This 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.

Topics Include:

• Drilling methods and costs
  
• Well spacing and drainage areas
  
• Recovery factors and steady-state solutions
  
• Case histories: coning applications
  
• Fractured horizontal wells
  
• Forecasting production

Intermediate

1 Day

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.

This course is for reservoir, production, drilling, and completion engineers, managers, and other personnel who are interested in learning about selecting reservoirs for horizontal wells and understanding production performance of horizontal wells.

Bring a calculator to class.

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.

Sada Joshi is president and CEO of Joshi Technologies International. He has more than 30 years of experience in horizontal wells and has been advisor to more than 200 field projects around the world. He has written many technical papers and the book, Horizontal Well Technology.

Joshi served as a Distinguished Lecturer for SPE (1995–1996) and was named as “One of the 100 Most Influential People of the Petroleum Century” by Hart Publications in 2000. In 2003, Joshi was named as a Distinguished Alumnus by his alma mater, IIT Bombay, India. He earned his PhD in mechanical engineering from Iowa State University in 1978.