (FTE) faculty. Undergraduate full-time- student-equivalents (FTSE's) are calculated on 15 semester credit hours; master's, pharmacy, law, and other special profession FTSE's are calculated on 12 semester credit hours; optometry is calculated on 17 semester credit hours; and doctoral FTSE's are calculated on 9 semester credit hours. All semester credit hours, not just state-funded hours, are included. All faculty (those with at least a partial instructional appointment) who had teaching responsibilities in the fall are included. The percentage of the appointment that is instructional is included in the total FTE. Teaching assistants and GPTIs are not included.

Percentage of undergraduate classes with fewer than 19 students

Number of undergraduate classes (lecture, lab, and seminar) with fewer than 20 students divided by the total number of undergraduate classes. Combined classes are counted as one.

Percentage of undergraduate classes with more than 50 students

Number of undergraduate classes (lecture, lab, and seminar) with more than 50 students divided by the total number of undergraduate classes. Combined classes are counted as one.


Strategic Plan Priority 5 – Increase and Maximize Resources

Key Performance Indicators- 2014

Department: Petroleum Engineering Results

Total Weighted Semester Credit Hours Total fall and spring semester credit hours taught, weighted by the funding matrix based on level and discipline. Only state-funded credit hours are included.

Total Invention Disclosures - Technology Commercialization

Furnished by Technology Transfer

Total Gross Revenues - Technology Commercialization ($)

Furnished by Technology Transfer

Goal # KPI# KPI Description Ethnicity Measure

A Fall Enrollment 574B Transfers from Texas 2-year colleges with at least 30 credit hours 3C Graduate Student Enrollment as a % of Total Enrollment (Master, Doctoral, Law) 10.63 %D 1 Year Retention Rate 91.67 %E 2 Year Retention Rate 100 %F 4 Year Graduation Rate 32.14 %G 6 Year Graduation Rate 68.82 %H Total Degrees Awarded (annual) 146I First–time entering freshman class demonstrates progress toward achieving…Closing the Gaps White 1J Freshman in Top 25% of High School Class 0 %L Freshman Class in 75th Percentile - ACT 0

A Total Doctorates Awarded 7B Total Ph.Ds Awarded 7E Masters Graduation Rate 100 %G Doctoral Time to Degree Rate 4.1H Percentage of Full-Time Equivalent Teaching Faculty who are Tenured or Tenure-track 63.64 %I Tenure or Tenure-track Faculty Teaching Lower Division Student Credit Hours 0 %J Student to Faculty Ratio 31 : 1K Percentage of Undergraduate classes with fewer than 20 students 15.15 %L Percentage of Undergraduate classes with more than 50 students 9.09 %

5 A Total Weighted Semester Credit Hours 37,545.34

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APPENDIX B

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Number of Courses: 12

*PETR 5121 is Graduate Seminar. Students are not required to provide feedback or complete projects or exams.

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PETR 5328

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Texas Tech University Program Level - Curriculum Map

Date 11/25/2015SELECTED PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students will demonstrate advanced knowledge in a core area consistent with the focus of their program.

Students will demonstrate mastery of written communicatoin.

Students will demonstrate mastery of oral communicatoin.

Students will demonstrate quantitative and qualitative skills in the design, analysis and presentation of research projects.

Students will conduct independent research resulting in an original contribution to knowledge in the focused areas of their program. Degree Title: M.S. Petroleum Engineering (Non-

Thesis)

Courses in Degree Program

PETR 5320

PETR 5121 (3)*

PETR 5000

PETR 5303

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[I] OUTCOME STATEMENT:

The program outcome is (x) EXPLICITLY (score of 2) or (m) IMPLICITLY (score of 1) reflected in the course syllabus as being one of the learning outcomes for this course.

[II] LEVEL OF CONTENT DELIVERY:

(I) INTRODUCED - Students are not expected to be familiar with the content or skill at the collegiate level. Instruction and learning activities focus on basic knowledge, skills, and/or competencies and entry-level complexity. Only one (or a few) aspect of a complex program outcome is addressed in the given course (score of 1).

(R) REINFORCED- Students are expected to possess a basic level of knowledge and familiarity with the content or skills at the collegiate level. Instruction and learning activities concentrate on enhancing and strengthening knowledge, skills, and expanding complexity. Several aspects of the outcome are addressed in the given course, but these aspects are treated separately (score of 2).

(A) ADVANCED - Students are expected to possess a strong foundation in the knowledge, skill, or competency at the collegiate level. Instructional and learning activities continue to build upon previous competencies with increased complexity. All components of the outcome are addressed in the integrative contexts (score of 3).

[III] FEEDBACK ON STUDENT PERFORMANCE / ASSESSMENT:

(F) Students are asked to demonstrate their learning on the outcome through homework, projects, tests, etc. and are provided formal Feedback (score of 1).


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Students will conduct independent research resulting in an original contribution to knowledge in the focused areas of their program.

Degree Title: Ph.D. Petroleum Engineering


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APPENDIX C

18 Characteristics (For the years under review)

Engineering DepartmentPetroleum Engineering Doctoral Degree Program

Number of Degrees Per Year

For each of the three most recent years, of the number of degrees awardedper academic year.

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FY 2013-2014

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Graduate Rates

For each of the three most recent years, of the percent of first-yeardoctoral students² who graduated within ten years.²First-year doctoral students: Those students who have matriculated asFor each of th+A20:I37e three most recent years, average of the graduates'

Fall 2012Fall 2011

50%0% N/A2

Fall 2013

Average Time to Degree

For each of the three most recent years, average of the graduates' time to degree ³³For each academic year, the time to degree is defined as beginning the yearstudents matriculated with a doctoral degree objective until the year they graduated.

FY 2013-2014

4.10.04.0

FY 2011-2012 FY 2012-2013

3

Employment Profile - (in field within one year of graduation)For each of the three most recent years, the number and percent of graduatesby year employed, those still seeking employment, and unknown. Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentEmployed in Academia 1 50% 2 33%Employed as Post-Doctorates 1 50%Employed in Industry/Professional 4 67%Employed in GovernmentStill seeking employmentUnknown

Fall 2013Fall 2011 Fall 2012

No Information Available

4

Admissions CriteriaDescription of Admission Factors

5

http://www.depts.ttu.edu/peWeb/graduate/howtoapply/application.php

1) Graduate School Application2) Official Transcripts3) Official copy of the TOEFL scores (for international students)


Percentage of Full-time StudentsFTS⁴/number students enrolled (headcount) for last threefall semesters.⁴ Definition of Full Time Student (FTS) is institutional by program.

89%

Fall 2013

82%88%6

Fall 2011 Fall 2012

Average Institutional Financial Support Provided

2166.66

Fall 2013

2291.667

Unavailable

For those receiving financial support, the average monetary institutional support provided per full-time graduate student for the prior year from assistantships, scholarships, stipends, grants, and fellowships (does not include tuition or benefits). Note: This number represents the weighted average monthly salary of all Research & Teaching Assistants and Graduate Part-Time Instructors.

Fall 2011 Fall 2012

Percentage Full-time Students with Institutional Financial SupportIn the prior year, the number of FTS with at least $1000 of annualsupport/the number of FTS.

Fall 2013

100%

Fall 2012

100%8

Fall 2011

N/A

Number of Core Faculty⁵Number of core faculty in the prior years⁵Core faculty: Full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty who teach 50 percent ormore in the doctoral program or other individuals integral to the doctoral programwho can direct dissertation research.

Fall 2012

99

10

Fall 2011

10

Fall 2010

Student-Core Faculty RatioFor each of the three most recent years, average of full-time student equivalent (FTSE)/average of full-time faculty equivalent (FTFE)of core faculty

Fall 2011 Fall 2012

102.67 4.17

Fall 2013

4

Core Faculty PublicationsFor each of the three most recent calendar years, average of the number ofdiscipline-related refereed papers/publications, books/book chapters,juried creative/performance accomplishments, and notices of discoveriesfiled/patents issued per core faculty member.

Refereed Papers/PublicationsBooks/Book ChaptersJuried Creative/Performance AccomplishmentsNotices of Discoveries Filed/Patents

*Includes Conference Proceedings33

627* 25*

016

0

Calendar Year 2013117

7

11Calendar Year 2011 Calendar Year 2012

Core Faculty External GrantsFor each of the three most recent years, average of the number of corefaculty receiving external funds, average external funds per faculty, andtotal external funds per program per academic year⁶⁶All external funds received by core faculty from any source including researchgrants, training grants, gifts from foundations, etc., reported as expenditures.Number of Core Faculty receiving external funds 0Average External Grant $ per FacultyTotal External Grant $

Fall 2013Fall 2011 Fall 2012

12

440,400.00$

404,000.00$

44,261.00$

38,356.00$


Faculty Teaching LoadTotal number of semester credit hours in organized teaching coursestaught per academic year by core faculty divided by the number of core faculty.

Fall 2013

13445409 438

Fall 2011 Fall 2012

Faculty DiversityCore faculty by ethnicity (White, Black, Hispanic, other) and gender,

Male Female Male Female Male FemaleWhite 3 1 6 7Black HispanicOther 3 3 3

14

Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013

Student DiversityEnrollment headcount by ethnicity (White, Black, Hispanic, Other) and gender in program.

Male Female Male Female Male FemaleWhite 1 1 1 1BlackHispanic Other 12 3 21 4 26 5

15

Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013

Date of Last External ReviewDate of last formal external review. ⁷⁷Six-year Texas Tech University Graduate Program Review

16 11/1/2009

External Program AccreditationName of body and date of last program accreditation review,if applicable.

17Name of body: ABET, 2011

Last program accreditation review: 2006

Student Publications/PresentationsFor the three most recent calendar years, the number of discipline-relatedrefereed papers/publications, juried creative/performance accomplishments, book chapters, books, and external presentationsper year by student FTE

Refereed Papers/PublicationsJuried Creative/Performance AccomplishmentsBook ChaptersBooksExternal Presentations

00

90

18 Calendar Year 2011 Calendar Year 2012 Calendar Year 20134

34009

3 5


APPENDIX D

Graduate Course Offerings

Course Title Hours Description Qualifier

ABCD 1234 Sample course (2:2:0) Overview of sample courses for graduate students

Field experience required

PETR 5000 Studies in Advanced Petroleum Engineering Topics

(3) Study of topics of current interest under the guidance of instructional faculty. May be repeated for credit on different topics or areas of interest.

None

PETR 5121 Graduate Seminar (1) Discussions of petroleum engineering research and special industry problems. Required each semester for all graduate students. May be repeated for credit.

Department approval.

PETR 5301 Teaching Experience in Petroleum Engineering

(3) On-the-job training in teaching petroleum topics. Students prepare and present lectures, grade problem sets, and prepare laboratory experiments. Students and instructor evaluate performance.

None

PETR 5302 Petroleum Environmental Engineering

(3) A unified treatment of all aspects of petroleum environmental well planning processes, pollution prevention and safety, management practices and self-assessment process, environmental oil and gas law.


PETR 5303 Advanced Drilling Techniques

(3) A unified treatment of all aspects of well planning and the optimization of oil and gas drilling processes.


PETR 5304 Advanced Well Log Analysis

(3) Methods of analyzing various types of well logs to obtain



quantitative hydrocarbon reservoir parameters.

PETR 5305 Advanced Formation Evaluation

(3) Application of both conventional and new formation evaluation tools and techniques to non-vertical wells, unconventional reservoirs, and legacy log files.

Department approval. Must have graduate standing in petroleum engineering.

PETR 5306 Advanced Artificial Lift Methods

(3) Study of the design and analysis of current mechanisms for lifting oil from the reservoir to surface facilities including optimization theory


PETR 5307 Enhanced Oil Recovery (3) Fundamental relations governing the displacement of oil in petroleum reservoirs and methods for predicting oil recovery by miscible and immiscible displacement.


PETR 5308 Pressure Transient Analysis

(3) Theory of transient fluid flow in petroleum reservoirs and applications of methods to interpret transient pressure behavior.


PETR 5309 Hydrocarbon Reservoir Simulation

(3) The development of unsteady state fluid flow equations for hydrocarbon reservoirs and the application of finite difference methods to obtain solutions to the equations.


PETR 5310 Advanced Simulation Techniques

(3) Treatment of advanced concepts of reservoir simulation for multidimensional, multiphase flow in hydrocarbon reservoirs.

None.

PETR 5311 Thermal Oil Recovery (3) Study of the recovery of oil by thermal methods, including steam injection and in situ combustion.


PETR 5312 Simulation of Enhanced Oil Recovery Applications

(3) Study of 1D, 2D, 3D, one-, two-, and three-phase simulation modeling of carbon dioxide and thermal recovery applications.

Department approval


PETR 5313 Numerical Applications in Petroleum Engineering

(3) Least squares, solving first and second order partial differential equations; backward, central, forward difference solutions, matrix, Gaussian, Adams, Rung-Kutta solutions.

Department approval

PETR 5314 Nodal Analysis and Well Optimization

(3) Inflow performance relationships, well design, theory of the reservoir flow, flow restrictions, completion effects, multiphase phase flow, and use of computer programs for complex solutions.


PETR 5315 Horizontal Well Technology

(3) Topics include why horizontal, incremental cost, historical prospective, drilling change, completion modification, production difference, reservoir aspects, pressure transient, and analysis adjustment.

Department approval

PETR 5316 Advanced Production Engineering

(3) Advanced study of production operations, well deliverability, inflow performance, gas lift design, production system analysis and optimization, downhole equipment and surface facilities design.


PETR 5317 Well Completion and Stimulation

(3) Casing string plan; Tubing String plan. Inflow-tubing-and flowline performance relationships. Skin calculations for gravel pack, perforation completion, and formation damage. Nodal analysis of well flow. Acid stimulation–matrix, wormhole, cavity and fractured. Borehole extension by hydraulic fracturing, abrasive/jet perforation with CT-unit, fish-bone type multilateral drain holes.



PETR 5318 Gas Production Engineering

(3) Design of processing, transportation, distribution, and flow measurement systems; gas storage reservoirs, flow in porous media, tubing, and pipelines; phase behavior of gas condensates; and coal bed methane

Department approval

PETR 5319 Multiphase Fluid Flow in Pipes

(3) Introduction to CFD software (simulator), OLGATM. Multi-phase flow vertical, inclined, horizontal conduits. Transient multiphase pipeline flow analysis. Comparison of CFD-steady-state flow and Empirical correlations for vertical and horizontal flows. Multiphase flow metering. Slug flow analysis in pipeline. Concept of flow assurance.


PETR 5320 Advanced Reservoir Engineering

(3) Recovery prediction, tensor permeabilities, multiphase flow, drainage equations, flow potential, streamline-streamtube methods, injectivity, displacements in layered reservoirs, and line source solutions.


PETR 5322 Computational Phase Behavior

(3) Advanced PVT and EOS characterization, tuning EOS by regression, gas condensate reservoirs, use of laboratory experiments and correlation to obtain PVT data, psuedoization and use of PVT programs.


PETR 5323 Advanced Phase Behavior

(3) Thermodynamics of equilibria, volumetric phase behavior, Gibbs and Helmholtz energy, chemical potential, phase diagram, modeling paraffins, asphaltenes, hydrates and mineral deposition, use of PVT software.


PETR 5324 Geostatistics for Reservoir Engineers

(3) Flow in porous media, reservoir characterization, geostatistics, estimation, simulation, case studies, quantifying uncertainties, geological simulation, data



integration, grid block properties, and geostatistics software

PETR 5325 Water Flooding Techniques

(3) Frontal advanced theory for multiphase flow, immiscible flow, capillary cross flow, psuedofunctions, streamlines, measures of heterogeneity, field case studies, pattern flooding, and use of black oil reservoir simulators.


PETR 5328 Advanced Property Evaluation

(3) Statistical evaluation of hydrocarbon producing properties, risk analysis, economic analysis of production forecasts and reserve estimation, and cash flow analysis.


PETR 5329 Advanced Core Analysis (3) Rock properties relating to production of oil and gas, multiphase fluid flow, micro- and macro-interaction of fluids and reservoir rocks, Archie parameters and well logs, modeling saturations with permeability.


PETR 5380 Drilling Engineering Methods

(3) Drilling equipment, components, description, operation; drilling fluids; hydraulic calculations; casing design; hole problem; cost control, penetration rate, well planning; pressure control; directional drilling; bit; cement. (Leveling program course)


PETR 5381 Production Engineering Methods

(3) Artificial lift, inflow performance relationships, well design and application of stimulation practices, processing equipment, separator problems, emulsions, treating, and transmission systems. (Leveling program course)


PETR 5383 Reservoir Engineering Fundamentals

(3) Reservoir performance predictions, computation of in place gas, condensate and oil reservoirs, applications of ME for reservoir mechanisms, decline curves, EOR methods, fluid flow in



porous media. (Leveling program course)

PETR 5384 Fluid Properties (3) Reservoir fluids; fluid sampling; phase behavior; hydrocarbon gas-liquid fractions; z-factors; equations of state; flash and differentional calculations; formation volume factors for gas, oil, and water. (Leveling program course)

Departmental approval.

PETR 5385 Rock Properties (3) Reservoir rock properties, sampling, core analysis, rock/fluids interaction, concepts of porosity, permeability, saturations, capillary, pressure and compressibility for gas-oil production. (Leveling program course)

Consent of Instructor.

PETR 6331 Proposal/Project Communication

(3) Guide to research, technical report, project planning, problem definition, grant proposals, thinking, talking, and writing in research, writing technical journal, review articles, and technical presentations.

Admission to doctoral program.

PETR 6000 Master’s Thesis (V1-6)

PETR 6001 Master’s Report (V1-6)

PETR 7000 Research (V1-12)

PETR 8000 Doctor’s Dissertation (V1-12)


APPENDIX E

Graduate Student Handbook

Ph.D. Graduate Student Handbook

Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering

Table of Contents

Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 70

Doctoral Program ..................................................................................................................................... 70

I. COURSEWORK REQUIREMENTS ......................................................................................... 70

II. STUDENTS WITH A BS IN PE .............................................................................................. 70

III. STUDENTS WITH AN MS IN PE .......................................................................................... 70

IV. PETR 7000 RESEARCH COURSES ...................................................................................... 71

V. PETR 8000 DISSERTATION COURSES .................................................................................. 71

VI. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF CREDIT HOURS ALLOWED ................................................ 71

VII. DEGREE PLAN ........................................................................................................................ 72

VIII. QUALIFYING EXAMINATION ........................................................................................ 72

IX. DISSERTATION COMMITTEE ............................................................................................ 73

1. CHAIRMAN OF THE DISSERTATION COMITTEE ........................................................ 73

2. MEMBERS OF THE DISSERTATION COMMITTEE ...................................................... 73

XI. DISSERTATION DEFENSE ................................................................................................... 74

XII. APPENDIX ................................................................................................................................ 76


Graduate Students Handbook


Introduction

The following document summarizes the requirements, policy and procedures for the graduate program in the petroleum engineering department. The first part concerns the Ph.D. program while the second part addresses the MS program.

Doctoral Program

I. COURSEWORK REQUIREMENTS 1. Typically students join the Ph.D. program after completing an MS degree in petroleum engineering.

However, some students may be accepted in the program immediately after they finish their BS in petroleum engineering or equivalent. The requirements for both categories of students are the same except the course load is different.

II. STUDENTS WITH A BS IN PE 1. Students who join the Ph.D. program with a BS in petroleum engineering are required to complete a

total of 48 credit hours of graduate courses. They should take six (6) credit hours in each one of the four core areas of specialization in petroleum engineering which are: drilling engineering (DE), production engineering (PE), reservoir engineering (RE) and formation evaluation (FE). This adds up to a total of 24 credit hours of core courses.

2. The remaining 24 credit hours should be elective courses. Up to six (6) credit hours out of these may be non-petroleum graduate courses taken from the COE outside the PE department but in areas related to the student’s research topics as determined in coordination with the dissertation committee chair.

3. Of the remaining 24 credit hours, students may transfer up to six (6) credit hours of graduate petroleum courses from other universities with unanimous approval from the graduate program committee.

4. Students are expected to register for the graduate seminar (PETR 5121) each semester. This is a mandatory one hour non-credit course offered each long semester in the department.

5. Students are expected to participate in the seminar course PETR 5121. Students are expected to make one presentation once they have begun taking the PETR 7000/8000 courses. The dates and topics of these presentation will be decided in coordination with their respective dissertation advisors.

III. STUDENTS WITH AN MS IN PE 1. Similarly, students who join the Ph.D. program with an MS in petroleum engineering must complete a

total of 48 credit hours. However, a maximum of 24 credit hours may be credited toward the total 48 hours as equivalent to their MS degree. These 24 credit hours should be transferred from the student’s previous MS degree to their Ph.D. program. To avoid overlap between transferred courses and TTU courses, the student should specify the correspondence between the previously taken MS courses and the


actual Ph.D. courses. The transferred courses should be decided and justified with the approval of the graduate advisor and documented in the degree plan.

2. Students who can justify and obtain up to a maximum transfer of 24 credit hours are therefore required to complete a total of 24 credit hours of graduate courses at Texas Tech University. Students are required to take three (3) credit hours in each one of the four core areas of specialization in petroleum engineering. The remaining 12 CH should be taken as electives.

3. These students can take up to six (6) CH of graduate courses from the COE outside the PE department in non-petroleum engineering courses related to their area of research.

IV. PETR 7000 RESEARCH COURSES 1. Students are expected to register to the PETR 7000 research study courses after passing all qualifying

examinations (QE) and no later than their proposal defense. The total number of PETR 7000 courses should not be less than 12 credit hours, three (3) of which must be taken during the same semester in which the research proposal is defended.

V. PETR 8000 DISSERTATION COURSES 1. Students are expected to start registering to the PETR 8000 dissertation courses as soon as they defend

their proposal. The total number of PETR 8000 courses should not be less than 12 credit hours, three (3) of which must be taken during the same semester in which the dissertation is defended.

VI. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF CREDIT HOURS ALLOWED 1. As stated in the graduate school regulation, students are expected to complete a minimum total number

of 72 credit hours before completing their dissertation. This total number of CH is not expected to be greater than 99 credit hours unless they file a petition in agreement with the graduate coordinator and their respective dissertation committee chair.

2. A typical break-up of total minimum number of 72 credit hours of courses toward completing the degree plan should be as follows:

STUDENTS WITH A BS

Core Courses: 24 credit hours (minimum)

Electives: 24 credit hours (minimum)

Research/7000: 12 credit hours (minimum)

Dissertation/7000: 12 credit hours (minimum)

Seminar courses: Non-credit

STUDENTS WITH AN MS IN PE Transfer Courses: 24 credit hours (maximum)



Research/7000: 12 credit hours (minimum)

Dissertation/7000: 12 credit hours (minimum)


Seminar courses: Non-credit

VII. DEGREE PLAN 1. Ph.D. students should fill a degree plan during the first semester they join the program and no later than

the second semester after joining the program. 2. The degree plan provides a simple road map towards the student’s completion of his Ph.D. program. In

particular, it encourages the student to think about important decisions that need to be made during his graduate studies such as:

a. List of graduate courses to be taken during the program.

b. List of courses to be transferred with credit for Ph.D. transfer students. c. Selection of the chairman of the student’s dissertation committee. d. Selection of the members of the student’s dissertation committee.

e. Selection of the research topic. 3. For Ph.D. students with an MS in PE, the degree plan provides, justifies and documents the courses to be

credited as equivalent to the MS program. 4. The degree plan allows a follow up of the progress made by the student toward the completion of his or

her Ph.D. dissertation.

5. The degree plan may be completed after consultation ad approval of the graduate advisor. 6. The degree plan must be updated each spring and fall semester and/or when changes are made to the

student’s dissertation committee (members/chairman) or dissertation title.

VIII. QUALIFYING EXAMINATION The guidelines for students sitting for the qualifying exam (QE) are as follows:

1. The qualifying exam (QE) comprises four (4) sections consisting of reservoir engineering (RE), production engineering (PE), drilling engineering (DE), and formation evaluation (FE). Typically, the QE will be given over the course of two days with each of the section lasting four hours.

2. A student who joins the graduate program with a BS in petroleum engineering is required to sit for the Qualifying Exam (QE) within a period of time not exceeding three (3) long semesters. He will not be allowed to take the QE during the first year he joins the program.

3. A student who joins the graduate program with an MS in petroleum engineering is required to sit for the QE within two (2) long semesters but no earlier than the first semester after joining the program.

4. Any Ph.D. candidate who fails any section(s) of the QE must sit for the QE during the very next session offered in the department. The Candidate will be given the chance to retake the section(s) he or she failed up to a maximum of two sections. Failing more than two sections will result in the student re-taking all the sections of the QE in the following session.

5. All Ph.D. candidates are given the chance to take the QE two times. A candidate who fails any section twice will be removed from the doctorate program.

6. A Ph.D. candidate who successfully passes at least three sections will be admitted officially in the doctorate program in the Bob L herd Department of petroleum engineering at Texas Tech University and consequently will be allowed to register for the PETR 7000/8000 courses.

7. Exception to any of the items above must be unanimously approved by the members of graduate committee.


IX. DISSERTATION COMMITTEE 1. CHAIRMAN OF THE DISSERTATION COMITTEE

The selection of the chairman of the dissertation committee will proceed as follows:

a. Each long semester, each faculty member in the department will present a seminar in the seminar course PETR 5121 highlighting their research interest.

b. Students are expected to use the seminar course for the selection of their advisor (chairman of their dissertation committee). A student should choose a number of faculty members, on the basis of their research interest, to meet with in order to discuss possible research topics for the student’s dissertation.

c. Following these meetings, the student will complete the Committee Chairman Selection Document [provided in Appendix A] stating their top 3 choices for chairman and submit it to the graduate committee no later than the second semester after joining the program. Students may not include faculty they have not met with in the Committee Chairman Selection Document.

d. Using this list and feedback from the faculty, the graduate committee will make a recommendation for the student committee chairman selection.

e. A Student-Advisor Commitment Document [provided in the Appendix B] will be signed by both the assigned graduate student and the advisor, and it will be kept in the student’s file.

f. In order to facilitate this selection process, the students and faculty will follow the rules above. The exception being, if the students are specifically admitted to work for a particular advisor. In such a scenario, the advisor’s name will be mentioned in the admission offer letter.

2. MEMBERS OF THE DISSERTATION COMMITTEE

a. Students must select their dissertation committee members before or immediately after their qualifying examination in consultation with the chairman of their dissertation committee.

b. The thesis committee should consist of the following: Dissertation committee chair (advisor), at least two faculty members with full time appointment in petroleum engineering, eventually one external committee member from another department at TTU. All of these committee members should hold a tenure-track faculty position in the TTU System.

c. Occasionally, a dissertation committee might include an additional committee member from academia, industry, or a national laboratory. This committee member must hold a Ph.D. degree in engineering or science or closely related area and should be approved by the graduate advisor and the graduate school. For this purpose, the thesis committee chair (student’s advisor) should provide a one paragraph justification for the need to select a committee member from outside of TTU.

X. PROPOSAL DEFENSE 1. After the PhD student passes the QE he/she should present and defend a PROPOSAL for Doctoral

Dissertation Research within a period of time not exceeding six months. 2. The presentation and defense of the PROPOSAL is considered one of the most important milestones

toward partial fulfillment of the requirements for the PhD degree. 3. The defense of the PROPOSAL shall be conducted in the form of an Oral Examination to be held

immediately after an approximately sixty-minute Public Presentation (seminar-like) on the PROPOSAL by the Doctoral Candidate.


4. The PROPOSAL will be evaluated by all of the Doctoral Candidate’s Dissertation Committee members present at the Oral Examination using the Petroleum Engineering Ph.D. Proposal Rubric [provided in the Appendix C]. The performance ratings received from Committee members will be used internally by the department for the Graduate Review and SACS (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools) Accreditation. The performance ratings received will NOT directly affect the students’ PROPOSAL outcome.

5. The entire PROPOSAL is the sole responsibility of the Doctoral Candidate, from preparation through oral defense, reflecting his/her research capability, original idea(s), well documented reviews of publicly available published data and literature, research methodology, clear objective(s) and plan with time-frame.

6. A proper advertisement of the presentation and defense of the PROPOSAL should be facilitated by the Doctoral Candidate’s Dissertation Committee. ’

7. At the end of this Oral Examination, there will be a vote among the Doctoral Candidate’s Dissertation Committee members. The following three options are possible:

8. a. Unanimous vote in favor of the Doctoral Candidate. The Doctoral Candidate will pass without

conditions. S/he will be invited to resume/start her/his research work. S/he will be required to complete/present her/his dissertation in a period of time no less than six months and not exceeding two years.

b. Majority vote in favor but not unanimous. If the Doctoral Candidate passes his/her Oral Examination with a majority of votes in favor but not unanimous, the “objecting/dissenting” faculty have the right to put conditions, which shall be recorded before the Oral Examination session is over, and presented to the Doctoral Candidate by her/his Dissertation Committee chair. If the Doctoral Candidate chooses to continue with the same topic, s/he will be required to comply with these conditions.

c. Does not secure majority vote. If the Doctoral Candidate does not secure a majority vote, s/he will be given another chance to prepare another PROPOSAL followed by Oral Examination thereof, to be completed within a period of time not exceeding six months.

