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Workshops are offered to teams developing integrated asset models looking to develop more advanced techniques.

PETROAUS will collaborate with you to set agreed learning objectives, and dedicate a Petroleum Engineer with the appropriate expertise to support the learning process.

Target Audience 
This course is targeted at those engineers that have (i) attended the Standard IPM course previously and (ii) have consolidtated their familiarity of MBAL, PROSPER and GAP through consistent use over time.
This course will assume a base level of familiarity of the tools and is intended to promote the analyical features avalaible in creating physics based field realisations in the IPM tools.

Course Agenda

Day 1: GAP / PROPSER / MBAL
- Integrated production modelling review
- Water cut and GOR predictions
- Building history matched reservior models

Day 2: GAP / PROSPER
- Building a hisotry matched IPM model
- VLP matching with multiple well tests
- Ensuring consistency between network and well models
- Optimum pipeline configuration and production optimisation

Day 3: MBAL / OpenServer and Workflows
- Reservior case studies using MBAL: using advanced matching strategies to achinece a history matched reservior
- Using OpenServer to automate tasks in PROSPER, GAp and migrating to visual workflows in RESOLVE

Day 4: PVTp
- Characteristing an AOS starting with a fluid (oil) PVT report
- BO validation using an Equation of State (EoS)
- Characterising an EoS starting with a near critical fluid (condensate) PVT report

Day 5: MBAL, PROSPER and GAP
- Powderhall Retrograde Condensate workshop
- Building a full field integrated model for a 4 reservoir / 5 wells field and analysing different field management options (Flow assurance) 

Course Objective

Upon completion, participants will understand the fundamental aspects of Integrated Production Modelling, and be able to apply Advanced IPM practices and processes to work situations.

Concepts will be explored and presented interactively. The course includes a number of relevant real-life examples to consolidate the theoretical framework covered.


What is unique about this course?

- Practical worked examples
- Class exercises
- Interactive sessions
- Workshops
- Real examples and experiences 

Course Agenda

Day 1: Introduction

- Integrating reservoir models to surface network models and economics for field development purposes (long-term forecast)
- Connecting applications
- Transferring data amongst applications
- Creating field development scenarios
- Applying field operation rules in an integrated model
- Advanced even driven scheduling

Day 2: GAP / PROSPER

- Building a History Matched IPM Model
- VLP Matching with Multiple Well Tests
- Ensuring Consistency between Network and Well Models
- Optimum Pipeline Configuration and Production Optimisation 

 Day 3: MBAL/ OpenServer & Workflows  Reservoir

- Case  studies  using MBAL:  using  advanced matching strategies to achieve a history matched reservoir
- Using OpenServer to automate tasks in PROSPER, GAP and then migrating to Visual  Workflows in RESOLVE. 

Day 4 and 5: Other Integrated Studies

- Inflow Control Devices
- Production Systems Drive By Reinjection Potential
- Other Integrated Studies

 

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to come an intermediate user of the Petroleum Experts IPM suite.
In order to do this the delegates will need to become comfortable with the fundamentals


What is unique about this course?

- Practical worked examples and exercises
- Interactive sessions
- Workshop style training
- Real examples and experiences

Course Agenda

Day 1: Introduction to integrated production systems and why an overall approach is necessary 

- Introduction to PVT, sampling and other sources of errors
- Matching in PVTp – EoS for oil and retrograde condensates
- Introduction to PROSPER – philosophy and methodology
- Pressure loss in the wellbore – gravity and friction terms, slip, holdup
- VLP flow correlations theory. Important parameters
- Inflow performance models – introduction
- Workshop – building a wellbore model, matching PVT and flow correlations, running sensitives, generation of lift curves for output to GAP or simulator
 

Day 2: Inflow performance models – Vogel, Darcy, multi-layer, horizonal, fractured

- Special topics: skin calculation, gravel pack design
- Gas lift introduction – purpose
- Gas lift designs
- Use of ‘Quicklook’ for gas lift
- Practice in building and analyzing well problems. Artificial lift design
- Introduction to ESP modelling
- Workshop – Inflow performance, gravel pack and skin modelling, running sensitivities

Day 3: Introduction to MBAL – theory and capabilities

- Aquifer models, history matching, techniques (numerical and graphical) and simulation
- Running a prediction – importing VLPs ad IPRs from PROSER, adding constraints
- Introduction to multi-tank and multi-PVT MBAL
- Introduction to GAP – theory and capabilities
- Workshop – Building a tank mode, history matching, integration with PROSER for predictions. Field development example

Day 4: Building a surface network model – linking to PROSER well models

- Generation of surface performance curves
- Production monitoring with well tests. Pipeline modelling and matching
- Adding constraints at well, manifold, pipeline and separator level
- Linking PROSPER and MBAL to GAP, for full field optimization and forecasting
- Batch generation of lift curves and IPRS. Production allocation
- Field Optimization – gas lift gas allocation

Day 5: Integrated modelling, RESOLVE, Open Server

- Full field forecasting with linked reservoir models. Using RESOLVE to link models
- Some Open Server Examples
- Workshop – Full field development example

 

Objective

This course will cover Integrated Modelling for different types of wells, concepts of nodal analysis, multiphase flow with PVT analysis. In addition, introduction to REVEAL* and model building for horizontal well. Also analysis of complex wells as well as tight and shale gas.

