LSU PETE 4051 - Gupta - Week 1 - Exam 1 Questions & Answers (Grade A+).docx

LSU PETE 4051 - Gupta - Week 1 -
Exam 1 Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Reservoir Engineering (Defined by Roy Knapp) -
correct answer ✅The application of transport process methods to
study the behavior, movement and recovery of resources contained
in a geological environment


The 3 Transport Process Methods -
correct answer ✅- Thermodynamics
- Fluid Mechanics
- Heat Transfer


Goal of Reservoir/Petroleum Engineering -
correct answer ✅design, develop, and implement technology to
responsibly exploit resources contained within a geological
environment to maximize their value to society


What are the 5 Requirements for a Reservoir? -
correct answer ✅Source; Trap or Seal; Migration Pathway; Storage
Capacity; Transmissivity


What validates a SOURCE requirement for a reservoir? -
correct answer ✅typically organic rich shales

, LSU PETE 4051 - Gupta - Week 1 -
Exam 1 Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)

What validates a TRAP OR SEAL requirement for a reservoir? -
correct answer ✅dome, fault displacement, unconformity


What validates a MIGRATION PATHWAY requirement for a
reservoir? -
correct answer ✅source to trap


What validates a STORAGE CAPACITY requirement for a reservoir? -
correct answer ✅rocks must be pourous


What validates a TRANSMISSIVITY requirement for a reservoir? -
correct answer ✅rock must be permeable


What are the siliciclastic sedimentary rocks in which most
reservoirs are found? -
correct answer ✅Sandstones; Shale; Coal


What are the carbonate sedimentary rocks in which most reservoirs
are found? -
correct answer ✅limestone; dolomite; chalk