Reservoir Simulation, Fundamentals and Applications
Course Description
This training provides detailed discussions, and hands-on training for building reservoir simulation
models. This training course will provide fundamental knowledge of reservoir simulation workflows,
static model grid construction methodology, reservoir model initialization, history matching and
forecast. Different types of reservoir simulation models will be wide discussed based on use, main
objective, and expected time frame. Novel workflows and guidelines for model initialization and
history matching will be presented. Framework to identify sweet spot for new production and
injection wells will be discussed as well.
The course will be supplemented by practical class examples, group exercises and interactive
group discussion designed to consolidate and reinforce learning, identify and offering solutions
to specific problems associated with reservoir simulation.
In addition to the core case studies built specifically to drive home the techniques and tools
taught during the training sessions, other cases will be analyzed from real reservoir simulation
problems, reservoir modeling, and reservoir management as the workshop proceeds.
Who Should Attend?
This course is designed for petroleum production, reservoir, project engineers; assets managers;
operation managers; project managers from oil and gas, and government regulatory authorities;
joint venture oil and gas operators; joint venture non-operators, and others
What You Will Gain:
• Understanding the importance of fluid and rock interaction modeling on reservoir
simulation
• Understanding the types of reservoir simulation models, their uses, and limitations
• Learning how to perform the reservoir model initialization
• Learning key history matching guidelines
• Learning when use black oil and compositional models in reservoir simulation studies
• Understanding the main forecast constrains (wells/reservoir) during the prediction phase
• Understanding how simulators solve the system of equations
• Learning how the static modeling in generated and how petrophysical properties and
geological facies are distributed
• Understand the type of aquifers models and theirs use in reservoir simulation
• Understanding the structure of a reservoir simulation file (For instance, the eclipse .data
file).
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Training Methodology
The training will combine lectures (30%) with workshop/ presentations (30%), interactive class
exercises and case studies (20%), case studies and general discussions (20%).
Course Content
Day 1: Introduction to Reservoir simulation. PVT modeling
• Why reservoir simulation?
• Reservoir simulation role in reservoir management
• Type of numerical models (1D, 2D, 3D, sector models, Full field)
• PVT properties modeling, Fluid sampling, PVT experiments, Constant composition
expiation (CCE), Differential test, Constant Volume Depletion (CVD), Separator Test,
Guidelines for separator test selection.
• Main PVT correlation, uses and limitations
• Black Oil versus Compositional model, Equation of State (EoS), types of equations of
state, Guidelines for tuning EoS.
• Grouping and splitting components methodologies
• Impact of wrong fluid characterization on reservoir modeling, history and predictions
• Data acquisition plan considerations
• Practical examples, Field case studies and Group exercises
Day 2: Rock and fluid interaction modeling
• Special Core Analysis
• Relative permeability, relative permeability laboratory experiments, relative permeability
correlations.
• Capillary pressure, Leverett J function
• Reservoir wettability
• Types of reservoir rock
• End points relative permeability analysis per rock type
• Modeling Kr and Pc using a commercial simulator. Main keywords
Day 3: Reservoir model construction. Numerical simulation concepts
• Building the reservoir model
• Reservoir model construction workflow
• Petrophysical Property and facies distribution
• Gridding in Reservoir Simulation
o Structured grids
o Unstructured Grids
o Grid Refinement
• Reservoir simulation concepts
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• Numerical solution of single-phase and multi-phase flow equations
• Black oil and compositional reservoir simulation
• Numerical methods for fluid flow in porous media system of equations
• Implicit pressure explicit saturation (IMPES) formulation
Day 4: Reservoir simulation initialization
• Model Initialization workflow
• Grid definition, Grid Orientation effect
• Reservoir compartmentalization analysis
• Aquifer Modeling
• Use of Streamline Simulation for model initialization
• Eclipse simulator Approach, Data structure Analysis
Day 5: History match and forecast. Reduced order reservoir modeling
overview
• Data preparation
• History Matching main workflows
• History matching examples/case studies
• Manual versus automated history matching
• Prediction workflows
• Predictions variables (wells, group, field), examples/case studies
• Sensitivity analysis
• Reduced order reservoir modeling. Capacitance resistance model (CRM) and Stream
line simulation applications
• Practical examples, Field case studies and interactive class exercises
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