9. In the case the Doctoral Candidate is not interested in submitting and defending another time his Doctoral Degree Dissertation proposal, s/he shall be considered as “Failed” as a Doctoral Candidate, and will be officially ejected from her/his status as a Doctoral Candidate. However, s/he may be given the opportunity to obtain an MS degree instead, if admissible.

10. The PE Graduate Program Committee (COMMITTEE), chaired by the PE Graduate Advisor strongly recommends that the Doctoral Dissertation Committee should be constituted of at least five (5) members among which at least one should be from outside the Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering.

11. The PE Graduate Program Committee (COMMITTEE) strongly recommends that the Dissertation Committee shall not be changed by replacing any existing member(s) once the first schedule of the PROPOSAL PRESENTATION is announced. The only exception to this rule could be the instance of a Dissertation Committee member’s death, termination of services at TTU, or voluntary withdrawal. Otherwise, any change in Dissertation Committee must be approved by the PE Graduate Program Committee (COMMITTEE).

12. The above rules shall be applied to all Bob L. Herd Dept. of Petroleum Engineering graduate students who have been enrolled in Fall-2007 and after. Students enrolled prior to Fall-2007 are strongly encouraged to avail the opportunity to go through the PROPOSAL in order to ensure timely and quality progress of their Doctoral Program.

XI. DISSERTATION DEFENSE


I. Soon after the student passed his proposal defense, he will start working on his research toward completion of his doctoral program which culminate on the defense of his dissertation

II. The defense of the dissertation is organized in the form of a public presentation by the Ph.D. candidate of his work and findings followed by Oral Examination (DISSERTATION defense).

III. The defense should be announced through official circulars distributed by the Bob L. Herd Dept. of Petroleum Engineering, at least two weeks before the scheduled date in order to enable the faculty and graduate students from the Department of Petroleum Engineering, and eventually faculty from other departments.

IV. The Oral Defense of the DISSERTATION shall be organized and conducted to materialize the following: a. The PE Dept. Chair shall appoint a Conductor to conduct the various stages of the Oral

Examination—from initiation to completion. b. The Doctoral Candidate’s Dissertation Committee will ask the first round of questions to the

candidate. The questions and answers shall be recorded simultaneously; c. Next, the faculty will ask another series of questions and record the answers for further evaluation. d. Finally the audience including the students will ask a last series of questions and certain questions

and answers may be recorded at the discretion of the Conductor. V. At the end of this Oral Examination the following should be done:

a. Dissertation Committee Members will each complete the Petroleum Engineering Dissertation Rubric [Provided in Appendix D] for the purpose of for the Graduate Review and SACS (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools) Accreditation. The performance ratings received will NOT directly affect the students’ Dissertation outcome.

b. Doctoral Candidate’s Dissertation Committee members will hold a vote regarding the student’s Dissertation outcome.

The following three outcome options are possible:

a. Unanimous vote in favor of the Doctoral Candidate. The Doctoral Candidate will pass without conditions.

b. Majority vote in favor but not unanimous. If the Doctoral Candidate passes his/her Oral Examination with a majority of votes in favor but not unanimous, the “objecting/dissenting” faculty have the right to put conditions, which shall be recorded before the Oral Examination session is over, and presented to the Doctoral Candidate by her/his Dissertation Committee chair. If the Doctoral Candidate accepts the conditions, the candidate is required to implement them.

c. If the Doctoral Candidate does not secure a majority vote, … VI. In the voting process during the DISSERTATION defense Oral Examination, each member of the

Dissertation Committee as well as the chairman of the Dissertation Committee, will have an equal share of vote.


XII. APPENDIX A. Committee Chairman Selection Document



B. Student-Advisor Commitment Document


C. Petroleum Engineering Ph.D. Proposal Rubric


D. Petroleum Engineering Dissertation Rubric


M.S. Graduate Students Handbook


Table of Contents

Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 82

Master of Science Program .......................................................................................................................... 82

I. DEGREE PLAN ................................................................................................................................ 82

II. ADVISOR ASSIGNMENT ............................................................................................................... 83

IV. THESIS DEFENSE ............................................................................................................................ 83

V. APPENDIX .......................................................................................................................................... 84


Introduction

The Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering offers two (2) options of Master of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering: M.S. Thesis and M.S. Non-Thesis. There is also a 150 CH combined B.S./M.S. plan available to students pursuing a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering at Texas Tech. Students are required to submit a degree plan which specifies the course load as well as the breakup of the total number of credit hours for each of the options of the M.S. program as specified below.

Master of Science Program

I. DEGREE PLAN

1. A degree plan must be filled out the first semester after the student joins the program. This degree plan should specify the courses the students should take in order to graduate as well as the name of their advisor and committee members.

2. All students pursuing an M.S. degree are required to take four (4) core courses (12 credit hours). The following four courses are suggested: Advanced Drilling Engineering (PETR 5303), Formation Evaluation (PETR 5305), Advanced Production Engineering (PETR 5317), and Advanced Reservoir Engineering (PETR 5320). The rest of the courses should be elective courses.

3. The student must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0, annually.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE M.S. THESIS OPTION



PETR 6000: 6 credit hours (minimum)

Seminar courses: 3 credit hours (minimum)

*The thesis defense must be passed

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE M.S. NON-THESIS OPTION



PETR 6001: 6 credit hours (minimum)

Seminar courses: 3 credit hours (minimum)

*A comprehensive exam must be passed. The faculty under whom the non-thesis students take the 6 research credits will provide the comprehensive exam. The exam format could include a written report and a presentation.

4. In the combined B.S. / M.S. degree program, students may elect to do either a thesis or a non-thesis M.S. degree. In this degree plan, six (6) credit hours of electives in the B.S. degree are taken as graduate courses, and are counted towards both B.S. and M.S. degrees. [See degree plans for both the M.S. Thesis and M.S. Non-Thesis options are in the Appendix A].


II. ADVISOR ASSIGNMENT

1. Students pursuing M.S. degrees need to contact faculty members with the area of research they are

interested in and identify their advisors

III. THESIS COMMITTEE SELECTION

1. The thesis committee should consist of at least two (2) members in addition to the committee chair (thesis advisor). At least one of these two members should be a faculty member with full time appointment in the Petroleum Engineering Department. All of these committee members should hold a tenure-track faculty position at TTU.

2. Occasionally, a thesis committee could include an additional member from academia, industry or a national laboratory. This additional committee member must hold a Ph.D. degree in engineering or science and should be approved by the Graduate Advisor and the Graduate School. For this purpose, the thesis committee chair (student’s advisor) should provide a one paragraph justification for the need to select a committee member from outside of TTU.

IV. THESIS DEFENSE

1. The thesis defense is to be initiated by contacting the graduate school. A defense cannot take place in the absence of a representative of the Graduate School Dean.

2. Once the graduate school is notified, the student should contact the thesis committee members to identify a time slot suitable for everyone.

3. A copy of the thesis (printed or electronic, as requested by the particular committee member) should be given to each committee member, at least one week before the thesis defense. It is expected that the printed copy should be edited in a “professional” format according to the department standard. For example, a paper copy that is held together by a paper clip is considered unacceptable.

4. A printed notice of the thesis defense (abstract, time and place) should be posted in the prominent places in the department. In addition, the department should also be notified by an email. Both notices must be placed at least one week prior to defense.

The thesis defense will consist of 3 parts: oral presentation by the candidate, open question session, and “closed” question session, where only the committee members are present. Thesis Committee Members will each complete the Petroleum Engineering Thesis Rubric [Provided in Appendix B] for the purpose of for the Graduate Review and SACS (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools) Accreditation. The performance ratings received will NOT directly affect the students’ Dissertation outcome.


V. APPENDIX

A. Degree Plans


B. Petroleum Engineering Thesis Rubric


APPENDIX F

Graduate Student Association(s)

DEPARTMENT WRITES NARRATIVE – a description and information about their Graduate Student Association(s)

Our department has four Graduate Student Associations (Student Chapters) for both undergraduate and graduate students: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE), Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts (SPWLA), and the Petroleum Honor Society (). A general description of each student organization is provided below:

Texas Tech University Society of Petroleum Engineers (TTU SPE)

The Texas Tech University chapter of Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) is a professional organization committed to disseminating technical knowledge concerning the exploration, development, and production of petroleum resources, and to enhancing the technical and professional competence of its members.

In addition to these goals the chapter leadership aims to provide TTU SPE members with opportunities to network with oil and gas industry representatives, attend technical workshops at both local and national conferences, and gain practical experience through participating in field trips.

TTU SPE is currently the largest student organization in the Whitacre College of Engineering with over five hundred and forty members as of fall 2015. There are numerous professional organizations within the TTU engineering community but the popularity of TTU SPE is derived from its ‘welcome all’ policy (any current Red Raider is eligible and invited to join) and its extremely active and diverse social and outreach calendar of events.

For more information on how to join TTU SPE, please visit:

http://ttu.orgsync.com/org/spe/JoinUs


Texas Tech American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE)

The Texas Tech American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE) student chapter’s mission is to raise the interest level of students in the field of drilling engineering and serve as a source of information and awareness within the industry and its practices. The chapter strives to provide a connection between the classroom and industry to ensure students graduate competent of the current technology and industry practices. The AADE accomplishes these goals through various activities such as information sessions led by industry professionals, field trips for hands-on education, and social events with industry partners.

There are a total of 220 members in the Texas Tech AADE chapter. There are no restrictions on major or classification for membership; graduate and undergraduate students from all disciplines are eligible. The only membership requirement is ten dollars per academic year. Prospective members can find out more information on how to join through the contact page on the chapter’s website, TTUAADE.org

Texas Tech Chapter of The Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts (SPWLA)

The Texas Tech Chapter of The Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts (SPWLA) is a nonprofit school organization dedicated to the advancement of the science of petrophysics and formation evaluation, through well logging and other formation evaluation techniques and to the application of these techniques to the exploitation of gas, oil and other minerals. Founded in April of 2013, by graduate students and professors, the platform aims to share knowledge of petrophysics among students in petroleum engineering. Current membership includes Ph. D., Masters, and undergraduate students within the Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering with a membership of thirty-two students and growing. Membership is free for students of Texas Tech and completed by using Texas Tech’s OrgSync site. Our faculty advisor is Petroleum engineering faculty member, Richard Bateman, and our chapter president is undergraduate senior, Joseph Flusche. Students with questions may contact our membership chair Stephanie Benson at [email protected] for additional information.

Petroleum Honor Society (Pi Epsilon Tau)

Petroleum Engineering’s honor society, Pi Epsilon Tau, was founded at the University of Oklahoma in 1947. Paul S. Johnston led a group of petroleum engineers who shared a sincere desire to create for the petroleum industry an organization that fosters loyalty, good fellowship and mutual cooperation. The society’s objectives are to create a closer bond between its student members and industry, to broaden the scope of activities of members, and to maintain the high ideals and standards of the engineering profession. We have started inviting graduate students to join this society on fall 2015. We have about 6 students jointed the society.

Active members are chosen on the basis of their scholastic accomplishments, leadership, and sociability. Students are selected from the Junior and Senior Undergraduate classes of the Petroleum Engineering Department at The TTU.


Requirements to Join

Degree in Petroleum Engineering (Bachelors, Masters, PhD)

15 hours PETE course work completed

3.50 GPA for Undergraduate Students

3.75 GPA for Graduate Students

Pay $ 75 membership fee (All inductees must pay $75 for the National membership fee, certificate, and rent. Make a check payable to Pi Epsilon Tau and give it to any Pi Ep T officer.)


APPENDIX G

GRADUATE FACULTY 6-YEAR RESUMES


Dr. Rafiq R. Awal

Texas Tech University

(806) 742-1801

[email protected]

Education and Post Graduate Training

Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1991.

Major: Petroleum Engineering

Supporting Areas of Emphasis: Reservoir Engineering, Petroleum Geology

Dissertation Title: A Knowledge-based System Approach in Reservoir Characterization, with Emphasis on the Identification of Depositional Environments.

M.S., King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, 1988.


B.S., Indian School of Mines, 1983.


Academic and Professional Experience

Assistant Professor, Bob L. Herd Dept. of Petroleum Engineering, Texas Tech University. (September 2007 – August 2013).

TEACHING

Courses Taught


PETR 4303, Petroleum Production Methods, 3 courses.

PETR 4307, Drilling Engineering, 1 course.

PETR 4309, PETR 4309 Well Completion, Production Facilities, and Stimulation, 6 courses.

PETR 4331, Special Problems in Petroleum Engineering, 3 courses.

PETR 5000, Studies in Advanced Petroleum Engineering Topics, 7 courses.


PETR 5121, Graduate Seminar, 2 courses.

PETR 5301, Teaching Experience in Petroleum Engineering, 1 course.

PETR 5306, Advanced Artificial Lift Methods, 1 course.

PETR 5316, Advanced Production Engineering, 2 courses.

PETR 5317, Well Completion and Stimulation, 1 course.

PETR 5323, Advanced Phase Behavior, 1 course.

PETR 5380, Drilling Engineering Methods, 1 course.

PETR 5381, Production Engineering Methods, 3 courses.

PETR 6000, Master's Thesis, 7 courses.

PETR 6001, Master's Report, 3 courses.

PETR 7000, Research, 7 courses.

PETR 7121, Doctoral Seminar, 2 courses.

PETR 8000, Doctor's Dissertation, 7 courses.

Directed Student Learning

All PE Dept PhD students, Qualifying Exam Committee Member, Petroleum Engineering. (January 1, 2008 – August 2013).

Tao Wan, Master's Thesis Committee Member, "Evaluation of the EOR Potential in Shale Oil Reservoirs by Cyclic Gas Injection," Petroleum Engineering. (September 10, 2012 - May 20, 2013).

Fahd Siddiqui, Master's Thesis Committee Member, "A Derivative-less Approach for Phase Envelope Generation," Petroleum Engineering. (January 10, 2012 - December 15, 2012).

Tobiloba Dipeolu, Master’s Report Advisor, "Hydraulic Fracturing Optimization and the Application of Geomechanics in," Petroleum Engineering. (January 10, 2012 - July 25, 2012).

Moyo Terebo, Master’s Report Advisor, "FEM of rock response under various strain regimes: Implications for well stimulation," Petroleum Engineering. (September 20, 2011 - July 23, 2012).

Amao Abiodin, Dissertation Committee Member, "Improved Characterization Matrix for CO2 EOR Processes," Petroleum Engineering. (January 10, 2010 - December 15, 2011).

Amao Abiodin, Dissertation Committee Member, "Improved Characterization Matrix for CO2 EOR Processes," Petroleum Engineering. (January 10, 2010 - December 15, 2011).


Md. Rakibul Sarker, Dissertation Committee Member, "Determination of Petrophysical Properties of Rocks from Drilled Cuttings using Lattice Boltzmann Method," Petroleum Engineering. (January 10, 2010 - May 15, 2011).

Cyrille Defeu, Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Production Optimization of a Tight Sandstone Gas Reservoir with Well Completions: A Numerical Simulation Study," Petroleum Engineering. (January 10, 2010 - December 15, 2010).

Shrutesh Lati, Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "An Experimental Investigation to Study the Effect of Pulsed-Power Discharge on Rock Fracturing for Well Stimulation," Petroleum Engineering. (January 10, 2010 - December 15, 2010).

Laski Tesalonika, Dissertation Committee Member, "Formation evaluation: New studies using Tixier’s method," Petroleum Engineering. (January 10, 2009 - May 15, 2010).

Chinmay Baruah, Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Rejuvenating an Abandoned Oilfield by Exploiting Secondary Gas Cap and Gravity Segregation: A Numerical Simulation Study," Petroleum Engineering. (January 10, 2009 - December 15, 2009).

Odafe Madogwe, Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Feasibility Study of Improved Recovery (IOR) by Reservoir Simulation," Petroleum Engineering. (January 10, 2009 - December 15, 2009).

RESEARCH

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book, Chapter in Non-Scholarly Book-New

Awal, M. (2010). Chapter-1: Environmentally Conscious Petroleum Engineering. In Myer Kutz (Ed.), Environmentally Conscious Fossil Energy Production (pp. 1-90 (90 pages)). John Wiley & Sons.

Conference Proceeding

Awal, M. Extraction of porosity and permeability for large cutting-size samples. Austin, TX: International Symposium of the Society of Core Analysts.

Awal, M. Pulsed Power Generated Shockwaves in Liquids from Exploding Wires and Foils for Industrial Applications (pp. 3). Tomsk: 16th Symposium on High Current Electronics.

Presentations Given


Awal, M. (Leader), Venture Capital funding for Plasma Fracturing Technology, "2-Venture Capital Funding sponsor for Plasma Fracturing Technology," Alternative Green Energy Resources, LLC, Houston, TX. (December 27, 2012).

Awal, M. (Coordinator/Organizer), "1-Venture Capital Funding sponsor for Plasma Fracturing Technology," TTU-PE. (June 29, 2012).

Awal, M., Extramural Grant Proposal Defense, "Feasibility Study for Unconventional Gas Reservoir Stimulation by Plasma Fracturing Method," Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabian Oil Co.), Texas Tech. (December 9, 2011).

Siddiqui, S. (Author Only), Awal, M. (Author Only), Sun, J. (Presenter & Author), International Symposium of the Society of Core Analysts (SCA), "Extraction of porosity and permeability for small core plugs," SCA, Austin, TX. (September 18, 2011).

Awal, M., "Plasma Fracturing for Well Stimulation," Halliburton, Houston, TX. (March 23, 2011).

Awal, M., Extramural Grant Proposal Defense, "Plasma Fracturing Technology for Shale-Gas reservoir stimulation," Shell Canada, Houston, TX. (May 19, 2010).

Research in Progress

"Development of Plasma Fracturing Technology" (On-Going) Based on my invention of Plasma Fracturing Technology (PFT) for oil and gas stimulation, I have developed several research areas, namely (1) PFT Tool development for Shale-gas/oil application (applied ;

(2) PFT Tool development for conventional oil and gas field application (applied research);

(3) Modeling of Stress Relaxation Rate in Geomaterials (basic research);

(4) Finite Element Modeling of Fracture Initiation and Propagation in Geometaerials due to High Strain Rates (basic research)

Research Interests

Engineering Geology, Environmental Engineering, Finite Element Analysis, Geotechnical Engineering, Materials Testing, Rock Mechanics, Computational Mechanics, Failure Mechanics, Fracture Analysis or Mechanics, Solid Mechanics, Petroleum Engineering

SERVICE

University Service

University Senate Service, TTU Faculty Senate. (November 1, 2010 - January 24, 2012).


College Service

Committee Member, Faculty Award Committee. (October 1, 2008 - January 24, 2012).

Department Service

Faculty Mentor, SARI--Summer Accelerated Research Initiative for Undergraduate Students. (August 1, 2012 – August 2013).

Faculty Mentor, Design and Commission a Rock Mechanics Laboratory. (January 10, 2012 - September 26, 2013).

Event Organizer, Society of Women Engineers--Open House "Catch the Engineering Bug". (November 19, 2011).

Committee Chair, Faculty Search Committee. (October 1, 2008 - May 1, 2011).

Faculty Advisor and Escort for Student participation at SPE Regional Paper Contest, SPE Student Chapter--TTU. (April 22, 2011 - April 24, 2011).

Competition Adjudicator/Juror, SPE Student Paper Contest. (March 27, 2011).

Committee Member, Graduate Program Committee. (December 1, 2007 - January 24, 2011).

Professional Service

Reviewer, Journal Article, ELSEVIER-Journal of petroleum science and engineering. (November 1, 2007 - January 24, 2013).

Reviewer, Journal Article, The Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Dhahran. (March 1, 2001 - January 24, 2013).

Editor, Journal Editor, STM Journals--Journal of Petroleum Engineering & Technology, New Delhi. (June 24, 2011 - January 24, 2012).

Reviewer, Grant Proposal, Kuwait University, Kuwait City. (April 4, 2011 - April 11, 2011).

GENERAL


Development Activities Attended

Workshop, "Blackboard System," TTU-TLTC, Lubbock, TX, USA. (January 10, 2010 – August 2013).

Conference Attendance, "Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) conferences and symposiums," Society of Petroleum Engineers, Dallas, TX, USA. (October 1, 1986 - Present).

Workshop, "Dynamic Pressure Sensors and Data Acquisition," PCB Piezotronics, Buffalo, NY, USA. (August 17, 2010 - August 19, 2010)


Mr. Richard M. Bateman


(806) 834-7479

[email protected]


M.A., Oxford University, 1967.

Major: Natural Science, Physics

B.A., Oxford University, 1962.

Major: Natural Science, Physics


Associate Professor of Practice, Texas Tech University. (July 2013 - Present).

Instructor, Texas Tech University. (June 2012 – June 2013).

Formation Evaluation Instructor

Instructor, PetroSkills. (June 2007 - December 2011).

Instructor for industry courses on Petrophysics, Formation Evaluation and Well Logging

TEACHING

Courses Taught


PETR 2322, Petroleum Methods, 4 courses.

PETR 3304, Formation Evaluation, 14 courses.

PETR 4000, Special Studies in Petroleum Engineering: Advanced Formation Evaluation, 2 courses.

PETR 4331, Special Problems in Petroleum Engineering, 1 course.



PETR 5305, Advanced Formation Evaluation, 6 courses.

PETR 5382, Well Logging Fundamentals, 4 courses.


PETR 6001, Master's Report, 1 course.


PETR 8000, Doctor's Dissertation, 1 course.


Ziqi Shen, Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "A New Method to determine the Effective Carbon Number of Hydrocarbon Fluid In-Situ Using Conventional Open-hole Logs," Petroleum Engineering. (January 14, 2014 – December 4, 2014).

RESEARCH


Book, Textbook-Revised

Bateman, R. (2014). Cased-hole Log Analysis and Reservoir Performance Monitoring 2nd Edition (2nd ed., pp. 284). New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London: Springer.

Bateman, R. (2012). Openhole Log Analysis and Formation Evaluation, 2nd Edition (2nd ed., pp. 653). Richardson, TX: Society of Petroleum Engineers.


Alzahabi, A., Soliman, M., Bateman, R., Asquith, M. A., Stegent, N. (2015). Technology Screens Shale Play Criteria. American Oil and Gas Reporter. April 2015

Algarhy, A. A., Bateman, R., Soliman, M. (2015). An Innovative Technique to Evaluate Shale Sweetspots: A Case Study From North Africa. Long Beach, California: SPWLA. (July 2015)

Alzahabi, A., Alqahtani, G., Soliman, M., Bateman, R., Asquith, G., Vadapalli, R. (2015). Fracturability Index is a Minerological Index, A new Approach for Fracturing decisions. Dallas: SPE.


Alzahabi, A., Soliman, M., Bateman, R., Asquith, M. A., Stegent, N. (2015). Shale-Gas Plays Screening Criteria: A Framework for Future Shale Development. American Oil and Gas Reporter.

Alzahabi, A., Soliman, M., AlQahtani, G. D., Bateman, R., Asquith, G. (2015). Fracturability Index Maps for Fracture Placement in Shale Plays (1st ed., vol. 2, pp. 8-18). Houston: HFJ.

Alzahabi, A., Mohamed, A., Soliman, M., Bateman, R., Asquith, G. (2014). Shale Plays Screening Criteria, A Sweet Spot Evaluation Methodology. Fracturing Impacts & Technologies.

Journal Article, Professional Journal


Presentations Given

Bateman, R. (Presenter & Author), Topical Conference, "The Unstoppable Petrophysical World," SPWLA, La Jolla.

Bateman, R., TTU PE Seminar Series, "History of Upstream Employment Cycles," PE Department, Lubbock.


"The Shale gas Model" (On-Going) Log analysis method for assessment of organic shale formations using novel concept (Bateman's Bullseye"

SERVICE

College Service

Faculty Mentor, SPWLA Student Chapter. (January 2013 - Present).



Awarded Perpetual Honorary Membership for lifetime contributions, Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts, Houston, Texas. (1977 - 2015).

Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers. (1968 - 2015).

Public Service

Science fair judge, Harmony Science Academy, Lubbock, Texas. (December 15, 2012).

Service Awards and Honors

Service, Professional

Perpetual Honorary Membership, Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts (SPWLA). (June 2014).

GENERAL

Consulting

For Profit Organization, PetroSkills/OGCI, Tulsa/Houston. (July 1, 2007 - December 31, 2011).

Professional Memberships

Society of Core Analysts. (June 1, 2010 - Present).

Perpetual Honorary Member, Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts. (June 1, 1976 - Present).

Life Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers. (June 1, 1969 - Present).



Conference Attendance, "Topical Conference on Mineralogy from Logs and Cores," Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts (SPWLA), Ft Myers, Florida, USA. (October 2014).

Conference Attendance, "Educating the Petrophysicist," Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts (SPWLA), La Jolla, California, USA. (March 2014).


Dr. Seyedhossein Emadibaladehi


(806) 834-4536

[email protected]


Ph.D., Texas Tech University, 2014.


Supporting Areas of Emphasis: Drilling Engineering

Dissertation Title: Investigation of Effects of Temperature and Swelling on Wellbore Stability in Unconventional Reservoirs

M.S., Petroleum University of Technology, 2006.

Major: Drilling Engineering

B.S., Petroleum University of Technology, 2003.



Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University. (September 2015 - Present).

Instructor, Texas Tech University. (September 2014 – August 2015).

Teaching Assistant, Texas Tech University. (September 2011 - August 2014).

Drilling Engineer, Petropars Ltd. (February 2008 - June 2011).

-Analyzed Bit Performance in order to Optimize Drilling Operation in

Phase-12 (South Pars Gas Field in Persian Gulf)

-Well Design using Drilling Office Software in Phase-12

-Designed Casing Strings using Osprey Tubular Designer Software

-Prepared Common Well Program for Development Wells in Phase-12

-Participated in phase-12 dynamic modeling offset study and analysis


-Worked in the field and handled several operational problems such as:

-Curing lost circulation

-Well control during well kick

-Well Killing

Leadership Awards and Honors

Scholarship, Dallas Section of SPE. (2013).

TEACHING

Courses Taught



PETR 3401, Petroleum Development Design, 10 courses.

PETR 4000, Special Studies in Petroleum Engineering: Multiphase Fluid Flow in Pipes, 2 courses.

PETR 4121, Petroleum Design I, 4 courses.

PETR 4307, Drilling II, 2 courses.


PETR 5000, Studies in Advanced Petroleum Engineering Topics: Drilling Simulation, 3 courses.

PETR 5315, Horizontal Well Technology, 1 course.

PETR 6000, Master’s Thesis, 1 course.


Aymen Al-Ameri, Doctoral Advisory Committee Co-Chair, Petroleum Engineering. (Aug. 2015 – Present)

Fahd Siddiqui, Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, Petroleum Engineering. (May 2015 – Present)

Elias Pirayesh, Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, Petroleum Engineering. (August 2014 - Present).

Yu Pang, Doctoral Advisory Committee Co-Chair, Petroleum Engineering. (May 2014 - Present).


Wenjing Li, Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, Petroleum Engineering. (August 2013 - Present).

Raed Alouhali, Doctoral Advisory Committee Co-Chair, "Temperature, mineralogy, and fluid effect on producing shale properties," Petroleum Engineering. (May 2013 - Present).

Fathi Elldakli, Master's Thesis Committee Member, Petroleum Engineering. (May 2012 - Present).

Mohammed Alwesaibey, Master's Thesis Committee Co-Chair, "Investigation of effects of swelling on wellbore stability in Barnett Shale oil reservoir," Petroleum Engineering. (December 2014).

Ahmed Mohamed, Master’s Thesis Committee Member, Petroleum Engineering. (September 2015 – Present)

RESEARCH



Hossein Emadi, Mohamed Y. Soliman, Robello Samuel, Lloyd R. Heinze “An Experimental Study of the Swelling Properties of Unconventional Shale Oil Rock Samples Using Both Water-Based and Oil-Based Muds and Effects of Invasion on Rock Mechanical Properties” SPE-173051-MS, 2015 SPE/IADC Drilling Conference to be held 17-19 March 2015, in London, United Kingdom.

Hossein Emadi, Mohamed Y. Soliman, Robello Samuel, Lloyd R. Heinze “An Experimental Study of the Swelling Properties of Unconventional Shale Oil Rock Samples Using Both Water-Based and Oil-Based Muds” SPE-170686-MS, will be presented at SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition in Amsterdam, Netherlands, 27 – 29 October 2014.

Presentations Given

Emadi, Hossein, Panelist, “Necessity of Using Well Control Simulator to Train Petroleum Engineering Students”, IADC Well Control Conference, Galveston, TX., 25-26 August 2015.

GENERAL



Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers. (November 2012 - Present).

Member, American Association of Drilling Engineers. (January 27, 2015 - Present).


Conference Attendance, "SPE/IADC Annual Technical Conference," SPE, Fort Worth, Texas, United States. (March 4, 2014 - March 6, 2014).


