Overview of Pure-Solvent and Steam-Solvent Analysis and Design for Thermal In-Situ Operations

This 1-day course is an introduction to thermodynamics and pressure-volume-temperature (PVT) and tuning parameters to fit laboratory data. Different analytical models for oil rate predictions such as Butler-Mokrys (1989) and Dunn-Nenniger-Rajan (1989) models will be discussed.

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

• Become familiar with fundamentals of phase behavior modeling
• Be able to carry out simple phase-equilibria calculations
• Assumptions made in solvent analytical models for oil rate prediction
• Understanding benefits and limitations of pure-solvent and steam-solvent processes

Intermediate

• Students will need laptops.
  
• Participants should have understanding on PVT basics such as saturation curve.
  
• Participants should have basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
  
• Participants should have moderate experience or exposure to the topic.

1 Day - 8 Professional Development Hours - 8 Continue Education Units

Reservoir and production engineers, reservoir simulation engineers, technology development leaders that are involved in forecasting and evaluation of solvent thermal recovery development and design.