Doha: Total recently held a technical training on ‘material balance’ analysis of condensate gas reservoirs. The training ran at the Total Research Centre in Qatar (TRC-Q) located in Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP). The session hosted 15 participants, mostly engineers at Qatargas and Qatar Petroleum.
Christophe Allanic, a specialist in Reservoir Management from Total’ss headquarters in Pau, France, delivered the high-level training. The participants were briefed on theory — including equations and guidelines to properly perform material balance modelling, and they conducted practical computer exercises, using the software Mbal, a material balance tool which allows engineers to better characterise reservoir drive mechanisms and hydrocarbon volumes, a press release issued by Total said yesterday.
The training received positive feedback from attendees with one participant, Lionel Sabatier, who works at Qatargas, saying: “This was an interesting session which helped me to understand and control the main parameters which impact the Hydrocarbon Reservoir dynamic. As a result, I am better equipped to foresee our wells performance in the future.”
“One of the main aims of TRC-Q is to carry out innovative research and share it with our industrial partners,” said Philippe Julien, TRC-Q Director. “The research centres currently focuses on some of the main challenges of Qatar, and our aim is to share our findings with Qatari institutions, in line with our commitment to the Qatar National Vision 2030.”
The Peninsula
