Course Overview
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the fundamental flow properties of reservoir rocks and fluids that influence hydrocarbon recovery. Participants will explore core concepts such as porosity, permeability, fluid saturation, and relative permeability, and learn how these properties affect fluid flow in porous media. The course integrates theoretical knowledge with practical applications to help professionals better understand reservoir behavior and improve reservoir management decisions.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand key reservoir flow properties and their measurement techniques.
- Explain how rock and fluid properties impact reservoir performance.
- Analyze porosity, permeability, and fluid saturations from core and log data.
- Describe multiphase flow concepts including relative permeability and capillary pressure.
- Apply reservoir flow principles to evaluate well and reservoir performance.
- Integrate flow properties into reservoir simulation and modeling.
Who Should Attend
- Reservoir engineers and geoscientists
- Production engineers involved in well performance analysis
- Petrophysicists and logging engineers
- Petroleum engineering students and researchers
- Field engineers and technical staff working on reservoir evaluation
Course Outline
Introduction to Reservoir Flow Properties
- Overview of Reservoir Rocks and Fluids
- Porosity: Types, Measurement, and Importance
- Permeability: Absolute and Effective Permeability
Fluid Properties and Phase Behavior
- Types of Reservoir Fluids: Oil, Gas, Water
- Fluid Properties: Viscosity, Density, Compressibility
- Phase Behavior and PVT Basics
Saturation and Relative Permeability
- Fluid Saturation Concepts and Measurement
- Relative Permeability: Definition and Significance
- Capillary Pressure and Its Impact on Fluid Distribution
Multiphase Flow in Porous Media
- Darcy’s Law for Single and Multiphase Flow
- Flow Regimes and Saturation Functions
- Wettability and Its Effect on Flow Properties
Applications and Interpretation
- Core Analysis and Laboratory Testing Techniques
- Integration of Flow Properties in Well and Reservoir Evaluation
- Using Flow Properties in Reservoir Simulation Models
- Case Studies and Practical Exercises