Fekete Engineering Software & Services

F.A.S.T. Piper™ Training Course

Who Should Attend: Engineers and technologists interested in maximizing their gathering system inflow in an economical manner. The course is designed for both experienced and new F.A.S.T. Piper™ users to get exposure to the GIS interface in Version 7.2 and to learn a process for modeling gas gathering systems from the reservoir to delivery point.

General Notes: 2 Day Course. Basic Windows navigation skills are recommended prior to attending.

Course Description

F.A.S.T. Piper™ 2 Day Course

Hands on training with the GIS interface teaches the user how to use the onscreen editing tools and various imports (image file(s), shape file(s), F.A.S.T. RTA™, F.A.S.T. CBM™ and other data files). This course will focus on software usage, navigation, data requirements, data input and basic modeling strategies.

Participants will learn the following:

Capabilities of F.A.S.T. Piper™
Importing maps and data
Construction of the surface facilities using on-screen editing tools
Designation of pipeline loops
Model calibration techniques (i.e. identify stagnant liquids)
Differentiate between various deliverability models
Generation of a blow down case model using reservoir models from F.A.S.T. RTA™
Techniques used to verify forecast results
Using various diagnostics to identify system bottlenecks
Generation of optimization forecasts and schedule changes in the future

Course Topics

Geographical referencing of facilities in F.A.S.T. Piper™
Building gathering systems using the on-screen editing tools & imports
Pressure loss correlations
Modeling pipeline loops
Deliverability and reserves
Modeling compression
Modeling procedure

Course Instructors

Lane Olafson, P. Eng.
Lane is a senior technical advisor at Fekete, and has worked with the F.A.S.T. Piper™ development team for two years. Lane completed his Mechanical Engineering Degree at the University of Calgary, where he graduated with honours. He has over 10 years of experience in fluid flow analysis and design. Lane brings a broad range of design experience and technical expertise to the F.A.S.T. Piper™ team.

Tara Bobocel, C.E.T.
Tara Bobocel is a project technologist at Fekete and specializes in the optimization of gas gathering systems using F.A.S.T. Piper™. She completed the Petroleum Engineering Technology program at SAIT and has worked at Fekete since 2001. She uses F.A.S.T. Piper™ on a daily basis to evaluate optimization potential for clients. Tara has modeled numerous gas gathering systems, producing as much as 400 MMcfd.