Rock and Fluid Properties

At the end of the course, students should: 1. comprehend the properties of reservoir rock: porosity, permeability, conductivity; 2. understand the reservoir fluid properties and how they vary with pressure and temperature; 3. know the thermodynamic behaviour and phase equilibria of reservoir fluids; 4. understand the rock-fluid interaction and how they influence fluid distribution in the reservoir; 5. undertake basic calculations using Darcy’s Law, capillary pressure data, Leverett J- Function, etc; 6. have knowledge of the effect of surface tension and wettability on the phenomenon of capillarity; and 7. understand PVT Experiments.

Composition and porosity of reservoir rock. Darcy’s Law and the concept of permeability and relative permeability. capillary phenomena, surface tension forces, wettability, compressibility and static distribution of fluids. Electric conductivity. chemical, physical and thermodynamic properties of underground fluid. Gas laws. Behavior of liquid. Phase equilibrium. Viscosities of hydrocarbons. Uses of fluid properties in Reservoir Engineering. Rock and Fluid Property correlations. Description of PVT Experiments.