Hydraulic Frac design and practice part 1

Principles and techniques of well stimulation using hydraulic fracturing methods.

Day #1 Stimulation Candidate Selection

a How well Produce Efficiently (IPR,VLP concepts).

b The meaning of Reservoir Stimulation

c Candidate Selection Criteria for Hydraulic Fracture.

d Candidate Selection workflow

Day #2 Hydraulic Fracture Basic Concepts

a Net Pressure

b How Fracture propagates

c Fracture geometry

Day #3 Fracture Modelling

a Basic Fracture Modelling Concepts

b P3D models

c Planar 3D models

d Full 3D models

Day #4 Basic Geomechanics and log interpretation

a Young's modulus

b Poison's ration

c Stresses concept

a Overview on Fracture simulators market

b How to use any fracture simulator?

c How to use Fraccade for design (Step by step)

Day #5 Fracture Equipment

a Fracture fleet components.

b sand management equipment

c Blender

d Fracture Manifold

e How to calculate the needed fracfleet HP for the job?

Nodal Analysis Well Modeling *PRERECORDED*

A Comprehensive Nodal Analysis Theory and Practice

• The different options available in well modelling applications. 
• Meaning of Nodal analysis.
• Reservoir fluids description, different methods of building fluid model, PVT concept and usage.
• Concept of single phase and multiphase flow through reservoirs.
• Different IPR reservoir models and how to be used.
• How to apply more inflow modelling options “Multi-layer reservoirs, Relative permeability, sand failure and compaction permeability model”.
• Concept of single phase and multiphase flow in pipes.
• Different VLP correlations and how it will be used to calculate the relation between the fluid flow rate and the pressure loss in pipes.
• Concept of single phase and multiphase flow in chokes and the meaning of sonic and subsonic flow through chokes.
• How to build and validate a complete well model for NF wells.
• How to match the NF well model and how to perform sensitivities.
• How to evaluate the well performance under any condition.
• How to build and validate well model for AL wells (GL and ESP)
• How to match the AL well model (GL and ESP), and how to perform sensitivities.
• How to use the quick look option to check and diagnose the performance of the AL systems (GL and ESP).
• How to perform design for the GL and ESP using a well modelling application.

PLT Principles Part 1

Performing and interpreting production logging tools to assess well performance.

Day#1

• Full bore flowmeter.
• Continuous flowmeter
• Inline flowmeter
• Diverter flowmeter

Day#2

• Density tools.
• Capacitance tool.
• Gas holdup tool.
• PNL tool.

Day#3

• Integration of Spinner Reading and Fluid Identification Devices Reading to get Flow Profile.
• Introduction to Emeraude.

Day#4

• Emeraude Solution Methodology.
• Basic Emeraude Conventional Workflow.

Day#5

• Basic Concepts of Oil-Water Flow.
• Single Phase Interpretation in Emeraude.
• Two-Phase Interpretation in Emeraude.

Day#6

• Basic Concepts of 3-phase Flow.
• Three-Phase Interpretation in Emeraude.

Day#7

• Challenges in horizontal and highly deviated wells.
• Deployment methods in horizontal and highly deviated wells.
• Advance PLT sensors.
• Advanced PLT interpretation.

Day#8

• Basic Emeraude Advanced Workflow.
• FSI interpretation in Emeraude.

Day#9

• Case Studies and major Challenges in Interpretation.

Day#10

• Case Studies and major Challenges in Interpretation.

PLT Principles Part 2

Performing and interpreting production logging tools to assess well performance.

Day#6

• Basic Concepts of 3-phase Flow.
• Three-Phase Interpretation in Emeraude.

Day#7

• Challenges in horizontal and highly deviated wells.
• Deployment methods in horizontal and highly deviated wells.
• Advance PLT sensors.
• Advanced PLT interpretation.

Day#8

• Basic Emeraude Advanced Workflow.
• FSI interpretation in Emeraude.

Day#9

• Case Studies and major Challenges in Interpretation.

Nodal Analysis Well Modeling

modeling well performance and production optimization through nodal analysis.

Day one
    - Introduction to Modeling & Prosper
    - Nodal analysis in brief
    - Prosper Input sections:
           -Options summary
           -PVT data


Day two
    - Prosper Input sections:
    - IPR Data
    - Equipment & VLP data


Day three
    - Matching Field data in prosper
    - System analysis
    - Various sensitivities


Day four
    -  Matching Artifial lift method
    - Evaluate Artifial lift using quicklook
    - Quick Gas lift Design excercise


Day five
    - Exercise 1 (estimate initial production rate of a new well delivery)
    - Exercise 2 (trouble shoot a well with reduced performance)
    - Exercise 3 ( Model & predict performance of multilayer reservoir)
    - Exercise 4 (suggest well work for well in ex.3 to improve performance)

Surface Network Modeling

Modeling surface facilities and pipelines for efficient production system management.

