Anna University B.Tech PE (R13) 4th Sem Reservoir Rocks and Fluid Properties Detailed Syllabus

Reservoir Rocks and Fluid Properties Syllabus for B.Tech 5th sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.

The detailed syllabus for Reservoir Rocks and Fluid Properties B.Tech (R13) fourthsem is as follows

OBJECTIVE: To enable the students to understand

• Petroleum reservoir system and fluid properties
• Basic principles and operations in upstream petroleum industry

UNIT I    [9 Hours]
The earth, crust, plate tectonics and geologic times. Sedimentary geology, Basins and Margins. Origin, accumulation and migration of petroleum. Properties of subsurface fluids. Petroleum Chemistry.

UNIT II    [9 Hours]
Porosity and Permeability relationship – Porosity. Permeability. Porosity – Permeability relationship. Electrical properties of rocks. Measurement of formation resistivity. Correlation of FR with porosity, permeability and water saturation. FR of Shaley Reservoir rocks. Effect of stree on porous rocks. Formation evaluation.

UNIT III     [9 Hours]
Capillary Pressure and Wellability – Fluid Satuaration and Capacity pressure. Determination of capillary pressure. Pore size distribution. Wettability. Evaluation of wettability and its effect on oil recovery. Alteration of wettability. Effect of wettability on electrical properties of rocks.

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TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

OUTCOME:
Student will learn the use of Darcy’s Law to calculate permeability of single phase; definition of interfacial tension; use of capillary pressure to determine saturation changes in reservoir; definition of effective and relative permeability; use of drainage/imbibition curves to characterize reservoir relative permeability.

TEXT BOOKS:

• Craft, B.C. and Hawkins M.F. “Applied Petroleum Reservoir Engineering” second edition, Prentice-Hall (1991)
• Djebbar Tiab : “Theory and pratice of measuring Reservoir rock and fluid Transport properties

REFERENCE:

• Amyx, J.W., Bass D.M. & Whiting., R.L., “Petroleum Reservoir Engineering” McGraw Hill 1998

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