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TPG4115

Reservoir Property Determination by Core Analysis and Well Testing

Credits 7.5
Level Third-year courses, level III
Course start Spring 2011
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction English
Examination arrangement Written examination

About

About the course

Course content

Core analysis: Permeability and porosity. Capillary pressure. Laboratory measurements. Upscaling by use of average valves, Leverett's J-curve and correlations. Relative permeability. Two phase flow.
Well testing: Pressure drawdown and buildup tests for oil and gas wells. Two-rate testing. The average reservoir pressure. Interference testing. Type curves. The pressure derivative.

Learning outcome

The participants shall learn the basic theory and methodology to establish the reservoir properties by well testing and core analysis. Learn how to apply theory to well test interpretation and reservoir computations. Learn laboratory techniques.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, exercises and laboratory exercises. The exam can be changed from written to oral at the postponed exams (continuation exam). Lectures are held in English if international master students take the course.

Compulsory assignments

  • Exercises

Course materials

A.B.Zolotukhin and Jann-Rune Ursin: Introduction to Petroleum Reservoir Engineering. Høyskoleforlaget, 2000.
Horne, R.N.: Modern Well Test Analysis. A Computer-Aided Approach., Petroway Inc.
Torsæter, O. og Abtahi, M.: Experimental Reservoir Engineering. IPT, 2004. T.A.Jelmert: Introductory well testing, compendium published at the department.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
SIG4015 7.5 sp
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Rock Engineering
  • Well Logging
  • Petroleum Engineering - Reservoir Engineering

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Written examination
Grade: Letters

Ordinary examination - Spring 2011

Written examination
Weighting 100/100 Date 2011-05-30 Time 15:00 Duration 4 timer Place and room Not specified yet.