Course Information

Course Code:
Course Number:
Code Course Name Language Type
PET 342E Reservoir Engineering English Compulsory
Local Credits ECTS Theoretical Tutorial Laboratory
3 6 3 0 0
Course Prerequisites and Class Restriction
Prerequisites (PET 212E MIN DD
or PET 212 MIN DD)

and (PET 311E MIN DD
or PET 211E MIN DD)

Class Restriction None
Course Description
Classification of petroleum reservoirs based on trap and fluid types. Using pressure measurements to determine the contact depths. Reservoir drive mechanisms. Derivation of the general material balance equation. Application of the general material balance equation for the various types of drive mechanisms. Water influx models. Estimation of hydrocarbons in place and assessment of associated uncertainty.