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Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Petroleum Reservoir Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati and NPTEL via Swayam

Overview

ABOUT THE COURSE:The fundamental concepts of the Petroleum Reservoir Engineering is very much important for petroleum production and the allied engineering for safe and efficient operation of petroleum reservoirs. The course provides a broad outlines with respects to both the basic and advanced topics in the field of reservoir engineering including enhanced oil recovery, reservoir simulation tools and unconventional production of natural gas.INTENDED AUDIENCE: Under graduate and post graduate students, professional practitioner in the discipline of Petroleum Engineering, Chemical EngineeringPREREQUISITES: Bachelor Degree (enrolled/completed) in any Engineering disciplineINDUSTRY SUPPORT: Petroleum Industries/companies: ONGC, OIL, GAIL, IOCL, etc.

Syllabus

Week 1: Lecture 1 : Petroleum Reserves: Origin and CompositionLecture 2 : Petroleum Geology- Reservoir DepositionLecture 3 : Oil Well Drilling Methods: Well CompletionWeek 2: Lecture 4: Basic Reservoir EngineeringLecture 5: Oil Migration and TrapsLecture 6: Reservoir Drive Mechanisms: Pressure DrivenWeek 3: Lecture 7: Hydrocarbon Fluid Classification-Phase DiagramLecture 8: Reservoir Fluid Properties- GasWeek 4: Lecture 9: Reservoir Fluid Properties- OilLecture 10: Reservoir Fluid Properties- WaterLecture 11: Reservoir Rock PropertiesWeek 5: Lecture 12: Conventional Petroleum Production SystemLecture 13: Fundamental of Oil and Gas Flow in Porous MediaLecture 14: Reservoir DeliverabilityWeek 6: Lecture 15: General Equation for radial flow of Oil and Gas in ReservoirLecture 16: Inflow Performance Relationship Steady and Unsteady SatesLecture 17: Material balance in Oil and Gas Reservoirs- Volumetric basisWeek 7: Lecture 18: Oil and Gas Well Testing MethodsLecture 19: Predicting Reservoir PerformanceLecture 20: Production Decline Curve AnalysisWeek 8: Lecture 21: Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)- Thermal and Non-ThermalLecture 22: Introduction to Reservoir SimulationLecture 23: Unconventional Natural Gas ProductionLecture 24: Review Class

Taught by

Prof. Pankaj Tiwari

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