By the end of course, delegates will be able to:
• Gain better understand on the basics of reservoir engineering
• Be aware how to calculate the original hydrocarbon in place
• Raise their knowledge on reservoir fluid characterization and fluid-rock properties
• Gain sufficient knowledge on well testing basics
• Understand different oil recovery methods
• Gain sufficient knowledge on reservoir simulation basics
• Understand production optimization and Nodal Analysis Approach
• Gain better knowledge on water/gas coning effect and control

Reservoir Engineers
• Simulation Engineers
• Petroleum Engineers
• Field/Production Engineers
• Facilities/Process Engineers
• Team Leader/Managers
• Development/Exploitation Engineers
• Other persons who seek more knowledge on the basic reservoir engineering

This training course will combine technical presentations, extensive discussion and different actual field case studies supported by video materials to ensure that all participants will be ready to use theirs new knowledge.

Day 1 - Overview on Reservoir Engineering
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Importance of Reservoir Engineering
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Reservoir Types
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Reservoir Drive Mechanisms
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Overall Reservoir Performance
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Overall Producing Well Performance
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Reservoir Life Cycle
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Initial Oil in Place
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Reserve Estimation
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Recovery factors
Day 2 – Reservoir Properties
• Darcy Equation
• Rock Properties
(Porosity, Permeability, Wettability, Capillary Pressure, Hysteresis)
• Reservoir Fluid Characterization (Fluid Behaviour & PVT Analysis)
• Well Testing
- Well Test Objectives
- Types of Well Tests
- Build Up Analysis
- Case Study- Derivative Analysis
Day 3 – Oil Recovery Methods
• Primary Recovery
• Secondary Recovery
• Water Flooding
- Flooding Patterns
- Factors Affecting Water Flooding
- Fractional Flow Curve
• Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)
- EOR Concept
- EOR Screening Criteria
- EOR Types
• Case Study – Enhanced Oil Recovery study
Day 4 – Basic Reservoir Simulation Engineering
• What is the Reservoir Simulation?
• Importance of Reservoir Simulation
• Reservoir Simulation Concepts
• Reservoir Simulation Model
• Modelling overview
• Input/output data
• Field Development Concept
• Case Study – Field Development Plan
Day 5 – Production Optimization
• Pressure Losses in Production System
• Nodal Analysis Concept
• Nodes of Production System
• Inflow Performance Curve
• Outflow Performance Curve
• Nodal Analysis Applications
• Water and Gas Coning
- Coning/Breakthrough Concept
- Effect of Reservoir Parameters
- Critical Rate Calculation
- Coning Control
- Smart Horizontal Wells
- Case Study - Smart Horizontal well applications (ICD)
• End Session and Open Discussion

BTS attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration.