2020/21 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
SOEE2500 Petroleum Reservoir Engineering
10 creditsClass Size: 60
Module manager: Dr Piroska Lorinczi
Email: p.lorinczi@see.leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2020/21
Pre-requisite qualifications
Successful completion of year 1 of programmeThis module is not approved as a discovery module
Objectives
At the end of the module the students will:- have a basic understanding of the reservoir management.
- be able to estimate reserves using volumetric methods and material balance.
- be familiar with the fundamental properties of the reservoir.
- be able to estimate reservoir pressure and temperature
- understand the Darcy law equation and adaptations.
- understand the drive mechanisms of the reservoir
- be familiar with the phase behaviour of hydrocarbon systems and PVT analysis.
- have the ability to understand analytical models of fluid flow in porous media.
- understand the basics of enhanced oil recovery methods.
- be able to interpret basic pressure and production test results.
- understand the basics of well test analysis.
Learning outcomes
On completion of the module, students should:
- understand the links between the physical behaviour of multiphase fluids in the subsurface and the methods needed to produce hydrocarbons
- understand how to quantify and evaluate the rock, fluid and fluid-rock properties of the reservoir
- be able to describe and quantify the reservoir properties, characteristics and productivity potential.
Syllabus
- Reserves estimation, Darcy law, reservoir rock and fluid properties; compressibility, viscosity, capillary pressures, permeability.
- Multiphase fluid flow mechanics in porous media; relative permeability; P-T diagrams for oils, dry gas, wet gas, condensates; material balance.
- Introduction to secondary production methods; immiscible flooding; miscible flooding.
- Fluid Flow in Porous Media. Introduction to pressure tests; drawdown and build-up methods.
- PVT analysis; drive mechanisms of a reservoir; water influx.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Class tests, exams and assessment | 1 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Lecture | 11 | 1.00 | 11.00 |
| Practical | 11 | 2.00 | 22.00 |
| Private study hours | 65.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 35.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100.00 | ||
Private study
- Review of weekly lecture notes, directed reading of recommended texts and completion of practicals (4 hours/week)- Revision for written examination (21 hours).
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
- Monitoring and formative feedback provided via practicals- Assessed practical feedback will be provided via the VLE.
Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Assignment | 1 assessed coursework (Take home assessment) | 20.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 20.00 | |
The resit for this module is normally held in August. In case of module failure, students will undertake a resit examination similar to the original exam, covering all of the module learning outcomes. For second attempts, the resit mark will represent 100% of the final module mark. For first attempts, the final module mark will be calculated using the resit mark (80%) and the mark for the assessed coursework obtained during semester 2 (20%).
Exams
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
| Open Book exam | 2 hr 00 mins | 80.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 80.00 | |
The resit for this module is normally held in August. In case of module failure, students will undertake a resit examination similar to the original exam, covering all of the module learning outcomes. For second attempts, the resit mark will represent 100% of the final module mark. For first attempts, the final module mark will be calculated using the resit mark (80%) and the mark for the assessed coursework obtained during semester 2 (20%).
Reading list
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