Petroleum Engineering for Mature Field Redevelopment Training Course

Petroleum Engineering for Mature Field Redevelopment Training Course

Introduction

Petroleum Engineering for Mature Field Redevelopment Training Course is designed to equip oil and gas professionals with advanced technical knowledge, practical engineering skills, and data-driven strategies for maximizing hydrocarbon recovery from aging oil and gas fields. This comprehensive training course explores reservoir characterization, production optimization, enhanced oil recovery (EOR), well intervention, artificial lift optimization, infill drilling, reservoir surveillance, and integrated asset management. Participants will learn how to identify remaining hydrocarbon potential, evaluate reservoir performance, diagnose production decline, and develop technically robust redevelopment plans that improve recovery efficiency while maintaining operational integrity and cost competitiveness.

The course also emphasizes digital oilfield technologies, predictive analytics, reservoir simulation, intelligent well systems, economic modelling, and sustainable field operations to support informed redevelopment decisions. Through practical exercises, engineering simulations, and industry-based case studies, participants will explore methods for revitalizing underperforming assets, reducing non-productive time, optimizing existing infrastructure, and extending the economic life of mature petroleum fields. Particular attention is given to production forecasting, uncertainty analysis, water and gas management, brownfield development planning, carbon emissions reduction, and risk-based investment decisions. By the end of the training, participants will be better equipped to design integrated mature field redevelopment strategies that balance technical feasibility, commercial value, operational safety, and environmental performance in an evolving global energy industry.

Course Duration

5 days

Course Objectives

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

1. Evaluate mature reservoir performance using production history, reservoir pressure trends, decline curve analysis, and field surveillance data.
2. Identify remaining hydrocarbon potential through advanced reservoir characterization, petrophysical evaluation, and subsurface data integration.
3. Optimize oil and gas production using well performance analysis, artificial lift optimization, and production bottleneck identification.
4. Apply enhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques to improve recovery factors in depleted and underperforming reservoirs.
5. Develop data-driven redevelopment plans integrating reservoir engineering, production engineering, drilling, and facilities management.
6. Assess infill drilling opportunities using reservoir simulation, well placement optimization, and remaining oil saturation analysis.
7. Diagnose water production and gas breakthrough using production logging, water-cut analysis, and reservoir surveillance techniques.
8. Optimize well intervention and workover programs to restore production and improve well productivity.
9. Implement digital oilfield solutions using real-time monitoring, predictive analytics, and production optimization software.
10. Conduct mature field economic evaluations using capital expenditure analysis, operating cost assessment, and discounted cash flow modelling.
11. Manage reservoir uncertainty and technical risks through sensitivity analysis, probabilistic forecasting, and scenario planning.
12. Improve asset integrity and operational reliability through risk-based maintenance, integrity assessment, and infrastructure optimization.
13. Design sustainable field life-extension strategies that reduce emissions, improve energy efficiency, and maximize long-term asset value.

Target Audience

1. Petroleum and reservoir engineers involved in mature field management and redevelopment.
2. Production engineers responsible for well performance, artificial lift, and production optimization.
3. Drilling and well intervention engineers working on brownfield development projects.
4. Geologists, geophysicists, and petrophysicists involved in reservoir characterization and remaining resource evaluation.
5. Petroleum asset managers and field development planners responsible for production growth and asset life extension.
6. Oil and gas project managers overseeing redevelopment investments, workovers, and infrastructure upgrades.
7. Operations, facilities, and maintenance engineers managing aging production assets.
8. Energy consultants, technical specialists, and investment analysts evaluating mature field redevelopment opportunities.

Course Modules

Module 1: Fundamentals of Mature Field Redevelopment

• Characteristics of mature oil and gas fields and their development lifecycle.
• Key causes of production decline and declining reservoir pressure.
• Identification of remaining recoverable reserves and bypassed hydrocarbons.
• Technical and commercial drivers of brownfield redevelopment.
• Integrated redevelopment planning and multidisciplinary asset evaluation.
• Case Study: Evaluating an aging onshore oil field with declining production, rising water cut, and significant remaining oil potential to identify the most attractive redevelopment opportunities.

