Well Testing - Getting the Objectives Right

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Disciplines: Reservoir

Course Description

This course reviews past and current testing methodology applied to conventional and non-conventional reservoirs (shale oil and gas), heavy and extra heavy oil, naturally fractured, carbonates and gas condensate reservoirs located either inland or offshore. Participants will learn that, although current testing practices are carried out using modern testing equipment and high resolution pressure data acquisition system, getting the reservoir evaluation objectives depends on the behavior of the formation fluid properties, well completion, and flow assurance situations which just happen to be known only when testing is carried out, and in many cases have not been anticipated by test design. To get the testing objectives right, testing program changes need to be done during the progress of the test which are based on well pressure and production data analysis.  Based on field experience there is always a risk of not getting evaluation objectives at all or an equally worst testing scenario where the obtained evaluation results are subject to discussion.   

Topics:

• Well testing – why and when is needed
• Conventional and non-conventional reservoirs
• Hydraulically Fractured Horizontal Wells
• Heavy and extra heavy oil reservoirs
• Carbonates and fractured reservoirs
• Gas-condensate reservoirs.
• Testing management 
• Flow assurance
• Management of contingencies

Learning Level

Intermediate

Course Length

2 Days

Why Attend

There are many reservoir and flow assurance situations when testing the well which have not been anticipated by test design. This course will make you aware that in order to get testing objectives right, appropriate management of contingencies during testing which are based on pressure and rate data analysis is needed in most cases.

Who Attends

This course is for petroleum, reservoir and production engineers, as well as testing managers.

CEUs

1.6 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) are awarded for this 2-day course.

Additional Resources

This course has a supplemental book located in our SPE Bookstore entitled Applied Well Test Interpretation. Please check out this valuable resource!

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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