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COURSE INFORMATION
Hydraulic Fracturing
Type:
Training Course

Length:
5 Days
CEU:
4
PDH:
40

Fee:
$2995 CAD
5% GST will be added to course fees upon registration.

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Course Description
This 5-day course emphasizes the multi-disciplinary nature of hydraulic fracturing, covering the "Reservoir Engineering" aspects, integrated with the "Fracture Mechanics" aspects, and coupled with "Operational" considerations. This integration is absolutely necessary in order to present how to recognize opportunities for fracturing from hard rock tight gas, to offshore "frac-pack" completions, to multi-fractured horizontal shale wells. Also covered is how to estimate required data for planning and preparing preliminary job designs, how to design, perform, and analyze pre-frac tests, and finally how to arrive at an "optimum" final design. Along with an Introduction to Fracturing, the course covers Reservoir Response, Rock Stresses, Fracture Geometry, Fracture Pressure Analysis, Fracture Fluid & Proppant Selection, Multi - Fractured Horizontal Wells, and Field Application & Quality Control.

A complete set of course materials and lunch is included in this course.

*Participants will need to bring a laptop with Microsoft Excel to each day of this course*


What You Will Learn


  • Data - The importance of the many variables affecting fracturing, and how to recognize critical parameters for specific applications, and how to find/measure critical data.
  • Candidates - How to recognize wells/formations as good fracture candidates, and Water Fracs - How to evaluate formations as candidates for water fracs.
  • Goals - A step-by-step procedure for estimating variables & developing preliminary treatment design goals and pump schedule designs.
  • Multi-Fractured Horizontal Wells - How to develop strategies for horizontal wells (longitudinal vs. transverse, fracture spacing from reservoir and fracturing considerations, etc.)
  • Fracturing Pressure Analysis - How to use fracturing pressure analysis to “check” the preliminary parameter estimates and to develop a final design pump schedule.
  • Materials - How to evaluate/select appropriate materials (fluid/proppant) for fracturing applications.
  • Optimization - Combining all aspects of “fracturing” for fracture optimization.
  • Critical Quality Control - How to perform the critical field QC for good fracturing results.
Course Outline
The course is based on visual aids keyed to a comprehensive manual. The manual contains the most up-to-date collection of state-of-the-art fracturing concepts/practices, and provides an excellent reference for later applications. The manual also includes multiple, detailed, solved case history examples ranging from Australian tight gas wells, to Gulf of Mexico "frac-pack" completions, to North Sea tip screen out (TSO)treatments. Practical applications during the week are built on two complete, detailed, real problems. Several "problems" are available insuring each attendee works on application similar to their current operating environment.

Topics


  • Reservoir Engineering: Fundamental “Reservoir Engineering” aspects of hydraulic fracture design, predicting well performance improvement, etc.

  • Rock Mechanics: How in-situ stresses are generated as a function of depth, reservoir pressure, and geologic structure. How is in-situ stress measured?

  • Fracture Mechanics: What are the major variables that control fracture growth, fracture geometry, and proppant placement. How do we recognize the critical parameters for a specific application?
    - Height: What controls fracture height and how to estimate this?
    - Modulus: What is rock modulus and how do we estimate/measure this critical variable?
    - Fluid Loss: What controls fluid loss while pumping and how do we measure this (& when should we use fluid loss additive)?
    - Toughness: How do we determine “Fracture Tip Effects”?

  • Fracture Pressure Analysis: How to design (& then analyze)pre-frac tests to measure critical design parameter(s), be that fluid loss, height growth, or something else.

  • Pump Schedule: What are the different “types” of fracture pump schedules, and how (& when) fracturing pressure data defines the final design pump schedule.

  • Materials: What are the important properties for fracturing materials(fluid/proppant) and how should these properties be weighted and evaluated for specific applications?

  • Field Procedures: Critical field operating procedures for job execution and QC. What tools are available (and how do they work) for post-frac evaluation?
Instructor
Carl Montgomery
Carl is one of those unique individuals that brings experience from both the service (17 years) and operator (20 years) perspective. His expertise includes propped and acid fracturing, matrix stimulation, geomechanics and well completions. He has authored chapters in 5 technical books/monographs and 25 technical papers, while receiving 22 patents and numerous industry awards including the prestigious 2006 SPE Drilling and Completions Engineer of the Year Award.

Carl is recognized in the industry as one of the most active individuals in the area of well stimulation and completion technologies. He has extensive experience in the techniques, products and engineering practices of hydrocarbon well stimulation, sand control and completion practices. He is a very effective mentor and educator to professionals in the area of well stimulation. He has lived and worked in the Middle East, Far East, South America and North America and has designed and operationally conducted well treatments in over 40 countries around the world.

Formerly of ConocoPhillips, Arco, and Dowell Schlumberger, Carl now works with NSI Technologies.
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Reviews
"The instructor's knowledge and enthusiasm for the subject were perfectly complemented by his approachability and engaging style. Simply put, we need more people like him to teach in this industry."
- Production Engineer

"Great Course. Best/Most applicable course taken by me in the 6 years of doing completions."
- Completions Engineer

"The instructor kept a good balance of course material, real life examples, jokes, etc to keep the overall course interesting and knowledgeable. "
- Exploitation Engineer

"Mike is clearly a true expert in his field, this was very obvious in how he answered questions."
- Completions Engineer

"Overall, a fantastic course that I was happy to have the opportunity to attend. I will definitely recommend this course to other professionals. Thanks for the knowledge and great learning environment."
- Development Engineer

"Excellent. Mike demonstrates very good knowledge about Fraccing."
- Well Site Leader

"Carl is a great resource and excellent teacher."
- Completion Engineer

"The introduction to each major topic using picture presentations and personal experience very good."
- Completions Engineer

"This was one of the best short courses I have taken. Carl is a very patient teacher and I learned a lot more than I expected. The real life stories based on Carl's experiences was one of the best parts."
- Evaluation Engineer

"Carl Montgomery was a really good teacher. He was patient with all the questions and assigned lots of time to each answer."
- Reservoir Engineer

"Great instructor. Good communication. Kept everybody awake. Good stories related to the subject."
- Frac Advisor
Upcoming Sessions
Location:
Calgary, Alberta

Date:
Monday, June 17, 2013
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
 
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
 
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
 
Thursday, June 20, 2013
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
 
Friday, June 21, 2013
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Location:
Calgary, Alberta

Date:
Monday, December 9, 2013
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
 
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
 
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
 
Thursday, December 12, 2013
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
 
Friday, December 13, 2013
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM