School of Engineering and Technology, (SET)
 
CE71.66 : Petroleum Reservoir Engineering  3(3-0)
 
Course objectives:

This course provides fundamental knowledge of properties and behaviors of petroleum reservoir and hydrocarbons in the reservoir.
 
Learning Outcomes:

Rock and fluid properties, volumetric calculation, reservoir types and drive mechanisms, material balance, decline curve analysis, fluid flow in porous media, well testing, immisicible displacement.
 
Pre-requisite(s):

None
 
Course Outline:

I. Rock and Fluid Properties

1. Definition and calculation of rock properties.
2. Definition and calculation of oil, gas, and water properties.

II. Volumetric Calculation

1. Calculation of reservoir volume and estimation of reserve.

III. Reservoir Types and Drive Mechanisms

1. Different types of reservoir and drive mechanisms.

IV. Material Balance

1. Gas reservoir
2. Solution gas drive
3. Gas cap drive
4. Water drive

 

V. Decline Curve Analysis

1. Exponential decline
2. Hyperbolic decline
3. Harmonic decline

VI. Fluid Flow in Porous Media

1. Steady state flow
2. Pseudo steady state flow
3. Transient flow

VII. Well Testing

1. Types of tests
2. Well test reservoir model
3. Reservoir parameter estimation from well tests

VIII. Immisicible Displacement

1. Fractional flow equation
2. Buckley-Leverett displacement
3. Oil recovery calculations

 
 
 
Learning Resources:

Textbook:

Lecture notes and handouts provided by the instructor.
 
Reference Books:

Dake, L.P. (1978):
     Fundamental of Reservoir Engineering, Elsevier.

Craft, B.C. and Hawkins, M. (1991):
     Applied Petroleum Reservoir Engineering, Prentice Hall.

 
Journals and Magazines:

SPE Formation Evaluation
SPE Reservoir Engineering

 
 
 
Evaluation Scheme:

The final grade will be computed according to the following weight distribution:

     Mid-Semester Exam (30%);
     Final Exam (30%);
     Project (10%);
     Homework (20%);
     In-class exercise and class participation (10%).

Closed book exam.
 
Instructor(s):
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