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Edward Evans

Introduction to Reservoir Simulation

Edward Evans
4:42 Hours
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Introduction To Reservoir Simulation offers a foundational overview of reservoir simulation tailored for petroleum engineers and industry newcomers. The course explores essential concepts such as material balance, Darcy’s law, well inflow modeling, and the assembly of simulation models using industry-standard software like t-Navigator. It highlights the integrated multidisciplinary approach required for understanding reservoir performance, combining geological and engineering data to optimize resource recovery and field development. Emphasis is placed on how simulation reduces risk by guiding well placement, production strategies, and facility sizing. Additionally, the course describes different model types, simulation workflows, and the mathematical framework behind reservoir simulation to build strong fundamental knowledge.

Who Should Take This Course
• Students entering petroleum engineering fields
• Petroleum engineers starting reservoir simulation
• Industry professionals involved in reservoir management
• Engineers transitioning from analytical to simulation methods

What You Will Learn
• Model assembly and data requirements
• Fundamental reservoir simulation principles
• Application of simulation to risk reduction
• Differences between model types and simulations

Why This Course Works
• Reduce financial and operational risk
• Improve understanding of reservoir behavior
• Optimize reservoir production and development
• Enable multidisciplinary project collaboration

1.01 – Introduction to Reservoir Simulation (6 min.) 
1.02 – Model Types (10 min.)
1.03 – Simulation Theory Basics (14 min.)
1.04 – t-Navigator (15 min.)
1.05 – Simulation Strengths & Weaknesses (3 min.)
1.06 – t-Navigator GUI (4 min.)

2.01 – Sources of Input Data (10 min.)
2.02 – Exercise 2 – Get Familiar with a Data Deck and MD project (7 min.)

3.01 – Simulation Grid (16 min.)
3.02 – Exercise 3 – Import a Rescue file into Model Designer (17 min.)

4.01 – Fluid and Rock Properties (10 min.)
4.02 – Exercise 4 – Creating the Fluid model (13 min.)
4.03 – Saturation Functions (9 min.)
4.04 – Exercise 5 – Creating the Rel perm property (8 min.)
4.05 – Exercise 6 – Creating Rock Properties (4 min.)

5.01 – Initial Conditions (7 min.)
5.02 – Exercise 7 – Setting Initial Conditions (17 min.)

6.01 – Development Strategies (14 min.)
6.02 – Exercise 8 – Making a Development Strategy (22 min.)

7.01 – Uncertainty Analysis and Optimization (17 min.)
7.02 – Experimental Design (16 min.)

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