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F.A.S.T. RTA™ Training Course

Who Should Attend: Engineers and technologists involved in any of the following areas: exploitation, reserves, production / operations and welltesting. In general, this course will benefit any oil and gas professional interested in getting more “mileage” out of his/her production and flowing pressure data.

General Notes: 2 Day Course. Basic Windows navigation skills are recommended. Participants are encouraged to bring their own data as time will be allotted to go through several class examples.

Course Description

This course provides a comprehensive methodology for production data analysis that combines the use of several powerful techniques. Participants will learn how to:

    • Identify reservoir and well flow regimes
    • Determine reserves, OGIP/OOIP and drainage area
    • Determine permeability and skin
    • Assess well performance and identify optimization candidates
    • Assess data quality and qualify analysis uncertainty
Software Course Topics
Production Analysis Theory and Practice
  • An Introduction to Well Performance Analysis
  • Traditional (Empirical) Decline Curves
  • Production Analysis Using Type Curves (Fetkovich)
  • Modern Production Analysis Concepts
  • Modern Production Analysis Methods
  • A Systematic and Comprehensive Approach
  • Practical Diagnostics
  • Selected Topics and Examples
Software Usage
  • Importing data and setting up the file
  • Wellbore calculations
  • Analysis, Modeling and Forecasting
  • Well Manager and GIS
  • Reporting and output
  • Advanced features
Course Instructor
Dave Anderson, P. Eng.
Dave Anderson is Vice President, Software at Fekete overseeing the development of all Fekete applications. He has worked at Fekete since 1996, and has experience in reservoir and production engineering, gas gathering system analysis and well test analysis. He is a recognized expert in the field of Production Data Analysis and uses F.A.S.T. RTA™ regularly to evaluate production data for clients. His course covers not only the theory but also the practical aspects associated with analyzing real-world production data.

Kamal Morad, P. Eng., Ph. D.
Kamal Morad, a graduate from the University of Calgary, is a senior technical advisor and has been with Fekete since 2004. He is a member of the F.A.S.T. RTA™ and F.A.S.T. CBM™ development teams and uses the software on a daily basis to analyze production data. Kamal is experienced in modern decline analysis methods and his course offers a balance of theory, practical examples and case studies.

Larry Brown, P. E.
Larry Brown is an independent Petroleum Engineering consultant and trainer for F.A.S.T. RTA™. Larry has nearly forty years of reservoir engineer experience working for, training and consulting with independent, major and international oil companies, with emphasis on well test analysis and production analysis. His course is focused on understanding the theoretical basis of modern production analysis and applying those principles in daily practice.