*Trademark of Petroleum Experts Ltd.

Course Agenda

Day 1

• Introduction to Integrated Modelling.
• Description of well modelling, concepts of nodal analysis.
• Multiphase Flow, Importance of PVT.
• Inflow modelling, applicability and limitations.

Day 2

• Introduction to REVEAL.
• Building models and comparing with the analytical solutions of IPRs.
• Extending wells to horizontal, including water injectors.
• Importance of thermal modelling on injectivity.
• Thermal Fracturing.

Day 3

• Complex well models.
  • ICV/ICDs – Equalizers.
  • Complex Gas Lifted well.

Day 4:

• Tight gas, Shale Gas and Tight Oil.
• Introduction to physical mechanisms driving production.
• Building tight models with fractures.
• Converting simulation results to analytical models.
• Link between modelling and monitoring tight/shale fluid wells.

Day 5:

• Continuing discussions on shale gas/tight oil.
• EOR topics: Polymers and steam (as applicable).

 

This course is intended for those that: (i) work with geological models in the exploration or production domain and need to become familiar with structural geology tools/analysis; (ii) attended the course already some time ago, and require a refresher, or; (iii) are in other disciplines trying to understand how structural geology is integrated into the exploration or production context (e.g. accountants, project managers, etc.).

Objectives

• Learn structural geological theory.
• Discuss the limitations of the theory.
• Apply the theory and become familiar with MOVE.

Course Agenda

• Importance of integrated structural geology modelling for reducing uncertainty in the reservoir model.
• Geological model components – Terminology, assumptions, rock properties, describing shapes.
• Input data for geological models – Data types, collection methods, projection of data.
• Stress and Strain – Calculating in-situ stress, elastic properties, deformation, Andersonian faulting.
• Exercises – Introduction to MOVE; setting up a Stratigraphy Table; importing data; stereonet analysis; interpreting sections & calculating apparent dip.

• Constrained model building using basic geometric principles – Kink-band method.
• Material Balance – Assumptions, Simple depth-to-detachment, Area-depth calculation.
• Constrained model building using mass balance and geological principles – Constant Heave.
• Kinematic Models – Simple Shear, Fault Parallel Flow, Trishear.
• Exercises – Kink-band method to constrain fold shape; geometric fault construction; forward modelling deformation in 2D; geometric restoration.

• Sedimentary basins – Extensional, compressional, strike-slip.
• Evolution of rift basins – Tectono-stratigraphic observations, geological processes.
• Isostasy, mechanical compaction, thermal subsidence.
• Sequential Restoration – Introduction to technique.
• Exercises – Airy isostasy model, Sclater-Christie compaction model & McKenzie thermal subsidence model; Sequential Restoration in MOVE.

• Strain and fracture prediction – Relationship between strain and shear plane orientations
• Critical failure – Mohr Diagram and Coulomb failure.
• 3D model building – Techniques available in MOVE.
• Fault Displacement Analysis – Learn techniques to understand and validate fault displacement.
• Fault Seal Analysis – Fault Rock Seal, Shale Gouge Ratio.
• Exercises – Forward modelling deformation in 3D and calculating strain associated with deformation; generating Discrete Fracture Network (DFN); 3D model building; fault displacement and seal analysis.

• Use learnings from first four days to build a model and carry out integrated structural analysis in MOVE.

The course is targeted towards Petroleum Engineers or Reservoir Engineers with working knowledge of PVT lab reports and fluid PVT. The objectives for the PVT course are:

• To understand the fundamentals of PVT.
• PVT Modelling approaches of (with the pros and cons of each).
  • Equation of State.
  • Black Oil.
• Validating a lab report and Characterising a fluid with Equation of State.
• Obtaining black oil PVT definition from characterised fluid.

Course Agenda

Day 1

• Fundamentals of PVT.
• Fundamentals of Equations of State.
• Fundamentals of Black Oil Correlations.
• Quality checking of a PVT Report.
• Characterising of an Oil Sample (with good quality data).

Day 2

• Black Oil Validation for Oil Sample (with good quality data).
• Characterisation of Oil Sample (revision workshop).
• Black Oil Validation for Oil Sample (revision workshop).

Day 3

• Characterisation of Retrograde Condensate.
• Black oil validation for Condensate Sample.
• Considerations to take in characterising fluid with missing data.
• Flow Assurance analysis using compositional data.

Day 4

• Consistent Fluid PVT definition in Integrated modelling using Lumping Delumping approach.
• Compositional Modelling options in IPM.

 

Black Oil	o Fully Compositional
Tracking	o Black Oil Lumping/Delumping

Day 5

• Workshop – Characterising fluid samples from clients portfolio.

 

Reservoir forecasting using integrated modelling approaches utilising relative permeability and capillary pressure (so-called SCAL) inputs.   

This course provides guidance on to how to get the most out of ‘reasonable and unreasonable’ input values, providing an end-users point of view, supported by practical examples for both oil and gas reservoirs.

Reconciliation of lab data with an emphasis on expected reservoir drive performance using fractional flow theory is highlighted in this course.

Participants will gain an understanding of integrated field management functionality as platform for field management tasks, as well as gain insight into model catalogue functionality.

Training in the functionality of standard workflows in integrated field management includes: well rate estimation, well production test validation and analysis, model based production allocation, system quality control, optimisation and forecasting.