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Special Edition, February 2015

2015 TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT GUIDE

Developing an exceptional workforce in a low price environment Using blended learning and leveraging technology to maximize results.Download this Executive Brief ...................................................................................................................................... page 1

Troubleshooting is critical to maximizing performanceTroubleshooting Oil and Gas Processing Facilities – PF-49 ….......…….……………......................................... page 16

Well workovers achieve excellent economics in any price environment Completions and Workovers – CAW .......................................................................................................................... page 4

Understand your reservoirs to optimize development and maximize reserves Applied Reservoir Engineering – RE ......................................................................................................................... page 10

Shale plays demand deep understanding of your facility liquid and gas bottlenecks Gas Conditioning and Processing – G-4 ................................................................................................................ page 15Oil Production and Processing Facilities – PF-4 .................................................................................................. page 15

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Developing an Exceptional Workforce in a Low Price Environment

CHALLENGE:

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Developing an Exceptional Workforce: Doing More with Less

• How can leveraging multiple technologies cut the time required to reach competency?

• What approach can maximize the effectiveness of face to face training, e-learning, and mentoring activities?

• How does an integrated approach to learning and development reduce overall costs?

Getting more from

• your people

• your reservoirs

• your wells

• your facilities

Developing an

Exceptional Workforce:

Doing More with Less

Executive Brief

2 Basic Drilling, Completion and Workover Operations – BDC2 Basic Petroleum Engineering Practices – BE2 Basic Drilling Technology – BDT3 Drilling Practices – DP3 Stuck Pipe Prevention - Train Wreck AvoidanceTM – SPP3 Well Design and Engineering – WDE4 Directional, Horizontal, and Multilateral Drilling – DHD4 Surface Production Operations – PO34 Completions and Workovers – CAW5 Production Operations 1 – PO15 Performance Analysis, Prediction, and Optimization Using NODALTM Analysis – PO25 Production Technology for Other Disciplines – PTO6 Flow Assurance for Offshore Production – FAOP6 Formation Damage: Causes, Prevention and Remediation – FD6 Gas Production Engineering – GPO7 Gas Well Deliquification – GWD7 Production Chemistry – OGPC7 Sand Control – SNDC8 Hydraulic Fracturing Applications – HFU8 Surface Water Management in Unconventional Resource Plays – SWM8 Horizontal and Multilateral Wells: Completions and Stimulation – HML29 Reservoir Management for Unconventional Reservoirs – RMUR9 Unconventional Know How - List of Unconventional Courses10 Basic Reservoir Engineering – BR10 Applied Reservoir Engineering – RE10 Reservoir Engineering for Other Disciplines – REO11 Waterflooding A to Z – WF11 Well Test Design and Analysis – WTA11 Oil and Gas Reserves Evaluation – OGR12 Reservoir Simulation Strategies – RSS12 Foundations of Petrophysics – FPP12 Well Log Interpretation – WLI13 Basic Petroleum Geology – BG13 Development Geology – DG13 Basic Geophysics – BGP14 Expanded Basic Petroleum Economics – BEC14 Petroleum Risk and Decision Analysis – PRD15 Petroleum Project Management: Principles and Practices – PPM15 Gas Conditioning and Processing – G-4 15 Oil Production and Processing Facilities – PF-416 Onshore Gas Gathering Systems: Design & Operation – PF-4516 Troubleshooting Oil and Gas Processing Facilities – PF-4916 Onshore Pipeline Facilities - Design, Construction & Operations – PL-4217 Process Safety Engineering – PS-417 Piping Systems - Mechanical Design and Specification – ME-41 17 PetroFlex - Live Training Delivered to Your Desktop

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To discuss your workforce development and competency assurance goals please email [email protected].

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DESIGNED FORTechnical, field, service, support and supervisory personnel desiring to gain an introductory overview of these topics and how they interrelate. Excellent for cross-training of other technical disciplines such as reservoir and surface facility engineers plus geoscientists, and anyone who interacts with drilling, completion or workover design engineers such as technical supervisors and technical service personnel.

This is not a fundamental course for training engineers seeking a career in drilling or workovers (for these, PO1 is recommended).

YOU WILL LEARN

• How drilling, completing and reworking a well affects its ability to produce

• What can be done within open-hole and cased wells, as a part of reservoir management

• How drilling practices can damage or stimulate producing wells

ABOUT THE COURSEThis course gives a technical overview of the science and art of drilling operations, completion practices and post-completion wellbore enhancement or remedial workover techniques (well intervention). It develops an understanding of the WHAT, WHY, and HOW of each of these areas of engineering practice. Reservoir Engineers will learn what can be done within open-hole and cased wells as they execute reservoir management. Drilling and completion personnel will learn how the producing reservoir can be damaged or stimulated by what they do. The participants learn to visualize what is happening “downhole”, discover what can be accomplished and gain an appreciation for wellbore risks and the possibility of damage to the formation; and how drilling and completion practices can alter reservoir interpretation and performance. The participant will become conversant with specific technical terminology and aware of practical applications, which should enhance communication and interaction between disciplines.

COURSE CONTENT

• Overview of workover techniques - stimulation application; formation and sand control; and more• Overview of the completion process - zonal isolation; tubing, packers and completion equipment; and more• Overview of the drilling process - language of drilling; reservoir rock and fluid properties; and more

D E S I G N E D F O REngineers, engineering trainees, technical managers and assistants, technicians, geologists, geophysicists, chemists, physicists, service company personnel, sales representatives, and data processing personnel.

YOU WILL LEARN • Basic petroleum geology• Reservoir fluid and rock properties• Fundamentals of reservoir fluid flow• Oil and gas reservoir classification, definition,

delineation and development• Unconventional gas (“tight shale” gas)• Fundamentals of drilling, well completion, and

production operations• Basics of casing design and primary cementing• Primary and enhanced recovery mechanisms• Surface operations

ABOUT THE COURSEThis course is far more than an introduction to petroleum engineering and certainly is not a superficial presentation of the technology of the industry. Its purpose is to develop an understanding of the technology and its applications at an engineer’s level, and the confidence and professional enthusiasm which comes with that understanding. The course has had a revolutionary effect on training programs for many major oil and service companies by making specialized training that follows far more effective. Participants enter those specialized programs with a depth of understanding of that particular technology and relation to other classic and new technologies of the industry. The course focuses on the field and application approach, and includes classroom exercises, fundamental engineering problems, and basic field exercises. Basic Petroleum Engineering Practices will set the foundation for technical professionals with regards to technology and its engineering applications. The course starts out with a brief introduction of the history and current state of the oil and gas industry. Next, reservoir fluids, petroleum geology, and petroleum reservoirs are discussed. Then, various facets of exploration technology, drilling engineering and operations, well completion technology, and production technology are covered before finishing with surface processing of produced fluids.

