Artificial lift well modelling with Prosper (7 days)
This comprehensive course will enable participants to understand the concepts and practical applications of modelling naturally flowing and artificial lift wells (gas lift, ESPs and PCPs) with Prosper. Participants will understand how to collect and validate the proper data required for well analysis and to design, diagnose and optimise artificial lift well systems. 7 days classroom equivalent course.
7 days classroom equivalent.
About this course
This comprehensive self-paced course will enable you to understand the concepts and practical applications of modelling naturally flowing and artificial lift wells with Prosper. The set of workshops and exercises will engage you to think about methods of collecting and validating proper data for well analysis as well as the design and diagnosis of artificial lift wells. Get started on your learning journey now with Baobab. IChemE accredited course (49 CPD hours).
- 99Concept Videos
- 40Software Videos
- 20Quizzes
- 6Practical Exercises
- 1Exam
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course you will be able to...
- 1Explain the principles of reservoir fluid composition, properties and modelling. Identify the limitations of using correlations and Equations of State
- 2Evaluate the range of possible inflow and outflow performance relationships for wells. Understand how nodal analysis is used to predict well performance
- 3Build, validate and match a naturally flowing oil well model. Apply and interpret more complex inflow modelling options (Prosper)
- 4Run nodal analysis sensitivities, interpret the results and export lift curves (Prosper)
- 5Appraise the selection and operation of key artificial lift techniques
- 6Describe the main equipment components and operation of a gas lift and ESP systems. Identify and explain the key factors in gas lift and ESP design
- 7Perform a gas lift design from concepts through to unloading, run sensitivities and export lift curves (Prosper). Diagnose and troubleshoot gas lift well performance using the "quicklook" utility (Prosper)
- 8Perform a complete ESP design, run sensitivities and export lift curves (Prosper)
- 9Diagnose and troubleshoot ESP well performance and operation using the "quicklook" utility (Prosper)
Breakdown
Production System Concepts (Part 1)- QProduction system concepts (1)
- Production System Concepts (Part 2)
- QProduction system concepts (2)
- Data measurement quality
- QData measurement quality
- Units - an introduction to oilfield units
- Units - an exercise on conversion factors
- Units - prefixes in common use
- QUnits
- Datums (measurement reference points)
- QDatums
- Reservoir fluid composition
- Reservoir fluid properties
- Reservoir fluid properties - plots
- QReservoir fluid composition
- Wellbore fluids sampling
- Reservoir fluids measurements (PVT analysis)
- Fluid property correlations
- QReservoir fluid measurement, analysis and correlations
- PReservoir fluid properties
Units and datums (Prosper)- Building a well model (options and preferences) (Prosper)
- Building a well model (PVT data entry and matching) Part 1 (Prosper)
- Building a well model (PVT data entry and matching) Part 2 (Prosper)
- Inflow performance and Productivity Index (PI)
- PI and Darcy's Law
- How to increase PI
- Pressure distribution in the reservoir
- QInflow performance and PI
- Radial inflow performance equation (oil)
- Two phase inflow performance (PI and Vogel)
- Skin components
- QMultiphase inflow performance
- PInflow performance
- Components of wellbore pressure loss (gravity and friction)
- Friction in the wellbore - estimates and calculation
- Velocity and slip in the wellbore
- Effect of flow distribution (regime) on slip
- Slip and holdup correlations and flow regime maps
- More on slip and holdup and an overview of flow correlations
- Pressure loss in the wellbore - a summary
- QPressure loss in the wellbore
- How does Pwf change with flowrate - an introduction to VLPs
- Flow correlation comparisons (gradient traverse and VLPs)
- Recommended variables when generating VLPs for simulators
- QFlow correlations and VLPs
- POutflow performance
- Building a well model (equipment data entry) (Prosper)
- Building a well model (inflow data entry) (Prosper)
- Components of surface pressure loss and rate of change of WHP
- Choke performance overview
- Surface flow correlation comparisons
- QPressure loss at surface
- Introduction to nodal analysis
- Running sensitivities (watercut and tubing size)
- Running sensitivities (stimulation and WHP)
- Running sensitivities (actual nodal analysis plots)
- Nodal analysis plot interpretation (optimisation)
