Advanced PVT Analysis and EOS Modeling
🎯 Course Description: This course dives into advanced PVT (pressure–volume–temperature) behavior of reservoir fluids and teaches participants how to use and tune Equations of State (EOS) for use in reservoir simulation and forecasting. It is essential for engineers dealing with …
Overview
🎯 Course Description:
This course dives into advanced PVT (pressure–volume–temperature) behavior of reservoir fluids and teaches participants how to use and tune Equations of State (EOS) for use in reservoir simulation and forecasting. It is essential for engineers dealing with compositional simulation or volatile reservoirs.
📅 Day 1: Review of Fluid Behavior and PVT Testing
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09:00–09:45 – Overview of PVT studies and lab measurements
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09:45–10:30 – Types of PVT tests (CCE, DLE, CVD, separator)
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10:30–10:45 – ☕ Coffee Break
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10:45–11:30 – Fluid sampling techniques and quality control
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11:30–12:15 – Black oil vs. compositional fluid models
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12:15–13:15 – 🍽️ Lunch Break
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13:15–14:00 – Phase envelopes and critical point behavior
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14:00–14:45 – Interpreting lab results for EOS input
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14:45–15:00 – Recap and Q&A
📅 Day 2: Equation of State (EOS) Fundamentals
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09:00–09:45 – Introduction to cubic EOS: Soave-Redlich-Kwong (SRK), Peng-Robinson (PR)
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09:45–10:30 – EOS parameters: acentric factor, critical properties
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10:30–10:45 – ☕ Coffee Break
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10:45–11:30 – EOS tuning: objective and input data
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11:30–12:15 – Fluid component lumping and characterization
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12:15–13:15 – 🍽️ Lunch Break
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13:15–14:00 – Molecular weight and specific gravity blending
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14:00–14:45 – Practice: building a fluid component table
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14:45–15:00 – Recap and Q&A
📅 Day 3: EOS Matching Techniques
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09:00–09:45 – Regression techniques for EOS tuning
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09:45–10:30 – Matching saturation pressures and formation volume factors
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10:30–10:45 – ☕ Coffee Break
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10:45–11:30 – Matching gas-oil ratios, densities, viscosities
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11:30–12:15 – Use of regression tools in commercial software (e.g., PVTP, PVTi)
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12:15–13:15 – 🍽️ Lunch Break
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13:15–14:00 – EOS validation: graphical and numerical methods
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14:00–14:45 – Practical: EOS tuning on a provided dataset
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14:45–15:00 – Recap and Q&A
📅 Day 4: EOS for Gas Condensates and Volatile Oils
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09:00–09:45 – Retrograde condensation and dew point behavior
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09:45–10:30 – EOS modeling for wet gas and condensates
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10:30–10:45 – ☕ Coffee Break
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10:45–11:30 – Separator optimization using EOS
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11:30–12:15 – Compositional tracking in depletion scenarios
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12:15–13:15 – 🍽️ Lunch Break
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13:15–14:00 – Condensate dropout and recovery predictions
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14:00–14:45 – Practical: modeling volatile oil system
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14:45–15:00 – Recap and Q&A
📅 Day 5: EOS Integration with Reservoir Simulation
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09:00–09:45 – Exporting EOS models to simulators
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09:45–10:30 – PVT tables: black oil vs. compositional input
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10:30–10:45 – ☕ Coffee Break
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10:45–11:30 – Running sensitivity analysis on EOS effects
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11:30–12:15 – Case study: compositional simulation project
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12:15–13:15 – 🍽️ Lunch Break
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13:15–14:00 – Class workshop: present EOS results and findings
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14:00–14:45 – Peer review and discussion
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14:45–15:00 – Certification and course wrap-up
Target audiences
- Reservoir Engineers, Geologists
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