Petroleum Reservoir Management

Petroleum Reservoir Management

Description :

The root of petroleum reservoir management are to be found in the reservoir engineering, taken in its broadest sense as the technology that deals wit the movement of fluid into, out of and through the geological formation of the earth by means of wells and well systems. Reservoir management and reservoir engineering are not identical. Reservoir management infers the existence of goals toward which the reservoir technology is directed. At the hearth of reservoir management is the idea that the technological implementation to achieve those goals will be specific to each individual reservoir. This point is emphasized throughout the course by means of examples and cases histories.
Although elements of petroleum reservoir management have been practiced almost since reservoirs were first recognized, the concept of an integrated approach took from only within the past one or two decades. Many individual articles and at least one manual on the subject have been published in the open literature, and it is probable that proprietary presentations of reservoir management concepts are to be found within the internal libraries of some oil and gas-producing companies

Outline :

1.            Introduction
-Sound Reservoir Management
-Scope and Objective
-Organization

2.         Reservoir Management Concepts
-Definition of Reservoir Management
-History of Reservoir Management
-Fundamentals of Reservoir Management
-Synergy and Team
-Integration of Geoscience and Engineering
-Integrating Exploration and Development Technology

3.         Reservoir Management Process
-Setting Goals
-Developing Plan & Economics
-Implementation
-Surveillance and Monitoring
-Evaluation
-Revision of Plans & Strategies
-Reasons for Failure of Reservoir Management Program
-Reservoir Management Case Studies

4.         Data Acquisition,Analysis and Management
-Data Types
-Data Acquisition and Analysis
-Data Validation
-Data Storing and Retrieval
-Data Application
-Example Data

5.         Reservoir Model
-Role of Reservoir Model
-Geosciences
-Seismic Data
-Geostatistics
-Engineering
-Integration
-Case Studies

6.         Reservoir Performance Analysis and Forecast
-Natural Producing Mechanisms
-Reserves
-Volumetric Method
-Decline Curve Method
-Material Balance Method
-Mathematical Simulation


7.         Reservoir Management Economics
-Economic Criteria
-Scenarios
-Data
-Economic Evaluation
-Risk and Uncertainties
-Economics Optimization Example

8.         Improved Recovery Processes
-Waterflooding
-Enhanced Oil Recovery Processes
-EOR Process Concepts
-Thermal Methods
-Chemical Methods
-Miscible Methods
-EOR Screening Guidelines


9.         Reservoir Management Case Studies
-North Ward Estes Field and Columbus Gray Lease
-McAllen Ranch Field
-Brassey Oil Field
-Means San Andres Unit
-Teak Field
-Esso Malaysia Field

10.       Reservoir Management Plans
-Newly Discovered Field
-Secondary and EOR Operated Field


11.       Conclusions
-The State of the Art
-Importance of Integrative Reservoir Management
-Current Challenges and Areas of Further Work
-Outlook and the Next Step

Who should attend :

This training is designed for engineers, geoscientists, field operation staff, management personnel, and others involved in various aspects of petroleum reservoir management. Participants will learn to better manage assets by using proven management processes and practices, and integrating the
technologies, tools, data and activities of multidisciplinary professionals.