This course provides a comprehensive practical knowledge of fundamental concepts of Reservoir Engineering, through hands-on activities, case studies and projects.
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This course is intended for newly hired or 2-3 years experienced reservoir engineers, for geoscientists, petroleum engineers and production engineers.
Level :Skilled
Prerequisite :
Degree in geosciences or equivalent experience.
Course Content
Part 1: FUNDAMENTALS OF RESERVOIR GEOLOGY
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Duration : 15 Days
Introduction to reservoir characterization.
Petrophysics - Reservoir properties from cores & logs evaluation.
Reservoir modeling workshop.
Part 2: FLUIDS, WELLBORE INTERFACE & WELL PRODUCTIVITY, WELL TESTING
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Duration : 15 Days
Reservoir fluid properties.
Drilling and completion - Wellbore interface and well productivity.
Well testing and well test analysis.
Part 3: RESERVOIR DRIVE MECHANISMS & RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT
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Duration : 15 Days
Drive mechanisms - Enhanced Oil Recovery.
Reservoir management.
Part 4: RESERVOIR SIMULATION & FINAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT WORKSHOP
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Duration : 19 Days
Dynamic reservoir simulation.
Final teamwork workshop - 2 weeks of hands-on workshop focused on optimizing an oil field development project integrating real laboratory data, field data and simulation model.
Learning Objectives
Attendees will be able to implement the following skills:
Describe reservoirs characterization and modeling workflow,
Discuss fluids properties and describe the PVT modeling process,
Discuss principles of well testing and well test interpretation,
Discuss the mechanisms of primary recovery and secondary recovery and their performance,
List main Enhanced Oil Recovery methods and discuss mechanisms and performance,
Discuss fundamentals of reservoir management and describe reservoir monitoring techniques,
Define the concepts of resources, reserves and corresponding classification, integrating risks and uncertainties,
Discuss fundamentals of dynamic reservoir simulation, and build a simple black-oil reservoir simulation study.
Ways & Means
Numerous hands-on and workshop on real data sets.
Individual and teamwork to develop autonomy and ability of decisions.
Final teamwork workshop on optimizing an oil field development project integrating real data, field data.
Software used during workshops: with courtesy of Beicip-Franlab, Kappa Engineering and Schlumberger.
Learning assessment
Weekly evaluation.
Initial and final assessment at the beginning and end of program.
A final project at the end of the program with defend of results in front of a jury.
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Coordinator :IFP Training instructors, with expertise in the field and trained in modern teaching methods adapted to the specific needs of learners from the professional world.
To French entities : IFP Training is referenced to DataDock ; you may contact your OPCO about potential funding. Please contact our disabled persons referent to check the accessibility of this training program : referent.handicap@ifptraining.com
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