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Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) Course on Reservoir Simulation - Mathematical Techniques in Oil and Gas Recovery

About the Course

Reservoir simulation has become a necessary tool for petroleum engineers, geologists, and subsurface modelers to understand the recovery of hydrocarbon (or other fluids) in an efficient manner. With the advances in computing capabilities and numerical methods, complex geological systems and mixtures of fluids can be tracked and visualized using scientific computations. Insights from these simulations are expected to help in managing reservoir assets and making reliable predictions about production rates. This course covers the fundamental governing equations as well as the numerical techniques to discretize them. Simple linear algebra solvers will also be presented to enable building a simulator that can provide hands-on implementation of ideas in reservoir management.

Teaching Faculty

Foreign Faculty

• Prof. Mayank Tyagi
  • Department of Petroleum Engineering, Louisiana State University, USA
  • Brief Info: Prof. Mayank Tyagi is a designated Associate Professor at the Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering, Louisiana State University (LSU), Baton Rouge, USA. He also holds a joint appointment at the Center for Computation & Technology (CCT), LSU. Prof. Tyagi obtained his B.Tech. degree in mechanical engineering from IIT Kanpur and MS and PhD degrees in mechanical engineering from LSU, USA. His teaching interests are Reservoir Simulation, Numerical Methods, Well Design, Petroleum Fluid Properties, and Flow and Heat Transfer around Wellbores. His research interests include geothermal reservoir engineering, HPC applications for petroleum engineering systems, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), and quantitative risk assessment (QRA).

Host Faculty

• Prof. Anugrah Singh
  • Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India
  • Brief Info: Prof. Anugrah Singh is a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Guwahati. He received B.Tech. and M.Tech. degrees in Petroleum Engineering from the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. His teaching interests are Reservoir Engineering, Fluid Mechanics, and Computational Fluid Dynamics. His research interests include computational and experimental fluid dynamics of multiphase systems.

Who Can Attend

• BTech/MSc/MTech/PhD students or faculty from academic institutions interested in learning the techniques of petroleum reservoir simulation.
• Executives, engineers, and researchers from petroleum engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, mathematics, subsurface hydrogeology, environmental engineering, oil and gas service, and government organizations, including R&D laboratories.

Registration and Fees

• The participation fees for taking the course are as follows:
  • Students: Rs. 1000 (will be refunded after the course).
  • Academic Institutions (faculty members): Rs. 10,000.
  • Industry / Research Organizations: Rs. 20,000 for any of two modules; Rs. 30,000 for both modules.
  • Participants from Abroad: US $500.
• The above fees include instructional material, computer use for tutorials and assignments, laboratory equipment usage charges, and 24-hour free internet facility. Reading material in the form of printed notes/book will be supplied during the course.

Course Schedule

• Course Duration: July 18 - July 29, 2016 (28 hours contact time).
• Module A: Basics of Numerical Reservoir Simulation (July 18th - July 22nd)
  • Lecture 1: Overview of Petroleum Engineering.
  • Lecture 2: Introduction to Reservoir Simulation.
  • Lecture 3: Single Phase Fluid Flow Equations.
  • Lecture 4: Fundamentals of Numerical Discretization Methods.
  • Lecture 5: Discretization of Flow Equations in Multidimensions.
  • Lecture 6: Linear Algebra Solvers.
  • Tutorial 1: Problem Solving Session with Examples - 1-D PDEs of Interest, 2-D Finite Differences.
  • Lecture 7: Single Phase Subsurface Flow Solver.
  • Lecture 8: Grid Generation and Boundary Conditions.
  • Lecture 9: Well Modeling Part I.
  • Lecture 10: Well Modeling Part II.
  • Tutorial 2: Problem Solving Session with Examples - Single Phase Reservoir Simulation Examples.
• Module B: Applications of Reservoir Simulation and Advanced Features (July 25th - July 29th)
  • Lecture 11: Fundamentals of Multiphase Flow through Porous Media.
  • Lecture 12: Multiphase Flow Models.
  • Lecture 13: Black Oil Reservoir Simulator.
  • Lecture 14: Well Modeling and Treatment of Boundary Conditions.
  • Tutorial 3: Problem Solving Session with Examples - Black Oil Reservoir Simulation Examples.
  • Lecture 15: Fundamentals of Compositional and Non-Isothermal Reservoir Simulation.
  • Lecture 16: Advanced Topics - Upscaling, Streamline Simulations, Near Wellbore Flow Physics.
  • Tutorial 4: Problem Solving Session with Examples - Implementation of V-L Equilibria Calculations.
  • Lecture 17: Introduction to Naturally-Fractured Reservoir Modeling.
  • Lecture 18: Introduction to Discrete Fracture Network Modeling.
  • Lecture 19: Overview of Unconventional Reservoir Engineering.
  • Lecture 20: Overview of Offshore Petroleum Reservoir Geology and Engineering Concepts.

Accommodation

Accommodation based on nominal charges (per day) will be available to all participants at IIT Guwahati campus. Student participants will be accommodated in boys/girls hostels. Participants from academic, R&D institutes, and industry will be accommodated in the IITG guest house on a twin-sharing basis. Participants need to bear their own accommodation and food expenses. At hostels, all arrangements such as bed, mattress, toiletries will be made available.