Course Definition:
Partial differential equations for fluid flow in porous media and the use of finite difference equations in solving reservoir flow problems for various boundary conditions. Study of individual well pressures and fundamentals of history matching.

Policy:

  • Homeworks & Projects 50%
  • Tests & Quizzes 25%
  • Final 25%

  • Homework and projects are due at the time specified.
  • Late homework or projects: 5% penalty for every class meeting.
  • Attendance: Required.

Text Book:
No text book is required for this course. I would provide the notes in class. The book that will be used for this class as a text book is currently in Press by SPE. The future text book is authored by Turgay Ertekin.

Books extensively used during the semester:
"Elements of Reservoir Modeling," S. M. Faruq Ali.
"Basic Applied Reservoir Simulation," Ertekin, Abou-Kassem, King.
"Petroleum Reservoir Simulation," Aziz, Settari.

Syllubus:
Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION (Week - 1)
Chapter 2: CLASSIFICATION OF RESERVOIR SIMULATORS (Weeks - 2)
Chapter 3: USUAL SIMULATION PROCEDURE (Weeks -3)
Chapter 4: FLOW OF INCOMPRESSIBLE FLUIDS
  • General Concepts
  • Units
  • Grids
  • Numbering of Grids
(Weeks -4,5)
Chapter 5: FLOW BETWEEN TWO ADJACENT BLOCKS (Weeks -6)
Chapter 6: FLOW BETWEEN TWO CIRCULAR BLOCKS (Weeks -7)
Chapter 7: POTENTAIL (Weeks -8)
Chapter 8: BASIC FLOW EQUATION FOR INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW IN ONE DIMENSION (Weeks -9)
Chapter 9: FLOW IN THREE DIMENSIONS (Weeks -10)
Chapter 10: FLOW EQUATIONS FOR A SYSTEM OF BLOCKS AND NO-FLOW BOUNDARY
  • No-Flow Boundary
  • Flow Equations
(Weeks -11)
Chapter 11: SOLUTION OF THE FLOW EQUATION
  • Direct Method
    • Thomas's Algorithm
  • Iterative Method
    • Jacoby's Method
    • Gauss-Seidel Method
(Weeks -12,15)
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