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| Code | Date | Location | price (€)* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RES 439 | 26 - 30 Jan 2026 | Online | 3300 |
| RES 439 | 14 - 18 Sep 2026 | Paris | 4400 |
In the E&P business, Reservoir Engineers play a key role in handling, analysing and interpreting subsurface and production data at all stages of field development. Reservoir Engineering data and models are used in field development plans to optimise economic production of hydrocarbons. In this course fundamental concepts and a broad spectrum of modern practical reservoir engineering methods are addressed. Extensive use is made of practical and actual field problems to illustrate relevant subjects.
The following topics will be covered:
o Reservoir rock properties / Capillary pressures, surface tension, wettability.
o Distribution of hydrocarbon fluids, pressure regimes, fluid gradients and contacts
o Hydrocarbons-in-place estimation
o The SPE PRMS system for reserves and resource classification and estimation
o Fluid properties, phase behaviour, PVT, fluid sampling and laboratory procedures
o Recovery drive-energy, material balance, recovery factors and production forecasts
o Gas reservoir engineering concepts.
o Radial flow equations and well behaviour
o Skin: source and how to minimize it.
o Design and interpretation of pressure transient well tests: drawdown and build-up
o Production forecasting
o Relative permeability, movable oil, fluid displacement, mobility,
o Reservoir heterogeneity and sweep / Reservoir simulation principles
o EOR principles and Field Development Planning
o Course Introduction, the Reservoir Engineering work flow, example case
o Reservoir rock properties,
o Permeability avareaging
o Capillary pressure
o Exercise: fluid gradients/contacts
o Volumetric Oil and gas in Place
o Reserves and resources
o Exercise: Hydrocarbons in place
o Oil and gas phase behaviour
o Reservoir fluid properties
o Exercise PVT correlations
o Drive Mechanisms/Material Balance,
o Read and discuss: field case
o Gas Material Balance/applications,
o Exercise volumetric gas volume estimation, p/z plot
o Wells, inflow performance, skin, horizontal wells Exercise: use of well inflow calculations
o Exercise: gas production forecasting
o Well testing, Pressure Draw Down and Build Up analysis
o Decline Curve Analysis
o Exercise: oil production forecasting
o Kr and Pc, movable oil
o Displacement and Recovery
o Exercise mobility ratio
o Reservoir Simulation - Basic Principles
o Field cases
o Recovery
o Principles of Enhanced Oil Recovery
o Oil Field Development Planning
o Gas field development planning
o Exercise: development planning regulations
o Handling uncertainty
o Course Recap, Quiz and evaluation
The course has two instructor:
The first instructor is an independent Reservoir Engineering Consultant providing consultancy, QA, and training worldwide. He previously held senior roles at Shell, including Senior Reserves Consultant and Discipline Lead. He has extensive global experience in reserves management, reservoir simulation, and carbonate reservoirs. He is also a respected trainer and co-author of the PRMS guidelines, with an MSc in Applied Mathematics.
The second instructor has over 27 years of experience at Shell across Europe, the US, and the Middle East. He is an expert in Reservoir Engineering, WRFM, and business development, leading global multidisciplinary teams. He served as Principal Technical Expert at Shell, advancing integrated production optimization approaches.Now an independent consultant, he advises organizations with a focus on practical, value-driven solutions.
o Intermediate
At the end of the Basic Reservoir Engineering Course participants will understand the physics of oil and gas fields, and have an awareness of modern reservoir engineering principles and practical considerations for reservoir development and production, including the estimation of oil and gas reserves.
Topics are introduced by lectures and discussion, and learning is re-inforced by practical small classroom exercises. Active participation is encouraged. Use of laptops and other handheld devices for the exercises is encouraged and facilitated. Hand-out material in paper and/or electronic format will be provided.
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