COURSE OVERVIEW:

Well completion is the critical link between the reservoir and the surface facilities, directly governing well deliverability, integrity, and long-term performance. A properly designed and executed completion maximises reservoir contact, controls sand and unwanted fluids, and enables efficient production and intervention throughout the life of the well. Poorly designed completions can result in low productivity, rapid decline, integrity failures, and costly workovers.

This course provides a comprehensive and practical understanding of well completion concepts, design workflows, equipment selection, and performance optimisation. It covers the full spectrum from basic completion components and configurations to advanced smart completions, sand control systems, inflow control technologies, and artificial lift interfaces. Participants will learn how to translate reservoir and well objectives into fit-for-purpose completion designs, taking into account mechanical integrity, flow assurance, and future intervention requirements.

Emphasis is placed on the integration of reservoir, drilling, completion, and production engineering perspectives. The course also addresses completion performance analysis using inflow and outflow models, nodal analysis, well test and production data interpretation, and troubleshooting of common completion-related problems. Field examples and case studies from vertical, deviated, and horizontal wells in different reservoir environments will be used to reinforce key concepts and best practices.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

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

• Explain the role of well completions in connecting the reservoir to surface facilities and controlling well performance.
• Describe the main types of completion systems (cased hole, open hole, barefoot, liner, and multilateral completions) and their applications.
• Interpret reservoir and well objectives and translate them into completion design requirements.
• Identify and describe the functions of key completion components such as packers, tubing, safety valves, nipples, and sliding sleeves.
• Understand the principles and selection criteria for sand control options, including gravel packs, frac packs, screens, and expandable systems.
• Evaluate the impact of completion design on inflow performance, skin, and productivity index.
• Apply basic nodal analysis concepts to assess well completion and production system performance.
• Assess completion options for vertical, deviated, and horizontal wells, including multistage stimulation and inflow control devices.
• Recognise the interface between completion design and artificial lift systems such as ESPs, gas lift, and rod pumping.
• Identify key well integrity considerations in completion design, including barriers, annular pressure management, and material selection.
• Interpret production and well test data to evaluate completion performance and diagnose completion-related problems.
• Outline procedures for completion, installation, testing, and commissioning, including quality control and acceptance criteria.
• Propose remedial actions and workover strategies to address completion failures, sand production, or unwanted fluid production.
• Review practical case studies to extract lessons learned and develop best practice guidelines for completion and performance management.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

• Completion engineers, well intervention engineers, and well services engineers.
• Production and reservoir engineers are involved in well performance analysis and optimisation.
• Drilling engineers and well planners who need to understand completion requirements and constraints.
• Field and operations engineers are responsible for supervising the completion, installation and operation.
• Asset team members, technical authorities, and engineering managers are involved in completion design decisions.
• Service company professionals provide completion equipment, sand control, and well performance services.

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 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.