COURSE CONTENTReservoir fluid properties • Petroleum geology • Reservoir properties and evaluation • Unconventional gas (“tight shale” gas) • Exploration technology • Drilling engineering • Well completion, stimulation and workover • Well testing and formation damage • Production operations

DESIGNED FORPetroleum and production engineers, completion engineers, geoscientists, managers, technical supervisors, service and support personnel, entry level drilling engineers, drilling operations personnel, drilling office support staff.

YOU WILL LEARN • About drilling equipment and how it is used• Drilling terminology and abbreviations• Keys to planning a successful well• Common drilling problems and how to avoid them• How to read a morning report• Technology behind information in a morning report

ABOUT THE COURSEEquipment and procedures involved with drilling oil and gas wells are described for those who are interested in understanding the drilling process regardless of the academic background. During the first day, the overall drilling process is presented along with definitions and descriptions of drilling equipment. During the remainder of the week, the various components are discussed in greater detail with explanations of the basic science concepts which guide these processes. Subjects include descriptions of drill bits, directional drilling, drilling fluids, solids control, cementing, casing, well bore stability, well control, measurement-while-drilling techniques, stuck pipe, lost circulation, and well bore hydraulics. Some technology enhancements are included to improve understanding of drilling operations for all participants, with or without a science background. An understanding of clay mineralogy helps understand well bore instability and drilling fluids. A discussion of pressure and pressure effects helps explain many of the procedures and problems associated with drilling wells. Rocks behave differently under pressure and understanding this behavior helps understand drilling performance. The art and science of drilling are explained in simple terms.

After all of the various components and procedures are discussed, the information contained in morning reports is explained and used as a summary of the course content.

COURSE CONTENT • The overall drilling process and equipment • The language of drillers – understanding their terminology • Understanding the abbreviations and acronyms associated with drilling • Rig equipment and types • Types of drill bits • MWD • Drill strings • Drilled solids management • Mud tank arrangements • Drilling fluid properties • Well control • Cementing • Casing design • Hole problems (stuck pipe, lost circulation) • Well control • Directional drilling operations and tools • Safety

Houston sessions will include field trip to rig when available.

BASIC BASIC BASIC

Basic Drilling, Completion and Workover Operations – BDC

Basic Petroleum Engineering Practices – BE

Basic Drilling Technology – BDT

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2015 Schedule and Tuition / 5 Days

ABERDEEN, U.K. 13-17 JUL US$4,570+VATDENVER, U.S. 3-7 AUG US$3,900DUBAI, U.A.E. 17-21 MAY US$4,990HOUSTON, U.S. 2-6 FEB US$3,940 20-24 APR US$3,940 6-10 JUL US$3,940 31 AUG-4 SEP US$3,940 16-20 NOV US$3,940 14-18 DEC US$3,940KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA 24-28 AUG US$4,570LONDON, U.K. 16-20 FEB US$4,570+VAT 21-25 SEP US$4,570+VAT 30 NOV-4 DEC US$4,570+VATOKLAHOMA CITY, U.S. 23-27 MAR US$3,900

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FIELD TRIP

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DESIGNED FORDrilling supervisors, drilling engineers, toolpushers, managers and technical support personnel.

YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO • Review drilling data and plan the well • Incorporate completion plans into the drilling plan • Drill a well cost effectively and maximize

penetration rate • Evaluate stuck pipe problems and avoid potential

problems • Evaluate and maintain drilling fluids • Optimize hole cleaning • Design casing, drill string and BOP/wellheads • Evaluate and implement cementing programs • Design and implement bit and hydraulics

programs • Incorporate directional drilling and deviation

control • Recognize and evaluate well control problems

ABOUT THE COURSEThe two-week course is designed for engineers and field personnel involved in the planning and implementation of drilling programs. The seminar covers all aspects of drilling technology, emphasizing both theory and practical application. Drilling is a complex operation requiring the marriage of different technologies and disciplines. Today’s drilling personnel must have a working knowledge of all these disciplines in order to effectively drill a well. The course provides all the fundamentals necessary to drill a well whether it is a shallow well or a complex, high pressure well. Computer programs are used to design many aspects of the modern well and the course will provide the participants with the theory behind most programs along with practical implementation.

Participants are required to bring a scientific calculator.

COURSE CONTENT Planning including requirements for the completion and testing, AFE preparation • HSE at the rig site • Cost control, evaluating alternative drilling methods and maximizing penetration rate • Hole cleaning, sloughing shale, lost circulation, stuck pipe and fishing operations • Drilling fluids • Lifting capacity of drilling fluids, pressure losses in the circulating system and ECD • Maximizing hydraulics in the planning phase and at the rig • Bit selection and application • Casing and drill string design, selection of casing seats, BOP equipment • Cement, cement additives and displacement mechanics • Deviation control, directional drilling and horizontal drilling • Pressure control, routine and special problems • Project post analysis

EXAMPLESFor in-house courses, the instructors of this course will accept examples from your company for analysis in the class as one of the demonstration exercises. Please contact PetroSkills Training for a list of the information and support data required, as well as the necessary lead-time.

DESIGNED FOREntire drilling and completions team, including operator, drilling contractor, and service companies. Agendas are typically customized to address topics relevant to the team.

YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO

• Identify mechanisms and risk factors that lead to stuck pipe incidents.

