Fundamentals of Well Testing Operations

Fundamentals of Well Testing Operations

OBJECTIVES

• Well Testing Objectives
• Basics of Well Testing Interpretation
• Surface Well Testing
• Testing Data Acquisition
• Fluid Sampling and Analysis
• Drill-Stem Testing
• Tubing Conveyed Perforating
• HSE Best Practices

WHO SHLOULD ATTEND?

Reservoir Engineers, Production Engineers, Petroleum Engineers, Production Supervisors as well as others needing a practical understanding of Well Testing Operations.

COURSE OUTLINE

Day 1

Introduction to Testing Services 

• Overview of the complete Testing Cycle
• Well Testing Objectives

 Well Test Interpretation

• Permeability
• Description of Fluid Flow in Porous Media (Pressure Diffusion)
• Pressure vs Flow Rate Relationship (Darcy Equation/Linear-Radial)
• Skin
• Pressure vs Flow Rate Relationship (Diffusivity Equation)
• Example Pressure/Flow Rate vs Time Data and Flow Periods
• Log-Log graph (Early-Middle-Late Time)
• Boundary types and derivative behavior
• Data matching for determining reservoir and boundary properties

 Day 2

Introduction to TCP

• Perforating Principle
• Gun System Description and Selection
• Firing Heads and Accessories
• TCP Workshop – PRACTICAL SESSION

Introduction to DST

• Introduction to DST concept
• DST Workshop – PRACTICAL SESSION

Day 3

Reservoir Fluid Sampling and Analysis

• Downhole Sampling Operations – Cased Hole and Open Hole
• Onsite Fluid Analysis with Wellsite Chemistry: methods, major equipment and applications
• Surface Fluid Sampling: separator and wellhead sampling, Phase Sampler

Reservoir Fluid Sampling and Analysis workshop

• Demonstration of Downhole Sampling Equipment
• Demonstration of Wellsite Chemistry Equipment (MGC, SirG, UOP and Water Analysis kit)
• Demonstration of Separator Sampling points and principle of operations

Day 4

Introduction to Surface Testing

• Introduction to Surface Well Testing and Well Test Parameters
• Equipment Introduction
• Equipment Selection and Testing Procedures/Standards Introduction
• Basic Well Test Operations and Processes

Surface Welltest – PRACTICAL SESSION

• Well test Practical Introduction
• Practical Simulation of a well test

Day 5

Testing Data Acquisition (TDA) and Multiphase Flowmeter (Vx) theory

• Introduction to TDA
• Introduction to Vx

Evaluation

• Class Evaluation
• Round table and wrap up