Enhanced Oil Recovery Concentration Program
Overview / نظرة عامة
As an oil reservoir matures, external support is needed to enhance its performance. Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) methods involve pressure support, special chemicals, or heating the reservoir rock. With the approaching maturity of some Saudi Arabian oil fields, EOR techniques will prove valuable in sustaining high production rates and add vast quantities to the current oil reserves.
This multi-disciplinary sequence of courses provides the student with the necessary background to understand the chemical and physical bases of the most common EOR techniques and their selection criteria. Upon completion, the student will be able to design an EOR project including injected fluid volumes, operating conditions, and recovery forecasts. With such training, the student can provide valuable contribution to a team of experts working in this area.
مع نضوج مكامن النفط، تصبح الحاجة إلى دعم خارجي لتعزيز أدائها ضرورية. تشمل طرق تعزيز استخلاص النفط (EOR) دعم الضغط، واستخدام مواد كيميائية خاصة، أو تسخين الصخور المكمنية. ومع اقتراب نضوج بعض الحقول النفطية في المملكة العربية السعودية، ستثبت تقنيات EOR أهميتها في الحفاظ على معدلات إنتاج عالية وإضافة كميات هائلة إلى الاحتياطيات النفطية الحالية.
يوفر هذا التخصص للطلاب من خلال مقرراته الدراسية الخلفية اللازمة لفهم الأسس الكيميائية والفيزيائية لأكثر تقنيات EOR شيوعًا ومعايير اختيارها. عند الانتهاء، سيكون الطالب قادرًا على تصميم مشروع EOR بما في ذلك أحجام السوائل المحقونة، وظروف التشغيل، وتوقعات الاستخلاص. ومع هذا التدريب، يمكن للطالب تقديم مساهمة قيمة ضمن فريق من الخبراء العاملين في هذا المجال.
Application for the Concentration Program
Eligibility Criteria
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for all BSc KFUPM students.
- Students with applied major cannot enroll in concentrations.
- Students who completed (79 – 115 hours).
- Students who finished all junior-level courses of the specific majors are eligible to enroll in the concentration after completing the prerequisites.
Timeline:
- Applications open at the end of the first semester of the Junior year ( around November ) till the middle of the following semester ( around February)
- Applications are reviewed at the end of the second semester or early summer.
Hosting Department:
- Petroleum Engineering
For more information about concentration programs, visit the general information page.
To apply for the concentration program, please visit the official application page provided by the university.
Offered To:
| Major | Pre/Co-requisites | Notes |
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| Petroleum Engineering (PETE) | PETE 301 or PETE 330 | - |
Courses in the Concentration
| Course | Course Title | Brief Description | Pre-requisites | Instructors | Average GPA | Notes |
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| PETE 432 | Water Flooding | Geochemistry, isotopes, and mineral resources. | PETE 301 or PETE 330 | Prof. Sidqi Abu-Khamsin | - | - |
| PETE 461 | Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery | Ore deposits and fieldwork in Saudi Arabia. | PETE 301 or PETE 330 | Dr. Muhammad Shahzad Kamal | ||
| PETE 462 | Thermal Enhanced Oil Recovery | Mining lifecycle, extraction, processing, sustainability, and reclamation. | PETE 432 | Dr. Madhar Sahib Azad | ||
| PETE 463 | Miscible Enhanced Oil Recovery | Geophysical methods, modeling, and AI in mineral exploration. | PETE 432 | Dr. Bashirul Haq |
| Semester | Course 1 | Course 2 |
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| First Semester (Fall) | PETE 432 | PETE 461 |
| Second Semester (Spring) | PETE 462 | PETE 463 |
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Resources
- For courses’ study materials click here
Instructors
| Photo | Name | Courses | Office Number | Telephone | Office Hours | Department | Specialization | Taqeem Post | Coordinator | |
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| Prof. Sidqi Abu-Khamsin | PETE 432 | Building 76 Room 2165 | skhamsin@kfupm.edu.sa | 966-13-860 2699 | - | Petroleum Engineering | Reservoir engineering and Enhanced Oil Recovery. | Taqeem Post |  Program Coordinator |
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| Dr. Madhar Sahib Azad | PETE 462 | Building 76 Room 2213 | madhar.azad@kfupm.edu.sa | 966-13-860 8692 | - | Petroleum Engineering | Unconventional oil recovery | Taqeem Post | ||
| Dr. Bashirul Haq | PETE 463 | Building 76 Room 2211 | bhaq@kfupm.edu.sa | 966-13-860 8359 | - | Petroleum Engineering | Green Enhanced Oil Recovery, Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery | Taqeem Post | ||
| Dr. Muhammad Shahzad Kamal | PETE 461 | Building 78 Room 1026 | shahzadmalik@kfupm.edu.sa | 966-13-860 8513 | - | CIPR | Chemical EOR | Taqeem Post | ||
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