This 1-day course will cover:

Tools basics                                                                                                                     

• Tool String components, functions

Pressure testing and Acquisition                                                                     

• Theory of Pressure measurements,
• Gauges and their resolution
• Tool design effects on pressure measurement accuracy; temperature, depth
• Environmental effects on pressure measurements, wettability, supercharging
• Recommended Procedure of pressure acquisition to reduce uncertainties.

PVT Basics                                                                                                                        

• HC P-T Diagram
• Sample path while sampling and coming out of hole
• Sample contamination and alterations
• Low Shock technique
• Nitrogen compensated bottles SLB
• Nitrogen compensated bottles BA & HLS
• Big bottles problems
• Sample bottles Rinsing and preparations
• Contamination effects
• Choices of mud, and contamination detection methods

Down Hole Fluid Analysis                                                                    

• Optical Spectrum basics
• OFA/LFA/CFA/IFA
• Sample Viewer
• MRI Lab/insitu Density
• Latest Developments of DH Fluid Analysis
• Monitoring cleaning before sampling,
• Estimates of cleaning time (Normalized Time Equation)
• Sampling sequence
• NIR interpretations, HOP & COP
• PVT predictions

Job preparation and design of tool string                                 

• Sampling Up
• Choice of probes
• Choice of sample chambers
• Positions of different modules
• Special needs for very unconsolidated formations
• Special needs for high solids mud
• Special needs for Dry/ gas condensate sampling
• Water sampling

Job Preparation (part 2)                                                     

• Cable choices
• Fishing Statistics
• Sticking avoidance
• Fishing successful techniques
• Logging while fishing

Advanced Utilities of WFT                                                

• Effective Permeability
• Formation static temperature
• Compaction monitoring
• Pressure gradient through casing

Comprehensive Job Design Exercise, and Interpretation                

0.8 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) awarded for this 1-day course.

To receive a full refund, all cancellations must be received in writing no later than 14 days prior to the course start date. Cancellations made after the 14-day window will not be refunded. Send cancellation requests by email to trainingcourses@spe.org; by fax to +1.866.460.3032 (US) or +1.972.852.9292 (outside US); or mail to SPE Registration, PO Box 833836, Richardson, TX 75083.

For more details, please contact us at trainingcourses@spe.org.

Mohamed Hashem is currently the subsurface technology manager for the North Caspian Operating Company, seconded from Shell. Previously he was Shell’s regional technology manager for the Middle East, Caspian, and South East Asia.  Mohamed is also Shell’s principal technical expert for formation testing and sampling. This is the highest technical level achievable in Shell short of a chief scientist. Mohamed earned his BSME degree from Ain-Shams University in Cairo, Egypt in 1980; an MSPE degree from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles in 1987; and a DE degree in 1990 in petroleum engineering from Stanford University. Mohamed joined Shell in 1990, and worked on shelf and deepwater Gulf of Mexico exploration, development and production projects including Shell’s flagship Auger project (1st deepwater project). For the last 12 years, Mohamed worked on global Shell projects as a Global Consultant. Before 1990, he worked for Schlumberger and was lecturer at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Based in Astana, Mohamed is currently working on bringing new technology to develop the challenging Kashagan field and its satellites. Throughout his career, he has worked on major projects in the Far and Middle East, Europe, Africa, Australia and the Americas. Mohamed is the author of 13 patents and numerous publications and papers. He was SPE Distinguished Lecturer in 2009/2010, and SPWLA Distinguished Lecturer from 2003 to 2007.