PROGRAM'S BACKGROUND

Artificial lift plays a crucial role in Oil & Gas production, especially in mature oilfield. Artificial lift is not only accelerating the production, but also vital to the economic success of the overall development. Therefore, selecting and designing the appropriate artificial lift is important. After completing the program, the participants will possess and enhance the skill to select, design, plan, analyze and optimize the artificial lift system for offshore oilfield.

The program will start with Multi-Phase Flow and NODAL Analysis and how to compare and select the correct artificial lift system. A thorough understanding on the principles, applications, design and operational issues on the artificial lift system will be provided. Delegates will also learn through case studies and exercises every training day to gain practical knowledge from the trainer’s past experiences. Besides designing, the delegates will also learn to analyze the cost when selecting the artificial lift system. Furthermore, the program will cover the advanced artificial lift systems currently available. The delegates will gain knowledge on the advantages and disadvantages of each type of the advanced artificial lift system.

This program blends lecture, hands-on exercises, and program teaching styles to enhance learning. Participants work with software that allows them to design and analyze artificial lift designs. Such programs should improve performance and result in higher production rates and/or reduced operating costs. Participants learn how to design and troubleshoot rod pumping, continuous gas lift, and electric submersible pump systems. Other methods such as PCP, plunger lift, jet pump, hydraulic pump, and intermittent gas lift will also be addressed. Participants gain experience in solving problems by hand and also by using advanced computer programs. Troubleshooting is an important part of artificial lift operations and several typical surveillance problems are solved. The class includes pictures and videos of most important equipment components while being applied. With increased prices, more emphasis is placed on techniques to maximize production. New developments at various stages of development and application are also covered. 

PROGRAM'S OBJECTIVES

This Program’s Attendees Will Be More Able To:

›       Make basic PVT properties and inflow performance calculations related to artificial lift

›       Understand and apply multiphase tubing and pipe flow principles

›       Select the appropriate artificial lift system

›       Compare systems to determine what system is most economically feasible

›       Specify components and auxiliary equipment needed for each system

›       What best practices are available to extend the life of equipment and installed lift systems

›       Apply basic design and analysis concepts

›       Design system features that allow for gassy production, production with solids, viscous production, and for other harsh environments

›       Gain a thorough understanding of the fundamentals and the production performance of the various artificial lift methods for offshore application.

›       Possess the skills needed to select and design an artificial lift system, plan its operation, monitor, analyze and optimize its performance

›       Be able to manage and control the production of artificial lift wells and fields

›       Be able to study and compare the cost between artificial lift systems

›       Real Time data gathering and interpretation

PROGRAM'S ATTENDEES

›       Engineers

›       Technicians

›       Field Supervisors

›       Production Technologists

›       Production Engineers

›       Operations Engineers

›       Field Technicians

›       Reservoir Engineers

›       Those who select, design, install, evaluate, or operate artificial lift systems

PROGRAM'S OUTLINE

MULTI-PHASE FLOW, NODAL ANALYSIS & ARTIFICIAL LIFT SELECTION & ANALYSIS INTRODUCTIONS

›       Criteria for selection of artificial lift system

›       Reservoir performance: inflow and outflow relationships

›       Artificial lift screening

›       Introduction to rod-pumping, gas lift, and ESP systems

›       Rod-pump design: pumping unit, rods, pump, prime movers, gas anchor, pump-off controls

›       Gas lift design: mandrels, valves, injection gas requirements, temperature, chokes, spacing, equilibrium curve, continuous flow design

›       ESP design: pump performance curves, pump intake curves, typical problems, installation, troubleshooting

›       Best practices for installation and maintenance

›       Economic analysis

BLACK OIL PVT

›       Phase envelop for reservoir fluid

›       Black Oil parameters: characteristics with pressure change

›       PVT correlations and applicability

›       PVT correlation matching

INFLOW PERFORMANCE RELATIONSHIP

›       Darcy Law: single phase and multi-phase flow

›       Liner PI

›       Vogel and Vogel corrected for water equation

MULTIPHASE FLOW

›       Pressure loss equation in pipe

›       Slip holdup phenomenon

›       Multi-phase flow correlations and applicability

›       Multi-phase flow correlation matching

NODAL ANALYSIS

›       Artificial Lift comparisons

ARTIFICIAL LIFT SELECTION: SELECTION CRITERIA & LIFT TYPE SUITABILITY

›       Critical parameters affecting artificial lift type

›       Artificial lift type and limits

ARTIFICIAL LIFT ANALYSIS USING MEASURED DATA

›       Traditional methods

›       Use of discharge pressure

›       Process where discharge pressure is not available

GAS LIFT DESIGN & OPTIMIZATION

OVERVIEW OF GAS LIFT

›       Understanding fluid mechanics, fluid properties and gas lift principles

PRINCIPLES OF GAS LIFT

›       Installation Types

›       Total Systems

›       Optimum Design

VALVE MECHANICS

›       Fluid Operated Valves vs. Casing Pressure Operation

GAS LIFT OPERATIONS

INSTALLATION TYPES

›       Continuous Flow

›       Intermittent Lift

TROUBLESHOOTING

ELECTRIC SUBMERSIBLE PUMPING (ESP) DESIGN & OPTIMIZATION

ESP SYSTEMS

›       ESP Components

›       Multisensors

APPLICATIONS
DESIGN & SELECTION USING ARTIFICIAL LIFT DESIGN SOFTWARE
INSTALLATION / OPERATION

OPERATIONAL ISSUES

›       Solids

›       Scale

›       Corrosion

ESP DIAGNOSTICS & REAL TIME WELL OPERATIONS & OPTIMIZATION

ESP DIAGNOSTICS

›       Monitoring

›       Trend analysis case studies

›       Exercise

REAL TIME WELL OPERATIONS & OPTIMIZATION

›       Overview

›       Surveillance Methodology

›       Architecture and Control

›       Workflow GUI Integration

›       Integrated Asset Optimization

ARTIFICIAL LIFT OFFSHORE & ADVANCED ARTIFICIAL LIFT SYSTEMS

ARTIFICIAL LIFT OFFSHORE

›       Production Chemistry

›       Planning

›       Inventory

›       Redundancy

›       Logistics

›       Loadout

ADVANCED ARTIFICIAL LIFT SYSTEMS

›       Types available

›       Advantages / Disadvantages

ADDITIONAL DETAILS