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PETE342 PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING I

Course Code: 5660342
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 6.0
Department: Petroleum And Natural Gas Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. ENDER OKANDAN
Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.
Prerequisite: Set 1: 2360255 , 5660216
The course set above should be completed before taking PETE342 PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING I.

Course Content

Estimation of hydrocarbon pore volume and recovery factor. Classification of oil reservoirs. Reservoir performance prediction for solution gas drive, water drive, gas-cap drive, drainage and combination drive reservoirs using material balance approach. Water influx theory. Water and gas coning in oil producing formations. Characterization of fractured reservoirs. Decline Curve Analysis.