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Gas Reservoir Engineering

Cambridge University Press via XuetangX

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Welcome to the Gas Reservoir Engineering MOOC taught by Dr. Jia Xinfeng from China University of Petroleum (Beijing). With a solid theoretical foundation and rich practical experience in gas reservoir engineering teaching, Dr. Jia will bring you systematic and comprehensive professional knowledge and practical skills, helping every participant embark on an efficient and fulfilling learning journey in gas reservoir engineering.

 

《Gas Reservoir Engineering》is an elective course for undergraduate students majoring in Petroleum Engineering. Through this course, you will fully grasp the basic concepts and terminology of gas reservoir engineering; understand the important physical and chemical properties of natural gas; comprehend the principle of material balance and be able to perform simple derivation and calculation, as well as analyze and calculate gas well productivity and decline curves. These practical skills can be directly applied to on-site production, scheme design and technical research, significantly improving your ability to solve practical problems.

 

The MOOC is designed to be both flexible and practical, allowing you to learn at your own pace and according to your schedule. Each chapter is equipped with high-definition video lectures, focused PPT courseware and targeted after-class assignments to strengthen your knowledge memory and understanding. An exclusive discussion forum provides an interactive platform where you can communicate in-depth with Dr. Jia and other participants about learning doubts and share industry experience, creating a collaborative and progressive learning atmosphere.

 

Welcome to explore the mysteries of gas reservoir engineering with Dr. Jia, unlock the core skills for efficient natural gas development, and stand out in the wave of high-quality development of the oil and gas industry! Happy learning!

 

 

 

 

Syllabus

  • 1. Introduction
    • 1.1 natural gas
    • 1.2 gas reservoir
    • 1.3 natural gas industry
  • 2. Natural Gas Properties
    • 2.1 Specific Gravity
    • 2.2 Pseudocritical properties
    • 2.3 Compressibility factor
    • 2.4 Formation Volume Factor
    • 2.5 Pseudo-pressure
    • 2.6 Non-Darcy Flow
  • 3. Natural Gas Reserves
    • 3.1 Reservoir types
    • 3.2 Volumetric dry gas reservoir
    • 3.3 Dry gas reservoir with water influx
    • 3.4 Volumetric wet gas reservoir
    • 3.5 Material balance Equation
    • 3.6 Volumetric dry gas reservoir
    • 3.7 Dry gas reservoir with water influx
    • 3.8 Geopressured gas reservoir
  • 4. Deliverability Testing
    • 4.1 Steady State Darcy flow
    • 4.2 Unsteady state Flow
    • 4.3 Binomial Productivity Equation
    • 4.4 Pseudo-Steady
    • 4.5 State Flow
    • 4.6 Exponential deliverability
    • 4.7 Flow-After-Flow Test
    • 4.8 Isochronal Test
    • 4.9 Modified Isochronal Test
  • 5. Decline Curve Analysis
    • 5.1 Arps’ Equation
    • 5.2 Exponential DCA
    • 5.3 Harmonic DCA
    • 5.4 Hyperbolic DCA
    • 5.5 Fetkovich Decline Type Curve
    • 5.6 Carter Decline Type Curve
  • Final exam

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    Jia xinfeng

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