By the end of this programme, participants will:
- Understand the fundamentals of reservoir engineering and its role in oil and gas production.
- Learn key concepts of reservoir fluid properties, rock properties, and flow mechanisms.
- Gain insight into reservoir performance evaluation techniques and methodologies.
- Understand how to estimate reserves and predict reservoir behavior.
- Develop an understanding of reservoir management and the tools used for optimizing production.
DAY 1
Introduction to Reservoir Engineering and Key Concepts
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- Overview of reservoir engineering and its role in oil and gas industry
- Basic concepts of reservoir rock and fluid properties
- Understanding porosity, permeability, and saturation
- Types of reservoirs: Conventional and unconventional
- Introduction to fluid flow in porous media
- Exercises: Understanding reservoir fluid properties and flow mechanisms
DAY 2
Reservoir Rock and Fluid Properties
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- Detailed analysis of rock properties: Porosity, permeability, wettability
- Reservoir fluid properties: PVT analysis, phase behavior
- Pressure and temperature effects on fluid properties
- Fluid types: Oil, gas, water, and their behavior in reservoirs
- Exercises: Performing PVT analysis and interpreting phase diagrams
DAY 3
Reservoir Performance Evaluation
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- Well test interpretation: Pressure transient analysis, drawdown and buildup tests
- Material balance calculations
- Estimating production potential and recovery factors
- Decline curve analysis for reservoir performance forecasting
- Exercises: Evaluating reservoir performance through well tests and material balance
DAY 4
Reservoir Management and Enhanced Recovery Techniques
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- Reservoir management principles: Optimization and monitoring
- Recovery mechanisms: Primary, secondary, and tertiary recovery
- Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques: Water flooding, gas injection, chemical flooding
- Case studies on reservoir management and EOR implementation
- Exercises: Developing a reservoir management plan with recovery strategies
DAY 5
Estimation of Reserves and Reservoir Simulation
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- Reserve estimation methods: Volumetric, material balance, and decline curve methods
- Introduction to reservoir simulation and modeling techniques
- Use of software tools for reservoir simulation and performance prediction
- Risk analysis and uncertainty in reserve estimation
- Exercises: Estimating reserves and simulating reservoir behavior
