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Production Operations and Well Management
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What this course about?

In the ever-evolving landscape of the petroleum industry, staying abreast of the latest technological advancements and operational techniques is paramount. OpenAI's training program, "Advanced Techniques in Oil Production," has been meticulously designed to equip petroleum engineers, production operations staff, reservoir engineers, facilities staff, drilling and completion engineers, geologists, field supervisors, and managers, field technicians, service company engineers and managers, and early-career engineers with the necessary skills to navigate the complex world of oil production.

This comprehensive course covers a broad spectrum of topics related to oil extraction, from understanding geological models to identifying conventional and unconventional hydrocarbon accumulations, to advanced techniques for carbonate and sandstone reservoir acidizing. Participants will gain a strong grasp of well inflow and outflow parameters, which forms the basis of efficient well operations. They will also learn to construct and use accurate nodal analysis models to aid in tubing size selection and problem well review.

Furthermore, the program delves into well completion design, allowing participants to understand the nuances of tubing, packer, and other downhole equipment selection. Special attention is given to the planning and execution of advanced well completion types, such as multilateral, extended length, and intelligent wells. This enhances the participants' capabilities to manage and optimize well operations in diverse scenarios.

Recognizing the unique challenges that may arise during operations, the course is structured to provide participants with insights into effective management strategies. Techniques for handling corrosion, erosion, and scale deposition, along with strategies for managing soluble and insoluble scales and produced water, are presented. Similarly, aspects of formation damage identification and the implementation of appropriate remedial procedures form an integral part of the program.

Another significant focus of this course is the understanding and application of modern fracture stimulation practices, essential for maximizing reservoir productivity. Participants will also delve into the design and operations of multistage, horizontal wells for shale gas and shale oil extraction, which represent some of the most cutting-edge methods in the industry.

Overall, the program equips participants with a well-rounded foundation in production engineering and operations. Upon completion, participants will have gained essential knowledge and practical skills, allowing them to excel in their respective roles and contribute meaningfully to their organizations' productivity and success in the petroleum industry.

