Optimizing Unconventional Wells: Plunger & PAGL/GAPL Strategies

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Course Description

The course provides a comprehensive overview of artificial lift methods to remediate liquid loading for unconventional wells, with a particular focus on plunger lift and PAGL/GAPL applications. Understanding the plunger lift hydrodynamics is vital to designing and optimizing plunger lift wells. Instead of relying on the rule of thumbs, engineers are encouraged to design and optimize plunger-lifted wells based on mechanistic and data-driven models. Understanding continuous gas lift, determining when to deploy plungers, the transition of gas lift, PAGL and GAPL, surveillance and automation topics are explored.         

Learning Level

Intermediate to Advanced

Course Length

1-day

Why Attend

Objectives:
•    To gain a comprehensive understanding of artificial lift methods, with a particular focus on plunger lift and gas lift technologies.
•    To develop the ability to design, optimize, and monitor plunger lift systems to maximize production, reduce gas injection and maintain well integrity.
•    Practicing plunger lift mechanistic models and how to use
 

Who Attends

•    Production engineers, facilities engineers, and data scientists that are responsible for conventional and unconventional wells production and surveillance.
•    Reservoir, completion, field and asset supervisors, and managers interested in improving the performance and reducing the emissions and costs related to gas lift for unconventional assets while learning about liquid loading and plunger lift.

Special Requirements

Prerequisites: Attendees should be knowledgeable about petroleum production, preferably with a BSc degree or at least two years of experience.

CEUs

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

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