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 Petrophysics and Formation Evaluation
  • Unit Code

    ENS6202
  • Year

    2019
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Alireza KESHAVARZ

Description

This unit provides advanced knowledge of reservoir petrophysics and formation evaluation in petroleum engineering practice. It is a core unit of the petroleum engineering discipline. Students will study reservoir formation evaluation techniques and learn how to interpret well-log data to determine reservoir properties in order to have better understanding of reservoir performance.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Explain hydrocarbon origin, formation of hydrocarbon reservoirs, source rock, reservoir rock, oil/gas migration and hydrocarbon traps.
  2. Analyse the physical properties of reservoir rocks.
  3. Apply formation evaluation and well-log interpretation techniques.
  4. Assess well-log data and estimate reservoir properties.
  5. Investigate advanced techniques and logging tools in well logging operations.

Unit Content

  1. Process of oil and gas formation in source rock, migration of hydrocarbon from source rock to reservoir rock, differences between source rock and reservoir rock and the concept of hydrocarbon traps.
  2. Fundamentals of physical properties of reservoir rocks, rock-fluid properties and interactions between reservoir rock and reservoir fluid.
  3. Fundamental knowledge of formation evaluation and well-log analysis.
  4. Well-log interpretation for formation evaluation and determination of rock/fluid properties.
  5. American Petroleum Engineering (API) standards for laboratory measurement of rock and fluid properties.
  6. Laboratory procedures for measurement of reservoir properties such as rock porosity, permeability, compressibility, two/three phase relative and effective permeabilites, wettability, capillary pressure and fluid saturation.

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 seminarNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 113 x 1 hour tutorialNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures and tutorials

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
AssignmentTheory exercises20%
Laboratory Work ^Experimental Work and reports20%
ProjectPresentations and reports 20%
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 Petrophysics and Formation Evaluation
  • Unit Code

    ENS6202
  • Year

    2019
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Alireza KESHAVARZ

Description

This unit provides advanced knowledge of reservoir petrophysics and formation evaluation in petroleum engineering practice. It is a core unit of the petroleum engineering discipline. Students will study reservoir formation evaluation techniques and learn how to interpret well-log data to determine reservoir properties in order to have better understanding of reservoir performance.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Explain hydrocarbon origin, formation of hydrocarbon reservoirs, source rock, reservoir rock, oil/gas migration and hydrocarbon traps.
  2. Analyse the physical properties of reservoir rocks.
  3. Apply formation evaluation and well-log interpretation techniques.
  4. Assess well-log data and estimate reservoir properties.
  5. Investigate advanced techniques and logging tools in well logging operations.

Unit Content

  1. Process of oil and gas formation in source rock, migration of hydrocarbon from source rock to reservoir rock, differences between source rock and reservoir rock and the concept of hydrocarbon traps.
  2. Fundamentals of physical properties of reservoir rocks, rock-fluid properties and interactions between reservoir rock and reservoir fluid.
  3. Fundamental knowledge of formation evaluation and well-log analysis.
  4. Well-log interpretation for formation evaluation and determination of rock/fluid properties.
  5. American Petroleum Engineering (API) standards for laboratory measurement of rock and fluid properties.
  6. Laboratory procedures for measurement of reservoir properties such as rock porosity, permeability, compressibility, two/three phase relative and effective permeabilites, wettability, capillary pressure and fluid saturation.

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 seminarNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 113 x 1 hour tutorialNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures and tutorials

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
AssignmentTheory exercises20%
Laboratory Work ^Experimental Work and reports20%
ProjectPresentations and reports 20%
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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