CH62023: Reservoir Engineering

CH62023
Course name	Reservoir Engineering
Offered by	Chemical Engineering
Credits	4
L-T-P	3-1-0
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Semester	Autumn

Syllabus

Syllabus mentioned in ERP

Prerequisite - none Reservoir rocks and structures, Classification of sedimentary oil reservoirs. Physical and chemical properties of reservoir rocks and fluids, porosity, saturation and permeability. Determination of reservoir volume. Reserve estimates, production and recovery. Properties of crude oils and liquid condensate. Typical core analysis of different formations. Reservoir traps. Bottom hole pressure, temperature in wells. Reservoir fluids, forces and energies. Mechanics of fluid flow in porous media. Well-bore hydraulics. Reservoir performance equations. Development plan for oil reservoirs. Solutiongas-drive oil reservoirs. Estimation and valuation of primary oil and gas reserves. Injection operations. Gas and water injection pressure maintenance. Electrical logging. Acidising, Shooting, fracturing and clear-up. Text Book: 1.Petroleum Engineering by M. Alfred 2.Petroleum Engineering : Drilling & Well Completions by C. Gatlin 3.Petroleum Reservoir Engineering : Physical Properties by J. W. Amyx 4.Stand stone Petroleum Reservoirs by J. H. Barwis. 5.Petroleum Production by P. J. Jones. Reference Book: 1.Petroleum Exploration , Handbook by G. B. Moody 2.Practical Petroleum Engineers Handbook by J. Zaba 3.Petroleum Handbook