This short course is your opportunity to learn from leading University of Tulsa researchers and experts who design STATE-OF-THE-ART multiphase flow systems conducted at the Tulsa University Fluid Flow Project (TUFFP).

TU-CESE, through this annual one-week professional development short course, brings awareness of the TUFFP research to industry which drives sustainable, environmental and applied practices and knowledge.

Multiphase flow of oil-gas-water is inevitable and presents unique challenges in operation for any production and transportation system, including horizontal wells drilled into unconventional plays. Off-shore activity for the petroleum industry emphasizes subsea completions with full wellstream flow in much longer flowlines than in other areas.

Therefore, an improved understanding of multiphase flow in wells, flowlines, and risers is of vital importance to engineers and industry professionals.

Fundamentals of two-phase flow in piping systems encountered in the production and transportation of oil and gas is the course’s focus.

• An appropriate balance between lectures and problem-solving and between theory and application.
• Problem-solving sessions are dispersed throughout the course to enhance the understanding of variables unique to two-phase flow.
• Computer algorithms are presented so that you will be able to develop your own programs upon completion of the course.
• You will receive the SPE monograph on “Multiphase Flow in Wells”

What is TUFFP? The Tulsa University Fluid Flow Projects (TUFFP) is a cooperative industry-university research group currently pursuing several projects simultaneously studying the effects of size and pressure upscaling and liquid viscosity on multiphase flow behavior utilizing state of the art facilities and instrumentation. Short courses on the design of two-phase flow in piping systems for oil and gas production and transportation are among the services offered by TUFFP to member and nonmember firms. Summaries of the current TUFFP projects are provided at www.tuffp.org. Current 2024 TUFFP Member Companies:

Check out the Consortia Webpage to see how your company can become a member: www.tuffp.org

Past Participant Reviews:

“A great learning experience for midstream people.” – Midstream Technical Manager, Innospec

“This course transform someone from being able to click buttons in software to understanding what the software is doing.” – Flow Assurance Engineer, ExxonMobil

“Essential for facilities and production engineers to understand flow in both vertical well bores and in horizontal pipelines.” – Infrastructure Facilities Engineer

“Great insight into multiphase flow & its application. Probably the only course in the world that has oil & gas wells too.” – Tech Advisor Drilling, SAUDI ARAMCO

“An excellent short course on problem solving techniques to resolve your multiphase flow issues and understand the limits of the solutions.” – Sr. Process Engineer, CHEVRON

“Highly recommend for petroleum engineers.” (Technology Researcher, YPFTECHNOLOGIA)
“I gained many useful tools and insights about multiphase flow from this course that will be beneficial to me in my job.” – Sr. Project Engineer, BAKER HUGHES, Inc.

“This course shows the pros and cons of many different models used in two-phase flow calculations.” – Engineer I

DATE & LOCATION (In-Person):
May 19-23, 2025 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA | University of Tulsa, North Campus Conference Room (2450 E. Marshall Street)
4.5 days | Monday-Friday | Mon-Thurs: 8:00am-5:00pm & Friday: 8:00am-12:00pm | 32 PDHs
(Virtual attendance available)