🧪 PVT Properties of Petroleum Fluids – Theory & Applications
🌟 Course Description Understanding Pressure-Volume-Temperature (PVT) behavior is fundamental to accurately predicting reservoir performance, optimizing production, and planning field development. This course equips participants with in-depth knowledge of the theory, measurement, and application of PVT properties of reservoir fluids, including …
Overview
🌟 Course Description
Understanding Pressure-Volume-Temperature (PVT) behavior is fundamental to accurately predicting reservoir performance, optimizing production, and planning field development. This course equips participants with in-depth knowledge of the theory, measurement, and application of PVT properties of reservoir fluids, including how to interpret lab data and integrate PVT models into reservoir engineering workflows.
🎯 Learning Objectives
✅ Explain the thermodynamic principles behind petroleum fluid behavior
✅ Classify and characterize different reservoir fluid types
✅ Analyze laboratory PVT reports and key parameters
✅ Apply equations of state (EOS) for PVT modeling
✅ Incorporate PVT data into reservoir simulation and material balance calculations
✅ Predict production performance and design surface facilities based on PVT data
👥 Who Should Attend
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Reservoir and petroleum engineers
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Production engineers
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Reservoir modelers and simulation engineers
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Geoscientists and petrophysicists involved in integrated studies
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Lab specialists and field development planners
🗂️ Training Format
✅ Interactive lectures with practical examples
✅ PVT lab report interpretation exercises
✅ Hands-on EOS modeling sessions
✅ Group discussions and real-world case studies
✅ Final workshop to consolidate learning
📅 Detailed Daily Agenda with Time Breaks
📅 Day 1: Fundamentals of Reservoir Fluids & PVT Concepts
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Registration & Welcome |
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Introduction to PVT Analysis and Reservoir Fluids |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 12:15 | Thermodynamic Properties of Petroleum Fluids |
| 12:15 – 13:15 | 🍽 Lunch |
| 13:15 – 14:45 | Fluid Types: Black Oil, Volatile Oil, Gas Condensate, Dry Gas |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Phase Behavior and Phase Diagrams |
📅 Day 2: PVT Sampling, Testing & Laboratory Measurements
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | PVT Sampling Techniques: Surface & Bottomhole |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Laboratory Measurements: Constant Mass Expansion, Differential Liberation, Separator Tests |
| 12:15 – 13:15 | 🍽 Lunch |
| 13:15 – 14:45 | Design and Operation of PVT Cells |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Interpreting PVT Reports: Key Data and Uncertainties |
📅 Day 3: Equations of State & Fluid Property Correlations
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Principles of Equations of State (EOS) |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | EOS Tuning and Calibration |
| 12:15 – 13:15 | 🍽 Lunch |
| 13:15 – 14:45 | Using Correlations for Oil and Gas Properties |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | EOS Modeling Hands-On Workshop |
📅 Day 4: Applications of PVT Data in Reservoir Engineering
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | PVT Data in Material Balance Calculations |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Integrating PVT in Reservoir Simulation |
| 12:15 – 13:15 | 🍽 Lunch |
| 13:15 – 14:45 | Gas-Oil Ratios, Solution GOR, Bubble/Dew Points |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Case Studies: Field Examples of PVT Analysis |
📅 Day 5: PVT in Production & Surface Facility Design
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Predicting Production Performance Using PVT |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | PVT Applications in Surface Network and Separator Design |
| 12:15 – 13:15 | 🍽 Lunch |
| 13:15 – 14:45 | Workshop: Developing EOS Models for Real Fields |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Course Summary, Final Q&A, and Certificates |
📦 Materials Provided
✅ Course manual with practical examples
✅ EOS modeling templates
✅ Sample lab PVT reports
✅ Certificate of Completion
Target audiences
- Reservoir Engineers, Geologists
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