Natural Gas Engineering (RE15)


DATE	LOCATION	FEES		REGISTRATION


2011	tba		Course Fee: tba

Instructor

Mark A. Miller

Course Level: Intermediate

This course covers modern engineering concepts and methods used for the analysis and design of recovery projects for natural gas reservoirs, using an approach that integrates various methodologies for optimising reservoir performance. The course begins with a discussion of basic gas properties, demonstrating how properties may be obtained from both correlations and laboratory measurements. The three primary elements of the gas production system are next discussed – production equipment, wells, and the reservoir as a whole. In each section, fundamental principles and are presented, emphasising on those relating pressure and flowrate. The final section of the course integrates equipment, well, and reservoir performance relationships to develop methods for analysing and forecasting production rate vs. time.

OUTLINE

Determination of Gas Properties
- Gas deviation factor, density, compressibility, FVF, viscosity
- Water vapor content and hydrate formation
- Retrograde condensation, phase behavior

Gas Production Systems
- Gas flow in pipelines and wells
- Metering, compression separation and surface processing

Gas Well Performance
- Transient, steady, and pseudosteady flow
- Pressure transient and deliverability testing

Gas Reservoir Analysis
- Volumetric and compressive reservoirs
- Water influx
- Retrograde condensate reservoirs

Production Forecasting
- Integration of material balance, well, and equipment performance
- Aquifer performance

Unconventional Gas

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
The course is primarily designed for engineers currently or potentially involved in natural gas production operations. Others seeking an overview of production issues in natural gas reservoirs may also find the course beneficial.

INSTRUCTOR

Mark A. Miller