The overall objective of the course is to provide the student with basic understanding of the petrophysics of petroleum reservoirs; and expand his/her ability to perform quantitative calculations related to fluid storage capacity and fluid-flow performances of reservoirs. Specific objectives are:

1.Learn the nature of a petroleum reservoir, reservoir forming rock types and their petrographic properties, geological processes that affect rock properties and fluid contents; sampling and testing methods and temperature and pressure effects on reservoir properties

2.Use the basic forms of Darcy's law governing single-phase fluid flow in porous media, including the systems of units commonly used, and learn to calculate flow rates and pressure differentials given specific sets of boundary conditions.

3.Extend the use of Darcy's law in non-uniform permeability and other heterogeneities emphasizing serial and parallel permeability averaging methods.

4.Solve two-phase flow problems in terms of relative permeability, residual saturation and fractional flow.

 5.Use petrophysical testing methods and improve their capabilities for experimental projects.