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The benefits from attending

• Appraise the selection and operation of key artificial lift techniques
• Describe the concepts of gas lift operation and performance curves. Identify and explain the key factors in gas lift design
• Describe gas lift valve performance and how this is applied in the unloading process
• Explain the shape of gas lift outflow (VLP) curves and the influence of key sensitivities
• Discuss and apply the principles of gas lift diagnosis and performance optimisation
• Describe the concepts of ESP operation and performance curves. Identify the key equipment components of an ESP system
• Identify and explain the key factors, sensitivities and various methods of ESP design. Explain the shape of ESP outflow (VLP) curves and the influence of key sensitivities
• Discuss and apply the principles of ESP diagnosis and runlife optimisation
• Describe the concepts of PCP operation, performance curves and design

Topics

• Introduction to artificial lift
• Origins and classification of artificial lift methods
• Sucker rod pump (SRP) overview
• Progressive cavity pump (PCP) overview
• Electric submersible pump (ESP) overview
• Hydraulic submersible pump (HSP) overview
• Jet pump overview
• Gas lift system overview
• Artificial lift summary and selection criteria
• QUIZ - Principles of Artificial Lift

• Gas lift key concepts
• Gas lift well performance curves

• Introduction to gas lift design
• Gas lift unloading process (introduction)
• Gas lift unloading process (detailed)
• Gas-lift lift curves (VLPs)
• QUIZ - Gas lift concepts

• Gas lift equipment overview
• Gas lift valve operation and equations
• Gas lift valve equations (summary and typical values)
• Gas lift valve calculations (dome pressure and TRO)
• Gas lift valve calculations (example)
• Gas lift valve performance
• Gas lift valve running and pulling procedure
• QUIZ - Gas lift unloading, design and valve performance

• Gas lift well diagnosis

• Electric submersible pumps (ESPs) - background and key concepts
• ESP performance fundamentals - head and dP pump (part 1)
• ESP performance fundamentals - head and dP pump (part 2)
• ESP pump performance curves (part 1)
• ESP pump performance curves (part 2)
• ESP pump performance curves (part 3)
• ESP pump naming conventions
• QUIZ - ESP concepts and operation
• ESP pump curve calculations (metric units)
• ESP pump curve calculations (oilfield units)

• ESP system components
• ESP impeller types
• ESP equipment overview (pump section)
• ESP equipment overview (seal, motor and cables)
• ESP electrical system overview
• ESP motor performance curves and affinity laws

• ESP design overview
• ESP design (alternative calculation method)
• ESP design (equipment selection)
• ESP design (limitations and effect of setting depth)
• ESP design (well or system curve)
• ESP lift curves (VLPs)
• QUIZ - ESP equipment and design

• ESP operations (drawdown control on start up)
• ESP operations (start up with high and low fluid levels)
• ESP control (alarms and trips)
• ESP runlife optimisation

• ESP diagnosis principles (introduction)
• ESP diagnosis principles (monitored variables and key points)
• ESP diagnosis (case history 1)
• ESP diagnosis (case history 2)
• ESP diagnosis (case history 3)
• ESP diagnosis (case history 4)
• ESP diagnosis (case history 5)
• QUIZ - ESP operations and diagnosis

• Progressive cavity pumps (PCPs) - background and key concepts
• PCP performance fundamentals
• PCP pump performance curves
• PCP pump naming conventions

• PCP operation
• PCP design overview
• QUIZ - PCP concepts and operation

• EXAM - Artificial lift systems design and diagnosis