Who is this course for?
The following professionals could greatly benefit from this course:
• Petroleum Engineers: They could gain insight into advanced extraction techniques and well operations, enhancing their problem-solving and operational efficiency skills.
• Production Operations Staff: The course could provide them with a broader understanding of well operations, helping them optimize their day-to-day tasks and handle any challenges that may arise.
• Reservoir Engineers: The course would offer them a deep understanding of well inflow and outflow, improving their ability to manage and optimize reservoir performance.
• Facilities Staff: Knowledge of well operations and related technologies could help them better manage and maintain facilities associated with oil extraction.
• Drilling and Completion Engineers: They would gain insights into well design and completion, improving their expertise in executing drilling operations and setting up wells for production.
• Geologists: By understanding well operations, they could improve their ability to interpret geological data in the context of oil production.
• Field Supervisors and Managers: The course would help them manage well operations more effectively, improve overall productivity, and mitigate challenges that could hinder operations.
• Field Technicians: Enhanced understanding of well operations could improve their skills in handling and maintaining well-related equipment.
• Service Company Engineers and Managers: The course would equip them with industry knowledge, making them more effective in providing services and solutions to clients in the oil industry.
• Early Career Engineers or those transitioning into production engineering and operations: This course would serve as a foundation, offering a well-rounded education in production engineering.
What will you learn?
  • Identify conventional and unconventional hydrocarbon accumulations using geological models
  • Understand and apply key principles of well inflow and outflow to optimize production operations
  • Select and design well completion equipment including tubing, packers, and other downhole tools
  • Plan and implement advanced well completion types, including multilateral, extended length, and intelligent wells
  • Successfully employ artificial lift systems, such as screw pumps, sucker rod pumps, gas lifts, and electric submersible pumps
  • Plan well intervention jobs using wireline, snubbing, and coiled tubing methods and manage associated challenges effectively
  • Identify and manage common oil production challenges such as corrosion, erosion, scale deposition, and formation damage
  • Understand and apply modern techniques for carbonate and sandstone reservoir acidizing, sand control, and fracture stimulation
  • Interpret cased hole production logging results and manage organic paraffin and asphaltene deposits
  • Gain a comprehensive understanding of the design and operations of multistage, horizontal wells for shale gas and shale oil extraction, and heavy oil development processes
Competencies
General drilling and wells services operations
Oil and gas production
Heavy oil production
Offshore oil and gas production
Oil and gas production
Courses in this discipline
Course outline
  • Geological Models for Hydrocarbon Accumulations
  • Reservoir Engineering Fundamentals in Production Operations
  • Understanding Inflow and Outflow and Applied System Analysis
  • Well Testing Methods Applicable to Production Operations
  • Well Completion Design and Related Equipment
  • Nodal Analysis Models for Tubing Size Selection
  • Primary and Remedial Cementing Operations
  • Perforating Design and Applications
  • Design of Multilateral, Extended Length, and Intelligent Wells
  • Design of Conventional and Unconventional Multi Stage Fractured Horizontal Wells
  • Completion and Workover Well Fluids
  • Well Intervention Techniques: Wireline, Hydraulic Workover Units, and Coiled Tubing
  • Production Logging
  • Corrosion Control
  • Scale Deposition, Removal, and Prevention
  • Surfactants, Paraffin, and Asphaltenes Management
  • Artificial Lift Completions: Rod Pump, Gas Lift, ESP, PCP, Plunger Lift, and Others
  • Problem Well Analysis
  • Formation Damage and Remediation
  • Acidizing and Fracturing Techniques
  • Sand Control Techniques
  • Unconventional Resources: Shale Gas and Oil, Heavy Oil, and Bitumen
  • Understanding Modern Conventional Fracture Stimulation Practices
  • Multi-Stage, Horizontal Well Shale Gas and Shale Oil Massive Frac Job Design and Operations
  • Heavy Oil Development and Extraction: Mining Operations and Modern Thermal Processes
Upcoming sessions
Date Location Language Price Format
Currently, this course is conducted only in an intracorporate format.
Eni
Total
Eni
Endesa
Shell
Chevron
Gas Natural
Iberdrola
Eni
Inpex
Eni
Exonmobile
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Training can take place in 4 formats:

  • Self-paced
  • Blended learning
  • Instructor-led online (webinar)
  • Instructor-led offline (classroom)

Description of training formats:

  • Self-paced learning or e-Learning means you can learn in your own time and control the amount of material to consume. There is no need to complete the assignments and take the courses at the same time as other learners.
  • Blended learning or "hybrid learning" means you can combine Self-paced learning or e-Learning with traditional instructor-led classroom or webinar activities. This approach requires physical presence of both teacher and student in physical or virtual (webinars) classrooms or workshops. Webinar is a seminar or presentation that takes place on the internet, allowing participants in different locations to see and hear the presenter, ask questions, and sometimes answer polls.
  • Instructor-led training, or ILT, means that the learning can be delivered in a lecture or classroom format, as an interactive workshop, as a demonstration under the supervision and control of qualified trainer or instructor with the opportunity for learners to practice, or even virtually, using video-conferencing tools.

When forming groups of students, special attention is paid to important criteria - the same level of knowledge and interests among all students of the course, in order to maintain stable group dynamics during training.

Group dynamics is the development of a group in time, which is caused by the interaction of participants with each other and external influence on the group. In other words, these are the stages that the training group goes through in the process of communicating with the coach and among themselves.

The optimal group size for different types of training:

  • Self-paced / E-learning: 1
  • Instructor-led off-line (classroom): 6 – 12
  • Instructor-led on-line (webinar): 6 – 12
  • Blended learning: 6 – 12
  • Workshop: 6 – 12
  • On-the-job: 2 – 4
  • Simulator: 1 – 2

Feedback in the form of assessments and recommendations is given to students during the course of training with the participation of an instructor and is saved in the course card and student profile.

In order to control the quality of the services provided, students can evaluate the quality and training programme. Forms of assessment of the quality of training differ for courses with the participation of an instructor and those that are held in a self-paced format.

