Reservoir Management Training Course

1. Introduction to Reservoir Management

1.1 Reservoir Management Fundamentals

• Evolution of reservoir management practices and philosophies

• Integrated reservoir management approach including (subsurface-surface integration, multidisciplinary teams, and decision-making processes)

• Economic drivers including (recovery factor optimization, operating cost control, and capital efficiency)

• Introduction to SPE guidelines for reservoir management

• Life cycle of petroleum reservoirs including (exploration, appraisal, development, production, and abandonment phases)

• Value of information concepts in reservoir management including (data acquisition strategies and uncertainty reduction)

1.2 Reservoir Management Workflow

• Business objectives alignment including (corporate goals, stakeholder expectations, and regulatory requirements)

• Asset team structure and responsibilities

• Reservoir management planning including (short-term operations, mid-term development, and long-term strategy)

• Decision analysis methodologies including (decision trees, probabilistic approaches, and risk assessment)

• Performance metrics and KPIs for reservoir management

• Digital transformation in reservoir management including (data analytics, machine learning applications, and real-time monitoring)

2. Reservoir Characterization

2.1 Static Reservoir Characterization

• Geological modeling workflows including (structural, stratigraphic, and facies modeling)

• Petrophysical property modeling including (porosity, permeability, and saturation distributions)

• Rock typing and flow unit identification

• Uncertainty in static models including (stochastic modeling approaches and multiple realizations)

• Integration of diverse data sources including (well logs, cores, seismic, and production data)

2.2 Dynamic Reservoir Characterization

• Well testing analysis and interpretation

• Pressure transient analysis including (build-up tests, drawdown tests, and interference testing)

• Fluid property analysis including (PVT studies, EOS modeling, and fluid sampling)

• Initial hydrocarbon in place estimation methods

• Reservoir connectivity assessment techniques

• Production data analysis including (decline curve analysis, type curves, and rate-transient analysis)

3. Reservoir Performance Analysis

3.1 Recovery Mechanisms

• Primary recovery mechanisms including (solution gas drive, gas cap expansion, and natural water drive)

• Drive mechanism identification and characterization

• Material balance methods and applications

• Decline curve analysis techniques and limitations

• Recovery efficiency estimation for different drive mechanisms

3.2 Advanced Performance Analysis

• Analytical modeling approaches including (streamline simulation, capacitance-resistance models, and decline curve analysis)

• Production forecasting techniques including (empirical methods, analytical models, and numerical simulation)

• Well productivity analysis including (productivity index, skin factors, and completion efficiency)

• Interference effects and well spacing optimization

• Production allocation and back-allocation methods

• Water and gas breakthrough prediction methods

4. Reservoir Modeling & Simulation

4.1 Simulation Fundamentals

• Types of reservoir simulators including (black oil, compositional, thermal, and streamline)

• Governing equations and numerical solution methods

• Grid design and discretization considerations

• PVT and rock-fluid interaction modeling

• Model initialization and equilibration

• History matching workflow and techniques

• Sensitivity analysis and uncertainty quantification

4.2 Simulation Applications

• Development scenario evaluation

• Well placement optimization

• Production strategy optimization including (rate control, injection schemes, and facility constraints)

• EOR process screening and design using simulation

• Integrated asset modeling including (reservoir-well-facility coupling)

• Uncertainty management in prediction modeling

• Reserves estimation using simulation methods

5. Reservoir Surveillance & Monitoring

5.1 Surveillance Program Design

• Objectives and data requirements for effective surveillance

• Pressure monitoring strategies including (permanent gauges, wireline surveys, and interference testing)

• Production monitoring including (rate measurements, fluid property changes, and production logging)

• Formation evaluation including (saturation monitoring, repeat formation testing, and cased-hole logging)

• 4D seismic applications in reservoir monitoring

• Data quality control and validation methods

5.2 Surveillance Data Analysis

• Production and injection performance tracking

• Voidage replacement ratio analysis and optimization

• Waterflood performance metrics including (pattern balancing, conformance monitoring, and sweep efficiency)

• Gas-oil ratio and water-cut trend analysis

• Reserves reconciliation and booking processes

• Performance prediction updates based on surveillance data

6. Secondary Recovery Methods

6.1 Waterflooding

• Displacement mechanics and recovery efficiency factors

• Pattern selection and design considerations

• Injection water quality requirements and treatment

• Mobility control and sweep efficiency optimization

• Surveillance and monitoring requirements for waterfloods

• Common operational problems and solutions

• Pattern balancing and rate optimization methods

6.2 Gas Injection

• Displacement mechanisms including (immiscible and miscible processes)

