Browsing Institutt for geovitenskap og petroleum by Subject "Petroleum Engineering, Reservoir Engineering and Petrophysics"
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Analysis of Alternative Reservoir Development Plans to Improve Oil Recovery Based on Reservoir Simulation and Economic Evaluation
(Master thesis, 2017)Since the existing reservoir development plan applied only one well to produce the field depending on natural reservoir energy alone, this study focuses on well placement optimization and pressure maintenance techniques ... -
Aquifer Characterization and Modelling, a case study of Norne field.
(Master thesis, 2017)The purpose of this research is to characterize the Norne aquifer and testing its performance in the reservoir in terms of additional oil recovery factor with aquifer model included in reservoir simulation model by considering ... -
Assessment of the production of Wisting green field through an Integrated Asset Model
(Master thesis, 2017)Wisting is a newly discovered oil field located in the northern part of the Barents Sea, Norway. This green field is expected to produce its first oil by 2024. The field development concept selected by the operator of the ... -
A Comparative Simulation Study of WAG and Surfactant EOR Methods Applied to Norne field E Segment
(Master thesis, 2017)The production of oil by primary and secondary recovery methods can only recover up to 35% of originally oil in place, that means 65% of oil remains trapped in the reservoir, therefore there is the need to research for ... -
Comparison of Improved Oil Recovery Processes on the Norne Field, C-Segment
(Master thesis, 2015)The main task is to carry out a comparative simulation study for the polymer flooding, low saline water flooding and well location optimization; and then comparing their performance in terms of net present value. -
Cyclic Same-Well Enhanced Oil Recovery - Gas EOR Assessment for a Horizontal Multi-Fractured Well
(Master thesis, 2016)Demand for petroleum hydrocarbons in the world is still high but the proven conventional reserves has decreased progressively. Alternative power resource in the form of unconventional reservoir eventually has become a prime ... -
Drainage Strategy of Gamma Main Statfjord at the Oseberg Main Field
(Master thesis, 2016)One of the most important jobs of a reservoir engineer is to predict the future production and behaviour of a reservoir. In order to be able to do this job the reservoir engineer is dependent on having a sufficient reservoir ... -
Dual-Porosity Modeling of Tight Unconventionals
(Master thesis, 2018)Enhancing oil recovery in tight unconventional has been a great interest over the last decade. Huff-n-puff gas EOR becomes the most popular method among many alternatives, particularly after EOG Resources, Inc. claimed ... -
Economic Optimization of Shale Wells
(Master thesis, 2015)The worldwide interest in development of unconventional resources resulted into significant changes in the energy market within the last decade. Successful shale revolution in the US opened global perspectives for extensive ... -
EOS Characterization For (the) Eagle Ford Shale Reservoir
(Master thesis, 2017)This thesis work is in the continuation of TPG4560 specialization project work done on fluid characterization of Eagle Ford shale reservoir. The objective of the work is to develop a single equation of state (EOS) representing ... -
EOS Development: A Case Study
(Master thesis, 2017)A single equation of state (EOS) model has been developed for multiple fields in Saudi Arabia based on a PVT fluid characterization study conducted in 2007. Additional PVT samples and experiments have provided from two of ... -
Evaluation of Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery using the MRST Simulator
(Master thesis, 2016)Microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR), as a field of study, exploits the benefits of microbes for the purpose of improving microscopic as well as macroscopic displacement of oil by water. This work has been carried out ... -
Evaluation of Songo Songo Gas Field Development Approach
(Master thesis, 2016)Evaluation of field development in the reservoir section by reviewing well placement and scheduling aiming at increasing productivity in the field. The case study was Songo Songo gas field whereby sensitivity analysis based ... -
Field development from subsurface to topside optimization - Case Study: Songo Songo Gas Field, Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis is focused on identifying, analyzing, and evaluating the possible development concepts for optimal development of the Songo Songo Gas field, Tanzania through reservoir and surface network integration. The field ... -
Field Development Study of an Offshore Gas Asset in Tanzania using Reservoir and Surface Network Simulations - Case Study: Block 2 Offshore Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2016)This thesis focused on performing more field development studies for the Block 2 through integration of reservoir and surface network models. The study was not limited to Statoil proposed strategy; Tangawizi reservoir was ... -
Foam Generation and Visualization Experiments in Micromodels
(Master thesis, 2018)Foam has a wide range of applications in the petroleum industry. Historically, foam has been used in acid diversion in well-stimulation, air/gas drilling, and liquid removal in gas wells [1-3]. Furthermore, foam is an ... -
History Matching with the use of Qualitative 4D Seismic Data Application to Norne Field
(Master thesis, 2016)History matching is a very important activity performed in reservoir management since it helps to improve and validate reservoir simulation model and hence obtain reliable reservoir performance forecast. History matching ... -
Implementation of Linear Constraint Handling Techniques for Generating Set Search Method for Well Placement Optimization Problem on FieldOpt Platform
(Master thesis, 2017)Literature review shows that few researchers have focused on GSS method to solve well placement optimization problem and even fewer researchers have approximated the feasible domain with piecewise linear constraints. In ... -
Implementation of Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm within FieldOpt Optimization Framework - Application of the algorithm to well placement optimization
(Master thesis, 2017)In the present work, particle swarm optimization algorithm is applied in well placement optimization problem using FieldOpt, a software framework that aims at being common platform for field development optimization. ... -
Improved Reservoir Drainage Strategy through Characterization:A Case Study of Mnazi Bay Gas Field in Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2018)Reservoir management is a significant aspect in petroleum that aims at optimizing the hydrocarbons recovery. It involves establishing the development and depletion strategies, numerical models for production and reserves ...