Course Catalogue.

After participating in this course, you will be able to:

• distinguish reservoir fluids based on their phase behaviour characteristics and design appropriate sampling programs for reservoir fluid acquisition
• select non-representative samples from multiple data sources
• determine liquid and gas volumes using flash analysis
• use laboratory test results to determine reservoir fluid properties
• perform in-place volume calculations
• make production forecasts

Description
The pressure-volume-temperature (PVT) behaviour of reservoir fluids is a valuable data set used for reservoir engineering estimates of recovery potential. This course provides a basis for the systematic acquisition of representative fluid samples. Participants will then learn how to use these samples to determine the fluid properties required to predict reservoir recovery and the production forecast of non-thermal recovery mechanisms.

The knowledge gained from this course is vital for the development of new oil and gas fields, the design of surface gathering systems and processing facilities, and the design of waterflood and other enhanced recovery schemes. Skills learned in this course will also enable participants to do reservoir-engineering calculations for the determination of initial in-place volume, hydrocarbon reserves and production forecasts, and reservoir simulation.

Who Should Attend
This course is ideal for Reservoir Engineers, Petroleum Engineers, Reserves Evaluators, and anyone with a technical background interested in reservoir engineering or simulation studies.

By participating, you will gain the skills to distinguish reservoir fluids based on their phase behavior characteristics, design appropriate sampling programs for reservoir fluid acquisition, and select non-representative samples from multiple data sources. You will also learn how to determine liquid and gas volumes using flash analysis, utilize laboratory test results to determine reservoir fluid properties, perform in-place volume calculations, and make production forecasts.

This comprehensive understanding of the pressure-volume-temperature (PVT) behavior of reservoir fluids is crucial for developing new oil and gas fields, designing surface gathering systems and processing facilities, and creating effective waterflood and other enhanced recovery schemes.

Course Syllabus

Day I

• Introduction
• Acquiring representative reservoir samples, QC of the sampling process
• Recognizing the relative importance of pressure, volume, and temperature data for various hydrocarbon systems
• Live oil versus recombined mixture
• Phase envelope and behaviour of hydrocarbon mixtures
• Standard laboratory PVT tests and applications

Day II

• Differential versus flash analysis
• Basic characterizations of reservoir fluids using laboratory PVT test data
• Compositional analysis, characterization, and pseudo components (lumping)
• Introduction to equation-of-state (EOS)
• Application of EOS for modelling of petroleum reservoir fluids
• PVT calculations and simulation of laboratory PVT tests

Day III

• PVT behaviour of various reservoir fluids: gas/condensate reservoirs, light oil, heavy oil
• Analysis of displacement mechanism: non-miscible and miscible displacement processes
• Compositional simulation
• PVT implications on the pipeline, surface gathering system, and processing units
• Conclusion