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.

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.

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 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.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Final Exam 70%, Tutorials/Projects 30%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Field of Education:

10700 Earth Sciences (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information:

Informational

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Availability Information has not been provided by the respective School or Area. Prospective students should contact the School or Area listed above for further information.

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