Artificial Lift Technology for Beginners

This course is designed to provide participants with an overview of various artificial lift solutions and related production optimization concepts. 

Explanation:

A system that transports reservoir fluid from the subsurface to the surface and separates it into oil, gas, and water is called a Production system. From there the oil and gas streams are treated if necessary and prepared for sale or transport from the field.

The basic elements of a production system:

• The reservoir
• Perforations
• Production packer
• Production casing
• Tubing
• Wellhead
• Choke
• Flowline
• Separator
• Tank.

After introducing the need for an artificial lift system, training will focus on each of the following lift methods:

• Gas lift
• Reciprocating Rod Lift
• Progressive Cavity Pumping (PCP)
• Hydraulic Pumping (HP)
• Electrical Submersible Pumping (ESP)
• Plunger and Capillary System.

Note:

For each lift type, the course covers:

• Main components
• Application envelope
• Relative strengths, and weaknesses.

Benefits:

The course will close with a discussion session wherein trainees would discuss their challenges and plans for lift systems with a view to understanding the applicability of the concepts learned during the training.