Well Performance Analysis and Nodal Analysis
A comprehensive program teaching inflow and outflow performance analysis. Participants will master nodal analysis techniques to diagnose well performance problems and design production systems to maximize deliverability. Who Should Attend: Production/reservoir engineers, well performance analysts, field engineers.Training Format: Lectures, nodal …
Overview
A comprehensive program teaching inflow and outflow performance analysis. Participants will master nodal analysis techniques to diagnose well performance problems and design production systems to maximize deliverability.
Who Should Attend: Production/reservoir engineers, well performance analysts, field engineers.
Training Format: Lectures, nodal analysis software exercises, group workshops.
📅 Day 1: Fundamentals of Well Performance
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Welcome & course overview |
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Principles of well inflow performance |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | ☕ Break |
| 10:45 – 12:15 | Reservoir deliverability and IPR curves |
| 12:15 – 13:15 | 🍽 Lunch |
| 13:15 – 14:45 | Outflow performance and VLP concepts |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | ☕ Break |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Introduction to nodal analysis |
📅 Day 2: IPR and VLP Modeling
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Inflow models for oil and gas wells |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Vertical lift performance fundamentals |
| 12:15 – 13:15 | 🍽 Lunch |
| 13:15 – 14:45 | Constructing nodal plots |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | ☕ Break |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Hands-on: IPR/VLP calculations |
📅 Day 3: Nodal Analysis Application
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Identifying production bottlenecks |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Sensitivity analysis on key variables |
| 12:15 – 13:15 | 🍽 Lunch |
| 13:15 – 14:45 | Surface system constraints |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | ☕ Break |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Case study: nodal analysis interpretation |
📅 Day 4: Well Optimization Strategies
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Techniques to improve inflow |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Optimizing outflow through completion design |
| 12:15 – 13:15 | 🍽 Lunch |
| 13:15 – 14:45 | Integrated production system optimization |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | ☕ Break |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Workshop: optimization scenarios |
📅 Day 5: Advanced Diagnostics & Wrap-up
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Diagnosing gas, water, or sand production issues |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Well test data integration in nodal analysis |
| 12:15 – 13:15 | 🍽 Lunch |
| 13:15 – 14:45 | Economic considerations in optimization |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | ☕ Break |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Group exercise & course review |
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