PNGE343 PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING I
| Course Code: | 3740343 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. EMRE ARTUN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
To equip students with basic understanding of petroleum reservoirs, their classiffication, and quantitative reservoir engineering methods to estimate hydrocarbon reserves in place and future
reservoir performance with natural drive mechanisms.
Course Content
Estimation of hydrocarbon pore volume and recovery factor. Classification of oil reservoirs. Reservoir performance prediction for solution gas drive, water drive, gas-cap drive, drainage and combination drive reservoirs using material balance approach. Water influx theory. Water and gas coning in oil producing formations. Characterization of fractured reservoirs. Decline Curve Analysis.
Course Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed the course, the student will be able to:
- Identify the natural drive mechanisms / fluid contacts by analyzing fluid pressure regimes, including water and gas coning problems.
- Estimate hydrocarbon reserves in place using deterministic and probabilistic approaches.
- Understand reservoir fluid flow in the porous media cosnidering steady state and unsteday conditions.
- Estimate future reservoir performance and analyze past reservoir behavior using material balance analysis and material-balance based prediction methods.
- Estimate future reservoir/well performance using decline curve analysis.
- estimate volume of water influx using steady, pseudo-steady and unsteady state methods.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics | ✔ | |||
| 2 | An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors | ✔ | |||
| 3 | An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences | ✔ | |||
| 4 | An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgements, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts | ✔ | |||
| 5 | An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives | ✔ | |||
| 6 | An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions | ✔ | |||
| 7 | An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution