INTER-UNIVERSITY CENTRE

DUBROVNIK, CROATIA
PETROLEUM ENGINEERING SUMMER SCHOOL

Interactive Seminar – Workshop 25:

Production Operations – Artificial Lift

Second Announcement

DUBROVNIK
JUNE 2 - 6, 2008
DIRECTORS
Zoran Krilov (University of Zagreb, Croatia), Josip Sečen (University of Zagreb,
Croatia), Gabor Takacs (University of Miskolc, Hungary / Petroleum Institute, Abu
Dhabi, UAE)

INTERACTIVE SEMINAR – WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

The seminar – workshop is dedicated to one of the essential issues of petroleum industry:
How to increase the oil production.
Among numerous production operations the artificial lift is highlighted as critical to
optimizing oil production in many settings, particularly in case of ageing assets. Through an
integral interactive professional course work combined with sharing the experiences and
knowledge of participants, during the comprehensive and concise lectures, the attendees will
learn about the reservoir and its producing potential and behavior, well performance as well
as overview of each of known lifting options and new developments in artificial lift design
and diagnostics.
The program will combine the seminar course lectures – taught by university professors
with contribution of participants through short presentations addressed to case studies and
practical examples of field applications as well as panel discussion in order to stimulate the
highly desirable interactive nature of the workshop.
The primary objective of the seminar is to provide attendees with advanced knowledge,
based on system analysis, enabling them to improve efficiency of artificial lift projects,
increase production and reduce risks and operating costs. Also, the exchange of knowledge
and experience during the Seminar will commence the further research efforts in the field of
optimizing the production technology.

MODERATORS
Petroleum industry professionals, upstream technology and R&D experts, oil company
managers and consultants, university professors, PE educators, economics experts etc.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
• Welcome Reception (Monday, June 2 - morning)
• Coffee breaks (twice, each working day)
• Excursion - by boat or bus (Wednesday, June 4 - afternoon)

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GENERAL INFORMATION
www.rgn.hr/ljetna
www.iuc.hr
www.dubrovnik-online.com

Inquiries about the Seminar - Workshop could be addressed to:

Secretariat of the Inter-University Centre,
don Frane Bulića 4, 20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia
Phone: ++ 385-20-413-626, and ++ 385-20-413-627;
Fax: ++ 385-20-413-628;
e-mail: iuc@iuc.hr

or
to the Workshop Executive Director:
Professor Zoran Krilov, Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering,
Pierottijeva 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
GSM: ++385-99-2133-500, Phone: ++385-1-5535-831
Fax: ++385-1-5535-849
e-mail: zkrilov@rgn.hr

and
to the Travel Agency
Adriatic Luxury Services,
Kršnjavoga 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Phone: ++ 385-1-4886-777; Fax: ++ 385-1-4885-770;
e-mail: sanja.ivancevic@als.hr
www.als.hr

Those interested in participating the Workshop are requested to register with an authorized
Travel Agency: Adriatic Luxury Services no later than April 15, 2008. Each prospective
participant should be sure to supply the Agency with all data requested in the Registration
Form.

It may be noted that the Seminar - Workshop in the event of extenuating circumstances
such as insufficient response, may be the subject of cancellation. In such a case the Executive
Director or the IUC will inform participants registered to the Workshop as soon as possible.
In no circumstances, however, can the IUC assume any financial responsibility resulting
from the cancellation of the Seminar - Workshop other than paid Participation and
Accommodation costs, deducted by the € 200.- (nonrefundable deposit).

Only the participants who have paid the Participation Fee have the right to get the
Seminar’s materials (over 350 pages of textbook and all short presentations) in electronic
form on CD-ROM and participate in all Workshop's activities.

