Course

Fluid Flow in Porous Media (GEO140)

The course gives an introduction to the physical and chemical laws that determine the transport of one or more phases in a porous medium.


Dette er emnebeskrivelsen for studieåret 2023-2024

See course description and exam/assesment information for this semester (2024-2025)

Semesters

Fakta

Emnekode

GEO140

Vekting (stp)

10

Semester undervisningsstart

Spring

Undervisningsspråk

English, Norwegian

Antall semestre

1

Vurderingssemester

Spring

Content

The course provides insights into porous media properties and transport phenomena and skills to determine the storage capacity of reservoirs and recovery of reservoir fluids. Examples of methods taught are: PVT properties of reservoir fluids, petrophysics, capillary pressure, relative permeabilities, wettability preference, material balance for oil reservoirs, and multiphase flow.

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

  • Terms and definitions used within reservoir engineering
  • Characterization of reservoir fluids
  • Parameters that are important for fluid flow in a porous medium
  • Flow in homogeneous and fractured porous media

Skills:

  • Know how to use material balance in recovery calculations
  • Know how to use the Buckley-Leverett theory to determine oil production by waterflooding
  • Practical skills for determining petrophysical properties like porosity, permeability and capillary pressure

General competence:

  • Ability to interpret experimental analysis results and extract the necessary data to do recovery calculations
  • Ability to report laboratory results
  • Ability to collaborate with peers

Forkunnskapskrav

Ingen

Exam

Form of assessment Weight Duration Marks Aid Exam system Withdrawal deadline Exam date
Written exam 1/1 4 Hours Letter grades No printed or written materials are allowed. Approved basic calculator allowed


Vilkår for å gå opp til eksamen/vurdering

Lab course
Laboratory course must be passed to be allowed to take the exam.

Fagperson(er)

Course coordinator:

Tina Puntervold

Course teacher:

Tina Puntervold

Head of Department:

Alejandro Escalona Varela

Study Adviser:

Karina Sanni

Study Program Director:

Lisa Jean Watson

Method of work

Lectures, assignments and laboratory work.

Overlapping

Emne Reduksjon (SP)
Fluid Flow in Porous Media (GEO140_1) , Reservoir Technology (PET120_1) 10
Reservoir technology (BIP140_1) , Fluid Flow in Porous Media (GEO140_1) 10

Åpent for

Battery and Energy Engineering - Bachelor in Engineering Biological Chemistry - Biotechnology - Bachelor's Degree Programme Civil Engineering - Bachelor in Engineering Computer Science - Bachelor in Engineering Computer Science - Bachelor in Engineering, Part-Time Electrical Engineering - Bachelor's Degree Programme, part-time Electrical Engineering - Bachelor's Degree Programme Energy and Petroleum Engineering - Bachelor in Engineering Geosciences and Energy Resources - Bachelor in Engineering Environmental Engineering - Bachelor in Engineering Mechanical Engineering - Bachelor in Engineering Medical technology - Bachelor in Engineering Medical Technology - Bachelor in Engineering - part time Geosciences Engineering - Bachelor in Engineering
Admission to Single Courses at the Faculty of Science and Technology
Advanced teacher education for level 8-13 in science Mathematics and Physics - Five Year Integrated Master's Degree Programme
Exchange programme at Faculty of Science and Technology
Mathematics - One-Year Programme Science and Technology - one-year programme

Emneevaluering

There must be an early dialogue between the course supervisor, the student union representative and the students. The purpose is feedback from the students for changes and adjustments in the course for the current semester.In addition, a digital subject evaluation must be carried out at least every three years. Its purpose is to gather the students experiences with the course.

Litteratur

Book Introduction to petroleum reservoir engineering Zolotuchin, Anatolij B., Ursin, Jann-Rune, Kristiansand, Høyskoleforl, VIII, 407 s., 2000, isbn:8276340652, Document Introduction to petroleum reservoir engineering Issue Reservoir engineering part II Austad and Kolnes, Other Laboratorieøvinger i GEO140 Fluidstrøm i porøse medier
The course description is retrieved from FS (Felles studentsystem). Version 1