Course Overview
This advanced training program is designed to enhance the skills of reservoir engineers and geoscientists in reservoir characterization, dynamic modeling, and monitoring techniques. The course covers key concepts in rock and fluid properties, static and dynamic reservoir modeling, well testing, and surveillance methods to optimize hydrocarbon recovery. Participants will learn industry-standard workflows and tools to improve reservoir performance and field development planning.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the fundamentals of reservoir rock and fluid properties.
- Apply geostatistical and petrophysical methods for reservoir characterization.
- Build and calibrate static and dynamic reservoir models.
- Analyze well test data and pressure transient analysis (PTA).
- Implement reservoir surveillance and monitoring strategies.
- Evaluate enhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques.
- Use industry software (Petrel, Eclipse, or similar) for reservoir simulation.
Who Should Attend
- Reservoir engineers & petroleum engineers
- Geoscientists & petrophysicists
- Production engineers & field development planners
- Well testing & surveillance specialists
- EOR (Enhanced Oil Recovery) professionals
- Academics & researchers in petroleum engineering
- Oil & gas professionals involved in reservoir management
Course Outlines
Module 1: Fundamentals of Reservoir Characterization
- Introduction to reservoir engineering concepts
- Rock properties: Porosity, permeability, and saturation
- Fluid properties: PVT analysis, phase behavior, and fluid types
- Core analysis & SCAL (Special Core Analysis)
- Reservoir heterogeneity & anisotropy
Module 2: Static Reservoir Modeling
- Seismic interpretation for reservoir mapping
- Petrophysical analysis & log interpretation
- Geostatistical methods for property distribution
- Structural & stratigraphic modeling
- Uncertainty analysis in reservoir models
Module 3: Dynamic Reservoir Modeling & Simulation
- Introduction to reservoir simulation
- Gridding techniques & upscaling
- History matching & model calibration
- Forecasting production under different scenarios
- Sensitivity analysis & optimization
Module 4: Well Testing & Pressure Transient Analysis (PTA)
- Fundamentals of well testing (drawdown, buildup, interference)
- Interpretation of pressure derivative plots
- Identifying reservoir boundaries & flow regimes
- Application of PTA in reservoir characterization
- Case studies on well test analysis
Module 5: Reservoir Monitoring & Management Strategies
- Reservoir surveillance techniques (4D seismic, production logging)
- Water & gas flood monitoring
- Decline curve analysis (DCA) & production forecasting
- Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) screening & implementation
- Case studies on reservoir management best practices