COURSE OVERVIEW:

Well Planning Fundamentals for Production and Reservoir Teams is a multidisciplinary course designed to foster collaboration during the early stages of well design. A successful well must not only be drilled safely but must also be productive, maintainable, and cost-effective over its entire lifecycle. This course provides reservoir and production engineers with the knowledge required to influence the drilling and completion design to ensure long-term asset value.

The scope of this training includes the translation of reservoir requirements such as target location, drainage area, and expected rates into technical well specifications. Participants will explore how trajectory design impacts artificial lift efficiency and how casing programs affect future intervention access. The curriculum emphasizes the "Statement of Requirements" (SOR) process, teaching attendees how to clearly communicate production needs to the drilling team.

Coverage also includes the fundamentals of wellbore stability, completion selection, and life-of-well planning. Attendees will learn how to evaluate the impact of different architectures (horizontal, multilateral, or smart) on the field development plan. By focusing on the integrated nature of well planning, this course ensures that production and reservoir teams can contribute effectively to the creation of wells that are optimized for both initial delivery and long-term sustainability.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

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

• Define the roles and responsibilities in an integrated well-planning team.
• Translate reservoir objectives into a technical "Statement of Requirements" (SOR).
• Analyze the impact of well trajectory on production and artificial lift.
• Evaluate the pros and cons of various completion types (Open hole vs. Cased).
• Identify how casing and tubing sizes impact future production and intervention.
• Explain the basics of wellbore stability and its impact on drainage.
• Incorporate life-of-well maintenance requirements into initial designs.
• Assess the feasibility of "Smart Well" and multi-lateral architectures.
• Collaborate effectively with Drilling and G&G teams during planning.
• Identify potential flow assurance risks early in the design phase.
• Evaluate the cost-benefit of different well designs for the asset.
• Contribute to the creation of robust well barrier and integrity plans.
• Understand the regulatory and environmental constraints on well placement.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Reservoir Engineers, Production Engineers, Asset Planners, Geologists, and Junior Drilling Engineers.

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.