Specialised Technical Course
Horizontal and Multilateral Wells: Completion and Stimulation
Develop completion and stimulation judgement for horizontal and multilateral wells, linking reservoir contact, production objectives and future intervention access.
Course Overview
Examines completion and stimulation options for horizontal and multilateral wells. Participants review reservoir contact, access requirements and the relationship between completion design and stimulation planning.
Who This Course Is For
- Well and completion engineers
- Well integrity review personnel
- Intervention and operations specialists
- Technical well planning teams
What Participants Will Learn
Relate well objectives to reservoir contact
Compare completion arrangements and isolation requirements
Connect stimulation plans with completion choices
Identify intervention needs and access constraints
Explain a completion and stimulation recommendation
Key topics
- Completion options
- Reservoir contact
- Stimulation planning
- Intervention access
Course Modules
Back to Course OverviewWell Objectives and Contact
Well Objectives and Contact
Module overview
Connect horizontal and multilateral well objectives with reservoir contact and the information needed to compare completion options.
Key topics
Completion options · Reservoir contact · Stimulation planning · Intervention access
Learning outcome
Participants can relate well objectives to reservoir contact.
Learning format
Lectures, well case studies and design exercises
Completion Architecture Options
Completion Architecture Options
Module overview
Review completion arrangements against isolation requirements, production access and the constraints of multiple well branches.
Key topics
Isolation requirements · Branch interfaces · Production access · Reservoir contact
Learning outcome
Participants can compare completion arrangements and isolation requirements.
Learning format
Technical review · diagram exercises
Stimulation Planning Decisions
Stimulation Planning Decisions
Module overview
Examine how completion choices influence stimulation objectives, treatment access and the evidence supporting a proposed approach.
Key topics
Treatment objectives · Completion compatibility · Design assumptions · Stimulation planning
Learning outcome
Participants can connect stimulation plans with completion choices.
Learning format
Worked examples · guided analysis
Intervention Access Review
Intervention Access Review
Module overview
Assess future intervention needs and how well geometry, equipment interfaces and access restrictions affect planning.
Key topics
Well geometry · Equipment interfaces · Access restrictions · Intervention access
Learning outcome
Participants can identify intervention needs and access constraints.
Learning format
Case discussion · planning exercise
Integrated Well Design Case
Integrated Well Design Case
Module overview
Compare a proposed completion and stimulation plan using reservoir objectives, access requirements and documented design assumptions.
Key topics
Design comparison · Assumption review · Decision rationale
Learning outcome
Participants can compare completion and stimulation options against well objectives.
Learning format
Practical case · group review
Programme Information
Course duration, location, practical components, training-centre information and applicable certification arrangements depend on the selected programme.
Learning format: Lectures, well case studies and design exercises
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