Program/Course Requirements

Completion requirement

To address the broad background of students entering the Reservoir Characterization Interdisciplinary Specialization, there are three streams for completion: Engineering, Geology or Geophysics.

In addition to Faculty of Graduate Studies (see regulations) and the home program requirements, the Specialization requires:

All students must take at least six courses at the 600 and/or 700 level.

Students in Engineering are required to take:

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

GOPH559 - Imaging, Inversion, and Interpretation of Geophysical Data
AND ENCH621 - Reservoir Simulation
AND ENCH661 - Geostatistics for Reservoir Characterization
AND OBHR668 - Seminar in the Management of Human Resources
ENCH698 - Reservoir Characterization for Field Development
AND GLGY698 - (ENCH698)Reservoir Characterization for Field Development

*Chemical Engineering 698/Geology 698 to be taken in the final semester of study. Chemical Engineering 698/Geology 698 course is a team-based experience with each team required to analyze 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.

and select four from the following list, two of which MUST be Geology or Geophysics:

Complete ANY of the following Courses:

ENPE543 - Geological Characterization of Oil and Gas Reservoirs
OR ENCH619 - Special Problems
OR ENCH649 - Naturally Fractured Reservoirs
OR ENCH657 - Advanced Reservoir Engineering
OR GLGY647 - Geology Well Log Applications
OR GLGY655 - Unconventional Reservoir Characterization and Evaluation for Transitional Energy
OR GLGY699 - Selected Topics in Geology
OR GOPH667 - Introduction to Passive Seismic Monitoring
OR GOPH671 - Inverse Theory & Applications I

*ENCH 619.63

*GLGY 699.76

Students in Geology are required to take:

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

ENPE523 - Introduction to Reservoir Engineering
AND ENCH621 - Reservoir Simulation
AND OBHR668 - Seminar in the Management of Human Resources
ENCH698 - Reservoir Characterization for Field Development
AND GLGY698 - (ENCH698)Reservoir Characterization for Field Development
ENCH661 - Geostatistics for Reservoir Characterization
OR GLGY697 - Advanced Geostatistics

*Chemical Engineering 698/Geology 698 to be taken in the final semester of study. Chemical Engineering 698/Geology 698 course is a team-based experience with each team required to analyze 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.

and select four from the following list, two of which MUST be Engineering:

Complete ANY of the following Courses:

ENPE525 - Enhanced Recovery
OR ENPE533 - Production Engineering
OR ENPE543 - Geological Characterization of Oil and Gas Reservoirs
OR ENCH619 - Special Problems
OR ENCH629 - Secondary & Tertiary Recovery
OR ENCH649 - Naturally Fractured Reservoirs
OR ENCH657 - Advanced Reservoir Engineering
OR ENCH687 - Petroleum Economics
OR GOPH667 - Introduction to Passive Seismic Monitoring
OR GLGY647 - Geology Well Log Applications
OR GLGY655 - Unconventional Reservoir Characterization and Evaluation for Transitional Energy
OR GLGY699 - Selected Topics in Geology
OR GOPH559 - Imaging, Inversion, and Interpretation of Geophysical Data

*ENCH 619.63

*GLGY 699.76

Students in Geophysics are required to take:

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

ENPE523 - Introduction to Reservoir Engineering
AND ENCH621 - Reservoir Simulation
AND ENCH661 - Geostatistics for Reservoir Characterization
AND OBHR668 - Seminar in the Management of Human Resources
ENCH698 - Reservoir Characterization for Field Development
AND GLGY698 - (ENCH698)Reservoir Characterization for Field Development

*Chemical Engineering 698/Geology 698 to be taken in the final semester of study. Chemical Engineering 698/Geology 698 course is a team-based experience with each team required to analyze 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.

and select four from the following list, two of which MUST be Engineering:

Complete ANY of the following Courses:

ENPE525 - Enhanced Recovery
OR ENPE533 - Production Engineering
OR ENPE543 - Geological Characterization of Oil and Gas Reservoirs
OR ENCH611 - Advanced Well Test Analysis
OR ENCH629 - Secondary & Tertiary Recovery
OR ENCH649 - Naturally Fractured Reservoirs
OR ENCH657 - Advanced Reservoir Engineering
OR ENCH687 - Petroleum Economics
OR GOPH667 - Introduction to Passive Seismic Monitoring
OR GLGY647 - Geology Well Log Applications
OR GLGY655 - Unconventional Reservoir Characterization and Evaluation for Transitional Energy
OR GLGY699 - Selected Topics in Geology

*ENCH 619.63

*GLGY 699.76

Additional Program Information

Completion requirement

Advanced Credit

The applicant must make Advanced Credit requests as part of the admission process. Credit will not be given for course work taken as part of another completed degree/diploma or for courses taken to bring the grade point average to a required level for admission.

Time Limit

Expected completion time is two years and maximum completion time is six years.

Supervisory Assignments and Required Examinations

Completion requirement

Supervisory Assignments

Supervisors will be approved by the specialization Graduate Program Director.

Required Examinations

After the conclusion of the Capstone Project, there will be a comprehensive oral examination of each student before an examining committee that includes a faculty member from each of the three disciplines. Each student will be expected to express in-depth knowledge in their area of expertise (Engineering, Geology, Geophysics), and to have a comprehensive knowledge of the significance of the other two areas in successful reservoir characterization.

Financial Assistance

Completion requirement

For information on awards, see the Awards and Financial Assistance section of this calendar.

Reservoir Characterization Interdisciplinary Specialization

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