Reservoir Engineering for Other Disciplines

At the end of the course, participants will understand the physics of oil and gas fields, and have an awareness of modern reservoir engineering principles and practices for reservoir development and production, including the estimation of oil and gas reserves.​

Day 1

Reservoir rock and volumes​

1. Course Introduction, the Reservoir Engineering work flow, example case​
2. Reservoir rock properties, permeability and fluid flow​
3. Distribution of hydrocarbon fluids​
4. Exercise: fluid gradients and contacts​
5. Volumetric Oil in Place and Gas in Place calculations (STOIIP and GIIP)​
6. Reserves basic principles​
7. Exercise: Hydrocarbons in place estimation

Day 2

Fluid behaviour and Material Balance​

1. Oil and gas, composition and phase behaviour​
2. Reservoir fluid properties of oil and gas​
3. Exercise PVT correlations for oil and gas​
4. Drive Mechanisms​
5. Oil Material Balance​
6. Read and discuss: material balance field case

Day 3

Well behaviour and well tests​

1. Gas Material Balance and applications​
2. Exercise volumetric gas volume estimation, p/z plot​
3. Wells, inflow performance, skin, horizontal wells​
4. Exercise: use of well inflow calculations​
5. Oil well testing, Pressure Draw Down and Build Up analysis​
6. Decline Curve Analysis and Production forecasting​
7. Exercise: production forecasting

Day 4

Displacement, sweep and reservoir modelling​

1. Relative permeability and capillary pressure, movable oil​
2. Displacement and Recovery, sweep, heterogeneity​
3. Reservoir Simulation – Basic Principles​
4. Reading and discussion of simulation field cases

Day 5

Recovery and development planning​

1. Recovery​
2. Principles of Enhanced Oil Recovery​
3. Field Development Planning​
4. Exercise: development planning​
5. Special topics​
6. Course Recap, Quiz and evaluation