Fluid Flow in Porous Media and Its Application in Reservoir Engineering (RES 402)
Fluid Flow in Porous Media and Its Application in Reservoir Engineering (RES 402)
COURSE SCHEDULE
| Code | Date | Location | price (€)* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RES 402 | 12 – 16 Jan 2026 | Online | 3300 |
| RES 402 | 17 – 21 Aug 2026 | Online | 3300 |
| RES 402 | 20 – 24 Jul 2026 | Amsterdam | 4400 |
| RES 402 | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | Accra | 4400 |
COURSE OVERVIEW
The primary focus of this course is to provide participants with in-depth knowledge and practical insight into fluid flow in porous media and its applications in the oil and gas industry. Flow through porous media is a subject of interest to a wide range of engineers and scientists, as well as policymakers and economists who recognize the importance of groundwater movement and various oil recovery processes (primary, secondary, and tertiary recovery). The main objective of the course is to present the mathematical relationships used to describe the flow of reservoir fluids through reservoir rocks. These mathematical formulations vary depending on the characteristics of the porous medium, including heterogeneity, permeability distribution, and wettability conditions. The course also examines the mechanisms of selected enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods and demonstrates how reservoir properties and flow behavior influence oil recovery efficiency and overall field performance.
COURSE OUTLINE
5 days
Day 1
o Porosity
o Permeability
o Wettability and Capillary pressure
o Relative Permeability
o Mathematical Models for Predicting Two or Three-Phase
o Relative Permeability
o Experimental Methods for o Relative Permeability Measurements
o Factors Affecting Relative Permeability
Day 2
oThe expression of the problem in mathematical language
oThe appropriate mathematical formulation
oThe interpretation of the results
oAnalysis of Important Oil and Gas Engineering Processes
Day 3
o Fundamental Equation of Filtration.
o Differential Form of the Darcy-Law
o Anisotropic Porous Media
o Equation of State
o Equation of continuity
o Special Forms of the Equation of Filtration
o Real and Ideal Gases
o Boundary and Initial Conditions
Day 4
o Steady State Filtration
o Non-Steady State Filtration in Infinite Acting Systems
o Dimensionless Variables
o Non-Steady State Filtration in a Finite System
o Boundary conditions
o Non-Steady State Filtration in Linear System
Day 5
o Equation of Two-Phase Filtration
o BUCKLEY-LEVERETT Solution
o Influence of Gravity and Capillary Force
o Determination of Effective Capillary Pressures for Porous Media from Imbibition/drainage Data
o Two-phase flow in gas condensate reservoirs
o Miscible Displacement in Porous Media
o Diffusion/Dispersion in porous Media
INSTRUCTOR
Instructor Profile
Instructor has accumulated over 20 years of reservoir engineering experience in research roles at the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), VU University Amsterdam, and TU Delft. He has worked extensively on fluid flow and PVT modeling for several oil fields in the Middle East, as well as on pure and impure CO₂ storage in depleted hydrocarbon reservoirs. His expertise also includes thermodynamic modeling and reactive transport modeling in reservoir rocks.
FAQ
DESIGNED FOR
The course is designed for Petroleum Engineers, Hydrogeology Engineers, Geologists,
Petrophysicists, Geo-modelers, Reservoir Engineers Management and Simulation.
COURSE LEVEL
o Basic to Intermediate
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
The learning objectiveof the top-most level content of the course are:
o Fundamental Properties of Porous Media
o Mathematical Treatment of Engineering Problems
o Fundamental of Single Phase Flow in Porous Media
o Fundamental of Two Phase Flow in Porous Media
o Convective-Dispersive Flow in Porous Media
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