The course then delves into the various types of artificial lift systems and the criteria for selecting the appropriate one. Participants will explore both the theoretical and practical aspects of the most widely used artificial lift methods, gaining a solid understanding of the underlying principles, as well as the advantages, disadvantages, applications, and limitations of each system.
Key topics of the Energy training course will include:
- Reservoir performance: understanding inflow and outflow relationships
- Reservoir properties and their influence on formation damage
- Damage mechanisms: how sandstones and carbonates are affected, and the role of mineralogy, clay chemistry, scale, and paraffin
- Damage prevention strategies: drilling, completion, and production methods, including the selection of fluids and additives
- Evaluation of damage: analyzing production performance and conducting pressure reviews
- Damage removal techniques: acidizing methods, wellbore washes, perforating techniques, and hydraulic fracturing for damage bypass
- Overview of artificial lift technologies and systems
- Key equipment and accessories for artificial lift systems
- Artificial lift screening: criteria for system selection
- Design considerations for artificial lift systems
- Limitations and benefits of various artificial lift systems

