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Mazda Irani

Inflow Control Devices; Design and Fundamentals

Mazda Irani
9:43 Hours
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This professional training course covers the design and fundamentals of Inflow Control Devices (ICDs) used in horizontal wells for optimizing production in both conventional and thermal reservoirs. It provides an in-depth understanding of different ICD types, including restrictive, frictional, and hybrid devices, explaining their operating principles such as the Bernoulli principle and flow resistance concepts. The course emphasizes practical design methodologies with interactive Excel examples to calculate pressure drops and analyze device performance under varying conditions. It highlights the material and erosion considerations important for selecting ICDs and discusses industry adoption trends among major oil and gas operators. Learners will receive foundational and intermediate-level knowledge applicable across reservoir, production, and completions engineering disciplines.

Who Should Take This Course
• Reservoir engineers
• Production engineers
• Completions engineers
• Oil and gas industry professionals

What You Will Learn
• Designing and optimizing ICDs for wells
• Understanding erosion and material impacts
• Calculating pressure drops with Excel tools
• Types and principles of inflow control devices

Why This Course Works
• Improve well productivity and flow control
• Reduce erosion and enhance device lifespan
• Stay current with latest ICD design trends
• Industry standard for offshore and thermal wells

01-00 – Introduction (1 min.)
01-01 – Types of Flow Control Devices (FCDs) (30 min.)
01-02 – Types of Flow Control Devices (FCDs) – continued (32 min.)
01-03 – Autonomous Inflow Control Valves (AICV) (21 min.)
01-04 – Example 1 (11 min.)
01-05 – Flashing In the Device (47 min.)

02-01 – Steam Saturation Curve (24 min.)
02-02 – How Steam Enthalpy Varies From Boiler To Producer (41 min.)
02-03 – Steam Trap Control (33 min.)
02-04 – Definition Of The Liquid-Pool (32 min.)
02-05 – Liquid-Pool Model (20 min.)
02-06 – What Is IPR or PI? (27 min.)
02-07 – How FCDs Help Steam Coning (32 min.)
02-08 – Liquid-Pool Flashing (15 min.)
02-09 – Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures (20 min.)
02-10 – Example 2 (19 min.)
02-11 – Example 3 (13 min.)

03-01 – What is IPR or PI: How Applications Consider It (15 min.)
03-02 – How FCDs Help Conformance (8 min.)
03-03 – Correct Modelling Questions (9 min.)
03-04 – Annular Cross-Flow (13 min.)
03-05 – Segregated Flow (7 min.)
03-06 – Example 4 (21 min.)

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