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Petrophysics

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Course Unit Code541-3004/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
POR041Ing. Michal Matloch Porzer, Ph.D.
Summary
Students will be introduced to the essential parameters of the rock that drive their physical manifestation during the geophysical or laboratory research. Models used for rock interpretation are the intrinsic part of a modern petroleum production.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Student will get to know hydraulic, mechanical and other physical manifestations of a rock. Student will be able to analyse a rock for various engineering purposes.
Course Contents
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
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
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.
CRAIN, E. R.: Log Analysis Handbook. Tulsa, Oklahoma: PennWel, 1986.
Fundamentals of Rock Properties.: Aberdeen: Core Laboratories UK Ltd, 2002.
KOBR, M.: Petrofyzika. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1997. 134 s. ISBN 8071843393.
MAREŠ S. a kol.: Úvod do užité geofyziky. SNTL, Praha. 1990. ISBN 80-0300427-6.
Recommended Reading:
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.
BAKER, YARRANTON A JENSEN. Reservoir Engineering and Characterization. Elsevier, 2015. DOI: 10.1016/C2011-0-05566-7. ISBN 9780128018118.
GRUNTORÁD, J. a kol.: Principy metod užité geofyziky. SNTL. Praha, 1985, 190 s.
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.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit33 17
        ExaminationExamination67 18