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304464 (v.2) Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering 705


 

Area:

Department of Petroleum Engineering

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

10.0

Lecture:

1 x 20 Hours 4 Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 20 Hours 4 Weekly

Syllabus:

Basic concepts in reservoir engineering, rock properties, PVT analysis, material balance, calculation of hydrocarbon in place and recovery, principles of fluid flow in porous media, Darcy's Law and applications, radial flow in porous medium and principles of transient test analysis.
 

Unit Outcomes:

On completion of this unit students will have - A thorough overview of the physical processes that occur in petroleum reservoirs. Studied in depth the principles of fluid flow in porous media, rock and fluid behaviour. Become familiar with the application of material balance techniques to petroleum reservoirs, the estimation of connate water and residual hydrocarbon saturations, and various methodologies for estimating the initial volumes of hydrocarbons in place.

Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases.

Unit References:

Amyx, Bass and Whiting, (1960), Petroleum Resevoir Engineering, New York, McGraw Hill. Craft and Hawkins, 1959, Applied Petroleum Reservoir Engineering, Prentice-Hall, New Jersey. Morris Muskat., (1949), Physical Principles of Oil Production, 2nd Edition, Boston, McGraw-Hill.

Unit Texts:

No prescribed texts.
 

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Final exam 70%, tutorials/projects 30%. This is by grade/mark assessment

Field of Education:

 30100 Manufacturing Engineering and Technology (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

2  

Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information:

 Informational  

Result Type:

 Grade/Mark


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2004Bentley CampusShort Period 6Y  
2004Bentley CampusShort Period 7Y  

Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

 
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