Fekete
Software & Services
F.A.S.T. VirtuWell Training Course

Who Should Attend: The F.A.S.T. VirtuWell ™ software course is designed for both junior and senior technical personnel. It is assumed that participants have a basic working knowledge of reservoir and production engineering concepts.

General Notes: 1 Day Course. Basic Windows navigation skills are recommended prior to attending.

Course Description

Students begin the course by becoming familiar with the main features of F.A.S.T. VirtuWell™. They are then shown various aspects of the software in more depth by following along with worked examples and sample case studies. The student will learn the various multiphase calculations, their limitations and applications and how to determine pressure profiles that are complicated by changing phase behavior. The worked examples allow students to become familiar with wellbore modeling and to recognize opportunities for wellbore optimization. The examples will be discussed as they are completed.

Course Topics
  • Wellbore Pressure Losses
  • Liquid Loading
  • Tubing Performance Curves; Tubing Selection
  • Absolute Open Flow (Wellhead and Sandface)
  • Inflow Performance Curves
  • Reservoir Model
  • Gas Lift Optimization
  • Multiphase Pressure Drop Correlations
Course Instructor
Rudi Stocker, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Rudi has been with Fekete since 2001 and is the Senior Engineer and Programmer for the development of F.A.S.T. VirtuWell™. He has previously developed process simulation software with Hyprotech Ltd. and worked as a Petroleum Engineer with Amoco Canada. As with all Fekete courses, Rudi presents some theory but always grounds the conclusions with practical experience. He has authored 12 technical papers and a technical video.