Academic Catalog

PETE446 THERMAL RECOVERY METHODS

Course Code:	5660446
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):	3(3-0)
ECTS Credit:	5.0
Department:	Petroleum And Natural Gas Engineering
Language of Instruction:	English
Level of Study:	Undergraduate
Course Coordinator:	Prof.Dr. BÝROL DEMÝRAL
Offered Semester:	Fall Semesters.

Course Content

Fluid flow and heat transport through porous media. Definition of thermal EOR methods. Hot water injection, steam injection, steam override, steam additives, case histories. Insitu combustion, wet combustion, superwet combustion. Combustion reaction in porous media. Case histories.