Performance Analysis, Prediction, and Optimization Using NODAL Analysis

Oil, Gas & Petroleum · 5 Days · Public · Al-Khobraa certified · From USD 3,900

Overview

You obtain comprehensive coverage of the use of NODALÄ (or systems) analysis in the petroleum producing industry. Your new understanding allows you to fully appreciate how changes in one part of a production system affect the system as a whole, and hence, the field productivity. You work with field conditions and system profitability for increased bottom-line results. NODALÄ systems analysis has been sweeping the industry in the past few years.

Learning Objectives

• Apply nodal analysis concepts viewing the total producing system as a whole from the reservoir rock through the completion, wellbore and gathering system, to the market while honoring system rate/pressure constraints
• Avoid improper design where any one component, or a mismatch of components, adversely affects the performance of the entire system
• Perform a system-wide analysis to increase well rates by identifying bottlenecks and design an efficient field-wide flow system, including wells, artificial lift, gathering lines, and manifolds
• Use nodal analysis, together with reservoir simulation and analytical tools, for planning new field development
• To introduce the basics of production optimization and accurately measure performance

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for professionals working in oil and gas, as well as those whose responsibilities require a stronger practical grasp of the subject and its application within their organisation.

• Professionals in Oil & Gas
• Engineers and specialists in oil & gas operations
• Operations, process and field personnel

Course Outline

Day 1 — Nodal Analysis Overview

• Inflow Performance: Basics, well-test pros and cons, best models for all well types, IPR curves

Day 2 — Completions: Modeling basics, flow patterns in gravel…

• Tubing Performance: Videos of flow patterns, flow dynamics, logging in horizontal wells, slugging and pressure changes in all completion types, friction drop in horizontal wells, unloading techniques and examples

Day 3 — Flowlines: Pressure drop models, bottlenecks in a…

• Forecast: Field forecasts, economic optimization, evaluation of options

Day 4 — Artificial Lift: Gas lift design, ESP and other…

• Artificial Lift: Gas lift design, ESP and other methods basics

Day 5 — Liquid in gas streams, what is a dry gas well, loaded…

• Liquid in gas streams, what is a dry gas well, loaded wells, predicting temperatures

Accreditation

Al-Khobraa certified. On completion delegates receive an Al-Khobraa certificate of achievement.

Dates & Venues

Dates	Venue	Delivery	Duration	Fee (USD)
5–9 October 2026	Botswana, Southern Africa	Public	5 days	4,500
11–15 October 2026	Istanbul, Turkey	Public	5 days	4,500
7–11 December 2026	Accra, Ghana	Public	5 days	4,500

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Frequently Asked Questions

What do Al-Khobraa oil, gas and petroleum courses cover?

The portfolio spans the full value chain: upstream exploration, drilling and well control; midstream processing, pipelines and gas treatment; and downstream refining and petrochemicals — plus process safety management (PSM), HAZOP studies, corrosion control and plant operations. Trainers are practitioners from the sector.

Who should attend an oil, gas and petroleum course?

These courses suit process, production and petroleum engineers, plant and field operators and supervisors, maintenance and inspection staff, HSE and process safety professionals, and technical or commercial staff joining the sector from another industry.

How long are oil, gas and petroleum courses, and where are they held?

Most Al-Khobraa oil, gas and petroleum courses run over 5 days. The exact duration, dates and city for this course are listed in the dates section on this page. Public sessions run across Saudi Arabia — Riyadh, Jeddah, Al-Khobar, Jubail and Yanbu — as well as regional and international venues, with live virtual classrooms available on request.

What certificate will I receive?

Delegates who complete the course receive an Al-Khobraa certificate of completion, issued by a Saudi-registered training provider. Al-Khobraa also delivers internationally accredited programmes; where a course carries an external awarding body such as PMI, CIPS, ILM or IOSH, that body is named on the course's own page.

Can oil, gas and petroleum training be delivered in-house for our team?

Yes. Any Al-Khobraa oil, gas and petroleum course can be delivered in-house at your own premises anywhere in Saudi Arabia or the GCC, with the content, dates and language of delivery tailored to your team. Al-Khobraa is an approved HRDF (Hadaf) provider, so eligible Saudi employers can seek training support. Contact us for a quotation.

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