By the end of course, delegates will be able to:  

• Understand the principles of reservoir management concept and process 
• Understand the integrated reservoir management concept 
• Understand Reservoir Surveillance and Monitoring requirements 
• Gain better knowledge on importance of production optimization 
• Gain sufficient knowledge on the basics of petroleum economics evaluation 
• Understand the role of reservoir modelling within the reservoir management process 
• Gain sufficient knowledge on the integrated reservoir modelling 
• Learn different oil recovery methods  
• Gain sufficient knowledge on different actual reservoir management field cases 

• Reservoir Engineers  
• Petroleum Engineers 
• Field/Production Engineers 
• Facilities/Process Engineers 
• Reservoir/Petroleum Engineering Team Leaders 
• Reservoir/Petroleum Engineering Managers 
• Development/Exploitation Engineers 
• Other persons who seek having more knowledge on reservoir management and reservoir monitoring requirements 

This training will be highly interactive with opportunities to advance your opinions and ideas and will include:

• Lectures
• Workshop & Work Presentation
• Case Studies and Practical Exercise
• Videos and General Discussions

Day 1    

Integrated Reservoir Management Concept 

• Reservoir Management Definition 
• Reservoir Management Objective 
• Reservoir Management Process 
• Data Acquisition & Analysis  
• Integrated Reservoir Management Concept 
• Getting to Understand Your Reservoir 
• Reservoir Drive Mechanisms 
• Overall Reservoir Performance 
• Initial Oil in Place 
• Reserve and Recovery Factor 

Day 2 

Reservoir Surveillance/Monitoring, Production Optimization, & Economics Basics 

• Reservoir Surveillance, Monitoring  
  • Importance of Reservoir Surveillance for Reservoir Management 
  • Reservoir Measurements Parameters 
  • Reservoir Monitoring Plan 
  • Production Well Monitoring 
  • Injection Well Monitoring 

• Production Optimization Using Nodal Analysis Approach 
  • Producing Well Performance 
  • Production System Pressure Losses 
  • Nodal Analysis Approach 
  • Inflow/Outflow Curves 
  • Applications of Nodal Analysis  

• Basics of Petroleum Economics  
  • Petroleum Economic Key Indicators 

Day 3    

Integrated Reservoir Modelling 

• Importance Role of Reservoir Simulation  
• Reservoir Key Rock Properties 
• Reservoir Key Fluid Properties 
• Reservoir Characterization 
• Developing Reservoir Static Model 
• Developing Reservoir Dynamic Model   
• Special Core Analysis (SCAL) 
• Fluid Characterization/PVT Modelling 
• Dynamic Model Calibration & History Matching 
• Setting Reservoir Future Predictions 

Day 4    

Oil Recovery Methods  

• Reservoir Life Cycle 
• Primary Recovery 
• Artificial Lift Technology 
• Secondary Recovery 
• Water Flooding  
• Flooding Patterns 
• Factors Affecting Water Flooding  
• Fractional Flow Curve 
• Enhanced Oil Recovery Methods  
• Improved Oil Recovery (IOR) 
• EOR Concept 
• EOR Screening Criteria 
• EOR Types  
• Chemical Injection Methods 
• Process 
• Limitation 
• Miscible Injection Methods 
• Process 
• Limitation 
• Thermal Recovery Methods 
• Process 
• Limitation  
• Water-Alternating Gas (WAG) Injection  

Day 5 

Reservoir Management Case Applications 

• Matured Field Study Case-1 
• Matured Field Study Case-2 
• Smart Horizontal Wells Application in Thin Oil Rim Reservoirs 

End Session and Open Discussion 

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration.