Study Oil Lift well modelling with GAP and MBAL online

This extensive course will give you an understanding of the concepts and practical applications of modelling naturally flowing and artificial lift wells with Prosper. Additionally we will show you surface network modelling with GAP, reservoir modelling with MBAL and full field performance prediction with GAP and MBAL. Micro-learning with Baobab’s unique set of modules will provide you with the knowledge you need for a career in Petroleum Engineering. IChemE accredited course (70 CPD hours).

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Who’s it for?

. . . anyone eager to learn about the concepts and applications of integrated production systems modelling with commercial software.

Course Price

€ 650

Course length

10 days classroom equivalent.

Explain the principles of reservoir fluid composition, properties and modelling. Identify the limitations of using correlations and Equations of State
Evaluate the range of possible inflow and outflow performance relationships for wells. Show how nodal analysis is used to predict well performance and the effect of artificial lift
Build, validate and match a naturally flowing oil well model. Apply and interpret more complex inflow modelling options (Prosper). Run nodal analysis sensitivities, interpret the results and export lift curves (Prosper)
Perform a gas lift design, run sensitivities and export lift curves. Diagnose and troubleshoot gas lift well performance (Prosper)
Conduct an ESP design, run sensitivities and export lift curves. Diagnose and troubleshoot ESP well performance (Prosper)
Explain the principle and limitations of the material balance method and the influence of drive mechanisms on the recovery factor
Build a material balance model for a new oil field development. Perform history matching and run production forecasts (MBAL)
Explain the concepts of network interactions. Build a network model for a new oil field development and perform an optimisation with constraints (GAP)
Run a full field model with production forecasting including producers and injectors (GAP/MBAL/Prosper). Demonstrate proficiency in the use of production optimisation and modelling software

1. Production system concepts

Production System Concepts (Part 1)
QUIZ - Production system concepts (1)
Production System Concepts (Part 2)
QUIZ - Production system concepts (2)
Data measurement quality
QUIZ - Data measurement quality

2. Units and datums

Units - an introduction to oilfield units
Units - an exercise on conversion factors
Units - prefixes in common use
QUIZ - Units
Datums (measurement reference points)
QUIZ - Datums

3. Reservoir fluid properties overview

Reservoir fluid composition
Reservoir fluid properties
QUIZ - Reservoir fluid composition
Reservoir fluid types (classification)
Reservoir fluid types (typical oil and gas properties)
Reservoir fluid properties - plots
QUIZ - Reservoir fluid types and properties

4. PVT correlations and matching

Wellbore fluids sampling
Reservoir fluids measurements (PVT analysis)
Fluid property correlations
QUIZ - Reservoir fluid measurement, analysis and correlations
PRACTICAL - Reservoir fluid properties

5. Workshop: Building a well model (1)

Units and datums (Prosper)
Building a well model (options and preferences) (Prosper)
Building a well model (PVT data entry and matching) Part 1 (Prosper)
Building a well model (PVT data entry and matching) Part 2 (Prosper)

6. Inflow performance concepts

Inflow performance and Productivity Index (PI)
PI and Darcy's Law
How to increase PI
Pressure distribution in the reservoir
QUIZ - Inflow performance and PI

7. Radial flow IPR and skin

Radial inflow performance equation (oil)
Two phase inflow performance (PI and Vogel)
Skin components
QUIZ - Multiphase inflow performance
PRACTICAL - Inflow performance

8. Outflow performance concepts

Components of wellbore pressure loss (gravity and friction)
Friction in the wellbore - estimates and calculation
Velocity and slip in the wellbore

9. Holdup and slip

Effect of flow distribution (regime) on slip
Slip and holdup correlations and flow regime maps
More on slip and holdup and an overview of flow correlations
Pressure loss in the wellbore - a summary
QUIZ - Pressure loss in the wellbore

10. Flow correlations and VLPs

How does Pwf change with flowrate - an introduction to VLPs
Flow correlation comparisons (gradient traverse and VLPs)
Recommended variables when generating VLPs for simulators
QUIZ - Flow correlations and VLPs
PRACTICAL - Outflow performance

11. Workshop: Buiding a well model (2)

Building a well model (equipment data entry) (Prosper)
Building a well model (inflow data entry) (Prosper)

12. Pressure loss at surface

Components of surface pressure loss and rate of change of WHP
Choke performance overview
Surface flow correlation comparisons
QUIZ - Pressure loss at surface

13. Nodal analysis concepts

Introduction to nodal analysis
Running sensitivities (watercut and tubing size)
Running sensitivities (stimulation and WHP)

14. Nodal analysis plot interpretation

Running sensitivities (actual nodal analysis plots)
Nodal analysis plot interpretation (optimisation)
QUIZ - Well performance prediction
PRACTICAL - Well performance prediction

