Reservoir Aspects of Horizontal and Multilateral Wells
Disciplines: Management | Reservoir
Course Description
This course includes discussion on the practical issues and reservoir parameters of horizontal well projects. The topics include formation damage, drainage areas, well spacing, well reserves, and rate calculations using steady-state and pseudo steady-state methods. The course includes several field case histories and performance analysis of horizontal wells.
Topics:
- Drilling methods and costs
- Well spacing and drainage areas
- Recovery factors and steady-state solutions
- Case histories: coning applications
- Fractured horizontal wells
- Forecasting production
Learning Level
Intermediate
Course Length
1 Day
Why Attend
While horizontal wells are riskier and more expensive than conventional wells, the production gains may be worth it. This course teaches you when the technology justifies the risk.
Who Attends
This course is for reservoir, production, drilling, and completion engineers, managers, and other personnel who are interested in learning about selecting reservoirs for horizontal wells and understanding production performance of horizontal wells.
Special Requirements
Bring a calculator to class.
CEUs
0.8 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) are awarded for this 1-day course.
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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SPE reserves the right to cancel or re-schedule courses at will. Notification of changes will be made as quickly as possible; please keep this in mind when arranging travel, as SPE is not responsible for any fees charged for cancelling or changing travel arrangements.
We reserve the right to substitute course instructors as necessary.
Instructor
Sada Joshi is president and CEO of Joshi Technologies International. He has more than 30 years of experience in horizontal wells and has been advisor to more than 200 field projects around the world. He has written many technical papers and the book, Horizontal Well Technology.
Joshi served as a Distinguished Lecturer for SPE (1995–1996) and was named as “One of the 100 Most Influential People of the Petroleum Century” by Hart Publications in 2000. In 2003, Joshi was named as a Distinguished Alumnus by his alma mater, IIT Bombay, India. He earned his PhD in mechanical engineering from Iowa State University in 1978. For outstanding achievement in the field of engineering, ISU awarded Joshi with the Anson Marston Medal in 2012.