Mature Field Revitalization and Recovery Optimization Training Course

Mature Field Revitalization and Recovery Optimization Training Course

Introduction

Mature Field Revitalization and Recovery Optimization Training Course is designed to equip oil and gas professionals with advanced technical knowledge and practical strategies for extending the productive life of mature oil and gas fields. As conventional reservoirs experience declining production, increasing water cut, rising operating costs, and reduced natural reservoir energy, operators must adopt innovative mature field redevelopment strategies, enhanced oil recovery (EOR), reservoir performance optimization, production enhancement, and asset life extension techniques. This specialized training course explores the latest approaches to identifying remaining hydrocarbon potential, improving reservoir sweep efficiency, optimizing well productivity, and maximizing ultimate recovery from aging assets. Participants will gain insights into reservoir characterization, production decline analysis, integrated asset modeling, well intervention planning, artificial lift optimization, and data-driven reservoir management to support sustainable and commercially viable field redevelopment.

The course also focuses on digital oilfield technologies, artificial intelligence (AI), predictive analytics, advanced reservoir surveillance, waterflood optimization, infill drilling, and recovery factor improvement to help organizations unlock stranded reserves and improve operational efficiency. Through practical exercises, real-world industry examples, and technical case studies, participants will learn how to evaluate redevelopment opportunities, prioritize capital investments, reduce lifting costs, and improve field economics under changing market conditions. Particular attention is given to balancing production gains, reservoir integrity, operational reliability, emissions reduction, and long-term asset value. By combining established petroleum engineering principles with modern optimization technologies, this course enables professionals to develop actionable mature field revitalization plans, improve recovery efficiency, and extend the economic life of aging oil and gas assets.

Course Duration

5 days

Course Objectives

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

1. Evaluate mature field performance using production trends, decline curve analysis, and reservoir surveillance data.
2. Identify remaining recoverable reserves through advanced reservoir characterization and uncertainty analysis.
3. Develop effective mature field revitalization strategies aligned with technical and commercial objectives.
4. Optimize enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods to improve recovery factors and reservoir displacement efficiency.
5. Apply waterflood optimization techniques to improve sweep efficiency and reduce premature water breakthrough.
6. Assess well intervention and workover opportunities to restore production from underperforming wells.
7. Optimize artificial lift systems to improve well productivity and reduce energy consumption.
8. Use digital oilfield technologies and real-time production analytics for proactive asset management.
9. Apply AI-driven predictive analytics to identify production constraints and forecast reservoir performance.
10. Evaluate infill drilling, sidetracking, and recompletion opportunities for incremental hydrocarbon recovery.
11. Improve production system optimization by addressing wellbore, surface facility, and flow assurance constraints.
12. Conduct economic evaluation and capital prioritization for mature field redevelopment projects.
13. Develop an integrated recovery optimization roadmap that supports production sustainability, cost efficiency, and long-term asset value.

Target Audience

1. Petroleum and reservoir engineers responsible for mature field management.
2. Production engineers involved in well performance and production optimization.
3. Reservoir simulation specialists and subsurface modeling professionals.
4. Field development and asset management engineers.
5. Well intervention, workover, and well integrity specialists.
6. Enhanced oil recovery and waterflood management professionals.
7. Oil and gas project managers, operations managers, and technical team leaders.
8. Petroleum economists, reserves analysts, and investment planning professionals.

Course Modules

Module 1: Fundamentals of Mature Field Management and Revitalization

• Characteristics and lifecycle stages of mature oil and gas fields.
• Common causes of production decline and declining reservoir pressure.
• Assessment of recovery factors, remaining reserves, and field maturity.
• Identification of production bottlenecks and underperforming assets.
• Case Study: Evaluating a mature onshore oilfield experiencing declining production, increasing water cut, and rising operating costs.

