Fundamentals of Reservoir Physics

Contents:

The course includes properties of porous media, fundamental petrophysical concepts and equations, absolute and relative permeability, wettability, capillary pressure, core analysis and well logging. New petroleum technologies for low carbon energy production, including CO2 capture and storage (CCUS). Alternative sustainable energy resources for the future.

On completion of the course

The student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student should be able to:

• Explain properties of porous media, with emphasis on oil- and gas reservoirs
• Characterize multiphase flow in porous media, focusing on oil production
• Explain impacts on fluid flow in porous rocks from permeability, pressure, temperature, capillary pressure, relative permeability and wettability
• Present principles for well logging
• Present perspectives on how oil- and gas production will be an integrated part of the future global energy resources
• Present new technologies for oil- and gas production for low carbon energy production with CO2 capture and storage (CCUS)

Skills

The student should have the following skills:

• Be able to execute and understand mathematical characterization of multiphase flow in porous media
• Execute analysis of oil- and gas production
• Contribute to execution of improved oil production projects
• Contribute to development of sustainable technologies for low carbon energy production from petroleum resources

General competence

The student should be able to:

• Understand and contribute to activities for production of oil- and gas reservoirs
• Contribute to the energy transformation towards more sustainable energy production from fossil fuel resources