The Petroleum Systems Engineering Program at The University of Regina.The Petroleum Systems Engineering (PSE PSE 1. pale soft exudative pork. 2. portosystemic encephalopathy. ) Program, as part of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Regina History Origins In direct response to the award of the University of Saskatchewan to Saskatoon rather than Regina, the Methodist Church of Canada established Regina College in 1911 on College Avenue in Regina, Saskatchewan, starting with an enrollment of 27 students; , is one of the largest accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. petroleum engineering programs in North America. The PSE Program implements a systems approach to engineering education. The undergraduate students in the PSE Program are provided with input not only from the petroleum engineering discipline, but also from geology and environmental and process engineering. With more than 35 graduate students and several post doc follows and visiting scholars, the PSE Program at the University of Regina encompasses one of the largest accredited petroleum research groups in North America. The PSE research laboratories are located in the Petroleum Technology Research Centre (PTRC PTRC Protective Technology Research Centre (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) PTRC Petroleum Technology Research Center PTRC Planning and Transport Research and Computation, Ltd. ) building on the campus of the University of Regina. These labs are equipped with the latest technology to conduct research on rock properties, studies on fluid flow through porous media, PVT studies, and research in many other areas of interest to the oil and gas industry in Canada. The Petroleum Systems Engineering at the University of Regina enjoys the support provided by the Petroleum Technology Research Centre (PTRC). The PTRC is a collaborative initiative of Natural Resources Canada Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is a department of the government of Canada responsible for natural resources, energy, minerals and metals, forests, earth sciences, mapping and remote sensing. (NRCan), Saskatchewan Industry and Resources (SIR), The University of Regina, and the Saskatchewan Research Council The Saskatchewan Research Council is a Saskatchewan, Canada technology corporation, owned by the province. It provides contract research, technology transfer and analytical services to companies in Saskatchewan and around the world. (SRC (SouRCe) Contrast with DST, which is an abbreviation of "destination." ). PTRC is an internationally recognized innovative leader in the petroleum research and development area that delivers world-class basic and applied research for the benefits of the people of Saskatchewan and Canada. The PTRC initiates and supports research and development projects aimed at enhancing the production and recovery of Canadian petroleum resources by drawing primarily upon the expertise of the PSE group at the University of Regina and the Energy Branch of the SRC. Through joint industry research projects, the PSE Program and PTRC will ensure that oil production in Saskatchewan continues for many years to come in an effective, efficient, and environmentally conscious manner. The faculty members of the PSE Program include six full-time and several adjunct professors. Each member of the Petroleum Systems Engineering (PSE) Program at the University of Regina conducts research in areas of interest to the oil and gas industry in Western Canada and nationally. Following, is a brief list of areas of research in the PSE Program: * Mobility control and selective permeability reduction * Application of knowledge-based expert systems in petroleum production * 3-D visualization of reservoirs and fluid flow through porous media * Multiphase flow in porous media * Liquid interracial analysis techniques * Phase behavior of reservoir fluids * Reservoir simulation * Enhanced Oil Recovery Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) is a generic term for techniques for increasing the amount of oil that can be extracted from an oil field. Using EOR, 30-60 %, or more, of the reservoir's original oil can be extracted [1] compared with 20-40% [2] * Reservoir characterization * Well (vertical, horizontal, and multilateral) performance analysis * Geological storage of greenhouse gases in oil reservoirs Currently, several members of the Petroleum Systems Engineering Program are involved with monitoring and optimizing the injection and storage of carbon dioxide in Weyburn Reservoir, located in southeast Saskatchewan, under the project management provided by PTRC. This project, known as the Weyburn Monitoring Project, is one of the largest carbon dioxide flooding Carbon dioxide (CO2) flooding is a process whereby liquid carbon dioxide is deposited deep into the earth in order to increase output when extracting oil. projects in the world. It is anticipated that some 20 million tonnes of carbon dioxide will be permanently sequestered se·ques·ter v. se·ques·tered, se·ques·ter·ing, se·ques·ters v.tr. 1. To cause to withdraw into seclusion. 2. To remove or set apart; segregate. See Synonyms at isolate. 3. over the lifespan of the project. Carbon dioxide sequestration sequestration In law, a writ authorizing a law-enforcement official to take into custody the property of a defendant in order to enforce a judgment or to preserve the property until a judgment is rendered. done at the scale of the Weybum Enhanced Oil Recovery Project is potentially a low-cost, practical, and long-total management option for national and international carbon dioxide emissions. The petroleum engineers graduated from the University of Regina are in very high demand with various Canadian and international oil companies where, as the alumni of our Faculty of Engineering, they spread the good reputation of our University, PTRC and our Province. PTRC and Petroleum Engineering Program at The University of Regina are committed to providing solutions for critical issues encountered by industry to make their business sound and sustainable into the future. For additional information and to see how the expertise available at the PTRC and PSE Program can help oil companies with any of their problems and challenges, please contact: Koorosh Asghari, PhD Program Chair, Petroleum Systems Engineering Faculty of Engineering, University of Regina, Regina, SK S4S S4S Surfaced Four Sides (lumber) S4S Schools For Schools (humanitarian organization) S4S SpiCE for Space S4S Strategies for Sustainability (Delta, BC, Canada) 0A2 Phone: (306) 585-4612 e-mail: koorosh.asghari@uregina.ca |
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