301741 (v.3) Numerical Reservoir Simulation 612

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):

301729 (v.3) Applied Geology and Geophysics 602
AND
301735 (v.3) Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering 605
AND
301736 (v.3) Hydrocarbon Phase Behaviour 606
AND
301737 (v.3) Formation Evaluation 604
AND
301738 (v.3) Advanced Reservoir Engineering 601
AND
301739 (v.3) Production Technology 607

Syllabus:

Purpose of simulation, types of simulators (black oil / compositional), model types, basic physics of oil recovery, basic properties of petroleum fluids, derivation of finite difference equations, solution techniques, well modelling, aquifer modelling, fault modelling, local grid refinement, history matching, hands-on tuition examining a range of effects (for example - grid block orientation, numerical diffusion) and practical situations (for example - recovery factors for basic processes, waterflood sweep efficiencies, field optimisations).

** 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:

039900 Other Engineering and Related Technologies (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

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2006	Bentley Campus	Study Period 12	Y

Area External	refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External	refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal	refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online	refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External