Advanced Well Stimulation Field Problems
Disciplines: Completions | Drilling
Course Description
The course is designed for engineers who deal with well performance enhancement. The course will go through various techniques that can be used to enhance productivity of oil and gas wells. This is followed by overview of acid and hydraulic fracturing, matrix treatments for carbonate and sandstone formations. Issues related to candidate selection, treatment design, selection of acid additives, lab testing, acid placement, QA/QC, job execution, and treatment evaluation will be discussed in detail. The course will end with introducing new technologies for carbonate and sandstone acidizing. Field cases will be given to highlight problems and how lab testing was used to find cost effective solutions to these problems.
Learning Level
Advanced
Course Length
5 Days
Why Attend
- Learn various techniques that can be used to enhance productivity of oil and gas wells
- Understand the acid, hydraulic fracturing and matrix treatments for carbonate and sandstone formations
- Learn how to achieve candidate selection, treatment design, selection of acid additives, lab testing, acid placement, QA/QC, job execution, and treatment evaluation
Who Attends
Engineers that are involved in well stimulation and production problem solving.
Special Requirements
Participants should have moderate experience or exposure to the topic.
CEUs
4.0 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) are awarded for this 5-day course.
Cancellation Policy
All cancellations must be received no later than 14 days prior to the course start date. Cancellations made after the 14-day window will not be refunded. Refunds will not be given due to no show situations.
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We reserve the right to substitute course instructors as necessary.
Instructor
Dr. Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din is a professor and holder of John Edgar Holt Endowed Chair at Texas A&M University in petroleum engineering. Previously, he worked for 15 years as Principal Professional and Team Leader of the Stimulation Research and Technology Team, Saudi Aramco. Before joining Saudi Aramco, he worked for four years as a staff research engineer with the Petroleum Recovery Inst. in Calgary. He also worked as a research associate with the U. of Saskatchewan, the U. of Ottawa, and the U. of Alberta, all in Canada. His research interests include well stimulation, formation damage, cementing, drilling fluids, two-phase flow, enhanced oil recovery, rheology, conformance control, interfacial properties, adsorption, and non-damaging fluid technologies.
Nasr-El-Din has several patents and has published more than 500 technical papers. He is an adjunct professor with the U. of Alberta and has supervised several MSc and PhD students. He has received numerous awards within Saudi Aramco for significant contributions in stimulation and treatment-fluid technologies and stimulation design, and for his work in training and mentoring.
Nasr-El-Din holds BS and MS degrees from Cairo U. and a PhD degree from the U. of Saskatchewan, Canada, all in chemical engineering. He serves on the SPE steering committees on corrosion and oilfield chemistry, is a review chairperson for SPEJ and is a technical editor for SPEPO, and SPEDC. He was invited to give keynote presentations in various SPE and NACE conferences. He received the SPE Regional Technical Discipline Award for Production and Operations in 2006, was named a Distinguished SPE Member in 2007, and received SPE awards for Outstanding Associate Editor (SPEJ) and Outstanding Technical Editor (SPEPO) in 2008. In addition, he received SPE Production and Operations Award and Outstanding Associate Editor Award (SPEJ) in 2009.