2009 Summer Short Courses
Fundamentals of Reservoir Simulation
Instructors: Khalid Aziz, Lou Durlofsky & Hamdi Tchelepi
This course will cover both fundamentals and selected advanced topics in reservoir simulation. It is intended for simulation users who wish to strengthen their understanding of the fundamentals of this technology. The emphasis of the course is on the mathematical description and physical understanding of the underlying equations. Though the emphasis of the course is not on the actual use of a simulator, the practical implications of many the concepts will be discussed.
TOPICS
- Conservation of mass, momentum and energy
- Single-phase, miscible and immiscible flow
- Black-oil, compositional and fractured systems
- Discretization and gridding, stability and time step control
- Solution of linear equations
- Implicit and explicit solutions
- Modeling vertical and horizontal wells
- Streamline simulators
- Upscaling
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This course is designed for the petroleum engineer or geologist who is familiar with basic reservoir engineering and has some experience with the use of reservoir simulators, but is interested in acquiring a stronger understanding of the fundamentals. Some knowledge of numerical methods would be helpful.
INSTRUCTORS
Khalid Aziz is a Professor of Energy Resources Engineering. He holds engineering degrees from University of Michigan, University of Alberta and from Rice University. He has published over 100 papers, two books and a monograph. Lou Durlofsky is a Professor of Energy Resources Engineering. He holds a PhD degree in Chemical Engineering from MIT and has over 15 years of industrial experience in reservoir simulation related R&D. Hamdi Tchelepi, Associate Professor of Energy Resources Engineering, has a Ph.D. degree in Petroleum Engineering from Stanford University and joined the department recently after 10 years of simulation R&D in the industry.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Course dates: July 20-24, 2009 Course fee ($US): 2000
Course administrator: Joleen Castro (650) 725-9835
Sponsoring projects: SUPRI-B, SUPRI-HW
