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Reservoir Evaluation and Management – (M.Sc.)
Heriot-Watt University
Institute of Petroleum Engineering
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 4,600 - ≈ € 23,000 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Edinburgh / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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The MSc in Reservoir Evaluation and Management is an intensive programme of lectures and project work, encompassing a wide range of petroleum engineering and geoscience fundamentals pertinent to the modern petroleum industry. Project work provides an opportunity for ideas and methods, assimilated through lectures and tutorials, to be applied to real field evaluation and development design problems. The courses are applied in nature and have been designed so that a graduate is technically well prepared for, and has a sound knowledge of, the industry into which he or she will be recruited.
Financial support
We endeavour to arrange financial support for students accepted on to the courses, negotiating annually for industrial scholarships. These are allocated following interviews in early summer. The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) awards an annual quota of scholarships for this course and students are also encouraged to discuss sponsorship directly with companies.
Career Opportunities
The course provides specialist education tailored to the requirements of the upstream petroleum industry. The relevance of this education combined with careful selection of candidates has encouraged oil and oilfield service companies to target Heriot-Watt for recruitment of graduates over the years.
The petroleum industry is subject to dramatic changes of fortune over time, with the oil price capable of very rapid rates of change in either direction. Petroleum, however, remains the dominant source of energy, with current world production of oil and gas at record rates.In a low price environment, companies face increasing technological and commercial challenges to keep their wells flowing and are increasingly dependent on input from petroleum engineers and geoscientists. It is widely recognised that a steady influx of fresh people and ideas is vital for the longer term success and stability of an organisation, and it is therefore especially for those with motivation and the appropriate qualifications.
Contents
Lecture programme
* Reservoir Concepts
* Reservoir Sedimentology
* Rock Mechanics, Geomechanics and Geophysics
* Formation Evaluation
* Reservoir Engineering
* Well Test and Production Logging
* Reservoir Simulation
* Modelling and Reservoir Management
* Drilling and Production Technology
* Petroleum Economics
* Field Evaluation Project
* Individual Project
Reservoir concepts
Develop a framework within the North Sea context for the stratigraphic and structural controls on oilfield settings. Understand geological control on reservoir properties and performance. Understand the concept of flow units and the basic processes involved in their development. Able to correlate, map and calculate hydrocarbons in place.
Reservoir sedimentology
Understand the sedimentary processes responsible for the deposition and modification of clastic and carbonate reservoirs and how these affect the distribution of reservoirs and reservoir properties.
Rock mechanics, geomechanics and geophysics
* Understand how measurements are obtained in the laboratory (Yield & post yield behaviour of rocks)
* Rock Physics (Sonics properties of Rocks and Fluids)
* Understand the hydraulic fraccing process and the nature of well stability
* Understand the importance of rock compressibility as a drive mechanism
* Understand the significance of higher-order material descriptions (rheologies)
* Poroplastic behaviour phenomenon in basin compaction
* Seals formation and failure in overpressured basins
* Stress sensitive reservoir.
* Understand the influence of reservoir fluids on seismic properties
* Understand the significance of seismic attributes
* Develop an understanding of current seismic acquisition techniques
* Understand the principles of seismic processing
* To be able to undertake a quantitative seismic interpretation
Formation evaluation
Understand the concept of formation evaluation and well logging. Understand the physical principles of the tools used in logging. Characterise the formation based on interpretation of well logs
Reservoir engineering
Understand the rock and fluid properties of a hydrocarbon reservoir. Describe the nature of the fluid flow and pressure distribution in a reservoir. Understand the effects of production/ injection on recovery of reserves.
Well testing and production logging
Understand Radial Flow theory, flow through porous media under Steady State, Semi Steady State and transient conditions (diffusivity equation). Well Test analysis and integrated Interpretation through numerical modelling and simulation (numerical well testing). Use of static pressure measurements (OWC vs FWL), Use of pressure and flow data (PLT), Permeability from RFT.
Reservoir simulation
Develop an understanding of the role of simulation in reservoir engineering. Gain insight into the value of simulation. Provide the appropriate numerical techniques to enhance hydrocarbon recovery.
Modelling and reservoir management
Understand the concept and basis of geomodelling (includes geostatistics and equiprobable realizations). Understand the workflow in constructing a geomodel. Understand role of Integration in geomodelling. Understand reservoir management. Understand uncertainty in geomodelling and how it is treated.
Drilling and production technology
Rig Components. Measurement while Drilling. Reservoir Production Concepts. Wellbore Completion Concept. Horizontal and Advanced Wells.
Petroleum economics
Understand the economic concepts involved in project evaluation. Understand the value of investments. Evaluate risks associated with economic decisions. Project Ranking.
Field evaluation project
Full Field Evaluation: draw on all taught skills and disciplines including Compulsory Course Work A and Compulsory Course Work B to carry out a full field evaluations; work both as individual but mainly as an integrated team; present results of evaluation as a coherent written report; present results orally to examiners.
Individual project
Develop a greater understanding of a specific Geological and/or Reservoir Characteristic problem and its Petroleum Engineering implications. Tackling an individual research technical project. Determine the limits of applicability of the proposed solution. Relate the project findings in a succinct, technical manner. Present results in clear written report (~ 40 pages (~1500 words) - excluding appendices) and orally to examiners. Prepare a technical paper with the study results.
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Requirements
Entrants to the courses will normally have a good Honours Degree in engineering or a relevant science discipline such as geology, physics, chemistry or mathematics, from a British or overseas university. A background in geoscience is particularly important. The general selection criteria are ability and employability and, in addition to academic qualifications, experience, personality and motivation are taken into consideration.
English Language Requirements
If your first language is not English you need to show that you would benefit from studying in English. Acceptable qualifications for entry are:
* A degree which you studied in English.
* Heriot-Watt University's Foundation English Programme - Grade C (Grade B for postgraduate study in the School of Management and Languages).
* TOEFL 577 (233 in the computerised test or 90 in the internet-based test). This applies to courses in the School of Life Sciences, School of Management and Languages, School of the Built Environment, School of Textiles and Design, School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, and Institute of Petroleum Engineering.
* TOEFL 550 (213 in the computerised test or 80 in the internet-based test). This applies to courses in the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences only.
* IELTS 6.5.
* Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency (CPE) Grade C.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 577 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 233 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 90 |
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