Production Engineering and Technology

Home Postgraduate study Petroleum Engineering Production Engineering and TechnologyProduction Engineering and TechnologyHow to apply »Programme typeResearchStudy locationEdinburghEntry dateSeptemberOverviewResearchEntry requirementsFees & scholarships Overview Production Engineering and Technology embraces the modelling and analysis of traditional production subjects, such as artificial lift, sand control, etc. However, starting fifteen years ago, it has concentrated on combining Production and Reservoir Simulation and Modelling skills to design, monitor and optimise production from advanced and/or intelligent or smart wells. The continuous, underlying theme of this multi-year, multi-disciplinary research theme being to quantify the "Added Value" from these more expensively completed wells. Research Research projects Specific activities within the Production Engineering and Technology group include: Completion Design and Production Optimisation Techniques for Advanced Wells & Fields This activity concentrates on the development of the advanced well completion design and well/field control methodology. The methodology uses optimisation tools for the optimal production set-up, robust well production or injection control, reduction in reservoir production uncertainty. Proactive and reactive methods of the production control are being developed and tested. We analyse a range of reservoir and inflow conditions, including conventional recovery in different types of reservoir geology, as well as heavy oil, water and/or gas sweep, WAG, SAGD, thermal fracturing, various production conditions and limitations, etc.

Advanced Well Completion Design, Modelling and Critical Analysis Advanced well completions include both active and passive options for selective downhole flow control. Complimentary downhole monitoring...