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ABOUT COURSE
This course is a 5 day program aimed at developing rapidly; completion engineering skill set in newly hired professionals and experienced oilfield professionals cross training into the completion engineering discipline. The course will teach the fundamentals of completion engineering philosophy as it relates to well productivity enhancement. Candidates will be taught how a completion system is designed with emphasis on understanding tubing and equipment selection criteria.
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
