Deanship of Educational Services

Principles of Gas Injection as a Recovery Process

College of Applied Engineering

Petroleum Engineering

 

Course Code	AE-APET-02-2002-2003
Course Title	Principles of Gas Injection as a Recovery Process
Duration	5 days
Start Date	May 24, 2003
Time	8:00 AM-4:00 PM
Language	English
Coordinator	Dr. Habib Menouar
E-mail	habibkm@kfupm.edu.sa
Contact	Tel 860-2530/2533, Fax 860-4447
Course Fee	SR. 5000
Instructors	1. Dr. Habib Menouar  2. Dr. Abdallah Harouaka  3. Dr. Sidqi Abukhamsin

Following topics will be covered:

(1) PRINCIPLES OF GAS INJECTION AS A RECOVERY PROCESS: Natural depletion mechanism, primary recovery method, different drive mechanisms, Index drive, Material balance principle  (2) FUNDAMENTALS OF GAS INJECTION METHOD: Recovery efficiency, mechanisms of gas injection for secondary recovery process, Mobility ratio and sweep efficiency, dispersed gas injection method, Tarner method, external gas injection method  (3) MISCIBLE GAS INJECTION PROCESS: Fundamentals of miscible gas injection process, thermodynamic miscibility, ternary diagram, high pressure gas drive, miscibility pressure, enriched gas drive process, description of the process, conditions of miscibility, miscible slug injection

Petroleum engineers, specifically production and reservoir engineers. This course will be also helpful for reservoir management groups and project managers.

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