Rate Transient Analysis (RTA)
Production Data Analysis for Unconventional Reservoirs (with Multiphase Flow & Geomechanics)

This course provides attendees with a comprehensive methodology for well performance analysis with specific focus on unconventional oil and gas. The approach combines the use of several powerful techniques and will illustrate the practical aspects of production data analysis.
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Chapter 1 - Introduction to Modern Production Data Analysis
1.01 Introduction to Modern Production Data Analysis
Chapter 2 - Fundamentals of Rate Transient Analysis
2.01 Pressure Transient Analysis Fundamentals
Quiz
2.02 Flow Regimes
Quiz
2.03 Region of Investigation
Quiz
2.04 RTA 101 - The Conceptual Production Decline Curve
Quiz
2.05.a Multiphase Flowing Material Balance
2.05.b Conservation of Mass and Pseudo Pressure Derivation
2.05.c Pseudo Pressure Calculations & Saturation Pressure Relationship Part I
2.05.d Pseudo Pressure Calculations & Saturation Pressure Relationship Part II
2.05.e Multiphase Material Balance Equation
2.05 Flowing Material Balance 1 - Single Phase Oil
Quiz
2.06 Fluid Flow Solutions as Decline Equations
Quiz
2.07 Type Curves
Quiz
2.08 Principle of Superposition
Quiz
2.09.a Managing Pressure Dependent Rock and Fluid Properties - Gas Properties
2.09.b Managing Pressure Dependent Rock and Fluid Properties – Pseudo Pressure
2.09.c Managing Pressure Dependent Rock and Fluid Properties - Pseudo-Time
2.09.d Managing Pressure Dependent Rock and Fluid Properties - Advanced Formulations
Quiz
2.10 The Flowing Material Balance II – Single Phase Gas
Quiz
2.11 Modeling and Forecasting
Quiz
Chapter 3 - Analyzing Low Permeability, Fractured Reservoirs
3.01 Introduction to Unconventional Resources
Quiz
3.02 Permeability, Surface Area and Stimulated Reservoir Volume
Sample Lesson
Quiz
3.03 Simple RTA Methods for Unconventional Reservoirs
Quiz
3.04 Type Curve Analysis for Unconventional Reservoirs
3.05 Stress Dependent Permeability
3.06 Flowing Material Balance III - Multiphase Flow
3.07 Common RTA Models for Unconventional Reservoirs
Chapter 4 - Probabilistic Rate Transient Analysis
4.01 Introduction
4.02 Probabilistic Type Curves I- Empirical Type Curves
4.03 Probabilistic Type Curves II- Model-based Type Curves
4.04 Probabilistic Modeling I- Monte Carlo Simulation
4.05 Sampling the Parameter Space
4.06 Probabilistic Modeling II - Probabilistic History Matching
Chapter 5 - RTA Case Studies
5.01 Dry Gas - Marcellus Example
Quiz
5.02 Gas Condensate - Montney Example
Quiz
5.03 Black Oil - Bakken Example
Quiz
5.04a Volatile Oil - Eagle Ford Example Part I
5.04b Volatile Oil - Eagle Ford Example Part II
5.05a Stress Sensitive Reservoirs - Haynesville Example Part I
5.05b Stress Sensitive Reservoirs - Haynesville Example Part II
Chapter 1 - Introduction to Modern Production Data Analysis
1.01 Introduction to Modern Production Data Analysis
Chapter 2 - Fundamentals of Rate Transient Analysis
2.01 Pressure Transient Analysis Fundamentals
Quiz
2.02 Flow Regimes
Quiz
2.03 Region of Investigation
Quiz
2.04 RTA 101 - The Conceptual Production Decline Curve
Quiz
2.05.a Multiphase Flowing Material Balance
2.05.b Conservation of Mass and Pseudo Pressure Derivation
2.05.c Pseudo Pressure Calculations & Saturation Pressure Relationship Part I
2.05.d Pseudo Pressure Calculations & Saturation Pressure Relationship Part II
2.05.e Multiphase Material Balance Equation
2.05 Flowing Material Balance 1 - Single Phase Oil
Quiz
2.06 Fluid Flow Solutions as Decline Equations
Quiz
2.07 Type Curves
Quiz
2.08 Principle of Superposition
Quiz
2.09.a Managing Pressure Dependent Rock and Fluid Properties - Gas Properties
2.09.b Managing Pressure Dependent Rock and Fluid Properties – Pseudo Pressure
2.09.c Managing Pressure Dependent Rock and Fluid Properties - Pseudo-Time
2.09.d Managing Pressure Dependent Rock and Fluid Properties - Advanced Formulations
Quiz
2.10 The Flowing Material Balance II – Single Phase Gas
Quiz
2.11 Modeling and Forecasting
Quiz
Chapter 3 - Analyzing Low Permeability, Fractured Reservoirs
3.01 Introduction to Unconventional Resources
Quiz
3.02 Permeability, Surface Area and Stimulated Reservoir Volume Sample Lesson Quiz
3.03 Simple RTA Methods for Unconventional Reservoirs
Quiz
3.04 Type Curve Analysis for Unconventional Reservoirs
3.05 Stress Dependent Permeability
3.06 Flowing Material Balance III - Multiphase Flow
3.07 Common RTA Models for Unconventional Reservoirs
Chapter 4 - Probabilistic Rate Transient Analysis
4.01 Introduction
4.02 Probabilistic Type Curves I- Empirical Type Curves
4.03 Probabilistic Type Curves II- Model-based Type Curves
4.04 Probabilistic Modeling I- Monte Carlo Simulation
4.05 Sampling the Parameter Space
4.06 Probabilistic Modeling II - Probabilistic History Matching
Chapter 5 - RTA Case Studies
5.01 Dry Gas - Marcellus Example
Quiz
5.02 Gas Condensate - Montney Example
Quiz
5.03 Black Oil - Bakken Example
Quiz
5.04a Volatile Oil - Eagle Ford Example Part I
5.04b Volatile Oil - Eagle Ford Example Part II
5.05a Stress Sensitive Reservoirs - Haynesville Example Part I
5.05b Stress Sensitive Reservoirs - Haynesville Example Part II
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