Production Engineering - Presentation To The Interns
Production Engineering - Presentation To The Interns
❑ Well Productivity
• This relates to how easily fluids flow through the
reservoir rock and into the wellbore (Darcy’s Law).
• Fancher – Brown (1963): No slip correlation; sets slip velocity at 0.8 ft/s
• Hagedorn and Brown (Modified): Modified to incorporate Griffith and Wallis that accounts for bubble
flow detection
• Beggs and Brill (1973): For horizontal flow but also modified for deviated wells; Overpredicts for well
and hence is just good for pipelines
• Involves prediction of
flowrate and Pwf
• Reservoir Performance Matching and Prediction; Petrel (Schlumberger), Rubis (KAPPA Engineering),
MatBal (Weatherford), MBAL (Petroleum Experts)
• Surface network Performance Matching and Optimization; PIPESIM (Schlumberger), GAP (Petroleum
Experts
• Downhole Pressure
• Surface Pressure
Production Operations
Production Surveillance
❑Data Measurement
• Measurement purpose i.e., allocation, custody transfer, fiscal, production optimization.
• Choice of measurement depends on purpose i.e., multiphase meters, ultrasonic meters, Coriolis.
. • Data Quality is very key; Important for Production Engineer to understand source, quality and
purpose.
❑Data Reporting and Visualization
• Data gathering, storage and reporting
• Definition of workflows, dashboards
• Data gathered for regulatory, commercial and technical reasons
• Includes both surface and downhole measurements
❑Examples of Data
• Production Test rates
• Production allocation
• Pressure, GOR
• Water Cut
Production Operations
Proposed PAU Well Performance Monitoring Workflow and Dataflow - RTMC
Production Operations
Production Surveillance User Interface - Example
Production Operations
RTMC - Example
Production Operations
Flow Assurance
❑ A big threat at near wellbore and inside wellbore
❑ Pressure and Temperature modelling allows for prediction of these problems and optimization
❑ Process methods such as controlling pressure drops can help prevent asphaltenes
❑Guiding Principles
• Never trust the input data i.e.; always check and validate it
• Employ physics to the analysis and interpretation i.e., Inflow, Outflow and Surface
• Workout the probable solution before using well or reservoir modelling software
Roles of a Production
What Does a Production Engineer Really Do?
❑ Evaluate Inflow and Outflow performance between the
reservoir and the wellbore
❑ Selecting artificial lift equipment i.e., ESP, PCP, Gas lift etc.
❑ Deviated wells with long drains to increase reservoir contact hence optimizing PI
❑ Sand control at onset for all producer wells due to unconsolidated reservoirs
❑ Artificial Lift from the onset as some wells are non-eruptive but also to meet production profile
❑ Annulus Gas venting planned as a way of preventing free gas at pump intake
❑ Full Control of Well (FCW) - Improve well monitoring and run life of pump; Increased Production and
reduced OPEX
Kingfisher Development Project Overview
❑ 31 development wells planned i.e., 19 Producers, 9 Water Injectors and 3 converted wells (from producer
to injector at a later stage) on 4 well pads
❑ Wells to comprise of normal directional wells, highly deviated wells and Extended Reach Drilling (ERD)
wells