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Theory of Fluid Flow in Porus

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Course Unit Code541-3005/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Second 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
Student will be introduced to various types of fluid flow trough porous media in petroleum engineering. It will contain the basic physical and mathematical parts that enable its description and study. Geological aspects of these parts will be sought througouth the subject as well as simulation of fundamental phenomena.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Students will be introduced to rock as a multiphase environment. They will be able to theoretically and practically evaluate hydraulic rock parameters and solve fluid flow problems.
Course Contents
1. Pore spaces and fluids in rock
2. Parameters of reservoir rocks
3. Fluids in porous media and their properties, flow character
4. Fundamental equations
5. Constitutive laws
6. Steady state flow in porous media
7. Steady state flow in two and three dimensions
8. Transient flow
9. Modelling - forward and backward problems
10. Two phase immiscible flow
11. Water-oil systems
12. Water-oil/gas systems
13. Numerical simulation of fluid flow
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
BEAR, Jacob. Dynamics of Fluids in Porous Media. Dover Publications. [1988]. ISBN 978-0486656755.
LEE, Tien-Chang. Applied Mathematics in Hydrogeology. CRC Press. [1998]. ISBN 9781566703758.
SCHEIDEGGER, Adrian E. The physics of flow through porous media. 3d ed. Buffalo [N.Y.]: University of Toronto Press, [1974]. ISBN 0-8020-1849-1.
SONG H. (2018) Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics Through Porous Media. In: Engineering Fluid Mechanics. Springer, Singapore
BUJOK, Petr. Podzemní hydraulika I. Ostrava: Vysoká škola báňská, 1984.
VALENTOVÁ, Jana. Hydraulika podzemní vody. 4. přepracované vydání. V Praze: České vysoké učení technické, 2018. ISBN 978-80-01-06483-2.
SCHEIDEGGER, Adrian E. The physics of flow through porous media. 3d ed. Buffalo [N.Y.]: University of Toronto Press, [1974]. ISBN 0-8020-1849-1.
BEAR, Jacob. Dynamics of Fluids in Porous Media. Dover Publications. [1988]. ISBN 978-0486656755.
Recommended Reading:
WOODS, Andrew W. Flow in Porous Rocks. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2015. DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781107588677. ISBN 9781107588677.
AHMED, Tarek H. Working guide to reservoir rock properties and fluid flow. Burlington, MA: Elsevier, c2010. ISBN 978-1856178259.
GUO, Boyun, Xinghui LIU a Xuehao TAN. Petroleum production engineering. 2nd ed. Cambridge, MA: Gulf Professional Pub., [2017]. ISBN 0128093749.
LEE, Tien-Chang. Applied Mathematics in Hydrogeology. CRC Press. [1998]. ISBN 9781566703758.
BUJOK, Petr. Podzemní hydraulika I. 2. vyd. Ostrava: Vysoká škola báňská, 1988.
MLS, Jiří. Hydraulika podzemní vody. Praha: České vysoké učení technické, 1984.
Kolektiv autorů. Podzemní hydraulika: vybrané kapitoly z hydrostatiky, hydrodynamiky a podzemní hydrauliky. 1984.
SONG H. (2018) Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics Through Porous Media. In: Engineering Fluid Mechanics. Springer, Singapore
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