COURSE DURATION: 5 DAYS

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LEVEL: Intermediate

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BENEFITS FROM ATENDING:

To understand the principles, techniques, and technologies involved in sand control in oil and gas wells. 

To grasp the fundamentals of sand production, the mechanisms of sand control, and the various methods

employed in the field.

To discuss treatment design and to analyze methods for sand control in horizontal wells. Quality control

procedures are also highlighted.

 

HOW WILL THIS TRAINING COURSE BE PRESENTED?

This Course will be presented using properly designed slides and videos with all the relevant information about job execution and detailed description and modus operandi of the Sand Control Tools.

Several examples of actual Sand Control Design Programs  will also be presented. 

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Who is this Training Course for?

This training course is suitable to:

• Sand Control Operators

• Petroleum Engineers


• Production Engineers


• Drilling Engineers


• Completion Engineers


• Oil Field Technical Staff


 

Main topics 

• Basic Rock Mechanics,

• Sand Prediction,

• Methods for Sand Control,

• Screenless methods

• Gravel Pack Design,

• High-Water-Rate Pack,

• Frac Pack,

• EZSTMZ

• Execution and Evaluation. 

 

 

Day 1

• Introduction to Sand Control (Understanding Sand Production)

• Significance and Challenges of Sand Control

• Formation Geomechanics and Fluid dynamics

• Sand Production Prediction Methods

• Basic Sand Control Methods

• The role of fluid dynamics in sand transport

 

Day 2

• Types of Sand Control Techniques

• Screenless Sand Control

• Sand Control Equipment

• Detailed study of screen types: wire-wrapped,
  perforated, and pre-packed screens

• In-situ Consolidation

• Gravel Packing

• Types of Gravel Packs

• Material Selection for Gravel Packs

• Gravel Packs Sand Screens selection

• Gravel Pack Tools and MPT  (Multi Position Tool)

• Gravel Pack Effectiveness Evaluation

 

Day 3

• Sand Control at high-water rates (above fracturing pressure)
  Frac-Pack System

• Design Considerations for Frac Pac Applications

• EZSTMZ

• Gravel Pack Fluids – Types and Characteristics

• Leak-off control Additives

• Filtration

• Remedial Sand Control

 

Day 4

• Selection criteria for sand control methods based
  on reservoir characteristics

• Sand Control in Horizontal Wells

• Alfa and Beta Waves

• Techniques for monitoring sand production and control effectiveness

• Sand Control Design: Gravel Packing Calculations examples
  (Calculations with Local wells data if possible)

 

Day 5

• Sand Control Design: Gravel Packing Calculations (continuation)

• Course Review