1. Developing advanced dexterity skills in using the IPM suite of programs
2. Understanding the phenomena, and how the methods in the tools describe the phenomena
3. Understanding the physics phenomena and limitations of the mathematical description

This course is targeted to those engineers that have (i) attended the Standard IPM course previously, and (ii) have consolidated their familiarity of MBAL, PROSPER and GAP through consistent use over time. This course will assume a base level of familiarity of the tools, and is intended promote the analytical features available in creating physics based field realizations in the IPM tools.

The course is delivered in a combination of lecture-style and computer-based training. In addition, a significant amount of time is set aside for small working group activity when addressing case study problems. Extensive use is made of case study material to underline the key aspects of the course and to give the delegates exposure to current best practice.

Day 1: PROSPER / MBAL

• Integrated Production Modelling review
• Building and calibrating well models - VLP matching with multiple well tests
• Building and history matching a reservoir model

Day 2: GAP / RESOLVE

• Building and calibrating IPM model (reservoirs, wells and surface network)
• Production optimization
• Reservoir simulator integration
• Implementation of field management rules
• Scenarios management

Day 3: MBAL/ OpenServer & RESOLVE

• Reservoir case studies using MBAL: using advanced matching strategies to achieve a
• history matched reservoir.
• Using OpenServer to automate tasks and extend functionalities in PROSPER and GAP,
• and then migrating to Visual Workflows in RESOLVE.

Day 4: PVTp

• Characterizing an equation of state (EOS) starting with a fluid (Oil) PVT report
• Black Oil validation using an EOS.

Day 5: IPM Suite

• Retrograde Condensate Workshop
• Building a full field integrated model for a 2 reservoir / 3 wells field and analyzing different
• field management options (flow assurance)

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