COURSE DURATION: 4 days​

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LEVEL: Skill

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How will this Training Course be presented?

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. E-mails with questions related to the

program of the day, will be sent daily to the course attendants that will answer by return e-mail.

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BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING

By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding several main areas of Production Operations.

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COURSE AGENDA

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Day 1: COILED TUBING OPERATIONS

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• CT Operations

• Components

• Job design ads

• HSE Aspects

• Benefits

• Q & A

• Benefits of CT over Conventional WO Rigs

• CT vs. Bullheading

• Matrix Stimulation Process

• Coiled Tubing Technologies

• Wellbore Cleanouts

• Nitrogen Kick Off

• Setting bridge plugs and packers Water Control – Polymer injection

• Main Components of CT Unit

• Control Cabins and Power Packs

• Injector Head Functions and main components

• CT Well Control Equipment

• Common Downhole Tools used on CT

• Job Design and Execution Overview

• Job Design Objectives

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Day 2: STIMULATIOM

 

• Introduction to Acidizing

• Acidizing of Carbonates and Sandstones

• Acid Fracking Overview

• Damage caused by well operations

• Well candidate selection process (overview)

• Why there are failures in acidizing?

• Acid treatment design overview

• Types of damage

• Monitoring the acid backflow

• HCL acid by-products

• Capturing data, before, during and after the job

• Acid reactions with OBM (Oil Base Mud)

• Emulsions

• Formation damage and other considerations

• Formation damage mechanisms

• Matrix acidizing

• Sandstone versus carbonate acidizing

• Typical treatment execution

• Fracture acidizing

• Proppant fracturing versus fracturing

• Economic impacts of well stimulation

       Acid types / reactions / methods

• Fluid injectivity on test core

• Types of acid

• Acid formulations.

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Day 3:  WELL TESTING

      Why test?

• Objectives of Well Testing

• Parameters that affect the pressure Drop.

• Historical perspectives of Well Testing

• The Deliverability equation.

• Deliverability tests

• Types of Well Tests

• Open Hole DST

• Testing in Cased Holes

• Production Tests

• Draw down tests

• Multi Rate draw down tests

• Bild-Up tests

 

Equipment Required for well tests

• Choke Manifold

• Three Phase Separator

• Surge Tank

• Gauge Tank

• Sand Management System

• Heat Exchanger

• Chemical Injection Pump

• Surface safety valve

• Flare Stake

• Lab Container & Workshop

• Examples of well testing Plots

• Basic Well Test Interpretation

 

Instrumentation:

• Instrumentation required for measuring flow rates, pressures, temperatures, gas and fluid properties which is listed below:

• Offshore Laboratory and Instrument Manifold Equipment

•  Hydrometer for measuring gravity of produced liquids.

•  Manometer for calibrating DP meters.

•  Shrinkage tester to allow the calculation of production in stock tank barrels.

 

Movie on Operation of Test Separator

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Day 4: SLICKLINE

• Slickline Operations

• Well Optimization

• Gradient Surveys

• Memory Production Logging Tools

• Multifinger imaging tools.

• Basic Wireline Equipment

• Standard  tool string

• Pump in Sub

• Well Head Adapter

• BOP

• Dual Braided Lines

• Slickline Sheer Seal BOP’s

• Pressure Testing

• Slickline Barriers

• Weight Indicators

• Contingency Plans:

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Pressure Surveys with Slickline:

• PFO

• PFO & BHCIP

• BHFP

• Pressure Build-Up.

• BHFP + PBU + BHCIP

• Types of Hazards in the field.

• Emergency Response Procedures

• Types of Emergencies

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NSTRUCTORS:

Antonio Abreu is a Senior Petroleum Engineer with a M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Lisbon, Portugal. Antonio has over 40 years’ experience in oilfield production technology. He performed extensive work in the areas cementing, stimulation, well integrity, CT operations, well testing, slickline operations, wireline operations, reservoir monitoring and optimization, gas lift operations, production logging, perforation operations, sand control, water and gas shut off, etc. He started his career in April 1979 with Dowell Schlumberger in France. Further assignments included positions as Assistant to Technical and Marketing Manager (DS/Singapore), Offshore Manager / Cementing Services (DS/Libya), General Services Supervisor (DS/Algeria), Assistant Operations Manager/Aktau/Kazakhstan (Partex), Senior Petroleum Engineer (ADCO/Bu-Hasa Field) and Senior Petroleum Engineer (Dragon Oil Dubai and Turkmenistan).

Antonio is an experienced lecturer of many industry training courses in the areas of Petroleum and Production Engineering and was also assigned during several years as instructor at BTC (Dowell Schlumberger Training Centre, Santa Cruz de la Sierra/Bolivia). The last four years he was working as Training Consultant in UAE. He is a Partner Founder of OGExperts.

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Luis Remisio: Mining Engineer (IST, Lisboa), Petroleum Engineer (IFP, Paris), Leadership Certificate in (Ashridge, UK). 43 years of experience in the industry of Oil and Gas in 7 countries (Angola, United Kingdom, Australia, Zaire, Portugal, United Árabe Emirates and Kazaquistan in the areas of Safety of Operations, Technology of Production, Surveys, Conceptual Project of Surface Instalations, Development/Training of Technitians and Technical and Finance Management.

He teaches Oil, HSE and Leadership courses. He is a Partner Founder of OGExperts.

 

Cipriano Costa: Masters in Chemical Engineering  –  Petroleum Refining & Petrochemistry-FEUP Porto, (1978). Worked in the Lubricants refining plant of Petrogal and in several countries around the world (Libya, Algeria, United States, Middle East, North Sea and Central Africa) with Halliburton Corporation, having performed several duties in almost all technical areas of the Oilfield both Onshore and Offshore and also PDC (Personal Development Coordinator), BDM (Business Development Manager) and Technical Advisor for Completions.

Has post-Graduation in Petroleum Engineering by University of Texas – Austin.

He is a specialist in Fracturing, Chemical Stimulation, Cementing and Completions.

He is a Partner founder of OGExperts.