Participants will gain most from the course if they have previously had some training in standard structural geology. However, people without this background, but who have a broad industrial experience-base, can also benefit from the course.

Geoscientists working in Exploration or Production; Reservoir Engineers with good geoscience understanding or an interest in learning how things work.

1. Well Performance

• Refresher
• Inflow & Outflow Performance
• Completions Inflow Performance
• Computerized Well Performance Prediction Computer Programs
• Well Performance Sensitivities
• Perforating & Advanced Perforating
• Smart Wells: Applications and Case Histories
• Coiled Tubing Completion Strings
• Downhole Oil/Water Separation: Technology & Economic modelling
  
  

2. Selection of Artificial Lift Techniques

• Rod Pump
  • Basic equipment design
• Operating practices
• Electrical Submersible Pumps
  • Basic equipment design
  • Components
  • Operating Practices
  • New applications

• Hydraulic Pumps
  • Basic equipment design
• Progressive Cavity Pumps
  • Basic equipment design
    
    

3. Gas Lift

• Introduction
• Application
• Design Objectives
• The Unloading Process
• Side Pocket Mandrels
• Gas Lift Valve Mechanics
• Gas Lift Design
• Operational Problems
• Gas Lifted Field Optimization
• Intermittent Gas Lift
• New Technology
  
  

4. Formation Damage

• Concept of Skin
• Sources of Skin
• The many Formation Damage Sources and the technique used to reduce its impact on well impairment
• Formation Damage during Workovers
  • Prevention
    
    

5. Matrix Acidizing Treatments

• Well stimulation Economics
• Well Candidate Selection
• Design of Matrix Stimulation treatment parameters
• Acid Formulations, Volumes, Rates, Additives, Treatment type, Diversion, etc.
• Matrix Stimulation Campaign Case Histories
• Stimulation of Carbonate Formations
• Acidizing Special Well Types
• Coiled Tubing Jetting
• Coiled Tubing Stimulations
  
  
• Conformance Control
• Sources of "bad" water
• Matrix and Fracture shut-off treatments
  
  
• Hydraulic Fracturing
• Candidate Selection Guidelines
• Fractured Well Inflow Performance
• The Propped Hydraulic Fracturing treatment
• Rock Mechanical Issues important to Hydraulic Fracturing
• Fracture Fluid & Proppant Selection
• Optimization of Hydraulic Fracture Dimensions
• Tip Screen out Fracturing
  
  

• Unstable Formations and Sand Control
  • Types of Sand Production
  • Fill Removal with Coiled Tubing
  • Prediction of Sand Failure
  • Cost of Sand Control
  • Sand Exclusion Techniques
  • Detailed description of Gravel Packing Technology
  • Chemical Sand Control
  • Sand Control Installation using Coiled Tubing
  • New Technology
    
    

• Coiled Tubing
• Technology
• Well Unloading and kick-off
• Drilling
• Cementing
• Electric Line Applications

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration.