Department of Petroleum Engineering
PETE301: Reservoir Engineering
3 credits : 3 50-minute lectures per week
Required
Catalog Description: The course covers the general material balance equation and its
application to determine initial oil and gas in place. Various steady and unsteady-state
water influx models are presented along with concepts of fractional flow and the theory of
immiscible displacement. The theory is then extended to two-dimensional systems
whereby the effects of areal and vertical sweep efficiencies on waterflood performance
predictions are highlighted.
Prerequisite: PETE204: Reservoir Rock Properties
PETE205: Petroleum Fluid Properties
Textbook:
B.F. Towler, Fundamental Principles of Reservoir Engineering, SPE
Textbook No.8, 2002.
References:
B. C. Craft and M. Hawkins, revised by R. E. Terry, Applied Petroleum
Reservoir Engineering, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 1991.
L. D. Dake, Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering, Elsevier, 1978.
Course Objectives:
1. Understand the mechanics of oil, water and gas flow in reservoirs to predict the
behavior of the reservoir under different production and injection schemes.
2. Recognize the central role of reservoir engineering in describing, evaluating and
managing the reservoir system.
Topics and Hours:
Topic
Class Hrs
1. Introduction; basic concepts of primary recovery
2
2. Derivation of general material balance equation, limitations, application
3
3. MBE analysis of undersaturated reservoirs
6
4. MBE analysis of saturated reservoirs
6
5. Exam 1
1
6. Water Influx modeling and Water influx in MBE analysis
6
7. Production by internal gas drive
6
8. Exam 2
1
9. Fractional flow curve
2
10. Frontal advance theory
2
11. Linear waterflood performance prediction
2
12. Flood patterns and areal sweep efficiency
3
13. Heterogeneous reservoirs and vertical sweep efficiency
2
14. Pattern flooding performance
3
Total Hours
45
Method of Evaluation:
Homework assignments:
Quizzes and exams:
Participation
Final exam:
Total:
15%
45%
5%
35%
100%
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Contribution to Professional Component:
Engineering Science and Design: All topics relate to the application of scientific and
engineering principles to the prediction of a reservoir's performance under natural
driving energies.
Relationship of Course Learning Outcomes to Program Outcomes:
Course Learning Outcome
Program Outcome
1. Understand mechanics of oil production
 Ability to apply knowledge of
( natural reservoir energies and expulsion
math, science and engineering.
of fluids), and basic performance
 Ability to use techniques, skills
characteristics of various reservoir types.
and modern engineering tools
2. Diagnose water influx, perform water
necessary for engineering
influx calculations by various models and
practices.
incorporate in MBE analysis.
3. Understand the mechanics of
waterflooding and its importance in oil
recovery.
4. Be able to carry out a watreflood
performance prediction.
Prepared by: Dr. Hasan Y. Al-Yousef, March, 2010.
Instructors: Dr. Hasan Y. Al-Yousef, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of
Petroleum Engineering, 3-208, (03) 860-2195, hyousef@kfupm.edu.sa; Darren
Malekzadeh, Ph.D., Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Petroleum Engineering,
16-262, (03) 860-2530, dmalekzadeh@kfupm.edu.sa
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