Reservoir Characterization: A Multi-Disciplinary Team Approach

Introduction

The course is designed to give an introduction to the fundamental and practical aspects of modern reservoir simulation. Particular emphasis is placed upon the available data and its integration into a data set that reflects a coherent model of the reservoir. These aspects are reinforced with small practical examples run by groups of the course participants. The course is organized in morning lecture sessions and afternoon practical sessions

Objectives

By the end of this course participants will learn how to:

• Apply the principles of reservoir engineering to numerical modeling
• Set up, run, and analyze the results for single well, pattern and full-field models
• Prepare fluid and rock property data in the manner required for simulation studies
• Identify and eliminate causes of numerical problems
• Perform a history match
• Use the matched model to predict future performance under a variety of assumptions

Target Audience

The course is directed to reservoir engineers and petroleum engineers who will actively be using reservoir simulation.

Reservoir Engineering Outline

The course covers the following topics:

• Displacement
• One dimensional water oil displacement
• Model components, types, and modern gridding methods
• Two-dimensional displacement
• Grid orientation and refinement
• Routine and special core analysis
• Pseudo relative permeability and capillary pressure
• Relative permeability manipulation
• Experiments, aquifer representation
• Debug a problem model
• Recurrent data, history matching, and transition to prediction mode
• Well test history match and prediction for design of extended test