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Unconventional Well Testing Master Class

The Unconventional Well Testing Master Class is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of production testing in unconventional wells, focusing primarily on rate and pressure measurements during initial production. This course guides learners through identifying data quality issues, measurement errors, and reservoir effects that impact performance diagnostics. Participants will explore real-time diagnostic tools for optimizing drawdown and learn analysis workflows for well characterization and ultimate recovery estimation. The course covers various surface data acquisition methods, the role of production test equipment, and detailed case studies that link data quality to well performance. With a blend of fundamentals and intermediate concepts, this training connects reservoir engineering, production, and wellsite operations disciplines.

Who Should Take This Course
• Wellsite operations personnel
• Data analysts in oil and gas industry
• Reservoir engineers and production specialists
• Professionals involved in unconventional well testing

What You Will Learn
• Identify and correct measurement errors
• Analyze production data for forecasting
• Use rate and pressure data for diagnostics
• Apply real-time well performance optimization

Why This Course Works
• Estimate ultimate recovery effectively
• Optimize completion design and drawdown
• Ensure high-quality data for decision making
• Improve well performance and diagnostic accuracy

1.01 – Introduction To Well Testing (5 min.)  
1.02 – Why Do We Test Wells? (6 min.)

2.01 – Data Acquisition (8 min.)
2.02 – Production Ratios & Measurements (17 min.)
2.03 – Reservoir Causes (4 min.)
2.04 – Case Studies (13 min.)

3.01 – APD Field Examples (10 min.)

4.01 – Performance Analysis & Simulations (21 min.)

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