PRO 511
Gas Well Deliquification with Artificial Lift and Production Optimization
Gas Well Deliquification with Artificial Lift and Production Optimization
COURSE SCHEDULE
| Code | Date | Location | price (€)* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRO 511 | 8 – 12 Sep 2025 | Online | 1990 |
| PRO 511 | 21 – 25 Jul 2025 | Aberdeen | 3990 |
* Prices are subject to VAT and local terms. Ph.D. students, groups (≥ 3 persons) and early bird registrants (8 weeks in advance) are entitled to a DISCOUNT!
COURSE OVERVIEW
Most all gas wells produce liquid in form of water or condensate. If this liquid is not removed from the wellbore in timely manner the gas production suffers dramatically and eventually ceases altogether. In case of coal-bed methane (CBM) wells, removal of water releases adsorbed methane from the coal seam. Thus, the liquid loading impacts productivity of most all gas assets. Deliquification, an effective way of removing liquid from the wellbore, requires deployment of artificial lift and production optimization techniques for most of gas well’s productive life. Careful selection, design and operation of artificial lift system is extremely important for profitability. Efficient and cost-effective production workflows involve field management using digital oilfield concepts. Understanding of these important production concepts are a must to profitably exploit the existing assets fully.
COURSE OUTLINE
5 days
DAY 1: INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEMS ANALYSIS & GAS WELL LOADING PROBLEM
o Pre-tes, Multiphase flow and PVT properties
o Inflow / Outflow Performance and sensitivity analysis
o Gas Well loading and deliquification problem
o Completion selecdeliquification
o Dead String and Velocity String
o Compression and multiphase pumpings
DAY 2: INTRODUCTION TO ARTIFICIAL LIFT, CAPILLARY SYSTEMS, PLUNGER LIFT
o Artificial Lift Systems: Basics, Why/What/How.
o Capillary Injection Systems
o Applications, Pluses/minuses
o Chemical Delivery and Selection considerations
o Special applications in Shale, long perforations
o Plunger Lift
o Applications, pluses/minuses
o Bottom hole and Surface Setup: Plungers, BHA, Lubricator
o Selection and Special Applications
o Surveillance
DAY 3: GAS-LIFT, PCP, HYDRAULIC LIFT
o Continuous Gas-lift
o Overview, Applications, Pluses/Minuses
o Mandrels, Valves
o Well Performance Curve; Design example
o Surveillance & Optimization Approaches
o Intermittent Gas-Lift
o Overview, Applications
o Gas-Assisted Plunger Lift o Progressing Cavity Pump (PCP)
o Overview, Applications, Pluses/minuses
o PCP Pump Fundamentals
o Surface Equipment
o Application in CSG/CBM wells
o Hydraulic lift
o Basics; applications, Pluses/minuses
o Pumps, Surface Equipment
o Gas Well Applications
DAY 4: ESP, RECIPROCATING ROD LIFT
o Electrical Submersible Pump (ESP)
o Overview, Applications, Pluses/Minuses
o Pump, Intake, Gas Separator, Seal, Motor, Cable, Surface Equipment
o Basic ESP Design and Automation
o Well Performance Curve and Design considerations, Example
o Reciprocating Rod Lift
o RRL Chain, Pump Motion, Applications,
o Pump and Dynamometer cards
o Surface Pumping, Rod Strings & Rod Life
o Optimization using RPC, VFD
o Design example
DAY 5: DIGITAL OIL FIELD
o Artificial lift selection: lift life-cycle and lift changeovers
o Artificial Lift in Shale
o Digital oil field: What & Why
o Components / Data Management
o Data Analytics Importance
o DOF Case study
o Post-test
INSTRUCTOR
Dr. Rajan Chokshi
Dr. Rajan Chokshi works as an artificial lift and production ‘Optimizer’ for Accutant Solutions, a consulting firm out of Houston, USA. He has over 34 years of experience working with a national oil company, research consortia, consulting and software firms, and a service company in various roles from engineer, software developer, project manager, trainer, consultant, and a senior business leader. Dr. Chokshi has worked on projects globally in the areas of multi-phase flow, artificial lift, production webinars and trainings, Dr. Chokshi continues to conduct workshops for practicing professionals globally in SPE and private forums. As an adjunct faculty, he has taught at Texas Tech, Missouri S&T, U of Southern California, and continues to teach at the U of Houston. He has served on various SPE committees like production & facilities advisory, global training and production awards. He is incoming chair of awards & recognition committee. He was co-chair of an SPE artificial lift workshop, and is co-chair of SPE forum on production issues in unconventional. He has been selected twice as an SPE Distinguished Lecturer for the 20152016 and 2018-2019 years.
FAQ
DESIGNED FOR
o Production, reservoir, completion engineers and field operators
o Drilling and facilities engineers working in integrated project teams
o Anyone who is interested in learning about selection, design, analysis and optimum operation of artificial lift and related production systems.
o Project and asset managers interested in expanding their understanding of the effects of deliquification and impact of artificial lift on the performance of their assets.
COURSE LEVEL
o Intermediate
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
o A thorough treatment of liquid loading and deliquification problem including artificial lift techniques for production optimization of gas and CBM wells.
o The basics as well as advanced concepts of each form of artificial lift systems from downhole to the surface including real-time optimization equipment and software.
o Optionally using appropriate software tools, how lift components are designed and analyzed.
o Challenges facing lift applications.
o Gas well life cycle and Artificial lift selection for different stages.
o Unconventional artificial lift applications
o How digital oilfield tools help address these challenges. Recent advances in real-time approaches to the production monitoring and lift management from field case studies
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