Course & Workshop

November 19-23, 2023

Instructor: Dr. Ismael Mahgoub

Who Should Attend

• Senior level of Petroleum Engineers, Geoscientist, and Operation Geologists.
• Newly appointed managers.

Course Overview

Reservoir fluid properties play a key role in the design and optimization of injection/ production strategies and surface facilities for efficient fluid recovery along the field life.

This course comprehensively covers laboratory PVTand phase behavior of petroleum reservoir fluids starting from selection of fluid sampling techniques and ending by the routine PVT experimental study. Indeed, a thoroughly review on advanced PVT experimental tests such as determination of MMP, Asphaltene deposition … etc. aiming of augmenting the reservoir fluid recovery factor. It covers an insight review on the use of EOS to generate PVT data, similar to those used on the nowadays commercial reservoir simulators.

This uniquely structured course, a rich blend of the instructor’s sound theoretical foundation and practical experience augmented by a number of case studies and examples exercises as well as his way of involving participants in discussions facilitate your learning. You well gain valuable knowledge that is necessary to tackle/ deal with petroleum engineering calculations that required PVT properties and phase behavior of reservoir fluids.

Course Content

• Introduction
• Fundamental of Reservoir Fluid Chemistry
• Hydrocarbon Phase Behavior
• Asphaltene study
• Laboratory PVT Experiments
• Equation Of State, EOS
• Simulation of laboratory PVT data by Equation of State
• Characterizing the “Plus Fractions”
• Adjusting (tuning) EOS To Fit Laboratory Data
• Gas Condensate PVT

Work Plan

Part-1:
Overview of practical significance pf PVT data applications in petroleum engineering, Including:

• Hydrocarbon Phase Behaviour
• Classification of reservoir fluid types with emphasizing on near critical fluids.
• Fluid sampling techniques, Including well conditioning and quality check.

Parts 2 & 3:

• Laboratory PVT Study.
• Insight review of routine PVT Study, starting from the compositional analysis.
• Routine PVT laboratory study for both dew point system and bubble point system.
• Slim tube test analysis for MMP determination, illustrated by a field study from the Gulf area.
• Significance of Asphaltene content in miscible EOR techniques.

Part 4:

• Overview on EOS applications to generate PVT data.
• Simulation of laboratory PVT data by equation of sate.

Part 5:

• Characterizing the “Plus fraction”
• Adjusting (tuning) EOS to fit laboratory data
• Course assessment & Conclusions.

Location

First day will be held at the Holiday Inn Maadi Hotel, in Cairo. The participants will fly the next day to Hurghada. The course will be continued in Hurghada.

Course Fees

Inclusive of refreshment and lunch at the Holiday Inn Maadi Hotel. Air Ticket Cairo/Hurghada return and accommodation in Hurghada.

Instructor Profile

• Head of Pet. Eng. Dept, FUE.
• Ex associate Professor, Cairo University.
• More than 25 years of practical experience in upstream petroleum industry.
• About 10 years of leading multi-national JV Operations along which multi-phase upstream projects in Oil & Gas business has been carried out and successfully implemented.
• More than 10 years in teaching technical, and business courses, in the Gulf countries, North Africa, and Asia.
• SPE member.