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Short Courses & Seminars
The department has offered a variety of short courses and conducted workshops as detailed below:
WORKSHOPS
Workshops conducted/collaborated
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Prof. M.A. Hastaoglu has conducted a workshop: Developing Quality Programs- How to Quantify & Integrate Learning/Training Activity & Program Objectives, 22 December 2004, Al Ain, UAE: Participants from UAE (Abu Dhabi, Fujeira, Al Ain) and Turkey
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Drs. O. Satti and M. Al-Aghbari conducted a short course: Rock and Soil Slope Instability and Stabilization, May 25-29, 2002
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Dr. O. Satti worked at the “Centre for Computational Geostatistics of University of Alberta” for three weeks (May 17 to June 12, 2004), under the collaboration agreement with SQU.
Workshops attended
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While at University of Alberta, Dr. O. Satti attended a short course on “Fundamentals of Geostatistics” (May 17-20, 2004).
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Dr. H. Al-Hadhrami attended the 2004 SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical symposium, May 14-16, 2004, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
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Dr. H. Al-Hadhrami attended the 2003 MEOS, Middle East Oil & Gas Show and Conference, June, 2003, Kingdom of Bahrain.
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Dr. H. Al-Hadhrami attended the 10th ADIPEC, Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference, 13-16 October, 2002, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
SHORT COURSES
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Basics of Petroleum Engineering for non-Petroleum Engineers1
Drilling Technology (January 15 to 19, 2000)
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Production Engineering (January 22 to 26, 2000)
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Basics of Petroleum Engineering for non-Petroleum Engineers2
Drilling Technology (May 13 to 17, 2000)
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Production Engineering (May 20 to 24, 2000)
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Basics of Petroleum Engineering for non-Petroleum Engineers3
Drilling Technology (January 6 to 10, 2001)
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Production Engineering (January 13 to 17, 2001)
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Basics of Petroleum Engineering for non-Petroleum Engineers3
Drilling Technology (May 12 to 16, 2001)
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Production Engineering (May 19 to 23, 2001)
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Basics of Petroleum Engineering for non-Petroleum Engineers4
Reservoir & Production Engineering
1Course offered for Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), Occidental Oman (Oxy) and Schlumberger-Geoquest Oman Non-Petroleum Engineers
2Course offered for Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) and PetroGas Oman Non-Petroleum Engineers
3Course offered for Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) Non-Petroleum Engineers
4Proposed Course for Non-Petroleum Engineers
SEMINARS
The Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering has hosted a number of lecturers. A few seminars have been delivered by the Department faculty. Others have been delivered by faculty from neighboring Universities, GCC and Iran. One seminar has also been given by Micromeritics Asia/Pacific Manager. The seminars touched upon a wide spectrum of interest areas. The lectures were devised to benefit the students, the technical staff and faculty alike. The following table summarizes seminars that have been delivered over the past few years.
Geostatistics and its Applications in Geosciences. Presented at the Fire Safety and Engineering College, Muscat, February 27, 2006.
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2004
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Mr. Andrew Sherwood (Micromeritics)
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Technologies of Particle Size and Porosimetry and ASAP 2020
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28/01/2004
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Dr. Ahmed Abu-Yaghi (CHPE, SQU)
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Management of Hazardous Waste
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10/04/2004
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Dr. Ayham Al-Rahawi (CHPE, SQU)
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Energy of Tomorrow, Hydrogen Fuel System
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1704/2004
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Dr. S. Ayatollah (U. of Shiraz, Iran)
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EOR Group Recent Research Activities
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8/05/2004
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Dr. Ibrahim Ashour (UAEU)
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Supercritical Fluid Extraction
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13/10/2004
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Dr. S. Ayatollahi, (PNGE, SQU)
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A Proposed Investigation of Gravity Drainage in Fractured Reservoirs
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19/10/2004
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Dr. Baba El-Yakubu Jibril (KSU)
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Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane to Propylene on a New Chromium- Molybdenum-based Catalyst
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25/10/2004
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Dr. Ibrahim Kocabas (UAEU)
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Two Dimensional Analytical Solutions and Accurate Numerical Schemes for Modeling Convective Dispersive Transport in Porous Media
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29/12/2004
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Mr. John Wesley Dudley II (Shell International E&P)
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Some Aspects of Geo-mechanical Research & Development at Shell
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07/01/2003
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Peter Hook (Schlumberger Wireline)
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Production Inflow Determination in Horizontal Wells “Challenges and Solutions”
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12/03/2003
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Prof. Mehmet Hastaoglu (UAEU)
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Engineering Education: How to Quantify and Integrate Learning/Training Activity and Program Objectives
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09/04/2003
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Dr. Salim Al-Busaidi, Mr. Mohammed Al-Sulaimani (Ministry of Commerce)
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Contribution of the Mining Industry to the National Economy
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19/04/2003
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Prof. Janos L. Urai, (Technical University Aachen)
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High Fluid Pressure Cells in the Earth - A Challenge for Geologists and Petroleum Engineers
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27/04/2003
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Mr. Wim Swinkels (The Carbonate Center)
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The Kasaghan Field-Early Appraisal & Development of a Giant Carbonate Oil Field
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16/12/03
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Mr. Hamood Al-Sinaidi, (Halliburton)
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Overview of Halliburton
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16/12/03
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Mr. Iqbal Al-Balushi (Halliburton)
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Sand Control Applications
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16/12/03
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Mr. Wim Swinkels, (The Carbonate Center)
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Modelling Carbonate Reservoirs: Fractures, Flow & Upscaling Issues
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23/12/03
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Dr. Salman Al-Shidi (PDO)
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Yibal Well and Reservoir Management – Challenges and the Way Forward
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23/12/03
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Prof. Richard Korff
Dean of Chemical Eng., U. of Applied Sciences, Munster
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Studying at the Department of Chemical Engineering: University of Applied Sciences, Muenster
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04/03/2002
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Dr. Muatasam Al-Raisi , Senior Geologist, Schlumberger Data & Consulting Services
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Static Fracture Modeling - an Integrated Approach
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11/03/2002
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Prof. Ismet Ugursal
Asst. Dean of Graduate Studies & Research,, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Studying Engineering at Dalhousie University
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11/03/2002
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Mr. Bertram H. Snead
Onsite Arabia, INC
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Indirect Thermal De-sorption for the Remediation of Oil Contaminated Materials
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20/04/2002
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Prof. Jon Kleppe, Norwegian University of Science & Technology
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Use of Virtual Reality in Petroleum Education
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05/05/2002
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Peter Hook, Sr. Petrophysicist, Schlumberger Wireline
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New Techniques for Evaluation of Multi-Lateral Injector Wells
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12/11/2002
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Alain Gardinier , E&P Sales Manager, Vinci-technologies
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Vinci-technologies: Range of products, PVT equipments, Core preparation tools, Core routine analysis, Special core analysis, Geochemistry
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17/12/2002
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John Wesley Dudley II, Shell International Exploration and Production, The Netherlands
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Some Aspects of Geo-mechanical Research & Development at Shell
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7/1/2003
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