Well Stimulation Technologies (PRE34)
Description
This course covers the main aspects of Well Stimulation whose main objective is to repair formation damage in order to restore/increase production.
It starts by presenting the basic concepts for stimulation job design, execution and follow up. Formation damage and its effect on well performance is presented and discussed. Focus is given to the main causes of formation damage (damage during drilling, cementing, perforating, producing and working over wells) and how these may be identified. The main stimulation techniques are presented and their advantages and disadvantages are discussed. Candidate selection of various techniques is presented.
Course Level: Foundation
Duration: 4 days
Instructor: Catalin Teodoriu
It starts by presenting the basic concepts for stimulation job design, execution and follow up. Formation damage and its effect on well performance is presented and discussed. Focus is given to the main causes of formation damage (damage during drilling, cementing, perforating, producing and working over wells) and how these may be identified. The main stimulation techniques are presented and their advantages and disadvantages are discussed. Candidate selection of various techniques is presented.
Course Level: Foundation
Duration: 4 days
Instructor: Catalin Teodoriu
Designed for you, if you are...
- A petroleum engineer
- A production engineer or manager
- A development geologist
- A field engineer or manager
- Oil field technical staff
How we build your confidence
- The course will be presented using properly designed slides, some with animation and several videos on relevant issues
- Teaching methods include also calculations on related issues
- Several examples of actual Stimulation Programs will be presented
The benefits from attending
By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:- Introduction to stimulation operations
- Formation damage mechanisms and their identification
- Brainstorming on skin damage
- Acids reactions and their selection for carbonates and sandstones
- Acids and additives used in matrix stimulation
- Candidate well selection
- Acid fracturing design basics
- HSE and acidizing operations
- Safety & quality assurance
Topics
- Formation damage and stimulation
- Damage and other considerations
- Skin damage, how to evaluate its level
- Stimulation techniques and their applications
- Acid stimulation techniques, Acid formulations
- Key questions and issues in acidizing sandstones
- Scales and organic deposits
- Acidizing additives
- Candidate selection and acid treatment design
- Acid placement and diversion
- Acidizing safety and environmental protection
- Hydraulic fracturing basics
- Acid fracturing
- Field equipment for well stimulation
- HSE and environmental constrains
- Case studies
- Examples of exercises for preliminary job design
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