Dr. Amin Ettehadtavakkol


(806) 834-6617

[email protected]


Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 2013.


Dissertation Title: CO2 EOR-Storage Design Optimization under Uncertainty

M.S., University of Texas at Austin, 2009.

Dissertation Title: Gas Storage Facility Design under Uncertainty

B.S., Sharif University of Technology, 2007.

Major: Industrial Engineering

Dissertation Title: Economic Evaluation of Gas Flooding and Power Generation


Assistant Professor, Texas Tech, Petroleum Engineering. (January 2014 - Present).

Postdoc Fellow, University of Texas at Austin. (July 2013 - January 2014).

Reservoir assessment of major shale gas plays in the U.S.

Reservoir Engineering Intern, Halliburton. (May 2011 - August 2011).

Development of CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery and Sequestration Modeling Tools and Methods

TEACHING

Courses Taught



PETR 4331, Special Problems in Petroleum Engineering: Geophysics and Geostatistics, 1 course.


PETR 5309, Hydrocarbon Reservoir Simulation, 1 course.

PETR 5310, Advanced Simulation Techniques, 1 course.

PETR 5325, Water Flooding Techniques, 1 course.

PETR 6000, Master’s Thesis, 2 courses.



Wenjing Li, Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, (July 14, 2014 - Present).

Ali Jamali, Doctoral Dissertation Committee Chair, Petroleum Engineering. (June 1, 2014 - Present).

Dian Fan, Master's Thesis Committee Chair," A Hybrid Transient Flow Model for Performance Evaluation of Shale Gas Reservoirs.” Petroleum Engineering. (June 1, 2014 – April 27, 2015).

Lucas Crepaldi, Internship Advisor, "Summer Internship in Petroleum Engineering," Petroleum Engineering. (June 1, 2014 - September 1, 2014).

Ali Jamali, Master's Thesis Committee Member, “Unconsolidated oil sands: Vertical Single Well SAGD optimization,” Petroleum Engineering. (August 12, 2014).

Kaveh Amini, Master's Thesis Committee Member," Petroleum Engineering. (May 17, 2014).

RESEARCH



Ettehadtavakkol, A., Lake, L., Bryant, S. (2014). Impact of Storage Tax Credit on the Economic Viability of CO2-EOR and Storage. SPE Hydrocarbon Economics Symposium. Society of Petroleum Engineers.



Singh, H., Javadpour, F., Ettehadtavakkol, A., Darabi, H. (2014). Non-Apparent Permeability of Shale. SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering, 17(03), 414-424

Ettehadtavakkol, A., Lake, L. W., Bryant, S. L. (2014). CO2-EOR and Storage Design Optimization. Elsevier, 25(C), 79-92.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant

Ettehadtavakkol, A. (Supporting), "Opportunities, Knowledge Advancements, and Technology Improvements for Increased Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Storage in Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Operations," Sponsored by U. S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory, Federal, $326,000.00. (January 15, 2015 - December 31, 2017).

Ettehadtavakkol, A. (Principal), Watson, M. (Co-Principal), "CO2-EOR Performance Assessment of Apache Corporation Slaughter Field Leases," Sponsored by Apache Corporation, Private, $156,558.00. (August 1, 2014 - December 31, 2015).

Intellectual Contributions in Submission


Fan, D., Ettehadtavakkol, A. A Physical Flow Model for Performance Evaluation of Shale Reservoirs. Springer.

SERVICE

Department Service

Committee Member, Graduate Program Review Committee. (July 30, 2015 - November 30, 2015).


Editor, Journal Editor, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Lubbock, Texas. (June 1, 2013 - Present).

Editor, Journal Editor, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Lubbock, Texas. (March 1, 2013 - Present).




SPE Travel Grant, Society of Petroleum Engineers. (August 1, 2014).

GENERAL


Society of Petroleum Engineers. (August 1, 2008 - Present).


Dr. Davis Ford


[email protected]



Major: Environmental Health Engineering

Dissertation Title: The Effect of Process Variables on Sludge Flock- Formation and Settling Characteristics

M.S., University of Texas at Austin, 1964.

Major: Environmental Health Engineering

B.S., Texas A&M University, 1959.

Major: Civil Engineering


Visiting Professor, Texas Tech, Petroleum Engineering. (2012 - Present).

Consulting, Davis L. Ford & Associates. (1985- Present).

Research Interests

Chlorinated organics and associated organic chemicals, petroleum refinery and petrochemical plants, miscellaneous manufacturing, processing and remediation facilities: pipelines, exploration and production oil & gas sites, chemical plants, aircraft manufacturing, pulp & paper, electronics, municipal industrial pretreatment, railroad facilities, agricultural processing, wood treating and creosote operations, municipal authorities, port authorities, miscellaneous industrial projects

GENERAL



International Association of Water Pollution Research

National/Texas Society of Professional Engineers

Water Pollution Control Federation

American Society of Civil Engineers

American Society of Civil Engineers (Texas Section)

Registered Professional Engineer (Arkansas No. 3856, Colorado No. 11171, Georgia No. 9335, Idaho No. 2545, Illinois No. 62-30775, Louisiana No. 12656, New Jersey No. 17767R, New Mexico No. 5261, Oklahoma No. 9231, Pennsylvania No. 22695-E, Tennessee No. 8788, Texas No. 24326) (some not current)

Engineering Accreditation Commission, Accreditation of University Level Colleges of Engineering


Dr. Talal D. Gamadi


(806) 834-7714

[email protected]




M.S., University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2011.


B.S., Petroleum Engineering, Sirt University, 2004.

Major: Petroleum Engineering,


Instructor, Petroleum Dept. Texas Tech University. (August 2014 - Present).

Teaching Assistant, College of engineering, Texas Tech University. (September 2012 – May 2014)

Reservoir engineer, Libyan National Oil Corporation (May 2006 – May 2008)

TEACHING

Courses Taught


ENGR 1106, Math Fundamentals for Engineers, 1 course.

ENGR1315, Introduction to Engineering, 6 courses

PETR 1305, Engineering Analysis I, 6 courses.

PETR 2322, Petroleum Methods, 1 course.


PETR 3302, Reservoir Fluid Properties Design, 7 courses.

PETR 3306, Reservoir Engineering, 6 courses.

PETR 4000, Special Studies in Petroleum Engineering, 1 course.


PETR 4319, Simulation Methods, 3 courses.



PETR 5323, Advanced Phase Behavior, 1 course.

PETR 5383, Reservoir Engineering Fundamentals, 1 course.


PETR 6001, Master’s Report, 3 courses.

PETR 7000, Research, 1 course.


Fathi Elldakli, Master's Thesis Committee Member, Petroleum Engineering. (May 2012 - Present).

Raymond Eghorieta, Dissertation Committee Co-Chair, Petroleum Engineering. (Sep. 2015 - Present).

Abdunaser O. Susi, Dissertation Committee Chair, Petroleum Engineering. (Sep. 2015 - Present).

Ahmed Mohamed, Master’s Thesis Committee member. (Sep. 2015 – Present)

Abdunaser O. Susi, Master`s Report Advisor. (August 2015)

Ahmed Mansour, Master's Thesis Committee Member, Petroleum Engineering. (August 2015 - Present).

Fathi Elldakli, Dissertation Committee Chair, Petroleum Engineering. (Sep 1, 2014 - Present).

Teaching Awards and Honors

Most Influential Professor, Students. (Spring 2015).

RESEARCH




Soliman, M., Gamadi, T. (2012), Testing Tight Gas and Unconventional Formations and Determination of Closure Pressure. Dallas: SPE. March, 2012.

Emadibaladehi, S., Soliman, M., Samuel, R., Halliburton, Harville, D., Gamadi, T., Moghaddam, R. B. (2014). Effect of Temperature on the Compressive Strength of Eagle Ford Oil Shale Rock: An Experimental Study. Dallas, TX: SPE. March, 2014.

Elldakli, F. E. S., Soliman, M., Shahri, M., Halliburton, Winkler, H., Gamadi, T. (2014). Improved Gas Lift Valve Performance using a Modified Design for GLV seat (171342nd ed.). Dallas, TX: SPE.

Gamadi, T., Sheng, J., Soliman, M., Watson, M., Menouar, H., Emadibaladehi, S. (2013). An Experimental Study of Cyclic CO2 Injection to Improve Shale Oil Recovery, paper SPE 166334. Dallas, TX: SPE.

Gamadi, T. (Chair), SPE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium, "An Experimental Study of Cyclic CO2 Injection to Improve Shale Oil Recovery," SPE, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. (April 16.

Gamadi, T. (Chair), SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, "An Experimental Study of Cyclic Gas Injection to Improve Shale Oil Recovery," SPE, New Orleans. (October 2.

Gamadi, T., Ramadan, M., (2015) An Empirical Model to Predict Skin Factor of a Libyan Oilfield, Texas Tech University, 2015, the 62nd Annual Southwestern Petroleum Short Course, April 22-23.

Gamadi, T., Eghorieta, R., Experimental Investigating Of The Performance Of Cyclic Gas Injection (CGI) On Acid Stimulated Shale Oil Cores, Texas Tech University, 2015 the 62nd Annual Southwestern Petroleum Short Course, April 22-23.

Presentations Given

Sheng, J.J., Chen, K., Morsy, S., and Gamadi, T. 2014. Unconventional Oil and Gas Resource Development Technologies, invited presentation at the 7th Symposium on Shale Oil and Gas Exploration and Development organized by the State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation of China, July 26-27, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.

Books


Talal D. Gamadi (Author) and Audra N. Morse (Co-Author), Engineering Analysis and Data Interpretation. Published by Great River Technologies, August 2015.

SERVICE

Department Service

Faculty Advisor, Petroleum Honor Society. (January 1, 2015 - Present).

Committee Member, ABET. (January 1, 2015 - Present).

Committee Member, Academic Programs Committee. (January 2015 - Present).


Member, SPE. (May 1, 2012 - Present).

Member, Petroleum Honor Society. (October 8, 2014 - Present).


Mr. Alberto Giussani


[email protected]


M.S., University of Houston, 1985.

Major: Chemical Engineering

M.S., Colorado School of Mines, 1981.

Major: Chemical Engineering

B.S., Purdue University, 1979.



Instructor, Adjunct Faculty, Texas Tech University. (September 2006 - Present).

Senior Engineering Advisor, Oxy USA, Levelland, TX (March 2000 – Present).

Reservoir Engineer, Altura Energy, Levelland, TX (March 1997- March 2000).

Reservoir Engineer, Shell Western E&P, Houston, TX (January 1986 - March 1997).

TEACHING

Courses Taught





PETR 4222, Petroleum Design II, 2 courses.

PETR 4300, Petroleum Property Evaluation and Management, 13 courses.

PETR 5000, Studies in Advanced Petroleum Engineering Topics, 1 course.

GENERAL


Society of Petroleum Engineers. (January 1, 1982 - Present).

American Institute of Chemical Engineers. (May 15, 1979 - Present).


Dr. Lloyd R. Heinze


(806) 834-7784

[email protected]


Ph.D., University of Missouri, 1991.


M.S., University of Missouri, 1986.


M.B.A., University of Wyoming, 1975.

Major: Business Administration

B.S., University of Tulsa, 1973.



Professor of Petroleum Engineering, Texas Tech University. (2005 - Present).

Roy Butler Chair Professor, Texas Tech University. (November 2005 - August 2011).

Associate Professor, Texas Tech University. (September 1991- 2005)

TEACHING

Courses Taught


PETR 1101, Introduction to Petroleum Engineering, 6 courses.


PETR 2301, Petroleum Development Methods, 1 course.




PETR 4000, Special Studies in Petroleum Engineering, 32 courses.




PETR 4307, Drilling Engineering, 4 courses.

PETR 4331, Special Problems in Petroleum Engineering: Well Control Simulator, 7 courses.

PETR 4385, Multinational Energy, Environment, Technology and Ethics, 7 courses.

PETR 4386, Petroleum Geology, Exploration, Drilling and Production, 2 courses.

PETR 5000, Studies in Advanced Petroleum Engineering Topics: Drilling Simulation, 12 courses.

PETR 5301, Teaching Experience in Pet. Eng.: Lab Policy and Procedure, 6 courses.

PETR 5303, Advanced Drilling Techniques, 3 courses.

PETR 5313, Numerical Applications in Petroleum Engineering, 1 course.

PETR 5315, Horizontal Well Technology, 1 course.

PETR 5328, Advanced Property Evaluation, 1 course.

PETR 5380, Drilling Engineering Methods, 7 courses.

PETR 5381, Production Engineering Methods, 1 course.






Alexander Kruglick, Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Petroleum Engineering. (October 2013 – May 2014).

Vivek Cheruvathoor, Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Petroleum Engineering. (October 2013 – August 2014).

Yildirim Kocoglu, Master's Report Advisor, Petroleum Engineering. (October 2013 – November 2014).

Ellen Taylor, Dissertation Defense Committee Chair, Petroleum Engineering. (June 2012 - Present).


Chinmay Baruah, Dissertation Committee Member, Petroleum Engineering. (2008 – December 2009).

Maaroof Shahriar, Dissertation Committee Member, "The Aggregation of Asphaltene Molecules as a Function of Carbon Dioxide Concentration," Petroleum Engineering. (2006 – August 2014).

Raymond Eghorieta, Master's Report Advisor, Petroleum Engineering. (December 2013).

Mehdi Shahri, Dissertation Committee Co-Chair, "Gas Lift Valve Testing Method," Petroleum Engineering. (December 2011).

Abiodun (Mathew) Amao, Dissertation Committee Member, Petroleum Engineering. (August 2011).

Md. Rakibul Sarker, Dissertation Committee Member, "Determination of Petrophysical Properties of Rocks from Drilled Cuttings using Lattice Boltzmann Method," Petroleum Engineering. (May 2011).

Darlington Ukwu, Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "A Closer Look at the Behavior of Unconventional Gas," Petroleum Engineering. (December 2010).

Jianlei Sun, Master's Thesis Committee Member, "Upscaling Petrophysical Properties from the Pore Scale to the Core Scale," Petroleum Engineering. (December 2010).

Shoeub I. Hussain, Master's Thesis Committee Member, "Upscaling Petrophysical Properties from the," Petroleum Engineering. (December 2010).

Iwa Tesalonika, Dissertation Committee Co-Chair, "Verification and Application Tixier Method of Maximum Producible Oil Index (Y) of an Old E-Log Method," Petroleum Engineering. (August 2010).

Bengu, Dissertation Committee Member, Petroleum Engineering. (August 2010).

Monday R. Funmilayo, Dissertation Committee Member, "Waterjetting: A New Drilling Technique in Coalbed Methane," Petroleum Engineering. (August 2010).

Derek Allison, Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Petroleum Engineering. (August 2010).

Ellen Taylor, Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "A Procedure for Analyzing the Productive Potential of shale Gas Zones from Well Logs," Petroleum Engineering. (August 2010).


Ifeanyichukwu C. Maduka, Master's Thesis Committee Member, "Experimental Study of Similarities in the Filtration and Resistivity Properties of Water Based and Oil Based Muds," Petroleum Engineering. (August 2010).

Jayanth T. Srivatsa, Master's Thesis Committee Member, "An Experimental Investiagation on Use of Nanoparticles as Fluid Loss Additive in a Surfactant Polymer Based Drilling Fluid," Petroleum Engineering. (August 2010).

Shrutesh Reddy Lati, Master's Thesis Committee Member, "An Experimental Investigation to Study the Effect of Pulsed-Power Discharge on Rock Fracturing for Well Stimulation," Petroleum Engineering. (August 2010).

Serge Manfoumbi, Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Petroleum Engineering. (May 2010).

Claudino Gabriel, Master's Thesis Committee Member, "Applicability of Probabilistic Approach to Estimate Oil Reservers and Reservoir Performance From Production Data," Petroleum Engineering. (May 2010).

Wanis Alfrgani, Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Polymer Flooding," Petroleum Engineering. (December 2009).

RESEARCH



Emadibaladehi, S., Soliman, M., Samuel, R., Heinze, L., Moghaddam, R. B., Hutchison, S. (2014). An Experimental Study of the Swelling Properties of Unconventional Shale Oil Rock Samples Using both Water-Based and Oil-Based Muds (170686-MS ed., vol. 2014 ATC&E, pp. 14). Dallas, TX: SPE.

Heinze, L., Watson, M. (2014). Petroleum Senior Students Specialize in Operations or Reservoir Engineering (170967th ed., vol. 2014 ATC&E, pp. 9). Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Society of Petroleum Engineers.

Sheng, J., Nasir, F., Heinze, L., Menouar, H. (2013). Gel or Polymer. Southwestern Petroleum Short Course, 2013, 10.

Watson, M., Heinze, L., Hale, B., Ibegbuna, E. B. (2012). Assessment of Probabilistic Parameters for Barnett Shale Recoverable Volumes (162915th ed.). Richardson, Texas: SPE.

Heinze, L. (2010). Incident at Morales: Engineering Ethics for Professional Engineers. Southwestern Petroleum Short Course.


Journal Article, Academic Journal

Howes, S., Heinze, L. (2012). Pilot Launch of Three New Global Award Categories for Petroleum Engineering Faculty. SPE Journal of Petroleum Technology.

Platt, F. M., Heinze, L. (2011). A Historical Survey of Summer Internships with a Review of Options for Increasing the Number of Interns Available for Industry. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition.

Heinze, L. (2009). Enrollment Trends US Petroleum Engineering Programs. SPE ATC&E.


Albaiyat, I., Watson, M. C., Heinze, L. (2012). Implementing Artificial Neural Network and Support Vectors in Stuck Pipe Prediction. SPE.

Presentations Given

Heinze, L., SPEAE&TC, "Petroleum Engineering Enrollment," SPE, New Orleans. (October 2013).

Heinze, L. (Author Only), SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition 30 October–2 November 2011, "SPE 147426 A Historical Survey of Summer Internships with a Review of Options for Increasing the Number of Interns Available for Industry," Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), Denver, CO, USA. (November 1, 2011).

Media Contributions

Internet

Whitacre College of Engineering Today. (January 2014).

Texas Tech Today. (December 18, 2013).



Watson, M., Heinze, L., Albaiyat, I. Implementing Artificial Neural Network and Support Vectors in Stuck Pipe Prediction. SPE.



"primary Cementing modeling" (On-Going) Build cement modeling simulator and test against actual field data. use to support proposals to oil companies and service companies

Research Interests

Energy Faculty Support, Energy Graduate Support, Energy Postdoctoral Support, Energy Transfer, Pollution Control, Safety Engineering, Energy Environmental Studies--Developing Countries, Environmental Site Use Studies, Energy Efficiency, Energy Exploration or Reserves, Energy Legislation or Regulation, Environmental Effects (fossil energy), Fossil Fuel Drilling and Mining, Fossil Fuel Handling or Transport, Fossil Fuel Production and Refining, Fossil Fuel Properties, Fossil Fuel Surface Methods, Fossil Fuel Waste Management, Health or Safety Issues (fossil energy), Oil Shale or Tar Sand Combustion, Oil Shales or Tar Sands, Petroleum, Storage, Fossil Fuel Storage, Petroleum Engineering

SERVICE

College Service

Attendee, Meeting, Distance Education. (December 2013 - Present).

Committee Member, Academic Programs Committee. (January 2005 - Present).

Department Service


Faculty Advisor, SPE Student Chapter. (September 1, 2005 - Present).

Faculty Advisor, Pi Epsilon Tau Student Honor Society. (September 1, 1991 - October 8, 2014).


Team Chair, Commissioner, ABET.

Officer, Secretary, Pi Epsilon Tau, Dallas, Texas.


Committee Member, SPE Professional Committee. (2011 - Present).

Committee Member, NCEES. (2004 - Present).

Officer, President/Elect/Past, SWPSC. (1992 - Present).

Committee Chair, NCEES, Clemson, South Carolina. (2009 - 2011).

Officer, President/Elect/Past, SPE Department Heads, Dallas, Texas. (2008 - 2011).

Committee Chair, SPE E&A, Dallas, Texas. (2008 - 2011).



Duane A. Crawford Service Award, Southwestern Petroleum Short Course. (April 21, 2010).

GENERAL

Licensures and Certifications

Professional Engineering, State of Texas. (November 12, 1993 - Present).

Professional Engineering, State of Wyoming. (February 13, 1981 - Present).


FE committee, Chair others discipline, National Council for Examing Engineers & Surveyors. (January 2004 - Present).

Gulf Section Future President, President, Past President, American Society of Engineering Educators. (1999 - Present).

Commissioner, Team Chair, Program Evaluator, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. (1993 - Present).


Chair Education & Accredition Committee; Secretary, Chair, Past Chair Petroleum Department Heads; Distinguished Member, Member, Society of Petroleum Engineering of AIME. (January 1, 1979 - Present).


Dr. Waylon V. House


(806) 742-5896

[email protected]


Post Doctoral Fellowship, State University of New York, 1976.

Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1974.

Major: Physics

M.S., University of Pittsburgh, 1969.

Major: Physics

B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1966.

Major: Physics


Instructor, Texas Tech Univseity. (September 2010 - Present).

Adjunct Associate Professor, Rice University, Department of Chemical Engineering. (1985 - Present).

Director, Texas Tech University, MRI Labratory. (January 2003 - January 2013).

Associate Professor, Texas Tech University, Department of Petroleum Engineering. (2003 - 2010).

TEACHING

Courses Taught



PETR 1305, Engineering Analysis I, 40 courses.

PETR 3302, Reservoir Fluid Properties Design, 17 courses.



PETR 5301, Teaching Experience in Petroleum Engineering, 4 courses.

PETR 5313, Numerical Applications in Petroleum Engineering, 3 courses.

PETR 5383, Reservoir Engineering Fundamentals, 4 courses.

PETR 5384, Fluid Properties, 3 courses.






Kaveh Amini, Dissertation Committee Chair, "Use of temperature measurements in fracturing operations," Petroleum Engineering. (Spring 2015-Present)

A. Vinay, Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Models of Asphaltene Precipitation," Petroleum Engineering.

Hossain Lamai, Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Models of Asphaltene Precipitation," Petroleum Engineering.

Yu Pang, Dissertation Committee Member, "TBD Flow through Shale, Adsorption of Gas," Petroleum Engineering. (January 2014 - Present).

Jasem Alshabeeb, Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Asphaltene Aggregation due to N2 injection," Petroleum Engineering. (August 2013 – August 2014).

Fahd Siddiqui, Dissertation Committee Co-Chair, "Flow Simulation in Unconventional Reservoirs," Petroleum Engineering. (January 2013 - Present).

Fahd Siddiqui, Dissertation Committee Co-Chair, "TBD Pre-Darcy Flow," Petroleum Engineering. (January 2013 - Present).

Maaroof Shahriar, Dissertation Committee Chair, "The Aggregation of Asphaltene Molecules as a Function of Carbon Dioxide Concentration," Petroleum Engineering. (2006 – August 2014).


RESEARCH



Siddiqui, F., Soliman, M., House, W. (2014). A New Methodology for Analyzing Non-Newtonian Fluid Flow Tests PETROL2823. (pp. 173-179). Amsterdam: Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering.

Alali, A., Sheng, J., Soliman, M., Watson, M., Ma, S. (2014). Methodology of Well Productivity Prediction from Analyzing Formation Tester Probe Transient Pressure Data in A Multilayer Reservoir Using A New Spherical Drawdown Analysis Method (170907th ed., vol. 2014 ATC&E). Dallas, TX: SPE.


Aichele, C. P., Chapman, W. G., Rhyne, L. D., Subramani, H. J., Montesi, A., Creek, J., House, W. (2009). Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Analysis of Methane Hydrate Formation in Water-in-Oil Emulsions. Energy & Fuels, 23, 835-841.

Patent

House, W. NMR Method of Detecting Precipitants in Hydrocarbon Streams (P# 7,940,043 ed.). US Patent Office. (May 2011)


"Asphaltene Precipitatio" (On-Going)

"Gas Hydrate Dynamics" (On-Going)

"Macro-Scale Decline curves using probability theory" Developed new approach to Large area oil/gas production bsaed on probabilities and Central Limit Theorem

"Decline Curves using probability Model" (On-Going) Apply probabilistic approach decline curve analysis


"Asphaltene Flocculation" (On-Going) Develop Molecular Electrostatic Theory of Asphaltene Flocculation

"Pre-Darcy Flow" (On-Going) Molecular Theory of Flow through low permeability media

Research Interests

Materials, Structure and Phase, Fluid Physics, Molecular Physics, Carbon Dioxide, Fossil Fuel Handling or Transport, Fossil Fuel Properties, Petroleum, Interfacial Phenomena, Separation Process, Petroleum Engineering, Physical Chemistry, Resonance Spectroscopy, Magnetic Resonance, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

SERVICE

College Service

Committee Member, Graduate Biomedical Curriculum. (September 2013 - Present).

Committee Member, Koh Scholarships Comm. (January 2009 - Present).

Committee Member, Graduate Program in Bio-Engineering Comm. (June 2013- September 2014)

Department Service

Committee Member, Scholarship Committee.

Committee Chair, Scholarship.

Public Service

Board Member, BRI Internal Review Board, Houston, Texas. (August 1998 – December 2014).

GENERAL



Member, American Chemical Society.

Member, American Physical Society.

Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers.

Dr. Habib K. Menouar


(806) 742-1801

[email protected]




M.S., IAP/IFP, 1968.


B.S., The University of Algiers, 1966.

Major: Mathematics



Associate Professor and Research Engineer, Texas Tech University, Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering. (November 2008 - Present).

Research Engineer 1, KFUPM / RI (Saudi Arabia). (September 1995 - Present).

Offered graduate courses on natural gas engineering and reservoir engineering.

Supervised several MS thesis.

Reservoir Engineer, TEXACO E&P Technology D. (September 1991 - January 1993).

Associate Professor and Res Engineer, KFUPM (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia). (September 1981 - August 1991).

Reservoir Engineer, AGECO (Benghazi Libya). (September 1980 - August 1981).

Reservoir Engineer, SONATRACH (Algiers, Algeria). (June 1979 - August 1980).

Petroleum Engineer, SONATRACH/CFP-TOTAL (Hassi Messaoud, Algeria). (January 1971 - December 1974).

Assistant Professor & Petroleum Engineering, IAP (Algiers Algeria). (July 1968 - December 1971).

In charge of the Center for Production and Reservoir Engineering at the Institut Algerien du Petrole

Taught various petroleum engineering courses

Petroleum Engineer, ELF-CREPS (Paris, France). (July 1967 - December 1968).

TEACHING

Courses Taught



PETR 4306, Enhanced Oil Recovery Processes, 10 courses.

PETR 4308, Advanced Reservoir Engineering, 11 courses.




PETR 5121, Graduate Seminar, 9 courses.


PETR 5307, Enhanced Oil Recovery, 2 courses.

PETR 5308, Pressure Transient Analysis, 6 courses.

PETR 5311, Thermal Oil Recovery, 5 courses.

PETR 5320, Advanced Reservoir Engineering, 5 courses.




PETR 7121, Doctoral Seminar, 1 course.



Raymond Eghorieta, Dissertation Committee Co-Chair, Petroleum Engineering. (Sep. 2015 - Present).

Ahmed Alali, Dissertation Committee Member, "Estimation of Well Productivity Index by Analyzing Formation Tester Data in a Multilayer Reservoir," Petroleum Engineering. (September 2011 - December 2014).

Maaroof Shahriar, Dissertation Committee Member, "The Aggregation of Asphaltene Molecules as a Function of Carbon Dioxide Concentration," Petroleum Engineering. (2006 – August 2014).

RESEARCH



Yu Yang, Menouar, H. (2015). An Experimental Method to Measure the Porosity from Cuttings: Evaluation and Error Analysis (SPE 173591). SPE Production and Operation Symposium 1-5 March 2015 Oklahoma City, OK.



Menouar, H. (2013). Discussion on Carbon Dioxide Minimum Miscibility Pressure Estimation: An Experimental Investigation (165351). Western Regional & AAPG Pacific Section Meeting 2013 Joint Technical Conference 19-25 April 2013 Monterey CA. Monterey, CA: SPE.

Gamadi, T., Sheng, J., Soliman, M., Watson, M., Menouar, H., Emadibaladehi, S. (2013). An Experimental Study of Cyclic CO2 Injection to Improve Shale Oil Recovery, paper SPE 166334. Dallas, TX: SPE. (October 2013)

Menouar, H. (2013). A Comparative Experimental Study of Sweep Efficiency in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs (pp. 381-392). Lubbock, TX: Southwestern Petroleum Short Course.

Menouar, H. (2013). Effect of Heterogeneity on formation Damage in Long Horizontal Wells: An Experimental Study. SPE # 165313.

Menouar, H. (2013). Discussion on Carbon Dioxide Miscibility Pressure Estimation: An Experimental Investigation (SPE 165351 ed.). (April 2013)

Menouar, H. (2013). Effect of Heterogeneity on formation Damage in Long Horizontal Wells: An Experimental Study. SPE # 165313. Western Regional & AAPG Pacific Section Meeting 2013 Joint Technical Conference 19-25 April 2013 Monterey CA.

