DURATION:   5 days

 

LEVEL:  Foundation / Intermediate 

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DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...

…a junior Reservoir Engineer, Production/Petroleum Engineer, Geoscientist, Technical/Operational Manager or other Professional with a need to know more about Reservoir Engineering and Nodal Analysis roles in reservoir management and optimisation.

 

HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE

·    Structured presentations,

·    Daily revisions & take-aways

·    Mind maps

·    Breakout sessions

·    Exercises

 

THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING

By the end of the course participants will feel confident in their understanding of:

·    Fundamentals of Reservoir Geology

·    Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering

·    Reservoir Management and some Advanced Topics

·    Well Testing and Analysis

·    Field Development Planning

·    Artificial Lift Systems

·    Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Techniques

·    ESG, Environmental, Social/Safety and Governance Considerations

·    Nodal Analysis (Concepts, Terminology, IPR, OPR, Workflow, Models and HSE)

 

DAILY AGENDA

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Day 1 - FUNDAMENTALS OF RESERVOIR GEOLOGY

·    Importance of geology in reservoir studies. Geological time scale.

·    Types of rocks and types of reservoirs in petroleum industry.

·    Petroleum Traps: types and examples. Role of tectonics in reservoir formation and compartmentalisation.

·    Sediment transport and deposition mechanisms.

·    Most common types of sedimentary environments: fluvial, deltaic, marine, and aeolian.

·    Reservoir Rock Properties: Porosity, Permeability and Saturation. Rock fabric and its impact on reservoir quality.

·    Reservoir Characterisation Techniques: Geological modelling, Core sampling and data integration.

·    Petrophysical Properties and Well Logging: Introduction to petrophysics. Overview of well logging techniques and tools.

·    Reservoir properties: Porosity, Permeability, Saturation, Net gross, Net pay.

·    Take Aways Day 1 and Open course Q/A

·    Day 1 Questionnaire/Exercises and Mind Map

 

Day 2 - FUNDAMENTALS OF RESERVOIR ENGINEERING

·    Revision & Consolidation Day 1

·    Importance of reservoir engineering in the oil and gas industry.

·    Definition and scope of reservoir engineering.

·    Role of reservoir engineers.

·    Engineering Reservoir Basic Properties Definitions:

-   Formation volume factor (FVF); Solution gas-oil ratio (GOR); Solution oil-gas ratio (OGR); Liquid specific gravity; API specific gravity; Gas specific gravity; Bubble point pressure; Retrograde dewpoint pressure; Saturation pressure; Critical point; Composition or feed; Saturated condition; Undersaturated condition.

·    Reservoir Fluid Properties and Types

-   Properties of reservoir fluids: oil, gas, and water.

-   Black oil, Volatile oil, Condensate (retrograde gas), Wet gas, Dry gas: Properties; Systems

·    Reservoir Fluid Flow in Porous Media - Essential Insights

-   Single-component system

-   Two component system

-   Three component system

·    Reservoir Drive Mechanism and their impact

·    Material Balance Equation: Derivation and application of the material balance equation. Volumetric analysis and reserves estimation.

·    Important Take Aways Day 2 and Open Course Q/A

·    Questionnaire/Exercises and Mind Map

 

Day 3 - WELL TESTING, EOR, RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT 

·    Revision & Consolidation Day 2

·    Well Testing and Pressure Transient Analysis

-   Objectives and types of well tests.

·    Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Techniques

-   Introduction to EOR methods: thermal, chemical, and miscible gas injection.

-   Screening criteria for EOR methods.

·    Reservoir Management and Advanced Topics

-   Reservoir Simulation: Models and Data requirements.

-   Reservoir Pressure and Temperature gradients and their impact on reservoir performance.

-   Estimating the RF: Methods; Deterministic and Probabilistic.

-   Estimating the Production Profile: Decline Curve analysis, Production forecasts.

-   Well Performance and Productivity

·    Important Take Aways Day 3 and Open Course Q/A

·    Day 3 Questionnaire/Exercises and Mind Map

 

Day 4 - FIELD DEVELOPMENT, AL AND ESG

·    Revision & Consolidation Day 3

·    Field Development Planning

-   Phases of field development

-   Well placement and drilling strategies

·    Artificial Lift Systems

-   What is artificial lift in the oilfield?

-   Why is artificial lift used?

-   Examples of artificial lift

·    ESG, Environmental Social/Safety & Governance

-   Environmental impact of reservoir engineering activities

-   Safety protocols and regulations

-   Sustainable practices in reservoir engineering

·    Important Take Aways Day 4 and Open Course Q/A

·    Day 4 Questionnaire/Exercises and Mind Map

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Day 5 - NODAL ANALYSIS, CONCEPTS, IPR, OPR, WORKFLOW/MODEL

·    Revision & Consolidation Day 4

·    Introduction to Nodal Analysis

-   Definition and scope of nodal analysis

-   Historical background and development

-   Applications of nodal analysis in the oil and gas industry

·    Basic Concepts and Terminology

-   Nodes and systems in production networks

-   Inflow Performance Relationship (IPR) and Outflow Performance Relationship (OPR)

·    Inflow Performance Relationship (IPR)

-   Fundamentals of IPR

-   Darcy's Law and its applications in IPR

-   Types of IPR curves: straight-line, Vogel, Fetkovich, and composite models

·    Outflow Performance Relationship (OPR)

-   Fundamentals of OPR

-   Single-phase and multi-phase flow in pipes

-   Pressure drop calculations in tubing and flowlines

·    Nodal Analysis Workflow

-   Step-by-step process of conducting nodal analysis

-   Identifying and defining system components

-   Data requirements and gathering

·    Building the Nodal Analysis Model

-   Creating nodal diagrams

-   Selecting nodes and setting boundary conditions

-   Integrating IPR and OPR in the model

·    Environmental And Safety Considerations

-   Environmental impact of production optimisation

-   Safety protocols and best practices in nodal analysis

-   Sustainable practices in nodal analysis

·    Important Take Aways Day 5 and Open Course Q/A

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·    Questionnaire/Exercises and Mind Map