Production Courses, cont.

Basic EOR (Enhanced Oil Recovery)2.3 CEUs

Length: 3 days

• DefineEORandwhyEOR• Describe displacement fundamentals—vertical and

arealsweepefficiency• Introduction to polymer flooding from polymer

chemistrytolaboratorytestsandfieldexamples• Review of surfactant/alkaline/polymer flooding with

experiencesinbasiclaboratorytestsandsomefieldpilots• Otherchemicaltestforsweepimprovementandprofile

modifications(gelsandfoam)• Analyzingthermalmethodswithprocessvariations

(steam,CCS,insitucombustion,SAGD)• Fundamentalsofgasflooding(HC,CO2,airandN2)

withexamplesoflaboratoryandfieldresponses

Recommended For Engineers, geoscientists, management personnel or othertechnicalpersonnelwithatleastaB.S.degreewithsomeex-perienceinreservoirengineering.Benefitsindividualswhoareresponsibleforthedesign,implementation,andmanagementofEORprojects.Alsobeneficialforothertechnicalperson-nelinvolvedinnumericalsimulationstudies,screening,andplanningofEORapplications.Thiscoursemayinterestnewrecruitsaswellasexperiencedprofessionals.

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PETEX Production

Courses ➤ ProductionTechnology ➤ Completionand

Workover ➤ BasicEOR(Enhanced

OilRecovery)

www.utexas.edu/ce/petexJanuary, 2010

PETEX Production Courses All course sections taught by professionals with experience in the field!

Production Technology7.1 CEUsLength: 9½ days or Subsurface: 5 days (3.8 CEUs) Surface: 4½ days (3.3 CEUs)1st Week—Subsurfacereservoir FunDAmentAls • Reservoirrock • Overviewofreservoirdrives characteristics • Methodsofdetermining • Reservoirfluids reserves • Fluidflow • ReservoirstimulationnAturAl Drive mechAnisms • Waterdrive • Gas-capexpansiondrive • Dissolvedgasdrive • CombinationdriveWellheAD eQuiPment • Equipmentoverview • Installation,testing, • Equipmenttypes maintenance • WirelineequipmentArtiFiciAl liFt mechAnisms • Artificialliftmethods • Progressivecavitypumps • Artificialliftselection • Hydraulicjetpumps criteria • Capillaryinjectionstring • Electricsubmersiblepumps • Plungerlift • Suckerrodpumping • GasliftenhAnceD recoverY • Wellperformanceand • Chemicalmethods surveillance • Misciblemethods • Secondaryrecovery • Thermalmethods • Waterflood • Tertiary/CO2recoveryoFFshore ProDuction—sPeciAl consiDerAtions

2nd Week—SurfaceProDuction oPerAtions PrActicessePArAtion • Multi-phasefluids • Separatingliquidsand • Separatinggasandliquids condensate • TestseparatorstreAting liQuiDs • Liquiddehydration • Valvesandcontrols • FreewaterknockouttreAting gAs • Dehydration • Safety • GastreatingmeAsuring liQuiDs AnD gAses • Measuringliquids • GasmeasurementProDuceD WAter mAnAgement AnD DisPosAlleAse AutomAtion AnD emergencY shutDoWn • Typesofequipment • Enddevices • Human/machineinterface • SCADAsystem • Master • TypesofESDsystems • Communications • Maintenanceandsafety • RTU considerations

oil AnD gAs corrosion

Recommended ForTechnicians,foremen,productionoperators,andworkoverpersonnel

Need on-site training?These courses can be customizedto meet your company’s needs.

For more information please call 281.443.7144.

Completion and Workover7.1 CEUs

Length: 9½ days or 1st Week: 5 days (3.8 CEUs) 2nd Week: 4½ days (3.3 CEUs)

1st WeekPlAnning the Job • Rotaryvsservicerig • Logistics–scheduling • EquipmentchecklistPiPe recoverY • Freepointbackoff • Jetcutteroperation operations • ChemicalcutteroperationsFishing • Loosejunk • Specializedtools • WirelinefishingWireline oPerAtions • Surfaceequipment • WirelinetoolsWell logging • Open-holelogging • Collarlogs • Fluids • Cementbondlogsselection oF DoWnhole eQuiPment • Packers • Preparationforfuture • Sealassemblies downholework • Landingnipplessolvent AnD chemicAl treAting, scAle AnD PArAFFin

removAl AnD control • Typesofscaledeposits • Formationdamage andscaledeposits • Safetyconsideration • ApplicationsandrestrictionscomPletion FluiD • Safety&environmental • Fluidlosscontrol considerations material/selection • Fluids • Displacements • Guidelines&issues • Massbalance • BrineeconomicscAsing AnD tubing • Selectionanduseofcasing,tubing,anddrillpipe • StringdesignconsiderationssAnD, clAY, AnD WAter control • Gravelpack • Screenandliner

2nd WeekPerForAting • Casing • Unbalanced • Downtubing • Jetvsfluid

FrActuring • Purposeoffracturing • Fracturingfluidsselection • Mini-fracturing

PrimArY cementing AnD sQueezing • Muddisplacement • Plugcementing • Bondlogging • Squeezecementing • Cementandadditives • Cementdurability

DeePening oPerAtions AnD siDetrAcking • Drilloutbelowcasing • Cutwindowandsidetrack

liners • Applications • Hangingliner • Linerhangers • Disconnectrunningtool • Runninglinerinwell • Cementingliner

coil tubing AnD nitrogen • Application • Safetyconsiderations • Toolsandequipment

PrimArY testing • Pourpoint • Swabtest • Bottomholesamples • Bottompressurebuilduptest

evAluAtion oF tests • Absoluteopenflow • H2Sanalysis • Gasandoilanalysis • GORdetermination

AcciDent Prevention

Recommended ForTechnicians,foremen,andsupervisory-levelproductionoperators,workoverpersonnel,anddrillingpersonnel

Completion and Workover, cont.Production Technology, cont.