Sheng, J., Nasir, F., Heinze, L., Menouar, H. (2013). Gel or Polymer. Southwestern Petroleum Short Course, 2013, 10. (April 2013)

Abiudun Matthew, A., Siddiqui, S., Menouar, H., (2012). A new Look at the Minimum Miscibility Pressure (MMP) Determination from Slim tube Measurements Permeability Anisotropy Distributions in an Upper Jurassic Carbonate Reservoir, Eastern Saudi Arabia. Eighteen SPE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium, Tulsa Oklahoma, USA. 14-18 April 2012.

SERVICE

Department Service

Committee Chair, Graduate Program Review Committee. (July 30, 2015 - November 30, 2015).

Degree Program Coordinator (Present).

GENERAL



Society of Petroleum Engineers. (January 1975 - Present).


Dr. Ekarit Panacharoensawad


(806) 834-5475

[email protected]


Postdoctoral, University of Tulsa, 2014.

Major: Petroleum engineering

Ph.D., University of Tulsa, 2012.


Dissertation Title: Wax Deposition Under Two-Phase Oil-Water Flowing Conditions

M.S., The Petroleum and Petrochemical College, Chulalongkorn University, 2007.

Major: Petrochemical Technology

Dissertation Title: The Effect of Composition on n-Alkane Deposition

B.S., Chulalongkorn University, 2005.

Major: Physics

Dissertation Title: Quantum Teleportation


Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University. (July 1, 2014 - Present).

Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Tulsa. (May 2012 – June 2014).

Endowment Gifts

Gift-in-Kind, 20,464,181.00, Schlumberger, OLGA software donation Ref# 1-13IDXDP. (November 10, 2014).


Gift-in-Kind, Emerson Process Management- Micro Motion Incorporated, Micro Motion Coriolis Flow mass flow meters, 13,478.00. (May 2015).

TEACHING

Courses Taught



PETR 4314, Nodal Analysis and Artificial Lift, 2 courses.

PETR 4405, Natural Gas Engineering, 3 courses.

PETR 5000, Studies in Advanced Petroleum Engineering Topics: Flow Assurance, 1 course.

PETR 5319, Multiphase Fluid Flow in Pipes, 1 course.



Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

Arya Shahdi, Dissertation Committee Chair, “Computational Study of Slug Flow Wax Deposition,” Petroleum Engineering. (August 2015- Present).

Moldir Yermekova, Master’s Thesis Committee Chair, “Thermodynamics of Single Phase and Oil-Water of Wax Deposit Composition,” Petroleum Engineering (August 2015- Present).

Gabriel Carestiato, Master’s Thesis Committee Chair, “Investigation of Two-Phase Air-High Viscosity Oil Flow Heat Transfer, Petroleum Engineering (August 2015- Present).

Thiago Sauma Gomes, Master’s Thesis Committee Chair, “Experimental Study of Gas Phase Drift Velocity in a High Viscosity Oil”, Petroleum Engineering (August 2015- Present).

Tulsa University, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Jatin Agarwal, Dissertation Committee Member, "Single-Phase Wax Deposition Characteristics Under Turbulent Flow Conditions," Petroleum Engineering. (October 2012 – July 2015).


Ake Rittirong, Dissertation Committee Member, "Paraffin Deposition Under Two-Phase Gas-Oil Slug Flow in Horizontal Pipes," Petroleum Engineering. (May 2012 - August 1, 2014).

Ake Rittirong, Dissertation Defense Committee Member, "Paraffin Deposition Under Two-Phase Gas-Oil Slug Flow in Horizontal Pipes," Petroleum Engineering. (July 11, 2014).

Amrinder Singh, Master's Thesis Committee Member, "Experimental and Field Verification Study of Wax Deposition in Turbulent Flow Conditions," Petroleum Engineering. (May 2012 - December 2013).

RESEARCH



Rittirong, A., Panacharoensawad, E., Sarica, C. (2015). An Experimental Study of Paraffin Deposition under Two-Phase Gas-Oil Slug Flow in Horizontal Pipes (pp. OTC-26047-MS). Houston, Texas: 2015 Offshore Technology Conference.

Panacharoensawad, E., Rittirong, A., Sarica, C. (2015). A Self-Sufficient Wax Deposition Model for Horizontal Gas-Oil Slug Flow. Austin, Texas: 2015 AIChE Spring Meeting.

Panacharoensawad, E. (2015). Review of onshore Texas paraffin problems and mitigation techniques. Lubbock, Texas: Southwestern Petroleum Short Course, April 22-23, 2015.

Panacharoensawad, E., Sarica, C. (2014). Wax Deposit Surface Characteristic under Single-phase and Water-in-Crude-Oil Flow Conditions (pp. OTC-25097-MS). Houston, Texas: Offshore Technology Conference, 05-08 May.

Presentations Given

Panacharoensawad, E. (Presenter & Author), Rittirong, A. (Author Only), Sarica, C. (Author Only), Texas Tech Petroleum Engineering Seminar, "A self-sufficient wax deposition model for horizontal gas-oil slug flow," Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. (November 14, 2014).

Singh, A. (Presenter & Author), Panacharoensawad, E. (Author Only), Sarica, C. (Author Only), PetroPhase 2014, "A Mini Pilot-Scale Flow Loop Experimental Study of Turbulent Flow Wax Deposition by Using a Natural Gas Condensate," Baker Hughes and Rice University, Galveston, TX. (June 10, 2014).




Panacharoensawad, E. Review of Paraffin Deposition Models and West Texas Field Cases. SPE Journal.

Rittirong, A., Panacharoensawad, E., Sarica, C. Experimental Study of Paraffin Deposition under Two-Phase Gas-Oil Slug Flow in Horizontal Pipes. SPE Journal.

SERVICE

Department Service

Teach the separator for 2322: Petroleum Method class. (March 27, 2015 - Present).

Laboratory development project champion. (July 1, 2014 - Present).

Dean's Representative for Ph.D. Final Oral Exam. (March 24, 2015).


Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. (June 24, 2015 - July 24, 2015).

Reviewer, Journal Article, SPE. (May 19, 2015 - June 15, 2015).

Wyoming Public Service Commission. (June 5, 2015).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Fuel. (April 23, 2015 - May 12, 2015).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Fuel. (February 11, 2015 - March 4, 2015).

Reviewer, Journal Article, OALib Journal (Open Access Library). (February 2, 2015 - February 10, 2015).


Reviewer, Journal Article, OALib Journal (Open Access Library). (November 3, 2014 - November 17, 2014).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Energy and Fuels. (October 27, 2014 - November 14, 2014).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. (September 4, 2014 - September 19, 2014).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. (June 9, 2014 - July 9, 2014).

Reviewer, Journal Article, SPE Journal. (March 6, 2014 - March 10, 2014).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. (February 5, 2014 - February 26, 2014).

Reviewer, Journal Article, SPE Journal. (January 17, 2014 - February 10, 2014).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Energy and Fuels. (December 30, 2013 - January 15, 2014).

Chemical Engineering Research and Design. (October 21, 2013 - November 14, 2013).

Reviewer, Journal Article, SPE Journal. (September 20, 2013 - October 20, 2013).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Fuel. (June 25, 2013 - July 3, 2013).

Reviewer, Journal Article, SPE Journal. (February 22, 2013 - March 18, 2013).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Energy and Fuels. (February 20, 2013 - March 9, 2013).

Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. (December 17, 2012 - January 2, 2013).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Energy and Fuels. (October 4, 2012 - October 5, 2012).

GENERAL



Member, American Institute of Chemical Engineers. (January 9, 2015 - Present).

Member, American Chemical Society. (August 6, 2014 - Present).

Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers. (August 2012 - Present).


Seminar, "Tenure Academy," Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, United States. (November 20, 2014).

Workshop, "Cayuse SP & 424," Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, United States. (October 8, 2014).

Workshop, "Research Orientation for New Faculty," Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, United States. (September 25, 2014).


Dr. James J. Sheng


(806) 834-8477

[email protected]


Ph.D., University of Alberta, 1996.


Supporting Areas of Emphasis: Heavy oil recovery

Dissertation Title: Foamy Oil Flow in Porous Media

M.S., University of Alberta, 1992.


Supporting Areas of Emphasis: Well testing

Dissertation Title: Thermal Well Testing in Non-Dipping and Dipping Reservoirs

B.S., East China University of China (now U. of Petroleum), 1983.



Associate Professor, Texas Tech University. (June 2011 - Present).

Associate Professor, Missouri University of Science and Technology. (January 2011 - May 2011).

TEACHING

Courses Taught



PETR 3402, Reservoir Rock Properties, 38 courses.




PETR 5312, Simulation of Enhanced Oil Recovery Applications, 2 courses.

PETR 5383, Reservoir Engineering Fundamentals, 1 course.

PETR 5384, Fluid Properties, 2 courses.

PETR 5385, Rock Properties, 3 courses.






Tariq Ali, Dissertation Committee Chair, "Shale Gas Production Forecast," Petroleum Engineering. (September 2011 - Present).

Haitham Ahmed Othman, Dissertation Committee Member, "Using Microwave to Produce Heavy Oil Reservoirs: Experimental and Numerical Study," Petroleum Engineering. (August 2014 - July 21, 2015).

Marvelis Velasquez, Master’s Report Advisor, "A Review of the Effects of Temperature and pH on Polymer Viscosity," Petroleum Engineering. (January 2015 - May 15, 2015).

Mrunali Patil, Master’s Report Advisor, "Factors Affecting Polymer (HPAM) Solution Viscosity," Petroleum Engineering. (January 2015 - May 15, 2015).

Yawei Cheng, Master’s Report Advisor, "The Equivalent Shear Rate in Porous Media," Petroleum Engineering. (August 2014 - May 15, 2015).

Aman Arora, Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Improving steady-state gas permeability measurement in shale," Petroleum Engineering. (May 2013 - May 15, 2015).

Tao Wan, Dissertation Committee Chair, "Investigation of EOR Performance in Shale Oil Reservoirs by Cyclic Gas Injection," Petroleum Engineering. (February 2013 - May 15, 2015).

Dian Fan, Master's Thesis Committee Member, "A HYBRID TRANSIENT FLOW MODEL FOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF SHALE GAS RESERVOIRS," Petroleum Engineering. (February 2015 - April 27, 2015).

Nhan Chan Le, Supervised Research, "Gas injection in shale cores," Petroleum Engineering. (September 2014 - December 2014).


Ahmed Alali, Dissertation Committee Chair, "Estimation of Well Productivity Index by Analyzing Formation Tester Data in a Multilayer Reservoir," Petroleum Engineering. (September 2011 - December 2014).

Indravadan Addanki, Master’s Report Advisor, "Rheology of polymers and rheology of polymers in porous medium," Petroleum Engineering. (August 2014 - December 4, 2014).

Ruonan Wu, Master’s Report Advisor, "Looking for Published parameters for permeability reduction factor and residual permeability reduction factor," Petroleum Engineering. (August 2014 - December 4, 2014).

Abdulrahman Abu-Tahnat, Master's Thesis Committee Member, "Optimizing Rig Performance through NPT Reduction," Petroleum Engineering. (October 2014 - October 16, 2014).

Yao Zhang, Master’s Report Advisor, "Investigation of polymer adsorption," Petroleum Engineering. (July 2014 - October 4, 2014).

Mohammed Alwesaibey, Master's Thesis Committee Member, "Investigation of effects of swelling on wellbore stability in Barnett Shale oil reservoir," Petroleum Engineering. (July 2014 - September 30, 2014).

Youssef ElWaziry, Supervised Research, "Gas injection in shale cores," Petroleum Engineering. (May 2014 - August 2014).

Ali Razaei, Master's Thesis Committee Member, "Numerical Development of Fully Coupled Non-Planar Hydraulic Fracture Simulator," Petroleum Engineering. (January 2014 - July 10, 2014).

Junyi Bian, Master’s Report Advisor, "Description of polymer products," Petroleum Engineering. (February 2014 - July 4, 2014).

Mohammad Hossain, Master’s Report Advisor, "Summarizing the surfactants used in Chemical EOR," Petroleum Engineering. (February 2014 - July 4, 2014).

Eunbae Lee, Supervised Research, "Chemical EOR Knowledge Database," Petroleum Engineering. (March 2013 - June 2014).

Talal Gamadi, Dissertation Committee Chair, "Experimental and Numerical Study of the EOR Potential in Shale Oil Reservoirs by Cyclic Gas Injection (CGI)," Petroleum Engineering. (December 2012 - June 25, 2014).

Seyedhossein Emadibaladehi, Dissertation Committee Member, "Investigation of Effects of Temperature and Swelling on Wellbore Stability in Un-conventional Reservoirs," Petroleum Engineering. (December 2012 - June 25, 2014).

M.D. Jakaria, Master’s Report Advisor, "Field Cases of Gel Application in US," Petroleum Engineering. (February 2014 - May 2014).


Jasem Alshabeeb, Master's Thesis Committee Member, "Floc size of asphalenes as function of N2 & CO2 concentration in black oil," Petroleum Engineering. (January 2014 - May 14, 2014).

Wenjing Zheng, Master’s Report Advisor, "Thermal Maturity Determination and Effect on Shale Reservoirs," Petroleum Engineering. (November 2013 - April 2014).

Semiha Morsy, Dissertation Committee Chair, "Experimental and Simulation Study of Improved Oil Recovery in Shale Formations," Petroleum Engineering. (September 2011 - April 24, 2014).

Liang Li, Master’s Report Advisor, "A Comparative Study: The Present and Past Status of Chemical EOR in China and in the U.S.," Petroleum Engineering. (September 2013 - April 20, 2014).

Ali Jamali, Master's Thesis Committee Member, "Unconsolidated Oil Sands: Single Vertical Well SAGD Optimization," Petroleum Engineering. (May 2013 - April 3, 2014).

Kaveh Amini, Master's Thesis Committee Member, "Three-Dimensional Thermal Model for Interpreting Distributed Temperature Sensing Data during Hydraulic Fracturing," Petroleum Engineering. (May 2013 - March 2014).

Sachin Shaju, Master’s Report Advisor, "Comparative study on decline curve analysis and forecasting of shale gas reservoirs," Petroleum Engineering. (June 2013 - November 2013).

Xingbang Meng, Master’s Report Advisor, "Shale-Drilling fluids Interaction and Shale Stability," Petroleum Engineering. (May 2013 - November 2013).

Ziqi Shen, Master's Thesis Committee Member, "A New Method to Determine the Effective Carbon Number of Hydrocarbon Fluids In-Situ Using Conventional open logs," Petroleum Engineering. (May 2013 - October 2013).

Sudharshan Iyengar, Master’s Report Advisor, "Effect of fracturing fluid compositons on shale development," Petroleum Engineering. (June 2011 - August 2013).

Yang Yu, Master's Thesis Committee Member, "Experimental Method to Measure the Porosity from Cuttings: Evaluation and Error Analysis," Petroleum Engineering. (September 2012 - April 2013).

Ke Chen, Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Evaluation of the EOR Potential in Shale Oil Reservoirs by gas and waterflooding," Petroleum Engineering. (September 2012 - April 10, 2013).

Yu Pang, Master's Thesis Committee Member, "CO2 Sequestration Enhances Coalbed Methane Production," Petroleum Engineering. (September 2012 - April 10, 2013).


Tao Wan, Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Evaluation of the EOR Potential in Shale Oil Reservoirs by Cyclic Gas Injection," Petroleum Engineering. (June 2011 - February 15, 2013).

Faizan Nasir, Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "A Comparative Experimental Study for Improvement of Sweep Efficiency in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs," Petroleum Engineering. (September 2011 - December 2012).

Emmanuel Onyenwere, Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Experimental Study of Mechanisms of Improving Oil Recovery in Shale," Petroleum Engineering. (June 2011 - December 2012).

Haizhou Di, Master’s Advisor Report, "State of the Art of MEOR," Petroleum Engineering. (June 2011 - November 2012).

Aditya Kulkarni, Master’s Advisor Report, "Polymer floods in the United States and Canada-Survey," Petroleum Engineering. (September 2011 - August 2012).

RESEARCH

Artistic and Professional Performances and Exhibits

Sheng, J., "EOR Field Case Studies," Elsevier, USA. (January 2011 - May 2013).

Sheng, J., "Modern Chemical EOR-Theory and Practice," Elsevier, USA. (January 2010 - October 2010).


Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New

Sheng, J. (2013). Alkaline-Surfactant Flooding. In J.J. Sheng (Ed.), EOR Field Case Studies (pp. 179-188). Elsevier.

Sheng, J. (2013). Foams and Their Applications in Enhancing Oil Recovery. In J.J. Sheng (Ed.), EOR Field Case Studies (pp. 251-280). Elsevier.

Sheng, J. (2013). Introduction to MEOR and Field Applications in China. In J.J. Sheng (Ed.), EOR Field Case Studies (pp. 543-560). Elsevier.

Sheng, J. (2013). Polymer Flooding - Fundamentals and Field Cases. In J.J. Sheng (Ed.), EOR Field Case Studies (pp. 63-82). Elsevier.


Sheng, J. (2013). Alkaline Flooding. In J.J. Sheng (Ed.), EOR Field Case Studies (pp. 143-168). Elsevier.

Sheng, J. (2013). Alkaline-Polymer Flooding. In J.J. Sheng (Ed.), EOR Field Case Studies (pp. 169-178). Elsevier.

Sheng, J. (2013). ASP Fundamentals and Field Cases outside China. In J.J. Sheng (Ed.), EOR Field Case Studies (pp. 189-202). Elsevier.

Sheng, J. (2013). Cyclic Steam Stimulation. In J.J. Sheng (Ed.), EOR Field Case Studies (pp. 389-412). Elsevier.

Sheng, J. (2013). Steamflooding. In J.J. Sheng (Ed.), EOR Field Case Studies (pp. 361-388). Elsevier.

Sheng, J. (2013). Surfactant Enhanced Oil Recovery in Carbonate Reservoirs. In J.J. Sheng (Ed.), EOR Field Case Studies (pp. 281-300). Elsevier.

Sheng, J. (2013). Surfactant-Polymer Flooding. In J.J. Sheng (Ed.), EOR Field Case Studies (pp. 117-142). Elsevier.

Sheng, J., Nasir, F., Heinze, L., Menouar, H. (2013). Gel or Polymer. Southwestern Petroleum Short Course, 2013, 10. (April 2013)

Book, Scholarly-New

Sheng, J. (2013). EOR Field Case Studies. New York: Elsevier.

Sheng, J. (2011). Modern Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery: Theory and Practice (pp. 648). New York: Elsevier.


Watson, M., Sheng, J., Wan, T. (2014). Compositional Modeling of the Diffusion Effect on EOR Process in Fractured Shale Oil Reservoirs by Gas Flooding. (Unconventional Resources Technology Conference held in Denver, Colorado, USA, 25-27 August 2014).

Ali, T., Sheng, J., Watson, M. (2014). Reserves Estimation in Unconventional Reservoirs Using Production-Decline Model. (Paper SPE 1922914 (URTeC 1922914)). SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference - Denver, CO, USA - August 25-27.



Shahri, M., Cavender, T.W., Person, J., Kamali, A., Jamali, A., Soliman, M., Sheng, J. (2014). A New Approach to Stimulating Thin and Stranded Oil Sand Reservoirs – Simulation Study (170073rd ed.). Dallas, TX: SPE.

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Morsy, S., Sheng, J., Soliman, M., Shahri, M. (2013). Potential of Combining Propane (LPG) Hydraulic Fracturing and Chemical Flooding in Thin Heavy Oil Reservoirs. (Paper SPE 166403). SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition - New Orleans, LA - September 30-October 2

Morsy, S., Sheng, J., Gomaa, A., Soliman, M. (2013). Potential of Waterflooding in Hydraulically Fractured Shale Formations (SPE-166403-MS ed.). Dallas, TX: SPE.


Morsy, S., Sheng, J., Hetherington, C.J., Soliman, M., Ezewu, O. (2013). Impact of Matrix Acidizing on Shale Formations (SPE-167568-MS ed.). Dallas, TX: SPE.

(2013). Improving Hydraulic Fracturing of Shale Formations by Acidizing (SPE-165688-MS ed.). Dallas, TX: SPE. August 2013

Wan, T., Sheng, J., Soliman, M. (2013). Evaluation of the EOR Potential in Fractured Shale Oil Reservoirs by Cyclic Gas Injection, paper URTeC 1611383 (URTeC 1611383 ed.). URTeC.

Wan, T., Sheng, J., Soliman, M. (2013). Evaluation of the EOR Potential in Shale Oil Reservoirs by Cyclic Gas Injection (SPWLA-D-12-00119 ed.). SPWLA.

Sheng, J. (2012). Alkaline-Surfactant-Polymer Flooding (ASP) – Principles and Applications (2012th ed., pp. 221-234). Lubbock, Texas: Annual Southwestern Petroleum Short Course.


Morsy, S., Hetherington, C., Sheng, J. (2015). Effect of low-concentration HCl on the mineralogy, physical and mechanical properties, and recovery factors of some shales. Journal of Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources, 9, 94-102.

Sheng, J., Chen, K. (2014). Evaluation of the EOR Potential of Gas and Water Injection in Shale Oil Reservoirs. Journal of Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources, 5, 1-9.

Sheng, J., Nasir, F. (2013). A Comparative Experimental Study of Sweep Efficiency in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs. Advances in Petroleum Exploration and Development, 6(2), 12-18.


Sheng, J. (2013). Review of Surfactant Enhanced Oil Recovery in Carbonate Reservoirs. Advances in Petroleum Exploration and Development, 6(1), 1-10.

Sheng, J. (2013). Mobility Control Requirement in Multiphase Displacement Processes. Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, 8(5), 555-566.

Sheng, J. (2013). Comparison of the Effects of Wettability Alteration and IFT Reduction on Oil recovery in Carbonate Reservoirs. Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, 8(1), 154-161.


Watson, M., Sheng, J., Wan, T. (2015). Modeling of EOR in Shale Reservoirs Stimulated by Cyclic Gas Injection. SPE JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERING.

Pang, Y., Soliman, M., Sheng, J. (2014). CO2 Sequestration Enhances Coalbed Methane Production (1st ed., vol. 1, pp. 1-7). Houston, TX: HFJ

Journal Article, Public or Trade Journal

Sheng, J., Soliman, M., Wan, T. (2013). Study Evaluates EOR Potential In Naturally Fractured Shale Reservoirs. The American Oil & Gas Reporter (2013).

Sheng, J. (2012). Synergistic Mechanisms of ASP Flooding. Upstream Pumping Solutions, 39-41.

Presentations Given

Sheng, J. (Presenter & Author), 7th Symposium on Shale Oil and Gas Exploration and Development, "Water Composition Effect on Shale Stability and Oil Recovery," State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. (July 27, 2014).

Sheng, J. (Presenter & Author), 7th Symposium on Shale Oil and Gas Exploration and Development, "Unconventional Oil and Gas Resource Development Technologies," State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. (July 26, 2014).



Contract

Sheng, J. (Principal), "Chemical EOR Knowledge Database," Sponsored by Petrobras, Private, $100,000.00. (August 2013 - December 2015).

Sheng, J. (Principal), "Chemical EOR Knowledge Database," Sponsored by Petroleum Development Oman, Private, $100,000.00. (June 4, 2013 - December 31, 2015).

Sheng, J. (Principal), "Chemical EOR Knowledge Database," Sponsored by Wintershall, Private, $30,000.00. (February 6, 2014 - December 31, 2015).

Sheng, J. (Co-Principal), Soliman, M. (Principal), "Development of a Novel Method to Produce Extra Viscous Heavy Oil (Bitumen) in Shallow and Thin Reservoirs," Sponsored by Halliburton, Private, $94,723.00. (July 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013).

Sheng, J. (Principal), "Chemical EOR Knowledge Database," Sponsored by Wintershall, Private, $50,000.00. (January 2013 - December 31, 2013).

Grant

Watson, M. (Co-Principal), Sheng, J. (Principal), "Maximize Liquid Oil Production from Shale Oil and Gas Condensate Reservoirs by Cyclic Gas Injection," Sponsored by U.S. Dept of Energy, $1,195,800.00. (October 1, 2014 - September 30, 2015).

Watson, M. (Co-Principal), Soliman, M. (Co-Principal), Sheng, J. (Principal), "Maximize Liquid Oil Production from Shale Reservoirs by Cyclic Gas Injection," Sponsored by Conoco Phillips, Inc., $30,000.00. (June 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014).

Sheng, J. (Principal), "Fulbright Specialist," Sponsored by J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FSB), the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs (ECA), and the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES), Federal, $8,016.00. (July 7, 2013 - August 15, 2013).



Wan, T., Sheng, J., Watson, M. Compositional Modeling of EOR Process in Stimulated Shale Oil Reservoirs by Cyclic Gas Injection. Richardson, TX: SPE.


Research Interests

Chemical Transport, Chemicals Monitoring, Carbon Dioxide, Fossil Fuel Production and Refining, Fossil Fuel Properties, Oil Shales or Tar Sands, Petroleum, Absorption, Interfacial Phenomena, Mass Transfer, Process Simulation and Control, Reaction Engineering, Surfactants, Transport Phenomena, Petroleum Engineering

SERVICE

University Service

Judge, Graduate Research Poster Competition. (April 10, 2015).

Dean's Representative, PhD dissertation defense (Helen Dvorak). (March 24, 2014).

Special Institutional Assignment, Service. (January 23, 2014).

College Service

Write a recommendation letter for Nikhil Menon, ConocPhillips Academic Success Bridge Program. (April 14, 2015).

Committee Member, Teaching Award Committee. (September 23, 2013).

Department Service

Committee Chair, Scholarship committee. (January 1, 2015 - Present).

Committee Member, Safety committee. (March 15, 2013 - Present).

Committee Member, PhD Qualifying Exam Committee. (December 2011 - Present).

Write a recommendation letter, Wrote a recommendation letter for Student Dian Fan. (April 30, 2015).

Write a recommendation letter, Wrote a recommendation letter for Student Nhan Le. (April 30, 2015).


Write a recommendation letter, Wrote a recommendation letter for Student Mohammed Alwesaibey. (February 23, 2015).

Write a recommendation letter, Wrote a recommendation letter for Talal Gemadi. (January 21, 2015).

Committee Member, Scholarship committee. (January 10, 2013 - December 31, 2014).

Committee Member, PhD Qualifying Exam Committee. (November 24, 2014 - November 25, 2014).

Write a recommendation letter, Wrote a recommendation letter for Student Muhammad Qureshi. (September 15, 2014).

Have CMG softwares donated. (September 1, 2013 - August 31, 2014).

Have CMG softwares donated. (August 1, 2011 - July 31, 2014).

Write a recommendation letter, Wrote a recommendation letter for Jesus Barreda. (May 9, 2014).

Write a recommendation letter for Student Eunbae Lee, Wrote a recommendation letter for Student Eunbae Lee. (February 11, 2014).

Write a recommendation letter, Wrote a recommendation letter for Student Tariq Ali. (January 28, 2014).

Committee Member, PhD Qualifying Exam Committee. (November 24, 2013 - November 25, 2013).

Write a recommendation letter, Wrote a recommendation letter for Ali Samadian. (November 8, 2013).

Write a recommendation letter, Wrote a recommendation letter for Olabode Thomas Ajibola. (October 1, 2013).

Have the pre- and post-processor software S3GRAF donated, Havd the pre- and Post-processor software S3GRAF donated. (September 2013).

Write a recommendation letter, Wrote a recommendation letter for Ribeiro Santos Souza B Duarte. (September 28, 2013).

Write a recommendation letter, Wrote a recommendation letter for Student Aye Annick-Karrell Nanguy. (September 13, 2013).

Have the pre- and post-processor software S3GRAF donated, Havd the pre- and Post-processor software S3GRAF donated. (September 10, 2013).


Helper, Lab moving. (September 4, 2013).

Have IHS Fekete softwares donated. (February 2, 2013 - August 31, 2013).

Have IHS Fekete softwares donated. (February 2, 2013 - July 31, 2013).

Have CMG softwares donated. (July 1, 2012 - July 31, 2013).

Write a recommendation letter, Wrote a recommendation letter for Shivani Vyas. (June 5, 2013).

Write a recommendation letter for Student Eunbae Lee, Wrote a recommendation letter for Student Eunbae Lee. (June 5, 2013).

Write a recommendation letter, Wrote a recommendation letter for Rachit Kumar. (May 22, 2013).

Write a recommendation letter, Wrote a recommendation letter for Student Winnie Simo. (May 6, 2013).

Design a new reservoir simulation course. (March 2013 - April 2013).

Write a recommendation letter, Wrote a recommendation letter for Sourav Chakraborty for SPE Dallas Scholarship. (April 21, 2013).

Write a recommendation letter, Wrote a recommendation letter for Student Ethan Ashley. (April 3, 2013).

Write a recommendation letter, Wrote a recommendation letter for Student Lloyd Okolo. (March 26, 2013).

Write a recommendation letter, Wrote a recommendation letter for Student Winnie Simo. (March 26, 2013).

