Oilfield Water Management

Start Date End Date Venue Fees (US $)
21 Dec 2025 Dubai, UAE $ 3,900 Register

Oilfield Water Management

Introduction

For every barrel of oil produced we produce 3 barrels of water. Water handling and disposal represent the biggest operating cost for most oilfield operators. In addition to produced water large quantities of seawater and water from other sources is treated and injected. The economic success of oil and gas development projects depends very much on our ability to successfully manage water. Water management is defined as our ability to diagnose the cause of excess water production, design and implement remedial treatments to prevent water production, and in most instances deal with the large volumes of produced water. This course discusses methods, equipment, and tools used for testing, diagnosing, and minimizing water production from oil and gas wells. Reservoir engineering and surface facility aspects of water handling, treatment, and re-injection are extensively discussed.

Objectives

    To educate reservoir, production and surface facilities engineers in key aspects of water production, treatment and re-injection in oil and gas fields.

    Key Benefits:

    Significant cost savings in all aspects of water production, handling and disposal accomplished through better diagnostic tools, better water handling and better treatment and re-injection strategies.

Training Methodology

The course will be taught using a set of course notes specifically designed for the course. The course covers the fundamental theory and the latest technological developments. It particularly emphasizes field application through lots of practical field examples, exercises, and case studies.

Personal / Organisational Impact

Attendees will have the tools to make them part of a well-trained team of professionals who can make the right reservoir engineering and facilities decisions to ensure highly productive and profitable oil and gas reservoirs.

Competencies Emphasized in the Course:

The course is focused on the tools and techniques used to better handle and dispose of oilfield water. The diagnosis of water production problems is an important step that leads both to the selection of methods to prevent water production and methods to better handle the produced water. Reservoir engineering and surface production facilities aspects of the problem are emphasized.

Who Should Attend?

Reservoir, production, and surface facilities engineers are responsible for managing the reservoir, providing surface facilities, and maximizing the production performance of oil and gas properties. Engineers and other personnel involved in providing tools and chemicals for diagnosing/reducing water production and treating produced water.

Course Outline

Day 1:

  • Introduction: Causes of Excess Water Production
  • Data Collection for Problem Identification
  • Identifying the Causes of Excess Water Production
  • Wellbore and Near Wellbore Water Shutoff Technologies

Day 2:

  • Gels for Water Shutoff
  • Polymer Flooding
  • Conformance Treatments
  • Down-hole Sink Technology

Day 3:

  • Analysis and Treatment of Produced Water
  • Scale, Bacteria and Corrosion Problems

Day 4:

  • Injection Well Testing
  • Water Quality Requirements for Re-injection

Day 5:

  • Fractured Injection Wells
  • Impact of Water Re-injection on Reservoir Performance

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