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Hydraulic Fracturing
Course Sector:
Oil, Gas and Chemical
Course Dates and Locations
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No.
Date
Days
Location
Fees
Enrollment
01
5 Days
London, UK $4,950
02
5 Days
Dubai, UAE $4,250
Introduction
Training course introducion / brief
Hydraulic Fracturing and artificial lift
are the two main activities of the
Production engineer in the petroleum
and related industries. The main
purpose of stimulation is to enhance
the property value by the faster
delivery of the petroleum fluid and/or to increase ultimate economic recovery.
Hydraulic fracturing is intended to remedy, or even improve, the natural connection of the wellbore with
the reservoir, which could delay the need for artificial lift.
Many wells that would otherwise be classified as dry holes have been made into profitable producers by
fracture stimulation treatments.
This training course discusses well stimulation especially using hydraulic fracturing treatment that is
frequently used to stimulate old or poorly producing wells.
The stimulation techniques
It will cover the stimulation techniques as tools
to help manage and optimize reservoir development.
This comprehensive course is essential for petroleum industry professionals involved in the important
activities of reservoir evaluation, development and management, who require invaluable skills in the
application of the techniques described for the successful exploitation of oil and gas reservoirs.
Course Objectives
At the end of the training course, participants will be able to
- This interactive training course includes the following training methodologies as a percentage of the total tuition hours 30% Lectures
- 30% Workshops & Work Presentations
- 20% Case Studies & Practical Exercises
- 20% Videos, Software & General Discussions
- The course instructor may modify the above training methodology before or during the course for technical reasons with no prior notice to participants
Course Audience
Who is this course for, and can benefit the most
- Process design
- 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
- Plant Supervisor
- Power Distribution
- Power Plant Manager
- Process Supervisor
- Refinery Operations Technician / Manager
- Terminal Operator / Manager
- Utilities Operator
Course Outline
The course aims and learning outcomes
Simple definition for hydraulic fracturing Process.
Types of models:
- Stimulation definition.
- Why Reservoir Stimulation?
- What are the candidates Reservoirs for Stimulation?
- Candidate Selection.
- Types of Stimulation Treatments.
- Basic Hydraulic Fracturing Principles.
- Harsh Environment for Hydraulic Fracturing.
- Rock Mechanics (quick review):
- Young Modulus
- Fracture toughness
- Poisson’s Ratio
- In-situ stresses
- Factors influencing the stress state
- Stress measurement techniques
Types of models:
- 2D Model:
1. PKN
2. KGD
3. Radial
- 3D Model:
1. Pseudo Three Dimensional (P3D) model
2. Planner Three Dimensional (PL3D)model
3. Fully Three Dimensional model (3D)
- Hydraulic Fracturing Equipment:
- Blender (POD)
- Hydration Unit (GelPro or PCM) Mountain Mover (Sand Chief) & Cilo
- Manifold Trailer
- Pump
- Monitoring unit
- Lab
Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids:
- What is the goal of water analysis?
- What are Water Quality Limits for Fracturing Fluids?
- What are Functions of fracturing fluid system?
- What are the ideal fluid system properties?
- What types of fracturing fluid systems are available?
- What are the advantages & disadvantages for each fluid system?
- What are the Fracturing Fluid Additives?
- Definition.
- Ideal Proppant Characteristics.
- Proppant Physical Properties.
- Classes of propping agent.
- Proppant Testing.
Complete Data Frac Analysis (mini Frac) with several real worked wells as examples:
- Step Rate Test.
- Flow Back Test.
- Step Down Test.
- Methods of calculations in case of availability of:
Treating pressure.
Calculated BHP.
- Calibration Injection Test.
- Analysis during pumping (Net Pressure Interpretation “Nolte - Smith plot”).
- Diagnostics for non ideal fracture propagation.
- Formation pressure capacity and its complicating mechanisms. T – Shaped Fracture. Fissures opening. Height growth through pinch point.
- Approaches to overcome Formation pressure capacity complicating mechanisms
- G function approach.
- Square Root shut in time approach.
- Square Root shut in time plus pumping time approach.
- Log – log plot approach.
- Horner plot approach.
- Cartesian plot approach.
- Fluid Efficiency.
- Fracture dimensions.
- How to Calibrate stresses data.
- Identification of non ideal behaviors during shut In.
- New method to determine Closure pressure from calibration pumping period.
- Comparing between different techniques simultaneously.
Hydraulic Fracturing Simulator:
FracCade:
- What are the general inputs for FracCade simulator?
- How to use simulator for:
Data Frac analysis.
- Post treatment. Main Frac Treatment design and evaluation.
- Redesign of main Frac Treatment
process.
Post treatment evaluation.
- Calculating BHP from Treating Pressure.
Quality Control:
- What Is Quality Control (QC)?
- Why Is Quality Control Important?
- Fracturing quality control Check list
- Hydraulic Fracturing Equipment R/U.
- Pre-job safety meeting.
- Pre-job Lab Test
- Water analysis
- Check gel quality
- Breaker test.
- Pressure Testing
- Mini Frac
- Analysis for mini Frac
- Main Frac treatment
- Main Fracturing Treatment Design
- Treatment optimization design procedures.
- Design process.
- Design considerations.
- Fracture design criteria.
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