Course
Wettability processes (PET904)
An introduction to capillary pressure, hysteresis, and wettability for reservoir evaluation and network models.
Course description for study year 2017-2018. 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
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 students will get an understanding of capillary pressure, hysteresis and wettability so that they can evaluate the importance of these quantities in reservoir calculations and modelling of reservoir behavior for different production conditions.
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
Literature
Papers and parts of books.
The course description is retrieved from FS (Felles studentsystem). Version 1