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The gift to the Petroleum Engineering Department includes 17 licenses of ECLIPSE* Parallel, a leading-edge software product created by Schlumberger to help simplify oil and gas reservoir simulation 小蝌蚪APP a mathematically complex and computationally intensive enterprise.
The software also includes a license of Merak PEEP, a leading-edge software product also from Schlumberger to simplify oil and gas economic analysis. The UL Lafayette Petroleum Engineering advisory council recommended it for the new Petroleum Property Valuation and Risk Analysis course.
A license for Petrel, seismic interpretation and geologic modeling software, is included. The Petrel software is an integrated workflow from seismic to simulation that provides seamless integration with the ECLIPSE reservoir simulation software and rapid production history matching workflows.
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The software will be used to train students on how to model complex subsurface oil and gas reservoirs and to simulate fluid flow in the reservoirs. Modeling and simulation are a critical step in determining optimal drilling locations when exploring and developing oil and gas fields.
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The software licenses can run simultaneously for big reservoir projects, which will help the UL Lafayette Energy Institute along with graduate and undergraduate students in petroleum engineering, mathematics, geology and geophysics.
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The ECLIPSE package allows the scientists and engineers at UL Lafayette to conduct studies of Louisiana oil fields that provide the necessary information to produce a well-designed reservoir study and enhanced oil recovery project.
So far, 30 undergraduate students majoring in petroleum engineering have used ECLIPSE in their senior design projects. Additionally, students have used supporting software applications with the ECLIPSE program for various courses include Computer Applications, Gas Reservoir Engineering, Secondary Recovery Processes and Advanced Principles of Natural Gas.
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Schlumberger donated the software to UL Lafayette as part of an effort to increase industry-standard geology and geophysics software knowledge for students. This preparation will broaden the skill sets of university geosciences and petroleum engineering graduates, making them more attractive in the job market.