• Anticipate, prevent, recognize and resolve stuck pipe due to the following:

• Wellbore Instability • Hole Cleaning • Differential Sticking • Wellbore Geometry• Assess mechanics of wellbore stresses and the

impact on wellbore stability• Analyze trends to identify early warning signs of

developing wellbore problems• Use hole cleaning factors in both vertical and

deviated wellbores • Apply mechanics of jars and how to use them

effectively• Implement effective drilling and tripping practices• Make cost-effective choices in planning fishing

operations

ABOUT THE COURSEThe Stuck Pipe Prevention - Train Wreck Avoidance ™ workshop provides the most comprehensive coverage in the industry for understanding and preventing the underlying causes of Stuck Pipe, Wellbore Instability, Loss Circulation, and other sources of non-productive time (NPT) in drilling operations. The workshop also focuses on correct responses by individuals and teams, early warning signs, and minimizing the impact to drilling operations. Through world-class presentations, practical discussion, and the best reference and instructional materials available, delegates hone their knowledge of basic drilling technology and how it relates to avoiding NPT.

COURSE CONTENTStuck Pipe Prevention • Rock Mechanics • Wellbore Stress • Wellbore Instability • Trend Recognition • Hole Cleaning • Differential Sticking • Wellbore Geometry • Tripping Practices • Fishing Practices

DESIGNED FORDrilling engineers, completion engineers, and drilling supervisors involved with drilling operations and well planning.

YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO • Understand the responsibilities of a well planner as a

designer and project manager • Review offset analysis and data gathering • Understand the influence of completion design and

production requirements on well design • Identify trajectory design issues and their influence

on torque and drag, wellbore stability, and future intervention

• Develop specific casing design skills• Perform cement slurry and displacement volume calculations

• Complete drill string and BHA designs and failure prevention assessment for each hole section

• Review for directional well applications • Understand different bit types and applications• Perform calculations to support bit run economics • Optimize hydraulics for each hole interval • Compile risks to well delivery• Develop mitigations and contingency plans • Develop minimum rig capability specifications to deliver

well requirements • Present and defend a well plan to management

ABOUT THE COURSEWell Design and Engineering integrates all major well design technologies from pre-spud to TD. Participants are actively engaged in every aspect of the technical activities required to deliver a cost-effective well plan while also gaining valuable perspective on how the overall process should be managed in a dynamic team environment. The workshop content is often customized to address technologies and practices that may be specific to a project or operational situation. The course delivery is carefully balanced to integrate technical lectures and group discussion with roughly half of each day allotted for the teams to apply what they have learned on the project well design. The single most important goal of the workshop is to draw the linkages between the design topics and to leave the participants with an understanding that each decision has influence on those that follow. Intensity mounts as the course progresses and each design topic builds on those that came before. Design iterations are commonly required, especially as the course progresses and seemingly unrelated decisions push the teams into situations of uncomfortable operational risk. On the last day, each team presents their completed design before the class and an invited panel of industry professionals.

A scientific calculator is required and a laptop computer is strongly recommended.

COURSE CONTENT Trajectory Design • Wellbore Stability and Casing Point Selection• Drilling Fluids and Solids Control • Casing Design • Primary Cementing • Drill String and BHA Design • Bit Technology • Circulating System Hydraulics and Hole Cleaning

FOUNDATION FOUNDATION FOUNDATION

Drilling Practices – DP

Stuck Pipe Prevention – Train Wreck Avoidance™ – SPP

Well Design and Engineering – WDE

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DESIGNED FORDrilling, production and operations engineers, field supervisors, toolpushers, managers and technical support personnel.

YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO • Make survey calculations • Interpret TVD, polar and rectangular coordinates and

vertical section • Interpret dogleg severity and the problems associated

with dogleg severity • Plan a two-dimensional directional well • Plan horizontal wells based on the objectives of the

well • Determine the best multi-lateral completion for an

application • Determine declination and non-magnetic drilling

collar selection • Apply the best survey instrument for the job • Directionally drill with rotary BHA’s, jetting,

whipstocks, motor, steerable motors, and rotary steerable systems

• Drill horizontally underbalanced • Interpret torque and drag and determine what factors

will affect the torque and drag • Determine cementing requirements for directional

wells

ABOUT THE COURSEThis course builds a firm foundation in the principles and practices of directional drilling, calculations, and planning for directional and horizontal wells. Specific problems associated with directional/horizontal drilling such as torque, drag, hole cleaning, logging and drill string component design are included. Participants will receive instruction on planning and evaluating horizontal wells based on the objectives of the horizontal well. The basic applications and techniques for multi-lateral wells are covered in the course. Additionally, they will become familiar with the tools and techniques used in directional drilling such as survey instruments, bottomhole assemblies, motors, steerable motors and steerable rotary systems. Participants will be able to predict wellbore path based on historical data and determine the requirements to hit the target.

COURSE CONTENT Applications for directional drilling • Directional profiles • Extended reach wells • Survey calculations and accuracy • Dogleg severity calculations and problems associated with doglegs • Planning directional and horizontal wells • Horizontal drilling methods and applications • Logging high angle wells • Hole-cleaning • Multi-laterals • Types of survey instruments • Tools used to deflect a wellbore • Torque and drag calculations • Cementing

DESIGNED FORTechnical, field, service, support and supervisory personnel having interaction with Facilities Engineers and desiring to gain an awareness level understanding of the field processing of production fluids. This course is excellent for cross-training. This course delivers an understanding of all the fundamental field treating facilities: What they are - Why they are needed - How they work.

YOU WILL LEARN• The physical properties and phase behavior of crude

oil and natural gas that govern production operations • Field processes for treating and conditioning full

wellstream production for sales or final disposition • An introduction to the wide range of equipment

used to process, treat, transport, and store oilfield produced fluids

• The basics of oilfield corrosion prevention, detection and treatment

• How to determine and minimize pressure drop in pipelines, valves and pressured vessels

• Internal workings of separators, pumps, compressors, valves and other treating equipment

• An overview of the processes and equipment used to handle acid gases

• A basic understanding of a wide range of produced fluid volume measurement and metering devices

• A description of treating equipment whether located on the surface, offshore platform or sea floor

ABOUT THE COURSEThe purpose of this course is to present an overview and basic understanding of the wide range of oilfield production handling and treatment equipment. The participant should learn not only “what” but “how” field fluid treating equipment works. The fundamental principles of fluid behavior are first introduced, then applied to all of the various equipment and systems comprising production operations. Emphasis is on understanding the internal workings inside the piping, valves and treating vessels. A major goal of this course is to improve communication among the technical disciplines, field and office in order to enhance operational efficiencies, lower costs and improve production economics. Example step-by-step exercises are worked together with the instructor to drive home the important points. Daily sessions include formal presentation interspersed with many short directed discussions and problem solving.

