Reservoir Engineering 101
Live Streaming Online August 1-2, 2023
An EUCI Program
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This one and a half day course presents an overview of the fundamental concepts used in petroleum reservoir engineering. Starting with the definition and classification of petroleum reservoirs, and with the presentation of fundamental rock and fluid properties, the instructor will guide the participants in the application of engineering methods for estimation of initial fluid distribution in a reservoir and the estimation of initial volume of hydrocarbons in place. Additionally, this course will include a brief introduction to unconventional reservoirs and the application of engineering methods to the estimation of reserves of unconventional reservoirs.
Learning Outcomes
- Define and classify petroleum reservoirs (conventional and unconventional)
- Identify reservoir primary drive mechanisms
- Classify petroleum resources using up to date definition systems (SPE PRMS)
- Apply volumetric method for estimation of reserves in petroleum reservoirs
- Apply material balance method for estimation of reserves in petroleum reservoirs
- Recognize principles behind decline curve analysis to estimate reservoir performance and recovery
- Discuss differences of reservoir engineering methods to unconventional reservoirs
Agenda
TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2023
9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Central Time
Introduction: Reservoir Engineering Definition and Description
- What is a Reservoir?
- Basic structures
- Hydrocarbon traps
- Depositional environments
- Classification based on types of fluids contained
- Review of Rock and Fluid Properties
- Properties of reservoir rock
- Porosity
- Fluid saturation
- Permeability
- Wettability
- Capillary pressure
- Properties of reservoir rock
- Reservoir fluid properties
- API gravity
- Formation volume factor
- Gas solubility
- Density
- Viscosity
- Reservoir Fluid Distribution
- Pressure gradient calculations
- How Does a Reservoir Produce Oil and Gas?
- Primary reservoir drive mechanisms
- Solution gas drive
- Gas cap drive
- Natural water drive
- Compaction drive
- Gravity drainage
- Combination drive
- Definition of Reserves using the Petroleum Resources Management System (PRMS)
- Reserves, contingent resources, prospective resources
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2023
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Central Time
Reservoir Engineering: A Deeper Look
- Methods of Estimation of Reserves
- Estimate Oil-in-Place and Gas-in-Place
- Analogy and volumetrics
- Material balance
- Decline curve analysis
- Introduction to unconventional reservoirs
- Decline curve analysis for unconventional reservoirs
Instructor
Luis Zerpa, Associate Professor at the Petroleum Engineering Department, Colorado School of Mines
Luis Zerpa is an Associate Professor at the Petroleum Engineering Department of the Colorado School of Mines. Before joining Mines, Luis was a Professor at the University of Zulia, Venezuela, and worked as a consultant for the Venezuelan National Oil Company (PDVSA) in reservoir engineering and EOR-related projects. He has a Ph.D. degree in Petroleum Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines and B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Zulia. His research interests are in the areas of reservoir engineering, fluid flow in porous media, enhanced oil recovery, flow assurance and multiphase flow modeling, and natural gas hydrates as potential energy resource.