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Training Petroleum Thermal EOR Subsurface Heat Management Workshop

Subsurface Heat Management Workshop

This three-day workshop offered by Integrated Sciences Group includes a comprehensive review of steamflooding and cyclic steam processes, well completions and subsurface equipment, and reservoir heat management principles. This course also includes hands-on training in the use of ISG's ResHeat software to analyze data and evaluate subsurface heat management efficiency. Emphasis is given to practical methods and techniques that have been proven to be effective in improving the economic performance of actual steamflood and cyclic steam stimulation projects.

Days 1 & 2

Part 1 - Thermal EOR Fundamentals

Part 1 covers steamflood and cyclic steam processes, well completions and subsurface equipment, and heat management principles.

Part 2 - Performance Monitoring

Part 2 covers guidelines and procedures for developing both surface and subsurface monitoring programs. Surface monitoring is covered on the first day. Subsurface monitoring is covered on the second day.

Days 2 & 3

Part 3 - Performance Evaluation

Part 3 covers data analysis and interpretation concepts that are important in assessing how effectively the reservoir is being heated. The ResHeat software program will be used throughout Part 3.

Part 4 - Performance Optimization

As a steamflood or cyclic steam project matures, modifications or adjustments to the operating strategy are often necessary to ensure optimum economic performance. Part 4 covers the various operational adjustments, which include modifications to both surface and subsurface equipment, that can be implemented to achieve better steam utilization and improve oil production.

The final hour or two of the course will be used to review a heat management review case study for the Monarch 2F Steamflood project in the Midway Sunset Field, California.

Petroleum engineers, geologists, technical assistants and project team members that would like practical experience diagnosing and optimizing the performance of steamflood and cyclic steam projects.

Ms. Suzanne Castrup has over twenty-five years of experience in thermally enhanced oil recovery and is currently Vice President of Integrated Sciences Group. Prior to joining Integrated Sciences Group, Ms. Castrup was Technical Advisor for Thermally Enhanced Oil Recovery in Chevron’s Western Basins Group providing expert consultation on all aspects of steamflood and cyclic steam project design, implementation and evaluation. She was also a Production/Reservoir Engineer, managing both cyclic steam stimulation and steamflood projects in several heavy oil properties in the Cymric and Midway Sunset Fields.

An expert in heat management, Ms. Castrup spent eleven years as a Research Engineer at Chevron Oil Field Research Company conducting laboratory and field experiments to better understand surface and subsurface heat management processes. She has published numerous technical papers and holds several patents relating to heavy oil recovery. She is a recipient of the 2006 SPE Western Region Award and 2007 SPE Facilities and Construction Award for distinguished contributions to petroleum engineering.

Registration

No classes are currently scheduled. Contact Integrated Sciences Group at 800-400-7866 or training@isgmax.com if you are interested in scheduling an on-site class.

Prerequisites

Workshop participants must have completed the Steam Distribution & Metering Tutorial prior to this course.

What to Bring

A laptop computer running Windows 95, 98, NT 2000 or XP operating systems. Pens, student workbooks and software will be provided.