ABOUT COURSE
COURSE CONTENT
1. INTRODUCTION TO WELLS
- Definition of Completion Engineering
- Role of the completion engineer
- Design philosophy
- Well completions configuration (Openhole, cased and perforated, Single selective, Comingled completions etc…)
2. FUNDAMENTALS OF RESERVOIR PRODUCTIVITY
- Concepts of reservoir production
- Critical reservoir rock and fluid properties
- Reservoir Drive mechanisms
- Well performance and flow behavior
3. INTRODUCTION TO PERFORATING SYSTEMS
- The Shaped charge
- Perforating gun components
- Firing mechanism
- Conveyance methods
- Job design and field applications
- Introduction to advance perforating tools
4. COMPLETION EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS: FUNCTIONS AND APPLICATIONS
- Packers and accessories
- Completion string accessories (Side pocket mandrels, Sliding sleeves, nipples, intervention‐less tools, etc…)
- Wellhead and Safety systems (Safety valves, Christmas trees, etc…)
- Intelligent well systems (remote flow control tools, permanent downhole gauges etc…)
5. COMPLETION SYSTEMS DESIGN & INSTALLATION PRACTICES
- Completion system material selection: Metallurgy and corrosion mechanism, Elastomers
- Tubing design and stress analysis
- Wellbore preparation (Wellbore Cleanout) and Completion installation
6. BASIC COMPLETIONS PROJECT MANAGEMENT - PLANNING SUCCESSFUL WELL COMPLETIONS
- Job planning, execution and job evaluation
- Guidelines and checklist for step by step successful well delivery
- Basic project management concept