Université M'hamed Bougara Boumerdes

Faculté des Hydrocarbures et de la Chimie

The Life Cycle of a Well

Zine ElAbidine Boubekeur GMP FHC

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 Goals

Understanding the need of petroleum engineering .

Why the scientist are developing new ways of
extracting Hydrocarbons.
The different majors of petroleum engineering.
Which major suits for you?

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 Acquiring the Seismic Data

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 Seismic vessels

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 Marine Seismic Acquisition System
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Sea Surface

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(Airguns) Cable with hydrophones

Incident
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Sea bed

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Surface seismic : Making a “noise” and

listening for the returning reflected signals
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Processing and interpreting a seismic image
Drilling : Land drilling rigs
 Offshore Drilling Rigs

Jack up Semisubmersible Drillship

Rig
Semisubmersible Rig

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Drilling Objectives

• To reach a reservoir zone safely and efficiently

and then produce the fluids.
– Step 1: Identify the reservoir and beds above it which
has to be drilled
– Step 2: Identify the reservoir fluids and pressures
expected
– Step 3: Plan a series of casing points to minimize the
risks
 Designing the Well

Is there oil ?

How thick is the reservoir ?

How easy can we get this oil up to

surface ?

What is the pressure of the reservoir ?

Verticaldo
Where well Deviated
we drill the next wellwell
? Horizontal well
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Drilling the Well
 Mud System

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Mud Mud
Completing a Well
Completing a Well
Petroleum production engineers' responsibilities
include:
Evaluating inflow and outflow performance between
the reservoir and the wellbore.
Designing completion systems,including tubing selection,
Perforating …
Selecting ( not design ) equipment for surface facilities
that separate and measure the produced fluids (oil, natural gas,
water, and impurities), prepare the oil and gas for transportation to
market.
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ATTENTION