Reservoir Engineering for Other Disciplines

Reservoir Engineering for Other Disciplines

OBJECTIVES

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.

Topics are introduced by lectures and discussion, and learning is re-inforced by practical small classroom exercises. Active participation is encouraged. Hand-out material in paper and/or electronic format will be provided.  Use of laptops and other handheld devices for the exercises is encouraged and facilitated.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This course is applicable for professionals with prior technical or engineering exposure to exploration and production activities. Targeted participants include new Reservoir Engineers, Production Engineers, Petrophysicists and Geoscientists involved with exploration and development of oil & gas reservoirs.

COURSE OUTLINE

Day 1 – Reservoir rock and volumes

• Course Introduction, the Reservoir Engineering work flow, example case
• Reservoir rock properties, permeability and fluid flow
• Distribution of hydrocarbon fluids
• Exercise:  fluid gradients and contacts
• Volumetric Oil in Place and Gas in Place calculations (STOIIP and GIIP)
• Reserves basic principles
• Exercise: Hydrocarbons in place estimation

Day 2 – Fluid behaviour and Material Balance

• Oil and gas, composition and phase behaviour
• Reservoir fluid properties of oil and gas
• Exercise PVT correlations for oil and gas
• Drive Mechanisms
• Oil Material Balance,
• Read and discuss: material balance field case

Day 3 – Well behaviour and well tests

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

Day 4 – Displacement, sweep and reservoir modelling

• Relative permeability and capillary pressure, movable oil
• Displacement and Recovery, sweep, heterogeneity
• Reservoir Simulation – Basic Principles
• Reading and discussion of simulation field cases

Day 5 – Recovery and development planning

• Recovery
• Principles of Enhanced Oil Recovery
• Field Development Planning
• Exercise: development planning
• Special topics