Course Overview This course is designed to introduce an overview of various artificial lift solutions and related production optimization concepts as well as the reservoir life cycle. After introducing the need for an artificial lift system, training will include various lift methods such as: Gas lift, Reciprocating Rod Lift, Progressive Cavity Pumping (PCP), Hydraulic Pumping (HP), Electrical Submersible Pumping (ESP), Plunger and Capillary System, etc.For each lift type, the course covers main components, application envelope, relative strength and weakness points. The course will further include discussion sessions wherein trainees would discuss their challenges and plans for lift systems with view to understand applicability of the concepts learned during the training. Course Objectives By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals & production performance of various artificial lift methodologies.
• Increase awareness and knowledge of artificial lift methodologies and factors affecting optimal designs and operations, including fluid properties and multiphase flow regimes.
• Overview of lift techniques, technologies, and equipment also covers alternate deployment scenarios and multisensory applications for surveillance and optimization.
• Possess the basic skills required to select and size artificial lift systems
• Be able to select suitable artificial lift system, plan its operation, monitor and analyze its performance.
• Learn strategies and best practices for field production optimization
• Apply techniques to maximize oil production economically with artificial lift systems
• Make basic PVT properties and inflow performance calculations related to artificial lift
• Select the appropriate artificial lift system by examining the drawdown potential of each method, the initial and operating expense and the range of production and depth possible with each method as well as special problems such as sand/scale/deviation etc.
• Design and operate system features for each method under harsh condition

Who Should Attend?

• Production Engineers
• Field operations Engineers
• Operators
• Geoscientists
• Reservoir Engineers
• Petroleum Engineers

Course ContentDay ONE Module (01) Oil Field Production System

• Oil origin and Geology
• Well drilling and completion types
• Surface production facilities
• Reservoir recovery methods
• Reservoir life cycle and phase change concept
• Natural depletion (production) system
• Artificial lift production systems

Module (02) Reservoir Performance IPR & OPR

• Wellbore and reservoir performance overview
• Pressure losses in the system
• Well productivity
• Concepts of productivity index
• IPR & OPR
• Nodal System Analysis

Day TWOModule (03) Why & When Artificial Lift is Required?

• Well production problems
• Formation damage
• Formation damage causes and prevention techniques
• The change in the reservoir conditions and impact on well performance
• When artificial lift is recommended? Why? Which system?
• Overview of artificial lift technology: GL, SRP, HPs, ESP, PCP, Plunger system & Capillary system.
• Application of artificial lift technology and limitations
• Artificial lift screening methods
• Basis for selection of artificial lift systems

Module (04) Gas Lift (GL)

• Concept, types, limitations and advantages
• Design, components and operations
• Limitation and advantages
• Continuous and Intermittent Gas Lift
• Main equipment parts
• IPR and designing Gas Lift
• Optimization and allocation of Gas for Gas lift
• Production system operations by Gas Lift
• Lifting capability compared to other artificial lift methods
• Importance of correctly matching well productivity to system performance
• Use of data to diagnose well/equipment problems
• System Troubleshooting
• Case Study

Day THREEModule (05) Sucker Rod Pump (SRP)

• Concept, types, limitations and advantages
• Design, components and operations
• Limitation and advantages
• Main equipment parts
• Production system operations by SRP
• Lifting capability compared to other artificial lift methods
• 5Intake Pump Curve
• Production Optimization
• Design Sucker Rod Pump
• Factors affecting the movement of the rod
• Lifting capability compared to other artificial lift methods
• Importance of correctly matching well productivity to pump performance
• Use of data to diagnose well/equipment problems
• SRP Troubleshooting
• Case Study

Module (06) Progressive Cavity Pump (PCP)

• Concept, types, limitations and advantages
• Design, components and operations
• Limitation and advantages
• Main equipment parts
• Production system operations by PCP
• Lifting capability compared to other artificial lift methods
• Elastomer
• Design
• Lifting capability compared to other artificial lift methods
• Importance of correctly matching well productivity to pump performance
• Use of data to diagnose well/equipment problems
• PCP troubleshooting
• Case Study

Day FOURModule (07) Electric Submersible Pump (ESP)

• Concept, types, limitations and advantages
• Design, components and operations
• Limitation and advantages
• Main equipment parts
• Production system operations by ESP
• Lifting capability compared to other artificial lift methods
• Basics of ESP calculations
• ESP Construction
• Pump Selection
• Applications in the Field
• Importance of correctly matching well productivity to pump performance
• Use of data to diagnose well/equipment problems
• ESP Troubleshooting
• Case Study

Module (08) Hydraulic Pump (HP)

• Surface Equipment components and Operation concept
• Types of Pump Units
• Pump Sizing
• Pump selection
• Lifting capability compared to other artificial lift methods
• Importance of correctly matching well productivity to pump performance
• Use of data to diagnose well/equipment problems
• Pump Troubleshooting
• Case Study
• Q&A and exercises

Module (09) Jet Pump (JP)

• Introduction
• Components and Operation concept
• Gas issue
• Nozzle & Throat sizing
• Jet pump calculations
• Pump performance graph
• Lifting capability compared to other artificial lift methods
• Importance of correctly matching well productivity to pump performance
• Use of data to diagnose well/equipment problems
• Jet pump troubleshooting

Day FIVEModule (10) Plunger System

• Introduction
• Components and Operation concept
• Conventional and Continuous Plunger Lift
• Lifting capability compared to other artificial lift methods
• Drawdown and IPRs for Plunger Lift
• Importance of correctly matching well productivity to system performance
• Use of data to diagnose well/equipment problems
• Plunger Lift Troubleshooting
• Case Study

Module (11) Capillary System

• Introduction
• Components and Operation concept
• Lifting capabilities and performance
• Applications in the field
• Importance of correctly matching well productivity to system performance
• Use of data to diagnose well/equipment problems
• Troubleshooting