Well Performance Analysis and Nodal Analysis

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

$ 5,750

Course Features

Lecture 0
Quiz 0
Duration 5 days
Skill level All levels
Language English
Students 40
Assessments Yes

Well Performance Analysis and Nodal Analysis

Overview