Course Objectives:

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

1. Introduction to Perforation in Well Completions

• Understand the role of perforation in well productivity and reservoir performance.
• Learn about perforation techniques, design considerations, and operational objectives.
• Identify key challenges in perforating for different reservoir conditions (sandstone, carbonate, shale, HPHT, deepwater, etc.).

2. Perforation Techniques and Selection

• Learn about various perforation methods, including:
• Conventional bullet perforation.
• Shaped charge perforation (jet perforators).
• Abrasive jetting and laser perforation technologies.
• Understand the advantages and limitations of each method based on well conditions.

3. Perforation Design and Optimization

• Learn how to design optimal perforation geometry for maximum productivity.
• Implement penetration depth, shot density, and phase angle optimization.
• Understand API RP 19B testing and performance data interpretation.
• Learn about perforation cluster spacing and fracturing compatibility.

4. Perforation Charges and Gun Systems

• Understand shaped charge designs and selection criteria.
• Learn about perforating gun configurations (through-tubing, casing guns, expendable systems, strip guns, etc.).
• Evaluate carrier-free and big-hole perforation technologies for enhanced flow performance.

5. Perforation for Enhanced Well Performance

• Learn perforation strategies for vertical, horizontal, and multilateral wells.
• Understand how perforation affects reservoir flow and inflow performance.
• Implement perforation techniques for hydraulic fracturing, acid stimulation, and sand control applications.

6. Wellbore and Reservoir Considerations in Perforation

• Address perforation damage mechanisms (compaction, debris blockage, formation stress).
• Learn about underbalanced vs. overbalanced perforating and their effects on formation damage.
• Optimize perforation fluid and pressure selection to improve connectivity.

7. Perforation Safety, Execution, and Quality Control

• Implement safe perforation operations, risk management, and explosive handling procedures.
• Learn about wireline, tubing-conveyed, and coiled tubing perforation deployment methods.
• Develop perforation execution plans, QA/QC measures, and real-time monitoring.

8. Case Studies and Troubleshooting in Perforation Design

• Analyze real-world case studies on perforation success and failures.
• Develop problem-solving strategies for low productivity, formation damage, and completion inefficiencies.
• Apply best practices for maximizing well performance through optimized perforation strategies.

Target Audience

This course is designed for professionals involved in well completions, perforation design, and production optimization, including:

• Completion Engineers
• Well Intervention Engineers
• Wireline and Perforation Specialists

• Production Engineers
• Reservoir Engineers
• Stimulation & Fracturing Specialists

• Wellsite Supervisors
• Field Service Technicians
• Explosives & Gun System Operators