Day One : -

• How to initiate a new model
• The options available in GAP , how and when to select each
• How to connect a well to GAP
• How to model the pipe lines in GAP
• How to model different IPR models in GAP
• More..

Day Two:- 

• Different methods of pressure loss calculations in pipe lines and how to select the
  suitable method
• Pressure loss correlations and applications of each
• Pipe line description and matching
• What is the bottleneck, how GAP determine it and how to be solved
• More....

Day Three:-

• How to model Production wells network with multi layer IPR wells
• How to model multi lateral wells in GAP
• How to connect different separated models in one network
• The different optimization methods
• More...

Day Four:- 

• How to model Production network with AL wells (GL and ESP)
• How to generate the VLP in AL wells
• How to use injection casing pressure option in GL wells
• How to solve the network with and without optimization in AL wells network
• More...

Day Five:-

• How to connect GL injection network to production network
• How the GL injection pressure and amount can affect the production network
• How to connect and use MBAL model in GAP
• How to connect WI to the MBAL (water injection reservoirs)
• More

Well and Surface Modeling

modeling production system performance.

Day One :-

 - PIPESIM interface.
 - Changing the units system.
 - Nodal analysis overview.
 - VLP
 - IPR

Day Two :- 

Reservoir performance
 - Well performance equation
 - IPR for oil wells
 - IPR for gas wells
 - Predicting future IPR for gas wells ( Back pressure equation , Jones )

Vertical lift performance
 - Basic equation and concept (gravity ,acceleration and friction term)
 - Well flow correlation
 - Factor affecting well outflow performance

Day Three :- 

 - Adding deviation survey.
 - Adding down-hole equipment to the well model (SSSV, straddle PKR, SSD – selective
completion).
 - Perforation operation fundamentals and theory.
 - Perforation design and modelling by PIPESIM.
 - Flowing underbalance design modelling exercise.
 - Calculating skin.

Day Four:- 

- Introduction to artificial lift.
- When artificial lift is needed.
- ESP design sheet.
- ESP fundamentals and theory.
- ESP design using PIPESIM.

Day Five :-

- Well operating envelope.
- Well stimulation evaluation.
- Erosional velocity.
- Tubing size selection.
- Die out pressure and rate.
- Reservoir pressure estimation.

Hydraulic Frac design and practice part 2

Principles and techniques of well stimulation using hydraulic fracturing methods.

Day #6 Proppant


a Proppant Types
b Proppant conductivity
c How to select proppant for the hydraulic fracture job?


Day #7 Hydraulic Fracture fluids
a Hydraulic Fracture fluids types
b Hydraulic Fracture fluids Additives


Day #8 Diagnostic Pumping and Interpretation
a Diagnostic Pumping overview.
b DFIT analysis
c Fluid Efficiency Test
d Step down Test
e Step up rate test


Day #9 Fracture Treating Pressure Interpretation
a Notle Smith Curve

Day #10
a A complete guide to confirm QA/QC a for a complete hydraulic fracture job.


Day #11 Post Fracture Production
a How to evaluate hydraulic Fracture job
b Fractor affecting hydraulic fracture productivity

Electric Submersible Pumps (ESPs)

Design, installation, and optimization of electric submersible pump systems.

In this course you would learn the following:

1- The fundamentals of Electric submersible pumps.

2- ESP equipment selection and design consideration.

3- ESP component and their features.

4- ESP hand design.

5- Variable speed operations.

Perforation Design

Planning and executing well perforations to optimize reservoir drainage.

• Perforation Techniques and applications.
• WL Perforations.
• TCP Perforation and Accesories.
• Perforation design and Modeling.

Acid Stimulation theory & best practice

Designing and executing acid treatments to enhance well productivity.

• Formation Damage Characterization
• Sandstone Acidizing.
• Carbonate Acidizing.
• Acid Additives.
• Acid Placement Techniques.
• Advanced Acidizing.

Gas Lift theory, Operation & design

Principles and design of gas lift systems to enhance production efficiency.

Upon Completing this course, you will learn the following;

• What are the pressure losses in the system (wellbore & flow lines) & factors affecting each sector.
• How to predict well production rate and different factors affecting both the inflow & outflow performance through Nodal analysis
• Why we need artificial lift, what are the different artificial lift methods & how to choose the best method according to our field, well status & resources availability?
• We will understand the concept of gas lift , different types and how to implement them in addition to different equipment required either surface or downhole equipment for different gas lift methods
• You will be able to understand gas lift design input data & how to design the proper gas lift design using different software
• Evaluating the gas lift system through different surveillance methods either from wellhead parameters or well intervention then study different optimization scenarios & propose the best solution in order to fix the gas lift system.

