Participants will gain most from the course if they have previously had some training in standard structural geology. However, people without this background, but who have a broad industrial experience-base, can also benefit from the course.

Geoscientists working in Exploration or Production; Reservoir Engineers with good geoscience understanding or an interest in learning how things work.

This interactive Training will be highly interactive, with opportunities to advance your opinions and ideas and will include;

• Lectures
• Workshop & Work Presentation
• Case Studies and Practical Exercise
• Videos and General Discussions

1. Well Performance

• Refresher
• Inflow & Outflow Performance
• Completions Inflow Performance
• Computerized Well Performance Prediction Computer Programs
• Well Performance Sensitivities
• Perforating & Advanced Perforating
• Smart Wells: Applications and Case Histories
• Coiled Tubing Completion Strings
• Downhole Oil/Water Separation: Technology & Economic modelling
  
  

2. Selection of Artificial Lift Techniques

• Rod Pump
  • Basic equipment design
• Operating practices
• Electrical Submersible Pumps
  • Basic equipment design
  • Components
  • Operating Practices
  • New applications

• Hydraulic Pumps
  • Basic equipment design
• Progressive Cavity Pumps
  • Basic equipment design
    
    

3. Gas Lift

• Introduction
• Application
• Design Objectives
• The Unloading Process
• Side Pocket Mandrels
• Gas Lift Valve Mechanics
• Gas Lift Design
• Operational Problems
• Gas Lifted Field Optimization
• Intermittent Gas Lift
• New Technology
  
  

4. Formation Damage

• Concept of Skin
• Sources of Skin
• The many Formation Damage Sources and the technique used to reduce its impact on well impairment
• Formation Damage during Workovers
  • Prevention
    
    

5. Matrix Acidizing Treatments

• Well stimulation Economics
• Well Candidate Selection
• Design of Matrix Stimulation treatment parameters
• Acid Formulations, Volumes, Rates, Additives, Treatment type, Diversion, etc.
• Matrix Stimulation Campaign Case Histories
• Stimulation of Carbonate Formations
• Acidizing Special Well Types
• Coiled Tubing Jetting
• Coiled Tubing Stimulations
  
  
• Conformance Control
• Sources of "bad" water
• Matrix and Fracture shut-off treatments
  
  
• Hydraulic Fracturing
• Candidate Selection Guidelines
• Fractured Well Inflow Performance
• The Propped Hydraulic Fracturing treatment
• Rock Mechanical Issues important to Hydraulic Fracturing
• Fracture Fluid & Proppant Selection
• Optimization of Hydraulic Fracture Dimensions
• Tip Screen out Fracturing
  
  

• Unstable Formations and Sand Control
  • Types of Sand Production
  • Fill Removal with Coiled Tubing
  • Prediction of Sand Failure
  • Cost of Sand Control
  • Sand Exclusion Techniques
  • Detailed description of Gravel Packing Technology
  • Chemical Sand Control
  • Sand Control Installation using Coiled Tubing
  • New Technology
    
    

• Coiled Tubing
• Technology
• Well Unloading and kick-off
• Drilling
• Cementing
• Electric Line Applications

BTS attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration.