PGE 304
Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering
2
Course Description
At the end of this course, the students should be able to:
1. characterise a petroleum reservoir;
2. perform an in-situ-evaluation of the hydrocarbon stock in the oil and gas before gathering;
3. carry out various calculations to ascertain recoverable hydrocarbons;
4. perform material balance calculations required in water influx-models;
5. apply fluid flow concepts to recover hydrocarbons from oil and gas wells; and
6. use decline curve analysis to estimate recoverable hydrocarbons.
Course Outline
Introduction: Functions of a reservoir engineer; characteristics of petroleum reservoir;
geological concepts in reservoir engineering; recovery methods and definitions of reservoirs.
Determination of hydrocarbon in-place for oil and gas recovery: volumetric methods; material
balance and applications; water influx models and calculations; uncertainties in reserve
calculations. Fluid flow concepts; flow potential; Darcy’s Law. Decline curve analysis.