Course Code: OGC 124
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Subsurface Production Operations and Artificial Lift Technologies
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Oil, Gas and Chemical
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Introduction
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Reservoir Performance – Inflow and Outflow Relationships , Reservoir Performance: Wellbore and Reservoir Performance Overview

Course Objectives
At the end of the training course, participants will be able to
  • Formation Damage Causes
  • Formation Damage caused by Completion and Workover Fluids: Damage during Perforating and Cementing
  • Formation Damage caused by Fines Mitigation
  • Formation Damage caused by Swelling Clays
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

Reservoir Performance – Inflow and Outflow Relationships

  • Reservoir Performance: Wellbore and Reservoir Performance Overview
  • Pressure Loss in the Wellbore
  • Well Productivity
  • Concepts of Productivity Index
  • Inflow and Outflow Relationships

Formation Damage

  • Well Production Problems: Asphaltenes, Waxes, Hydrates, Inorganic, Scale Formation, Corrosion
  • Drilling-induced Formation Damage
  • Damage Mechanisms - How are sandstones and carbonates damaged, how do formation mineralogy and clay chemistry influence damage, what about scale, paraffin, etc.
  • Formation Damage Causes
  • Formation Damage caused by Completion and Workover Fluids: Damage during Perforating and Cementing
  • Formation Damage caused by Fines Mitigation
  • Formation Damage caused by Swelling Clays
  • Formation Damage in Injection Wells
  • Formation Damage resulting from Paraffins and Asphaltenes
  • Formation Damage resulting from Emulsion and Sludge Formation
  • Formation Damage resulting from Condensate Banking
  • Formation Damage resulting from Gas Breakout
  • Formation Damage resulting from Water Blocks,
  • Formation Damage resulting from Wettability Alteration, Bacterial Plugging

Stimulation Operations / Why and When do we need Artificial Lift?

  • Damage Prevention
  • Evaluation of Damage - Production Performance and Pressure Analysis Review
  • Damage Removal: Two Basic Acidizing Treatments and Acidizing Materials and Methods
  • Damage Removal by Chemical Solvents
  • Acid Type and Concentration
  • Evaluation of Acid Treatments
  • Impact of Changing Well Conditions and Need for Artificial Lift
  • Overview of Artificial Lift Technology: Sucker Road Pump Design, Hydraulic Pump Design, Jet Pump, Gas Lift, Electric Submersible Pump (ESP)
  • Application of Artificial Lift Technology and its Limitations
  • Artificial Lift Screening Methods

Sucker Rod Pumping and Gas Lift System

  • Sucker Rod Pump Concept
  • Limitations and Advantages of the Sucker Rod Pumping System
  • Components of the Sucker Rod Pump
  • Design of the Sucker Rod Pump
  • Troubleshooting of the Sucker Rod Pump Systems
  • Gas Lift Concept
  • Gas Lift Types: Continuous and Intermittent Gas Lift
  • Main Components of the Gas List System: Mandrels and Valves
  • Gas Lift Design
  • Effects of Temperature and Chokes
  • Valve Spacing
  • Equilibrium Curve and Continuous Flow Design
  • Injection Gas Requirements
  • Limitation and Advantages of the Gas Lift System

ESP System, Hydraulic & Jet Pumping and PCP systems

  • Concept of the Electric Submersible Pump (ESP) System
  • Equipment and Accessories of the ESP Systems
  • ESP Design: Pump Performance Curves, Pump Intake Curves, Typical Problems, Installation, Troubleshooting - Best Practices for Installation and Maintenance
  • Steps to Correctly Size an ESP System - Basic Sizing Principles for the Pump, Motor and Cable
  • Importance of Correctly Matching Well Productivity to Pump Performance
  • Use of Data to Diagnose Well / Equipment Problems
  • Limitation and Advantages of the ESP System
  • Concept of the Hydraulic Pumps
  • Limitation and Advantages of the Hydraulic Pumps
  • Concept of the Jet Pumping
  • Limitation and Advantages of the Jet Pumps
  • Concept of the Progressing Cavity Pump (PCP) Pumps
  • Limitation and Advantages of the PCP Pumps
  • Best Practices for Installation and Maintenance
  • Criteria for Selection of Artificial Lift Systems and Artificial Lift Screening Methods

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BOOST's Professional Attendance Certificate “BPAC” is always given to the delegates after completing the training course, and depends on their attendance of the program at a rate of no less than 80%, besides their active participation and engagement during the program sessions.
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Our Training programs are implemented by combining the participants' academic knowledge and practical practice (30% theoretical / 70% practical activities).

At The end of the training program, Participants are involved in practical workshop to show their skills in applying what they were trained for. A detailed report is submitted to each participant and the training department in the organization on the results of the participant's performance and the return on training. Our programs focus on exercises, case studies, and individual and group presentations.

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