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Program Professional Framework

Well Testing & Production Optimization Operations

Program Overview

Accurate well tests are the basis for reservoir management, production allocation and optimisation decisions. This programme links the two disciplines: planning and running production and pressure transient tests, test equipment and safety, interpretation of buildup and drawdown data, and then using test results with nodal analysis to optimise chokes, lift settings and well routing. Participants also examine allocation, surveillance and integrated optimisation practices used by operators managing large Gulf fields with many wells and shared facilities.

Learning Outcomes

✓Design a well test programme specifying objectives, duration, equipment and safety requirements.
✓Interpret a pressure buildup test to estimate permeability, skin and average reservoir pressure.
✓Assess test separator and multiphase meter data quality and correct common measurement errors.
✓Use nodal analysis to evaluate choke, tubing and artificial lift changes for production gain.
✓Prioritise optimisation opportunities across a group of wells sharing facility constraints.

Target Audience

Production and reservoir engineers
Well testing engineers and supervisors
Field operations and optimisation teams
Production allocation and surveillance specialists

Detailed Program Modules

01Objectives and Types of Well Tests

Production, drawdown, buildup and interference tests
Exploration versus development test objectives
Test programme design and approval

02Well Test Equipment and Operations

Surface test packages, separators and burners
Downhole gauges and DST strings
HSE controls and simultaneous operations

03Pressure Transient Analysis

Flow regimes and derivative diagnostics
Permeability, skin and boundary estimation
Common interpretation pitfalls

04Production Measurement and Allocation

Test separator and MPFM accuracy
Back-allocation and reconciliation
Data validation and quality checks

05Production Optimisation Techniques

Nodal analysis and well models
Choke, lift and routing optimisation
Stimulation candidate selection

06Integrated Field Optimisation

Facility constraints and network modelling
Surveillance routines and exception reporting
Optimisation KPIs and value tracking

Training Methodology

Interactive expert-led sessions grounded in workplace examples

Case studies and practical exercises drawn from the region

Group workshops with peer review of decisions and deliverables

Formative feedback against clear performance criteria

Applied Project & Assessment

Applied Project

Participants interpret a supplied buildup test, calibrate a nodal model with the results, and produce an optimisation plan for a cluster of wells showing recommended choke and lift changes, expected gain and the facility constraints considered.

Assessment

Short diagnostic at the start, practical tasks linked to each learning outcome, and evaluation of the applied project against published criteria.

University Certificate & International Accreditation

Professional Certificate accredited by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in Well Testing & Production Optimization Operations

International accreditation: European Health and Safety Agency (EHSA)