Experimental reservoir physics
Postgraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 10
- Teaching semesters
- Spring
- Course code
- ENERGI364
- Number of semesters
- 1
- Teaching language
- English. Norwegian if only Norwegian students attend.
- Resources
- Schedule
Course description
Objectives and Content
Objectives and content
The aim of the course is to gain hands-on experience of laboratory methods underpinning porous media research. The students will generate their own experimental data, data analysis and laboratory reports. Using their own data and knowledge, the students will discuss key porous media parameters, including porosity, permeability, CO2 storage and fluid displacement efficiencies.
The student will gain knowledge of generating experimental data to calculate and estimate key single- and multiphase porous media flow parameters.
Learning Outcomes
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
- has knowledge of fundamental porous media flow properties.
- is familiar with various experimental methods in reservoir physics.
- can explain different parameters and their influence on single- and multiphase fluid flow for production and storage in porous rocks
Skills
The student
- can measure the porous media properties related to energy production and storage.
- can perform experiments to determine displacement efficiency and storage capacity.
- can interpret experiments with multiphase flow in porous media.
- can perform laboratory experiments without supervision.
General competence
The student
- includes Health-Safety-Environment (HSE) mindset and actions in laboratory work.
- can generate and analyze experimental data.
- can write and provide feedback to scientific reports.
ECTS Credits
Level of Study
Semester of Instruction
Required Previous Knowledge
Recommended Previous Knowledge
Credit Reduction due to Course Overlap
Access to the Course
Teaching and learning methods
The teaching method is by traditional lectures, laboratory exercises and by student peer-review of laboratory journals.
Lectures, 2 hours a week for 10 weeks including peer review sessions
Laboratory exercises, 4 hours per week for 5 weeks.
Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
Compulsory attendance on laboratory exercises.
Laboratory reports.
Compulsory assignments are valid for 2 subsequent semesters.
Forms of Assessment
The forms of assessment are:
Laboratory reports, 40 % of total grade
Oral Examination, 60 % of total grade.
Grading Scale
Assessment Semester
Reading List
Laboratory manual and associated scientific articles.
The reading list will be available by January 10th for spring semester