An Interactive 5-Day Training Course

Oil Field Manager (OFM) Production Performance and Forecasting Analysis

Using Oilfield Manager (OFM) — Decline Curve Analysis, Ratio Forecasting & Production Optimisation

Oil Field Manager (OFM) Production Performance and Forecasting Analysis

Scheduled Dates

14 - 18 Dec 2026
Lisbon - Portugal
$5,950
03 - 07 May 2027
London - UK
$5,950
06 - 10 Sep 2027
Cape Town - South Africa
$5,950
06 - 10 Sep 2027
Online
$4,950
01 - 05 Nov 2027
London - UK
$5,950
13 - 17 Dec 2027
Lisbon - Portugal
$5,950

Why Choose this Training Course?

This Oil Field Manager (OFM) Production Performance and Forecasting Analysis training course develops the practical capability required to analyse historical production, evaluate decline behaviour and generate technically defensible production forecasts using OFM. Reliable forecasting requires more than fitting a mathematical trend to historical rates. Engineers must understand reservoir behaviour, select appropriate decline models, evaluate data quality and test whether forecast assumptions remain consistent with actual well performance.

The OFM Production Performance and Forecasting training course progresses from production-decline fundamentals and Arps decline relationships to practical DCA implementation, advanced ratio forecasting and multi-well analysis. Participants will examine automated and manual decline fitting, forecast constraints, GOR and water-cut behaviour, EUR sensitivity and field-level aggregation. They will also learn how to compare forecasts against actual performance, communicate results through OFM outputs and prepare production data for economic and reservoir-evaluation workflows. Emphasis is placed throughout on forecast quality control and sound engineering judgement.

This Oil Field Manager (OFM) Production Performance and Forecasting Analysis training course will highlight:

  • Applying production decline principles and Arps decline models
  • Building and quality-checking well forecasts using OFM
  • Forecasting multiphase production using production-ratio relationships
  • Aggregating individual well forecasts into field and portfolio projections
  • Evaluating EUR sensitivity and incorporating future activity assumptions
  • Producing quality-controlled outputs for technical and economic decision-making

What are the Goals?

By the end of this OFM Production Performance and Forecasting Analysis training course, participants will be able to:

  • Analyse historical well-production behaviour and identify appropriate decline regimes.
  • Apply exponential, hyperbolic and harmonic decline models using OFM.
  • Develop and quality-check single-well forecasts using appropriate constraints and assumptions.
  • Apply ratio forecasting and calculated methods to multiphase production.
  • Aggregate and evaluate forecasts across wells, groups and field-level portfolios.
  • Produce quality-controlled forecast outputs for reserves, economics and production-planning applications.

Who is this Training Course for?

This OFM Production Performance and Forecasting Analysis training course is designed for technical professionals who use production data for well-performance evaluation, forecasting and asset planning. It will be particularly valuable for:

  • Production Engineers
  • Petroleum Engineers
  • Reservoir Engineers
  • Production Technologists
  • Reservoir Management Professionals
  • Well Performance Engineers
  • Production Optimisation Engineers
  • Reserves and Resource Evaluation Professionals
  • Asset and Field Development Engineers

How will this Training Course be Presented?

This OFM Production Performance and Forecasting training course uses a practical, application-focused methodology combining technical instruction, OFM-based demonstrations, production-data analysis, decline-curve exercises and forecasting scenarios. Participants will work with well-production histories to select decline regimes, evaluate curve fits and develop forecast cases. Exercises will progress from individual wells to grouped and field-level analysis, with emphasis on quality control, sensitivity analysis and interpretation rather than relying solely on automated fitting.

Organisational Impact

Organisations will benefit from:

  • More consistent production-performance analysis across wells and fields
  • Improved quality and technical defensibility of production forecasts
  • Better identification of unrealistic decline and forecasting assumptions
  • Stronger integration of well-level forecasts into field and portfolio planning
  • Improved evaluation of production opportunities, drilling and workover assumptions
  • More reliable production inputs for reserves, economics and asset decision-making

Personal Impact

By attending this OFM Production Performance and Forecasting Analysis training course, participants will develop:

  • Greater proficiency in using OFM for production-performance analysis
  • Stronger understanding of decline-curve behaviour and forecasting parameters
  • Improved ability to select, fit and challenge decline models
  • Practical capability in ratio forecasting and multiphase production analysis
  • Greater confidence in building and evaluating multi-well forecasts
  • Improved ability to quality-check, present and communicate forecast results

Daily Agenda

Day 1: Foundations of Production Decline Analysis
  • OFM environment refresher: data model, well selection, plotting
  • Production decline physics and reservoir drive mechanisms
  • Arps decline equations: exponential, hyperbolic, harmonic
  • Key DCA parameters: qi, Di, b‑exponent
  • Rate‑versus‑time analysis and decline regime identification
Day 2: Decline Curve Analysis in OFM

  • DCA setup and data filtering
  • Manual vs automated fitting
  • Fit quality evaluation and sanity checks
  • Forecast constraints and economic limits
  • Single‑well forecast generation
  • Common DCA pitfalls
Day 3: Advanced Forecast Methods

  • Multi‑phase production challenges
  • Ratio forecasting (GOR, water cut, WGR)
  • Multiple forecast cases management
  • Auto Decline configuration and QC
  • Calculated forecasts with user‑defined formulas
Day 4: Multi‑Well & Portfolio Forecasting
  • Forecast aggregation to field level
  • Well grouping strategies
  • Sensitivity analysis of EUR
  • Integrating drilling and workover assumptions
  • Forecast vs actual analysis
Day 5: Reporting, Outputs & Integration

  • OFM plots, tables, and summary reports
  • Exporting data for economics and simulation
  • Reserves classification context (1P/2P/3P)
  • Forecast quality control checklist
  • Capstone exercise and peer review
  • Course review, Q&A, and certification

Certificate

  • Upon successful completion of this training course, delegates will be awarded an official PetroKnowledge Certificate of Completion, signed by the course facilitator. The certificate confirms successful participation and records the total learning hours completed.
  • Continuing Professional Education credits (CPE): In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, one CPE credit is granted per 50 minutes of attendance.

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