SPE 1-Day Training Courses

29 October

0800–1700

Introduction to Managed Pressure Drilling

Deepak M. Gala

This 1-day course provides a solid introduction to Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD), an adaptive drilling process that allows greater control of the annular pressure profile throughout the wellbore.
Participants will learn the variables involved in MPD operations, including the selection of the equipment and the various aspects of safety and operations.

Why You Should Attend

Managed Pressure Drilling is an increasingly important technique that helps operators drill new wells safely and more efficiently. In some cases, MPD allows them to drill previously undrillable wells. This introductory course is an excellent opportunity to expand your understanding of drilling techniques. 

Shale Gas Development

Steve Hennings

This 1-day course covers the basic geological aspects and key properties of shale gas. It also reviews the status and characteristics of various shale gas plays, and the factors that control gas-in-place and productivity. Participants will learn how to collect, analyze and interpret critical data, to calculate reserve volumes and forecast production. They will also gain practical insight and learn techniques for quality control and due diligence.

Why You Should Attend

The class will lay the foundation for your broader understanding of shale gas developments. It’s also a great opportunity to network with others from the shale gas industry.

30 October

Practical Aspects of CO2 Flooding

Sam Avasthi, Jay Avasthi

This popular 1-day course is based on the SPE Monograph Volume 22, Practical Aspects of CO2 Flooding, and is an outgrowth of The University of Texas of the Permian Basin/ SPE CO2 Conferences, and short-courses held in Midland, Texas, for the past 13 years. The instructors spend most of the time on the practical aspects of CO2 flooding, keeping the theoretical aspects to a bare minimum. Instructors also discuss the economics of CO2 flooding compared to water flooding. If there is enough interest among the participants, there will also be a discussion of CO2 geosequestration. Each attendee will receive a workbook containing copies of the instructors’ PowerPoint presentations, and solutions to the problems given in class.

Why You Should Attend

This course is a great opportunity to learn the practical aspects of CO2 flooding from seasoned veterans, without getting mired in the technical details. It’s a popular class, so register early.

3 November

Artificial Lift

Bill Lane

This 1-day course will help develop a solid foundation in all forms of lift and the concepts of the selection process to maximize production and return on investment. It is for anyone who wishes to understand the implications of production systems on their field reservoirs.

Why You Should Attend

This class helps ensure a broad view of artificial lift, particularly when in-house expertise is limited to one-or two-lift systems

Enhanced Oil Recovery Fundamentals

Larry Lake

This 1-day course teaches an integrated version of the basics of waterflooding and enhanced oil recovery (EOR), illustrating the connection of each process to a few fundamental principles. It reviews the specifics of thermal and solvent EOR by relating basic principles to the results of cases from the field. Topics include the definitions of EOR and polymer flooding, the fundamentals of displacement, phase behavior, micellar-polymer flooding, chemical methods, thermal flooding and the basics of solvent flooding.  

Why You Should Attend

Every oilfield eventually relies on some form of enhanced oil recovery. Some require it from the start. If your career involves oil and gas production, this is an important course for you. 

Horizontal Well Completions

This training course is sold out.

Steve Mathis

This 1-day course develops strategies for completing horizontal wells. It covers both cased-hole and open-hole configurations, either with or without sand control. Participants will learn the applications and dynamics of horizontal wells, including drill-in fluids, hole displacement, cementing, perforating, and stimulation. They will also learn the guidelines for selecting stand-alone screens and executing horizontal gravel packs. 

Why You Should Attend

Horizontal drilling was a step-change in the industry, but the technology is more expensive and riskier than drilling vertical or deviated wells. As a drilling, completion or reservoir engineer, it is important for you to understand the many challenges and options of horizontal drilling.

Reservoir Aspects of Horizontal and Multilateral Wells

This training course is sold out.

Sada Joshi

This 1-day course includes discussion on the practical issues and reservoir parameters of horizontal well projects. The topics include formation damage, drainage areas, well spacing, well reserves, and rate calculations using steady-state and pseudo steady-state methods. The course includes several field case histories and performance analysis of horizontal wells.

Why You Should Attend

While horizontal wells are riskier and more expensive than conventional wells, the production gains may be worth it. This course teaches you when the technology justifies the risk.

Unconventional Reservoir Production (Rate-Transient) Analysis

Chris Clarkson

This 1-day course provides a brief review of the unique properties of unconventional reservoirs and the way they can affect the analysis of production data. Discussions will include pore structure and gas storage mechanisms, material balance, matrix and fracture flow, non-static permeability and multi-phase flow.

There will be a review of completion and stimulation methods for unconventional reservoirs. Participants will also see field examples from tight gas, single- and multi-phase shale gas, and single- and multi-phase coal bed methane developments.

Why You Should Attend

Unconventional gas reserves are transforming energy outlooks around the world. If you are part of this important energy trend, this course is for you.