PETROENG 7035 - Reservoir Simulation

The course gives the theoretical basis and practical fundamentals for numerical simulation and analytical modelling of fluid flow in petroleum reservoirs. The partial differential equations required for modelling of single-phase and multi-phase fluid flow in porous media are derived. The governing systems are used for development of several analytical models which serve for reservoir evaluation and analysis. A particular attention is given to empirical functions of transport properties and phase equilibrium that the models contain and which are input functions into reservoir simulators. The numerical methods for solving the basic governing equations using finite difference methods are presented. Input data requirements and applications of simulation models for history matching and prediction of field performance will be discussed. Practical applications are directed to commercial reservoir simulator Eclipse.