Outline:

DESCRIPTION:

Well refracing has become a game changer in the oil industry. However proper planning, selection of candidate wells, and prediction of refrac results is essential. This course deals with how to evaluate the expected performance of refracing and the comparison of other option such as infill drilling using various up-to-date analytical and numerical software.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This course is aimed at all the technical staff such as reservoir, petroleum and exploitation engineers/technologists, geophysicists, who are involved in hydraulic facing

WHY ATTEND THE COURSE:

•  Get familiar with the applications of Refracing and its benefits
•  Receive understanding of the impact of reservoir and frac characteristics on Refracing
•  Learn about the Pitfalls of refracing, and how to improve its benefits
•  Learn how to select good candidate wells for refracing (case studies)
•  Become familiar with the techniques used to evaluate the performance expectation from refracing (Case studies)
•  Compare the options of refracing vs infill drilling

COURSE AGENDA:

•  Introduction to the benefits of Refracing, illustrated by real example
•  How refracing is performed for open and cased holes
•  Review of the impact of reservoir parameters on the performance of refraced wells.
•  Methods of determining reservoir parameters from PTA, PTA, and DFIT
•  How to select the best location of refracing
• Identification of sweet spots
• Identification of natural fractures
• Identification of operational problems during original fracing
• Case studies using analytical and numerical models on refrac optimization
•  Evaluation of flow-back period (clean-up period)
•  Refrac optimization; frac stage spacing, frac fluids, use of diverters
•  Is the pressure interference of Hz wells beneficial?!
•  Optimization of parent/child well performance