Course Notes for Petroleum Engineering 306 Reservoir Rock Properties by W.D. Von Gonten W.D. McCain, Jr. Texas A&M University Fall 1991Petroleum Engineering 306 Reservoir Rock Properties Course Description and Objectives Fall 1991 use Descripti A study of the physical properties of reservoir rocks and the reservoir rock-fluid system as they relate to the production of oil and gas. Course Obiccti ‘The student should be able to: 1. Define porosity, discuss the factors which effect porosity, and describe the methods of determining values of porosity. 2. Define the coefficient of isothermal compressibility of reservoir rock and describe ‘methods for determining values of formation compressibility. 3. Reproduce the Darcy equation in differential form, explain its meaning, integrate the equation for typical reservoir system, discuss and calculate the effect of fractures and channels, and describe methods for determining values of absolute permeability. 4. Explain boundary tension and wettability and their effect on capillary pressure, describe methods of determining values of capillary pressure, and convert laboratory capillary pressure values to reservoir conditions. 5. Describe method of determining fluid saturations in reservoir rock and show relationship between fluid saturation and capillary pressure. 6. Define resistivity, electrical formation resistivity factor, resistivity index, saturation exponent, and cementation factor and show their relationship and uses; discuss laboratory measurement of electrical properties of reservoir rocks; and demonstrate the calculations necessary in analyzing laboratory measurements. 7. Define effective permeability, relative permeability, permeability ratio; reproduce typical relative permeability curves and show effect of saturation history on relative permeability; illustrate the measurement of relative permeability; and demonstrate some uses of relative permeability data. 8. Describe three-phase flow in reservoir rock and explain methods of displaying three-phase effective permeabilities. 9. Demonstrate the techniques of averaging porosity, permeability, and reservoir pressure data, 10, Demonstrate capability to perform calculations relating to all concepts above.4 4 15 7 78 18 83 88 ERRATA Firat Printing PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING - PHYSICAL PROPERTIES James W. Amyx, Daniel M. Bass, Jr., and Robert L. Whiting McGraw Hill Book Company Reference Now Read Par. 2, line 3 Joan Fig. 1-9 etep oP pg dz Ea. (2-8) ae Hos #* 10 ‘| Eq. (2-16) £4 (tho sub letter om) two lines below ° Eq. (2-16) pg (rho eub letter "0" Sentence below Eq. (2-22) (difference in hydraulic head of inlet and outlet) Next to last line © 4P _ dp gh L Line 1 Eq. (2-27) Q, (Q oud letter "0" P, (P sub letter "ot) 7 04 (tho sub letter "0" Eq. (2-34) Omission Eq. (2-35) Omission Top of page i 5B asl Legend, Fig. 2-39, line 2 k Legend, Fig. 2-39, line 3 k pobowld!nes Juan steep ap “rors (rho sub zero) Pg (rho sub zero); twice Delete (dP AP _ pgh ds dz te Q, (OQ sub zero}; two 9 “corrections Po (P eub zero) Pg (rho sub zero} Insert 4 in denominator Insert 4 in denominator Khe