Numerical reservoir simulation detailed syllabus for Petroleum Engineering (PE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the PE students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Petroleum Engineering 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit PE 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-I scheme and its subjects refer to PE Professional Elective-I syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of numerical reservoir simulation is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
Introduction, fracturing, Stress Distribution, Vertical Versus Horizontal Fractures, Pressure Related to Fracturing, Closure Pressure, Fracturing Pressure -Decline anlaysis, Pressure Interpretation After Closure, Properties of Fracturing Fluids.
Unit II
Proppants, Propped Fracture Design, Fracture Propagation Model, Width Equations, Material Balance, Detailed Models. Evaluation of Fracture Design.
Unit III
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Unit IV
Design and implementation of a multiphase flow reservoir simulator, including interphase mass transfer and variable fluid saturation pressure. Design of compositional reservoir simulators using generalized equation of state. Recent advances in reservoir simulation.
Unit V
Overview of simulator models and flow conditions. Methods of Solution. Performance Prediction.
History match, concept on coning and compositional models. Stimulation Considerations.
Course Outcomes:
On completion of the course students are expected to
- Know about the fracturing, stress distribution and properties of fracturing fluids
- Gain the Fracture Propagation Models and evaluation of fracture design
- Work on Acid Fracturing and Matrix acidizing design
- Know about the multiphase flow behavior in reservoir and simulation
- Know about the simulator models used for the reservoir applications.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Petroleum Exploration Hand Book by Moody, G.B.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Petroleum Engineering 5th Sem, visit PE 5th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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