An Interactive 5-Day Training Course

Subsurface Production Operations &
Artificial Lift Technologies

Stimulations Operations and Artificial Lift Methods

Subsurface Production Operations & Artificial Lift Technologies

Scheduled Dates

12 - 16 Oct 2026
London - UK
$5,950
12 - 16 Oct 2026
Online
$4,950
09 - 13 Nov 2026
Dubai - UAE
$5,950
21 - 25 Dec 2026
Cape Town - South Africa
$5,950
15 - 19 Mar 2027
Online
$4,950
05 - 09 Jul 2027
Dubai - UAE
$5,950
30 Aug - 03 Sep 2027
Kigali - Rwanda
$5,950
11 - 15 Oct 2027
Online
$4,950
11 - 15 Oct 2027
London - UK
$5,950
08 - 12 Nov 2027
Dubai - UAE
$5,950
20 - 24 Dec 2027
Cape Town - South Africa
$5,950

Why Choose this Training Course?

This Subsurface Production Operations and Artificial Lift Technologies training course equips production professionals to make better technical decisions when well performance declines or natural reservoir energy becomes insufficient to sustain target production. Participants develop a systematic understanding of the relationship between reservoir deliverability, wellbore pressure losses, formation damage and artificial lift performance. This provides the foundation for identifying why a well is underperforming and determining the most appropriate production-enhancement response.

The Subsurface Production Operations and Artificial Lift Technologies training course integrates well-performance diagnosis with stimulation and artificial lift engineering. Participants examine the causes of formation damage and evaluate acidising and chemical treatment options before assessing the need for artificial lift. The course then develops practical knowledge of Sucker Rod Pumping, Gas Lift, Electric Submersible Pumps (ESP), hydraulic pumping, Jet Pumps and Progressing Cavity Pumps (PCP). Design principles, equipment characteristics, operating envelopes, troubleshooting and screening criteria are considered throughout, helping participants match production technologies to reservoir behaviour and changing well conditions.

This Subsurface Production Operations and Artificial Lift Technologies training course will highlight:

  • Connecting reservoir deliverability with wellbore performance and production rates
  • Diagnosing formation damage and identifying causes of productivity decline
  • Evaluating acidising, chemical treatment and other stimulation considerations
  • Recognising the production conditions that justify artificial lift
  • Comparing the operating characteristics of major artificial lift systems
  • Matching artificial lift equipment and design to well-performance requirements

What are the Goals?

By the end of this Subsurface Production Operations and Artificial Lift Technologies training course, participants will be able to:

  • Evaluate well deliverability using productivity, inflow and outflow performance concepts.
  • Diagnose common formation damage mechanisms affecting production and injection wells.
  • Determine suitable approaches for damage prevention, removal and well stimulation.
  • Identify when artificial lift should be introduced to maintain or improve production.
  • Evaluate the operating principles, design requirements and performance of major artificial lift methods.
  • Screen artificial lift alternatives according to well conditions, production requirements and system limitations.

Who is this Training Course for?

This Subsurface Production Operations and Artificial Lift Technologies training course is intended for professionals involved in the evaluation, optimisation and operation of producing wells. It will be particularly relevant to:

  • Production Engineers
  • Petroleum Engineers
  • Artificial Lift Engineers
  • Reservoir Engineers
  • Completion Engineers
  • Well Intervention Engineers
  • Production Technologists
  • Stimulation Engineers
  • Well Performance Engineers
  • Production Operations Engineers
  • Field Engineers involved in well optimisation

How will this Training Course be Presented?

The training methodology combines technical instruction with engineering examples, calculations, well-performance analysis and production problem-solving exercises. Participants will interpret inflow and outflow behaviour, investigate possible causes of formation damage and assess appropriate stimulation responses. Artificial lift applications will be examined through design considerations, equipment characteristics, operating problems and comparative screening. This approach enables participants to relate engineering principles directly to subsurface production decisions.

Organisational Impact

Organisations will benefit from:

  • More systematic evaluation of declining and underperforming wells
  • Improved diagnosis of subsurface and wellbore production constraints
  • Better technical evaluation of stimulation opportunities
  • More appropriate selection and application of artificial lift technologies
  • Improved artificial lift reliability through stronger design and troubleshooting practices
  • Better integration of reservoir, production and artificial lift considerations

Personal Impact

By attending this Subsurface Production Operations and Artificial Lift Technologies training course, participants will develop:

  • Improved ability to interpret well and reservoir performance
  • Greater understanding of the mechanisms responsible for formation damage
  • Stronger capability to assess stimulation and damage-removal options
  • Practical knowledge of artificial lift equipment and operating principles
  • Improved ability to recognise and troubleshoot artificial lift performance problems
  • Greater confidence in screening and comparing artificial lift alternatives

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
Day 2: Formation Damage
  • Formation Damage
  • Well Production Problems: Asphaltenes, Waxes, Hydrates, Inorganic, Scale Formation, Corrosion
  • Drilling-induced Formation Damage
  • Damage Mechanisms - How are sandstones and carbonates damaged, how do formation mineralogy and clay chemistry influence damage, what about scale, paraffin, etc.
  • Formation Damage caused by Completion and Workover Fluids: Damage during Perforating and Cementing
  • Formation Damage caused by Fines Mitigation; Formation Damage caused by Swelling Clays; Formation Damage in Injection Wells
  • Formation Damage resulting from Paraffins and Asphaltenes; Formation Damage resulting from Emulsion and Sludge Formation; Formation Damage resulting from Condensate Banking
  • Formation Damage resulting from Gas Breakout; Formation Damage resulting from Water Blocks; Formation Damage resulting from Wettability Alteration, Bacterial Plugging 
Day 3: Stimulation Operations / Why and When do we need Artificial Lift?
  • Damage Prevention
  • Evaluation of Damage - Production Performance and Pressure Analysis Review
  • Damage Removal: Two Basic Acidizing Treatments and Acidizing Materials and Methods; Damage Removal by Chemical Solvents
  • 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
Day 4: Sucker Rod Pumping and Gas Lift System
  • Sucker Rod Pump Concept; Components of the Sucker Rod Pump
  • Design of the Sucker Rod Pump
  • Troubleshooting of the Sucker Rod Pump Systems
  • Limitations and Advantages of the Sucker Rod Pumping System
  • Gas Lift Concept; Gas Lift Types: Continuous and Intermittent Gas Lift
  • Main Components of the Gas List System: Mandrels and Valves
  • Gas Lift Design; Effects of Temperature and Chokes; Valve Spacing
  • Equilibrium Curve and Continuous Flow Design; Injection Gas Requirements; Limitation and Advantages of the Gas Lift System
Day 5: 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;
  • Steps to correctly size an ESP system. basic sizing principles for the pump, motor and cable
  • Importance of correctly matching well productivity to pump performance
  • Use of data to diagnose well/equipment problems
  • Limitation and advantages of the ESP system
  • Concept of the hydraulic pumps
  • Limitation and advantages of the hydraulic pumps
  • 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
  • Best practices for installation and maintenance
  • Criteria for selection of artificial lift systems and artificial lift screening methods

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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