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Field Development Geology for Petroleum Engineers - PTRL5006
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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: 3
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Introduction to field development geology. Impact of sedimentary environment and associated diagenesis on field development strategy. Carbonate depositional processes and their effect on reservoir characteristics. Identification and characterisation of reservoir flow and barrier units. Reservoir seals. Importance of electrolog correlation in oil and gas field development. Identification and quantification of reservoir heterogeneity. 3D geological modeling. Reserves estimation. Geology of fractured reservoirs. Reservoir geophysics. Aquifer characterisation. New oil from old fields. Data planning during field development. Role of synergy in oil and gas field development. Case histories. Special Project. (PTRL 3016)

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