Teknik reservoir adalah cabang ilmu dari ilmu teknik perminyakan. Beberapa
pakar dibidang perminyakan telah mendefinisikan teknik reservoir sebagai
berikut :
Craft and Hawkins (1959) :
Reservoir engineering may be
defined as the application of scientific prin-
ciples to the drainage problems arising
during the development and
pro-
duction of oil and gas
reservoirs. Reservoir engineering is the art of deve-
loping and producing oil and
gas fields in such a manner
as to obtain a
high economic recovery.
Frank W. Cole (1962) :
The principles function of
reservoir engineering is to predict the further be-
haviuor of a petroleum
reservoir under the variuos producing mechanism
which are, or may become
available. The various operating plans is an in-
tegral part of any reservoir
engineering study.
E. H. Timmerman (1982) :
The prime objective of
reservoir engineering is to understand
the secrets
of nature that are applicable
to a specific oil and gas reservoirs. Such in-
formation is essential when
future performance and recoverable reserves
are to be reliably forecast.
Melihat kepada definsisi-definisi
tersebut maka teknik reservoir dapat kita defini-sikan sebagai berikut :
Teknik
reservoir adalah bagian dari ilmu teknik perminyakan yang mempelajari masalah
pengurasan cadangan suatu reservoir (RECOVERY), termasuk pemahaman sifat &
kelakuan reservoir masa lalu, sekarang dan yang akan datang, sehingga mampu
membuat peramalan kinerja reservoir (RESERVOIR PERFORMANCES) untuk perencanaan
strategi pengurasan cadangan MIGAS yang secara ekonomi paling menguntungkan
(MAXIMUM ULTIMATE PETROLEUM RECOVERY STRATEGY PLANNING FOR ECONOMICALLY
PROFITABLE) CADANGAN (RESERVES) MIGAS
yang paling menguntungkan (ekonomis).
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