PETROENG 7057 - Reservoir, Resources & Reserves | Course Outlines

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PETROENG 7057 - Reservoir, Resources & Reserves

North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2016

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This course comprises 2 components; Reservoir Geology and Resources & Reserves. This course provides participants with a working knowledge of the main techniques (qualitative and quantitative), used by Reservoir (Development and Production) geologists to evaluate subsurface properties of hydrocarbon reservoirs. Geological controls on well log signatures, porosity, permeability, relative permeability, and capillarity are discussed. Case histories review conventional methods of determination of net pay and demonstrate some improved techniques using data from core, sidewall core, cuttings, conventional plug measurements (porosity and permeability) in conjunction with capillary pressure data. The course focus will be on conceptual understanding and practical applications using case studies and hands-on exercises. This course also explains strength and weaknesses of various reserves estimating methodologies, including differences between resources and reserves and differences between reserve estimates used for regulatory reporting and those used for business decision making. Exploration and development views are covered, as are deterministic and probabilistic methods, with the aim of gaining a thorough understanding of various reserves levels and their equivalence in both systems, in terms of proved, proved plus probable, and proved plus probably plus possible. Alternative estimation methods, such as volumetrics, material balance and decline curve analysis. An appreciation will be gained of data limitations and uncertainty and how this is reflected in final volumes and hence risk.

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Course Details

Course Code	PETROENG 7057
Course	Reservoir, Resources & Reserves
Coordinating Unit	Australian School of Petroleum & Energy Resources
Term	Semester 2
Level	Postgraduate Coursework
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Intensive - 49 hrs over 8 days
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	N
Restrictions	Available to MPetrolEng students only (who started program prior to 2015)
Assessment	assignments, group discussion, exam

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Course Timetable

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Course Learning Outcomes

1	To become familiar with the integration of basic petrographic, wireline and capillary pressure data to evaluate reservoir rock quality, pay vs. non-pay,
2	To differentiate between reservoir fluid contacts (eg Oil / Water contacts) and Free Water Level (FWL),
3	To understand expected fluid saturations at different levels of the reservoir, and determine thickness of the transition zone.
4	To evaluate seal capacity (thickness of hydrocarbon column a seal can hold before it leaks
5	Learn to use 2-way capillary pressure analyses to approximate recovery efficiency during primary or secondary recovery,
6	To become familiar with resources and reserves terminology and methodologies, which have now been internationally standardised
7	To understand the importance of uncertainty in reserves estimation and to become familiar with various estimation techniques to quantify uncertainty; to address uncertainty, probabilistic methods (as distinct from deterministic methods) are now generally advocated and these are being taught
8	To appreciate the importance of good reserves management for optimising the value of petroleum developments and how such management (or the lack of good management) may impact companies commercially
9	To have hands-on experience in using @Risk in dealing with statistics, distributions and probabilistic reserves calculations; some exercises will be conducted in groups, which are subsequently disseminated to the entire class, similar to work situations in the industry
10	To appreciate that resource and reserves estimates utilise data from all subsurface disciplines, requiring close cooperation among disciplines

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Learning Resources

Recommended Resources

Determination of Oil and Gas Reserves, Petroleum Society, Monograph No 1, Second Edition, 2004, Virginia MacKay
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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

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