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Numerical Reservoir Simulation - PTRL6004
Science students

 
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
 
 
School:  School of Petroleum Engineering
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.petrol.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 0
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Formulation of reservoir simulation equations. Explicit and implicit solution procedures. Cartesianand radial geometry. Single dimension, two-phase flow. Commercial reservoir simulation software. Planning and execution of reservoir simulation projects. Use of reservoir simulation as a management and development tool.
Reservoir simulation workshop - a series of real-world reservoir simulation problems including water and gas coning and water flood project.

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