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Course Description
Systematic theoretical and laboratory study of physical properties of petroleum reservoir
rocks; lithology, porosity, relative and effective permeability, fluid saturations, capillary
characteristics, compressibility, rock strength, and rock-fluid interaction.
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Petroleum Engineering 311 Reservoir Petrophysics Spring 2006
Date Topic Reading Assignment (prior to class)
January 16 M No Class, MLK Day
18 W Review of Syllabus Course Introduction ABW Chapter 1, JC1 2.0-2.1
20 F Definition of Porosity ABW 36-43, JC1 2.2,2.2.2
LAB Lab Introduction: Procedures & Safety
23 M Laboratory Determination of Porosity ABW 43-57
25 W Subsurface Measurement of Porosity ABW 43-57
27 F Compressibility of Porous Rocks ABW 57-64
LAB Lab 1: Measurement Error, Core Descriptions
30 M Introduction to Permeability ABW 64-71, JC1 2.2.3
February 1 W Flow of Liquids in Porous Media ABW 71-78
3 F Flow of Gases in Porous Media ABW 71-78
LAB Lab 2: Sieve Analysis, Porosity Models
6 M Conversion Factors for Oilfield Units ABW 78-79
8 W Flow in Layered Systems ABW 79-83
10 F Flow in Channels and Fractures, Analogies to ABW 83-86
Darcy's Law
LAB Lab 3: Porosity Measurement
13 M Laboratory Measurement of Permeability, and ABW 86-96
Factors which affect Permeability Measurements
15 W Factors which affect Permeability Measurements ABW 91-96
17 F Introduction to Fluid Saturations ABW 100-110
LAB Lab 4: Gas Permeability
20 M Laboratory Determination of Fluid Saturations ABW 100-110
22 W Optional Attendance, Review for Exam 1
24 F Electrical Properties of Reservoir Rocks ABW 111-117, JC2 6.3.2
LAB Lab 5: Liquid Permeability
27 M Measurement of Electrical Properties of ABW 117-120, JC2 6.3.4 (Archie
Reservoir Rocks Model only)
March 1 W Effect of Clay on Electrical Properties ABW 121-124, JC2 6.3.2
3 F Boundary Tension and Wettability ABW 133-135
LAB Lab 6: Fluid Saturation
6 M Introduction to Capillary Pressure ABW 135-140
8 W Capillary Pressure and Saturation History, and ABW 141-142, JC1 2.2.1
Capillary Pressure in Reservoir Rock
10 F Laboratory Measurement of Capillary Pressure ABW 142-155
LAB Lab 7: Resistivity, Cementation Exponent
13 M No Class; Spring Break
15 W No Class; Spring Break
17 F No Class; Spring Break
LAB No Lab; Spring Break
20 M Capillary Pressure/Saturation Relations ABW 150-155
22 W Optional Attendance, Review for Exam 2
24 F Capillary Pressure Averaging and Correlations ABW 155-161
LAB Lab 8: Capillary Pressure
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27 M Capillary Pressure/Permeability Relations ABW 167-174
29 W Effective and Relative Permeability ABW 174-181
31 F Three Phase Relative Permeability ABW 181-184
LAB Lab 8: Capillary Pressure (contd)
April 3 M Laboratory Measurement of Relative Permeability ABW 184-195
5 W Laboratory Measurement of Relative Permeability ABW 184-195
7 F Relative Permeability from Capillary Pressure Data ABW 195-199
LAB Lab 9: Relative Permeability
10 M Field Determination of Relative Permeability Ratios, ABW 203-209
and Correlation of Relative Permeability Ratios
12 W Use of Relative Permeability Data ABW 203-209
14 F No Class, Reading Day
LAB Lab 9: Relative Permeability (contd)
17 M Relative Permeability Correlations Handout
19 W Relative Permeability Correlations Handout
21 F Relative Permeability Correlations Handout
LAB No Lab
24 M Statistical Analysis of Reservoir Data Handout
26 W Optional Attendance, Review for Exam 3
28 F Statistical Analysis of Reservoir Data Handout
LAB No Lab
May 1 M Special Topics Handout
2 T Last Class; Redefined Day (Friday Classes),
Review for Final Exam
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Petroleum Engineering 311 Reservoir Petrophysics Spring 2006
Lab Reports
The policy of this department is that good laboratory work requires both good technology and
good reporting. Therefore, you will receive a single grade on each lab report that reflects both
the accuracy of the work you have completed in the lab and the quality of the report you have
written.
