COURSE OVERVIEW:

This course provides an introductory understanding of the principles and practices of well completion, from the end of drilling operations through to placing the well on production. Participants will be introduced to the overall oil well drilling process and how completion fits into the well life cycle, including key design decisions that influence well integrity, productivity, and long-term performance.

The course covers well construction and completion architecture, perforation techniques, completion fluids and their selection, and the main completion concepts used in vertical and horizontal wells. Participants will also learn about key downhole tools, gravel pack and its components, tubing design and selection, and the proper selection of casing, tubing, and associated connections to support maximum well integrity and safe operations.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

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

• Describe the overall oil well drilling process and explain how well completion fits into the well construction and production life cycle.
• Explain the basic elements of well construction and how completion design relates to casing strings, cement, and well barriers.
• Describe the main well perforation techniques and their impact on well productivity and completion integrity at a conceptual level.
• Identify different types of completion fluids, describe their key properties, and explain the criteria for selecting appropriate fluids for specific completion operations.
• Explain fundamental well completion concepts, including cased hole and open hole completions, single and dual completions, and basic completion architectures.
• Recognize the main types of downhole completion tools and their roles in controlling flow, zonal isolation, and well operations.
• Describe gravel pack completions and their components, and explain why and where gravel packs are used for sand control.
• Explain basic aspects of horizontal well completions and how they differ from vertical well completions in terms of design and operations.
• Describe the main considerations in tubing design and selection, including size, grade, and connection selection at an introductory level.
• Recognize the importance of proper selection of casing and tubing and associated connections for maximum well integrity and safe, reliable production.
• Appreciate the role of completion design in achieving maximum well integrity, operability, and long-term performance.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

• New joiners to drilling, completion, or production teams
• Junior petroleum, drilling, and completion engineers
• New graduate engineers entering subsurface or well engineering roles
• Field and office-based staff who require an introductory understanding of well completion design
• Other technical staff in multidisciplinary teams who interface with well completion activities

TRAINING COURSE METHODOLOGY:

A highly interactive combination of lectures and discussion sessions, as well as case studies, will be managed to maximize the amount and quality of information, knowledge, and experience transfer. The course will be intensive but 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 learning. Course material through PowerPoint equipped with necessary animation, learning videos, and general discussions will be provided.

The course participants shall be evaluated before, during, and after the course.

COURSE CERTIFICATE:

National Consultant Centre for Training LLC (NCC) will issue an Attendance Certificate to all participants who complete at least 80% of the total attendance time requirement.