Academic Catalog

PNGE343 PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING I

Course Code:	3740343
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):	3(3-0)
ECTS Credit:	5.0
Department:	Petroleum And Natural Gas Engineering
Language of Instruction:	English
Level of Study:	Undergraduate
Course Coordinator:	Assoc.Prof.Dr. EMRE ARTUN
Offered Semester:	Fall Semesters.
Prerequisite:	Set 1: 3570219 , 3740216 Set 2: 3570219 , 3740218 , 3740220
One of the sets above should be completed before taking PNGE343 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.