Most lab reports will be due one week after the lab meets; your TA will notify you of any
changes in due dates.
You will follow the guidelines published in Writing Reports With Confidence and Style and
the SPE Publications Style Guide for writing your lab reports.
Please format each lab report as a technical memo (do not include a cover sheet) and attach a
copy of the grading criteria at the back of the report. You can download the grading criteria
from the course site on WebCT. (Go to webct.tamu.edu and logon using your Net ID.)
Note that if your results are outside expected ranges or if you have serious errors in other
parts of the report, you may receive an R on the report. You must revise and resubmit any
paper that receives an R; if not, the grade will be changed to 50 at the end of the semester.
Note that style and grammar are only a small portion of the report grade; you will mostly
need to respond to comments about the technical and logical accuracy of your report to
improve the R grade. Ask for help if you need it.
You may revise any report for Labs 1 through 8 to improve your grade. Each revision
(including revisions of R papers) will cost three points; that is, if your score on a first
revision is 100, you will receive a 97 in the grade book; if it is 100 on a second revision, you
will receive a 94, and so forth. You may revise Lab 8 only one time; you will not have an
opportunity to revise Lab 9.
Revisions of lab reports are due on the date stamped on the report, usually two weeks after
the report was returned to you. Any revision returned after the stamped date will lose an
additional 5 points during the first week and 10 points for each week thereafter. Please
submit revisions as follows:
o Cover memo explaining that the attachment is a revision and asking for reconsideration
of the grade.
o The revised report.
o The original, graded report.
o The original grade criteria.
Shortly after your report has been graded, you will see the grade in WebCT and it will be
returned to you in class. After the entire set of reports has been graded, I will post general
comments about common errors and misunderstandings in a file called Lab Report Notes on
WebCT. If you choose to revise your report, please read through the notes first.
You may get individual help during my office hours, 1 to 5 p.m. daily. You may e-mail me at
darla-jean@tamu.edu to set up an appointment or to ask questions; if several of you need
assistance on the same lab, I will arrange time for help sessions.
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Petroleum Engineering 311 Reservoir Petrophysics Spring 2006
Homework Format Guidelines
Homework Topics: (These are intended topics, addition and/or deletion of certain problems may
occur as other problems become available. Multiple assignments from each
topic are possible.)
z Porosity (fundamentals and laboratory measurements).
z Permeability (fundamentals and laboratory measurements).
z Compressibility of reservoir rocks (derivations/applications).
z Steady-state flow of liquids and gases in porous media (derivations/applications).
z Flow in channels and layered reservoir systems (derivations/applications).
z Capillary pressure (fundamentals, laboratory measurements, and correlations).
z Electrical properties (fundamentals and laboratory measurements).
z Relative permeability (fundamentals, laboratory measurements, and correlations).
z Statistical analysis and correlation of reservoir data.
Homework Format Guidelines:
I. General Instructions: You must use engineering analysis paper or lined notebook paper, and
this paper must measure 8.5 inches in width by 11 inches in height
1. You must write only on the front of the page.
2. Number all pages in the upper right-hand corner and staple all pages together in upper
left-hand corner. You must also put your name (or initials) in the upper right corner of
each page next to the page number (e.g. John David Doe (JDD) page 4/6).
3. Use a staple to fasten pages.
II. Outline of Homework Format (see attached)
1. Problem
2. Theory
3. Assumptions
4. Solution
A. Sketches and Diagrams
B. Calculations (Including Units)
5. Conclusions: Provide a short summary that discusses the problem results.
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Problem Layout