Course Schedule

Description

Reservoir management is an on-going, dynamic process of collecting, analyzing, validating, and integrating reservoir description data and performance data into an optimal reservoir development and depletion plan.  This course will introduce a practical view for reservoir management applications like reservoir evaluation and simulation, production forecasting, material balance calculations, Monte Carlo simulation analysis for reserve estimation, decline curve analysis, and waterflooding design. The course will highlight the theoretical background and the practical application. The course progresses from the measurement fundamentals to the essential evaluation and assessment of the results and onto the practical application in example studies.

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Course Description

Introduction


Integrated Reservoir Management is essential for maximizing asset value and enhancing operational efficiency in complex reservoir settings. This course provides a comprehensive overview of IRM principles, including collaboration across multiple disciplines, reservoir monitoring, and data integration. Participants will gain insights into best practices, new technologies, and analytical techniques necessary for effective reservoir management in today’s dynamic oil and gas landscape.

Objectives


·        Model the reservoir through MBE tool assuming several scenarios for history matching and prediction.

·        Use well model (IPR & VLP) through the MBE calculations to enhance the prediction accuracy

·        Monitor fluid contacts (OWC & GOC) to have a deeper insight for reservoir management and surveillance.

·        Design the field development plan (FDP) for a new field.

·        Model multiple juxtaposed connected reservoirs and transmissibility estimation between them.

·        Calculate the original hydrocarbon in place

·        Predict reservoir or well production and determine asset lifetime.

·        Design waterflooding project according to reservoir properties and predict production performance

·        Prepare integrated studies for reservoir characterization, evaluation and production prediction based on various scenarios according to the included parameters

Training Methodology


The course will employ a mix of interactive lectures, hands-on exercises, case studies, and group discussions. Real-life examples will illustrate concepts, allowing participants to apply what they learn to actual reservoir challenges. The training is designed to foster practical, collaborative problem-solving skills essential for modern reservoir management.

Organisational Impact


  • Gain leaders skilled in reservoir optimization and risk management.
  • Enhance interdisciplinary communication and teamwork.
  • Improve decision-making in reservoir projects, leading to increased productivity.
  • Achieve sustainable and profitable reservoir performance through advanced IRM techniques.
  • Personal Impact


  • Develop in-depth knowledge of integrated reservoir management.
  • Enhance their ability to interpret complex data and make strategic decisions.
  • Build skills for cross-functional collaboration and leadership.
  • Gain practical tools to apply in real-world reservoir management projects.
  • Who Should Attend?


    Reservoir Engineers

    Petroleum Engineers

    Production Engineers

    Course Outline

    Day 1: Introduction


    ·       Introduction

    ·       Oil Recovery Processes & Full Field Modeling

    ·       Role of Reservoir Rocks & Fluids in Reservoir Management

    ·       Oilfield Lifetime & Development

    ·       Typical Production Performance



    Day 2: Applications of Core & PVT Data


    ·       Core Analysis Flowchart

    ·       Conventional Core Analysis

    ·       Flow Units and Rock Typing

    ·       Relative Permeability & Capillary Pressure Data

    ·       Applications of Reservoir Fluid Data

    ·       PVT Analysis Workflow in the Reservoir Management Process



    Day 3: Formation Evaluation & Well Logging


    ·       Formation Evaluation Overview

    ·       Wireline Logging Operations

    ·       Basic Concepts of Log Analysis

    ·       Open hole Logging Measurements

    ·       Integrated Formation Evaluation Plan



    Day 4: Hydrocarbon In-place & Reserve Estimation


    ·       Why Reserve Estimates?

    ·       Petroleum Resource Management System: PRMS

    ·       Reserves Estimation Techniques: Deterministic vs. Probabilistic Techniques



    Day 5: Decline Curve Analysis (DCA) & Production Forecasting


    ·       Performance-based Reserve Estimates

    ·       Reservoir Driving Mechanisms & Production Characteristics

    ·       Applications of Decline Curve Analysis

    ·       Conventional Decline Curve Analysis (Arps’ Approach) & Assumptions)

    ·       Advanced Decline Curve Analysis (Fetkovich Approach) & Pitfalls



    Day 6: Material Balance Analysis


    ·       Material Balance Analysis: Concept and General Form

    ·       Havlena-Odeh Approach: Approach, Typical Analysis Techniques, Dake & Campbell Diagnostic Plots, Pitfalls, Case Studies

    ·       Input data collection and QAQC

    ·       History Matching and Reservoir Performance Prediction

    ·       Better Reservoir Performance Prediction Using Well Model

     



    Day 7: Material Balance Applications


    ·       Field Development Plan (FDP)

    ·       Monitor Fluid Contacts (OWC & GOC)

    ·       Determine Asset Lifetime

    ·       Monte Carlo Simulation



    Day 8: Well Testing Analysis


    ·       Role of Well Testing in Reservoir Management

    ·       Surface Testing Facilities

    ·       Types of Pressure Testing

    ·       Basic Theory & Diffusivity Equation

    ·       Type Curve Matching and Pressure Derivative

    ·       Reservoir Modeling Using the Pressure Transient

    ·       Well Testing Interpretation Process




    Day 9: Waterflooding Design


    ·       Principles and Applications of Waterflooding

    ·       Voidage Replacement & Fractional Flow Equation

    ·       Analytical Methods for Waterflooding Design and Performance Prediction

    ·       Displacement Efficiency Calculations

    ·       Managing and Optimizing Water Injection



    Day 10: Modeling Applications for Reservoir Management 


    ·       Reservoir Simulation Overview, Workflow, and Benefits

    ·       Reservoir Model Initialization

    ·       Making a Development Strategy

    ·       Defining a Simulation Case



    Certificates


    On successful completion of this training course, PEA Certificate will be awarded to the delegates

    About The Trainer
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    Hesham Mokhtar is a Reservoir Engineering Team Leader at General Petroleum Company (GPC) in Egypt. He has extensive experience in reservoir management, characterization, and production optimization. He is skilled in using various software for reservoir simulation and analysis. He has also delivered training courses on waterflooding, PVT analysis, reservoir simulation, and more.


    • 14+ years of Petroleum Engineering expertise delivering technical solutions to E&P portfolios.

    • Expert in reservoir evaluations, log interpretations, and hydrocarbon estimations using tools like Techlog, Volumetric, DCA, MBE, OFM, and KAPPA

    • Analyzes production data, material balance, RFT/MDT data, and pressure transients for reservoir performance and optimization.

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