Provide the basic physical and chemical aspects of petroleum reservoir fluids (oil, water, petroleum gas, CO 2 H 2 S, inert gases) including fluid behaviour and composition.

Provide practical experience in the methods of fluid compositional analysis and the determination of hydrocarbon vapour-liquid equilibria and equations-of-state (EOS) models.

Use state-of-the-art fluid flow simulation models such as PETREL to evaluate fluid behaviour in reservoir.

To history match well test data to the results of fluid flow simulation models (i.e. compare the behaviour of a well on test or production over time in comparison to the results of a fluid flow simulation)

(LO1) Acritical appreciation of  the chemistryof waters, solids, oils and gases and how this influences their behaviour withinreservoir

(LO2) Practicalknowledge and critical understanding of the analytical techniques used todetermine fluid/reservoir properties, such as GC and GCMS, and how they areused in practice

(LO3) Abilityto use industry-standard modelling approaches to reservoir using software suchas PETREL

(S1) Ability to prepare executive style reports for the assessed course work

(S2) Problem solving and communication using information from a number of sources

(S3) Practical laboratory skills

(S4) Successful working in groups

The following topics will be covered in the lectures, labs and workshops  
Chemistry and classification of petroleum fluids and solids in reservoirs.

Phase behaviour of petroleum reservoir fluids.

PVT analysis and reservoir fluid properties.

Biodegradation in reservoir and oil souring (H 2 S).

Thermal alteration of oil and gas compositions in reservoirs.

Thermochemical sulphate reduction and H 2 S production.

Formation waters: characterisation, controls on composition, formation water location within the reservoir, water behaviour during production.

Water injection for enhanced oil recovery: monitoring breakthrough by compositional analysis.

CO2 injection for enhanced oil recovery and greenhouse gas disposal.

Scaling and fouling of production equipment.

State changes during flow.

Flow of chemically reactive fluids.

Controls on fluid viscosity and density.

Temperature evolution of reservoirs.

Flow of two or more immiscible fluids: capillarity effects, relative permeability (and see module specification for ENVS603).

Understanding industry-standard fluid-flow model construction: boundary-conditions in space and time; developing intuition.

Input of seismic data to build reservoir models.

Input of well control data to build reservoir models.

Correlation methods and tools to help build reservoir models.

Use of reservoir analogues to help build reservoir models.

History matching well test data to the results of fluid flow simulations (comparison of fluid flow model output to well-test and production data).

Reservoir deformation during production and it effect on production.

Placing production wells on the basis of reservoir models and fluid flow simulation output.

Teaching Method 1 - Lecture
Description: 24 lecture sessions to deliver background knowledge
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Teaching Method 2 - Laboratory Work
Description: 6 practical sessions on physical/chemical properties of oils, waters and gases assessed by coursework (2 summative)
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Teaching Method 3 - Group-work
Description: Group work will be focussed on the reservoir simulation work using, e.g. Petrel.
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Teaching Method 4 - Practical
Description: Four workshops to develop and practice modelling skills assessed by coursework (2 summative)
Attendance Recorded: Yes