Course Description
 
 
 


PTRL6001 - Reservoir Engineering I

Instructor:
Prof. Val Pinczewski

Course Content:
Basic concepts of origin, accumulation and recovery of hydrocarbon fluids. Fluid properties, PVT behaviour and classification of hydrocarbon reservoirs. Material balance equations for gas cap, solution gas, depletion and water drive reservoirs, and gas reservoirs. Reservoir rock properties and core analysis procedures, porosity-permeability relationships. Darcy's law for linear and radial flow, steady-state and pseudo steady-state flow. Wellbore damage, skin-factor and well productivity. Horizontal wells. Wettability, capillary pressure and vertical distribution of reservoir fluids.

Contact Details:
Phone: +61 2 9385 5190/5189
Email: v.pinczewski@unsw.edu.au
Prerequisites:
Nil
Course Materials:
Access to WebCT course site
Course Guide
MathCad Software

Assessment:
Assignments
Exam


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