Reservoir Engineering

  1. Fundamental Properties of Reservoir Rocks
    1. Porosity
      1. Definition and Types
        1. Absolute Porosity
          1. Effective Porosity
            1. Primary Porosity
              1. Secondary Porosity
                1. Factors Affecting Porosity
                  1. Grain Size and Sorting
                    1. Cementation
                      1. Compaction
                        1. Diagenesis
                        2. Porosity Measurement
                          1. Core Analysis Methods
                            1. Well Log Interpretation
                              1. Porosity-Permeability Relationships
                            2. Permeability
                              1. Definition and Darcy's Law
                                1. Linear Flow Applications
                                  1. Radial Flow Applications
                                    1. Assumptions and Limitations
                                    2. Types of Permeability
                                      1. Absolute Permeability
                                        1. Effective Permeability
                                          1. Relative Permeability
                                          2. Relative Permeability Concepts
                                            1. Two-Phase Systems
                                              1. Three-Phase Systems
                                                1. Relative Permeability Curves
                                                  1. Hysteresis Effects
                                                  2. Permeability Variations
                                                    1. Klinkenberg Effect
                                                      1. Permeability Anisotropy
                                                        1. Vertical Permeability
                                                          1. Horizontal Permeability
                                                          2. Permeability Averaging
                                                            1. Arithmetic Average
                                                              1. Harmonic Average
                                                                1. Geometric Average
                                                                  1. Power Law Average
                                                                  2. Permeability Measurement
                                                                    1. Steady-State Methods
                                                                      1. Unsteady-State Methods
                                                                        1. Probe Permeameter
                                                                      2. Rock Compressibility
                                                                        1. Definition and Significance
                                                                          1. Pore Compressibility
                                                                            1. Bulk Compressibility
                                                                              1. Measurement Techniques
                                                                                1. Impact on Reservoir Behavior
                                                                                2. Wettability
                                                                                  1. Definition and Importance
                                                                                    1. Contact Angle Measurement
                                                                                      1. Wettability States
                                                                                        1. Water-Wet Systems
                                                                                          1. Oil-Wet Systems
                                                                                            1. Mixed-Wet Systems
                                                                                              1. Fractional-Wet Systems
                                                                                              2. Wettability Measurement Methods
                                                                                                1. Amott Test
                                                                                                  1. USBM Method
                                                                                                    1. Contact Angle Method
                                                                                                    2. Factors Affecting Wettability
                                                                                                      1. Impact on Fluid Flow
                                                                                                      2. Capillary Pressure
                                                                                                        1. Fundamentals and Mechanisms
                                                                                                          1. Capillary Pressure Curves
                                                                                                            1. Drainage Curves
                                                                                                              1. Imbibition Curves
                                                                                                                1. Hysteresis
                                                                                                                2. Measurement Techniques
                                                                                                                  1. Mercury Injection
                                                                                                                    1. Centrifuge Method
                                                                                                                      1. Porous Plate Method
                                                                                                                      2. Leverett J-Function
                                                                                                                        1. Applications in Reservoir Engineering
                                                                                                                        2. Fluid Saturations
                                                                                                                          1. Saturation Definitions
                                                                                                                            1. Critical Saturations
                                                                                                                              1. Irreducible Water Saturation
                                                                                                                                1. Residual Oil Saturation
                                                                                                                                  1. Critical Gas Saturation
                                                                                                                                  2. Saturation Measurement
                                                                                                                                    1. Core Analysis
                                                                                                                                      1. Well Log Analysis
                                                                                                                                      2. Saturation Distribution
                                                                                                                                        1. Impact on Production