PetE 295
Fundamental Reservoir Engineering
Description
Rock properties (porosity, permeability): definition, measurement and models. Rock-fluid interaction (wettability, relative permeability, interfacial tension, capillary pressure): definition, measurement and models. Single and multiphase flow through porous media Darcy equation and diffusivity equation: Derivation and solution for different coordinates and boundary conditions.Prerequisite: PET E 275. PET E 295 cannot be taken for credit if credit has already been obtained in PET E 373.
Learning Outcomes
- Determine reservoir petrophysical properties by analyzing laboratory data.- Determine various formation properties and understand their relevance for oil recovery.
- Estimate oil and gas reserves.
- Formulate concepts of incompressible, slightly compressible and compressible fluid flow in porous media.
- Formulate concepts and use analytical solutions for well-bore flowing pressure of a reservoir in steady-state, transient and semi steady-state flow conditions.
- Explain and identify different reservoir drive (oil and gas production) mechanisms by analyzing production data.
- Calculate oil and gas production by using reservoir properties and appropriate material balance methods for different types of reservoirs.
- Calculate the rate of water influx into petroleum reservoirs by analyzing production data and reservoir properties.
| Lecture | Seminar | Lab | Credits | Total AU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0/1 | 3/2 | 3.75 | 47.25 |
| M % | NS % | CS % | ES % | ED % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
None defined
- A knowledge base for engineering
- Problem analysis
- Communication skills
Undergraduate Program(s)
| 2026/2027 - Winter - Pete-coop - Year 2 |
| 2026/2027 - Winter - Pete - Year 2 |
| 2025/2026 - Winter - Pete-coop - Year 2 |
| 2025/2026 - Winter - Pete - Year 2 |
| 2024/2025 - Winter - Pete-coop - Year 2 |
| 2024/2025 - Winter - Pete - Year 2 |
| 2023/2024 - Winter - Pete-coop - Year 2 |
| 2023/2024 - Winter - Pete - Year 2 |
Sections & Respective Instructors
| B1 - 2026/2027 - Winter - Shanshan Yao |
| B1 - 2025/2026 - Winter - Shanshan Yao |
| B1 - 2024/2025 - Winter - Shanshan Yao |
| B1 - 2023/2024 - Winter - Shanshan Yao |