COURSE OVERVIEW:

Water flooding remains the most common secondary recovery method used to maintain reservoir pressure and sweep oil toward production wells. This course provides a comprehensive guide to the design, implementation, and management of water flood projects. Participants will explore the physics of fluid displacement, including fractional flow theory and mobility ratios.

The curriculum focuses on "Pattern Management" the strategic arrangement of injectors and producers (e.g., 5-spot, 9-spot, peripheral flooding). Attendees will learn how to monitor flood performance using diagnostic plots (Hall, Chan, VRR) and how to identify problems like channeling, bypassed oil, and poor vertical sweep. The course also addresses the chemistry of water compatibility and the mechanics of injection wells.

By the end of the program, reservoir and production engineers will be able to optimize injection rates, balance patterns, and implement surveillance programs that maximize recovery factors and extend the economic life of the field.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

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

• Explain the principles of secondary recovery and pressure maintenance.
• Understand the physics of Immiscible Displacement (Buckley-Leverett).
• Calculate Displacement, Areal, and Vertical Sweep Efficiencies.
• Design and select Water Flood Patterns for different reservoir types.
• Determine optimal injection rates and pressures (Fracture Gradient).
• Evaluate Water Quality requirements and compatibility.
• Monitor performance using Voidage Replacement Ratio (VRR).
• Utilize Hall Plots to diagnose injectivity decline and skin.
• Interpret Chan Plots to identify water production mechanisms.
• Identify and mitigate Bypassed Oil through surveillance.
• Optimize water flood in heterogeneous and fractured reservoirs.
• Manage the transition from Water Flood to Tertiary EOR.
• Conduct technical and economic evaluations of water flood projects.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Reservoir Engineers, Production Engineers, and Geoscientists.

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.