Course
Wettability processes (PET904)
An introduction to capillary pressure, hysteresis, and wettability for reservoir evaluation and network models.
Course description for study year 2020-2021. Please note that changes may occur.
Semesters
Facts
Course code
PET904
Credits (ECTS)
10
Semester tution start
Autumn
Language of instruction
English
Number of semesters
1
Exam semester
Autumn
Time table
Literature
Content
Capillary pressure, wettability and hysteresis in a porous medium; Young-Laplace equation, Kelvin equation, colloid and surface chemistry, stability of thin films, quantification of wettability, correlations, scaling groups for imbibition, Barenblatt model.
Learning outcome
The course should give students deeper insights and knowledge related to some of these scientific themes:
- The effect of wettability on natural science processes.
- Chemical components and physical properties affecting wetting.
- Description of wetting
- Surface wettability and hysteresis
- Capillary forces in porous medium
- Modelling of wettability processes
The course contains themes on an advanced level leading the candidate to the research front in his/her selected themes.
Required prerequisite knowledge
Valid admission to a PhD program at the Department of Petroleum Engineering.
Exam
| Form of assessment | Weight | Duration | Marks | Aid | Exam system | Withdrawal deadline | Exam date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral exam | 1/1 | Passed / Not Passed | — | — | — |
Oral presentation of a given topic, then questioning.
Coursework requirements
Presentation of given topic
Course teacher(s)
Course coordinator:
Skule StrandHead of Department:
Alejandro Escalona VarelaHead of Department:
Alejandro Escalona VarelaMethod of work
Guided self-tuition, colloquia, presentations of papers.
Open for
Exchange programme at Faculty of Science and Technology
Course assessment
Form and/or discussion
The course description is retrieved from FS (Felles studentsystem). Version 1