CBE 5210
Transcript Abbreviation:
Petro Res Engr
Course Description:
Determination of reserves; material balance methods; aquifer models; fractional flow and frontal advance; displacement, pattern, and vertical sweep efficiencies in waterfloods; enhanced oil recovery processes; design of optimal recovery processes. Systematic theoretical and laboratory study of physical properties of petroleum reservoir rocks.
Course Levels:
Undergraduate (1000-5000 level)
Graduate (5000-8000 level)
Designation:
Elective
General Education Course:
(N/A)
Cross-Listings:
(N/A)
Credit Hours (Minimum if “Range”selected):
3.00
Max Credit Hours:
(N/A)
Select if Repeatable:
Off
Maximum Repeatable Credits:
(N/A)
Total Completions Allowed:
(N/A)
Allow Multiple Enrollments in Term:
No
Course Length:
14 weeks (autumn or spring)
Off Campus:
Never
Campus Location:
Columbus
Instruction Modes:
In Person (75-100% campus; 0-24% online)
Prerequisites and Co-requisites:
Prereq: Junior standing or above in Engineering or Earth Sciences; or graduate standing
Electronically Enforced:
Yes
Exclusions:
(N/A)
Course Goals / Objectives:
Derive and use the gas material balance coupled with forecasting.
Derive and use the oil material balance coupled with forecasting
Derive and describe immiscible frontal advance theory and applications
Design a 5-spot waterflood pattern and make production and injection forecasts.
Recognize mechanisms and understand appropriate application situations and advantages of common assisted and enhanced recovery methods.
Analyze the performance of unconventional reservoirs
Explain the physical meaning and evaluate the impact of rock and fluid properties in reservoir engineering and production problems.
Check if concurrence sought:
No
Contact Hours:
| Topic | LEC | REC out-of-class | REC in-class | Weekly LAB out-of-class | Weekly LAB in-class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reservoir classification; Reservoir drive mechanisms and recovery factors. | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| PVT properties of oil and gas; adjustments for separator conditions. | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Volumetric estimate of hydrocarbons-in-place. | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Gas material balance, gas recovery factor and gas production forecasting. | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| General material balance equation; Havlena-Odeh linear material balance equation and examples. | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Darcy’s law; Two-phase flow, relative permeability, mobility ratio. | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Natural water influx; steady state models, van Everdingen-Hurst unsteady state model; history matching; Carter-Tracy model. | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Wettability, capillarity, interfacial tension; Immiscible displacement; vertical and diffuse flow Fractional flow; Buckley-Leverett 1D displacement. | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Oil recovery by Buckley-Leverett-Welge method; Segregated flow and oil recovery: Dietz model. | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Waterflooding – Intro, patterns recovery efficiency; 5-spot areal sweep efficiency; Well injectivity. for various patterns | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Quantifying permeability variation; Vertical sweep efficiency: Dykstra-Parsons model. | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 5-spot waterflood design and forecast using Buckley-Leverett model; waterflood example. | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Introduction and principles of EOR: CO2 flooding, alkali-surfactant-polymer flooding; steam injection. | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Introduction to unconventional reservoirs; Performance analysis of unconventional reservoirs. | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Reserves estimation. | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Pore space properties of rocks, porosity, permeability, Surface tension, interfacial tension, wettability, capillary pressure, and fluid saturations; rock-fluid interactions. | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Properties of pure substances; two, three, and multi-component mixtures. Phase diagrams; and Phase behavior of tight oil and shale gas; classification and identification of reservoirs by fluid type. | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Grading Plan:
Letter Grade
Course Components:
Lecture
Grade Roster Component:
Lecture
Credit by Exam (EM):
No
Grades Breakdown:
| Aspect | Percent |
|---|---|
| Class work (daily, last 15 mins, in teams) | 20% |
| Quizzes (7 quizzes, after each main topic) | 35% |
| Project | 15% |
| Final Exam | 30% |
Representative Textbooks and Other Course Materials:
| Title | Author | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering | L. P. Dake | |
| Petrophysics: Theory and Practice of Measuring Reservoir Rock and Fluid Transport Properties | Tiab, D. and Donaldson, E.C | |
| Physical Properties of Rocks: Fundamentals and Principles of Petrophysics | Schon, J.H | |
| The Properties of Petroleum Fluids | McCain, W. D |
ABET-CAC Criterion 3 Outcomes:
(N/A)
ABET-ETAC Criterion 3 Outcomes:
(N/A)
ABET-EAC Criterion 3 Outcomes:
| Significant contribution (7+ hours) | 1 | an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics |
| Significant contribution (7+ hours) | 7 | an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies |
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