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LECTURE TOPICS AND OUTLINES
1. Prof. dr. Gabor Takacs, University of Miskolc,
Hungary /Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE:
• Introduction to Artificial Lift Methods
Importance and Short History of Artificial Lifting
Basic Features of Available Techniques
• Multiphase Flow in Oil Wells
Calculation of Pressure Traverses
Accuracy and Selection of Pressure Drop Calculation Models
• Basics of NODAL Analysis
The Production System and its Behavior
Basic Principles and Solutions
• Gas Lifting
NODAL Analysis of Continuous Flow Gas Lift Wells
Description of System Performance
Optimization of Continuous Flow Installations
Single Well Optimization
Allocation of Lift Gas to a Group of Wells
• Sucker-Rod Pumping
Sucker-Rod String Designs
The API RP 11L Procedure
Calculation Accuracy
Simulation of System Operation
Forms of Wave Equation
Solutions of the Wave Equation
Torsional Loading on Gear Reducers
Torques on the Gear Reducer
Determination of Optimum Counterbalance Conditions
Energy Efficiency of Sucker-Rod Pumped Installations
Optimization of the Sucker Rod Pumping System
Optimum Pumping Mode
• Electrical Submersible Pumping
Using ESPs in Special Conditions
Pumping High Viscosity Liquids
Gassy Well Production
Free Gas Volume Calculations
Possible Solutions
Gas Handling
Sand and Abrasives Production
High Temperature Wells
Use of Variable Speed Drives
Main Features of VSD Units
Interaction of VSD and ESP Units
Design of ESP Installations
Selection of System Components
High WOR Wells
High GLR Wells
• Example problems

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2. Dr. Marin Čikeš, University of Zagreb, Croatia:
• Hydraulic Pumping
Introduction
Components of Hydraulic Pumping System
Hydraulic Engines
Hydraulic Pumps
Power Fluid Systems
Surface Pumps
Control Manifolds
Well Heads
Tubing Arrangements
Design Considerations
Power Fluid System Selection
Gas Separation Criteria
Pump Model Selection
Flow Rate of Power Fluid
Pressure Determination
Design Procedure
Example Problem

• Jet Pumping
Introduction
Jet Pumping System
Jet Pump Theory
General Theory
Dimensionless Performance Curves
Nozzle Flow
Cavitation
Design of Jet Pump Installations
Nozzles and Throats Selection
Sizing a Jet Pump System
Design Procedure for a Well Producing No Gas
Example Problem
Design Procedure for a Well Producing Gas
Example Problem

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LECTURER BIOGRAPHIES

Gabor Takacs holds MS and PhD degrees in Petroleum Engineering

from the University of Miskolc, Hungary and a doctorate from the
Hungarian Academy of Sciences. From 1995 he was Head of the
Petroleum Engineering Department at the same institution and was
appointed Full Professor in 1997. During his more than 30 years of
teaching and consulting experience he taught as Visiting Professor at
Texas Tech University, USA in 1988/89 and at the Mining University of
Leoben, Austria in 1995. During his teaching career at Miskolc
University he established a 5-year undergraduate and an ongoing 3-year graduate program
in petroleum engineering with English as the language of tuition. His industrial experience
includes assignments in Hungary’s biggest gas-lifted oilfield as well as leading the team that
developed the country’s first API-monogrammed sucker-rod pumping unit.
Dr. Takacs is the author of several books on artificial lift technology; “Modern
Sucker-Rod Pumping”, published in 1993, “Sucker-Rod Pumping Manual” (2003), and “Gas
Lift Manual” (2005); all by PennWell Books, USA. Dr. Takacs has more than 80 technical
publications including several SPE papers to his credit. He taught various short courses for
many oil companies in Libya, Mexico, Argentina, Indonesia, UAE, and Austria; and is a
well-known consultant and instructor on production engineering and artificial lift topics.
He is an active member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and organized the
Hungarian Section of SPE in 1992 and became the first Section Chairman 1992-1994. After
starting the Miskolc University Student Chapter in 1992, he still acts as Faculty Sponsor.
Dr. Takacs was selected SPE Distinguished Lecturer for the years 1995/96, was
distinguished as Outstanding Technical Editor for the SPE journal “Production and
Facilities” for the period 1992-2003. He was named chairman of the Artificial Lift TIG
(Technical Interest Group) of SPE and held that position between 1997 and 2003.

