This training course introduces reservoir
engineering concepts and methods to enable cross-disciplinary exchange of ideas
and experience. It provides the required input to help you understand questions
crucial to the reservoir engineer: How much oil & gas is there
(accumulation)? How much can be recovered (reserves)? How fast can it be
recovered (rate)? By the end of the course, participants will have gained a
foundational understanding of reservoir engineering that they can use while
moving forward in their training.
This training course will feature:
Discussions
on the role of reservoir engineering in exploration and production as well
as how reservoir engineers interact with other disciplines in the
Petroleum Industry
A
description of Reservoir rock properties, Darcy’s Law and Fundamentals of
fluid flow in a porous media.
A
description of Reservoir fluid phase behaviour and reservoir fluid
properties
An
Overview of well testing and application of the diffusivity equation
An
outline of different drive mechanisms and discussion of the recovery
factors
Principles
of Material Balance and Decline Curve Analysis
Use
of fractional flow equations and Immiscible displacement concepts
Definition
of reserves, estimation of oil and gas in place and Production Forecast.
Training Objecives
What are the Goals?
By the end of this training course,
participants will be able to:
Describe
a hydrocarbon reservoir and list the fluids found in it
Illustrate
with diagrams how these fluids are distributed in a hydrocarbon reservoir
Describe
and explain porosity, permeability and fluid saturations
Determine
the properties of natural gas, oil and water
Explain
and define saturated reservoirs, undersaturated reservoirs, bubble point
pressure, oil and gas formation volume factors, gas oil ratio
Calculate
the volume of hydrocarbon in place and recovery factors Derive the general
material balance equation, modify it and use it to calculate hydrocarbon
in place for gas reservoirs, saturated reservoirs and under saturated
reservoirs
Use
the Havlena and Odeh technique to determine oil in place for saturated
reservoirs and under saturated reservoirs
Use
of well testing data in determining average reservoir pressure,
productivity index, permeability, and skin effect
Discuss
the recovery factors of different drive mechanisms.
Explain
the use of fractional flow equations and Immiscible displacement concepts
Perform
decline curve analysis
Target Audience
Who is this Training Course for?
This Reservoir Engineering training course is
suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
Petroleum
and Reservoir Engineers
Production
and Operations Engineers
Reservoir,
Production and Operations Engineers
Petro-Physicists
and Geo-Physicists
Geologists
and Non – Engineers
Managers
Who Seek to Derive Greater Decision Making on Field Development
Training Methods
How will this Training Course be Presented?
This Galaxy Oil & Gas Trainings course
will utilise a variety of learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding,
comprehension and retention of the information presented. The daily workshops
will be highly interactive and participative. This involves regular discussion
of applications as well as review questions on each topic.
Daily Agenda
Day One: Reservoir and Reservoir
Engineering Basics
Introduction
to reservoir engineering
Reservoir
Life Cycle
Reservoir
environment and formation properties
Identification
of contacts
Definition
of reservoir pressure
Determination
of pressure gradients
Day Two: Reservoir Conditions
Reservoir
and surface conditions
Formation
volume factor, viscosity, solution gas-oil ratio, API gravity, specific
gravity
Estimating
gas, oil, and water properties from correlations
Application
of deviation factor to ideal gas law
Darcy's
Law and fundamentals of fluid flow
Relative
permeability concept
Day Three: Reservoir
Fundamentals
Principles
of Well Testing in reservoir characterization
Estimation
of average pressure
Application
of diffusivity equation to steady state, semi-steady state and
unsteady-state flow
Applications
of line source solution to determine reservoir pressure
Overview
of well testing techniques
Use
of well testing
Day Four: Reservoir Drive
Reservoir
Drive Mechanisms
Principles
of Material Balance Analysis
Use
of fractional flow equations
Immiscible
displacement concepts
Recovery
concepts
Day Five: Reserve
Estimation and Production Forecasting
Definition
of reserves
Recovery
factor-API Correlations
Estimation
of oil-in-place
Estimation
of gas-in-place
Production
Forecast – Decline Curve Analysis
Certificate
Awarded
The Participants receive Certificate of Completion at the end
of the training.
