Son Pham Ngoc

MSc student - Eng

Biography

Ngoc Son Pham completed his Bachelor of Engineering in Petroleum Geology in Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Vietnam in 2005. Then he worked for Japan Vietnam Petroleum Company as Junior Reservoir Engineer before travelling to Australia for studying Master degree by research in Petroleum Engineering. Ngoc Son Pham is a member of SPE.

Research Project

New Methods for Vertical Upscaling of Absolute and Relative Permeability for Various Geological Depositional Environments.

Supervisors: Prof Peter Behrenbruch, Prof Hemanta Sarma

Scholarship support: Santos

Project Description

The objective of this research is to define new and practical methods for vertical upscaling of absolute and relative permeability for both, Carman-Kozeny (CK) compliant and non-CK porous material, as governed by Hydraulic Flow Zone Unit (HFZ) concepts. The aim would be to identify optimal upscaling methods for a range of geological depositional environments and lithotypes. The type and degree of upscaling required, would thus be a function of the geological situation at hand, and would be studied on a comparative basis, resulting in recommendations as to the optimum upscaling method for each geological situation. The novelty of the research will be the establishment of a strong link between upscaling methods and the geology, utilising in part new relative permeability models recently established by the research group under the direction of Prof Peter Behrenbruch.

Publications

Asadullah, M., Behrenbruch, P and Pham, S., 2007. Reservoir simulation - Upscaling, Streamlines and Parallel Computing. APPEA Journal presented at 2007 APPEA Conference and Exhibition, Adelaide, South Australia, April 2007.