COURSE CONTENT Properties of produced fluids • Valves • Safety systems• Flowlines, manifolds and gathering systems • Mechanical equipment • Gas separation / treating• Oil / water separation and treatment • Fluid measurement and instrumentation • Acid gas treatment• Corrosion • Treating facility innovations

DESIGNED FORBeginning level drilling operations, production operations, workover and completions personnel; petroleum engineers; drilling and completion contractor personnel; service company personnel.

YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO • Develop a high level completion strategy for wells in a

variety of situations • Select tubing, packers, and completion flow control

equipment • Appraise/design a suitable flow barrier strategy • Make recommendations on installation and retrieval

practices for tubing, packers, etc. • Identify key design for horizontal, multilateral, HPHT

wells, etc. • Select an appropriate intervention strategy/equipment • Identify key features/applicability of the main sand

control, fracpack and well stimulation options • Assess/specify concerns/remedial measures for

formation damage/skin removal • Develop and outline overall strategy for a completion

program

ABOUT THE COURSEThe Completions and Workovers course is an introduction to many facets of completion and intervention technology. The material progresses through each of the major design, diagnostic and intervention technologies, ending with the effect of operations on surface facilities and plug and abandonment requirements. The course focuses on the practical aspects of each of the technologies, using design examples and both successes and failures to illustrate the points of the design and the risks involved with the entire process. The overall objectives of the course are to focus on delivering and maintaining “well quality.”

This course sets a firm foundation for future work in completions and workover technology. Numerous exercises emphasize the application of learning objectives. During the first day, topics include the objectives and key decisions for completion design, integrating completion with well construction, the impact of well flow capacity, and artificial lift options. Days two, three, and four cover completion equipment, perforating, horizontal and multilateral wells, specialized completion technologies, formation damage, well servicing fluids, completion programming, well stimulation options and screening.

INTERMEDIATE BASIC FOUNDATION

Directional, Horizontal, and Multilateral Drilling – DHD

Surface Production Operations – PO3

Completions and Workovers – CAW



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DESIGNED FORExploration and production technical professionals, asset team members, team leaders, line managers, IT department staff who work with data and support production applications, data technicians, executive management, and, all support staff who require a more extensive knowledge of production engineering and operations.

YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO • Apply and integrate production engineering principles

within the many technical disciplines • Solve production technology problems • Identify and incorporate the role of production

engineering and operations in oil and gas exploitation planning and development

• Choose basic well completion equipment design• Perform system analyses (Nodal AnalysisTM) evaluations

to optimize well tubing design and selection • Perform basic artificial lift designs • Distinguish how to acidize sandstone and carbonate

formations and identify the differences in stimulating the two main reservoir lithology types

• Design basic sand control gravel pack completions • Develop and evaluate well / zone candidate selection

to conduct a hydraulic fracturing campaign and how to design and run frac pack well completions

• Choose among the varied water shut off mechanical and chemical approaches

• Take advantage of new production technology advances in swellable completions, expandable tubulars and screens, and intelligent well (smart well) completions

• Maximize team interaction and understand the dynamics between production engineering and other disciplines

ABOUT THE COURSEThis course stresses the production technology required to effectively develop and operate an asset and the role of production engineering in a multi-discipline development project. Practical application of production practices is emphasized. Both theory and actual field examples and well completion programs are presented and studied along with class problems, exercises, and related streaming videos. Well completion equipment and tools are viewed and discussed. Participants will work several exercises such as basic continuous gas lift, ESP, stimulation, gravel pack, and fracturing designs. Nodal analysis problems are set up and solved on the computer and horizontal and multilateral technology is presented.

One personal computer is provided, at additional cost, for each two participants.

COURSE CONTENT Completion design • Inflow and outflow performance • Artificial lift well completion systems (gas-lift, electrical submersible pump, beam-pump, progressing cavity pump) • Formation damage and well stimulation • Perforating • Sand Control • Fracturing • Intelligent well completions • Swellables and expandables well completions • Field surveillance and data • Production system optimization

FOUNDATION

Production Technology for Other Disciplines – PTO


DESIGNED FORProduction, operations, and reservoir engineers; senior technicians and field supervisors with an engineering background.

YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO • Apply NodalTM Analysis concepts viewing the total

producing system as a whole from the reservoir rock through the completion, well bore 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 NodalTM Analysis, together with reservoir simulation and analytical tools, for planning new field development

ABOUT THE COURSEImproper design of any one component, or a mismatch of components, adversely affects the performance of the entire system. The chief function of a system-wide analysis is to increase well rates. It identifies bottlenecks and serves as a framework for the design of efficient field wide flow systems, including wells, artificial lift, gathering lines and manifolds. Together with reservoir simulation and analytical tools, NodalTM Analysis is used in planning new field development. Initially, this technology was applied using pressure traverse curves and simple PI models. Now state-of-the-art software programs have enabled a well-trained engineer to concentrate on matching field data, interpreting results, and understanding a system’s interdependencies. Software is used extensively during the class and the participant is encouraged to bring his/her own laptop and nodal software. However, if the attendee chooses not to supply his/her own software, NodalTM Analysis and gas deliverability planning programs will be provided at no extra charge.


COURSE CONTENT General Overview of NodalTM Analysis • Inflow Performance • Completion Performance • Tubing Performance • Flowline Performance • Artificial Lift

FOUNDATION

Performance Analysis, Prediction, and Optimization Using NODAL™ Analysis – PO2


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DESIGNED FORPetroleum engineers, production operations staff, reservoir engineers, facilities staff, drilling and completion engineers; geologists; field supervisors and managers; field technicians, service company engineers and managers, and, especially engineers starting a work assignment in production engineering and operations or other engineers wanting a firm foundation in production engineering.

YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO • Design and properly select well completion mechanical

equipment• Evaluate the flow capacity of a well• Achieve successful well casing primary cementing and

remedial casing cement repair techniques• Select equipment and engineer alternate methods

for perforating operations in varied down hole well environments including underbalanced procedures

• Utilize alternate well intervention techniques of applied wireline operations and coiled tubing methods

• Recognize harsh well producing environments leading to potential corrosion and erosion failure, scale formation, and related downhole deposits

• Choose proper wellbore completion and workover fluids, fluid solids control, and fluids filtration standards and best practice methods

• Distinguish the characteristics and types of mechanical artificial lift systems

• Ascertain why and how formations become damaged and how to interpret, prevent, and correct reservoir damage

• Collect data to categorize options to choose an optimum well stimulation plan

• Understand the causes of and the best approach to managing sand production

• Understand how to properly acidize a carbonate or a sandstone reservoir

• Understand the proper use and effects of surfactants and their presence in the oilfield in order to benefit from their use and avoid problems mis-application

• Manage organic paraffin and asphaltene field deposits in tubing and surface facilities

• Understand modern fracture stimulation and productivity improvement including multistage horizontal well shale gas and shale oil massive frac job design and operations

• Review heavy oil development and extraction including mining operations and current modern thermal processes

• Choose proven technology for cased hole production logging tools and interpretation methods

• Select mechanical and / or permeability altering chemical methods to attempt downhole water shut off

• Recognize, prevent, and manage corrosive conditions and typical common soluble and insoluble scales,

and much more

FOUNDATION

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DESIGNED FOREngineers, operators and technical managers who are responsible for offshore completions, production and development; technical staff needing a foundation in principals, challenges and solutions for offshore flow assurance. The course is also appropriate for persons involved in produced fluids flow in onshore production operations.


• Identify the components of a complete flow assurance study for offshore developments and understand how they relate to the production system design and operation

• Interpret and use sampling and laboratory testing results of reservoir fluids relative to flow assurance

• Understand the basic properties of reservoir fluids and how they are modeled for the production flowline system

• Understand the thermohydraulic modeling of steady state and transient multiphase flow in offshore production systems

• Evaluate and compare mitigation and remediation techniques for: gas hydrates, paraffin (waxes), asphaltenes, emulsions, scale, corrosion, erosion and solids transport, and slugging

• Understand the elements of an operability report for subsea production facilities, flowlines, and export flowlines

ABOUT THE COURSEFlow assurance is a critical component in the design and operation of offshore production facilities. This is particularly true as the industry goes to deeper water, longer tiebacks, deeper wells and higher temperature and pressure reservoirs. Although gas hydrate issues dominate the thermal design; waxes, asphaltenes, emulsions, scale, corrosion, erosion, solids transport, slugging and operability are all important issues which require considerable effort. The participant will be presented with sufficient theory/correlation information to be able to understand the basis for the applications. This intensive five day course has considerable time devoted to application and design exercises to ensure the practical applications are learned.One personal computer is provided, at additional cost, for each two participants.

COURSE CONTENT

Overview of flow assurance • PVT analysis and fluid properties • Steady state and transient multiphase flow modeling • Hydrate, paraffin and asphaltene control • Corrosion, erosion and sand control • Fluid property and phase behavior modeling • Equations of state • Fugacity and equilibrium • Viscosities of oils • Thermal modeling • Multiphase pressure boosting • Slugging: hydrodynamic, terrain induced & ramp up • Commissioning, Start-up, and Shutdown Operations

DESIGNED FORProduction, completion, reservoir, and drilling engineers; geologists concerned with well performance and production enhancement; field supervisors, production foremen, engineering technicians, production and exploration managers; those involved in vertical, horizontal and multilateral wells, conventional and unconventional reservoirs.

YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO • Recognize formation damage and damage

mechanisms in carbonates, sandstones and shales• Prevent and overcome damage, when it exists,

through the application of non-acid approaches, acidizing and small fracturing treatments

ABOUT THE COURSEFormation damage seems to be inevitable and it is costing your company money! Whether formation damage can be prevented, removed economically, or must be accepted as the price for drilling and producing a well will depend upon many factors. Concerns for formation damage have been with our industry from the early days. These concerns become more prevalent as we embark on more challenging reservoirs utilizing even more challenging drilling, completion and production methods. Additional concerns relate to the common lost production or injectivity following workovers in these challenging environments. These subjects and many more are addressed in this fast-paced, informative course covering all aspects of formation damage. Examples, case histories, and class team exercises are used throughout the course to emphasize key points on this important industry subject. This subject is briefly covered in the PetroSkills Production Operations 1 course (Foundation Level) as well as in the Well Stimulation: Practical and Applied (Basic Level) course. However, this course is more concentrated, detailed and applied in the subject matter than either of the other courses

COURSE CONTENT Geological / depositional environment, reservoir properties review • Properties influencing formation damage • Damaging sandstones, shales and carbonates, clay mineralogy • Damage mechanisms – Causes of damage: Fluids and Polymers, During drilling, running pipe and cementing, From perforating, During well completions, During production (fines migration, paraffin, scale, etc), During workovers and Damage to Injection wells. • Evaluating damage potential: Laboratory testing • Evaluating wells that may be damaged: Production performance, Pressure analysis, Production logging • Damage removal: Non-acid approaches, Acidizing and Bypassing damage with hydraulic fracturing

DESIGNED FORProduction, reservoir, and facilities engineers and others involved in gas production, transportation, and storage including field supervisors.

YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO • Apply proven techniques to field problems which

increase profitability • Calculating gas well performance, from the reservoir

to the sales line • Optimize gas well production • Relate reservoir and well performance to time • Predict when a well will die due to liquid loading

ABOUT THE COURSEParticipants learn the latest methods for calculating gas well performance from reservoir to sales. Reservoir performance covers the fundamentals of reservoir gas flow and details the best methods for testing wells, according to the time and money available. The importance of flow regime and non-Darcy flow on test design and interpretation is emphasized for new wells and for the possibility of improving the performance of older wells. Also discussed are performances of tight formations, horizontal wells, fractured wells, and methods for estimating gas reserves, the effect of each system component on total well performance, which permits optimum sizing of tubing, flowlines, separators, and compressors. Formation damage, gas well de-watering, hydrate formation, water influx, and abnormal reservoir pressure problems are reviewed. Reservoir and well performance to time, as well as calculate cash flow and compression requirements and the best procedures to predict when liquid loading will make a well nonproductive are also covered . Field gas processing, including dehydration and condensate recovery, is briefly reviewed. Participants receive free software at the end of the course.


