Basic Reservoir Simulation

Level: Intermediate

Upcoming Sessions:

To Be Determined
Please Contact Us at tahmed@mtech.edu for more information
Instructors: Dr. Tarek Ahmed

Designed for:

This course is designed for experienced Reservoir Engineers who have been involved in constructing reservoir numerical models and performing simulation studies for field recovery optimization.

Course Overview:

This is a comprehensive course that offers the practicing Reservoir Engineer with advance topics including history matching process and field optimization. Participates are introduced to key issues that are faced when modeling complex reservoir systems.

Course Content:
  • Classification of Reservoir Simulators
  • Planning a Simulation Study
  • Basic Data Required and Data Preparation
    • Variable Bubblepoint Pressure
    • Required Static Reservoir Data
      • PVT Data
      • Initial Saturation Distributions
      • Normalizing Capillary Pressure Data
      • Two-Phase and Three-Phase Relative Permeability
      • Normalizing Relative Permeability Data
      • Modeling Relative Permeability Hysteresis
  • Rock and Fluid Properties for Black Oil Simulation
    • Data Required for Model Construction
    • Sensitivity of Results to Data Accuracy
    • Assignment of Property Distributions to the Simulator
    • Establishing Initial Pressure and Saturation Distributions
  • Interpolation Techniques
    • Least Squares Method
    • Lagrangian Interpolation Polynomial
    • Splines
    • Table Look-up Approach
  • Gridding and Grid Orientation
  • Upscaling and Downscaling
  • Sector Modeling
  • Solution Algorithms for System of Algebraic Equations
  • Mathematical Formulation and Discretization Methods
  • Solution Techniques at the Partial Differential Equation Level
    • Simultaneous Solution Approach
    • Implicit Pressure Explicit Saturation Approach “IMPES”
  • Model Initialization
  • Treatment of Wells and Well Management
    • Treatment of Wells and Well Management
    • Multi-layer Well Models
    • Mobility Weighting
    • Material Balance Checks
    • Fully-implicit Formulation
    • Semi-implicit Formulation
  • History Matching and Forecasting Future Performance
    • Objectives of Modeling Historical Reservoir Performance
    • Strategy and Plans for History Matching
    • Manual and Automatic History Matching
    • Planning the Prediction Cases to be Run
    • Evaluating and Monitoring the Predicted Performance
  • Hands-on Reservoir Simulation