• Gas source options and processing requirements

• Design considerations including (pattern selection, WAG ratio, and injection rates)

• Operational challenges including (gravity segregation, conformance, and breakthrough management)

• Monitoring and surveillance techniques specific to gas injection

• Performance prediction methods for gas injection projects

7. Enhanced Oil Recovery

7.1 EOR Screening & Selection

• Technical screening criteria for EOR methods

• Reservoir and fluid property requirements for different EOR processes

• Laboratory studies for EOR process evaluation

• Field pilot design and implementation

• Economic screening for EOR projects

• Risk assessment for EOR implementation

7.2 Chemical EOR Methods

• Polymer flooding mechanisms and design considerations

• Surfactant flooding and microemulsion processes

• Alkaline-Surfactant-Polymer (ASP) flooding

• Chemical selection and compatibility testing

• Operational challenges in chemical EOR

• Performance monitoring methods

7.3 Thermal Recovery Methods

• Steam injection processes including (cyclic steam stimulation, steamflooding, and SAGD)

• In-situ combustion principles and applications

• Reservoir thermal properties and heat management

• Production system requirements for thermal projects

• Environmental considerations in thermal recovery

• Monitoring techniques for thermal processes

8. IOR & Production Enhancement

8.1 Near-Wellbore Treatments

• Matrix stimulation methods including (acidizing, solvent treatments, and scale removal)

• Hydraulic fracturing design and optimization

• Conformance control techniques including (mechanical and chemical methods)

• Water and gas shut-off treatments

• Artificial lift selection and optimization

• Production system debottlenecking

8.2 Field-Wide IOR Strategies

• Infill drilling programs and density optimization

• Horizontal and multilateral well applications

• Pressure maintenance strategies

• Improved sweep efficiency methods

• Production acceleration versus ultimate recovery considerations

• Smart field concepts and intelligent well applications

9. Reservoir Management Plans

9.1 Plan Development

• Components of a comprehensive reservoir management plan

• Development strategy options and evaluation criteria

• Production and injection forecasting methodology

• Facility requirements and constraints integration

• Risk and uncertainty management approaches

• Plan documentation and communication strategies

9.2 Implementation & Revision

• Short-term operational plans and targets

• Long-term development strategies

• Key performance indicators and metrics

• Plan review and update processes

• Change management considerations

• Data management requirements for effective plan implementation

10. Integrated Field Development

10.1 Field Development Planning

• Integrated subsurface-surface development approach

• Development concept selection methodology

• Well count optimization and phasing strategies

• Facility sizing and expansion planning

• Environmental and regulatory considerations

• Economic analysis and optimization

10.2 Optimization Techniques

• Value of information analysis in development decisions

• Probabilistic approaches to development planning

• Integrated production system modeling

• Optimization under uncertainty methods

• Robust optimization techniques

• Decision analysis for major development decisions

11. Unconventional Reservoir Management

• Unique characteristics of unconventional reservoirs

• Resource assessment methods for unconventional plays

• Development strategies for tight oil and shale gas

• Well spacing and completion optimization

• Production forecasting challenges and techniques

• Economic considerations in unconventional development

12. Field Rejuvenation & Mature Asset Management

• Mature field challenges and opportunities

• Remaining potential assessment methods

• Production decline mitigation strategies

• Late-life recovery enhancement options

• Facility rationalization and cost optimization

• Abandonment considerations and liability management

13. Economic & Risk Analysis

• Key economic indicators for reservoir management decisions

• Incremental economics of reservoir management options

• Risk analysis including (technical, economic, and regulatory risks)

• Portfolio management concepts

• Decision analysis under uncertainty

• Value creation through optimized reservoir management

14. HSE & Sustainable Reservoir Management

• Environmental impact considerations

• Carbon footprint reduction strategies

• Water management and minimization approaches

• Regulatory compliance requirements including (reporting protocols and approval processes)

• Sustainable development principles application

• Social license considerations in reservoir development

15. Case Studies & Group Discussions

• Regional case studies from Middle East operations including (carbonate reservoirs, fractured systems, and heavy oil fields)

• Reservoir management successes including (recovery enhancement, cost optimization, and production maximization)

• Problem-solving exercises including (performance decline diagnosis, development options evaluation, and optimization strategies)

• Integrated field management including (reservoir-to-market integration, multidisciplinary approaches, and facility optimization)

• The importance of proper training in successful reservoir management