An Interactive 5-Day Training Course

Subsurface and Surface production operations and Best Practices in Operations Management

Subsurface and Surface production operations and Best Practices in Operations Management

Scheduled Dates

12 - 16 Oct 2026
London - UK
$5,950

Why Choose this Training Course?

This comprehensive training course provides an integrated understanding of subsurface production operations, artificial lift, field processing, and surface production management. Effective production optimisation requires a clear understanding of the complete production system, from reservoir and well performance through artificial lift and surface processing to accurate measurement, allocation, and production planning.

The training course covers reservoir inflow and well performance, formation damage, stimulation, and the selection and optimisation of major artificial lift systems, including Gas Lift, ESP, Sucker Rod Pumps, Hydraulic Pumps, Jet Pumps, and PCPs. It then progresses to field processing operations, including oil, gas, and produced water separation and treatment, dehydration, desalting, stabilisation, gas sweetening, water injection, storage, piping, and pumping systems.

The training also addresses key production management activities such as metering, production deferment, allocation, reconciliation, custody transfer, and integrated production and injection planning. Emphasis is placed on identifying production constraints, improving operational efficiency, ensuring reliable production data, and supporting effective technical and business decisions across the oil and gas asset.

This training course will highlight:

  • Subsurface production and well performance optimisation
  • Formation damage, stimulation, and artificial lift technologies
  • Oil, gas, and produced water processing
  • Gas treatment, dehydration, and water injection
  • Production measurement, allocation, and reconciliation
  • Production deferment and integrated production planning
  • Production optimisation and asset performance improvement

What are the Goals?

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

  • Analyse reservoir and well performance using inflow and outflow relationships.
  • Identify formation damage mechanisms and their effects on well productivity.
  • Evaluate appropriate stimulation and formation-damage removal techniques.
  • Assess when artificial lift is required as reservoir and well conditions change.
  • Explain the design, operation and troubleshooting of major artificial lift systems.
  • Explain the principles of oil and gas production and surface processing facilities.
  • Apply separation techniques for two-phase and three-phase production systems.
  • Evaluate crude oil treatment processes including dehydration, desalting, stabilisation, and sweetening.
  • Manage gas treatment, natural gas liquid recovery, and produced water treatment systems.
  • Apply operational practices for water injection systems, storage facilities, piping, pumps, and oil field chemicals.
  • Explain the principles of oil and gas production and surface processing facilities.
  • Apply separation techniques for two-phase and three-phase production systems.
  • Evaluate crude oil treatment processes including dehydration, desalting, stabilisation, and sweetening.
  • Manage gas treatment, natural gas liquid recovery, and produced water treatment systems.
  • Apply operational practices for water injection systems, storage facilities, piping, pumps, and oil field chemicals.

Who is this Training Course for?

This Subsurface Production Operations and Artificial Lift Technologies training course is designed for technical professionals directly involved in well performance, production optimisation, stimulation and artificial lift, including:

  • Production Engineers
  • Petroleum Engineers
  • Reservoir Engineers
  • Well Completion Engineers
  • Artificial Lift Engineers
  • Well Intervention Engineers
  • Production Technologists
  • Production Operations Engineers
  • Stimulation Engineers
  • Field and Well Performance Engineers
  • Technical Professionals responsible for production optimisation
  • Production Operators
  • Field Production Personnel / Supervisors / Superintendents
  • Asset Managers and Senior Managers
  • Asset Support Engineers

How will this Training Course be Presented?

This training course combines expert technical presentations, worked examples, production scenarios, engineering calculations and system-selection exercises. Participants will analyse well-performance behaviour, diagnose formation damage and evaluate stimulation options before progressing to artificial lift design and screening. Practical examples will be used to compare system performance, operating limitations and troubleshooting considerations across different production conditions.

Organisational Impact

Organisations will benefit from:

  • Improved diagnosis of well productivity and production constraints
  • Better identification and management of formation damage
  • More informed selection of well stimulation treatments
  • Improved artificial lift screening and technology selection
  • Greater reliability and performance of artificial lift installations
  • Reduced production losses through stronger troubleshooting and maintenance practices
  • Improve operational efficiency across production facilities
  • Strengthen regulatory and environmental compliance
  • Minimise production downtime through troubleshooting

Personal Impact

Participants attending this Subsurface Production Operations and Artificial Lift Technologies training course will develop:

  • Stronger understanding of reservoir and well production behaviour
  • Improved capability to recognise formation damage and production impairment
  • Greater confidence in evaluating stimulation requirements
  • Practical understanding of major artificial lift technologies
  • Improved artificial lift design and troubleshooting knowledge
  • Stronger judgement when selecting lift systems for changing well conditions

Daily Agenda

Day 1

Reservoir Performance – Inflow and Outflow Relationships

  • Reservoir Performance: Wellbore and Reservoir Performance Overview
  • Pressure Loss in the Wellbore 
  • Well Productivity
  • Concepts of Productivity Index
  • Inflow and Outflow Relationships

Formation Damage

  • Formation Damage 
  • Well Production Problems
  • Drilling-induced Formation Damage
  • Damage Mechanisms
  • Formation Damage Causes 
Day 2

Stimulation Operations / Why and When do we need Artificial Lift?

  • Damage Prevention
  • Evaluation of Damage
  • Acid Type and Concentration 
  • Evaluation of Acid Treatments
  • Impact of Changing Well Conditions and Need for Artificial Lift
  • Overview of Artificial Lift Technology: Sucker Road Pump Design, Hydraulic Pump Design, Jet Pump, Gas Lift, Electric Submersible Pump (ESP)
  • Application of Artificial Lift Technology and its Limitations
  • Artificial Lift Screening Methods

Sucker Rod Pumping and Gas Lift System

  • Sucker Rod Pump Concept
  • Limitations and Advantages of the Sucker Rod Pumping System
  • Components of the Sucker Rod Pump
  • Gas Lift Concept
  • Gas Lift Types: Continuous and Intermittent Gas Lift
  • Main Components of the Gas List System: Mandrels and Valves
  • Limitation and Advantages of the Gas Lift System

Day 3

ESP System, Hydraulic & Jet Pumping and PCP systems

  • Concept of the Electric Submersible Pump (ESP) System
  • Equipment and Accessories of the ESP Systems
  • ESP Design: Pump Performance Curves, Pump Intake Curves, Typical Problems, Installation, Troubleshooting - Best Practices for Installation and Maintenance
  • Concept of the Jet Pumping
  • Limitation and Advantages of the Jet Pumps
  • Concept of the Progressing Cavity Pump (PCP) Pumps
  • Limitation and Advantages of the PCP Pumps

Produced Fluid Separation

  • Two-Phase and Three-Phase Oil and Gas Separation
    • Introduction
    • Main Parts of Gas-Liquid Separators
    • Equipment Description
    • Vessel Internals
    • Operating Problems
    • Design & Sizing of Equipment
    • Examples

Day 4

Crude Oil Treatment

  • Emulsion Treatment and Dehydration of Crude Oil
  • Desalting of Crude Oil

Gas Treatment & Produced Water Treating Systems

  • Sour Gas Treatment
  • Gas Dehydration
  • Separation and Production of Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs)

Produced Water Treating Systems

  • Disposal Standards
  • Characteristics of Produced Water
  • Water Treatment Equipment 


Day 5

Production Allocation & Reconciliation

  • Principles of Production Allocation & Reconciliation
  • Domain Experts & Required Technology
  • Populating and Verification / Validating Process of Data
  • Allocation & Reconciliation
  • Standard HCA Business Workflow

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.

Accreditation

NASBA Approved Training Courses

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