Horizontal Well Technology: Production and Reservoir Engineering (RES70)
Description
Horizontal and multilateral wells are a key component of modern field development and redevelopment strategies across conventional, carbonate, and low permeability reservoirs. When appropriately applied, they can significantly enhance reservoir contact, improve well productivity, and optimize project economics.
This course focuses on the application, performance, and management of horizontal wells from a reservoir and production engineering perspective. It addresses when and where horizontal wells are most effective, how their performance can be quantified using established inflow models and practical performance evaluation approaches, and how reservoir characteristics, well placement, and completion strategy influence outcomes.
The course also provides practical insight into well placement and delivery, including maintaining reservoir contact and the role of real-time data. Completion strategies are discussed with emphasis on open hole versus cased hole configurations and their impact on productivity and risk. The effects of formation damage and the role of stimulation (including multistage fracturing and matrix acidizing) are evaluated in an integrated manner.
Production behaviour, monitoring, and performance diagnostics are covered to support effective well management and optimization. Economic considerations, risk, and uncertainty are addressed throughout, supported by case studies relevant to complex reservoir settings.
Course Level: Skill
Duration: 5 days
This course focuses on the application, performance, and management of horizontal wells from a reservoir and production engineering perspective. It addresses when and where horizontal wells are most effective, how their performance can be quantified using established inflow models and practical performance evaluation approaches, and how reservoir characteristics, well placement, and completion strategy influence outcomes.
The course also provides practical insight into well placement and delivery, including maintaining reservoir contact and the role of real-time data. Completion strategies are discussed with emphasis on open hole versus cased hole configurations and their impact on productivity and risk. The effects of formation damage and the role of stimulation (including multistage fracturing and matrix acidizing) are evaluated in an integrated manner.
Production behaviour, monitoring, and performance diagnostics are covered to support effective well management and optimization. Economic considerations, risk, and uncertainty are addressed throughout, supported by case studies relevant to complex reservoir settings.
Course Level: Skill
Duration: 5 days
Designed for you, if you are...
- A geologist, reservoir engineer, production and completion engineer
- A development, asset or project manager
How we build your confidence
- Focused technical presentations
- Interactive discussions
- Practical exercises using field-based examples
- Q&A sessions
The benefits from attending
By the end of the course you will be able to:- Assess the applicability of horizontal wells in different reservoir settings
- Apply key inflow models to estimate horizontal well productivity
- Evaluate the impact of reservoir properties, well placement, and completion design on performance
- Compare completion strategies, including open hole and cased hole options
- Understand well placement challenges and the role of real-time data in maintaining reservoir contact
- Diagnose and manage formation damage in horizontal wells
- Evaluate the role of stimulation in improving well performance
- Interpret production and pressure data for performance evaluation and optimization
- Incorporate economic considerations and risk into horizontal well decisions
Topics
- Application of horizontal wells in field development
- Inflow performance and productivity modelling
- Well placement and reservoir contact
- Completion strategies in horizontal wells (open hole vs cased hole)
- Formation damage and stimulation (including matrix acidizing and multistage hydraulic fracturing)
- Production behaviour, monitoring, and performance diagnostics (incl. PTA concepts)
- Economic considerations and risk in horizontal well projects
- Case studies in carbonate and complex reservoirs
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