Course Number : TPR7
Gas Production Engineering
Day
Subjects covered
Day 1
  • Gas Properties
  • Ideal gases ,Gas laws ,Real gases,Gas Formation Volume factor
  • Gas compressibility,Gas viscosity, Gas-water systems
  • Gas-condensate systems, Types of gas reservoirs ,
  • Specific gravity of mixture
  • Gas reservoir performance
  • Reservoir gas flow,Flow equations ,Well deliverability,Transient testing
  • Gas reserves,Well completions effects ,Guidelines for gas well testing
  • Problems in gas well testing & Reporting
Day2
  • Piping system performance
  • Basic flow equation ,Flow in wells,Flow in pipelines,Effects of liquids
  • Gas flow through restrictions, Erosion velocity,
  • Predicting flowing temperature
  • Gas compression
  • Types of compressors, Compressor design
  • Total system analysis
  • Tubing and flow line size effect,Separator pressure effect
  • Compressor selection ,Subsurface safety valve selection
  • Perforation effect ,Depletion effect
Day3
  • Gas condensate reservoir
  • Well testing and sampling ,Initial gas and condensate in place
  • Recovery estimate, Gas cycling
Day4
  • Field operation problems
  • Pressure-cumulative production plot ,Hydrate formation
Day5
  • Field operation problems
  • Pressure-cumulative production plot ,Hydrate formation,Sour gas production