Course Description

This course gives the non-reservoir engineer a better understanding of reservoir engineering practices and limitations. The course is designed to provide a good understanding of reservoir engineering processes, the required data, and the limitations on the engineers’ analysis and interpretations. The course also provides persons who are already well trained in the other upstream petroleum industry technical disciplines with an understanding of the current state-of-the-art practice of reservoir engineering.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, participant will be able to:

• Utilize the tools and techniques of reservoir engineering.
• Understand the principles and processes of reservoir engineering.
• Analyze and interpret reservoir properties such as structure, fluid contacts, water saturation, and pressure.
• Evaluate rock properties including porosity, permeability, and capillary pressure.
• Comprehend the phase behavior of reservoir fluids and their properties.
• Calculate initial hydrocarbons in place using volumetric methods.
• Address uncertainty in reservoir engineering using probabilistic methods.
• Apply material balance methods to oil and gas reservoirs.
• Assess fluid flow and well performance in various flow regimes.
• Understand immiscible displacement processes and their impact on reservoir performance.
• Identify different reservoir types and drive mechanisms.
• Gain knowledge of reservoir simulation and its applications.
• Develop field development plans and forecast well count and rates.

Who Can Benefit

Engineers and geoscientists now working in an asset environment where they need to better understand the practices and limitations of the methods and procedures employed by the reservoir engineers with whom they work. Participants should have three or more years of technical experience in the upstream petroleum industry.