308070 (v.1) Reservoir Engineering for Drilling Engineers 605
| Area: | Department of Petroleum Engineering |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 40.0 |
| 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. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit, students will have - A thorough overview of the physical processes that occur in petroleum reservoirs. an understanding of the principles of fluid flow in porous media, rock and fluid behaviour. 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. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Amyx, Bass and Whiting. (1960), Petroleum Reservoir Engineering, New York, McGraw-Hill. Craft and Hawkins, (1959), Applied Petroleum Reservoir Engineering, New Jersey., Prentice-Hall. Dake, L.P. (2001), Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering, Amsterdam., Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company. Muskat, M. (1981), 2nd ed. Physical Principles of Oil Production, Boston, McGraw-Hill. 2nd Edition. Course notes. |
| Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Final Exam 70%, Tutorials/Projects 30%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
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