Committee Member, Scholarship committee. (March 4, 2013).

Write a recommendation letter, Wrote a recommendation letter for Student Aye Annick-Karrell Nanguy. (February 28, 2013).

Write a recommendation letter, Wrote a recommendation letter for Student Samiha Morsy. (January 26, 2013).

Write a recommendation letter, Wrote a recommendation letter for Student Alabode Ajibola. (January 24, 2013).


Write a recommendation letter, Wrote a recommendation letter for Student Ethan Ashley. (January 22, 2013).

Write a recommendation letter, Wrote a recommendation letter for Student Chukwuma Ogu. (January 8, 2013).

Repair Department's CT Scanner. (November 1, 2012 - January 8, 2013).

Committee Member, Faculty Search Committee. (May 2012 - 2012).

Committee Member, Faculty Search Committee. (September 2011 - December 2012).

Initiated a donation of surplus equipment. (December 17, 2012 - December 18, 2012).

Assiting department operation, Assisted department operation. (October 24, 2012).

Committee Member, Faculty Search Committee. (October 18, 2012).




Committee Member, Faculty Search Committee. (October 8, 2012 - October 9, 2012).

Committee Chair, Faculty Search Committee. (September 26, 2012).

Committee Chair, Faculty Search Committee. (September 4, 2012).

Assiting department operation, Assisted department operation. (August 15, 2012).

Committee Member, Faculty Search Committee. (August 7, 2012).

Assisted department operation, Assisted department operation. (August 1, 2012).

Assited department operation, Assisted department operation. (July 31, 2012).


Committee Member, Scholarship committee. (July 30, 2012).

Committee Member, Faculty Search Committee. (July 26, 2012).

Committee Member, Faculty Search Committee. (April 2012 - June 2012).

Committee Member, Faculty Search Committee. (June 29, 2012).

Assiting department operation, Assisted department operation. (May 25, 2012).

Assiting department operation, Assisted department operation. (May 24, 2012).

Write a recommendation letter, Wrote a recommendation letter for Student Heindel Adu. (March 28, 2012).

Asssting department operation, Asssisted department operation. (March 12, 2012 - March 23, 2012).

Write a recommendation letter, Wrote a recommendation letter for Student Mark Ghann-Amoah. (March 15, 2012).

Write a recommendation letter, Wrote a recommendation letter for Student Donatus Ako for Government Internship. (March 7, 2012).

Judge, Judge for SPE paper contest. (February 21, 2012).

Write a recommendation letter for Student Eunbae Lee for SWE scholarship, Wrote a recommendation letter for Student Eunbae Lee for SWE scholarship. (February 16, 2012).

Write a recommendation letter for Student Eunbae Lee, Wrote a recommendation letter for Student Eunbae Lee. (January 30, 2012).

Assiting department operation, Assisted department operation. (December 15, 2011 - January 18, 2012).

Have the pre- and post-processor software S3GRAF donated, Havd the pre- and Post-processor software S3GRAF donated. (August 2011).



Reviewer, Book, Elsevier, New York. (October 2008 - Present).

Reviewer, Grant Proposal, ACS. (August 15, 2015 - August 16, 2015).

Reviewer, Journal Article, ACS. (August 1, 2015).

Attendee, Meeting, UT Center for Petroleum & Geosystems Engineering, Austin, Texas. (March 26, 2015 - March 27, 2015).

Reviewer, Book, Elsevier, New York. (December 22, 2014 - December 24, 2014).

Reviewer, Journal Article, SPE. (November 21, 2014 - November 22, 2014).

Reviewer, Journal Article, SPE. (June 28, 2014 - June 29, 2014).

Reviewer, External Tenure, China University of Petroleum Beijing, Beijing. (May 10, 2014 - May 14, 2014).

Reviewer, Journal Article, SPE. (January 14, 2014).

Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Petroleum Science and Technology, Amsterdam. (June 2008 - December 2013).

Committee Member, OMICS Publishing Group, San Antonio, Texas. (November 28, 2012 - October 2013).

Reviewer, Grant Proposal, ACS. (July 27, 2013).

Reviewer, Journal Article, China Ministry of Education. (July 26, 2013).

Reviewer, Conference Paper, SPE, AAPG, SEG, Denver, Colorado. (December 20, 2012 - December 21, 2012).

Attendee, Meeting, Society of Petroleum Engineers, San Antonio, Texas. (October 8, 2012 - October 10, 2012).




Associate editor, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. (2011).

A member of the SPE “A Peer Apart” group, Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE). (December 2009).

GENERAL

Consulting

For Profit Organization, Bookey Group, Seattle. (January 15, 2015).

For Profit Organization, SNF Floerger, France. (July 8, 2014).

For Profit Organization, Shell, Houston. (March 12, 2014 - March 14, 2014).

Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Society of Petroleum Engineers. (November 21, 2013 - November 29, 2013).

For Profit Organization, EOG Resources. (November 7, 2013).

Academic, Chevron Heavy Hydrocarbon Soil Remediation Group (HHSRG) led by Arizona State U. and U. of Waterloo. (September 6, 2013).

For Profit Organization, ECUADOR SA. (June 15, 2013 - June 18, 2013).


Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts. (2003 - Present).

Society of Petroleum Engineers. (1991 - Present).


T.I.P.S-Faculty Proposal Development Program, "Expert Panel-Specific Amis and Objectives," Research VP, Lubbock, TX, USA. (October 7, 2011 - Present).

Seminar, "Live Seminar of 2013 Faculty Innovative Teaching Award Recipients," SPE, Web. (April 17, 2014).


Workshop, "Young Investigtor Forum," VPR, Lubbock, TX, USA. (March 8, 2013).

Workshop, "GOV Proposal Workshop," VPR, Lubbock, TX, USA. (November 11, 2011).

Seminar, "FullBright Presentation," VPR, Lubbock, TX, USA. (October 25, 2011).

Seminar, "Life at Tech: Advice for New Faculty Members series: Surviving Your First Year: A Panel Discussion," Texas Tech U., Lubbock, TX, USA. (October 6, 2011).

Seminar, "EOR," SPE, Lubbock, TX, USA. (September 28, 2011).

Seminar, "Advice to write a proposal," VPR, Lubbock, TX, USA. (September 2, 2011).

Seminar, "Shale Well Logging," Geoscience Department, Lubbock, TX, USA. (September 2, 2011).

Workshop, "New Faculty Orientation," TTU, Lubbock, TX, USA. (August 23, 2011).

Workshop, "Blackboard Basics," Lubbock, TX, USA. (August 11, 2011).

Dr. Shameem Siddiqui


(806) 742-1801

[email protected]



Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1994.

Major: Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

Supporting Areas of Emphasis: Reservoir Engineering: Multiphase flow through porous media

Dissertation Title: Three Phase Dynamic Displacements in Porous Media

M.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1992.

Major: Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

Supporting Areas of Emphasis: Reservoir Engineering: 2-phase relative permeability, experimental and simulation

Dissertation Title: A Comparative Study of the Performance of Two-Phase Relative Permeability Models in Reservoir Engineering Calculations

Diplôme d'Ingénieur (eqvt. to B.S.), Algerian Petroleum Institute (IAP), 1982.


Supporting Areas of Emphasis: Drilling Engineering: Drilling optimization

Dissertation Title: Analysis of the Possibility of Using Diamond Bits in the Second Phase of Drilling of Hassi Messaoud Wells


Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University. (September 2006 – October 2012).


TEACHING

Courses Taught



PETR 3402, Reservoir Rock Properties, 1 course.



PETR 5000, Adv Petr Eng Topics: Reservoir Characterization and Production Optimization for Shale Oil Reservoirs, 6 courses.


PETR 5309, Hydrocarbon Reservoir Simulation, 2 courses.

PETR 5310, Advanced Simulation Techniques, 3 courses.

PETR 5329, Advanced Core Analysis, 3 courses.

PETR 5383, Reservoir Engineering Fundamentals, 3 courses.

PETR 5384, Basic Fluids and Rock Properties, 1 course.






Akinlolu Williams, Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Evaluation of Capillary Pressure in Consolidated Rocks (tentative)," Petroleum Engineering. (May 15, 2012).

Fahd Siddiqui, Master's Thesis Committee Member, "Estimation of K values by using correlations and Equations of State (tentative)," Petroleum Engineering. (May 15, 2012).

Otman Algadi, Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "DETERMINING CO2/BRINE RELATIVE PERMEABILITY FOR RESERVOIRS WITH CO2 SEQUESTRATION POTENTIALS: STEADY AND UNSTEADY STATE TECHINQUES," Petroleum Engineering. (December 2011).

Lidia Bloshanskaya, Dissertation Committee Member, "ReservoirGeneralized Forchheimer Flows in Porous Media and Applications (Tentative)," Mathematics & Statistics. (January 2011).

Abiodun Amao, Dissertation Committee Chair, "Improved Characterization Matrix for CO2 EOR Processes," Petroleum Engineering. (August 31, 2011).

Md. Rakibul Sarker, Doctoral Committee Chair, "Determination of Petrophysical Properties of Rocks from Drilled Cuttings using Lattice Boltzmann Method," Petroleum Engineering. (May 31, 2011).

Jianlei Sun, Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Upscaling Petrophysical Properties from the Pore Scale to the Core Scale," Petroleum Engineering. (December 31, 2010).


Cyrille Defeu, Master's Thesis Committee Member, "Production Optimization of a Tight Sandstone Gas Reservoir with Well Completions: A Numerical Simulation Study," Petroleum Engineering. (December 31, 2010).

Lidia Bloshanskaya, Master's Thesis Committee Member, "Time-Invariant Characteristics of Generalized Forchheimer Flows in Porous Media and Applications," Mathematics & Statistics. (December 31, 2010).

H.S. Tanvir Ahmed, Dissertation Committee Member, "Use of Dynamic Test Methods to Reveal Mechanical Properties of Nanomaterials," Mechanical Engineering. (December 2010).

Peilin Cao, Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Three-Phase Unsteady-State Relative Permeability Measurements in Consolidated Cores Using Three Immiscible Liquids," Petroleum Engineering. (May 31, 2010).

Claudino Gabriel, Master's Thesis Committee Member, "Applicability of Probabilistic Approach to Estimate Oil Reserves and Reservoir Performance from Production Data," Petroleum Engineering. (May 31, 2010).

RESEARCH


Book, Chapter in Non-Scholarly Book-New

Siddiqui, S., Sarker, M. R. H. (2010). In Alshibli, K.A. and Reed, A.H., eds, John Wiley and Sons (Ed.), Trends in CT-Scanning of Reservoir Rocks: Medical CT to Micro-CT (pp. 189-196). Advances in Computed Tomography for Geomaterials.

Kehl, R. P., Siddiqui, S. (2010). In Alshibli, K.A. and Reed, A.H. (Ed.), Two Less-Used Applications of Petrophysical CT-Scanning (pp. 178-188). Advances in Computed Tomography for Geomaterials.


Al-Najem, Rahman, A., Pirayesh, E., Soliman, M., Siddiqui, S. (2013). Streamlines simulation of barrier fracture as a novel water shutoff technique (pp. 1-12). Amsterdam: Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology.

Amao, A., Siddiqui, S., Menouar, H., Menouar, H. (2012). A new Look at the Minimum Miscibility Pressure (MMP) Determination from Slimtube MeasurementsPermeability Anisotropy Distributions in an Upper Jurassic Carbonate Reservoir, Eastern Saudi Arabia. Eighteen SPE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium, Tulsa Oklahoma, USA. 14-18.

Vadapalli, S., Sill, A., Siddiqui, S., Soliman, M., Deimbacher, F. (2011). Demonstration of the PEGrid Environment for Uncertainty based Optimization of Subsurface Reservoirs. Long Beach: SIAM Conference on Mathematical & Computational Issues in the Geosciences (GS11).


Instructor's Manual

Siddiqui, S. (2009). PETR-3402 Laboratory Manual: Reservoir Rock Properties.


Siddiqui, S., Funk, J. J., Al-Tahini, A. M. (2010). Use of X-Ray CT to Measure Pore Volume Compressibility of Shaybah Carbonates. SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering, 13(1), 155-164.

Presentations Given

Siddiqui, S. (Author Only), Tembe, G. (Presenter & Author), Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) Meeting, "Applications of Computed Tomography to Museum Conservation And Exhibit," SVP, Las Vegas, NV. (November 2, 2011).

Siddiqui, S. (Author Only), Ayyalasomayajula, K. K. (Presenter & Author), 2011 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, "Analysis of calibration materials to improve dual-energy CT scanning for petrophysical applications," Society of Petroleum Engineering, Denver, CO. (October 30, 2011).

Siddiqui, S. (Author Only), Sarker, M. R. H. (Presenter & Author), 2011 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, "Application of Real Rock Pore-throat Statistics to a Regular Pore Network Model for Extracting Petrophysical Properties," Society of Petroleum Engineering, Denver, CO. (October 30, 2011).

Siddiqui, S. (Author Only), Cao, P. (Presenter & Author), 2011 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, "Three-Phase Unsteady-State Relative Permeability Measurements in Consolidated Cores Using Three Immiscible Liquids," Society of Petroleum Engineering, Denver, CO. (October 30, 2011).

Siddiqui, S. (Author Only), Funk, J. J. (Presenter & Author), International Symposium of the Society of Core Analysts (SCA), "Core Imaging: Twenty Five Years of Equipment, Techniques, and Applications of X-Ray Computed Tomography (CT) for Core Analysis," SCA, Austin, TX. (September 18, 2011).

Siddiqui, S. (Author Only), Awal, M. (Author Only), Sun, J. (Presenter & Author), International Symposium of the Society of Core Analysts (SCA), "Extraction of porosity and permeability for small core plugs," SCA, Austin, TX. (September 18, 2011).

Siddiqui, S. (Presenter & Author), (Invited Speaker), "Advances in Petrophysical Analysis of Drilled Cuttings," Chevron, Houston, TX. (August 17, 2011).


Siddiqui, S. (Author Only), Vadapalli, R. K. (Presenter & Author), 2010 Fall meeting of the Society of High Performance Computing Professionals (SHPCP), "Emerging Technologies and Innovative Solutions for Petroleum Engineering," SHCP, Houston, TX. (November 3, 2010).

Siddiqui, S. (Author Only), Cao, P. (Presenter & Author), International Symposium of the Society of Core Analysts (SCA), "Three-Phase Unsteady-State Relative Permeability Measurements in Consolidated Cores using Three Immiscible Liquids.," SCA, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. (October 4, 2010).

Siddiqui, S. (Presenter & Author), Goldschmidt Conference, "Quantitative Application of CT-Scanning in Characterizing Reservoir Rocks and Flow in Porous Media," Geochemical Society, Knoxville, TN. (June 13, 2010).

Siddiqui, S., International Symposium of the Society of Core Analysts (SCA), "A Valid Approach to Correct Capillary Pressure Curves – A Case Study of Berea and Tight Gas Sands," SCA, Noordwijk, The Netherlands. (September 27, 2009).

Siddiqui, S. (Author Only), Amao, A., International Symposium of the Society of Core Analysts (SCA), "Permian Basin: Historical Review of CO2 EOR Processes, Current Challenges and Improved Optimization Possibilities," SCA, Noordwijk, The Netherlands. (September 27, 2009).

Media Contributions

Internet

Scientists Use CT Scanner to Identify Ancient Crocodile. (December 16, 2010).


Grant

Hoo, K. (Principal), Siddiqui, S., "Closed-loop reservoir management using an Accelerated Karhunen-Loeve-Galerkin model in a model-predictive control framework," Sponsored by ACS PRF, Federal, $100,000.00. (January 2010 - August 2012).


"Relative Permeability Studies" (On-Going) Reservoir condition relative permeability tests for CO2 sequestration candidates in several Mid-western states (IN, MI, KY, etc.) under contract from Western Michigan University and Indiana University.


Research Interests

Carbon Dioxide, Oil Shales or Tar Sands, Petroleum, Natural Gas, Petroleum Engineering

SERVICE


Reviewer, Journal Article, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Richardson, TX.

GENERAL


Geochemical Society. (June 16, 2010 - Present).

PI Epsilon Tau. (2006 - Present).

Society of Core Analysts. (August 2, 1999 - Present).

Sigma-Xi. (1998 - Present).

Technical Editor, Society of Petroleum Engineers. (1986 - Present).


Continuing Education Program, "PETREL-RE (Reservoir Engineering)," Schlumberger, Houston, TX, USA. (August 16, 2010 - August 18, 2010).

Faculty Internship, "Faculty Research Participation Program at NETL," Oak Ridge Institute of Science and Education (ORISE), Morgantown, WV, USA. (June 14, 2010 - June 25, 2010).

Continuing Education Program, "PETREL INTRODUCTION (Numerical Reservoir Simulation)," Schlumberger, Houston, TX, USA. (June 11, 2010 - June 14, 2010).


Continuing Education Program, "ECLIPSE BlackOil Training (Reservoir Simulation)," Schlumberger, Houston, TX, USA. (May 10, 2010 - May 14, 2010).

Workshop, "TTU CAREER Forum," TTU-OVPR, Lubbock, TX, USA. (April 23, 2010).


Dr. Mohamed Soliman


(806) 742-3573

[email protected]


Ph.D., Stanford University, 1978.


Dissertation Title: Numerical Modeling of Thermal Recovery Processes

M.S., Stanford University, 1975.


Dissertation Title: Rheological Properties of Emulsion Flowing Through Capillary Tubes Under Turbulent Conditions

B.S., Cairo University, 1971.



Chief Reservoir Engineer, Halliburton Energy Service. (April 1979 – January 2011).

Adjunct Professor, University of Houston. (August 2006 - December 2010).


Dedicated Wikipedia page, Wikipedia.

Fellow of National Academy of Inventors, National Academy of Inventors. (December 19, 2014).

Most Influential Professor. (May 2013).

TEACHING


Courses Taught


PETR 4309, Well Completion, Production Facilities, and Stimulation, 6 courses.

PETR 4314, Nodal Analysis and Artificial Lift, 7 courses.


PETR 5000, Studies in Advanced Petroleum Engineering Topics: Teaching Experience in Pet Eng Lab, 10 courses.

PETR 5121, Graduate Seminar, 1 course.


PETR 5309, Hydrocarbon Reservoir Simulation, 2 courses.

PETR 5314, Nodal Analysis and Well Optimization, 1 course.

PETR 5316, Advanced Production Engineering, 1 course.

PETR 5317, Well Completion and Stimulation, 4 courses.





Non-Credit Instruction

Continuing Education, Osher Lifelong Learning Insitute, 45 participants. (September 18, 2012).

Continuing Education, Southwestern Short Course, 25 participants. (April 18, 2012 - April 19, 2012).


Fathi Elldakli, Doctoral Advisory Committee Chair, "Testing and Modeling a Modified Design of Gas Lift Valve Seat," Petroleum Engineering. (August 2013- Present)

Elias Pirayesh, Doctoral Advisor Committee Chair, “Investigation of Hydraulic Fracturing Treatments Performed in Soft Rock Formations,” Petroleum Engineering (Present)

Elias Pirayesh, Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Application of Fracturing Technology in Improving Volumetric Sweep Efficiency in Enhanced Oil Recovery Schemes," Petroleum Engineering. (Present)


Farhan Alimahomed, Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "A Quantitative and Qualitative Comparison of Hydraulic Fracturing Simulators," Petroleum Engineering.

Ahmed Algarhy, Master's Thesis Committee Member, "Wellbore Stability Study: Optimization of Mud Weight, Wellbore Trajectory and Casing Setting Point," Petroleum Engineering.

Emmanuel Onyenwere, Master's Thesis Committee Member, "Experimental Study of Mechanisms of Improving Oil Recovery in Shale," Petroleum Engineering.

Yu Pang, Dissertation Committee Chair, "Production of Gas from unconventional reservoirs," Petroleum Engineering. (January 2015 - Present).

Raed Alouhali, Dissertation Committee Chair, "Drilling in Shale using OBM," Petroleum Engineering. (June 2014 - Present).

Haithem Othman, Dissertation Committee Chair, "Methods of production of heavy oil using Microwave heating," Petroleum Engineering. (January 2014 - Present).

Ahmed Alzahabi, Dissertation Committee Chair, "Fracture Optimization in Unconventional reservoirs," Petroleum Engineering. (August 2013 - Present).

Fahd Siddiqui, Dissertation Committee Chair, "Study of the periphery of Darcy Equation," Petroleum Engineering. (January 2013 - Present).

Samiha Morsy, Doctoral Advisory Committee Co-Chair, "Improved Oil recovery of Shale-oil/gas Formations," Petroleum Engineering. (June 1, 2012 - Present).

Hossein Emadi, Dissertation Committee Chair, "Investigating Effects of Temperature and Swelling on Wellbore Stability in Unconventional Reservoirs," Petroleum Engineering. (December 2011 - Present).

Mehdi Rafiee, Dissertation Committee Chair, "Geomechanical Considerations in Hydraulic Fracturing Designs," Petroleum Engineering. (August 27, 2011 - Present).

Abdullah Al-Najem, Doctoral Advisory Committee Chair, "Quantification of the Impact of Heterogeneity on Ultimate Recovery Based on Streamline-Derived Dynamic Indices," Petroleum Engineering. (August 27, 2011 - Present).

Ghazi Alqahtani, Doctoral Advisory Committee Chair, "Well Placement Optimization," Petroleum Engineering. (August 27, 2011 - Present).


Abdullah Al-Najem, Doctoral Advisory Committee Chair, "Quantification of the Impact of Heterogeneity on Ultimate Recovery Based on Streamline-Derived Dynamic Indices," Petroleum Engineering. (August 27, 2011 - December 13, 2013).

Roland Ezewu, Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Demystifying Production Analysis: Making sense of the Black Box," Petroleum Engineering. (January 2013 - May 2013).

Yu Pang, Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "CO2 Sequestration Enhances Coalbed Methane Production," Petroleum Engineering. (January 2013 - May 2013).

Abdelrahman Aboueldahab, Undergraduate Research, "Using Streamline Simulation to study reservoir heterogeneity," Petroleum Engineering. (January 19, 2013 - May 19, 2013).

Hannah Zeinali, Master's Thesis Committee Member, "A Deterministic Method of Evaluating Haynesville Shale Gas and Predicting Maturity Index and Total Organic Carbon (TOC) from Wireline Logs," Petroleum Engineering. (January 1, 2013 - May 15, 2013).

Wael El-Sherbeny, Master's Thesis Committee Member, "Geological Control and Evaluation of The pressure zones of the Miocenes sequence of Ras Budran Field, Gulf of Suez, Egypt," Other (Outside Texas Tech University). (January 1, 2012 - March 30, 2013).


Most Influential Professor, Students. (May 2014).

RESEARCH



Algarhy, A. A., Bateman, R., Soliman, M. (2015). An Innovative Technique to Evaluate Shale Sweetspots: A Case Study From North Africa. Long Beach, California: SPWLA.

Rafiee, M., Rezaei, A., Soliman, M. (2015). Investigating Hydraulic Fracture Propagation in Multi Well Pads. Houston: HFJ. April 2015

Rezaei, A., Soliman, M., Morse, S. (2015). Hydraulic Fracturing Modeling; Past, Present, Future. SWPSC. April 2015


Alzahabi, A., Soliman, M., Asquith, G., Al-Qahtani (2015). Sequencing and Determination of Horizontal Wells and Fractures in Shale Plays: Building a Combined Targeted Treatment Scheme. SWPSC.

Alzahabi, A., Alqahtani, G., Soliman, M., Bateman, R., Asquith, G., Vadapalli, R. (2015). Fracturability Index is a Minerological Index, A new Approach for Fracturing decisions. Dallas: SPE.

Alzahabi, A., Soliman, M., Bateman, R., Asquith, M. A., Stegent, N. (2015). Technology Screens Shale Play Criteria. American Oil and Gas Reporter.

Siddiqui, F., Soliman, M., House, W. (2014). A New Methodology for Analyzing Non-Newtonian Fluid Flow Tests PETROL2823. (pp. 173-179). Amsterdam: Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering.


Emadibaladehi, S., Soliman, M., Samuel, R., Heinze, L., Moghaddam, R. B., Hutchison, S. (2014). An Experimental Study of the Swelling Properties of Unconventional Shale Oil Rock Samples Using both Water-Based and Oil-Based Muds (170686-MS ed., vol. 2014 ATC&E, pp. 14). Dallas, TX: SPE.


Alzahabi, A., Mohamed, A., Soliman, M., Bateman, R., Asquith, G. (2014). Shale Plays Screening Criteria, A Sweet Spot Evaluation Methodology. Fracturing Impacts & Technologies.

Li, W., Soliman, M. (2014). Stochastic Microcracks Simulation by Distinct Element Modeling. ARMA.

Shahri, M., Cavender, T.W., Person, J., Kamali, A., Jamali, A., Soliman, M., Sheng, J. (2014). A New Approach to Stimulating Thin and Stranded Oil Sand Reservoirs – Simulation Study (170073rd ed.). Dallas, TX: SPE.

Bazargan, M., Soliman, M., Rezaei, A. (2014). Plasma torch perforation to route hydraulic fracturing operation in unconventional reservoirs (ARMA 14-6991 ed.). ARMA 11-2011 presentation at the 48th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium.

Emadibaladehi, S., Soliman, M., Samuel, R., Halliburton, Harville, D., Gamadi, T., Moghaddam, R. B. (2014). Effect of Temperature on the Compressive Strength of Eagle Ford Oil Shale Rock: An Experimental Study. Dallas, TX: SPE.

Lamei, H., Halliburton, Soliman, M. (2014). New Before Closure Analysis Model for Unconventional Reservoirs (167790th ed.). Dallas, TX: SPE.


Soliman, M., Emadibaladehi, S., Samuel, R., Ziaja, M., Moghaddam, R.B., Hutchison, S. Experimental Study of the Swelling Properties of Unconventional Shale Oil and the Effects of Invasion on Compressive Strength. (2013). Paper SPE 166250 (166250th ed.). Dallas, TX: SPE.

Crespo, F., Aven, N. K., Cortez, J., Soliman, M., Bokane, A., Jain, S., Deshpande, Y. (2013). Proppant Distribution in Multistage Hydraulic Fractured Wells: A Large-Scale Inside-Casing Investigation (163856th ed., vol. 2013 HFTC). Dallas: SPE.

Morsy, S., Sheng, J., Soliman, M., Shahri, M. (2013). Potential of Combining Propane (LPG) Hydraulic Fracturing and Chemical Flooding in Thin Heavy Oil Reservoirs.

Morsy, S., Sheng, J., Gomaa, A., Soliman, M. (2013). Potential of Waterflooding in Hydraulically Fractured Shale Formations (SPE-166403-MS ed.). Dallas, TX: SPE.


Pirayesh, E., Soliman, M., Rafiee, M. (2013). Make Decision on the Fly: A New Method to Interpret Pressure-Time Data during Fracturing – Application to Frac Pack (Paper SPE 166132 ed.). Dallas, TX: SPE.

Morsy, S., Sheng, J., Hetherington, C.J., Soliman, M., Ezewu, O. (2013). Impact of Matrix Acidizing on Shale Formations (SPE-167568-MS ed.). Dallas, TX: SPE.

Morsy, S., Sheng, J., Soliman, M. (2013). Improving Hydraulic Fracturing of Shale Formations by Acidizing (SPE-165688-MS ed.). Dallas, TX: SPE.

Wan, T., Sheng, J., Soliman, M. (2013). Evaluation of the EOR Potential in Fractured Shale Oil Reservoirs by Cyclic Gas Injection, paper URTeC 1611383 (URTeC 1611383 ed.). URTeC.

Wan, T., Sheng, J., Soliman, M. (2013). Evaluation of the EOR Potential in Shale Oil Reservoirs by Cyclic Gas Injection (SPWLA-D-12-00119 ed.). SPWLA.June 2013

Al-Najem, Rahman, A., Pirayesh, E., Soliman, M., Siddiqui, S. (2013). Streamlines simulation of barrier fracture as a novel water shutoff technique (pp. 1-12). Amsterdam: Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology.

Lamei, H., Soliman, M., Shahri, M. (2013). Revisiting the Before Closure Analysis Formulations in Diagnostic Fracturing Injection Test (163869th ed.). Dallas, TX: SPE.

Thornton, K., Jorrcura, R., Soliman, M. (2012). Optimization of Inflow Control Device Placement and Mechanical Conformance Decisions Using a New Coupled Well-Intervention Simulator. (162471st ed.). Dallas: SPE.


Al-Najem, Siddiqui, S., Soliman, M. (2012). Recent Trends of Streamline Simulation Technology Applications in Oil Industry. AICHE.

Sarker, M., Siddiqui, S., McIntyre, D.L., Soliman, M., Bromhal, G.S. (2012). Selection of Domain Size for Lattice Boltzmann Simulation to Calculate Flow Properties of Porous Media. AICHE.

Rafiee, M., Soliman, M., Meybodi, Pirayesh, E. (2012). Geomechanical Considerations in Hydraulic Fracturing Designs. Dallas, TX: SPE.