15. Workshop: Matching the well model

Matching the well model (production test data analysis) Part 1 (Prosper)
Matching the well model (production test data analysis) Part 2 (Prosper)
Running sensitivities Part 1 (Prosper)
Running sensitivities Part 2 (Prosper)
Exporting lift curves (VLPs) & IPR (Prosper)

16. Workshop: More complex IPR modelling

More complex inflow (IPR) modelling (Darcy and Skin) Part 1 (Prosper)
More complex inflow (IPR) modelling (Darcy and Skin) Part 2 (Prosper)

17. Workshop: Sensitivity analysis

Running gradient traverse (outflow) sensitivities (Prosper)
Running reservoir performance (inflow) sensitivities (Prosper)
Building a water injector and exporting lift curves (Prosper)
Naturally flowing well – workflow summary (Prosper)

18. Introduction to Artificial Lift Systems

Introduction to artificial lift
Origins and classification of artificial lift methods
Sucker rod pump (SRP) overview
Progressive cavity pump (PCP) overview
Electric submersible pump (ESP) overview
Hydraulic submersible pump (HSP) overview
Jet pump overview
Gas lift system overview
Artificial lift summary and selection criteria
QUIZ - Principles of Artificial Lift

19. Gas lift key concepts

Gas lift key concepts
Gas lift well performance curves
Introduction to gas lift design
QUIZ - Gas lift concepts

20. Gas lift design and VLPs

Gas lift unloading process (introduction)
Gas lift unloading process (detailed)
Gas-lift lift curves (VLPs)

21. Workshop: Gas lift design and sensitivities

Simple gas lift design (fixed depth of injection) (Prosper)
Simple gas lift design (fixed CHP) (Prosper)
Detailed gas lift design (well unloading) Part 1 (Prosper)
Detailed gas lift design (well unloading) Part 2 (Prosper)
Running gas lift sensitivities (gas lift performance curves) (Prosper)
Exporting gas-lift lift curves (Prosper)
Gas lift design workflow summary (Prosper)

22. Gas lift equipment and valve calculations

Gas lift equipment overview
Gas lift valve operation and equations
Gas lift valve equations (summary and typical values)
Gas lift valve calculations (dome pressure and TRO)
Gas lift valve calculations (example)
Gas lift valve performance
Gas lift valve running and pulling procedure
QUIZ - Gas lift unloading, design and valve performance

23. Gas lift diagnosis

Gas lift well diagnosis
PRACTICAL - Gas lift systems
Gas lift well diagnosis (Part 1) (Prosper)
Gas lift well diagnosis (Part 2) (Prosper)

24. ESP key concepts and performance curves

Electric submersible pumps (ESPs) - background and key concepts
ESP performance fundamentals - head and dP pump (part 1)
ESP performance fundamentals - head and dP pump (part 2)
ESP pump performance curves (part 1)
ESP pump performance curves (part 2)
ESP pump performance curves (part 3)
ESP pump naming conventions
QUIZ - ESP concepts and operation
ESP pump curve calculations (metric units)
ESP pump curve calculations (oilfield units)

25. ESP equipment overview

ESP system components
ESP impeller types
ESP equipment overview (pump section)
ESP equipment overview (seal, motor and cables)
ESP electrical system overview
ESP motor performance curves and affinity laws

26. ESP design and sensitivities

ESP design overview
ESP design (alternative calculation method)
ESP design (equipment selection)
ESP design (limitations and effect of setting depth)
ESP design (well or system curve)
ESP lift curves (VLPs)
QUIZ - ESP equipment and design

27. Workshop: ESP design and sensitivities

ESP design (part 1) – database and pump performance curves (Prosper)
ESP design (part 2) – input data and calculations (Prosper)
ESP design (part 3) – initial pump, motor and cable selection (Prosper)
ESP design (part 4) – optimising the pump design flowrate (Prosper)
ESP design (part 5) – effect of ESP setting depth (Prosper)
Exporting ESP lift curves (Prosper)
Running ESP sensitivities – Part 1 (Prosper)
Running ESP sensitivities – Part 2 (Prosper)
ESP design and sensitivities - workflow summary (Prosper)

28. ESP operations, control and optimisation

ESP operations (drawdown control on start up)
ESP operations (start up with high and low fluid levels)
ESP control (alarms and trips)
ESP runlife optimisation

29. ESP diagnosis

ESP diagnosis principles (introduction)
ESP diagnosis principles (monitored variables and key points)
ESP diagnosis (case history 1)
ESP diagnosis (case history 2)
ESP diagnosis (case history 3)
QUIZ - ESP operations and diagnosis
PRACTICAL - ESP systems

