Basic Reservoir Engineering

Instructors: William D. McCain, Jr., Ph.D.
Course Length:  4 days
Course CEUs:  3.2

Course Description
This course presents the basic concepts that a reservoir engineer uses to perform engineering studies. Knowledge of these topics will benefit the reservoir engineer as well as staff in related professions who are part of a multidisciplinary team. The course is divided into three parts: reservoir characterization, evaluation of the resource base, and estimating future pressure-production trends in oil and gas recovery.

Offered as a Public or In-house course.

Who should attend
Engineers beginning a reservoir analysis position, geologists, and geophysicists who need to better understand the fundamentals of reservoir engineering.

Course Content

  • Fluid properties
  • Rock properties
  • Volumetric calculations
  • Material-balance calculations
  • Fluid flow concepts
  • Fluid displacement concepts

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