COURSE CONTENT Gas properties, classifying gas reservoirs • Reservoir performance: Gas well testing - flow after flow, isochronal, stabilized inflow performance; turbulence and skin effects; perforation effects; tight well analysis; horizontal wells; hydraulically fractured wells • Reserve calculations: P/Z plots, energy plots, water influx, abnormal pressure effects; diagnostic testing based on production data • Flow in pipes and restrictions: Pressure loss - tubing, flowlines, chokes, safety valves; effects of liquids-liquid loading, liquid removal methods, multiphase flow correlations; erosional velocity • Compression: Types; selection - reciprocating and centrifugal; effects of variables; capacity and horsepower • Total system analysis: Tubing and flowline size effects; perforating effects; relating deliverability to time; evaluating compressor installations; analyzing injection wells • Flow measuring: Orifice metering - design, accuracy, troubleshooting; other metering methods • Condensate reservoir: Reservoir types - wet gas, retrograde; reserve estimates, laboratory simulation; gas cycling • Field operations problems

INTERMEDIATE INTERMEDIATE INTERMEDIATE

Flow Assurance for Offshore Production – FAOP

Formation Damage: Causes, Prevention, and Remediation – FD

Gas Production Engineering – GPO



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DESIGNED FOREngineers, field technicians, field supervisors, and others who select, design, install, evaluate, or operate artificial lift systems for use in de-watering gas wells.


• Maximize gas production using optimized dewatering techniques

• Recognize liquid loading in a gas well using field symptoms, critical velocity and Nodal Analysis

• Recognize the advantages and disadvantages of various methods of liquid removal

• Install and troubleshoot several methods • Understand economics of each method covered

ABOUT THE COURSEAs gas wells deplete, the velocity in the tubing drops and eventually liquids from the well and from condensation begin to accumulate in the tubing. This increase of liquids in the tubing adds back pressure on the formation, which in turn reduces flow or even stops flow all together. The course introduces this problem and discusses how to recognize liquid loading as opposed to other possible well problems. The course will then cover the various methods of solving the problem of liquid loading, showing how to apply the various solutions and the advantages and disadvantages of each method. Solution methods include use of surfactants, velocity strings, compression, use of plunger lift, various other pumping methods, gas lift, and the injection of fluids below a packer so gas can flow up the annulus.The attendee should be able to recognize the problem of liquid loading and have a good idea of which methods can solve the problem and select the best method/s for solution after attending the course. There are about 400,000 gas wells in the USA and most are liquid loaded. Solving this problem may on the average increase production by ~40% per well. The course will consist of slide presentations, example problems and discussion. Some films will be shown.


COURSE CONTENT

Recognize symptoms of liquid loading in gas wells• Critical velocity • Systems Nodal analysis • Sizing tubing • Compression • Plunger lift • Use of foam to de-liquefy gas wells • Hydraulic pumps • Use of beam pumps to de-liquefy gas wells • Gas lift • Electrical submersible pumps • Progressive cavity pumps • Other methods to attack liquid loading problems

DESIGNED FORProduction engineers, facilities engineers, chemists and technicians involved with production systems from the well-bore through the topside production equipment, transmission pipelines and storage facilities, who are responsible for recognizing and treating problems which might require treatment chemicals.

YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO • Recognize corrosive conditions and monitor corrosion

rates• Select and apply corrosion inhibitors• Predict and treat emulsions• Understand causes and control of foaming• Predict scale forming conditions• Select and apply scale inhibitors• Control gas hydrate formation• Predict and control paraffin (wax) deposition• Evaluate methods for asphaltene control• Scavenge low concentrations of H2S• Select and apply water clarifiers• Select chemicals for use in deep water • Select environmentally friendly chemicals

ABOUT THE COURSEThis course covers the selection and use of chemicals used in oil and gas production. As oil fields mature more water is produced which requires the use of more chemicals to maintain production. Chemicals used for controlling corrosion, emulsions, foaming, mineral scales, paraffins (waxes), asphaltenes, gas hydrates, hydrogen sulfide scavengers and water clarifiers are covered. The course includes methods to determine the need for chemical treating, how to select the proper chemicals, and how testing for chemical compatibility with the formation and other chemicals is performed. Requirements for environmentally friendly products and products for deep water production are discussed. The course will include how the use of chemicals can prevent problems, improve production and economics, and extend the life of the production equipment. Due to its modular construction, this course can be offered on an in-house basis with expansion of some of the major sections and deletion of others to suit the needs of individual client groups. Should you desire this approach, please contact PetroSkills.

COURSE CONTENT Corrosive agents • Corrosion inhibitor selection and application • Predicating and monitoring corrosion rates • Basics of oil field emulsions • Demulsifier selection and field application • Foams • Defoamers • Foam basics • Field application of foams • How defoamers work • Compounds that cause scaling • Predication of scaling tendency • Scale inhibitors • Solvents to dissolve scales • Requirements for gas hydrates to form • Types of compounds used to control hydrate formation • Causes of paraffin (wax) problems • Paraffin treatment chemicals • Asphaltene stability tests • Asphaltene treat• Chemicals used as H2S scavengers • Application of scavengers • Oil carryover in water • Removal of oil and oily solids • Tests required for chemicals used in deep water • Green chemicals (Environmentally friendly chemicals)• International guidelines

DESIGNED FORDrilling, completion, production and research engineers; field supervisors and production foremen; technical personnel who supply services and equipment.


• Determine the causes of sand production• Determine the need for sand control• Select the best sand control method• Prepare the well for gravel packs• Prepack perforations and determine when

prepacking is appropriate• Apply “Best Practices” to ensure successful sand

control completions• Conduct successful “frac packs”• Evaluate sand control performance• Minimize production losses• Evaluate new technologies for proper applications

ABOUT THE COURSESand causes a wide variety of costly problems when oil and gas are produced from unconsolidated reservoirs. The most costly problem is usually the loss of production resulting from formation damage caused by poorly planned and/or executed sand control applications. This course will identify the parameters that must be considered when selecting the sand control technique to be used. Examples, problems and case histories will be examined to illustrate key points. Sand control failures will be used to illustrate the types of problems that can lead to early well failures. The course will also teach how to perform quality control checks during the sand control application to help insure successful wells. Because Sand Control in horizontal wells often proves to be short-lived when incorrectly applied, examples and class problems will focus on correctly choosing successful completion techniques for horizontal wells. Several new promising sand control technologies have been introduced in the last few years such as expandable screens. The proper application of these new technologies will also be thoroughly covered. Attendees will leave this course with a thorough understanding of what is necessary to design and implement cost-effective sand control in producing and injection wells.

