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Introduction

The principles of sound reservoir management are presented with emphasis on practical applications. Actual case histories are used to study both successes and failures. An interdisciplinary synergistic approach to efficient gas reservoir management is detailed with the goal of optimized profitability. The significance of each component and the importance of timing and cost/benefit analysis are emphasized.

Reservoir management models for optimum field development and field operating plans are analyzed. The interdisciplinary reservoir management approach shows how each technology or function contributes to the plan and how checks and balances are developed

Objective

Audience

Reservoir, production and operations engineers; geologists; geophysicists; managers; experienced technicians; and service company personnel responsible for improving the  performance of gas reservoirs

Content

Day 1

oGas properties:

·Real gas behavior equations of state

·Phase behavior of different types of gas

·Flash calculations

·Classification of  gas reservoirs,

·Gas condensate sampling

·Understanding laboratory reports

oReservoir Gas Flow  

· Flow Regime Characteristics  

oSteady-State Flow  

oUnsteady-State Flow  

oPseudosteady-State Flow  

·Flow Equations  

oSteady-State Flow  

oPseudosteady-State Flow  

oUnsteady-State Flow  

oNoncircular Reservoirs  

Day 2

oReserve calculations:

· P/Z plots,

· Energy plots,

·Water influx,

· Abnormal pressure effects;

· Diagnostic testing based on production data

oGas Reservoir Performance:

·Gas well testing

•Flow after flow test,

•Isochronal test,

•Modified Isochronal Test.

•Stabilized inflow performance;

§Turbulence and skin effects;

§Perforation effects;

§Tight well analysis;

§Horizontal wells;

§Hydraulically fractured wells

•Prediction of future performance and ultimate recovery:

§Decline curves,

§Coupled material balance and deliverability techniques,

§Reservoir simulation,

§Gas well spacing and infill drilling

Day3

oField operations problems:

oPressure-Cumulative Production Plots  

§ p/Z versus Gp Plots  

§ Energy Plots  

§ Rate Versus Time Plots  

oHydrate Formation  

§Causes, Occurrence, and Prediction 

§Hydrate Formation in the Flow String and Surface Lines  

§Hydrate Formation in Flow  Provers,   Orifices, and Back-Pressure Regulators 

§Hydrate control

oCorrosion control with inhibitors

§The Short Batch Method of Application  

§The Tubing Displacement Method  

§Methods of Inhibitor Application Using Nitrogen Gas  

§Method of Continuous Treatment with Inhibitors  

§Formation Squeeze  

o Sulfur Deposition  

oDefinition of reservoir management: an integrated, interdisciplinary team effort

oGoal setting, planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating reservoir performance

oField development and field operating plans to optimize profitability

Day 4

oEfficient monitoring of reservoir performance

oMinimizing drilling of unnecessary wells

oWellbore and surface systems

oWell testing and automated production systems

oEconomic impact of operating plans

oIdentifying and acquiring critical data, data acquisition, and analysis

Day 5

oMaximizing economic recovery and minimizing capital investment, risk and operating expenses

oTiming of field implementation of reservoir management plan

oCase histories and analysis

oImportance of reservoir characterization and drilling and operating plans

oPrimary recovery, pressure maintenance, and secondary and tertiary recovery

oResponsibilities for team members

Certificate

MAESTRO CONSULTANTS Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course

Methodology

Our courses are highly interactive, typically taking a case study approach that we have found to be an effective method of fostering discussions and transferring knowledge. Participants will learn by active participation during the program through the use of individual exercises, questionnaires, team exercises, training videos and discussions of “real life” issues in their organizations.
The material has been designed to enable delegates to apply all of the material with immediate effect back in the workplace.

Fees

$4000