School: Engineering

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Reservoir Thermodynamics and Fluid Properties
  • Unit Code

    ENS6201
  • Year

    2019
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Prof Stefan IGLAUER

Description

This unit covers the principles of reservoir thermodynamics and fluid properties and the categorisation of different types of reservoirs based on their fluid properties. It is a fundamental unit of the petroleum engineering discipline in which students will learn how to evaluate Pressure, Volume, Temperature (PVT) data and determine fluid properties.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Explain the fundamentals of reservoir thermodynamics and fluid properties.
  2. Examine the concept of phase behaviour and chemical equilibrium in hydrocarbon reservoirs.
  3. Assess equations of state to describe reservoir phase equilibrium.
  4. Apply PVT models to calculate reservoir fluid properties.
  5. Evaluate the accuracy of models and correlations for calculation of reservoir fluid properties from PVT data.

Unit Content

  1. Fundamentals of reservoir thermodynamics and fluid properties.
  2. Phase behavior, chemical equilibrium and equations of state in hydrocarbon reservoirs.
  3. Classification of hydrocarbon reservoirs based on reservoir fluids.
  4. PVT data evaluation and error correction.
  5. Models and correlations to calculate reservoir fluid properties from PVT data.
  6. American Petroleum Institute (API) standards for laboratory measurement of reservoir fluid properties.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 13 x 2 hour labNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 113 x 2 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 1 x 2 hour seminarNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 113 x 1 hour tutorialNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, tutorials and projects.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ProjectPresentation20%
Laboratory Work ^Experimental work and reports20%
ProjectReport20%
Examination ^End of semester examination40%

^ Mandatory to Pass


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Engineering

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Reservoir Thermodynamics and Fluid Properties
  • Unit Code

    ENS6201
  • Year

    2019
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Prof Stefan IGLAUER

Description

This unit covers the principles of reservoir thermodynamics and fluid properties and the categorisation of different types of reservoirs based on their fluid properties. It is a fundamental unit of the petroleum engineering discipline in which students will learn how to evaluate Pressure, Volume, Temperature (PVT) data and determine fluid properties.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Explain the fundamentals of reservoir thermodynamics and fluid properties.
  2. Examine the concept of phase behaviour and chemical equilibrium in hydrocarbon reservoirs.
  3. Assess equations of state to describe reservoir phase equilibrium.
  4. Apply PVT models to calculate reservoir fluid properties.
  5. Evaluate the accuracy of models and correlations for calculation of reservoir fluid properties from PVT data.

Unit Content

  1. Fundamentals of reservoir thermodynamics and fluid properties.
  2. Phase behavior, chemical equilibrium and equations of state in hydrocarbon reservoirs.
  3. Classification of hydrocarbon reservoirs based on reservoir fluids.
  4. PVT data evaluation and error correction.
  5. Models and correlations to calculate reservoir fluid properties from PVT data.
  6. American Petroleum Institute (API) standards for laboratory measurement of reservoir fluid properties.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 13 x 2 hour labNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 113 x 2 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 1 x 2 hour seminarNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 113 x 1 hour tutorialNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, tutorials and projects.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ProjectPresentation20%
Laboratory Work ^Experimental work and reports20%
ProjectReport20%
Examination ^End of semester examination40%

^ Mandatory to Pass


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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