To address the broad background of students entering the Reservoir Characterization Interdisciplinary Specialization, there are three streams for completion: Geology, Geophysics and Engineering.
All students must take at least six courses at the 600 and/or 700 level.
Students in the engineering stream are required to take:
Geophysics 559 – Geophysical Interpretation
Chemical Engineering 621 – Reservoir Simulation
Chemical Engineering 661 – Geostatistics for Reservoir Characterization OR Geology 697 – Advanced Geostatistics
Chemical Engineering 698/Geology 698** – Reservoir Characterization for Field Development (RCFD)
Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources 789 – Seminar in the Management of Human Resources
and select four from the following list, two of which MUST be geoscience:
Petroleum Engineering 543 – Geological Characterization of Oil and Gas Reservoirs
Chemical Engineering 619.63 – Advanced Formation Evaluation
Chemical Engineering 649 – Naturally-Fractured Reservoirs
Chemical Engineering 657 – Advanced Reservoir Engineering
Geology 655 – Unconventional Gas Reservoir Characterization and Evaluation
Geophysics 667 – Introduction to Microseismic Methods
Geophysics 671 – Inverse Theory and Applications I
Students in the geology stream are required to take:
Petroleum Engineering 523 – Introduction to Reservoir Engineering
Chemical Engineering 621 – Reservoir Simulation
Chemical Engineering 661 – Geostatistics for Reservoir Characterization OR Geology 697 – Advanced Geostatistics
Chemical Engineering 698/Geology 698** – Reservoir Characterization for Field Development (RCFD)
Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources 789 – Seminar in the Management of Human Resources
and select four from the following list, two of which MUST be engineering:
Engineering 407 – Numerical Methods in Engineering
Petroleum Engineering 513* – Flow in Porous Media
Petroleum Engineering 525 – Waterflooding and Enhanced Oil Recovery
Petroleum Engineering 533 – Petroleum Production Engineering
Petroleum Engineering 543 – Geological Characterization of Oil and Gas Reservoirs
Chemical Engineering 619.63 – Advanced Formation Evaluation
Chemical Engineering 629 – Secondary and Tertiary Recovery
Chemical Engineering 649 – Naturally-Fractured Reservoirs
Chemical Engineering 657 – Advanced Reservoir Engineering
Geophysics 559 – Geophysical Interpretation
Geophysics 667 – Introduction to Microseismic Methods
Geology 613* – Flow in Porous Media
Geology 655 – Unconventional Gas Reservoir Characterization and Evaluation
Students in the geophysics stream are required to take:
Petroleum Engineering 523 – Introduction to Reservoir Engineering
Chemical Engineering 621 – Reservoir Simulation
Chemical Engineering 661 – Geostatistics for Reservoir Characterization OR Geology 697 – Advanced Geostatistics
Chemical Engineering 698/Geology 698** – Reservoir Characterization for Field Development (RCFD)
Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources 789 – Seminar in the Management of Human Resources
and select four from the following list, two of which MUST be engineering:
Engineering 407 – Numerical Methods in Engineering
Petroleum Engineering 513* – Flow in Porous Media
Petroleum Engineering 525 – Waterflooding and Enhanced Oil Recovery
Petroleum Engineering 533 – Petroleum Production Engineering
Petroleum Engineering 543 – Geological Characterization of Oil and Gas Reservoirs
Chemical Engineering 619.63 – Advanced Formation Evaluation
Chemical Engineering 629 – Secondary and Tertiary Recovery
Chemical Engineering 649 – Naturally-Fractured Reservoirs
Chemical Engineering 657 – Advanced Reservoir Engineering
Geophysics 667 – Introduction to Microseismic Methods
Geology 613* – Flow in Porous Media
Geology 655 – Unconventional Gas Reservoir Characterization and Evaluation
* Choose only one (1) of Petroleum Engineering 513 or Geology 613.
** To be taken in the final semester of study.
The RCFD course is a team-based experience with each team required to analyse and integrate various data (e.g., seismic, logs, and production) from a real field. Each member of the team is expected to have proficiency on the software packages for geophysical interpretation, geological mapping, geostatistical modelling and reservoir flow modelling. The reservoir characterization will require the development and assessment of a geostatistical model of the field that will be used for a history match and to propose future development. The project will conclude with a formal presentation to experts from both academia and industry.
Interdisciplinary Specializations