Well Testing Project Management: Onshore and Offshore Operations

Well Testing Project Management: Onshore and Offshore Operations
ISBN-10
0080879071
ISBN-13
9780080879079
Category
Science
Pages
360
Language
English
Published
2009-06-16
Publisher
Gulf Professional Publishing
Author
Paul J. Nardone

Description

Well test planning is one of the most important phrases in the life cycle of a well, if done improperly it could cost millions. Now there is a reference to ensure you get it right the first time. Written by a Consultant Completions & Well Test Engineer with decades of experience, Well Test Planning and Operations provides a road map to guide the reader through the maze of governmental regulations, industry codes, local standards and practices. This book describes how to plan a fit-for-purpose and fault free well test, and to produce the documents required for regulatory compliance. Given the level of activity in the oil and gas industry and the shortage of experienced personnel, this book will appeal to many specialists sitting in drilling, completion or exploration departments around the world who find themselves in the business of planning a well test, and yet who may lack expertise in that specialty. Nardone provides a roadmap to guide the planner through this complex subject, showing how to write the necessary documentation and to coordinate the many different tasks and activities, which constitute well test planning. Taking the reader from the basis for design through the well Test program to well test reports and finally to the all-important learning to ensure continuous improvement. Identification and prioritization of well test objectives Confirmation of well test requirements Preparation of detailed well test programs Selection and qualification of test equipment Onsite (onshore and offshore) engineering support and test supervision Detailed well test interpretation Definition of Extended Well Test (EWT) requirements

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