PETROENG 3001 - Reservoir Simulation
North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2018
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code PETROENG 3001 Course Reservoir Simulation Coordinating Unit Australian School of Petroleum & Energy Resources Term Semester 2 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 4 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Assumed Knowledge MATHS 1012, MATHS 2201, MATHS 2104, PETROENG 2009, MECH ENG 2021, COMP SCI 1201, PETROENG 3025 Restrictions Available to BE(Petroleum) students only Assessment Assignments, tests, final exam Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Dr Mohammad Sayyafzadeh
Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course students will be able to:
1 Comprehend the mathematical and computational concepts behind commercial reservoir simulators 2 Explain the physical laws that govern fluid flow in porous media 3 Formulate single-phase and multi-phase flow in petroleum reservoirs 4 Solve the governing partial differential equations using finite difference methods and interpret the potential numerical errors 5 Treat internal and external boundary conditions and initial conditions 6 Possess a basic understanding of iterative matrix solvers 7 Write a program for simple problems 8 Use a commercial reservoir simulator for studying the reservoir performance in response to different development strategies 9 Tune the uncertain parameters of reservoir models based on history data 10 Work cooperatively in groups for the assignments
The above course learning outcomes are aligned with the Engineers Australia .
The course is designed to develop the following Elements of Competency: 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6
University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Deep discipline knowledge
- informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies
- acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1
- accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)
1-9 Critical thinking and problem solving
- steeped in research methods and rigor
- based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development
- demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment
3, 4, 8, 10 Teamwork and communication skills
- developed from, with, and via the SGDE
- honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies
- encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning
8, 10 Career and leadership readiness
- technology savvy
- professional and, where relevant, fully accredited
- forward thinking and well informed
- tested and validated by work based experiences
1, 2, 4, 7-9 Intercultural and ethical competency
- adept at operating in other cultures
- comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts
- able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes
- demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges
10 Self-awareness and emotional intelligence
- a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal
- open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers
- able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
Not applicable
Recommended Resources
- Ertekin, Turgay, Jamal H. Abou-Kassen, and Gregory R. King. Basic Applied Reservoir Simulations. Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2001.
- Aziz, Khalid, and Antonin Settari. Petroleum reservoir simulation. Chapman & Hall, 1979.
- Peaceman, Donald W. Fundamentals of Numerical Reservoir Simulation. 1977.
- Crichlow, Henry B. Modern reservoir engineering: a simulation approach. Prentice hall. 1977.
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Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
Lectures supported by problem-solving tutorials developing material covered in lectures
Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
Lectures 3 hours/week
Tutorials 1 hour/week
Homework assignments 5 hours/week
Home Reading 3 hours/week
Learning Activities Summary
I. OVERVIEW AND INTRODUCTION - week 1-2
Reservoir simulation in petroleum engineering activityReservoir simulation in the sequence of petroleum geoscience and engineering disciplines
The importance of forecasting reservoir performance
Methods that provide a forecast, decline curve analysis, streamline simulation and grid-based simulator
The goals of carrying out reservoir simulation in Petroleum discipline
A review on the data required for reservoir simulation, porosity, permeability, saturation, pressure, relative permeability, capillary pressure, hysteresis of relative permeability and capillary pressure, three-phase relative permeability, well skin, fluid viscosity, formation volume factor, gas solubility and rock compressibility
Reservoir simulation in all stages of petroleum development: exploration, secondary migration and formation of petroleum accumulations, exploration welling, appraisal, depletion, preliminary geological model, data from several wells, well interference, secondary recovery, tracer and breakthrough data.Direct and inverse problems. Modelling and history matching
Classification of models in reservoir simulation: single phase models, two-phase flows, black oil model, compositional model, thermal model.
Commercial reservoir simulators.
II. TRANSPORT PHENOMENA LAWS IN POROUS MEDIA- weeks 2-3
Mass conservation law, energy conservation law and the conservation of momentum law
Darcy’s law - Isotropic and anisotropic media - extended darcy and equation of state (EoS)III. NUMERICAL METHODS FOR PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS - week 4
Discretisation, Taylor series, first and second derivative approximation
Finite difference, implicit and explicit
Jacobi Iterative method, Fauss-Seidel method
Boundary value problem and Initial value problem
Linearisation, Pseudo pressure
IV. SINGLE PHASE FLOW - weeks 5-6
Primary recovery. Depletion (pressure blowdown). Mathematical model.Example of closed system: flow of gas in reservoirs, 1d, 3d, initial and boundary conditions. Model = mass conservation + EoS + Darcy´s law
Mass conservation law for single-phase flow
Darcy´s law for single-phase flow of Newtonian and non- Newtonian fluids, with gravity, accounting for inertial effects, in anisotropic rocks
Rock compression, Terzhagy eq. Slightly compressible fluid and rock
Compressibility of fluid/rock and pseudo pressure
Formulation of single-phase flow in porous-media, oil reservoirs and gas reservoirs
Analytical model for 1d flow towards well
V. NUMERICAL METHODS FOR A SINGLE PHASE FLOW - week 7
Finite difference methods for single phase flow. First- and second difference quotinets. Grid systems. Treatment of initial and boundary conditions. Steady state flows – elliptic problems. Unsteady state flow of compressible fluids – parabolic problemsVI. TWO PHASE FLOW - week 8
Derivation of basic equations. Small-scale and large scale approximationsFeatures: relative permeability, capillary pressure, phase viscosities and densities. Compressible and incompressible phases
Formulation of multi-phase flow in porous media, two-phase and three-phaseVII. NUMERICAL METHODS FOR MULTI PHASE FLOW - weeks 9-10
Multiphase displacement – hyperbolic problems. Mixed type problems. Formulation of initial and boundary conditionsFinite difference methods. Matrix solvers. IMPES
Consistency, stability and convergence. Grid orientation effects
VIII. WELL MODELLING - week 11
Well index. Boundary conditions on the well. Pieceman’s condition. Dietz’s factorsPiecemen’s condition. Rarefied grid.
IX. HISTORY MATCHING - week 11-12
Inverse Modelling
Parameterisation, objective funcation formation, and calibration
Tuning Alogorithm
Bayesian formulation and Uncertainty Quantification
Optimisation algorithms
Reparameterisation
Ensamble Kalman Filter
X. ADVANCED RESERVOIR SIMULATION- week 12
Compositional models in petroleum exploration. Secondary migration of oil and gas
Simulationof fractured reservoirs and unconventional resources
Upscaling
Steamline SimulationSpecific Course Requirements
Not Applicable
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Assessment
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Assessment Summary
Assessment Task Weighting (%) Individual/ Group Formative/ Summative Due (week)* Hurdle criteria Learning outcomes Assignments 30 Individual /Group Summative Weeks 2-12 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Midterm Exam 10 Individual Summative ~Week 7 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 9. Final Exam 60 Individual Summative 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 9. Total 100
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Assessment Related Requirements
Attendance at lectures is highly recommended.
There will be an in-term tests that will count towards the final assessment.
Dates of the in-term test will be given via MyUni two weeks in advance.
Alternative test dates for students who cannot be present on the date of the test on medical and compassionate grounds can be requested through the Course Coordinator.
Assessment Detail
Final exam is comprehensive and covers all materials in the course.
Submission
Submission of Work for Assessment
Practical and field class exercises should be submitted in hardcopy with a completed copy of the assessment coversheet that is available from the school office. This should be signed to indicate you have read the above university policy statement on plagiarism, collusion and related forms of cheating.Extensions for Assessment Tasks
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Assignments will be returned to students within three-four weeks of their submission.Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
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