Module 2: Advanced Reservoir Characterization and Remaining Reserves Evaluation

• Reservoir modelling using geological, geophysical, and petrophysical data.
• Integration of well logs, core analysis, seismic interpretation, and production history.
• Identification of unswept zones, bypassed oil, and compartmentalized reservoirs.
• Reservoir pressure analysis and remaining reserves estimation.
• Uncertainty assessment using probabilistic resource evaluation techniques.
• Case Study: Reconstructing a mature reservoir model using historical well data to identify undrained compartments and improve estimates of remaining recoverable reserves.

Module 3: Production Decline Analysis and Well Performance Optimization

• Application of decline curve analysis for production forecasting.
• Diagnosis of declining well productivity and reservoir deliverability.
• Optimization of artificial lift systems, including gas lift and electric submersible pumps.
• Management of water production, gas breakthrough, and production constraints.
• Identification of production bottlenecks across wells and surface facilities.
• Case Study: Improving output from a mature field experiencing high water cut and declining oil production through well-by-well diagnostics, artificial lift redesign, and production constraint removal.

Module 4: Enhanced Oil Recovery and Reservoir Pressure Management

• Screening criteria for chemical, thermal, gas injection, and waterflooding EOR methods.
• Evaluation of reservoir pressure depletion and pressure maintenance options.
• Waterflood optimization, injection allocation, and conformance control.
• Polymer flooding, surfactant injection, and low-salinity waterflooding fundamentals.
• Technical, environmental, and economic evaluation of EOR projects.
• Case Study: Assessing waterflood optimization and polymer flooding for a mature sandstone reservoir with declining sweep efficiency and substantial residual oil saturation.

Module 5: Infill Drilling, Workovers, and Well Intervention Strategies

• Identification of infill drilling locations using reservoir simulation and production data.
• Well placement optimization in depleted and heterogeneous reservoirs.
• Candidate selection for workovers, recompletions, and stimulation treatments.
• Application of hydraulic fracturing, matrix acidizing, and scale removal where appropriate.
• Cost-benefit analysis of drilling new wells versus restoring existing wells.
• Case Study: Comparing infill drilling with selective recompletion and well stimulation to determine the most cost-effective approach for recovering bypassed hydrocarbons in a mature field.

Module 6: Digital Oilfield Technologies and Advanced Production Analytics

• Integration of real-time production monitoring and digital oilfield platforms.
• Application of artificial intelligence and machine learning to production optimization.
• Predictive maintenance for pumps, compressors, and critical production equipment.
• Automated anomaly detection and well performance surveillance.
• Use of dashboards, data analytics, and integrated asset models for decision-making.
• Case Study: Deploying predictive analytics to identify declining well performance and equipment failures across a mature offshore field, reducing unplanned downtime and improving production reliability.

Module 7: Mature Field Economics, Risk Analysis, and Investment Planning

• Redevelopment project economics and discounted cash flow analysis.
• Capital expenditure (CAPEX) and operating expenditure (OPEX) optimization.
• Production forecasting under oil price, recovery, and operating cost uncertainty.
• Economic screening and ranking of redevelopment opportunities.
• Risk-adjusted investment decisions and portfolio prioritization.
• Case Study: Ranking multiple redevelopment projects for a mature oil asset using net present value (NPV), internal rate of return (IRR), breakeven oil price, and probabilistic production forecasts.

Module 8: Asset Integrity, Sustainability, and Field Life Extension

• Integrity management of aging wells, pipelines, and production facilities.
• Corrosion monitoring, flow assurance, and failure prevention.
• Energy efficiency improvement and reduction of operational greenhouse gas emissions.
• Produced water management, methane emissions control, and environmental compliance.
• Integrated field life-extension planning and final redevelopment strategy development.
• Case Study: Developing a field life-extension plan for a mature offshore asset by combining pipeline integrity improvements, methane leak reduction, facilities debottlenecking, and production optimization.

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.