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Integrated Production and Well Operations

Modeling
Location: Aberdeen, UK
Date:
25 May - 29 May 2015

Gatwick, UK
05 Oct - 09 Oct 2015

Course Description:
In this course an oil well simulator is used to explain many operations
that take place in a real well. This course / workshop consists of
theoretical (50%) and practical (50%) sessions with experienced
professionals.
The participants will simulate the operation of different artificial lift
systems used to produce oil (Electric Submersible Pumps, Gas Lift,
Progressive Cavity Pumps) under several operating conditions and its
effect on the production system. Water and air are used to simulate
two-phase flow (oil and gas).
The standard configuration of the Oil Well Simulator uses an Electric
Submersible Pump with a Variable Speed Drive allowing the variation
of the pump speed (RPM). This feature is used to optimize production
and well performance. A WorkOver can be performed by changing
the artificial lift system from ESP to Gas Lift.
The configuration of the Oil Well Lab allows the visualization of the
reservoir, wellbore, flow lines, choke performance and most common
artificial lift systems. Additionally, the effect of damage removal,
pump speed, gas injection rates and down hole pressure can be
analyzed to generate optimization opportunities.

Topics Covered
Oil Well Operations
Inflow Performance Relationships
Permeability
Nodal Analysis

Pau, France
26 Oct - 30 Oct 2015

Well Completions
Inflow Performance Relationships
Choke
Artificial Lift
Electric Submersible Pumps
Gas Lift
Hydraulic Pumps
Flow of Fluids
Formation Damage
Fluid Mechanics

Audience:
Technicians, Supervisors or Engineers with little or no prior
knowledge of oil well operations.

Instructor:
Olegario Rivas

DAY 1

Quiz

Introduction to Oil Well Operations - Theory

Oil Well Completions - Theory

Inflow Performance Relationship (IPR) - Theory

Visualization of the Oil Field System - Hands On

DAY 2
Theory and Applications
Fluid
Mechanics, calculation of down hole
pressure exercised by a column of fluids, basics
of two phase flow, pressure losses in pipeline Theory

Regular Well Test (Flow Rate and Bottom Hole

Pressure): Darcy, Vogel, Combined - Hands On
The participant will measure flow rate in the tank
and bottom hole pressures using fluid levels in the
well

Develop spreadsheets to do the IPR basic

calculations Exercise

Calculate permeability of a porous media

(longitudinal) and two porous media (parallel and
series) using the simulator - Hands On

Visualization of two phase flow in vertical,

horizontal and inclined pipe and calculations of
pressure drop using the simulator - Hands On
Artificial Lift Overview: Rod Pumps, Progressive
Cavity Pumps, Electric Submersible Pumps, Gas
Lift, Hydraulic Pumps - Theory
Experiment in the simulator natural flow and
determine the IPR for different operational
condition Hands On

DAY 3

DAY 4

Theory and Applications (AM)

Formation Damage - Theory

Practical Session
Choke in Pipeline, derivation of equation for one
phase flow - Theory

Formation damage calculations using the

simulator, determine productivity with damage in
the formation. Perform coiled tubing acidizing
job, determine productivity of the well after
acidizing - Hands On
Gas Lift demonstration, continuous and
intermittent gas lift, plunger lift, different type of
completions (open, semiclosed and closed) using
the simulator, optimum injection rate, velocity
string - Hands On
Demonstration of slick line operations using the
simulator - Hands On

Electric Submersible Pumps (ESP), Standard

Applications, Motor, Seal/Protector, Intake, Gas
Separator, Pump, affinity laws - Theory
ESP demonstration using the simulator, check for
the pump correct rotation, pump-off, gas lock,
dual completion (simultaneous and back up ESP
and Gas Lift), hole in the tubing, pump running at
different speeds - Hands On
Effect of hole in tubing - Hands On

DAY 5

Producing the fluids through two different permeability zones (parallel, series) using the simulator, calculate the
average permeability for both cases - Hands On
Producing the fluids through two different permeability zones (parallel, series) using the simulator, calculate the
average permeability for both cases - Hands On
Hydraulic Pump System (Jet Pump), demonstration using the simulator - Hands On

About NExT
NExT, a Schlumberger company, has more than 14 years of experience providing training, competency, and professional
development services for the E&P industry. With a portfolio of more than 420 courses covering technical, practical, and
software skills, NExT develops the petrotechnical expertise necessary to meet todays increasingly complex industry
challenges.

For more information on the course, please contact:

Name: David Lecore UKG & NOR Business Development Manager
email: lecored1@slb.com

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