Production Optimization and Artificial Lift Systems
This intensive 5-day course provides a comprehensive understanding of production optimization fundamentals and artificial lift technologies. Participants will learn how to evaluate well performance, select suitable lift systems, design and operate artificial lift equipment, and troubleshoot production issues to maximize …
Overview
This intensive 5-day course provides a comprehensive understanding of production optimization fundamentals and artificial lift technologies. Participants will learn how to evaluate well performance, select suitable lift systems, design and operate artificial lift equipment, and troubleshoot production issues to maximize efficiency.
🏅 Who Should Attend:
Production engineers, field engineers, wellsite supervisors, artificial lift specialists, and anyone involved in optimizing oil and gas well production.
📚 Training Format:
Instructor-led lectures, hands-on exercises, and case studies using field data and design software.
📅 Detailed 5-Day Agenda
📆 Day 1: Introduction to Production Systems and Optimization
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Welcome & course objectives |
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Overview of production systems: inflow & outflow |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | ☕ Break |
| 10:45 – 12:15 | Nodal analysis fundamentals |
| 12:15 – 13:15 | 🍽 Lunch |
| 13:15 – 14:45 | Key parameters affecting well performance |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | ☕ Break |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Introduction to artificial lift technologies |
📆 Day 2: Gas Lift Systems
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Principles of gas lift operation |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Gas lift equipment design & selection |
| 12:15 – 13:15 | 🍽 Lunch |
| 13:15 – 14:45 | Troubleshooting gas lift problems |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | ☕ Break |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Hands-on exercise: gas lift design calculations |
📆 Day 3: Rod Pumping and PCP Systems
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Rod pump system design and optimization |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Progressing cavity pump (PCP) principles |
| 12:15 – 13:15 | 🍽 Lunch |
| 13:15 – 14:45 | Pump off controllers and surface equipment |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | ☕ Break |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Case study: rod pump failure analysis |
📆 Day 4: Electric Submersible Pumps (ESPs)
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | ESP components and selection criteria |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | ESP performance curves and design |
| 12:15 – 13:15 | 🍽 Lunch |
| 13:15 – 14:45 | Troubleshooting ESP problems |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | ☕ Break |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Hands-on exercise: ESP sizing and simulations |
📆 Day 5: Optimization Strategies & Integrated Analysis
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Integrated production system optimization |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Well surveillance, monitoring, and diagnostics |
| 12:15 – 13:15 | 🍽 Lunch |
| 13:15 – 14:45 | Economics of artificial lift methods |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | ☕ Break |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Group exercise: optimize a field production system & course wrap-up |
✅ Key Learning Outcomes:
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Select and design appropriate artificial lift systems
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Diagnose and troubleshoot production problems
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Optimize well performance using nodal analysis
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Integrate lift system design with reservoir and well data
Target audiences
- Reservoir Engineers, Geologists
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Course Features
- Lecture 0
- Quiz 0
- Duration 5 days
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 40
- Assessments Yes