By the end of this course, delegates will be able to:
• Obtain awareness of technologies for characterization of reservoir fluids in-situ and methods for capture of a representative sample.
• Obtain an extensive and practical knowledge to review the principles of fluid phase behavior.
• Obtain awareness of the different fluid sampling techniques.
• Identify the technologies for characterization of reservoir fluids in-situ and methods for capture of a representative sample.
• Obtain a practical knowledge to review the principles of fluid phase behavior
• Understand the different fluid sampling techniques.
• Apply standard and advanced PVT lab. Experiments.
• Learn the importance of proper sample handling and the procedures that define fluid properties (vapor-liquid equilibrium phase envelopes, gravimetric fluid properties, and hydrocarbon solids)
• Apply the different laboratory analysis techniques.
• Understand how to interpret a PVT report.
• Know how to prepare the PVT input for simulator.
• Understand different forms of PVT equations of state (EOS).
• Identify the workflow for matching PVT laboratory data by tuning EOS parameters.
• Prepare the PVT input data for simulator.

• Reservoir Engineers
• Production Engineers
• Petroleum Engineers
• Flow Assurance Engineers
• Reservoir Simulation Specialists

• Interactive courses and exercises
• Workshop using real field case data
• Hands-on practice using PVTsim Nova

Day 1 – Introduction: Reservoir Fluids and Downhole Sampling Overview of Reservoir engineering
• Oilfield development Process
• Applications of PVT Data
• Reservoir Fluid Sampling &
• Downhole Fluid Analyzers (LFA, OFA, CFA, etc.)
• Wireline Fluid Sampling (MDT and RDT tools)
• Fluid Sample Quality Control
• Overview of Formation Testing
• Types and Interpretation of Pre-tests
• Exercises and discussions

Day 2 – PVT Laboratory Experiments Economic Indicators Definitions
• Classifications of the Reservoir Fluids
• Analysis of Reservoir Fluid Properties
• PVT Laboratory Experiments and Fluid Studies
• Constant Composition Expansion
• Differential Vaporization Test
• Separator Tests
• Constant-Volume Depletion (CVD) Test
• Viscosity Measurements
• Gas Condensate Procedures
• Slim-Tube Test
• Swelling Test
• Exercises and discussions

Day 3 – PVT Data Validation & Reports QA/QC Risk & Uncertainty
• Hydrocarbon Phase Behavior
• Quality Checking Laboratory Reports
• PVT Data Validation & Reports QA/QC
• Quality Assessment & Consistency Evaluation of Hydrocarbon PVT Data
• PVT Properties: Natural Gas, Black Oil, and Water Brine
• PVT Modelling
• Black Oil Properties & Correlations
• Dry Gas Properties
• Exercises and discussions

Day 4 – Equations of State Modelling Introduction to Spreadsheet Calculation
• Hydrocarbon Phase Behavior
• Equations of State for Ideal and Real Gases
• Flash Test
• Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium
• Development of the Equation of State
• Types of Equations of State
• Applications of the Equation of State
• PVT Measurement & Simulation by EOS
• Exercises and discussions

Day 5 – Equations of State Characterization and Compositional Simulation
• Characterizing Hydrocarbon-Plus Fractions
• Mixing Rules for Pseudo-Critical Properties
• Splitting and Lumping
• Tuning the EOS
• EOS Tuning and Data Requirement
• Regression of PVT Data
• Simulation Considerations for PVT Modeling
• Simulation of Gas Injection
• Miscibility and Miscible Floods
• Black Oil vs. Compositional Simulation
• Post assessment

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing a minimum of 75% of the total course duration