Multi phase flow simulation in porous media

Objectives and content

The course gives the students a good insight to the entire workflow from the processing of flow results from laboratory measurements, through simulation for quality control of these, to the generation of inputs to full-field models for reservoir simulation of low-emission oil and gas production and CO2 storage. The course will provide a theoretical foundation to the black oil model and simulation tools for porous media. In addition, various flow scenarios, relative permeability and capillary pressure are taught with regard to wetting and standard correlations for depicting these functions. The course mainly focuses on independent work with simulation tools and written and oral presentation of results

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

Knowledge

On completing the course, the student should be able to:

• Understand the theory behind reservoir simulation, and simulation in general
• Understand differences in global and local solutions to simulated results and uncertainties associated with simulation
• Understand the black oil model
• Have knowledge of techniques for upscaling from core scale to full field scale
• Understand the entire process from obtaining laboratory data, to simulation and quality control, to upscaling for reservoir simulation for CO2 storage and recovery processes

Skills

On completing the course, the student should:

• Master simulation of different core scale flow scenarios
• Have the ability to do self-evaluation of quality control on simulated results
• Be able to set up a model for upscaling

General competence

The student should be able to:

• Understand the whole value chain from laboratory measurements to reservoir model
• Understand the need for quality assurance of laboratory measurements and how these results are further used to better understand full-field reservoir models