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Petrophysics

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction English
Code 541-3004/02
Abbreviation PFPLU
Course title Petrophysics
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Geological Engineering
Course coordinator Ing. Michal Matloch Porzer, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Pore spaces in rocks
2. Permeability
3. Porosity-permeability relationships
4. Introduction to rock mechanics
5. Relative permeability
6. Well testing
7. Well logging
8. Wettability
9. Core analysis
10. Temperature
11. Rock physics
12. Engineering problems in reservoirs
13. Formation of oil and gas reservoirs

Literature

CRAIN, E. R.: Log Analysis Handbook. Tulsa, Oklahoma: PennWell, 1986.
Fundamentals of Rock Properties. Aberdeen: Core Laboratories UK Ltd, 2002.
HOLSTEIN, E.D.:. Petroleum Engineering Handbook, Volume V: Reservoir Engineering and Petrophysics. SPE, 2007. ISBN: 978-1-55563-120-8 .
TIAB, D. and DONALDSON E. C.: Petrophysics: theory and practice of measuring reservoir rock and fluid transport properties. Fourth edition. Boston: Elsevier/GPP, Gulf Professional Publishing is an imprint of Elsevier, 2016. ISBN 9780128031889 .

Advised literature

BAKER, YARRANTON A JENSEN. Reservoir Engineering and Characterization. Elsevier, 2015. DOI: 10.1016/C2011-0-05566-7. ISBN 9780128018118 .
CANNON, S.: Petrophysics: a practical guide. Chichester, West Sussex, UK: Wiley Blackwell, 2016. ISBN 978-1-118-74674-5 .
YANG, S.: Fundamentals of petrophysics. New York, NY: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2017. ISBN 978-3-662-55028-1 .
PETERS, E. J. Advanced petrophysics. Austin, TX: Live Oak Book Company, 2012. ISBN 978-1936909445 .


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