30. Workshop: ESP diagnosis and performance analysis

ESP performance analysis (Prosper)
Adding an ESP pump to the database (Prosper)
ESP well diagnosis (Prosper)

31. PCP key concepts and performance curves

Progressive cavity pumps (PCPs) - background and key concepts
PCP performance fundamentals
PCP pump performance curves
PCP pump naming conventions

32. PCP design and operation

PCP design overview
PCP operation
QUIZ - PCP concepts and operation

33. Workshop: PCP design and sensitivities

Adding a PCP pump to the database (Prosper)
PCP design and sensitivities (Prosper)

34. Reservoir performance modelling

Introduction to Material Balance
Material balance for oil reservoirs (overview)
QUIZ - Introduction to Material Balance
Material balance for oil reservoirs (solving for oil in place and aquifer size)
Summary of drive mechanisms as applied to material balance
Material balance for gas reservoirs (Havlena Odeh method)
Material balance for gas reservoirs (P over Z plot method)
Using material balance models for prediction
Summary of material balance techniques
QUIZ - Material Balance for oil and gas reservoirs

35. Introduction to Analytical aquifer modelling

Analytical aquifer models - concepts
Summary of analytical aquifer models
QUIZ - Introduction to analytical aquifer models

36. Introduction to MBAL

Introduction and capabilities (MBAL)
STOOIP calculation using Monte Carlo (MBAL)
Decline curve analysis - history matching and prediction (MBAL)
Water flood analysis with Buckley Leverett 1D model (MBAL)
Material balance model - input data (PVT and tank) (MBAL)
Material balance model - input data (aquifer models and rel perms) (MBAL)
Material balance model - input data (production and reservoir history) (MBAL)

37. Reservoir history matching methods

History matching methods overview (MBAL)
History matching - analytical method (MBAL)
Simulation results and fractional flow matching (MBAL)

38. Reservoir performance prediction methods

Prediction using a fixed oil rate (MBAL)
Prediction using a fixed oil rate to estimate WI requirements (MBAL)
Prediction using a well model (MBAL)

39. Building a new oil reservoir model

Building a new oil reservoir model - data entry (MBAL)
Building a new oil reservoir model - simple prediction (no wells) (MBAL)
Building a new oil reservoir model - simple prediction (no wells) with WI (MBAL)
Building a new oil reservoir model - adding a well model (MBAL)
Building a new oil reservoir model - prediction and adding a WI well (MBAL)
Building a new oil reservoir model - understanding the impact of water injection (MBAL)
Building a new oil reservoir model - optimising the production profile (MBAL)
Building a new oil reservoir model - prediction with gas lift wells (MBAL)
Building a new oil reservoir model - prediction with ESP wells (MBAL)

40. Surface network modelling concepts

Surface network modelling - key concepts and constraints
Surface network modelling - interactions and gas lift wells
Surface network modelling - gas lift gas allocation

41. Introduction to GAP (data entry)

Introduction and overview (GAP)
Building a network model - drawing the system (GAP)
Building a network model - entering the pipeline data (GAP)
Building a network model - entering the well IPR data (GAP)
Building a network model - entering the well VLP data (GAP)

42. Running the network model

Running the network model - viewing the results (GAP)
Running the network model - pipeline sizing and results (GAP)
Running the network model - adding constraints (GAP)

43. Adding gas lift wells

Running the network model - adding gas lift wells (GAP)
Running the network model - gas lift control and allocation (GAP)
Running the network model - gas lift performance curves (GAP)
Running the network model - generating VLPs (GAP)

44. Adding ESP wells

Running the network model - adding ESP wells (GAP)
Running the network model - ESP power allocation (GAP)

45. Running a prediction

Adding a tank model to an existing field network model for prediction (GAP)
Viewing and understanding the results of a prediction run (GAP)
Adding a water injector to the reservoir (GAP)
Viewing the results of water injection support (GAP)

46. Optimising the production profile

Optimising the production profile with well timings
Finalising the well timings and viewing the results

47. Adding artificial lift (gas lift and ESPs)

Converting to gas lift wells (GAP)
Converting to ESP wells (GAP)
ESP well performance and summarising the prospect evaluation results (GAP)

48. Course final examination

EXAM - Integrated Production Modelling

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Asset Manager, OMV Petrom

Usefulness

I really think the bitesize videos are excellent. They are so easy to dip in and out. It allows me to go exactly to the part I am interested in. It is the perfect tool for on-the-job learning – the perfect virtual colleague who can answer all your quick questions.

Reservoir Engineer, Chevron

Knowledge

The videos are very didactic, short and with concise explanations. I have been using it to remind me of important concepts in the well performance theme and also to learn about some software applications. And definitely I can apply on my day-to-day job. I found it very useful and a fast way of learning, rather than being in a classroom.

Production Engineer, Total

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