ESP Design, Operation & Troubleshooting

Design, installation, and optimization of electric submersible pump systems.

 

1- The fundamentals of Electric submersible pumps.

2- ESP equipment selection and design consideration.

3- ESP component and their features.

4- ESP hand design.

5- ESP operations, monitoring and troubleshooting..

Sucker Rod Pump (BPU & Downhole Equipment)

Design, operation, and optimization of sucker rod pumping systems in wells.

1. Day 1:
• Introduction for Oil Field Life Cycle
• Types of Artificial Lift
• Advantage and Disadvantage of every type of AL
• AL Selection
• Overview for BPU

 

2. Day 2:
• BPU Parts
• BPU Assembly
• BPU Disassembly
• How to move BPU from Place to Place
• BPU Handling Tools
• Case Study

 

3. Day 3:
• BPU inspection & Periodic Maintenance
• SR well Head
• Sucker Rod String
• Sucker Rod Failures
• Sucker Rod Handling
• Sucker Rod Inspection
• DHP Overview

 

4. Day 4:
• DHP Assembly
• DHP Disassembly
• DIFA
• Workshop Tools

 

5. Day 5:
• Rod Design (Software Design)
• Downhole Cards Interpretation
• Sensors & Well Controllers Installation
• Production Optimization

Flow Assurance Modeling - Part 1

Ensuring continuous and efficient flow of hydrocarbons through production systems.

• Day 1:
  • Fundamentals of multiphase flow
  • Fundamentals of heat transfer in production system
  • Introduction to reservoir fluids and PVT
  • How transient simulation handles the phase behavior and properties of reservoir fluids
    • Look-up Tables
    • Black Oil
    • Compositional
• Day 2:
  • Pipeline modeling approaches
    • Correlations Vs. mechanistic models
    • Steady-state Vs. transient dynamic models
  • Introduction to a transient modelling software
    • Exercise: set up a simulation case
    • Exercise: build simple pipeline
    • Exercise: define heat transfer
    • Exercise: add output variable
    • Exercise: run the simulation and view results
• Day 3:
  • Flow assurance issues in production system
  • Preliminary pipeline design
    • Exercise: set up parametric study
    • Exercise: determine pipeline size
    • Exercise: determine insulation thickness
  • Terrain and hydrodynamic slugging
    • Exercise: prepare a more detailed simulation model
    • Exercise: investigate terrain slugging
    • Exercise: mitigate terrain slugging by topside choking and gas lifting
    • Exercise: study hydrodynamic slugging
    • Exercise: calculate surge volume using transient simulation
    • Exercise: calculate surge volume using spreadsheet

Flow Assurance Modeling - Part 2

Ensuring continuous and efficient flow of hydrocarbons through production systems.

• Day 4:
  • Production ramp up slugging assessment and mitigation
    • Exercise: simulate production turndown and ramp up
    • Exercise: mitigate ramp up slugging by multiple scenarios
  • Pipeline pigging simulation
    • Exercise: model a pig in transient simulation
    • Exercise: calculate pig velocity and travel time
    • Exercise: simulate liquid accumulation in a gas condensate pipeline
    • Exercise: calculate liquid sweeping volumes

 

• Day 5:
  • Separators and controllers
    • Exercise: add separator and slugcatcher
    • Exercise: add volume/level curve to transient model
    • Exercise: setup control loop for pressure and level
    • Exercise: calculate controllers settings
    • Exercise: liquid surges assessment with separator and slugcatcher
• Day 6:
  • Special skills in long pipeline modeling
    • Exercise: pipeline profile filtration
    • Exercise: simplify a pipeline geometry
    • Exercise: assess the consequences of filtration/simplification
• Day 7:
  • Hydrate formation risk
    • Exercise: set up a pipeline shutdown, cool down and startup

 

• Day 8:
  • Hydrate inhibition with MEG
    • Exercise: simulate MEG injection during steady state production
    • Exercise: simulate shutdown and cool down with MEG inhibition

PCP Design, Operations & Troubleshooting

The Progressing Cavity Pump (PCP) is emerging as a game-changer in oil production. Compared to traditional artificial lift methods, PCPs offer numerous advantages.

Well Completion Operations & Equipment

Design and execution of well completions for optimal production and safety.

Integrated Production Optimization Using Nodal Analysis

Optimizing well and field production performance using nodal analysis techniques.

Jet Pump Application Operations, Optimization and Design

In-depth course on jet pump principles, design, operation, and optimization for efficient artificial lift performance.