Reservoir Engineering

Catalog description

This course covers hydrocarbon production at well- and field-scale. It teaches methods for calculating hydrocarbons in place and forecasting future hydrocarbon and water production, with a focus on Primary Hydrocarbon Recovery. Students learn reservoir engineering techniques and methods for reserve estimation, production forecasts, and field performance, such as the method of analogy, volumetric method, material balance method, decline curve analysis, and steady and unsteady state flow modeling. They apply these methods to subsurface conventional and unconventional reservoirs. The course also helps students identify primary recovery drive mechanisms, choose appropriate forecasting methods for each mechanism, and understand the data needed for these methods.