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Reservoir Simulation Fundamentals and Applications

Course Description
This training course provides detailed discussions, and hands-on training for building reservoir simulations. The
training course will provide fundamental and advanced knowledge of reservoir simulation procedures, static model
construction, reservoir model initialization, history matching and forecast. The different type of reservoir
simulation models will be wide discussed based on use, goal, and time frame. Novel workflows and guidelines for
initialization and history matching wells and reservoirs will be presented. Framework to identify sweet spot and
new opportunities will be discussed as well. This course is also designed to provide a complete and up-to-date
overview of reservoir modeling and simulation, type reservoir models, including geostatistics, initialization, history
matching and forecast.

The course will be supplemented by practical class project example problems, group exercises and interactive
group discussion designed to consolidate and reinforce learning, identify and offer solutions to specific problems
associated with oil production, reservoir simulation, integrated asset modeling, and field development plans. In
addition to the core case studies built specifically to drive home the techniques and tools taught during the training
sessions, other cases will be drawn from oil production problems, reservoir modeling, and production management
as the workshop proceeds.

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for petroleum production, reservoir, project engineers; assets managers; operation
managers; project managers from oil and gas, and government regulatory authorities; joint venture oil and gas
operators; joint venture non-operators, and others

What You Will Gain:

 Understanding the importance of fluid and rock characterization modeling on reservoir modeling
 Understanding the type of reservoir simulation models, their uses, and limitation
 Learning how to conduct the reservoir initialization
 Learning the key history matching guidelines
 Learning when use black oil tables and Equation of states in reservoir simulation studies
 Understanding the main forecast constrains during well and reservoir prediction phase
 Understanding how simulators solve the system of equations
 Understanding how the static modeling in generated and how petrophysical properties and geological
facies are distributed
 Understand the type of aquifers, models and theirs use in reservoir simulation
 Understanding the simulation file. For instance, the eclipse data file.
 Using case studies, group exercises and interactive group discussion to have a better understanding of
reservoir simulation uses and limitations.

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Training Methodology
The training course will combine lectures (30%) with workshop/work presentations (30%), interactive practical
exercises and case studies (20%), supported by video material, software and general discussions (20%)

Course Content

Day 1: PVT Modeling

 PVT properties modeling, PVT experiments, Constant composition expiation (CCE), Differential test,
constant Volume Depletion (CVD), Separator Test, Guidelines for separator test selection.
 Main PVT correlation, uses and limitations
 Black Oil model versus Equation of State, type of equations of state. Guidelines for tuning EoS.
 Grouping and splitting components
 Impact of bad fluid characterization on reservoir modeling, history and and predictions
 Data acquisition plan considerations
 Practical examples, Field case studies and Group exercises

Day 2: Reservoir Characterization

 Static and Dynamic Reservoir Characterization
 Reservoir characterization, reservoir heterogeneity, Dykstra Parsons coefficient of permeability variation
theory and example
 Lorenz Coefficient, coefficient of variation
 Coefficient of Variation
 Special Core Analysis, relative permeability, capillary pressure, rock typing, wettability, end points
relative permeability analysis
 Koval Factor for dynamic heterogeneities
 Recovery Factor versus complexity index and heterogeneity
 Well Test, type of well test, well test interpretation for oil and gas reservoirs.
 Examples and case studies. Well test interpretation using excel.

Day 3: Petroleum Reservoir Simulation

 Introduction to petroleum modeling and simulation workflows
 Reservoir simulation and model design concepts
 Introduction: Basic Concepts and Derivations
 Numerical solution of single-phase and multi-phase flow equations
 Numerical methods analysis of fluid flow
 Type of numerical models (1D, 2D, 3D, sector models)
 Well models in reservoir simulation
 Implicit pressure explicit saturation (IMPES) formulation
 Black oil and compositional reservoir simulation
 Model Initialization, History Matching workflows, Predictions.

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Day 4: Aquifer Modeling, Reduced order reservoir Modeling and Field Development Plan
with numerical simulators

 Reduced order reservoir modeling. Capacitance resistance model (CRM) derivation and case study.
 Use of Streamline Simulation for integrated reservoir modeling
 Applications (pressure transient test simulation, horizontal well modeling, water conning and cusping,
gas field simulation, oil field simulation, volatile oil reservoir simulation, stimulated well modeling,
pattern waterflood, etc)
 Emerging trends of Data Analytics Application in O&G
 Practical examples, Field case studies and Group exercises
 Single and multi-objective functions and Production optimization elements
 Numerical Optimization Methods for Oil and Gas Reservoirs
 Field development plan, deliverables of a FDP, uncertainties and decisions, FDP optimization
 Applications of single and multi-objective optimization techniques to petroleum fields
 Economic Model
 Methods for uncertainty estimation
 Practical examples, Field case studies and Group exercises

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