Course Outline:

• Introduction & Overview.
• Candidate reservoirs.

• 1. Horizontal vs. vertical wells.
  2. Naturally fractured reservoirs.

• Horizontal well technology.

• 1. Well planning.
  2. Formation evaluation.
  3. Completion.

• Horizontal well performance.

• 1. Basis for selecting horizontal wells.
  2. Evaluation.
  3. Economic Consideration.

• Vertical and horizontal well net.

• 1. Reservoir development scheme (practice approach).
  2. Development of fractured reservoirs.
  3. Effect of directional permeability and fractures.
  4. Effect of pressure of gas / oil and water content.
  5. Secondary recovery operations.
  6. Reservoir management.

• Requirement for developing an integrated well field plan.
• Case study.