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MODULE DESCRIPTOR
Module Title
Completion Design
Reference ENM254 Version 2
Created March 2017 SCQF Level SCQF 11
Approved February 2007 SCQF Points 30
Amended September 2017 ECTS Points 15

Aims of Module
This module aims to develop an ability to formulate strategies and design solutions which address complex issues relating to well completion.

Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
1 Perform completion selection, appraise completion designs and specify equipment requirements.
2 Develop a design brief which identifies and addresses complex issues relating to well completion.
3 Formulate and justify strategies to resolve problems raised by the design brief using appropriate methodologies including the use of completion design software.
4 Propose and produce solutions which resolve the issues raised by the design brief.
5 Analyse and discuss the impact of economics on completion design and equipment selection.

Indicative Module Content
Field/ geology/reservoir information: Basics of reservoir engineering: geological traps, formation types and characterisation, recovery mechanisms. Basics of drilling for completion: Drilling, casing programme, casing cementing. Reservoir completion: Open hole, cased hole, perforating options, sand control options, economic considerations. Architecture of a completion: Completion philosophy / well types required; well performance calculations / sizing; tubing stress analysis; materials selection and production chemistry issues; completion schematic; outline installation procedures; running the completion, wellhead and christmas tree type and selection. Inflow and outflow modelling. Quality issues; completions management. Well and field optimisation. Perforating design and selection: Types of perforating charges; perforation performance; perforation runs and best practice. Material selection: tubing nomenclature; tubular grades; Corrosion mechanisms; material selection (metallic, elastomers and plastics). Impact of fluids on material use. Completion Fluids: Types, additives, field preparation and handling; fluid function and fundamental fluid properties; fluid selection and formation damage. Production chemistry: Scales, wax and asphaltenes; impact of hydrates, scales and wax well completion. Completion equipment: Equipment standardisation; equipment tools; production packers. Risk assessment: HAZID, PUWER, LOLER. Sand control design, sand control management. Full range of artificial lift equipment, artificial lift design, gas lift, ESP, beam pumps. This module is based on the identification and analysis and addresses complex issues relating to well completion operations. Development of a design brief which involves the identification of complex functional and technical issues relating to well completion. Proposal of methodology for investigation. Data gathering, analysis and formulation of design solutions. Justification of design methodology and solutions in professional context.

Module Delivery
The module will be delivered by means of lectures, tutorials, videos, practical work and case studies supplemented by industrial visits/industrial speakers. Shell's Wells Distance learning Package (WDLP) to be used as core material.

Indicative Student Workload Full Time Part Time
Contact Hours N/A 80
Non-Contact Hours N/A 100
Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours N/A 120
TOTAL N/A 300
Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body   120

ASSESSMENT PLAN
If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only.
Component 1
Type: Coursework Weighting: 25% Outcomes Assessed: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Description: The coursework will be Shell Yellow Pages - the assessment element of the Wells Distance Learning Package.
Component 2
Type: Examination Weighting: 75% Outcomes Assessed: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Description: The examination will be open book.

MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR
Explanatory Text
Students are required to have been awarded the Shell Round II Certificate or equivalent Shell Diploma.
Module Grade Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade:
Pass Pass Shell's Wells Distance Learning Package Round II.
Fail Fail Shell's Wells Distance Learning Package Round II.
NS Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination

Module Requirements
Prerequisites for Module Access to this module is limited to students sponsored by Shell. Normally a UK 2.2 honours degree or above, or equivalent, in Engineering or a related discipline. Proficiency in English language for academic purposes, IELTS score of 6.5 or above. Qualification through previous relevant industry experience may be considered.
Corequisites for module None.
Precluded Modules None.

ADDITIONAL NOTES
Extensive use will be made of Society of Petroleum Engineering papers and journals. This module is for a corporate client only and cannot be taken as part of the Postgraduate Professional Studies Programme.

INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY
1 ARNOLD, K. and STEWART, M. 1998. Surface Production Operations, vol 1, Houston, TX : Gulf Pub
2 ECONOMIDES, M.J et al. 1998. Petroleum Well Construction. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons
3 GOLAN, M., 1994. Well Performance. Boston, MA : International Human Resources Development Corporation
4 KING, G. E., 1998. An Introduction to the Basics of Well Completions, Stimulations and Workovers. Tulsa, OK: George E. King
5 PERRIN, D., 1999. Oil and Gas Field Development Technique: Well Completion and Servicing. Paris : Editions Technip
6 SHELL INTERNATIONAL, 2006. Wells Distance Learning Package. Internal Document
7 TAREK, A., 2004. Reservior Engineering Handbook. ISBN 0-7506-797-7

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