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Reservoir Engineering Core System-Dynamic

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The Reservoir Engineering Core System-Dynamic Course gives petroleum and reservoir engineering professionals a comprehensive, technically rigorous foundation across the full scope of reservoir engineering — from geology, rock properties, and fluid behaviour through material balance applications, gas resources, water flooding, and the complete range of Enhanced Oil Recovery techniques.

Reservoir engineering is the discipline that determines how much oil and gas can be recovered, how quickly, and at what cost. Professionals who understand reservoir rock properties, drive mechanisms, material balance equations, water flood design, and EOR method selection are equipped to make the technical and commercial decisions that directly determine field recovery performance and long-term asset value.

This course covers every core dimension of that discipline from routine and special core analysis, phase diagrams, and reservoir fluid identification, through reserve classification, well testing, frontal displacement theory, and reservoir simulation design, to the full spectrum of EOR methods including chemical, solvent, thermal, and SAGD processes.

The Reservoir Engineering Core System-Dynamic Course is built for petroleum and reservoir professionals who want a technically complete, practically grounded understanding of reservoir engineering — one that spans the disciplines, tools, and analytical frameworks that drive sound reservoir management decisions throughout the full field lifecycle.

 

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Course Goals

What are the Goals?

The Reservoir Engineering Core System-Dynamic Course is designed to develop comprehensive reservoir engineering capability from geological and rock property fundamentals through fluid behaviour, material balance, water flooding, and EOR technique evaluation.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Define petroleum and reservoir engineering and explain the responsibilities and required tasks of reservoir engineers
  • Identify rock types, depositional environments, trap types, and the global distribution of oil and gas reserves
  • Apply Routine and Special Core Analysis to determine rock properties for reservoir engineering calculations
  • Explain reservoir fluid properties, phase diagram concepts, and identify the five reservoir fluid types through lab and field methods
  • Apply ideal and real gas equations of state and explain the three phases of oil recovery and six primary drive mechanisms
  • Apply the Material Balance Equation and Havlena and Odeh technique to volumetric reservoir analysis
  • Explain reserve definitions, classifications, and calculation methods and interpret well test results for geological and engineering insights
  • Explain conventional and unconventional gas resources, gas hydrates, and apply frontal displacement theory to water flood analysis
  • Design a reservoir simulation study and evaluate secondary recovery water flooding problems and solutions
  • Evaluate and compare EOR methods including chemical, solvent, thermal, SAGD, microbial, and low salinity water processes and assess their applicability to different reservoir types

Who is this Training Course for?

The Reservoir Engineering Core System-Dynamic Course is designed for petroleum and reservoir engineering professionals who need a technically rigorous, comprehensive understanding of reservoir engineering principles, analytical methods, and EOR techniques across the full field development lifecycle.

This course is suitable for:

  • Reservoir engineers responsible for reserve estimation, material balance analysis, and recovery strategy development
  • Petroleum engineers involved in well test design, interpretation, and reservoir characterisation
  • Production engineers managing primary, secondary, and enhanced recovery performance
  • Asset managers and development planners evaluating recovery strategy options and field development investments
  • Reservoir simulation engineers building and applying simulation models to field development decisions
  • EOR specialists evaluating chemical, thermal, solvent, and emerging EOR method applicability
  • Geoscientists and petrophysicists integrating core analysis and geological data into reservoir engineering workflows
  • Graduate petroleum and reservoir engineers building a structured, technically rigorous foundation in core reservoir engineering
Learning Approach

How will this Training Course be Presented?

The Reservoir Engineering Core System-Dynamic Course is delivered through a technically structured, analytically focused learning approach that moves from geology and rock properties through fluid behaviour, material balance, gas resources, water flooding, and EOR technique evaluation. Each day addresses a distinct technical domain building a complete, integrated understanding of reservoir engineering across the full recovery lifecycle.

Analytical calculation exercises, core analysis interpretation, phase diagram applications, material balance worked examples, and EOR method comparisons are integrated throughout — ensuring delegates connect technical theory to the practical reservoir engineering decisions they face in their roles.

