Acidizing

Applications in
Sandstones and Carbonates - ASC

Discipline: Production and Completions Engineering

Level: Intermediate
Duration: 5 days
Instructor(s): Alfred Jennings

Although acidizing is the oldest method of well stimulation, it is often applied with mixed
results. It remains, however, a valuable tool for improving well productivity. The key to
acidizing success is in the understanding of how it works, the optimum conditions for its
application, and proper evaluation of well response after the acidizing treatment. The
instructor will present many of the practical aspects of acidizing applications and help
provide a better understanding of acidizing as a tool for enhancing well performance.

"The materials in the book are well written, and the slides provide excellent guidelines and
rules of thumb that a young engineer can take and apply." - Production Engineer, United
States

"Most topics are informative and useful, including sandstone acidizing, acid fracturing,
additives, etc. I appreciated Alfred's clarification of [participants'] questions from previous
day." - Senior Research Engineer, United States

Designed For:
Engineers and other personnel involved with the daily operation and management of
producing oil and gas wells; production engineers and reservoir engineers involved with
well stimulation applications would also benefit from attending this course
You Will Learn:
How To:

Assess a well's need for stimulation

Recognize the strengths and limitations of acidizing
Investigate production problems from the standpoint of damage removal and
improvement in well production
Apply acid treatments strategically to improve success
Approach acidizing applications from a practical viewpoint
Recognize opportunities for enhancement of acidizing treatments using non-acid fluids

Course Content:

Well stimulation objectives

Types of formation damage
Influence of skin factor
Production improvement with skin removal
Well stimulation and reservoir management
Perforating techniques and well stimulation
Acidizing for well stimulation
Chemistry of sandstone acidizing
Chemistry of carbonate acidizing
Acid additives
Treatment diversion
Acid fracturing
Rules of thumb
Types of acids
Sandstone acidizing guidelines
Carbonate acidizing guidelines
Re-stimulation of acidized wells
QA/QC in acidizing applications
Safety precautions

Instructors:

MR. ALFRED R. JENNINGS, JR. is a well stimulation consultant with Enhanced Well
Stimulation, Inc., located in Tyler, Texas. He actively provides well stimulation consulting
services throughout the world. Prior to establishing Enhanced Well Stimulation, Inc., he
worked for Mobil R&D Corporation/Mobil E&P Services, Inc. where he was involved in
various applications of well stimulation throughout Mobil's worldwide operations. Prior to
Mobil, he worked 15 years for Halliburton Services in all aspects of hydraulic fracturing
research and field applications. He is a registered Professional Engineer and has
authored or co-authored 95 US patents pertaining to applications and techniques for well
stimulation. He is widely published and has served on numerous SPE Committees. He
received a BS Degree in Chemistry and an MS Degree in Petroleum Engineering from the
University of Oklahoma.

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