- QWell performance prediction
- PWell performance prediction
- Matching the well model (production test data analysis) Part 1 (Prosper)
- Matching the well model (production test data analysis) Part 2 (Prosper)
- Running sensitivities Part 1 (Prosper)
- Running sensitivities Part 2 (Prosper)
- Exporting lift curves (VLPs) & IPR (Prosper)
- More complex inflow (IPR) modelling (Darcy and Skin) Part 1 (Prosper)
- More complex inflow (IPR) modelling (Darcy and Skin) Part 2 (Prosper)
- Running gradient traverse (outflow) sensitivities (Prosper)
- Running reservoir performance (inflow) sensitivities (Prosper)
- Building a water injector and exporting lift curves (Prosper)
- Naturally flowing well – workflow summary (Prosper)
- Introduction to artificial lift
- Origins and classification of artificial lift methods
- Sucker rod pump (SRP) overview
- Progressive cavity pump (PCP) overview
- Electric submersible pump (ESP) overview
- Hydraulic submersible pump (HSP) overview
- Jet pump overview
- Gas lift system overview
- Artificial lift summary and selection criteria
- QPrinciples of Artificial Lift
- Gas lift key concepts
- Gas lift well performance curves
- Introduction to gas lift design
- QGas lift concepts
- Gas lift unloading process (introduction)
- Gas lift unloading process (detailed)
- Gas-lift lift curves (VLPs)
- Simple gas lift design (fixed depth of injection) (Prosper)
- Simple gas lift design (fixed CHP) (Prosper)
- Detailed gas lift design (well unloading) Part 1 (Prosper)
- Detailed gas lift design (well unloading) Part 2 (Prosper)
- Running gas lift sensitivities (gas lift performance curves) (Prosper)
- Exporting gas-lift lift curves (Prosper)
- Gas lift design workflow summary (Prosper)
- Gas lift equipment overview
- Gas lift valve operation and equations
- Gas lift valve equations (summary and typical values)
- Gas lift valve calculations (dome pressure and TRO)
- Gas lift valve calculations (example)
- Gas lift valve performance
- Gas lift valve running and pulling procedure
- Gas lift well diagnosis
- QGas lift unloading, design and valve performance
- PGas lift systems
- Gas lift well diagnosis (Part 1) (Prosper)
- Gas lift well diagnosis (Part 2) (Prosper)
- Electric submersible pumps (ESPs) - background and key concepts
- ESP performance fundamentals - head and dP pump (part 1)
- ESP performance fundamentals - head and dP pump (part 2)
- ESP pump performance curves (part 1)
- ESP pump performance curves (part 2)
- ESP pump performance curves (part 3)
- ESP pump naming conventions
- QESP concepts and operation
- ESP pump curve calculations (metric units)
- ESP pump curve calculations (oilfield units)
- ESP system components
- ESP impeller types
- ESP equipment overview (pump section)
- ESP equipment overview (seal, motor and cables)
- ESP electrical system overview
- ESP motor performance curves and affinity laws
- ESP design overview
- ESP design (alternative calculation method)
- ESP design (equipment selection)
- ESP design (limitations and effect of setting depth)
- ESP design (well or system curve)
- ESP lift curves (VLPs)
- QESP equipment and design
- ESP design (part 1) – database and pump performance curves (Prosper)
- ESP design (part 2) – input data and calculations (Prosper)
- ESP design (part 3) – initial pump, motor and cable selection (Prosper)
- ESP design (part 4) – optimising the pump design flowrate (Prosper)
- ESP design (part 5) – effect of ESP setting depth (Prosper)
- Exporting ESP lift curves (Prosper)
- Running ESP sensitivities – Part 1 (Prosper)
- Running ESP sensitivities – Part 2 (Prosper)
- ESP design and sensitivities - workflow summary (Prosper)
- ESP operations (drawdown control on start up)
- ESP operations (start up with high and low fluid levels)
- ESP control (alarms and trips)
- ESP runlife optimisation
- ESP diagnosis principles (introduction)
- ESP diagnosis principles (monitored variables and key points)
- ESP diagnosis (case history 1)
- ESP diagnosis (case history 2)
- ESP diagnosis (case history 3)
- ESP diagnosis (case history 4)
- ESP diagnosis (case history 5)
- QESP operations and diagnosis
- PESP systems
- ESP performance analysis (Prosper)
- Adding an ESP pump to the database (Prosper)
- ESP well diagnosis (Prosper)
- Progressive cavity pumps (PCPs) - background and key concepts
- PCP performance fundamentals
- PCP pump performance curves
- PCP pump naming conventions
- PCP design overview
- PCP operation
- QPCP concepts and operation
- Adding a PCP pump to the database (Prosper)
- PCP design and sensitivities (Prosper)
- EArtificial lift well modelling with Prosper
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