PGE 323M - Reservoir Engineering III
Instructor: John T. Foster, Ph.D.
Office: POB 5.118
Phone: 512-471-6972
Email: john.foster@utexas.edu
Class Location: CPE 3.144
Class Time: T-Th 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Office Hours: W 10:00 AM - 11:00 PM Virtual Zoom
Link (password given in class) and by appointment (scheduling link)
Course Website: https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1395281
Course Description: Mathematical equations governing fluid flow in reservoirs; numerical methods to solve the equations; numerical reservoir simulation; treatment of wells; history matching; a simulation project performed using a commercial simulator. Restricted to students admitted to major sequence in geosystems engineering and hydrogeology or petroleum engineering.
Prerequisites: Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering 323L
Book: Most of the reservoir simulation textbooks are out-dated and/or are geared towards graduate students. There are several books that would make a good reference which are included below.
Suggested References:
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Balhoff, M. An Introduction to Multiphase, Multicomponent Reservoir Simulation, Esevier, 2023.
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Kassem, J.H., Ali, S., Islam, M., Petroleum Reservoir Simulation: A Basic Approach, Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, TX, 2006.
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Chrichlow, Henry B., Modern Reservoir Engineering: A Simulation Approach, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., 1979.
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Aziz, Khalid and Settari, Anthony, Petroleum Reservoir Simulation, Elsevier, New York, 1979.
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Mattax, Calvin C., and Dalton, Robert L. (eds.), Reservoir Simulation, SPE Monograph Series, 1990.
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Peaceman, Donald W., Fundamentals of Numerical Reservoir Simulation, Elsevier, New York, 1977.
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Thomas, Gordon W., Principles of Hydrocarbon Reservoir Simulation, IHRDC, Boston, 1982.
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Ertekin, Turgay, Jamal H. Abou-Kassem and Gregory R. King, Basic Applied Reservoir Simulation, Henry L. Doherty Memorial Fund of AIME, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Richardson, TX 2001.
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Smith, G. D., Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations, Clarendon Press (1978).
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Ertekin, T and Adewumi, M.A., Reservoir Simulation, IHRDC, Boston, MA (1995).
Grading
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20% Lecture Quizes
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40% Daily assignments
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40% Projects
Grade Assignment
| Range | Grade |
|---|---|
| >92 | A |
| 90-92 | A- |
| 88-90 | B+ |
| 82-88 | B |
| 80-82 | B- |
| 78-80 | C+ |
| 72-78 | C |
| 70-72 | C- |
| 60-70 | D |
| < 60 | F |
Outline: Below is a general outline of what I intend to cover in the course. This is subject to change based on the needs and preparation of the students in the class. Any updates will be posted as they occur.
| Lecture | Description | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 1 | Software tools used in the course | |
| 2 | Introduction to git and GitHub | |
| 3 | Introduction to Python and Python functions | |
| 4 | Python - Data structures, Loops and conditional statements | |
| 5 | Python - Object-oriented programming | |
| 6 | Python - Numpy, Scipy, matplotlib | |
| 7 | Image Nechelik Reservoir | |
| 8 | Single-Phase Flow Eqns | |
| 9 | Finite Differencing | |
| 10 | Explicit and Implicit Method | |
| 11 | Implicit Method and Transmissibility | |
| 12 | CMG Tutorial | |
| 13 | Crank Nicholson + Control Volume | |
| 14 | Heterogeneities | |
| 15 | 2D Flow | |
| 16 | 2D Flow, wells and well models | |
| 17 | Multiphase Flow | |
| 18 | Project 1 in CMG | |
| 19 | Multiphase Flow | |
| 20 | Multiphase Flow | |
| 21 | IMPES | |
| 22 | Project 2 in CMG | |
| 23 | Advanced Topics | |
| 24 | Advanced Topics | |
| 25 | Advanced Topics | |
| 26 | Advanced Topics | |
| 27 | Advanced Topics |
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