Surface Water Management in Unconventional Resource Plays - SWM

Overview of artificial lift technology; Criteria for selection of artificial lift system; Reservoir performance: inflow and outflow relationships; Artificial lift screening; Introduction to rod-pumping, gas lift, and ESP systems; Rod-pump design: pumping unit, rods, pump, prime movers, gas anchor, pump-off controls; Gas lift design: mandrels, valves, injection gas requirements, temperature, chokes, spacing, equilibrium curve, continuous flow design; ESP design: pump performance curves, pump intake curves, typical problems, installation, troubleshooting; Best practices for installation and maintenance; Economic analysis

Basic gas technology principles; Water-hydrocarbon system behavior; Hydrates; Thermodynamics of LNG processes; Separation equipment; Gas treatment, CO2 and H2S removal; Dehydration of natural gas; Heat transfer and exchangers; Pumps and compressors; Refrigeration systems; LNG liquefaction technologies; Fractionation and adsorption; Course summary and overview

Overview of artificial lift technology; Criteria for selection of artificial lift system; Reservoir performance: inflow and outflow relationships; Artificial lift screening; Introduction to rod-pumping, gas lift, and ESP systems; Rod-pump design: pumping unit, rods, pump, prime movers, gas anchor, pump-off controls; Gas lift design: mandrels, valves, injection gas requirements, temperature, chokes, spacing, equilibrium curve, continuous flow design; ESP design: pump performance curves, pump intake curves, typical problems, installation, troubleshooting; Best practices for installation and maintenance; Economic analysis

Basic gas technology principles; Water-hydrocarbon system behavior; Hydrates; Thermodynamics of LNG processes; Separation equipment; Gas treatment, CO2 and H2S removal; Dehydration of natural gas; Heat transfer and exchangers; Pumps and compressors; Refrigeration systems; LNG liquefaction technologies; Fractionation and adsorption; Course summary and overview