Reservoir Management

Day 1
•    Introduction
•    Course Objectives
•    Reservoir Management Definition
•    Reservoir Management Concept
•    Integrated Reservoir Management Concept
•    Getting to Understand Your Reservoir
•    Reservoir Drive Mechanisms
•    Reservoir Rock Properties
•    Reservoir Fluid Properties
•    Reservoir Performance
•    Reservoir Management Process
•    Reservoir Data Management and Interpretation

Day 2
• Role of Simulation in Reservoir Management

– Reservoir Characterization
– Developing Reservoir Static Model
– Developing Reservoir Dynamic
– Fluid Characterization/PVT Modeling
– Dynamic Model Calibration
– Setting Reservoir Future Predictions

Day 3
• Oil Recovery Methods

– Primary Recovery
– Secondary Recovery
– Water Flooding
– Flooding Patterns
– Factors Affecting Water Flooding
– Fractional Flow Curve
– Enhanced Oil Recovery
-EOR Concept
-EOR Screening Criteria
-EOR Types

• Production Optimization Using Nodal Analysis Approach

– Objective of Nodal Analysis
– Production System Pressure Losses
– Nodal Analysis Approach
– Inflow/Outflow Curves
– Applications of Nodal Analysis

Day 4
• Reservoir Economic Evaluation

– Economic Fundamentals
– Economic Parameters
– Economic Optimization

• Reservoir Surveillance, Monitoring & Testing

– Importance of Reservoir Surveillance for Reservoir Management
– Reservoir Measurements Parameters
– Reservoir Monitoring Program
– Well Test Objectives
– Types of Well Tests
– Define Test Input/output Data

Day 5
• Reservoir Management Case Applications

– New Reservoirs
– Matured Reservoirs
– Reservoirs with small Gas Caps
– Reservoirs with Huge Gas Caps
– Thin Oil Rims
– Reservoirs with new infill opportunities
– Fractured Reservoirs

• End Session/Discussion