Artificial Lift Systems

Artificial lift plays a crucial role in Oil & Gas production, especially in mature oilfield.

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Artificial lift plays a crucial role in Oil & Gas production, especially in mature oilfield. Artificial lift is not only accelerating the production, but also vital to the economic success of the overall development. Therefore, selecting and designing the appropriate artificial lift is important. After completing the course, the participants will possess and enhance the skill to select, design, plan, analyze and optimize the artificial lift system for offshore oilfield.

The course will start with Multi-Phase Flow and NODAL Analysis and how to compare and select the correct artificial lift system. A thorough understanding on the principles, applications, design and operational issues on the artificial lift system will be provided. Delegates will also learn through case studies and exercises every training day to gain practical knowledge from the trainer’s past experiences.

Besides designing, the delegates will also learn to analyze the cost when selecting the artificial lift system. Furthermore, the course will cover the advanced artificial lift systems currently available. The delegates will gain knowledge on the advantages and disadvantages of each type of the advanced artificial lift system.

Training Objectives

Thorough understanding of the fundamentals and the production performance of the various artificial lift methods for offshore application.
Possess the skills needed to select and design an artificial lift system, plan its operation, monitor, analyze and optimize its performance.
Be able to manage and control the production of artificial lift wells and fields
Be able to study and compare the cost between artificial lift systems.
Real Time data gathering and interpretation

Audiences

The course is designed for, but not limited to those involved in the Artificial Lift System design for Mature Offshore application:

Production Technologists
Production Engineers
Operations Engineers
Field Technicians
Reservoir Engineers

Instructor

Jeff Kain

Jeff Kain, a Canadian citizen, has worked in the oil industry for more than 40 years and specializes in Production Optimization and Artificial lift. Jeff has worked for operators all over the world, as well as artificial lift equipment suppliers (Schlumberger and Centrilift).

Jeff has spent the last year and a half working on state of the art workflows, for Optimization and Diagnostics of Artificial Lift using Realtime (SCADA) data and is uniquely positioned to teach a course that embraces the latest Optimization technology. This combined with his Artificial Lift knowledge and experience provides course attendees with a unique perspective, from the traditional engineering and operations work processes to the most advanced leading edge Optimization technologies in the world.

Jeff was the Lead Instructor for the global Schlumberger Artificial Lift Production Optimization courses which also included design, diagnostics and operations modules. This course is recognized as a pre-requisite for development & training for Production Engineers in the Oil industry. He has delivered Production, Operations & Artificial Lift Courses in Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, USA, Canada, Russia, France, UK, Egypt, Qatar, Oman, Indonesia, China, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, India, Australia and Sudan.

As well as being a subject matter expert in artificial lift, Jeff has a good overall grounding in Production Technology gained while working with Imperial Oil, Exxon’s Canadian affiliate, as Production / Operations Engineer in his early career. This combined with his working knowledge of multi-national company corporate management, budget management, economics and organizational development and training provides a unique understanding of how oil companies conduct their day to day business. He has lived and worked on artificial lift and operations projects in Russia, China, North America, Middle East and South America including Offshore Platforms in Africa and Australia.

As a global consultant, he has vast experience world wide. To name a few, his major projects include:

- Russia - Led a multi-disciplined team to review ESP operations in four (4) business units for a major Russian company. This review included analyzing Application Engineering methodologies, Equipment Selection strategies, Design strategies, field installation procedures, and Repair/Assembly Facilities procedures.

- North Sea - Conducted a review of Artificial Lift of three (3) green fields the primary lift type focus on Gas Lift & ESP.

- Canada - Analyzed Abrasion Resistant technology including Equipment Selection, Design, Slurry loop Testing and the development of operation procedures.

Some of his clients include: Halliburton / KOC, Pemex, Apache Corporation, Encana / VAALCO, Schlumberger Completions Courses, Schlumberger DCS, etc.

Daily Aims

DAY 1: Multi-Phase Flow, NODAL Analysis and Artificial Lift Selection & Analysis

Introductions

Course Instructor’s Background
Participant’s Background and Goals to Obtain from the Course

Black Oil PVT

Phase envelop for reservoir fluid
Black Oil parameters: characteristics with pressure change
PVT correlations and applicability
PVT correlation matching

Inflow Performance Relationship

Darcy Law: single phase and multi-phase flow
Liner PI
Vogel and Vogel corrected for water equation

Multiphase flow

Pressure loss equation in pipe
Slip holdup phenomenon
Multi-phase flow correlations and applicability
Multi-phase flow correlation matching

NODAL Analysis
Artificial Lift comparisons

Artificial Lift Selection: selection criteria and lift type suitability

Critical parameters affecting artificial lift type
Artificial lift type and limits

Artificial Lift Analysis Using Measured Data

Traditional methods
Use of discharge pressure
Process where discharge pressure is not available

CASE STUDY / EXERCISES

Day 2: Gas Lift Design and Optimization

Overview of Gas Lift

Understanding fluid mechanics, fluid properties and gas lift principles

Principles of Gas Lift

Installation Types
Total Systems
Optimum Design

Valve Mechanics

Fluid Operated Valves vs Casing Pressure Operatio

Gas Lift Operations

- Installation Types

Continuous Flow
Intermittent Lift

- Troubleshooting

CASE STUDY / EXERCISES

DAY 3: Electric Submersible Pumping (ESP) Design and Optimization

The objective is to get extended running times and optimum production rates. Well Design is critical, and governs ESP performance, for either undersized or oversized pump installation.

- ESP Systems

ESP Components
Multisensors

- Applications
- Design and Selection using Artificial Lift Design Software
- Installation / Operation

- Operational issues

Solids
Scale
Corrosion

CASE STUDY / EXERCISE

DAY 4: ESP Diagnostics and Real Time Well Operations and Optimization

ESP Diagnostics

Monitoring
Trend analysis case studies
Exercise

Real Time Well Operations and Optimization

Overview
Surveillance Methodology
Architecture and Control
Workflow GUI Integration
Integrated Asset Optimization

CASE STUDY / EXERCISES

DAY 5: Artificial Lift Offshore and Advanced Artificial Lift Systems

Artificial Lift Offshore

Production Chemistry
Planning
Inventory
Redundancy
Logistics
Loadout

Advanced Artificial Lift Systems

Types available
Advantages / Disadvantages

CASE STUDY / VIDEO

Training Schedule

Upcoming Trainings Past Trainings

Code	Start Date	End Date	Locations	Cost	Instructor
PST0067	14 Jan, 2013		Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	SGD 5,995	Jeff Kain

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