Course Details

This course is appropriate for a wide range of professionals but not limited to:

• Reservoir and Petroleum Engineers
• Production and Completion Engineers
• Geoscientists involved in reservoir evaluation
• Field Development and Subsurface Professionals
• Technical staff supporting reservoir studies
• Anyone seeking applied, practical reservoir engineering knowledge

• Expert-led sessions with dynamic visual aids
• Comprehensive course manual to support practical application and reinforcement
• Interactive discussions addressing participants’ real-world projects and challenges
• Insightful case studies and proven best practices to enhance learning

By the end of this course, participants should be able to:

• Apply key reservoir engineering principles to evaluate reservoir performance
• Analyze reservoir rock and fluid properties used in engineering calculations
• Use material balance methods to estimate hydrocarbons in place
• Perform decline curve analysis for performance prediction
• Interpret well test results for reservoir characterization
• Understand reservoir drive mechanisms and flow behavior
• Support reservoir management decisions through applied engineering methods

DAY 1

Fundamentals of Fluid Flow and Reservoir Properties

• Welcome and Introduction
• Pre-Test
• Fluid Flow Through Porous Media (Darcy’s Law, Flow Regimes)
• Rock Properties: Porosity, Permeability, Saturation
• Reservoir Fluid Properties (PVT Analysis, Phase Behavior)
• Pressure-Volume-Temperature (PVT) Relationships
• Exercise

DAY 2

Material Balance and Reservoir Drive Mechanisms

• Introduction to Material Balance Concepts
• Oil and Gas Material Balance Calculations
• Estimating OOIP and OGIP
• Reservoir Drive Mechanisms and Performance Indicators
• Understanding Water Influx and Aquifer Models
• Exercise

DAY 3

Performance Analysis and Decline Methods

• Inflow Performance Relationships (IPR)
• Vertical and Horizontal Well Performance
• Decline Curve Analysis: Exponential, Harmonic, Hyperbolic
• Rate-Time Forecasting and Reserves Estimation
• Production Data Requirements and Diagnostics
• Exercise

DAY 4

Well Testing and Reservoir Characterization

• Fundamentals of Well Testing
• Pressure Transient Analysis Concepts
• Drawdown and Buildup Test Interpretation
• Skin Factor, Permeability, and Reservoir Boundaries
• Deliverability Testing for Gas Wells
• Exercise

DAY 5

Applied Reservoir Management

• Reservoir Surveillance and Monitoring Techniques
• Basic Reservoir Simulation Concepts
• Production Optimization Methods
• Reservoir Uncertainty and Risk Considerations
• Post-Test
• Certificate Ceremony