COURSE OVERVIEW:

Advanced Integrated Production Modelling (IPM) Workflows represent the pinnacle of modern petroleum engineering, involving the seamless coupling of subsurface reservoir models with surface network and facility simulations. This topic is vital to the energy sector because it allows engineers to identify system-wide bottlenecks and optimize the entire production chain rather than focusing on isolated components. In an era of thin margins and complex field architectures, the ability to predict how a change in a reservoir’s pressure will affect the delivery at the central processing facility is a critical competitive advantage.

The scope of this course encompasses the technical integration of numerical reservoir simulation, wellbore modeling, and gathering system analysis. Key themes include the synchronization of disparate software platforms, the management of transient flow effects within steady-state models, and the implementation of automated optimization algorithms. By bridging the gap between reservoir, production, and facilities engineering, participants learn to build "digital twins" of their assets that provide high-fidelity forecasts and support complex investment decisions.

Participants will apply the knowledge gained to resolve real-world challenges such as field-wide backpressure optimization, gas-lift allocation in constrained networks, and long-term production forecasting under varying facility constraints. These workflows lead to significant risk reduction by identifying potential flow assurance issues before they occur and ensuring that surface equipment is correctly sized for future fluid compositions. Ultimately, this course drives operational excellence by maximizing the recovery factor and ensuring the most efficient use of organizational capital and resources.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

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

• Design and construct a full-field Integrated Production Model (IPM) from reservoir to delivery point.
• Perform multi-point wellbore modeling to capture complex inflow performance.
• Integrate numerical reservoir simulators with surface network models (e.g., GAP or PIPESIM).
• Execute advanced global optimization for gas-lift and ESP allocation across a network.
• Analyze the impact of facility constraints on well-level production and reservoir recovery.
• Implement automated workflows for model history matching and validation.
• Evaluate transient flow effects and their integration into steady-state production models.
• Manage fluid characterization and EoS (Equation of State) consistency across the integrated model.
• Predict future debottlenecking requirements based on varying production scenarios.
• Quantify the uncertainty in production forecasts through multi-variant sensitivity analysis.
• Optimize the placement of new wells by simulating their impact on existing infrastructure.
• Design life-of-field production strategies that account for changing water cuts and GOR.
• Develop "What-If" scenarios for major facility turnarounds or infrastructure upgrades.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

• Senior Production Engineers
• Reservoir Simulation Specialists
• Asset Managers
• Integrated Field Planning Teams
• Facilities Engineers focusing on System Integration

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.