Mbarara University

UNIVERSITY OF of Science and Technology

CALGARY
INTRODUCTION TO RESERVOIR ENGINEERING
PEEM 3102
ENPE 523

Year 3Winter 2018

semister one
Lab Session #1
Assignment one due on 31st Jan 2022

Problem 1:

Calculate the pressure difference (i.e., capillary pressure) and capillary rise in an oil-
water system by using the following data:
  30   w  1.0 g cm 3  o  0.75 g cm 3 r  10 4 cm  ow  25 dynes cm

Problem 2:

Brine is used to measure the absolute permeability of a core plug. The rock sample is 4
cm long and 3 cm2 cross section area. The brine has a viscosity of 1.0 cp and is flowing at
a constant rate of 0.5 cm3/sec under pressure difference of 2.0 atm. Calculate the absolute
permeability.

Problem 3:

Calculate the reduction in the pore volume of a reservoir due to a pressure drop of 10 psi.
The reservoir original pore volume is one million barrels with estimated formation
compressibility of 10 106 psi1.

Problem 4:

Calculate the porosity of a formation with the following properties at 4500 psi:
Formation compressibility 10 106 psi-1
Original pressure 5000 psi
Original porosity 18%
Current pressure 4500 psi

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Problem 5:

A clean and dry core sample weighing 425 g was 100% saturated with 1.07 specific
gravity brine. The new weight is 453 g. The core sample is 12 cm long and 4 cm in
diameter. Calculate the porosity of the rock sample.

Problem 6:

Capillary pressures for two oil reservoirs (A) and (B) were measured to be 4 and 5 psi at
their connate water saturation with the oil densities of ρoA=56.5 and ρoB=48.5 lbm/ft3.
Water density for both reservoirs is ρwA =66.5 lbm/ft3. If the following figures represent
reservoir (A) and (B), which one would be reservoir (A) and why?

Figure 1 Figure 2

Oil
Oil

Transition
zone
Transition
zone

Water Oil Contact Water

Water

Free Water Level

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PEEM 3101 toReservoir
Introduction to ReservoirEngineering
Engineering Winter
Semister 1 2018Dr Farad.
H. SHassanzadeh