Content

I) FORMATION DAMAGE AND SKIN

1. Formation damage definition

2. Concept of skin in terms of reservoir inflow

3. Filtration principles

4. Damage Mechanisms

5. Well servicing fluids

II) WELL STIMULATION

1. Stimulation Options

2. Overall Screening Criteria

3. Acidisation

4. Hydraulic Fracturing

5. Frac packs

III)FRACTURATION

1-Basic principles and design steps

2-Operational realisation

3-Frac height prediction

4-Frac length design

5-Frac pressure prediction

        6.-Fluid selection

        7.-Proppant selection