COURSE OVERVIEW:

Artificial lift systems play a critical role in maximizing well production, improving recovery, and maintaining stable flow throughout the life of a reservoir. This course provides an in-depth understanding of the major artificial lift technologies including gas lift, ESP, PCP, rod pumping systems, jet pumps, and advanced hybrid systems together with their design principles, operation, failure diagnosis, optimization, and selection criteria.

Participants will explore how reservoir conditions, fluid properties, wellbore geometry, and production objectives influence artificial lift selection and performance. The course integrates reservoir engineering fundamentals, multiphase flow behaviour, lift efficiency, surface and downhole equipment considerations, automation systems, and digital optimization tools. Real-world case studies demonstrate how optimized artificial lift selection and operation significantly enhance production performance and field economics.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

After completion of the course, the participants will be able to:

• Understand the operating principles of all major artificial lift systems.
• Evaluate reservoir, well, and fluid characteristics to select the most suitable lift method.
• Design and optimize gas-lift systems, injector allocation, and valve spacing.
• Design ESP systems include pump sizing, motor selection, and stage configuration.
• Analyze the operation of PCP systems and their performance under viscous-fluid conditions.
• Diagnose failures in ESPs, PCPs, rod pumps, and gas-lift wells.
• Evaluate rod-pumping systems, beam-unit design, and downhole pump performance.
• Conduct nodal analysis to evaluate artificial lift performance and optimization.
• Understand multiphase flow issues including slugging, gas interference, and sand production.
• Integrate real-time monitoring and digital optimization tools for lift performance.
• Assess jet pump and hydraulic lift systems for specialized applications.
• Model and forecast well performance under different artificial lift strategies.
• Apply artificial lift selection workflows for mature and unconventional reservoirs.
• Prepare operational strategies to extend lift-system life and minimize downtime.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

• Production Engineers
• Reservoir Engineers
• Petroleum and Subsurface Engineers
• Well Intervention and Operations Personnel
• Field Supervisors and Wellsite Engineers
• Artificial Lift Specialists
• Professionals involved in production optimization and lift design

TRAINING COURSE METHODOLOGY

A highly interactive combination of lectures, discussion sessions, and case studies will be employed to maximise the transfer of information, knowledge, and experience. The course will be intensive, practical, and highly interactive. The sessions will start by raising the most relevant questions and motivating everybody to find the right answers. The attendants will also be encouraged to raise more of their questions and to share in developing the right answers using their analysis and experience. There will also be some indoor experiential activities to enhance the learning experience. Course material will be provided in PowerPoint, with necessary animations, learning videos, and general discussions.

The course participants shall be evaluated before, during, and at the end of the course.

COURSE CERTIFICATE

National Consultant Centre for Training LLC (NCC) will issue an Attendance Certificate to all participants completing a minimum of 80% of the total attendance time requirement.