Society of Petroleum Engineers
Distinguished Lecturer 2014-15 Lecture Season
Klaus Potsch
Senior Expert from OMV and a Consultant for Fluid Studies
Abstract:
Information about fluid properties is a required input for every stage in the oil and gas industry, from the reservoir to the refinery. It is, therefore, of utmost importance for reservoir, facility, and corrosion engineers to understand the volumetric behavior and the transport properties of the produced fluid. These fluid properties can be obtained from pressure/volume/temperature (PVT) reports generated either in-house or in external labs. In both cases, engineers should be able to perform a consistency check on the data before including it in their respective tasks. This presentation provides an overview of tools for verifying the consistency of PVT data.
Biography:
Klaus Potsch is a retired senior expert from OMV and a consultant for fluid studies. For the past 4 years, he has been a guest lecturer in reservoir fluids and their modeling at the Mining University of Leoben, Austria. Potsch holds BS and MS degrees in physics and a PhD degree in mechanical engineering from the Technical University of Vienna.