PETROENG 7002 - Reservoir Engineering

Introduction [What is reservoir engineering, Role of Reservoir Engineer, Multidisciplinary Aspects, Key definitions related to Reserves and other terminologies, Types of Reservoirs and Reservoir Processes, Size of the PRIZE: How much oil is there and does it have the energy to produce it by itself? Lab demo on PVT properties and fluid viscosity estimation, Will it flow through the reservoir formation (rock) [Darcy's Law and Applications, Permeability, Relative permeability, Capillary pressure, Wettability and their linkage.] How to estimate what?s produced, what's remaining and how much we can produce? [Material Balance Equations for Different Types of Reservoirs and Drives, Aquifer Behavior and Water Influx (van Everdingen-Hurst and Fetkovich methods)] Decline Curve Analysis, When the reservoir needs help to produce the oil, who does it call? Introduction to Enhanced/Improved Oil & Gas Recovery Processes -- Immiscible Displacement, Buckley- Leverett theory, Welge's method, Gravity-Stable Displacement, Water and Gas Injection, Coning and Cusping, Asphaltenes and High WOR and GOR Problems Monitoring, surveillance and making future production projection [What it is, What's involved, How it is done, Introduction of simulation concepts and IPR analysis] Introduction to fundamental gas reservoir engineering principles and Pressure Transient Analysis Multi-disciplinary Aspects and Field Development Issues.