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 Marin Čikeš is currently the Assistant Professor of Production
Engineering at the Faculty of Mining, Geology & Petroleum Engineering,
University of Zagreb, Croatia.
During his career life, Dr. Čikeš was an independent consultant
providing consultancy services on hydraulic fracturing & well stimulation,
well completion, production operations and reservoir engineering. He was
also the Senior Production Operations Manager for SINTEZ Corporation
(Russia) where he designed all production operations on various oil fields,
including chemical treatments and hydraulic fracturing jobs. He also designed & evaluated
testing operations on exploration wells.
Dr. Čikeš' earlier career life was spent mostly in the INA – Croatian National Oil
Company where he worked as the Chief Project Operations Manager and designed,
supervised & evaluated numerous hydraulic fracturing jobs and designed other production
operations, specially thermally inducted fracturing (TIF) in water injection wells and oil
production using electrical submersible pumps (ESP). Before that he held positions in INA
such as Chief Project Engineer for Hydraulic Fracturing, Chief Project Engineer for
Stimulation Operations and Supervisor for Well Cementing, Testing (DST) & Stimulation.
During these periods he has designed, supervised & evaluated massive hydraulic fracturing
jobs and various stimulation operations like matrix acidizing, acid fracturing and scale
control .
Dr. Čikeš holds PhD, MS, and Bachelor degrees in Petroleum Engineering. He is a
Certified Professional Engineer and a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).
Currently he is the Chairman of the SPE Croatian Section. He authored and co-authored the
numerous publications circulated internationally.

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LIST OF SHORT PRESENTATIONS
1. Adekola Husaein Daud (Skywave Technologies Limited, Egypt):
’’Study on Individual Hydrocarbons Composition of Mongolian Petroleum’’

2. Čanji Erne; Ognjenović Milan; Gutović Krisina; Vukoje Predrag (NIS-

Naftagas, Serbia):
’’Subsurface Pumping System Optimization Obtained by Proactive
Maintenanace Strategy’’

3. Eneh Chibuike Samuel and Mohsen M.M. Fouad (Skywave Technologies

Limited, Nigeria):
’’Modelling and Fault Diagnosis of Pipeline Systems’’

4. Eneh Chibuike Samuel (Skywave Technologies Limited, Nigeria):

’’Geostatistical Models for Shales in Distributary Channel Point Bars
(Ferron Sandstone, Utah): From Ground-Penetrating Radar Data to Three-
Dimensional Flow Modeling’’

5. Jimoh Bola; Issham Ismail; Eugene Cheong Ee Yeang (Skywave

Technologies Limited, Egypt):
’’The Evaluation of Polymers Performance as Fluid Diversion Gelling
Agents in Matrix Acidizing’’

6. Komlen, Nenad and Martan Zvonimir (INA-Naftaplin, Croatia):

’’Gas Lift System at Oil Field Šandrovac’’

7. Kralj-Vrsalović Ana and Karnik Jadranka (INA-Naftaplin, Croatia):

’’Artificial Lift in Croatia, from the Beginning Until Today’’

8. Majerus Vedran; Lujić Dušanka; Mohr Ksenija (INA-Naftaplin, Croatia):

’’Optimum Selection of Artificial Lift System for the MOSTI Field’’

9. Makar Ivan (Hayan Petroleum Company, Syria); Plantić Dubravka (INA-

Naftaplin, Croatia); Krilov Zoran (University of Zagreb, Croatia):
’’Application of Enthalpy Balance for Accurate Flowing Temperature
Prediction in ESP Modeling’’

10. Mršić Zoran and Budimić Robert (INA-Naftaplin, Croatia):

’’Troubleshooting Continuous Gas Lift Well Using Prosper 10.0 System
Analysis Program’’

11. Novosel Dubravko (INA-Naftaplin, Croatia):

’’Carbon Dioxide as a Gas Lift Injection Gas on Šandrovac Oilfield’’

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12. Njegić Aleksandra; Deljak Aleksandra; Stankić Jovan; Kocović Milica
(NIS- Naftagas, Serbia):
’’Nodal Analysis of the Well X-1’’

13. Osman Ivica (CROSCO, Croatia):

’’Well Failure Model and Pressure Integrity Testing’’

14. Spasojević Nenad; Stojanović Slavoljub; Ivetić Zdravko

(NIS- Naftagas, Serbia):
’’Optimization of Performance Intermittent Gas Lift Well-X using GLIP
Software’’

15. Turkalj Ivan (INA-Naftaplin, Croatia):

’’Recent Improvements on Gas Lift Equipment in INA-Naftaplin’’

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SPONSORS
TO BE ANNOUNCED

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