PE 320 – APPLIED RESERVOIR SIMULATION
Course Outline for Fall 2006

Week of

Subject matter

Reading assignment

Homework problems

1

Aug 21 - 27

Introduction

Chapter 1, pages 1-8

 

2

Aug 28 - Sept 3

Reservoir rock properties, fluid properties, Rock-Fluid interaction properties

Chapter 2, pages 14-27

 

3

Sept 4 - 10

Concept of potential, Darcy’s law, Steady and unsteady state flow, law of mass conservation

Labor day holiday(Monday) Sept 6

. Chapter 2, pages 11-14,  pages 27-31

 

4

Sept 11 - 17

Basic differential calculus, Finite difference calculus, basic linear algebra

Chapter 3, pages 38-46, 46-50, 40-54

 

5

Sept 18 - 24

Equation of continuity

Chapter 4, Pages 57 – 62, 62-71, Test # 1 on Friday

 

6

Sept 25 - Oct 1

Finite difference representation.

SPE convention. No classes on Mon-Wed . Chapter 5, pages 75-84

 

7

Oct 2 - 8

Finite difference representation.

Chapter 5, pages 75-84, 84-96

 

 

8

Oct 9- 15

Well representation

Chapter 6, Pages 105-113, 113-117. Mid-term Exam on Friday Oct 13.

 

9

Oct 16 - 22

Solution of the matrix equations

Chapter 7, pages 129-134, 134-141

 

10

Oct 23 – Oct 29

Solution of single phase equations

Chapter 8, pages 179-186,

 

11

Oct 30 - Nov 5

ECLIPSE

 

 

12

Nov 6 - 12

  ECLIPSE

Test 2 on Friday

 

13

Nov 13 - 19

  ECLIPSE

 

 

14

Nov 20 - 26

 

THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
Mom-Sun.

 

15

Nov 27 - Dec 3

  ECLIPSE

 

 

16

Dec 4 - 10

Review for finals

 

17

Dec 11 - 17

FINAL EXAM WEEK