Horizontal Well Performance and Optimization
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INTRODUCTION
Horizontal wells and multilateral wells are being used for the development and production of oil and gas fields around the globe.
The main reasons for drilling horizontal wells are: 1) their stabilized production rate is about 2 to 5 times more than that of vertical wells, 2) depending upon the location and type of drilling technique used, the cost of a horizontal well is 0.6 to 2 times the cost of conventional wells, and 3) the cumulative oil and/or gas produced by a horizontal well is about 2 to 6 times more than that of a conventional vertical well.
In short, horizontal wells generally provide better economics than conventional wells.
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COURSE OBJECTIVES
- To define the reservoir management and production optimization methodologies of Horizontal Wells.
- To provide a great knowledge of Horizontal and Multi-lateral Wells: Completions and Stimulation Technology.
- Case studies to understand more aspects.
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COURSE AUDIENCE
This course is made for
- Unit Operator
- Environmental
- Process safety engineer
- Gasoline blender engineer
- Lab supervisor
- Supply chain engineer
- Distillates analyst
- Models engineer
- Chemical Operator
- Chemical Plant Operator
- Chemical Process Technician
- Control Room Supervisor
- Gas Plant Process Operator
- Gas Production Operator
- Gas Terminal Operations and Storage
- Gathering Pipeline engineer
- Oil Terminal / Storage engineer
- Pipeline Maintenance / Equipment / Compliance / Repair
- Pipeline Testing / Technician / Supervisor / Safety
- Plant Equipment Operator
- Plant Operations Technician
- Plant Shutdown
- Process design
- Plant Supervisor
- Power Distribution
- Power Plant Manager
- Process Supervisor
- Refinery Operations Technician / Manager
- Terminal Operator / Manager
- Utilities Operator
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COURSE OUTLINE
Day One
Introduction
- Case History
- Applications / uses of horizontal wells
- Benefits of drilling horizontal and deviated wells
- Terminology
- Planning & drilling considerations
- Kick off methods
- Classification of Well Structures for Multi-lateral Completion
- Well Control Challenges
- Uncertainties and risks; geological, drilling, and completion
- Costs and risks
- Applications in Middle East & Worldwide
Day Two
Horizontal Wells Performance
- Horizontal well drainage area (analytical/numerical methods)
- Factors influencing well productivity
- Reservoir characteristics for horizontal well applications
- Production Logging in Horizontal wells
- Case study from Middle East
- Wireline operations technologies in Hz and highly deviated wells
- Fluid coning prediction
- Formation damage and its effect on horizontal well performance
- Well Test Analysis (PTA) in Horizontal Wells
- Flow geometry/regimes for Hz and slanted wells
- Well test analysis techniques
- Well test and production analysis techniques, including MFHW’s
Day Three
Drilling aspects of Horizontal Wells
- Extended Reach Drilling – Latest Technologies and Best Practices
- Geo-steering
- Drilling Wellbore Stability
- Hole Condition Management & Monitoring (HCM)
- HCM Case Study
- Design solutions to avoid sticking; Wellpath Design, Casing and BHA Standoff and Implications of Wellbore Architecture
- Systems Approach to Hole Cleaning
- Horizontal Wells Completions
- Completion optimization to minimize water production
- Intelligent completion: downhole monitoring and control
- Well trajectory and completion optimization
- Advanced Horizontal wells completion
- Intelligent Completion Equipment
- Case History
Day Four
Swellable Packer Technology
- Artificial lift combined with intelligent completion
- Hydraulic Line Wet Mate (HLWM) Connect System
- SPE Case Studies
- Types of ICDs
- ICD completion design optimization
Day Five
New ICD, ICV & AICV Technology
- Case Studies
- Intelligent well completion installation & Well Control Challenges
- Smart Completion Fully Electric System
- i-Field
- Stimulating Horizontal Wells
- Acidizing of horizontal wells
- Other stimulation methods (e,g, multi-stage fracturing).
- Problem Solving Lab
