In the E&P business, Reservoir Engineers play a key role in handling, analysing and interpreting subsurface and production data at all stages of field development. Reservoir Engineering data and models are used in field development plans to optimise economic production of hydrocarbons.
In this course fundamental concepts and a broad spectrum of modern practical reservoir engineering methods are addressed. Extensive use is made of practical and actual field problems to illustrate relevant subjects.
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.
The course is also useful for Petroleum Engineering team leaders, IT staff and support staff working with reservoir engineering, development and production departments.
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.
A short test or quiz can be held at the end the course.
Day by day programme
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
Course Recap, Quiz and evaluation
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