Rafiee, M., Soliman, M., Pirayesh, E. (2012). Hydraulic Fracturing Design and Optimization: A Modification to Zipper Frac. Dallas: SPE.

Pirayesh, E., Soliman, M., Rafiee, M. (2012). Improving Horizontal and Vertical Sweep Efficiencies in Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Using Fracturing. ACS.

Al-Najem, Siddiqui, S., Soliman, M., Yuen, B. (2012). Streamline Simulation Technology: Evolution and Recent Trends. Dallas, TX: SPE.

Soliman, M., Daal, J., East, L. (2012). Impact of Fracturing and Fracturing Techniques on Productivity of Unconventional Formation (SPE 150949 ed.). Dallas, TX: SPE.

Soliman, M., Gamadi, T. (2012). Testing Tight Gas and Unconventional Formations and Determination of Closure Pressure. Dallas: SPE.

Lopez, C., Saputelli, L., Demarchos, A., Ward, B., Daal, J., Soliman, M. (2012). Understanding Well Completion Strategies in Tight Oil Reservoirs Through Numerical Simulation (SPE 153044 ed.). Dallas, TX: SPE.

Gang, l., Allison, D., Soliman, M. (2011). Geomechanical study of the multistage fracturing process for horizontal Wells. San Francisco, CA: ARMA 11-2011 presentation at the 45th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium, June 26–29, 2011.

East, L., Sierra, L., Soliman, M. (2011). Altering Sweep Profiles during Water flooding Using Near-Wellbore and Deep Reservoir Controls. Dhahran: SPE-SAS-722.

Vadapalli, S., Sill, A., Siddiqui, S., Soliman, M., Deimbacher, F. (2011). Demonstration of the PEGrid Environment for Uncertainty based Optimization of Subsurface Reservoirs. Long Beach: SIAM Conference on Mathematical & Computational Issues in the Geosciences (GS11).



Alqahtani, G., Alzahabi, A., Kozyreff Filho, E., De Farias, I., Soliman, M. (2013). A Comparison between Evolutionary Metaheuristics and Mathematical Optimization to Solve the Wells Placement Problem. Advances in Chemical Engineering and Science, 3(Paper ID 3700353), 30-36.

Soliman, M., Daal, J., East, L. (2012). Fracturing Unconventional Formations to Enhance Productivity. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering Invitational Paper. Elsvier, (8) 52-67.

Soliman, M., Kabir, S. (2012). Testing unconventional formations. J. of Petroleum Science & Engineering. Elsvier, 92-93, 102-109.

Sierra, L., East, L., Soliman, M., Kulakofsky, D. (2011). New Completion Methodology To Improve Oil Recovery and Minimize Water Intrusion in Reservoirs Subject to Water Injection. SPE Journal.

East, L., Soliman, M., Augastine, J. (2011). Methods for Enhancing Far-Field Complexity in Fracturing Operations. SPE Production Operations.

Soliman, M., Miranda, C., Wang, M., Thornton, K. (2011). Investigation of Effect of Fracturing Fluid on After-Closure Analysis in Gas Reservoirs. Production & Operations SPE Journal, May 2011, (128016).



Pirayesh, E., Soliman, M., Rafiee, M., Jamali, A. (2015). A new method to interpret fracturing pressure. SPE Journal.

Pang, Y., Soliman, M., Sheng, J. (2014). CO2 Sequestration Enhances Coalbed Methane Production (1st ed., vol. 1, pp. 1-7). Houston, TX: HFJ

Soliman, M. (2014). Sequencing and Locating Fractures in Horizontal Wells in Shale Plays. HFJ, 1(4), 2. October 2014

AlQahtani, G., Alzahabi, A., Spinner, T., Soliman, M. (2014). A Computational Comparison between Optimization Techniques for Wells Placement Problem: Mathematical Formulations, Genetic Algorithms and Very Fast Simulated Annealing. Journal of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, 2, 59-73, 2, 59-73.


Soliman, M., Wigwe, A., Alzahabi, A., Pirayesh, E., Stegent, N. (2014). Analysis of Fracturing Pressure Data in Heterogeneous Shale Formations. HFJ, 1(2), 8-13.

Journal Article, Public or Trade Journal

Sheng, J., Soliman, M., Wan, T. (2013). Study Evaluates EOR Potential In Naturally Fractured Shale Reservoirs. The American Oil & Gas Reporter.

Rafiee, M., Soliman, M., Pirayesh, E. (2012). Technique Optimizes Frac Performance. American Gas and Oil Reporter, 73-79.

Presentations Given

Soliman, M. (Presenter & Author), Petroleum Short Course, "Conformance Application," Southwestern Short Course. (April 2013).

Soliman, M., Arab in Act, "Impact of Fracturing and Fracturing Techniques on Productivity of Unconventional Formations," SPE/petroleum sector in Egypt, Cairo, Egypt. (March 13, 2013).

Soliman, M., Rockies SPE Section, "Impact of Fracturing and Fracturing Techniques on Productivity of Unconventional Formation," Reservoir Study Group, Denver. (February 21, 2013).

Soliman, M., Southwester Short Course, "Fracturing Shale," Petroleum Short Course. (April 2012).

Soliman, M., Shale Energy Summit, "Fracturing of shale formations," Summit and Canadian section, Calgary, Canada. (September 12, 2011).

Soliman, M., API-Conference, API, Houston. (April 22, 2011).

Patents

Sierra, L., East, L. Soliman, M. Y., “Method of Improving Waterflood Performance Using Barrier Fractures.” U. S. Patent 8,104,535. (January 2012)

Soliman, M. Y., East, L. E., and Adams, David: “Methods for Geomechanical Fracture Modeling,” U. S. Patent 8,126,689. (Feb 2012)

Dusterhoft, East, and Soliman: “Fracturing Stress-Altered Subterranean Formations” Patent 8,210,257. (July 2012)


Soliman, M. Y., et al “Method for Improving Water Flood performance Using Barrier Fracturing” 8,307,893. (November 2012)

East, Loyd, Soliman, M. Y., Augustine, J.: “Method for inducing Fracture Complexity in Hydraulically Fractured Formation” Patent 8,439,116 (May 2013)

Schultz, R., Loyd E. East, Harold G. Walters, Billy W. McDaniel, Mohamed Y. Soliman, Neal G. Skinner.: “Wellbore Laser Operations,” Patent 8,464,794 (June 2013)

Schultz, R., Soliman, Loyd E. East, Harold G. Walters, Billy Wilson McDaniel, Mohamed Y. Soliman, Neal Gregory Skinner,.: “Wellbore Laser Operations,” Patent 8,528,643 (Sept 2013)

Schultz, R., Loyd E. East, Harold G. Walters, Billy Wilson McDaniel, Mohamed Y. Soliman, Neal Gregory Skinner.: “Wellbore Laser Operations,” Patent 8,534,357 (Sept 2013)

Soliman, M. Y. and Adams, D.: “Method and system for determining formation properties based on fracture treatment,” Patent 8,606,524 (December 2013)

Soliman, M. Y.: “Methods and systems for well stimulation using multiple angled fracturing,” Patent 8,874,376 (October 2014)

Media Contributions

Newspaper

Multiple articles at Lubbock Avalanche discussed my team's work in fracturing.

Lubbock Avalanche. (February 8, 2013).

TV

ABC, NBC, and FOX news.


Contract


Sheng, J. (Co-Principal), Soliman, M. (Principal), "Development of a Novel Method to Produce Extra Viscous Heavy Oil (Bitumen) in Shallow and Thin Reservoirs," Sponsored by Halliburton, Private, $94,723.00. (July 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013).

Grant


Soliman, M. (Principal), "Development of a Novel Method to Produce Extra Viscous Heavy Oil in Shallow and Thin Reservoirs," Sponsored by Halliburton Energy Services, $95,000.00. (December 1, 2012 - December 31, 2013).



Rezaei, A., Rafiee, M., Soliman, M., Morse, S. (2015). Investigation of Sequential and Simultaneous Well Completion in Horizontal Wells using a Non-planar, Fully Coupled Hydraulic Fracture Simulator (ARMA 15-0449 ed.). ARMA.

Li, W., Soliman, M. (2015). Distinct Element Modeling of Thermal Cracking in Unconsolidated Formation with Stochastic Microcracks. ARMA.


Alzahabi, A., El-Bambi, A., Trindade, A., Soliman, M. Estimation of Dew Point Pressure from Down-Hole Fluid Analyzer Data., 18 pages.


"Fracturing Horizontal Wells" (On-Going) Editing a book on the subject

"Fracturing Unconventional Formations to Enhance Productivity" (Writing Results) A technical paper

"Testing of unconventional reservoirs" (Writing Results)


SERVICE

College Service

Committee Member, Chair Professor Evaluation.

Committee Member, Faculty Senate. (September 2013 - May 2015).

Committee Member, Graduate Program Review - Mechanical Engineering. (December 2014 - February 2015).

Department Service


Committee Member, Graduate program and selection. (January 2013 - Present).

Committee Chair, Search Committee. (April 2011 - Present).


Co-Editor in Chief, Hydraulic Fracturing Journal, Houston, TX. (December 2013 - Present).

Committee Member, Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, CO. (December 15, 2013 - August 25, 2014).

Invited Speaker, ASME, San Diego, CA. (March 16, 2014 - March 18, 2014).

Committee Member, Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, CO. (January 2013 - August 2013).

Invited Speaker, HansonWade, Houston, TX. (March 1, 2013 - August 24, 2013).

Committee Member, SPE, Dallas, TX. (January 2013 - June 2013).

Committee Member, SPE - California Regional Meeting, Monterey, California. (September 2012 - April 2013).


Public Service

Guest Speaker, Washington News Paper - Washington News Paper, Washington DC, DC. (September 3, 2013).

Guest Speaker, NBC-Channel 12, Lubbock. (August 27, 2013).

Guest Speaker, Lubbock Board of Health Fracking Committee, Lubbock, TX. (April 29, 2013).

Guest Speaker, League of Women Voters, Lubbock, TX. (February 7, 2013).

Guest Speaker, Osher Life Long Learning Institute, Lubbock, TX. (September 23, 2012).

GENERAL


Distinguished Member, SPE. (October 2009 - Present).

Professional Engineering, Texas Board of Professional Engineers. (June 26, 2006 - Present).

Consulting

For Profit Organization, Halliburton Energy, Houston. (January 2011 - Present).

For Profit Organization, HESS, Houston. (January 22, 2011).


Distinguished Member, Society of Petroleum Engineering. (January 1, 1978 - Present).


Conference Attendance, "SPE Annual conference," SPE, San Antonio, TX, USA. (October 8, 2012 - October 10, 2012).


Conference Attendance, "Southwestern Short Cours," Lubbock, TX, USA. (April 21, 2012 - April 2012).

Conference Attendance, "SPE/APPG Conference for Unconventional Reservoirs," SPE, APPG, Vienna, Austria. (March 20, 2012 - March 22, 2012).

Conference Attendance, "SPE Forum on shale oil," SPE, Pinehurst, NC, USA. (February 17, 2012).

Conference Attendance, "Annual Conference," SPE, Denver, CO, USA. (November 2, 2011).


Ellen Taylor


[email protected]


M.S., Texas Tech University, 2010.


M.B.A., Southern Methodist University, 1988.

Major: Business Administration

B.S., University of Texas at Austin, 1982.



Instructor, Texas Tech University, Department of Petroleum Engineering. (September 2008 – July 2012).


Star Fellowship, Society of Petroleum Engineers.

TEACHING

Courses Taught


PETR 3304, Formation Evaluation, 6 courses.

PETR 3308, Engineering Communications, 1 course.

PETR 3402, Reservoir Rock Properties, 16 courses.

PETR 4000, Special Studies in Petroleum Engineering, 5 courses.

PETR 4385, Multinational Energy, Environment, Technology and Ethics, 1 course.


PETR 4407, Drilling Engineering, 10 courses.

PETR 5382, Well Logging Fundamentals, 3 courses.

SERVICE

Department Service

Committee Member, ABET Committee. (September 2009 - Present).

Faculty Advisor, S.P.E E.D. petr. eng. student service organization. (September 2009 - Present).

GENERAL


Society of Petroleum Engineers.


Dr. Marshall C. Watson


[email protected]




Dissertation Title: Optimizing Coalbed Methane Production in the Illinois Basin

M.S., Texas Tech University, 2005.


Dissertation Title: Correlating Petrophysical and Flood Performance in the Levelland Slaughter Field

B.S., Cornell University, 1981.

Major: B.S. Chemical Engineering


Associate professor, Texas Tech University. (September 2014 - Present).

Department Chair, Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering

Roy Butler Chair for Petroleum Engineering

President, Ute Oil Company. (1997 - Present).

Reservoir Engineering Permian Basin acquisitions of San Andres fields and design waterfloods and install same. Reserve reports for public oil companies requiring a SEC reserve format. New field development plans and reservoir characterization/evaluations studies in Gulf Coast, Wyoming Big Horn Basin and Midland Basin/Eastern Shelf fields (material balance, pressure transient analysis, geology, etc.). Coalbed Methane evaluations in Appalachian, Rockies, Pacific NW and several Canadian Basins.

Production Engineering Design/install/supervise production facilities and well completion with fracture stimulation treatments in the Bob West gas field (Wilcox Lopeno sands at 9000 – 14,000 ft.) South Texas/Gulf Coast, in Strawn/Canyon sands in Midland Basin/Eastern Shelf, San Andres wells in Levelland/Slaughter trend fields, CBM fields in Appalachia, Uinta and Illinois basins and Permian Phosphoria in Wyoming Big Horn Basin.

Drilling Engineering Design and supervise drilling operations in Sabine Lake, TX (inland waters) and Bob West Field (deep/overpressured) and various Wyoming and Midland Basin/Eastern Shelf wells.

Operations/Land/Legal Performed and/or supervised all company accounting and State/Federal regulatory work. Supervise all field operations, pumpers, workovers, etc. Cut cost 47% in 98’ oil collapse. Supervise pooling, land, legal on complicated leases in Eastern Shelf area of Permian Basin.


Assistant Professor, Tenure Track, Texas Tech University. (September 1, 2009 - September 2014).

Instructor, Texas Tech University, Department of Petroleum Engineering. (2008 - 2009).

TEACHING

Courses Taught



PETR 3105, Petroleum Field Trip, 3 courses.

PETR 4000, Special Studies in Petroleum Engineering: Simulation, 2 courses.



PETR 4300, Petroleum Property Evaluation and Management, 11 courses.



PETR 4405, Natural Gas Engineering, 10 courses.



PETR 5318, Gas Production Engineering, 1 course.

PETR 5325, Water Flooding Techniques, 2 courses.

PETR 5328, Advanced Property Evaluation, 3 courses.

PETR 5381, Production Engineering Methods, 3 courses.






Ibegbuna Ezisi, Doctoral Advisory Committee Chair, Petroleum Engineering. (September 2014 - Present).


Ellen Taylor, Doctoral Advisory Committee Member. (September 2012 - Present).

Tao Wan, Doctoral Advisory Committee Member. (September 2012 - Present).

Akinlolu Williams, Master's Thesis Committee Member, "Capillary Pressure Measurement using the Micropore Membrane Technique,," Petroleum Engineering. (2010 - 2011).

Vivek Prajapati, Master's Thesis Committee Member, "Modeling of Rock Failure under PDC Cutter based on Lab Experiments,," Petroleum Engineering. (2010 - 2011).

Ibegbuna Ezisi, Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Assessment of Probabilistic Parameters for Barnett Shale Reserves” 2011," Petroleum Engineering. (2008 - 2011).

L Tesalonika, Dissertation Committee Member, "Verification and Application Tixier Method of Maximum Producible Oil Index (Y) of an Old E-Log Method," Petroleum Engineering. (2008 - 2010).

C Gabriel, Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Applicability of Probabilistic Approach to Estimate Oil Reserves and Reservoir," Petroleum Engineering. (2008 - 2010).

G Funmilayo, Dissertation Committee Chair, "“WaterJetting: A New Drilling Technique in Coalbed Methane Reservoirs,," Petroleum Engineering. (2008 - August 2010).

Chad Kronkosky, Master's Thesis Committee Co-Chair, "Prediction of CBM Reservoir Performance Using Stochastic Methods: Horizontal Well Completions in the Illinois Basin Indiana Seelyville Coal Formation,," Petroleum Engineering. (2008 - 2009).


Outstanding Faculty Award, Mortar Board. (October 2013).

Most Influential Professor, Honor Students. (May 2013).

Most Influential Professor, Honor Students. (December 2012).

SPE Teaching Fellow Award, Society of Petroleum Engineers. (October 2012).



Most Influential Professor, Honor Students. (December 2011).


Most Influential Professor, Motor Board. (2010).


Professor of Excellence, Tau Beta Pi. (April 2010).

RESEARCH


Book, Chapter in Textbook-New

Watson, M. (2015). The Report. Oil and Gas property Evaluation. Golden, CO: John W.


Watson, M., Sheng, J., Wan, T. (2014). Compositional Modeling of the Diffusion Effect on EOR Process in Fractured Shale Oil Reservoirs by Gas Flooding.

Ali, T., Sheng, J., Watson, M. (2014). Reserves Estimation in Unconventional Reservoirs Using Production-Decline Model. (Paper SPE 1922914 (URTeC 1922914)). SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference - Denver, CO, USA - August 25-27


Heinze, L., Watson, M. (2014). Petroleum Senior Students Specialize in Operations or Reservoir Engineering (170967th ed., vol. 2014 ATC&E, pp. 9). Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Society of Petroleum Engineers.



Watson, M., Seidle, J. (2013) Havlena Odeh Method Solution for Coalbed Methane Reservoirs. (1575791 ed.,) Unconventional Resources Technology Conference held in Denver, Colorado, USA, 12-14 August 2013

Watson, M., Heinze, L., Hale, B., Ibegbuna, E. B. (2012). Assessment of Probabilistic Parameters for Barnett Shale Recoverable Volumes (162915th ed.). Richardson, Texas: SPE.

Monograph

Watson, M., Hall, R., Bertram, R., Gonzenbach, G., Gouveia, J., Hale, B., McDonald, P., Lupardus, P., Meehan, N., Vail, W. (2011). Guidelines for the Evaluation of Resource Plays. GUIDELINES FOR THE PRACTICALEVALUATION OF UNDEVELOPED RESERVESIN RESOURCE PLAYS. Houston, TX: SPEE Monograph 3, The Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers.

Research Report

Watson, M., Ewing, B. (2014). Current and Future Economic Impacts of the Texas Oil and Gas Pipeline Industry.

Watson, M., Ewing, B. (2014). The Economic Impact of the Permian Basin’s Oil and Gas Industry.

Presentations Given

Watson, M., 2015 Ports-to-Plains Energy Summit, "What Do Falling Oil Prices Mean for the Local Economy?," Ports to Plains and Lubbock economic development, Lubbock Texas. (April 1, 2015).

Watson, M., Development and Sustainability, "Petroleum Engineering Human Resources," Lubbock Economic and Development Alliance, Lubbock, TX. (October 31, 2013).

Watson, M., South Plains Electric Cooperative Board Meeting, "Nothern Permina Basin Oil and Gas Outlook," South Plaind Electric Cooperative, Sante Fe, NM. (September 27, 2013).

Watson, M., SPEE Chapter meeting, "Petroleum Engineering Education," SPEE, Midland, TX. (July 10, 2013).

Watson, M., SPE Webcast, "Capturing the Hearts and Minds of PE Students – Sharing Effective Teaching Approaches," SPE, Richardson, TX. (March 26, 2013).

Watson, M., CO2 Conference, "A History of Past Waterflood Operations in the Permian Basin," SPE, Midland, TX. (December 8, 2011).


Media Contributions

TV

Various local stations. (2014).

Fox News, CBS. (2013).


Grant

Ettehadtavakkol, A. (Principal), Watson, M. (Co-Principal), "CO2-EOR Performance Assessment of Apache Corporation Slaughter Field Leases," Sponsored by Apache Corporation, Private, $156,558.00. (August 1, 2014 - December 31, 2015).

Watson, M. (Co-Principal), Sheng, J. (Principal), "Maximize Liquid Oil Production from Shale Oil and Gas Condensate Reservoirs by Cyclic Gas Injection," Sponsored by U.S. Dept of Energy, $1,195,800.00. (October 1, 2014 - September 30, 2015).


Watson, M. (Co-Principal), "Current and Future Economic Impacts of Texas Oil and Gas Pipeline," Sponsored by Texas Pipeline Association, State, $83,560.00. (November 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014).

Watson, M. (Co-Principal), "Economic Impacts of the Permian Basin: Past and Present," Sponsored by Permian Basin Petroleum Association, State, $90,000.00. (June 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013).



Wan, T., Sheng, J., Watson, M. Compositional Modeling of EOR Process in Stimulated Shale Oil Reservoirs by Cyclic Gas Injection. Richardson, TX: SPE.



"CBM Hydraulic Fracturing" (On-Going)

"Permian Basin Brownfield Studies" Study the petrophysics, geology, reservoir and operations of of major oilfields in the Permian Basin

"Reserves Evaluation" (On-Going)

"Waterjet Drilling" (On-Going)

"primary Cementing modeling" (On-Going) Build cement modeling simulator and test against actual field data. use to support proposals to oil companies and service companies

Research Interests


SERVICE

Department Service


Committee Member, ABET. (2010 - Present).

Committee Chair, Curriculum. (2008 - Present).


Officer, President/Elect/Past, Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers, Houston, TX. (1992 - Present).


Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Richardson, Texas. (June 1981 - Present).



Past Presidents Award, SPEE. (June 2014).

Appreciation Award for Monograph 3 Contribution, Society of Petroleum Engineers. (June 2011).

GENERAL


Professional Petroleum Engineer, The Wyoming State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors. (November 20, 2002 - December 31, 2011).

Professional Engineer, New Mexico State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors. (February 6, 1990 - December 31, 2011).

Professional Petroleum Engineer, Louisiana Professional Engineering & Land Surveying Board. (November 13, 1990 - September 30, 2011).

Professional Engineer, Texas Board of Professional Engineers. (August 21, 1989 - June 30, 2011).


Vice President, Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers. (1992 - Present).

Roswell Geological Society. (1991 - Present).

West Texas Geological Society. (1991 - Present).



Ohio Oil and Gas Association. (2002 - 2013).

Roswell Geological Society. (1991 - 2013).


Continuing Education Program, "Shale Asset management with Data Driven Analytics & Modeling," SPEE, Stowe, VT. (June 10, 2014 - Present).

Continuing Education Program, "Ethics Training," SPEE, Stowe, VT. (June 9, 2014 - Present).

Conference Attendance, "SPEE Annual meeting," SPEE, Stowe, VT. (June 9, 2014 - June 10, 2014).

Continuing Education Program, "Evaluation of Unconventional Reservoirs: Reserves, Resources and Beyond," SPEE, Stowe, VT. (June 8, 2014).

Conference Attendance, "Southwest Petroleum Shortcourse," Texas Tech, Lubbock, TX. (April 23, 2014 - April 24, 2014).

Conference Attendance, "Unconventional Reservoirs," AAPG, SPE, SEG, Denver, CO, USA. (August 12, 2013 - August 14, 2013).

Workshop, "Colloquium of Petroleum Engineering Education," SPE, Couer D Alene, ID, USA. (August 4, 2013 - August 9, 2013).

Continuing Education Program, "Ethics Training," SPEE, Coeur d' Alene, ID, USA. (June 11, 2013).

Continuing Education Program, "Understanding Canadian Reserve disclosures," SPEE, Coeur d' Alene, ID, USA. (June 11, 2013).

Continuing Education Program, "SPEE Annual Meeting," SPEE, Coeur d' Alene, ID, USA. (June 8, 2013 - June 11, 2013).

Continuing Education Program, "SPE ATC," SPE, San Antonio, TX, USA. (October 8, 2012 - October 10, 2012).

Continuing Education Program, "SPE HEES," SPE, Calgary, AB, Canada. (September 24, 2012 - September 25, 2012).

Continuing Education Program, "Ethics," SPEE, Colorado Springs, CO, USA. (June 12, 2012).

Continuing Education Program, "Unconventional Reservoir Rate-Transient Analysis (Production Data," PSEE, Colorado Springs, CO, USA. (June 12, 2012).


Continuing Education Program, "SPEE Annual Conference," SPEE, Colorado Springs, CO, USA. (June 9, 2012 - June 12, 2012).

Continuing Education Program, "Production Forecasting for Unconventional Resources," SPEE, Colorado Springs, CO, USA. (June 10, 2012).

Continuing Education Program, "Fundamentals of Reservoir Simulation," SPEE, Colorado Springs, CO, USA. (June 9, 2012).

Continuing Education Program, "Ethics for the Evaluation Engineers," SPEE, Amelia Island, FL, USA. (June 7, 2011).

Continuing Education Program, "Shale Gas Production Data Analysis ‘The Physics of Decline Curve Analysis," SPEE, Amelia Island, FL, USA. (June 7, 2011).

Conference Attendance, "SPEE Annual Meeting," SPEE, Amelia Island, FL, USA. (June 6, 2011 - June 7, 2011).

Continuing Education Program, "Risk & Uncertainty Basics for Unconventional Reservoirs," SPEE, Amelia Island, FL, USA. (June 5, 2011).

Continuing Education Program, "Production Sharing Contracts and Petroleum Fiscal Systems," SPEE, Amelia Island, FL, USA. (June 4, 2011).

Conference Attendance, "SPEE Annual Meeting," SPEE, Victoria, BC, Canada. (June 2010).


Dr. Herald Winkler


[email protected]




M.S., University of Houston, 1962.


B.S., Southern Methodist University, 1948.

Major: Mechanical Engineering


Professor Emeritus, Instructor and Petroleum Production Engineering Consultant, Texas Tech University. (1985 - Present).

Continued to teach under graduate and graduate courses in the petroleum engineering department until 2010. Author of industry school Course Manuals for Oil & Gas Consultants International, Incorporated, and several chapters in the 1965 and 1984 editions of the API Gas-Lift Manuals. Author of Chapter 5: "Gas Lift" in the SPE Petroleum Engineering Handbook published in 1986. Coauthor of "Gas Lift" in SPE Petroleum Engineering Handbook Volume IV, Chapter 12, published in 2007

TEACHING

Courses Taught






PETR 6001, Master's Report, 1 course.




RESEARCH




Winkler, H. (2010). Field Testing Gas-Lift Valves Before Well Installation (pp. 205-210.). Lubbock, TX: Proceedings, Southwestern Petroleum Short Course.

Magazine/Trade Publication

Lea, J. F., Winkler, H. (2010). What’s New in Artificial Lift, Part 2 (5th ed., vol. 231, pp. 95-103). World Oil.

Lea, J. F., Winkler, H. (2010). New in Artificial Lift, Part 1 (4th ed., vol. 231, pp. 51-59). World Oil.


Dr. Malgorzata B. Ziaja


(806) 742-1801

[email protected]


Ph.D., University of Mining and Metallurgy, 1982.


M.S., University of Mining and Metalurgy, 1973.


B.S., University of Mining and Metallurgy, 1972.



Associate Professor, Department of Petroleum Engineering, Texas Tech University. (September 2006 – May 2013).

TEACHING

Courses Taught


PETR 4000, Special Studies In Petr: Drilling Engineering, 1 course.


PETR 4407, Drilling Engineering, 1 course.



PETR 5315, Horizontal Well Technology, 3 courses.






RESEARCH



Srivatsa, J. and Ziaja, M.: An Experimental Investigation on Use of Nanoparticles as Fluid Loss Additives in a Surfactant - Polymer Based Drilling Fluids, IPTC-14952-PP, Proceedings of the International Petroleum Technology Conference held in Bangkok, Thailand, 15–17 November 2011

Soliman, M., Emadibaladehi, S., Samuel, R., Ziaja, M., Moghaddam, R.B., Hutchison, S. Experimental Study of the Swelling Properties of Unconventional Shale Oil and the Effects of Invasion on Compressive Strength. (2013). Paper SPE 166250 (166250th ed.). Dallas, TX: SPE.

GENERAL

Consulting

Academic, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. (2009 - Present).


American Society of Mechanical Engineers. (2008 - Present).

International Association of Drilling Contractors, (2006 - Present).

American Association of Drilling Engineers, (2004 - Present).




APPENDIX H

GRE revised General Test Scores (Information taken from http://www.ets.org/gre/institutions/scores/)

For tests taken on or after August 1, 2011

For tests taken prior to August 1, 2011

SectionVerbal ReasoningQuantitative Reasoning

Score Scale130-170, in 1-point increments130-170, in 1-point increments

Section Score ScaleVerbal Reasoning 200-800, in 10-point incrementsQuantitative Reasoning 200-800, in 10-point increments


APPENDIX I

UNIT ASSESSMENT REPORT – TRACDAT































APPENDIX J

SYLLABI FOR TANDEM COURSES Note: Syllabi from undergraduate courses are used interchangeably with cross listed graduate courses.


