SEMINAR OVERVIEW DE750
Wireline Operations & Techniques

Seminar Title
Wireline Operations & Techniques

Seminar Date/ Venue
January 31-February 04, 2010/Boardroom 2, Cristal Hotel, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Seminar Reference
DE750

Seminar Duration/Credits
Five days / 3.0 CEUs

Seminar Description
Many of today’s most vital oilfield operations depend directly on the use of wireline. Wireline is particularly important during completion and production. Field operators can run anything from a basic downhole directional survey to the most delicate gamma ray formation log on wireline. They can fire perforating charges at precisely determined downhole locations, back off a string of stuck pipe, retrieve a wrench, or manipulate complex subsurface well pressure and flow controls.

Wireline operations can be done inside the tubing without killing the well, by means of a lubricator connected to the wellhead. Operations can be carried out under pressure and even without stopping production. Further, wireline operations are performed quickly due to the use of lightweight, highly mobile equipment and run by two or three specialized operators. As a result, wireline operations can be readily implemented at relatively low cost.

Wireline technology has been modernized steadily, along with significant improvements in wireline capability. During the past decades, Wireline Formation Testing has emerged as one of the critical formation evaluation means in the upstream hydrocarbon exploration activities. The wireline formation test is a quick, inexpensive means of measuring pressures at precise depths in the wellbore. Wireline tests are performed mostly in open hole using a cable-operated formation tester and sampling tool anchored at depth while reservoir communication is established through one or more pressure and sampling probes.

This comprehensive and up-to-date seminar covers the development of wireline operations and techniques. It describes wireline equipment in details and discusses the various operations performed using such equipment including diagnostic, troubleshooting, completion and production maintenance. Further, the seminar covers the openhole wireline testing, the wireline sampling techniques and the drawdown & buildup mobilities from wireline testers. The seminar ends up with a useful demonstration of the various wireline test interpretation software.

Seminar Objectives
Upon the successful completion of this seminar, participants will be able to:

• Have a thorough understanding of the wireline equipment, techniques and operations during well completion, servicing, workover and production.

• Identify and handle the various wireline equipment including reel & power system, instrumentation & testing devices, the tool string and the pressure containment.

• Perform wireline diagnostic operations including downhole conditions, vertical drilling, formation logging and sidewall coring.

• Carry out wireline troubleshooting operations such as correcting downhole problems, freeing stuck pipe, repairing & conditioning tubing, controlling sand & paraffin and fishing.

• Understand wireline completion and production maintenance operations such as well completion, perforating, swabbing and pressure/flow control.

• Discuss wireline formation testing, wireline sampling techniques, drawdown & buildup mobilities and wireline test interpretation software.

Training Methodology
This interactive training seminar includes the following training methodologies as a percentage of total tuition hours:-
50% Lectures
30% Workshops, Group Work & Practical Exercises
20% Videos & Software

Who Should Attend
This seminar is essential for new or limited-experienced petroleum, geological, petrophysical and reservoir engineers. Further, the seminar is important for other technical staff such as foremen, technicians and operators who are incharge of wireline operations and for engineers and technical personnel who have frequent interfaces with wireline operations.

Seminar Certificate
Haward Technology certificate will be issued to all attendees completing the seminar.

Seminar Accreditation
Haward Technology’s courses/workshops/seminars meet the professional certification and continuing education requirements for participants seeking Continuing Education Units (CEUs) in accordance with the rules & regulations of the International Association for Continuing Education & Training (IACET). IACET is an international authority that evaluates programs according to strict, research-based criteria and guidelines. The CEU is an internationally accepted uniform unit of measurement in qualified courses of continuing education.

Haward Technology has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102, USA. In obtaining this approval, Haward Technology has demonstrated that it complies with the ANSI/IACET 1-2007 Standard which is widely recognized as the standard of good practice internationally. As a result of our Authorized Provider membership status, Haward Technology is authorized to offer IACET CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET 1-2007 Standard.

Haward Technology Middle East will award 3.0 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) for participants who completed the total tuition hours of this program. One CEU is equivalent to ten Professional Development Hours (PDHs) or ten contact hours of the participation in and completion of Haward Technology programs. A permanent record of a participant’s involvement and awarding of CEU will be maintained by Haward Technology. Haward Technology will provide a copy of the participant’s CEU Transcript of Records upon request.

Seminar Fee
US $ 3,750 per Delegate. This rate includes Participant’s Pack (Folder, Manual, Hand-outs, etc.), buffet lunch, coffee/tea on arrival, morning & afternoon of each day.

Accommodation
Accommodation is not included in the seminar fees. However, any accommodation required can be arranged by Haward Technology at the time of booking.

Seminar Director
Mr. Brendon Billings (Canada) MSc, BSc... More

Seminar Coordinator
Mari Balagtas, Tel: +971-2-44 88 301, Fax: +971-2-44 88 302, Email: mari@haward.org