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Acidizing Applications in Sandstones and Carbonates - ASC |
Discipline: Production and Completions Engineering
Level: Intermediate
Duration: 5 days
Instructor(s): Steve Metcalf |
Although acidizing is the oldest method of well stimulation, it is often applied with mixed results. It remains, however, a valuable tool for improving well productivity. The key to acidizing success is in the understanding of how it works, the optimum conditions for its application, and proper evaluation of well response after the acidizing treatment. The instructor will present many of the practical aspects of acidizing applications and help provide a better understanding of acidizing as a tool for enhancing well performance.
For the virtual session, class hours will be 0800-1200 CDT (GMT - 5:00) on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of each week.
"The materials in the book are well written, and the slides provide excellent guidelines and rules of thumb that a young engineer can take and apply." - Production Engineer, United States
"Most topics are informative and useful, including sandstone acidizing, acid fracturing, additives, etc. I appreciated Alfred's clarification of [participants'] questions from previous day." - Senior Research Engineer, United States |
Designed For:
Engineers and other personnel involved with the daily operation and management of producing oil and gas wells; production engineers and reservoir engineers involved with well stimulation applications would also benefit from attending this course |
You Will Learn:
How To:
- Assess a well's need for acid stimulation
- Recognize the strengths and limitations of acidizing for stimulation purposes
- Investigate production problems from the standpoint of damage removal and improvement in well production
- Apply acid treatments strategically to improve success
- Approach acidizing applications from a practical viewpoint
- Recognize opportunities for enhancement of acidizing treatments using non-acid fluids
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Course Content:
- Well stimulation objectives
- Types of formation damage
- Influence of skin factor
- Production improvement with skin removal
- Well stimulation and reservoir management
- Perforating techniques and well stimulation
- Acidizing for well stimulation
- Chemistry of sandstone acidizing
- Chemistry of carbonate acidizing
- Acid additives
- Treatment diversion
- Acid fracturing
- Rules of thumb
- Types of acids
- Sandstone acidizing guidelines
- Carbonate acidizing guidelines
- Re-stimulation of acidized wells
- QA/QC in acidizing applications
- Safety precautions
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Instructors:
MR. STEVE METCALF has worked in the petroleum industry for approximately 40 years in both service and operating companies in Texas and Oklahoma. Within his career, he held various research and engineering positions, including 11 years in Acid Research. With Baker Hughes, he held the position of Senior Engineering Advisor with a primary focus in Production Enhancement. He also spent nearly seven years as the Technical Manager in the Permian Basin area for Baker Hughes US Land Pressure Pumping in Midland, TX. In addition to facilitating a variety of top tier, engaging learning events for PetroSkills, Steve owns an independent consulting company, Dead Branch Consulting LLC. Mr. Metcalf has a Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry, with a double minor in Mathematics and Physics from Emporia State University. He also has a Master's of Science Degree in Physical Chemistry from Kansas State University. Steve is a Registered Professional Petroleum Engineer in Oklahoma since 1988, a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers since 1977, and has co-authored over 60 papers in the areas of cementing, acidizing, and fracturing. In addition, Mr. Metcalf is an inventor and co-inventor on six US patents.
In-House Course Presentations
All courses are available for in-house presentation to individual organizations. In-house courses may be structured the same as the public versions or tailored to meet your requirements. Special courses on virtually any petroleum-related subject can be arranged specifically for in-house presentation. For further information, contact our In-House Training Coordinator at one of the
numbers listed below.
Telephone 1- 832 426 1234
Facsimile 1- 832 426 1244
E-Mail inhouse@petroskills.com
Public Course Presentations
How to contact PetroSkills:
1-800-821-5933 toll-free in North America or
Telephone 1-918-828-2500
Facsimile 1-918-828-2580
E-Mail registrations@petroskills.com
Internet www.petroskills.com
Address P.O. Box 35448, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74153-0448, U.S.A
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