For courses with an instructor, start and end dates are indicated. At the same time, it is important to pay attention to the deadlines for passing tests, exams and practical tasks. If the specified deadlines are missed, the student may not be allowed to complete the entire course programme.

A personal account is a space for storing your training preferences, test and exam results, grades on completed training, as well as your individual plan for professional and personal development.

Users of the personal account have access to articles and blogs in specialized areas, as well as the ability to rate the completed training and leave comments under the articles and blogs of our instructors and technical authors

Registered users of a personal account can have various roles, including the role of a student, instructor or content developer. However, for all roles, except for the student role, you will need to go through an additional verification procedure to confirm your qualifications.

Based on the results of training, students are issued a certificate of training. All training certificates fall into three main categories:

  • Certificate of Attendance - students who successfully completed the course but did not pass the tests and exams can apply for a certificate of attendance.
  • Certificate of Completion - students who have successfully completed a course could apply for a Certificate of Completion, this type of certificate is often required for compliance training.
  • Verified Certificate - it is a verified certificate that is issued when students have passed exams under the supervision of a dedicated proctor.

You can always download a copy of your training certificate in PDF format in your personal account.

You will still have access to the course after completing it, provided that your account is active and not compromised and Tecedu is still licensed for the course. So if you want to review specific content in the course after completing it, or do it all over again, you can easily do so. In rare cases, instructors may remove their courses from the Tecedu marketplace, or we may need to remove a course from the platform for legal reasons.

During the training, you may encounter various forms of testing and knowledge testing. The most common assessment methods are:

  • preliminary (base-line assessment) - to determine the current level of knowledge and adapt the personal curriculum
  • intermediate - to check the progress of learning
  • final - to complete training and final assessment of knowledge and skills, can be in the form of a project, testing or practical exam

Travel to the place of full-time training is not included in the cost of training. Accommodation during full-time studies can be included in the full board tuition fees.

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The 30-day money back policy allows students to receive quality teaching services with minimal risk, we must also protect our teachers from fraud and provide them with a reasonable payment schedule. Payments are sent to instructors after 30 days, so we will not process refund requests received after the refund period.

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Smart Virtual Classroom (open digital / virtual classroom).

Conducting classes is based on the fact that the teacher demonstrates text, drawings, graphics, presentations on an interactive board, while the content appears in the student's electronic notebook. A specially designed digital notepad and pen are used to create and edit text and images that can be redirected to any surface via a projector.

Classes are live streamed online, automatically recorded and published on the Learning Portal, allowing you to save them for reuse anytime, anywhere, on any mobile device. This makes it possible not to miss classes and keep up with classes and keep up with the passage of new material.

Game Based Learning (learning using a virtual game environment)

Real-life training uses the principles of game organization, which allows future professionals to rehearse and hone their skills in a virtual emergency. Learning as a game provides an opportunity to establish a connection between the learning activity and real life.

The technology provides the following learning opportunities:

  • Focused on the needs of the user
  • Instant feedback
  • Independent decision making and choice of actions
  • Better assimilation and memorization of the material
  • Adaptive pace of learning tailored to the individual needs of the student
  • Better transfer of skills learned in a learning situation to real conditions

Basic principles of training:

  • A gradual increase in the level of difficulty in the game;
  • Using a simplified version of a problem situation;
  • Action in a variable gaming environment;
  • The right choice is made through experimentation.

The main advantages of Game Based Learning technology:

  • Low degree of physical risk and liability
  • Motivation to learn while receiving positive emotions from the process;
  • Practice - mirroring the real situation
  • Timely feedback
  • Choice of different playing roles
  • Learning in collaboration
  • Developing your own behavior strategy
Laboratory workshops using remote access technologies

Conducting practical classes online using remote access technologies for presentations, multimedia solutions and virtual reality:

  • Laboratory workshops that simulate the operation of expensive bench equipment in real production
  • Virtual experiment, which is visually indistinguishable from a remote real experiment performed
  • Virtual instruments, which are an exact copy of real instruments
  • Mathematical modeling to clarify the physical characteristics, chemical content of the investigated object or phenomenon.
Production Operations and Well Management
Language: English
Level: Intermediate
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