Reservoir Engineering

3 credits · Undergraduate Programs

Steady, pseudo-steady and transient flow in reservoirs; reservoir types. Estimation of reservoir flow properties along vertical and lateral heterogeneities for formations in parallel and in series. Reserve estimation and management using volumetric and material balance methods in gas, gas-condensate and oil reservoirs. Reservoir drive mechanisms; frontal advanced theory; diagnosis and flow characteristics of gas; water influx in aquifer models; decline curve analysis. Principles of recovery mechanisms for low mobility reservoirs such as oil sands and shales. Prerequisite(s): Engineering 311; Chemical Engineering 331 or Mechanical Engineering 341; and Petroleum Engineering 310. Antirequisite(s): Credit for Petroleum Engineering 429 and 523 will not be allowed.