Diagnosis and Practical Solutions for Wellbore Fluid and Heat Flow Problems
Disciplines: Production and Operations
Course Description
This course examines the fluid flow and heat transfer that occurs down hole during the production of oil and gas. Participants will use spreadsheets to compute the pressure and temperature profiles of single- and multi-string completions, and for both conduits of gas-lift wells. These basic principles will then be extended to tackle flow assurance and reservoir surveillance problems using examples from the field.
Topics:
- Fluid- and heat-flow models and their practical applications
- Applications to fluid flow assurance
- Applications to Reservoir Surveillance
Learning Level
Advanced
Course Length
2 Days
Why Attend
A host of problems can threaten flow assurance in offshore and onshore wells. If you are directly involved in flow assurance or need to know more about it, this course is for you. Participants will receive a copy of the SPE text, Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Wellbores, by A.R. Hasan and C.S. Kabir, 2002.
Who Attends
This course is designed for production, reservoir and flow-assurance engineers who are involved in the development of oil or gas reserves and the simulation of integrated systems.
Special Requirements
Attendees need to bring a laptop to class. Participants should have moderate experience or exposure to the topics.
CEUs
1.6 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) are awarded for this 2-day course.
Additional Resources
This course has a supplemental book located in our SPE Bookstore entitled Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Wellbores, Second Edition. Please check out this valuable resource!
Cancellation Policy
All cancellations must be received no later than 14 days prior to the course start date. Cancellations made after the 14-day window will not be refunded. Refunds will not be given due to no show situations.
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We reserve the right to substitute course instructors as necessary.
Instructors
Shah Kabir is an adjunct member of the faculty at U. of Houston and proprietor of CS Kabir Consulting. His experience spans more than 40 years in the areas of transient-pressure testing, fluid and heat-flow modeling in wellbores, and reservoir engineering. He has published over 130 peer-review articles, coauthored the 2002 SPE book Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Wellbores and contributed to the 2009 SPE Monograph Transient Well Testing. Kabir has served on various SPE committees, including the editorial review committees for SPE Production & Facilities, SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering, and SPE Journal. He was a 2006–07 SPE Distinguished Lecturer, received the 2010 Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award, and the SPE/AIME Honorary Membership Award in 2016. Kabir holds a master’s degree from the University of Calgary.
Rashid Hasan is a professor of petroleum engineering at Texas A & M University at College Station, Texas. He has 30 years of teaching, consulting, and research experience in many areas, including fluid and heat flow modeling in wellbores, and pressure-transient testing. He has also worked with NASA on various aspects of multiphase flow and thermo-hydraulic transients. He has published extensively, and is a co-author of the SPE book, Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Wellbores. Hasan has served on various SPE committees, including editorial review for SPE Projects, Facilities & Construction and SPE Journal, and was the recipient of 2011 SPE Production and Operations Award.
Hasan earned his MSc and PhD in chemical engineering from University of Waterloo, Canada.
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