On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

 

1	Employ equations of state to describe and simulate gas-liquid equilibrium
2	Describe the fundamentals of Reservoir Thermodynamics & Fluid Properties
3	Identify the reservoir fluid types.
4	Conduct full flash calculation and PVT analysis.
5	Demonstrate the ability to work cooperatively in groups during laboratory sessions to determine solutions for practical activities.
6	Apply knowledge of thermodynamics, equations of state and reservoir fluid types to practical laboratory exercises and SGDE.
7	Calculate Reservoir Fluid Properties at a given pressure and temprature
8	Plan required PVT test

 
The above course learning outcomes are aligned with the Engineers Australia Entry to Practice Competency Standard for the Professional Engineer. The course develops the following EA Elements of Competency to levels of introductory (A), intermediate (B), advanced (C):  
 

1.1	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.6	2.1	2.2	2.3	2.4	3.1	3.2	3.3	3.4	3.5	3.6
A	B	B	—	A	A	A	B	A	A	A	A	B	A	A	A

Please bring pencils, coloured pencils, eraser, ruler and calculator to all lectures, tutorials and practical classes.

The Properties of Petroleum Fluids’; 2nd Edition
By William D. McCain, Jr.; published by PennWell Books, 1990

‘Petroleum Production Systems’
By Michael J. Economides et al; published by Prentice Hall Petroleum Engineering Series, 1994

‘Enhanced Oil Recovery’
By Larry W. Lake; published by Prentice Hall, 1989

‘Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering’
By L.P. Dake; published by Elsevier, 2001

Lecture handouts, tutorial and assignment problems, as well as data from laboratory practicals where appropriate will be available on MyUni (http://myuni.adelaide.edu.au/)

This course provides an introduction to the specialist areas taught and researched at the Australian School of Petroleum. Weekly lectures are supported by problem-solving tutorial and practical sessions, developing material covered in lectures. During the course, we hope to have fun and to inspire you to understand the behaviour of reservoir fluids and their practical applications.

There are two lectures (50 minutes each), one tutorial (50 minutes) per week and one practical session (1 hour 40 mins) per fortnight.

Week	Lecture
1	Introduction Petroleum Reservoir Fluids
2	Phase Behaviour
3	Classification of reservoir fluids
4	Behaviour of idealand Real Gasses
5	Properties of reservoir fluids
6	Properties of reservoir fluids correlations
7	PVT experiments
8	Vapor-Liquid phase equilibria
9	Flash calculations
10	Surface Seperation
11	Cubic EOS
12	Gas-Liquid phase equilibria calculations with EOS

The course includes laboratory practicals. The students must be wearing appropriate clothing and shoes to be allowed to attend the laboratory practicals and when in the laboratory must strictly follow all the safety instructions.

Assessment Task	Weighting (%)	Individual/ Group	Formative/ Summative	Due (week)*	Learning outcomes
Assignments 1 and 2	40	Individual	Summative	Weeks 8-12	1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Online Quiz	5	Individual	Summative	Week 6
Mid-semester exam	15	Individual	Summative	Week 8	1. 2. 3. 7. 8.
Online Quiz	15	Individual	Summative	Week 12	1. 2. 3. 7. 8.
Final Assessment	25	Individual	Summative		1. 2. 3. 7. 8.
Total	100

* The specific due date for each assessment task will be available on MyUni.
 
This assessment breakdown complies with the University's Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy.
 

You will be advised of the dates and times of tests through MyUni at least two weeks in advance of the date of the test.

Alternative test dates for students who cannot be present on the date of the test on medical and compassionate grounds can be requested through the Course Coordinator.

The course will be assessed with a weighting of 30% on assignments and laboratory practical reports, 15% on mid-semester exam and 55% based on the results of the final exam.

To successfully complete this course a minimum of 45% of final exam must be achieved.

Assignments and laboratory practical reports must be submitted in hardcopy with a completed copy of the assessment coversheet that is available from the school office. This must be signed to indicate you have read the above university policy statement on plagiarism, collusion and related forms of cheating.

Extensions for Assessment Tasks
Extensions of deadlines for assessment tasks may be allowed for reasonable causes. Such situations would include compassionate and medical grounds of the severity that would justify the awarding of a supplementary examination. Evidence for the grounds must be provided when an extension is requested. Students are required to apply for an extension to the Course Co-ordinator before the assessment task is due. Extensions will not be provided on the grounds of poor prioritising of time.

Penalty for Late Submission of Assessment Tasks
Assessment tasks must be submitted by the stated deadlines. There will be a penalty for late submission of assessment tasks. The submitted work will be marked ‘without prejudice’ and 10% of the obtained mark will be deducted for each working day (or part of a day) that an assessment task is late, up to a maximum penalty of 50% of the mark attained. An examiner may elect not to accept any assessment task that a student wants to submit after that task has been marked and feedback provided to the rest of the class.

Provision of Feedback to Students
Exercises will be returned to students within two weeks of their submission.

Communication
It is important that all students maintain active communication channels throughout the year. The primary communication channels to students in this course are as follows.

MyUni: Students should regularly check the MyUni website (http://myuni.adelaide.edu.au/).

Email: Each student should regularly check his or her University-provided email account (firstname.lastname@student.adelaide.edu.au) for information from members of the academic staff concerning course work matters and other announcements as they arise. Make sure you clean up your Inbox regularly as if it is full you will not receive our email! We will regard an email message being sent to your student email address or an announcement posted on the MyUni site as our having communicated with each member of the class. Not reading one’s University provided email or MyUni announcements will not be a valid excuse for missing important deadlines etc.