Courses Handbook 2007 - [ Archived ]

301735 (v.3) Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering 605


Area:

Department of Petroleum Engineering

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

40.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 

Lecture:

1 x 20 Hours 4 Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 20 Hours 4 Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

301736 (v.3) Hydrocarbon Phase Behaviour 606 or any previous version
AND
301737 (v.3) Formation Evaluation 604 or any previous version
 

Syllabus:

Basic concepts in reservoir engineering, rock properties, pressure-volume-temperature (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.
 
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
 

Field of Education:

030100 Manufacturing Engineering and Technology (Narrow Grouping)

Funding Cluster:

08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

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