University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Mathematical development and analysis of transient behavior in well and reservoir systems. Factors influencing skin effect evaluation in heterogeneous porous media. Effect of horizontal and vertical factors, anisotrophy and shale barriers on reservoir limits tests.
- Teacher: Fathi Boukadi
Properties and testing of drilling fluids, cements and additives, and directional drilling, casing design and cementing calculations.
- Teacher: Randy Andres
Rotary drilling practices, drilling hydraulics, optimization, well planning and control, drilling fluid technology, casing design, and cementing techniques.
- Teacher: Randy Andres
Oil and gas reservoirs and reservoir mechanics. Reservoir rock-fluid systems are analyzed, principles of reservoir behavior and control are studied. Theories of fluid flow through porous media presented and techniques of predicting reservoir performance outlined and studied.
- Teacher: Fathi Boukadi
Thesis Research and Thesis
- Teacher: Fathi Boukadi