Advanced Artificial Lift and Optimization Skills

This course covers the selection, design, diagnosis and troubleshooting of the major artificial lift methods (primarily ESPs and gas lift, although others will be considered) for both conventional and unconventional reservoirs. You will gain an appreciation of the key concepts involved in the analysis of artificial lift methods for challenging environments and a practical understanding of trend analysis and pattern recognition to solve operational problems. Well modelling software (Prosper) will be used by the instructor to illustrate design and troubleshooting techniques and applications with real field examples.
 

This course ensures that fundamental concepts of artificial lift systems are well explained and clearly understood before progressing to the application of these concepts in difficult or complex well conditions. A clear and logical workflow will be explained so that diagnosis and troubleshooting becomes easy. This technique means that participants have a solid foundation to build a deep understanding of artificial lift systems and the confidence to apply the principles learned in challenging situations.

• Artificial lift methods, concepts of operation, and equipment
• Selection criteria for challenging well conditions
• How to perform design procedures for artificial lift wells
• How to recognise the correct data required for well analysis
• Diagnosing and troubleshooting artificial lift well performance following a logical workflow
• Optimizing the artificial lift system for production and long-term reliability