Reservoir Simulation Fundamentals

📅 Day 1: Introduction to Reservoir Simulation

• 09:00–09:45 – Role of simulation in reservoir management

• 09:45–10:30 – History and evolution of simulation techniques

• 10:30–10:45 – ☕ Coffee Break

• 10:45–11:30 – Simulation types: black oil, compositional, thermal

• 11:30–12:15 – Governing equations and assumptions

• 12:15–13:15 – 🍽️ Lunch Break

• 13:15–14:00 – Basic concepts: time steps, iterations, convergence

• 14:00–14:45 – Hands-on demo: setting up a simple black-oil model

• 14:45–15:00 – Recap and Q&A

📅 Day 2: Model Building – Grids and Rock-Fluid Input

• 09:00–09:45 – Grid types: Cartesian, corner-point, unstructured

• 09:45–10:30 – Grid refinement and upscaling

• 10:30–10:45 – ☕ Coffee Break

• 10:45–11:30 – Input data: porosity, permeability, saturation functions

• 11:30–12:15 – Relative permeability and capillary pressure tables

• 12:15–13:15 – 🍽️ Lunch Break

• 13:15–14:00 – Fluid models: black oil vs. compositional

• 14:00–14:45 – Practical: building grid and rock/fluid input

• 14:45–15:00 – Recap and Q&A

📅 Day 3: Initialization and History Matching Basics

• 09:00–09:45 – Initial conditions: pressure and saturation

• 09:45–10:30 – Static reservoir models and initialization tools

• 10:30–10:45 – ☕ Coffee Break

• 10:45–11:30 – Introduction to history matching principles

• 11:30–12:15 – Matching production, pressure, and water cut

• 12:15–13:15 – 🍽️ Lunch Break

• 13:15–14:00 – Key parameters to adjust: K, perm, rel perm

• 14:00–14:45 – Hands-on: run base case and prepare for matching

• 14:45–15:00 – Recap and Q&A

📅 Day 4: Well Modeling and Production Constraints

• 09:00–09:45 – Modeling producers and injectors

• 09:45–10:30 – Perforations, tubing head pressure, well index

• 10:30–10:45 – ☕ Coffee Break

• 10:45–11:30 – Well controls: rate, pressure, BHP

• 11:30–12:15 – Constraint handling in simulation

• 12:15–13:15 – 🍽️ Lunch Break

• 13:15–14:00 – Practical: adding wells and constraints

• 14:00–14:45 – Introduction to group control and network logic

• 14:45–15:00 – Recap and Q&A

📅 Day 5: Results Analysis and Forecasting

• 09:00–09:45 – Visualization tools and interpretation of outputs

• 09:45–10:30 – Forecasting under different development scenarios

• 10:30–10:45 – ☕ Coffee Break

• 10:45–11:30 – Waterflooding and recovery improvement options

• 11:30–12:15 – Case study: history match and forecast validation

• 12:15–13:15 – 🍽️ Lunch Break

• 13:15–14:00 – Hands-on: run multiple forecast scenarios

• 14:00–14:45 – Group project review and discussion

• 14:45–15:00 – Certification and course close