By the end of this course delegates will be able to:

• Review the basics of geology of the suitable rocks for favorable deposition of hydrocarbons.
• Understanding the basics of drilling technology.
• In depth study of the well completion and various modes of testing.
• Production from depleted zones by means of suitable modes of Artificial Lift
• Reservoir management.
• Imparting knowledge of well repair and damage control.
• Highlight the frontier area of offshore technology including Deep Water.

Drilling Engineers, Senior Drilling Engineers, Drilling Supervisors, Petroleum Engineers, Completion Engineers, Tool Pushers, Reservoir and Senior Reservoir Engineers, Geologists, Production and Completion Engineers, Foremen, Industry Personnel.

Introduction to Drilling Technology:

• Terms and nomenclature of geology used in oil industry
• Petroleum: How it is formed and trapped
• Geology of the suitable rocks for favorable deposition of hydro-carbons
• Introduction to seismic survey
• Technical Definitions
• Rotary Drilling practices
• Well Construction and Design of Casing String
• Drilling fluids
• Well control Equipment
• Fishing and fishing Tools
• Offshore drilling Practices
• Safety on the rig
  
  

Well Completion & Testing:

• Reservoir engineering aspects for well completion and testing
• Objectives of well testing
• Classification of well production test
• Various steps in well test program
• Basis of completion design
• Types of well completion: open hole completion,
• Cased hole completion, examples of typical offshore well completions
• Slotted liner completion
• Artificial Lift : SRP, ESP
• Gas Lift and Hydraulic lift completion
• Horizontal and multilayered completion
• Tail Pipe completion
• Perforation Techniques: over balanced and under balanced
• Well head equipment
• Down hole tools
• Well activation and flow measurements
• Well Test Concepts.
  
  

Artificial Lift & Reservoir Pressure Maintenance

• Need for artificial lift
• Various modes of lifts
• Selection criterion and design of suitable lift
• Trouble shooting
• Optimization
• Need for reservoir health management
• Types of water injection methods, peripheral and spot injection
• Frontier areas of EOR
• Compatibility of injection fluids, Monitoring
  
  

Work-Over: Rig Components & Well Stimulation

• Introduction
• Rig components
• Draw works
• Hoisting System
• Rotary equipment
• Mud Pumps
• Prime over
• Work over Jobs
• Routine Servicing of the wells
• Usage of work-over fluids
• Main Repair Jobs
• Water and gas shut-off
• Casing Damage repair
• Fishing, Formation damage
• Various stimulation techniques
• Gravel packing
• Activation
  
  

Surface Facilities: Production & Offshore Practices

• Introduction to Group Gathering Stations
• Layout of GGS/GCS/ EPS/CTF
• Sour component handling
• Oil, Gas and water separation
• Demulsification and desalting
• Functioning of Heater Treater
• Overview of offshore process platforms
• Introduction to offshore technology
• Deep water: frontier area of technology
• Case Studies

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