PETR 3401 — Drilling I

Disclaimer: “Topics and/or dates may be changed during the semester at the instructor’s discretion because of scheduling issues, developments in the discipline, or other contingencies.”

Catalog Data: Drilling I (4:3:3). Rotary drilling, well completion practices, including casing, cementing, perforating, and workovers. Design and use of equipment (Design Course).

Prerequisites: GEOL 4324, 4334, Math 2350, PHYS 2401, PETR 1305, 2322, 3302, 3402, 4303, ME 2322, and CE 3305 or ME 3370 with a C or higher; PETR major; department approval; 3.0 GPA.

Co requisites: PETR 3304, 3306, ENCO 3350

Textbook: Fundamentals of Drilling Engineering, Robert F. Mitchell & Stefan Z. Miska, Vol. 12, SPE, 2011, ISBN: 978-1- 55563-338-7.

Reference: Applied Drilling Engineering, A.T. Bourgoyne Jr., K.K. Millheim, M.E. Chenevert, & F.S. Young Jr., Vol. 2, SPE, 1986, Chapter 1-4 pg. 1-189. Fundamentals of Rotary Drilling, W.W. Moore, Energy Publications, 1981. Petroleum Engineering Drilling & Well Completions, C. Gatlin, Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1960. Nontechnical Guide to Petroleum Geology, Exploration, Drilling & Production, Norman J. Hyne, 3rd Edition, PennWell, 2012, ISBN 978-1-59370-269-4.

Topics Time* Outcomes (Goals) Assessment Method Drilling, environment & society impact

1 week Understand world population, industrialization, and energy usage trends affect environment, society; this ethical issues are important to sound engineering practice

Homework, Quizzes, Exams

Fluids, exploration 1 weeks Understand oil fields, fluids, and exploration methods


Drilling equipment 1 week Select drilling equipment; components, description, operation, and elements of blow out prevention.


Drilling fluids 2 week Use drilling fluids, testing and calculations Homework, Quizzes, Exams

Hydraulics 3 week Make hydraulics in drilling calculations Homework, Quizzes, Exams

Casing methods 1 week Design casing; methods, procedure, and calculations


Cementing methods 1 week Design well cementing; equipment, methods, and calculations


Completion methods 3 week Design well completion methods Homework, Quizzes, Exams

Exams 1 week 1 week

During week 5 & 10 As scheduled by the university

Exam 1 & Exam 2 Final

*Dates are subject to change


Coordinators: Lloyd R. Heinze, P.E. Ph.D. Professor, Bob L. Herd department of Petroleum Engineering TFPETR 228, [email protected] Office Hours: email for appointment. Hossein Emadi, Ph.D. Instructor, Bob L. Herd department of Petroleum Engineering TFPETR 238, [email protected] Office Hours: Tuesdays and Wednesday 4:00-5:00pm (Open Door)s

Attendance & Grading Policy:

Attendance is mandatory for all lectures and exam sessions. You will be dropped from the course after four absences. Any missed quizzes/homework will not be made up. One quiz/homework will be dropped in computing the quiz/homework grade. Homework is due during the first 5 minutes of class via blackboard; late homework will not be accepted. Must have valid TTU id or driver’s license on desk or WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO TAKE EXAM AND WILL FAIL COURSE Back packs against walls with cell phone in them. Anyone caught with cell phone will be removed from the exam and given an F for course Pencil and/or pen, straight edge, NCEES approved calculator Exams will be picked up when done. DO NOT GET OUT OF SEAT UNTIL EXAM IS PICKED UP- THEN IMMEDIATELY EXIT ROOM EXAM IS CLOSED BOOK – NO NOTES No restroom breaks during exams Must sit at assigned seat with your name on both the test and scantron Due to large class size, exams may be administered in the evenings. Hourly tests / preliminary texts/ midterms (etc.) will be reviewed in the discussion sections immediately following the tests in the sections. Exams will not be handed back or solutions posted. All grades will be posted and if a student has a question about their grade on that item (homework, quiz, and exam), they must come see the TA within 1 week of the grades being posted. Subsequent to that, exams may not be viewed again. Class Grad (CG): Quiz/homework average (10%), two exams (20%) and final exam (50%) of the course grade; missed exam due to an approved university excuse will be made up by counting the final exam double (exam missed not due to an approved university excuse will receive a grade of zero; you must pass the final exam to pass the course. Lab grade (LG): will be based on Lab Reports (R), Quizzes (Q), and Lab Participation (P). Lab participation include: professional behavior, cleaning the equipment, answering TA’s questions. Final Lab Grade (LG) = (R+Q+P)/3. Lab attendance is mandatory. Course Grade (CG): Course final grade (CFG) = 0.75*Class Grade (CG) + 0.25*Lab Grade (LG). You must pass final exam, the course and the lab components to pass the course.


Class Time & Location:

Lecture Time: Tuesday & Thursday 8:00-9:20 am in TFPETR 110 Lab Time: 3 hours once per week, Rheology Lab, TFPETR 108

Course Web Site: The University “blackboard” web site schedule of reading & homework assignments and TopHat

Notes: ADA Compliance: Calculators:

Academic

Integrity:

Lab Sessions Conduct Policy Classroom Citizenship:

Any student who, because of a disability, may require special arrangements in order to meet the course requirements should contact the instructor as soon as possible to make any necessary arrangements. Students should present appropriate verification from Student Disability Services during the instructor’s office hours. Please note instructors are not allowed to provide classroom accommodations to a student until appropriate verification from Student Disability Services has been provided. For additional information, you may contact the Student Disability Services office in 335 West Hall or 806-742-2405. Only approved NCEES calculators can be used during exams, tests and quizzes. A current list can be found at http://www.ncees.org/exams/calculators/#policy Academic Integrity is described in the Bulletin of Texas Tech University Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogue and OP 34.12. The penalty for Academic dishonesty will be a grade of “F” for the course. All students are expected to come to class alert and ready to participate. If you must leave the class before the end of the session, do not return. Sleeping, reading newspapers, surfing the net and doing homework for other classes are not allowed during class. Students are expected to assist in maintaining a classroom environment that is conducive to learning. PDA’s, cell phones, beepers and other electronic devices are distracting and should be silenced during class time. No Tobacco products are allowed. When exiting the classroom place your trash in the waste can, the next student will appreciate your diligence. Quizzes: Every lecture and discussion a quiz may be administered using a software/personal device system. Students sign up at https://www.tophat.com/ Quizzes: Every week before a lab session. Student must pass a quiz; otherwise he/she is not allowed to attend the lab session. Experiments: Students work in groups, however, each student must have his/her own notes including the results of measurements, calculations, comments on the observed phenomena, etc. Handouts and experiment/assignment sheets will be given to the students one week in advance. All students are expected to be prepared for the lab. All students have to bring the handouts to the lab; otherwise, he/she will not be allowed to perform the experiments. Reports must be submitted in lab session on the due date. Format to be used for lab reports is specified in the Lab Manual. IMPORTANT: All lab experiments must be performed and all lab reports must be submitted to pass this course; otherwise, the student’s grade is “F” for the course.

Prepared by / Date: Lloyd R. Heinze / 10 January 2015

ABET: On a scale from 0 (no contribution) to 5 (maximum contribution)

Contribution (a) mathematics & basic sciences - 3

of course to (b) engineering topics - 5 Meeting the Professional

(c) (d)

engineering design - 5 general education - 0

Component (e) other - 0

On a scale from 0 (no contribution) to 5 (maximum contribution)

Relationship Of course to Program Objectives

(a) (b) (c) (d)

mathematics, science, & engineering - 3design & conduct experiments, analyze & interpret data - 5 design a system, component, or process - 5 function on multi-disciplinary teams - 0

(e) identify, formulate, & solve engineering problems - 3 (f) understanding of professional & ethical responsibility - 2 (g)

(h) communicate effectively - 0 broad education…impact of engineering… global & societal context - 5

(i) recognition of need for & ability to engage in life-long learning - 2 (j) a knowledge of contemporary issues - 5 (k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering

practice - 2

Objectives: To have Petroleum Engineering students apply engineering principles to the fundamentals of rotary drilling and well completion practices.

Task SPE Matrix:

General Knowledge/Skill Understand & use petr engr terminology 1

Identify & use relevant industry & company design standards Maintain regulatory compliance Identify & use technical software & informational databases Use project management skills Understand & apply geoscience principles Perform decision & risk analysis & contingency planning Monitor operations & optimize performance Evaluate economics of project Participate in a multi-disciplinary/cultural team Perform duties in ethical manner Promote engineering professionalism Drilling Knowledge/Skill Maintain well control Develop casing program 1

Design casing Maintain regulatory compliance 1

Select the mud program Design a directional well path (including horizontal/multilaterals) Specify equipment Develop procedure to implement formation evaluation program 1 Develop hydraulics program 1

Develop solids control program

Design cementing program 1

Monitor drilling operations & optimize drilling performance Conduct fishing operations Production Knowledge/Skill Tubing Design for dynamic producing/stimulation conditions 1

P&A procedure Fracture/acidizing treatments Workover Procedure involving squeeze cementing & recompletion

Nodal Analysis

Surface equipment

Artificial lift

Production logging

PETR 4303— PETROLEUM PRODUCTION METHODS

Catalog Data: 4303. Petroleum Production Methods (3). Natural flow analysis—reservoir performance (Inflow Performance Ratio), wellbore performance (Tubing Performance Ratio), surface flowline performance (Flow Performance Ratio). Artificial Lift Methods. Wellbore Stimulation–Acidizing, Hydraulic fracturing. (Design Course)

Prerequisites: PHYS 2401; MATH 3350; CE 3302 or ME 3302; CE 3305 or ME 3370 with a C or higher; 2.5 GPA; departmental approval.

Co requisites: PETR 3304, 3306, 3402 Textbook Production Operations Engineering, SPE Petroleum Engineering Handbook- Vol. IV, Larry W. Lake

(editor in chief). SPE Bookstore, 2011. ISBN 978-1-55563-118-5 Free: // i i / i iReferences Hill, A. Daniel, Christine Ehlig-Economides, and Ding Zhu. Petroleum production systems. Pearson

Education, 2012. Soliman Petr 4309 and 4314 class Guo, Boyun, William C. Lyons, and Ali Ghalambor. Petroleum production engineering, a computer-assisted approach. Gulf Professional Publishing, 2011. William D. McCain. The properties of petroleum fluids. PennWell Books, 1990. House Petr 3302 Ahmed T., Reservoir Engineering Handbook. 4th edition, Gulf Professional Publishing, 2010. Sheng Petr 3306 Abhijit Y. Dandekar. Petroleum Reservoir Rock and Fluid Properties, CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, 2006. Class handouts and posted notes in Blackboard

Disclaimer: s and/or dates may be changed during the semester at the instructor’s discretion because of scheduling developments in the discipline, or other contingencies.”

Section Time* [weeks]

Topics Outcomes (Goals)

1.1 1 Completion Overview Overview of completion concepts and scope of class. Cover basic drilling and completions, understanding of how a well is designed from the "bottom up" and parameters that dictate the type of completion (reservoir properties, rock properties, depth, etc). Cover vertical and horizontal completions and stimulation selection. Role of tubulars and cement. Drawwellbore diagrams.

1.2 1 Wireline Operations GR/CCL/CBL/Perforating - size, temperature/pressure concerns, over/underbalance

d / i1.3 2.5 Tubing and Wellhead Design

Tubing/Wellhead/Packer Design. Completion styles/methods. Calculate tubing packer movements. Determine metallurgy (corrosion), thickness, and pressure and flow rate considerations for tubing selections. Write completion procedures.

1.4 1 Surface Facilities Basic Tank Battery functions including Separation ,metering, storage and compression

2.1 2.5 Inflow/Outflow Understand simple models of inflow and outflow.

2.2 2.5 Artificial Lift Artificial lift types and best use/applications. Gas lift, Rod, ESP, hydraulic and jet pump.

3.1 2.5 Completion/Stimulation Understanding of formation damage, completion fluids, acidizing and other remedial cleanup methods. Conventional and Unconventional reservoir completions. Fracturing - Horizontal/Vertical, determine fracture gradients, general procedures and methods with diversion and placement techniques such as Plug & Perf, OH & cemented multi-stage sleeve, etc. Diagnostic Plots during frac. Sand control (Screen/Gravel pack and Sand consolidation).

3.2 1 Workover Procedure Design appropriate workover procedures including workover fluids, well control, slickline & Secondary cementing operations. BOP selection.

1 1

Exams Tuesday, Oct 7th & Nov 11th. Both in the evening (6-8 pm). Monday Dec 8th, 7:30-10:00.

*Dates are subject to change

Coordinators: Marshall Watson, P.E. Ph.D.

Chair, Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering TFPETR 210E, [email protected]

Office Hours: T 9:00 – 11:00 or by appointment through Chelsey ([email protected])

Lloyd R. Heinze, P.E. Ph.D.

Professor, Bob L. Herd department of Petroleum Engineering TFPETR 210E, [email protected]

Office Hours: email for appointment. MW 2:00-3:00 or by appointment. Attendance Policy: Attendance is mandatory for all lectures and exam sessions. Any missed

quizzes/homework will not be made up. Homework is due at 5:00 PM on the date stated on each homework via blackboard; late homework will not be accepted. Absence and tardy policy – After the first week of classes you will be dropped from the class after four absences (including the recitation). This includes excused absences. All missed quizzes count as a zero regardless if absence is excused. The two lowest homework and/or quiz grades will be dropped when computing the homework/quiz average, thus be careful how many classes you miss or are late. Absence due to religious observance see OP 34.19- The Texas Tech University Catalog states that a student may be excused from attending classes or other required activities, including examinations, for the observance of a religious holy day, including travel for that purpose. A student whose absence is excused for this purpose may not be penalized for that absence and shall be allowed to take an examination or complete an assignment from which the student is excused. Absence due to officially approved trips or Illness– The Texas Tech University Catalog states that the person responsible for a student missing class due to a trip should notify the instructor of the departure and return schedule in advance of the trip. The student may not be penalized and is responsible for the material missed. In case of an illness that will require absence from class for more than one week, the student should notify his or her academic dean. The dean’s office

will inform the student’s instructors through the departmental office. In case of class absences because of a brief illness, the student should inform the instructor directly. Other information related to illness can be found in the Student Handbook. Whether an absence is excused or unexcused is determined solely by the instructor with the exception of absences due to religious observance and officially approved trips described above. The Center for Campus Life will notify faculty, at the student’s request, when a student is absent for four consecutive days with appropriate verification of a health related emergency. This notification does not excuse the student from class, it is provided as a courtesy. The service is explained on the Center for Campus Life website.

Grading Quiz/homework average (10%), two exams (20% each) and final exam (50%) of the course grade; missed exam will be made up by counting the final exam double; you must pass the final exam to pass the course.

Class Time & Location:

Lecture Time: MW 9:00-9:50 in TFPETR110 or TFPETR208 Discussion Time: W 12:00-12:50 or W 1:00-1:50 in TFPETR208 or F 8:00-8:50 or F 9:00-9:50 in TFPETR208

Course Web Site: The University “blackboard” web site schedule of reading and homework assignments. “Tophat” software (or App) will be used in the course during class for attendance and quizzes therefore, make sure that you bring your cellphone, smartphone, iPad, laptop, tablet, etc. to class.

Notes: ADA Compliance:

Any student who, because of a disability, may require special arrangements in order to meet the course requirements should contact the instructor as soon as possible to make any necessary arrangements. Students should present appropriate verification from Student Disability Services during the instructor’s office hours. Please note instructors are not allowed to provide classroom accommodations to a student until appropriate verification from Student Disability Services has been provided. For additional information, you may contact the Student Disability Services office in 335 West Hall or 806-742-2405.

Calculators: Academic Integrity:

Only approved NCEES calculators can be used during exams, tests and quizzes. A current list can be found at http://www.ncees.org/exams/calculators/#policy Academic Integrity is described in the Bulletin of Texas Tech University Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogue and OP 34.12. The penalty for Academic dishonesty will be a grade of “F” for the course. This includes all forms of dishonesty including signing in for another student or texting TopHat info to another student.

Policy Classroom Citizenship: Methods of Assessment of Learning Outcomes (Specific Course Requirements and Policies)

All students are expected to come to class alert and ready to participate. If you must leave the class before the end of the session, do not return. Sleeping, reading newspapers, surfing the net and doing homework for other classes are not allowed during class. Students are expected to assist in maintaining a classroom environment that is conducive to learning. PDA’s, cell phones, beepers and other electronic devices are distracting and should be silenced during class time. No Tobacco products or food are allowed. When exiting the classroom, place your trash in the waste can, the next student will appreciate your diligence. Assignments (usually due in one week) Reading assignments from the textbook and all other sources Homework consisting of engineering problems and/or reports. Homework is due at 5:00 PM on the date stated on each homework via blackboard; late homework will not be accepted. Examinations will include engineering problems made up of predominantly multiple choice and fill in the blank. There may be some short essay answers and required design sketches of wells, facilities and process systems. Final Exam; comprehensive – entire semester including last lecture. The final will be part short answer, fill in the blank and the rest multiple choice. THERE WILL NO PARTIAL CREDIT FOR ANY WORK DONE IN SOLVING PROBLEMS. YOUR MULTIPLE CHOICE OR FILLED IN BLANK ANSWER IS FINAL REGARDLESS OF ANY SCRATCH WORK DONE. Homework is preferred in typed format. I suggest spreadsheets – Excel. Handwriting should be neat.

Prepared by / Date:

Lloyd R. Heinze & Marshall Watson / 23 August 2014

ABET: On a scale from 0 (no contribution) to 5 (maximum contribution)

Contribution (a) mathematics & basic sciences - 3 of course to Meeting the

(b) (c)

engineering topics - 5 engineering design - 3

Professional (d) general education - 0 Component (e) other - 0


Relationship Of course to

(a) (b)

mathematics, science, & engineering - 5design & conduct experiments, analyze & interpret data - 3

Program (c) design a system, component, or process - 3 Objectives (d) function on multi-disciplinary teams - 0

(e) (f)

identify, formulate, & solve engineering problems - 5 understanding of professional & ethical responsibility - 5

(g) communicate effectively - 1

(h) broad education…impact of engineering… global & societal context - 5

(i) (j)

recognition of need for & ability to engage in life-long learning - 5 a knowledge of contemporary issues - 5

(k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for i i practice - 5

Objectives: To have Petroleum Engineering students apply engineering principles to Petroleum Production Methods.

PETR 3304 & 5382 – Formation Evaluation Spring 2014

Catalog Data: PETR 3304 & PETR 5382. (3:3:0): Evaluation of sub-surface formation petrophysical properties using mud logs, wireline logs, cores and wireline formation tests to determine rock type, porosity, permeability and hydrocarbon content.

Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2401, MATH 2350 or PETR 3402

Textbook: Bateman, R.M.; 2012, Openhole Log Analysis and Formation Evaluation, 2nd Edition, SPE.

Class Folder: Blackboard

Coordinator: Richard Bateman Office: PE 211D Phone: 806 834 7479

Email: [email protected] Office hours by appointment:

Monday, Wednesday 1400 - 1500,

Tuesday & Thursday 1000 - 1100

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Objectives: The course covers the gathering and interpretation of formation evaluation and petrophysical data, specifically: mud logging, coring, logging while drilling, wireline logging, log analysis, log-core integration and core analysis. Completion of the course will equip the student with an understanding of the operating principles and applicability of the SP, Gamma Ray, Neutron, Density, Sonic, Induction, Laterolog, Micro- Resistivity, Dipmeter, Borehole Imagers, Formation Testers and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance measurements. The course will also cover the basic petrophysical concepts of porosity, permeability, water saturation, wettability, capillarity and their practical application to rock typing, hydrocarbon-in-place estimates and produceability predictions. On completion of the course the student will be prepared to design formation evaluation data gathering programs to fit specific geological and drilling conditions and provide end products to other geoscientists, economists and managers.

Class Time: Lectures: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1000 – 1050, Room PE 121

(Class time on Fridays will be different for each of the 3 groups)

Class Schedule: The following is an approximation of the dates that each subject will be covered. All dates are subject to change.

Week Date Day Lesson # Topic Tests &

Q i1 13-Jan-14 Monday Faculty on duty

15-Jan-14 Wednesday 1 Classes begin - Syllabus & Intro Entry Survey17-Jan-14 Friday Practical

2 20-Jan-14 Monday Holiday 22-Jan-14 Wednesday 2 Mudlogging 24-Jan-14 Friday Practical Mudlogging Practical

3 27-Jan-14 Monday 3 MOD 29-Jan-14 Wednesday 4 Coring 31-Jan-14 Friday Practical Log/Core Depth match Test 1

4 3-Feb-14 Monday 5 Wireline Logging 5-Feb-14 Wednesday 6 Earth Model 7-Feb-14 Friday Practical Reading Log Headers; T, P, Depth

5 10-Feb-14 Monday 7 Physics of Rocks & Fluids 12-Feb-14 Wednesday 8 Electrical Flow in Rocks 14-Feb-14 Friday Practical Water cut & Archie Test 2

6 17-Feb-14 Monday 9 Basic Log Analysis 19-Feb-14 Wednesday 10 Volumetrics 21-Feb-14 Friday Practical Uncertainty exercise

7 24-Feb-14 Monday 11 SP 26-Feb-14 Wednesday 12 GR 28-Feb-14 Friday Practical Rw, V-Shale Test 3

8 3-Mar-14 Monday 13 Induction & Laterolog 5-Mar-14 Wednesday 14 Micro-res & Dielectric 7-Mar-14 Friday Practical Rt, Rxo & di

9 10-Mar-14 Monday 15 Recap 12-Mar-14 Wednesday 16 Midterm 14-Mar-14 Friday Practical Wireline Logging Truck Visit

10 17-Mar-14 Monday Spring Break 19-Mar-14 Tuesday Spring Break 21-Mar-14 Friday Spring Break

11 24-Mar-14 Monday 17 Density 26-Mar-14 Wednesday 18 Neutron 28-Mar-14 Friday Practical Phid, MOP

12 31-Mar-14 Monday 19 Sonic 2-Apr-14 Wednesday 20 Dipmeter & Imaging 4-Apr-14 Friday Practical Dip Exercise Test 4

13 7-Apr-14 Monday 21 Porosity 9-Apr-14 Wednesday 22 Lithology 11-Apr-14 Friday Practical MID Plot

14 14-Apr-14 Monday 23 Rw 16-Apr-14 Wednesday 24 Sw 18-Apr-14 Friday Practical Pickett, Hingle Plots Test 5

15 21-Apr-14 Monday 25 Shaly Sands 23-Apr-14 Wednesday 26 Complex Lith 25-Apr-14 Friday Practical Martini Problem

16 28-Apr-14 Monday 27 Formation Tester 30-Apr-14 Wednesday 28 Core Analysis 2-May-14 Friday Practical Dean Stark �, Sw & ��grain

17 5-May-14 Monday 29 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance -NMR 7-May-14 Wednesday Recap 8-May-14 Thursday Finals

13-May-14 Tuesday Finals

Grading: The final grade for this course will be based on Homework, Quizzes, Mid Term Exam, and Final Exam. Approximate contributions to the final grade are as follows:

Homework/Quizzes 40 % Midterm Exam 25 % Final Exam 35 %

90-100 = A

80-89 = B

70-79 = C

60-69 = D

0-59 = F

Homework turned in late will not be counted. Any missed quiz will receive a score of 0. Any missed test due to a properly excused absence will be made up by counting the final exam grade as the equivalent of the missed test grade.

There will no partial credit for any work done in solving problems. The multiple choice or filled-in-the-blank answer is final regardless of any scratch work done.

Class Attendance: PDAs, cell phones, beepers and other electronic devices are distracting and will be silenced during class time. All the aforementioned devices will be collected and maintained by the exam proctor during all Midterm and Final Exams. Academic Integrity is described in Texas Tech University Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 2013-2014 page 64 and OP 34.12. The penalty for Academic dishonesty will be a grade of “F” for the course.

Absence and tardy policy – Any student who has excessive or unexcused absences or tardiness will be dropped from the class or result in a lower grade. All missed quizzes count as a zero (0).

Absence due to religious observance - see OP 34.19- The Texas Tech University Catalog states that a student may be excused from attending classes or other required activities, including examinations, for the observance of a religious holy day, including travel for that

No attendance sheet will be circulated. However on randomly selected daysthere will be a pop quiz distributed at the posted start time of the class andcollected shortly thereafter. If a student arrives late and does not complete thequiz then a zero score will be awarded which will count on the final semestergrade.

purpose. A student whose absence is excused for this purpose may not be penalized for that absence and shall be allowed to take an examination or complete an assignment from which the student is excused. (p.62)

Absence due to officially approved trips or illness – The Texas Tech University Catalog states that the person responsible for a student missing class due to a trip should notify the instructor of the departure and return schedule in advance of the trip. The student may not be penalized and is responsible for the material missed (p.62). In case of an illness that will require absence from class for more than one week, the student should notify his or her academic dean. The dean’s office will inform the student’s instructors through the departmental office. In case of class absences because of a brief illness, the student should inform the instructor directly. Other information related to illness can be found in the Student Handbook.

Whether an absence is excused or unexcused is determined solely by the instructor with the exception of absences due to religious observance and officially approved trips described above. The Center for Campus Life will notify faculty, at the student’s request, when a student is absent for four consecutive days with appropriate verification of a health related emergency. This notification does not excuse the student from class, it is provided as a courtesy. The service is explained on the Center for Campus Life website

Disability Any student who, because of a disability, may require special arrangements in order to meet course requirements (see Texas Tech University Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 2013-2014 page 6 and OP 34.22) should contact the instructor as soon as possible to make any necessary arrangements. Students should present appropriate verification from Student Disability Services during the instructor’s office hours. Please note instructors are not allowed to provide classroom accommodations to a student until appropriate verification from Student Disability Services has been provided. For additional information, you may contact the Student Disability Services office at 335 West Hall or 806-742-2405.

Notes: SPE - Student chapter of Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) meetings are encouraged. SPE meetings are scheduled for 6:30 PM on 1st (and possibly 3rd) Tuesday of month, and are subject to change. There is no extra credit…you are a professional and should want to attend to support your profession and continue your education.

SPWLA - Student membership of the Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts is highly recommended. If you are not yet a student member there is an application form on PE APPS.

Additional References:

Hearst, J. R., P. H. Nelson, and F. L. Paillett; 2000, Well Logging for Physical Properties. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 483.

Rider, M. H.; 1999, The Geological Interpretation of Well Logs.

Caithness, Scotland: Whittles Publishing, 288.

Ellis, D.V. and Singer, J. M; 2007, Well Logging for Earth Scientists, Berlin: Springer, 692.

Bassiouni, Z.; 1994, Theory, Measurement, and Interpretation of Well Logs, Henry L. Doherty Memorial Fund of AIME, SPE, 372.

Asquith, G. and Krygowski, D. 2004, Basic Well Log Analysis, Second Edition. Tulsa: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 244.

Johnson, D. E. and Pile, K.E.; 2002, Well Logging in Nontechnical Language, Tulsa: Penn Well Books, 289.

Schön, J.; 2004, Physical Properties of Rocks: Fundamentals and Principles of Petrophysics, Volume 18 of Handbook of Geophysical Exploration: Seismic Exploration Handbook of Geophysical Exploration Series. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 600.

Tiab, D, and Donaldson, E. C.; 2004, Petrophysics, 2nd Edition, Elsevier/Gulf Professional Publishing, Burlngton, MA.

Holstein, E. D. Editor, Lake, L. W. Editor-in-Chief; 2007, Volume-V(A) Reservoir Engineering and Petrophysics, SPE, Richardson.

Prepared by: Richard Bateman

Associate Professor of Practice

Date: January 9, 2014

PETR 3306/5383 – Reservoir Engineering

Class time: 11 - 11:50 am MW PE Room 121

and 12-12:50 M Session #1 (PE 116)

12-12:50 W Session #2 (PE 116)

12-12:50 F Session #3 (PE116)

Credit hours: 3

Instructor:

James Sheng

211A, Petroleum Building Telephone: 834 8477 [email protected]

Office open hours: After class, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm MWF or by appointment, 4-5 pm everyday one week before exams.

Teaching assistant: Raymond Eghorieta, Young Yu

Course description:

2013-2014 Catalog data: Understanding the fundamentals of fluid flow through porous media, reservoir types and recovery mechanisms. Estimation of hydrocarbon in place for oil and gas reservoirs.

Application of material balance calculations for various reservoir types and applications of fluid flow through porous media in predicting production performance.

Course objectives:

You will understand the fundamental concepts about reservoir engineering. After this course, you should have minimum knowledge about reservoir engineering required to take an advanced reservoir engineering course and other courses.

Topics covered:

1 Introduction to Reservoir Engineering 2 Review of Rock and Fluid Properties 3 Material balance equation

4 Theory of Fluid Flow through Porous Media 5 Immiscible displacement

Natural Gas Reservoir Engineering

Introduction to Reservoir Simulation

Disclaimer: “Topics and/or dates may be changed during the semester at the instructor’s discretion because of scheduling issues, developments in the discipline, or other contingencies.

Prerequisites: PETR 3302 (Fluid Properties), PETR 3402 (Reservoir Rock Properties), PHYS 2401 (Principles of Physics II), and MATH 3350 (Calculus III).

References:

Ahmed, Tarek: Reservoir Engineering Handbook (Third (2006) or Fourth Edition (2010)), Gulf Professional Publishing, Burlington, Massachusetts.

Dake, L.P. Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering, Elsevier Science Ltd., The Netherlands, 1978.

Craft, B.C., Hawkins, M. and Terry, R.E.: Applied Petroleum Reservoir Engineering (2nd Edition), Prentice Hall PTR, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1991.

Rules:

Classroom:

No cell phone, No computer, no iPad.

Attendance is required. The penalty for any disturbing behaviors in the class or any academic dishonesty could be a grade of “F” for the course.

No check or question about credits (points) for exams, quizzes and homework one week after they are graded and returned to you.

Homework

You are encouraged to discuss assignments with other students or me after you have applied individual diligent effort. However, the work you turn in must be entirely your own. Homework assignments are intended to help you understand the material and prepare for the examinations. It is your chance to test what you know and to get feedback. Your best grade strategy is to attempt all of the assignments yourself before seeking help. Homework assignments will be graded on the basis of apparent effort, completeness, and clarity of presentation. Assignments are due at the beginning of class on the due date or if submitted electronically, then before class starts on the due date. Late homework will be subject 25% deduction for 1 day late. The simple answers to homework will be given or explained in class.

Quizzes

Quizzes will be given in class without a prior notice. The purposes of running quizzes this way are:

to lead students to always review what has been learned;

to encourage students to attend lectures.

Exams

There will be one mid-term and one final one.

The date for the mid-term will be selected at the end of a section by the instructor. The date for the final exam will be set by the university.

A student will earn the score of 0 for the mid-term and final exam if the student has missed the exams without a valid excuse. For valid excuses, the grade of the final exam will be used for the missed mid- term exam. For the final exam missed with a valid excuse, the student will be given a score based on your overall performance in the semester or given a make-up final exam. The option is determined by

the instructor. A valid excuse must be supported by official documents and is determined solely by the instructor.

No check or question about credits (points) for exams, quizzes or homework one week after they are graded and returned to students.

Grading criteria:

Homework 20%

Quiz 20% Mid-term exam 20%

Final exam 40%

Grade Points

A 90-100

B 80-89

C 70-79

D 60-69

F <60

If your score is near a boundary of two grades (e.g. between A and B), your final grade will depend on your attendance, class behaviors, numbers of finished homework and quizzes.

Policies on disabilities

Any student who, because of a disability, may require special arrangements in order to meet course requirements (see Texas Tech University Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 2013-2014 page 6 and OP 34.22) should contact the instructor as soon as possible to make any necessary arrangements.

Students should present appropriate verification from Student Disability Services during the instructor’s office hours. Please note instructors are not allowed to provide classroom accommodations to a student until appropriate verification from Student Disability Services has been provided. For additional information, you may contact the Student Disability Services office at 335 West Hall or 806-742-2405.

Expected contribution of the course to meeting the professional component: (On a scale from 0 (no contribution) to 5 (maximum

contribution)) Mathematics & basic sciences - 5

Engineering topics - 5 Engineering design - 4 General education - 0 Other - 0

Expected relationship of the course to student objectives defined by ABET a-k: (On a scale from 0 (no contribution) to 5 (maximum contribution))

A b c d e f g h i j K 5 1 4 0 5 1 3 2 5 3 5

Ability to apply mathematics, science and engineering principles. Ability to design and conduct experiments, analyze and interpret data.

Ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs.

Ability to function on multidisciplinary teams.

Ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems.

Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.

Ability to communicate effectively.

The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context.

Recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in life-long learning.

Knowledge of contemporary issues.

Ability to use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice

PETR 3302- Reservoir Fluid Properties

Fall 2013

Notes: Notes: Any student who, because of a disability, may require special arrangements in order to meet the course requirements should contact the instructor as soon as possible to make any necessary arrangements. Students should present appropriate verification from Student Disability Services during the instructor’s office hours. Please note instructors are not allowed to provide classroom accommodations to a student until appropriate verification from Student Disability Services has been provided. For additional information, you may contact the Student Disability Services office at 335 West Hall or 806-742-2405. Academic Integrity is described in the Bulletin of Texas Tech University Undergraduate Catalog 2012-2013 pg.56. The penalty for Academic dishonesty will be a grade of “F” for the course.

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Course Description: PETR 3302: Study of reservoir fluid properties including PVT behavior of hydrocarbon systems. Investigation of nature, methods of estimation, and use of reservoir fluid properties.

Textbooks : McCain, W. The Properties of Petroleum Fluids (2nd ed.), Tulsa, Oklahoma: PennWell Books Publishing Company Available local bookstores ISBN 0-87814-335-1

Instructor: Dr. W.V. House, PE 212B

OFFICE HOURS Thursday2-6:00 PM-. TELEPHONE: 742-1801 x238

[email protected] ATTENDANCE: MANDATORY.

Excused absences will be granted on an individual basis, if the instructor is notified in advance.

TIME:Lecture: Monday Wednesday 2:00 -2:50 AM PE 121

Recitations: T 9:30-10:20 AM ; R9:30-10:20 AM ; R 11:00-11:50 AM

Goals: Teach Petroleum Engineering juniors to apply engineering principles to the fundamentals of petroleum fluid properties.

Topics : 1. Components of Naturally Occurring Petroleum Fluids

2. Phase Behavior

3. Equations of State

4. Other Equations of State For Real Gases

5. The Five Reservoir Fluids

6. Properties of Dry Gases

7. Properties of Wet Gases

8. Properties of Black Oils - Definitions

9. Properties of Black Oils - Field Data

10. Properties of Black Oils - Reservoir Fluid Studies

11. Properties of Black Oils - Correlations

12. Gas - Liquid Equilibria

13. Surface Separation14. Properties of Formation Water

Excel Spreadsheets will be used in some homework assignments.

Outcomes: Students should be able to demonstrate understanding of petroleum fluid properties and their relation to the practice of petroleum engineering. Students should be able to identify reservoir types and calculate fluid properties at reservoir conditions given surface information. Students should be able to optimize surface separation parameters and demonstrate awareness of flow assurance phenomena.

Assessments: Based on performance on assigned homework, examinations and computer lab exercises. Specific assessments against above goals and outcomes using diagnostic questions embedded in each exam and assignment.

Grading: The final grade for this course will be based equally on the quiz averages and submission of homework assignments. Assigned homework will be due at the beginning of the relevant class period. Late homework will not be accepted. The lowest quiz grade and homework grade for each student will be discarded in calculating final grades.

Significant Dates: Aug. 26

S t 2

Monday Monday

Classes Begin Labor Day Holiday

Sept. 11 Wednesday Last Day to drop Course w/full refund Oct. 28 Monday Last Day to DropNov. 26-Dec. 5 Tues-Thursday. No Exam PeriodNov. 27-Dec. 1 Wed.-Sun. Thanksgiving HolidayDec. 6-11 Sat.-Wed, Finals

ABET Criteria – PE3302

(a) Ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering.

(e) Ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems.

(k) an ability to use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.

(f) Understanding of professional ethical responsibility

(j) Knowledge of Contemporary Issues


Contribution (a) mathematics & basic sciences - 3of course to (b) engineering topics - 5Meeting the (c) engineering design - 5Professional (d) general education - 0Component (e) other - 0


Relationship (a) mathematics, science, & engineering - 3Of course to (b) design & conduct experiments, analyze & interpret data - 3 Program (c) design a system, component, or process - 3Objectives (d) function on multi-disciplinary teams - 0 (e) identify, formulate, & solve engineering problems - 3

(f) understanding of professional & ethical responsibility - 2 (g) communicate effectively - 0 (h) broad education…impact of engineering… global & societal context- 2 (i) recognition of need for & ability to engage in life-long learning (j) a knowledge of contemporary issues - 0 (k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice - 2

1st Day: Course Outline, Objectives, Policies Overview Oil Origins and Components of Oil Oil Composition and IUPAC Naming Oil Composition and IUPAC Naming Phase Behavior- General Phase Behavior – Pure Components Quiz 1 Phase Behavior – Single Component Systems Phase Behavior _ Binary Systems Phase Behavior _ Ternary Systems Phase Behvior – Complex Mixtures Ideal Gases Real Gases EOS Quiz 2 5 Reservoir Fluids Properties of Dry Gases 1 Properties of Dry Gases 2 Properties of Wet Gases 1 Properties of Wet Gases 2 Properties of Black Oils – Defs. Properties of Black Oils – 1 Properties of Black Oils – 2 Quiz 3 Properties of Black Oils – Field Data. Properties of Black Oils – Reservoir Fluid Studies Properties of Black Oils – Correlations Quiz 4 Gas-Liquid Equilibria 1 Gas-Liquid Equilibria 2 Solution Theory Surface Separation 1 Surface Separation 2 Quiz 5 Formation Water Hydrates Asphaltenes Other Solids Flow Assurance Review

PETR 3402 – Reservoir Rock

Properties Class time: 11:00 am -

12:20 pm TR + labs Classroom: 110

and 208

Lab: 108

Aug. 24 – Dec. 9, 2015

Credit hours: 4 (3 lecture, 1 lab)

Instructor:

James Sheng

221, Petroleum Building

Telephone: 806 834 8477 [email protected]

Office open hours: After class, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm MWF or by appointment or by email, 1-5 pm everyday one week before exams.

Teaching assistant: TBA

Course description:

This course introduces the fundamental reservoir rock properties and the procedures for their measurements in the lab. Current industry practices for both conventional and special core analysis are emphasized. Subjective homework and exams are given to allow you to investigate beyond simple calculations. Spreadsheet solutions and plotting of data are required for some homework problems. The laboratory section (1 credit) is writing intensive, with weekly reports.

Course objectives:

You will understand the fundamental concepts about reservoir rocks and the interactions between rocks

and fluids in the reservoir. It is necessary to understand these fundamentals for future petroleum courses.

Prerequisites:

ENGL 1302 - English

PETR 3302 (corequisite) – Reservoir Fluid Properties MATH 2350 – Calculus III

CE 3305/ME 3370 – Fluid mechanics PHYS 2401 – Physics II

References:

Abhijit Y. Dandekar. 2006 or a later version. Petroleum Reservoir Rock and Fluid Properties, CRC Press / Taylor & Francis Group.

Modified PETR-3402 Reservoir Rock properties Laboratory Manual

Rules

Classroom:

No cell phone, No computer, no iPad. Attendance is required. The penalty for any disturbing behaviors in the class or any academic dishonesty could be a

lower grade or a grade of “F” for the course. No check or question about credits (points) for exams, quizzes and homework one week after

they are graded and returned to you.

Homework

You are encouraged to discuss assignments with other students or me after you have applied individual diligent effort. However, the work you turn in must be entirely your own. Homework assignments are intended to help you understand the material and prepare for the examinations. It is your chance to test what you know and to get feedback. Your best grade strategy is to attempt all of the assignments yourself before seeking help. Homework assignments will be graded on the basis of apparent effort, completeness, and clarity of presentation. Assignments are due immediately after the class on the due date or if submitted electronically, then before class starts on the due date. Late homework will be subject 25% deduction for 1 day late. The detailed solutions to the homework problems will not be given, although simple answers will be given or explained in class.

Exams

There will be two tests. The first test will be at about mid-term and the second test will be at the end of the semester.

You will earn the score of 0 for the mid-term and final exam without a valid excuse. For valid excuses, the grade of the final exam will be used for the missed mid-term exam. For the final exam missed with a valid excuse, you will be given a score based on your overall performance in the semester or given a make-up final exam. The option is determined by the instructor. A valid excuse must be supported by official documents and is determined solely by the instructor.

The date for the mid-term will be selected at the end of a section by the instructor. The exam may be scheduled at an evening or a weekend. The date for the final exam will be set by the university.

Grading criterion:

Assignments 15%

Quizzes 15% (any class time)

Mid-term exam 20% (TBA)

Final exam 40% (1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 9)

Lab 10%

Grade Points A 90-100

B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69

F <60

Core Contents of the Course

Coring Porosity

Fluid saturation Permeability

Relative permeability Capillary pressure Interfacial tension Wettability

Electrical properties, Mechanical properties

Disclaimer: “Topics and/or dates may be changed during the semester at the instructor’s discretion because of scheduling issues, developments in the discipline, or other contingencies.”

Policies on disabilities

Any student who, because of a disability, may require special arrangements in order to meet course requirements (see Texas Tech University Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 2013-2014 page 6 and OP 34.22) should contact the instructor as soon as possible to make any necessary arrangements.

Students should present appropriate verification from Student Disability Services during the instructor’s office hours. Please note instructors are not allowed to provide classroom accommodations to a student until appropriate verification from Student Disability Services has been provided. For additional information, you may contact the Student Disability Services office at 335 West Hall or 806-742-2405.


Contribution mathematics & basic sciences- 4

of Course to engineering topics- 5

Meeting the engineering design- 5

Professional general education- 0

Component other- 0


Relationship a. Mathematics, science, & engineering - 5

Of course to b. Design & conduct experiments, analyze & interpret data - 5

Student c. Design a system, component, or process - 3

Objectives d. Function on multi-disciplinary teams – 4

e. Identify, formulate, & solve engineering problems - 4 f. Understanding of professional & ethical responsibility - 3 g. Communicate effectively - 5 h. Broad education…impact of engineering… global & societal context – 2 i. Recognition of need for & ability to engage in life-long learning – 1 j. A knowledge of contemporary issues – 3 k. An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for

engineering practice - 4

a. Ability to apply mathematics, science and engineering principles. b. Ability to design and conduct experiments, analyze and interpret data. c. Ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs. d. Ability to function on multidisciplinary teams. e. Ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems. f. Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility. g. Ability to communicate effectively. h. The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and

societal context. i. Recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in life-long learning. j. Knowledge of contemporary issues.

k. Ability to use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice

APPENDIX K

Department Accreditation- ABET Source: http://www.abet.org/

ABET accreditation is proof that a collegiate program has met standards essential to produce graduates ready to enter the critical fields of applied science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology. Graduates from an ABET-accredited program have a solid educational foundation and are capable of leading the way in innovation, emerging technologies, and in anticipating the welfare and safety needs of the public.

STUDENTS

Your degree is a significant achievement and perhaps the largest investment you will make toward your future. The quality of education you receive makes a big difference in your career success.

ABET accreditation:

Verifies that your educational experience meets the global standard for technical education in your profession.

Enhances your employment opportunities—multinational corporations require graduation from an accredited program.

Supports your entry to a technical profession through licensure, registration, and certification—all of which often require graduation from an ABET-accredited program as a minimum qualification.

Establishes your eligibility for many federal student loans, grants, and/or scholarships. Paves the way for you to work globally, because ABET accreditation is recognized

worldwide through international agreements, and many other countries’ national accrediting systems are based on the ABET model.

PROGRAMS & INSTITUTIONS

The ABET accreditation review process is an intensive team effort, and program accreditation is voluntary in the U.S. So why go to the trouble? Because the process yields data and insights, you can use to deliver the best educational experience and preparation for your students.

More than 2,000 professionals from academia, industry, and government carry out every aspect of ABET accreditation. They know their profession’s dynamic and emerging workforce needs and review academic programs to ensure they provide the technical and professional skills graduates need to succeed.

ABET accreditation tells your prospective students, peers, and the professions you serve that your program:

Has received international recognition of its quality. Promotes “best practices” in education. Directly involves faculty and staff in self-assessment and continuous quality improvement

processes. Is based on “learning outcomes,” rather than “teaching inputs.” Can more easily determine the acceptability of transfer credits.

INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT & THE WORLD

When ABET’s quality standards are applied and promoted around the globe, the results are a better-educated, geographically mobile, diverse technical workforce well prepared to advance innovation and excel professionally in fields of critical importance to society.

ABET accreditation criteria are developed by technical professionals, members of our 35 member societies. Each society dedicates volunteers to perform program reviews related to its professions. Coming from academic, industrial and governmental backgrounds, ABET volunteers are trained experts who evaluate programs for relevancy, content, and quality. This third-party peer review is critical in the technical fields, where quality, precision, and safety are of utmost importance, and sets ABET apart from other accreditors. It is a solid process that has been refined over 80 years.

We promote excellence in technical education by focusing on continuous quality improvement processes, not by prescribing methods. With technological change occurring so rapidly, institutions seeking to ensure their programs are dynamically evolving participate in the ABET accreditation process.

ABET accreditation:

Ensures that graduates have met the educational requirements necessary to enter the profession

Provides opportunities for the industry to guide the educational process to reflect current and future needs

Enhances the mobility of professionals

Responsive to increasing globalization, we work to ensure that the graduates of ABET-accredited programs can employ their talents internationally. We do this by signing agreements with educational

quality assurance organizations in other countries and jurisdictions. Not only does this allow ABET-accredited program graduates to use their skills around the world, but it also raises their value to employers. The U.S. government, for example, and many multinational corporations seek employees with degrees from ABET-accredited programs that translate globally.

When advertising for new hires, include “graduation from an ABET-accredited program” as one of your requirements.

Graduate Program Reviews

FACULTY AND STUDENT SURVEY RESULTS

College: Engineering Department: Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering

Conducted by: Institutional Research & Information Management

December 2015 FACULTY SURVEY RESULTS –

Number of faculty participated in survey:

Professor 3

Assoc. Professor 2

Asst. Professor 3

Emeritus 0

Other 5

PARTICIPANT TOTAL 13

SCALE

5 4 3 2 1 -

Strongly Agree

Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree

N/A Average

Q-1 The facilities and equipment available to teach graduate courses are adequate.

3 5 1 0 2 0 3.64

Q-2 I have adequate access to facilities and equipment needed for my graduate work.

2 4 4 1 0 0 3.64

Q-3 The quality and availability of departmental graduate student office space is adequate for my needs.

8 1 1 0 0 1 4.70

Q-4 Library resources available to me are adequate.

3 5 3 0 0 0 4.00

Q-5 Teaching resources (faculty, teaching assistants) are adequate to my needs.

2 7 1 1 0 0 3.91

Q-6 The program offers an adequate selection of graduate courses, sufficient for timely completion of a full graduate program.

1 9 0 1 0 0 3.91

Q-7 The graduate courses available are taught at an appropriate level and are of sufficient rigor.

1 6 2 2 0 0 3.55

Q-8 The graduate teaching by faculty in the program is of appropriate quality.

2 6 1 2 0 0 3.73

Q-9 Graduate courses in other fields, needed to support your program or minor, are sufficiently available.

2 5 3 1 0 0 3.73

Q-10 There is adequate communication about policy and program changes in your department.

1 2 4 0 1 2 3.25

Q-11 There is adequate communication from the upper administration regarding policy changes.

2 5 2 1 0 1 3.80

Q-12 I am satisfied with the professional interaction with faculty throughout TTU.

2 8 1 0 0 0 4.09

Q-13 Graduate courses in other fields, needed to support your program(s) or minors, are sufficiently accepted.

5 3 1 1 0 1 4.20

Q-14 Graduate courses in other fields, needed to support your program(s) or minors, are sufficiently recommended by your advisor(s).

1 5 1 1 2 1 3.20

Q-15 I am receiving the research and professional development guidance I need from other faculty.

1 2 2 0 4 2 2.56

Q-16 I am satisfied with the professional interaction with the graduate program coordinator(s).

3 3 2 1 1 1 3.60

Q-17 I am satisfied with the professional interaction with other faculty within the program(s).

2 7 2 0 0 0 4.00

Q-18 I am treated as a respected contributor to the graduate program in which I am involved.

2 4 2 1 2 0 3.27

Q-19 I have been given an opportunity to be engaged in decisions regarding changes in the program(s).

1 4 5 1 0 0 3.45

Q-20 Course and program changes are evaluated by all faculty and voted upon by those faculty.

0 4 5 2 0 0 3.18

FACULTY COMMENTS:

What do you consider to be the strengths of your graduate program(s)?

ACCESS TO STATE OF THE ART TECNOLOGY AND ADVANCEMENT

Diversity

The instructors are knowledgeable.

The professors are very professional and knowledgeable.

Ethnically, it is a very diversified and rich program / Geographically Texas Tech is located approprietly / Texas Tech benefits from a powerfull body of alumni / Texas Tech benefits from the state history in oil production and exploration

many students here.

Well rounded students with depth and breadth in petroleum engineering.

Industry support

It is highly relevant to the needs of society

Working more on administrative duties

Our strength lies in simulation and other computer capabilities and the industrial experience of the faculty

What changes, if any, could be made to improve the quality of your graduate program(s)?

GOOD AS IS

Better screening on admissions

Availability of a computer lab for graduate students is strongly needed. At least one more technician (who can do electronic circuit and electrical works) is needed to support in PhD and MS research.

Offering more graduate courses per semester.

Using our alumni contributors more effectively / Using the geographic location of Texas Tech more adequately / Convincing more domestic students to join our graduate program / Convincing the petroleum industry to interact more with the department. This should be done through funded research projects, more conferences and training programs and more exigence from the industry of scientific support from the (redacted) Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas Tech.

All the rules should be set and are transparent.

Assessment test at beginning of program to determine what courses a new graduate student is prepared to take.

No suggestion at the this time.

Hire more faculty to reduce the ridiculously high student/teacher ratios we currently have to deal with

Controlling the students staying time in their degree.

Increase time available for faculty to pursue research interests. Decrease time faculty must spend satisfying huge undergraduate teaching burden. Actually provide start-up packages to new faculty. Hire faculty from range of disciplines. Focus some department attention and interest on important research questions.

Please feel free to add any additional comments or questions in the space below.

The criteria for selecting a student to be TA are not well defined and are not established.

I do not wish to release my name for this survey.

None

Department swings back and forth between focus on research and focus on undergraduate education. Correlation time is about 3.5 years. This is not enough consistency to be truly successful at either.

STUDENT SURVEY RESULTS –

Number of students participating in survey Student participant: Years in program

Doctoral 25 1st year 16

Master’s Thesis 9 2nd year 10

Master’s Non-Thesis 1 3rd year 5

Master’s Report 1 4th year 2

Other 1 5th year 4

PARTICIPANT TOTAL 37 6th year 0

SCALE

5 4 3 2 1 -

Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree

N/A Average

Q-1 The research facilities and equipment available for my graduate research meet my needs.

10 13 3 5 3 3 3.65

Q-2 I have adequate access to facilities and equipment needed for my graduate work.

9 19 2 3 2 2 3.86

Q-3 The quality and availability of departmental graduate student office space is adequate for my needs.

8 12 5 4 6 2 3.34

Q-4 Library resources available to me are adequate for my needs.

16 15 2 2 1 1 4.19

Q-5 Teaching resources (faculty, teaching assistants) are adequate to my needs.

9 17 5 3 2 1 3.78

Q-6 The program offers an adequate selection of graduate courses, sufficient for timely completion of a full graduate program.

8 16 6 5 2 0 3.62

Q-7 The graduate courses available are taught at an appropriate level and are of sufficient rigor.

7 15 9 4 2 0 3.57

Q-8 The graduate teaching by faculty in the program is of appropriate quality.

7 15 11 3 1 0 3.65

Q-9 Graduate courses in other fields, needed to support my program or minor, are sufficiently available.

7 18 5 3 1 3 3.79

Q-10 Program seminars are adequate to keep me informed of developments in my field.

10 15 7 2 3 0 3.73

Q-11 The initial advising I received when I entered the program was an adequate orientation.

10 14 7 3 3 0 3.68

Q-12 I have a department mailbox or other form of communication with faculty & graduate students.

8 11 6 6 5 1 3.31

Q-13 I have adequate access to my major professor.

20 11 2 1 1 2 4.37

Q-14 I am receiving the research and professional development guidance I need.

16 10 5 1 4 1 3.92

Q-15 I am satisfied with the professional interaction with my major professor.

17 11 4 1 2 2 4.14

Q-16 I am satisfied with the professional interaction with faculty both within the program and at TTU.

7 22 4 2 1 1 3.89

Q-17 I am treated as a respected contributor to the research program in which I am involved.

11 12 9 1 2 2 3.83

Q-18 I have been given an opportunity to be engaged in significant research for my thesis or dissertation.

11 12 5 1 3 5 3.84

Q-19 If I decide to change my major professor, the mechanism for doing so is suitable.

8 10 10 3 3 3 3.50

Q-20 I am informed of opportunities for professional development and contacts outside TTU, such as attendance at professional meetings.

13 7 11 3 1 2 3.80

Q-21 Graduate teaching or research assistantship stipends are adequate.

9 11 7 5 3 2 3.51

Q-22 The program offers adequate opportunity for its graduate students to gain teaching experience.

15 6 10 2 3 1 3.78

Q-23 Graduate teaching assistantships, assignments are made equitably, based on established criteria.

8 13 9 1 4 2 3.57

Q-24 Program policies are clearly defined and readily available to me.

12 11 6 5 2 1 3.72

Q-25 Graduate program policies clearly identify petition and appeals procedures available to me.

11 12 7 4 1 2 3.80

Q-26 There is a well-established mechanism for regular graduate student participation in decisions affecting students, whenever this is appropriate.

7 10 11 3 5 1 3.31

STUDENT COMMENTS: What do you consider to be the strengths of this program?

Faculty as well as the research facilities.

New Building and good laboratories

Great professors

High experienced faculty relating the material to the field

mathematical modeling

Big investments of companies and structure for my research

Thank you so much for your attention.

Access to industry experienced faculty / The recently employed younger faculties are very motivated and enthusiastic

My advisor

The ability of my adviser in doing research.

Availability of various course selections gives opportunity to students to widen their technical knowledge.

Independence to do research

This program has a good reputation and with good reason. The program insists that graduate students have a good foundation. Professors are well intentioned and helpful. The staff are very helpful. The professors are excellent in their specialties, while being knowledgeable across the board.

Purchase more professional equipment to do the experiment

We have very strong research force.

experimental lab facilities

Professors

We have the experiment setup to support our research

More TA positions

Good connection with industry.

What do you consider to be the weaknesses of this program?

The financial support to graduate students. Transparent guidlines on the critriea of choosing who gets TA/RA positions and scholarships. The adminstrative staff don't treat the interntional students with respect and are only helpful to few students. I don't feel that everyone in the department are pulling in the same direction to produce the best graduates and serve the educational purpose.

Lack of professors and courses!

Not enough courses in a semester

No reconsilation between the courses. The part of the material of a course should be a prerequiset for another course

we need a good lab

i cannot list any

High student to faculty ratio

Low interest in research and few resources available for research.

Inadequate research assistant positions and active research plans

One of the major need of this program is a industry funded projects related to common problems that need to be solved. this approach will help our program in the long term in terms of school reputetion, research opportunities and network opportunities for students

No proper laboratory facilities / No place for graduate students to work/study / No funded research programs / Need more and better professors /

There are some faculty openings that need to be filled, increasing the workload on the faculty and reducing the availability of some of the graduate offerings.

It's good

We need more projects to do, and we need more TA or RA postions for Ph.D students.

a bit more structured and detailed course curriculum with emphasis on advanced topics.

Lacking of funds

We still need some more setups

Less professors

What changes, if any, could be made to improve the quality of this program?

More transparent policies. Less control from the adminstrative staff. They run everything, the non-technical and technical part of the department. There should be orientations explaining to them their job description and the university rules as they deviate from them a lot.

Getting more faculty members! / I think that we don't have enough professors!

More financial support for students

Nothing in mind yet :(

Graduate Admission is not helpful for students. The staff are rude, except the dean and they do not really try to help students.

Graduate adviser usually gives me contradictory information about the department/grad school policies and regulations. This problem should be fixed. I don't think he is the best choice for a graduate adviser.

More research approaches

inducting faculty with research interests. Increasing research funding.

Establish a closer relationship with industry to provide more research opportunities and a better job perspective horizon for graduate students

Spend more money to acquire proper and precise equipment in a timely manner / The classrooms are not geared to "teaching", but to "presenting" / Get more young faculty / / Graduating students' research should be scrutinized much more and they should not be allowed to graduate. Most of the times students are allowed to graduate with trivial research.

Doctoral students should have onsite office space whether or not they are TA's or RA's.

May be this department should open some new classes for graduate students, and provide more financial support, like scholarship or TA positions.

Research opportunities should be even more wider.

Connects to industry

To support more classes about EOR

More international students

Please feel free to add any additional comments below.

Wreck em! Great University Overall. Both on the academic level and social life.

There must a computer lab available to all of the student where all software needed are installed.

Some professors treat graduate students unprofessionally. Sometimes being disrespectful. Students are "pushed" for doing more research, but precise lab equipment costs money, and professors do not have adequate funding to acquire those. This is major hindrance towards doing good quality research. / / Some students are being allowed to graduate without doing proper research. Some dissertation/thesis defense are very unprofessional and trivial. I believe graduate students need to do a lot more significant work to graduate.

Overall, I am very satisfied with my choice to come here for my doctoral studies.

Documents

Graduate Program Review