PETROENG 7066 - Advanced Topics in Numerical Reservoir Simulation

North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2022

This course outlines the PDEs of multiphase flow in porous media, derived with 1- black-oil phase-behaviour and 2- compositional phase-behaviour approach. It reviews the thermodynamic of fluid mixtures and flash calculations using Equation of State. A commonly-used numerical method (finite volume method), for solving the governing PDEs, with a fully-implicit scheme, is presented, and space discretisation using quadrilateral grids, nonorthogonal (corner-points) and orthogonal (block-centred), is discussed. A particular attention is paid to well modelling and model initialisation. Newton-Raphson method for solving the discretised equations is presented, and an overview of iterative linear solvers (stationary methods and Krylov methods) for sparse matrices is given, together with a discussion on solver tuning techniques and automatic differentiation. This is an interactive course with several computer-based examples and exercises interspersed within the lectures. The course, in addition to the fundamentals, covers several practical and special topics in reservoir simulation, including, placement of deviated and multilateral wells, group controls for constraint handling, local grid refinement and coarsening, miscible flooding, gas condensate, regionalisation (PVT, equilibrium and SCAL), dual porosity model for fractured rocks, hysteresis, aquifer models and API tracking.

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Course Details

Course Code	PETROENG 7066
Course	Advanced Topics in Numerical Reservoir Simulation
Coordinating Unit	Australian School of Petroleum & Energy Resources
Term	Semester 2
Level	Postgraduate Coursework
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Block-format course with integrated lectures, practicals (computer based) and discussions.
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	Y
Assumed Knowledge	PETROENG 3001 or equivalent and MATLAB Programming
Assessment	Assignments, exams, in-class activities and quizzes

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Dr Mohammad Sayyafzadeh

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.

Learning Outcomes

Course Learning Outcomes

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

1.    Explain the fundamentals of multiphase flow in porous rocks

2.    Formulate black-oil and compositional phase-behaviour formulation

3.    Have a deep understanding of numerical methods involved in reservoir simulation

4.    Adapt open-source codes to model multiphase flow in porous media

5.    Understand some of key issues in numerical simulation

6.    Use commercial software for studying special topics in reservoir studies

7.    Develop a critical-thinking and problem-solving approach, rather than a prescriptive or “recipe” approach, for reservoir simulation problems

8.    Research a topic related to the course material and present it

9.    Read & understand a range of papers & articles related to reservoir simulation

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Assessment Summary

Assessment Task	Weighting (%)	Individual/Group	Formative/Summative	Due (week)*	Hurdle criteria	Learning outcomes
Assignment#1	35	Individual	Summative	~ Week 4	N	5. 7. 8. 9.
Assignment#2	55	Individual	Summative	~ Week 8	N	1. 3. 5. 6. 7. 9.
In-class activity	10	Individual	Summative	~ Week 2	N	1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Total	100

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Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

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