Sand Control Completion Practices
One of the objectives of well completion is to maximize productivity with reliable equipment.
- Level
- Intermediate
- Type
- Classroom
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About Training
One of the objectives of well completion is to maximize productivity with reliable equipment. These objectives are difficult to attain in unconsolidated sand formations due to sand production as a result of stress concentration. When sanding occurs, there is a lost or deferred production leading to a lost of revenue. In this course, the causes and consequences of sand production will be discussed, followed by the prediction measures to decide or delay sand control in oil and gas project development.
All the types of sandface completions and the emerging techniques to prevent sand production and to boost well productivity results will be discussed. This course will be crowned with integrated approach to sandface completion solutions in the field. Both success/failure case histories of different types of sand control installations in different operating environment (land, offshore including deepwater) should be expected.
Training Objectives
- Determine the causes of sand production
- Determine the need for sand control
- Select the best sand control method
- Prepare the well for sand control installations
- Apply “Best Practices” to ensure successful sand control completions
- Conduct successful “frac packs”
- Evaluate sand control performance
Audiences
The course is designed for, but not limited to Completion Engineers, Workover Engineers, Production Engineers, and those who are involved with well completions, workovers, well interventions, and production.
- Completion Engineer
- Workover Engineer
- Well Services / Intervention Engineer
- Production Engineer
- Drilling Engineer
- Well Site Engineer
Instructor
Michael Etuhoko, P.Eng., PMP
Michael (Mike) Etuhoko is a well known consultant and founder of Protekz Inc. Canada, an independent well and production engineering consultancy company. He has over 22 years of experience in the Oil & Gas industry. He has led major projects & trainings for major companies in Europe, North America, Africa, Central Asia, and Far East Asia. Mike currently consults worldwide in the area of Well Completion, Workover and Well Services, Sand Control, and Formation Damage Prevention and Treatments. Before working as a consultant, he has served several years in Shell and Total E&P , which has equipped him with a solid foundation in well completion and workover practices.
His Current and Recent Assignments Include the Following:
- Lead Completions & Intervention for Karachaganak Field, Kazakhstan
Completion & Intervention for Field with Characteristics: Deep wells (± 6200m TVD on the average), light oil/condensate and gas, High GOR, H2S > 7%, CO2 > 6%, low porosity, low permeability and HPHT reservoir environment
- Subsea Intervention/Workover/Completion for Korean National Oil Company
Diagnose and restore Donghae 1-4P Sub-sea well back to production
- Completions, Sand Control, & Well Testing (Deepwater Explroation Asset) for BG Nigeria
Responsible for “Well Completion and Testing” operations in deepwater exploration campaign
- Well Productivity for Total E&P
Scales Squeeze treatment for Dunbar, Alwyn, Otter and Elgin/Franklin fields; Fracturing design and operations in HPHT wells; Sand Control in HPHT wells, Water shut-off in HPHT wells
Mike has presented for several international conferences including Offshore Technology Conference, SPE Asia Pacific Oil & Gas Conference, and SPE Annual Technical Conference Exhibition. He has also authored SPE papers on “Monobore Completion Using Interventionless Technology” and “Open Hole Multistage Fracturing Completion in Carbonate Reservoir.”
Daily Aims
Day One : Sand Control Completion & Design
- Introduction
- Sand Control completion overview
- Sand prediction
- Conventional Sand Control techniques
- Sand Control Design and installation types
Day Two : Equipment & Operations
- Sand Control completion equipment
- Sand Control operations
- In-site Sand consolidation techniques
Day Three : Emerging Techniques
- Sand Control Emerging techniques
- Group presentation / General Review of the Sand Control Practical Project
- Sand control in HPHT environments
- Sand Control Heavy oil applications
- Conclusion/Feedback
Training Schedule
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