Module 2: Advanced Reservoir Characterization and Remaining Reserves Assessment

• Integration of geological, geophysical, petrophysical, and production data.
• Reservoir heterogeneity, compartmentalization, and connectivity analysis.
• Identification of bypassed oil, unswept zones, and attic oil.
• Reservoir simulation and uncertainty quantification for remaining reserves.
• Case Study: Using updated reservoir characterization to identify overlooked hydrocarbon compartments and redevelopment opportunities.

Module 3: Production Decline Analysis and Performance Diagnostics

• Application of Arps decline curve analysis and production forecasting.
• Identification of natural decline, mechanical failures, and operational constraints.
• Well-level production diagnostics and performance benchmarking.
• Analysis of water cut, gas-oil ratio, pressure behavior, and productivity indices.
• Case Study: Diagnosing a field-wide production decline and developing a prioritized intervention plan based on well performance data.

Module 4: Enhanced Oil Recovery and Recovery Factor Improvement

• Overview of secondary and tertiary recovery techniques.
• Screening criteria for polymer flooding, chemical EOR, and gas injection.
• Evaluation of low-salinity waterflooding and other advanced injection strategies.
• Assessment of reservoir compatibility, sweep efficiency, and incremental recovery.
• Case Study: Comparing waterflood optimization with polymer flooding for improving recovery in a mature sandstone reservoir.

Module 5: Waterflood Optimization and Reservoir Pressure Management

• Water injection surveillance and injection-production balancing.
• Injection allocation, pattern optimization, and pressure maintenance.
• Identification and mitigation of water breakthrough and channeling.
• Application of tracer studies, pressure data, and production logging.
• Case Study: Redesigning an inefficient waterflood pattern to improve sweep efficiency and reduce excessive water production.

Module 6: Well Intervention, Workover, and Artificial Lift Optimization

• Screening candidate wells for workovers, recompletions, and stimulation.
• Evaluation of scale, corrosion, formation damage, and mechanical restrictions.
• Optimization of electric submersible pumps, gas lift, and rod pumping systems.
• Application of selective water shutoff, reperforation, and well integrity controls.
• Case Study: Restoring production from mature wells through targeted workovers and artificial lift redesign.

Module 7: Digital Oilfield, AI, and Integrated Production Optimization

• Deployment of real-time monitoring and digital oilfield platforms.
• Application of machine learning to production forecasting and anomaly detection.
• Integration of reservoir, well, and surface facility performance data.
• Predictive maintenance, automated surveillance, and production allocation.
• Case Study: Using predictive analytics to detect declining well performance and prioritize corrective actions across a mature field portfolio.

Module 8: Mature Field Redevelopment Economics and Integrated Recovery Planning

• Preparation of integrated field redevelopment and recovery optimization plans.
• Economic evaluation using NPV, IRR, payback period, and sensitivity analysis.
• Ranking of infill drilling, EOR, workover, and facility debottlenecking projects.
• Management of operating expenditure, emissions, uncertainty, and investment risks.
• Case Study: Developing a phased revitalization strategy for a declining offshore asset, balancing incremental recovery, capital requirements, and economic field life.

Training Methodology

• Interactive lectures and presentations.
• Group discussions and brainstorming sessions.
• Hands-on exercises using real-world datasets.
• Role-playing and scenario-based simulations.
• Analysis of case studies to bridge theory and practice.
• Peer-to-peer learning and networking.
• Expert-led Q&A sessions.
• Continuous feedback and personalized guidance.

Register as a group from 3 participants for a Discount

Send us an email: info@datastatresearch.org or call +254724527104 

Certification

Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with a globally- recognized certificate.

Tailor-Made Course

 We also offer tailor-made courses based on your needs.

Key Notes

a. The participant must be conversant with English.

b. Upon completion of training the participant will be issued with an Authorized Training Certificate

c. Course duration is flexible and the contents can be modified to fit any number of days.

d. The course fee includes facilitation training materials, 2 coffee breaks, buffet lunch and A Certificate upon successful completion of Training.

e. One-year post-training support Consultation and Coaching provided after the course.

f. Payment should be done at least a week before commence of the training, to DATASTAT CONSULTANCY LTD account, as indicated in the invoice so as to enable us prepare better for you.