Delivery methods include:

  • Instructor-led sessions covering reservoir geology, rock properties, fluid behaviour, material balance, and EOR frameworks
  • Core analysis workshops applying RCAL and SCAL data interpretation to reservoir property determination
  • Phase diagram and fluid identification sessions applying EOS concepts and field identification methods to five reservoir fluid types
  • Drive mechanism analysis exercises evaluating primary recovery performance under different reservoir drive conditions
  • Material balance calculation workshops applying MBE and Havlena and Odeh technique to volumetric reservoir scenarios
  • EOR method evaluation workshops comparing chemical, solvent, thermal, and emerging EOR techniques against reservoir-specific criteria

The Course Content

Geology and Reservoir Rock Properties

  • Definitions of petroleum engineering and reservoir engineering
  • Responsibilities and required tasks of reservoir engineers
  • Different types of rocks, rock cyclic, and depositional environments
  • Types of oil traps: structural, stratigraphic, and combination
  • Global distribution of oil and gas reserves and top producing countries
  • Routine and Special Core Analysis (RCAL & SCAL) for rock properties

Phase Diagram and Reservoir Drive Mechanisms

  • Reservoir fluid properties and their variation with pressure
  • Phase diagram concept and its important applications
  • Five different reservoir fluids, Lab and field identification
  • Applications of ideal and real gas Equation of State (EOS)
  • Three phases of oil recovery: primary, secondary, and  enhanced
  •  Six different primary reservoir drive mechanisms

Material Balance Equation (MBE) Applications

  • Definition, classification, and calculation of reserve
  • Application of Material Balance Equation (MBE) Technique
  • Volumetric reservoirs and Havlena and Odeh Technique
  • Types and purposes of well tests
  • Single well and multi-well testing methods
  • Geological information from well testing

Gas Resources and Water Flooding

  • Concepts and global distribution of gas reserve
  • Conventional  and unconventional natural gas sources
  • Gas hydrates as a n important future energy source
  • Secondary recovery and problems of water flooding
  • Frontal displacement (fractional flow) theory and calculation example
  • Design procedure and an example of how to design a reservoir simulation study

Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Techniques

  • Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR ) Methods and need to apply
  • Chemical EOR: polymer, alkaline/surfactant/polymer (ASP)
  • Solvent EOR: Carbon Dioxide, and hydrocarbon gas injections
  • Thermal EOR process and heavy oil reserves
  • Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) EOR Process
  • Microbial, Enzyme, and Low Salinity Water (LSW) EOR processes
Recognition

Certificate

  • • AZTech Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course.
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Frequently Asked Questions

This course is designed for reservoir engineers, petroleum engineers, production engineers, asset managers, reservoir simulation engineers, EOR specialists, and geoscientists who need a technically complete, practically grounded understanding of core reservoir engineering principles and methods. It is suitable for both experienced professionals consolidating and deepening their reservoir engineering knowledge and those building a structured technical foundation in the discipline for the first time.  

Day 2 covers reservoir fluid properties and drive mechanisms in full including how fluid properties vary with pressure, phase diagram applications, the identification of five reservoir fluid types through lab and field methods, and the six primary drive mechanisms that determine how a reservoir produces. Delegates develop the analytical foundation to characterise reservoir fluids accurately and to predict how drive mechanism type affects primary recovery performance and development strategy decisions.  

Reservoir simulation study design is addressed within Day 4 covering the structured procedure for designing a simulation study, the key decisions involved in model setup and history matching, and how simulation is used to evaluate water flooding performance and development strategy options. Delegates develop a conceptual and procedural understanding of simulation that strengthens their ability to contribute to and critically evaluate simulation-based development decisions.  

Day 1 covers reservoir rock properties in depth — including rock types, depositional environments, trap types, and the application of Routine Core Analysis (RCAL) and Special Core Analysis (SCAL) to determine the porosity, permeability, capillary pressure, and relative permeability data that underpin reservoir engineering calculations. Delegates develop the ability to interpret core analysis data and understand how rock properties influence recovery performance and drive mechanism behaviour.  

Day 3 is dedicated to Material Balance Equation applications covering the MBE concept, reserve definition, classification, and calculation, volumetric reservoir analysis, and the Havlena and Odeh technique for identifying reservoir drive mechanisms from production data. Delegates develop the ability to apply MBE as a practical reservoir management and reserve estimation tool — one of the most fundamental and widely used analytical methods in reservoir engineering.  

Day 4 covers gas resources in the context of reservoir engineering — including conventional and unconventional natural gas characterisation, gas reserve concepts and global distribution, and the role of gas hydrates as a future energy source. Delegates develop a broader understanding of how gas reservoir engineering differs from oil reservoir management and how unconventional gas resources are assessed and developed within the same reservoir engineering framework.  

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