Course content

This course covers the simulation of flow in porous media during production or storage in subsurface reservoirs, e.g., during CO2 sequestration, hydrocarbon production, or water production from aquifers. The course derives partial differential equations (PDE's) for one-phase and multi-phase flow in porous materials, and numerical methods for solving these. Topics: Summary of material and fluid properties; derivation of PDE's; numerical solution of PDE's using finite differences; methods for solving linear and non-linear equations; discussion of different types of reservoir simulation models; practical sides of reservoir simulation applications.

Learning outcome

Ingress: The course aims at giving the students basic knowledge of numerical simulation of fluid flow in porous media.

Knowledge: Students will understand partial differential equations for single phase and multiphase flow in porous materials, and numerical solution methods of these using finite difference methods.

Skills: Students will be able to use common modeling tools for numerical prediction of reservoir behavior during production or injection.

General competence: Students will be able to do derivation of equations for flow in porous media, and numerical solution of these by using finite difference methods.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, optional exercises and project. The students will evaluate the course via a reference group.

Recommended previous knowledge

TPG4112 Geomechanics and Flow in Porous Media and TPG4150 Reservoir Recovery Techniques, or equivalent.

Course materials

Reservoir simulation - Through open source software:

https://folk.ntnu.no/carlfrbe/books/resSim.pdf

Credit reductions