COURSE CONTENT

Sand control techniques • Radial flow and formation damage • Causes and effects of sand production • Predicting sand production • Gravel pack design • Slotted liners and wire wrapped screens • Gravel pack completion equipment and service tools • Well preparation for gravel packing • Perforating for gravel placement techniques • Perforation prepacking and enhanced prepacking • Frac packing • Open hole gravel packing • Expandable screens • Gravel pack performance • Horizontal well completions

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Gas Well Deliquification – GWD

Production Chemistry – OGPC Sand Control – SNDC



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DESIGNED FORProduction, reservoir, and drilling engineers, as well as others who need a better understanding of fracturing applications.


• Design hydraulic fracture treatments for typical field situations

• Apply the concepts of well stimulation by hydraulic fracturing to various types of reservoir conditions to optimize well productivity

• Recognize opportunities for substantial production improvement by application of effective hydraulic fracturing

• Gather pertinent well data and information to plan, design, implement, and evaluate fracturing treatments for all types of reservoirs

• Realize the strengths and limitations of hydraulic fracture theory as it relates to field applications of fracturing

• Become a participant in each fracturing treatment rather than just a technical observer

ABOUT THE COURSEThe course takes a practical approach to the applications of hydraulic fracturing. Fracturing technology benefits and limitations in all types of sandstone and carbonate reservoirs are explained. Fracture modeling is used as a tool to demonstrate how modeling software can be used effectively in practical applications. All aspects of the planning, designing, and implementation of fracturing treatments are covered. In addition to the technical presentation, the course contains many practical exercises and class problems based on case histories. You will take home a fresh approach to hydraulic fracturing, eager to select viable candidates for more effective fracturing applications.

COURSE CONTENT Introduction to the fracturing process and mechanics• Practical fracture design • Fracturing fluid additives and proppant • Strengths and limitations of fracturing applications • Production increase • Factors involved in field implementation • Acid fracturing vs. proppant fracturing • Frac packs • Waterfracs • Fracturing in horizontal wells • QA/QC of fracturing treatments • Evaluation of fracturing treatment success

DESIGNED FORProduction, completion, operations, and surface facilities engineers; operations managers, logistics coordinators, field superintendents; any personnel involved in establishing, improving, or supervising the implementation of an organization’s water management plan; personnel in service organizations seeking a more thorough understanding of the water system in unconventional resource plays.

YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO • Design and implement a water management plan for

an unconventional resource play• Assess the regional hydrological cycle in the

operational area• Adopt emerging best practices regarding water

management• Establish a water sampling and analysis program• Design and run a water treatment technology pilot test• Find the lowest cost solution for sourcing fluid for

hydraulic fracturing operations• Select a water treatment technology for a project• Manage the primary service/equipment providers

critical to water management• Establish basic water quality requirements necessary

for frac fluid• Build a water management plan that complies with

regulations• Build a water management cost model to use as a

tool to optimize a water management plan

ABOUT THE COURSEWater management in unconventional resource plays has become a critical topic to the oil and gas industry in the last decade. In order to establish and implement an optimized water management plan for hydraulic fracturing operations, operators and service companies need an understanding of a broad array of subjects, including water chemistry, systems modeling, water treatment technology, the regulatory landscape, and best practices for field operations. This course first establishes a foundation of knowledge regarding water awareness, water chemistry, fluid dynamics, and water analysis tools. Upon this foundation the course will build a model for optimizing water management in support of hydraulic fracturing operations, providing reviews of best practices and the latest industry technology, while always considering key stakeholders. This course is designed for the practitioner; for the people who will design and implement all or part of a water management plan in unconventional resource plays.

COURSE CONTENT Global water awareness and the oil and gas industry’s impact • Flowback and produced fluid • Basic water chemistry focused on oilfield concerns • Water quality considerations for hydraulic fracturing operations • Water sampling and analysis, in the field and in the lab • Water treatment for reuse and recycling programs • Acquisition, storage, transportation, disposal, and treatment of water • Holistic field water management • Regulations applicable to water management • Water management system cost modeling

DESIGNED FORCompletion, production, reservoir, and research engineers; geologists; managers in completion, production, drilling, and exploration; others involved in various phases of horizontal and multilateral wells or interested in gaining an interdisciplinary up-to-date understanding of this continually evolving technology.


• Successfully design and optimize horizontal and multilateral well completions

• Engineer wells, taking into account limitations imposed by well bore stability and borehole friction

• Determine the appropriate zonal isolation methods for horizontal and multilateral wells

• Hydraulic fracturing of horizontal wells• Design damage removal, stimulation, and

workover operations

ABOUT THE COURSESuccessful multilateral and horizontal wells require new considerations, interdisciplinary planning, and special techniques. This intense course addresses the critical need for a proper understanding of all aspects of horizontal and multilateral well design, completion and stimulation that make these wells unique. It is designed for those planning or working with horizontal and multilateral wells, and interested in effective use of the latest technology. Basic understanding of important reservoir characteristics, hole stability, formation damage, crucial zonal isolation and hydraulic fracturing are just some of the issues critical to successful horizontal and multilateral wells addressed by this course. A combined practical and technical theme is employed, with emphasis on economy and efficiency in designing, completing and producing horizontal and multilateral wells. Participants develop an appreciation for the complexity of these wells and become equipped to design programs for horizontal and multilateral wells. Drilling engineers that are solely interested in the details of drilling horizontal wells should take Directional, Horizontal, and Multilateral Drilling.

Participants are required to bring a scientific calculator. One personal computer is provided, at additional cost, for each two participants

COURSE CONTENT Reservoir characteristics for horizontal and multilateral well applications • Well performance prediction • Wellbore stability of horizontal wells • Stress field effect on drilling, completion, production and stimulation • Geosteering • Multilateral well structure, junction and application • Formation damage and its effect on horizontal well performance • Well completion and its effect on horizontal and multilateral wells • Intelligent completion: downhole monitoring and control • Well trajectory and completion optimization • Horizontal well fracturing • Acidizing of horizontal wells • Other stimulation methods

INTERMEDIATE INTERMEDIATE SPECIALIZED

Hydraulic Fracturing Applications – HFU

Surface Water Management in Unconventional Resource Plays – SWM

Horizontal and Multilateral Wells:Completions andStimulation – HML2


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DESIGNED FORAll petro-technical professionals who have little experience with unconventional reservoirs but who need or desire to start developing some understanding of important basic concepts and methods associated with these resource types. The course is focused on reservoir management issues for tight gas, tight oil and shale reservoirs. CBM reservoirs are not addressed.

YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO • Plan solutions to common reservoir management

problems for unconventional reservoirs• Apply approaches to estimate rate and

recoverable volumes for develop wells prior to development in an unconventional reservoir

• Use classical and current non-simulation methods for estimating wells rates and recoverable volumes using production data from unconventional reservoirs

• Better understand the limitations of these rate and recoverable volume prediction methods

• Address the development of a life-of-field surveillance plan for an unconventional reservoir

• Better understand the use, design and analysis of pressure transient tests appropriate for the characterization of unconventional well/reservoir systems (DFITs & PBUs)

ABOUT THE COURSEThis course in unconventional reservoir management is aimed at all petro-technical professionals who have little experience with these resource types but who wish to quickly learn some key elements and issues associated with the exploitation of unconventional reservoirs (tight gas, tight oil and shales). The course is built around the role of the reservoir engineer and, hence, concerns itself with the integration and use of information to make well rate and recoverable volumes estimates, making decisions on desirable data collection and planning answers to common questions such as choice of initial development spacing and the value of subsequent infill drilling. Attendees should leave this course with an improved understanding of unconventional reservoir exploitation.


COURSE CONTENT Reservoir Management and the role of the reservoir engineer• Unconventional reservoirs: Quality recognition and development life-stages • A review of the fundamentals of volumetric in unconventional reservoirs • Rate & recoverable volumes prediction: Before development • Rate & recoverable volumes prediction: After development • Pressure transient testing: appropriate methods; design and analysis • Life-of-field surveillance planning • Solving common unconventional reservoir management problems: Setting initial spacing • Solving common unconventional reservoir management problems: Valuing & planning infill drilling • Solving common unconventional reservoir management problems: Development drilling sequence • Reservoir simulation versus non-simulation tools • Uncertainty issues

INTERMEDIATE

Reservoir Management for Unconventional Reservoirs – RMUR


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Breakthroughs in technology combined with the economic landscape have made unconventional resources a vital and growing part of the energy business. PetroSkills courses for Unconventional Resources are designed to ensure that industry professionals achieve maximum competency for shales, tight sands, and coalbed methane plays.

Challenges with developing unconventional resources are driving industry to implement more efficient work flows and more cost-effective formation evaluation solutions, which in turn force optimization at every step. PetroSkills continues to lead the way in delivering knowledge and skills for these ever-evolving requirements, constantly expanding our unconventional program to deliver the know-how required for unconventional resource plays.

In addition to the programs shown here, PetroSkills course offerings across the board recognize that unconventional resources are now part of the resource set for all industry professionals.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE PROGRAMS, SEE www.petroskills.com/unconventional OR EMAIL US AT [email protected] +1.918.828.2500 or 1.800.821.5933 (toll free North America)

PETROSKILLS UNCONVENTIONAL RESOURCE COURSES:

• Advanced Hydraulic Fracturing • Applied Rock Mechanics • Basic Petroleum Engineering Practices • Basic Petroleum Technology • Coalbed Methane • Directional, Horizontal, and Multilateral Drilling • Evaluating and Developing Shale Resources • Foundations of Petrophysics • Gas Conditioning and Processing • Gas Production Engineering • Geosteering • Horizontal and Multilateral Wells:

Analysis and Design

• Horizontal and Multilateral Wells: Completions and Stimulation

• Hydraulic Fracturing Applications • Petrophysics of Unconventional Reservoirs • Project Management in Upstream Field Development • Reservoir Management for Unconventional Reservoirs

• Surface Water Management in Unconventional Resource Plays

• Unconventional Resources Completion and Stimulation

• Use of Full Azimuth Seismic and Microseismic for Unconventional Plays

• Well Test Design and Analysis • Well Design and Engineering

UNCONVENTIONAL KNOW HOWPetroSkills delivers the knowledge and skills required for unconventional resource plays.

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DESIGNED FORGeologists, geophysicists, engineers, engineering trainees, technical managers, technical assistants, technicians, chemists, physicists, technical supervisors, service company personnel, sales representatives, data processing personnel, and support staff working with reservoir definition, development and production.

YOU WILL LEARN • The fundamentals of fluid flow in porous media • How reservoirs are characterized by fluid type and

drive mechanisms • The basis for reservoir fluid distribution • About oil and gas well performance and pressure

buildup analysis • About oil displacement and optimizing reservoir

performance • The basics of enhanced oil recovery • How oil and gas in place can be estimated and

recovery predicted

ABOUT THE COURSEThe intent of Basic Reservoir Engineering is development of a more complete “understanding” of the characteristics of oil and gas reservoirs, from fluid and rock characteristics through reservoir definition, delineation, classification, development plan, and production. Data collection, integration and application directed toward maximizing recovery are stressed. Basic reservoir engineering equations are introduced with emphasis directed to parameter significance and an understanding of the results. For nearly 30 years this has been one of our most popular and successful courses.

The first day of the course includes an discussions on reservoir geology, an overview of drilling and production, reservoir properties, and PVT. The next two days cover rock properties, original oil in place, relative permeability, reservoir and drive mechanisms, well testing, and fluid flow in radial systems. The fourth day goes over inflow/outflow performance, pressure maintenance and recovery efficiency, optimizing reservoir performance, waterflooding and enhanced oil recovery, material balance, and decline curves. The course wraps up on the last day with gas reservoirs and reservoir development planning.

DESIGNED FOREngineers or geoscientists who will occupy the position of reservoir engineer, any other technically trained individual that desires a more in-depth foundation in reservoir engineering than is offered in the one-week Basic Reservoir Engineering and Reservoir Engineering for Other Disciplines courses.

YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO • Determine critical properties of reservoir rocks Fluid

(oil, water, and gas) PVT relationships • Calculate hydrocarbons initially in place using several

methods• Assess reservoir performance with dynamic

techniques• Determine the parameters that impact well/reservoir

performance over time • Analyze well tests using standard well testing

principles and techniques • Characterize aquifers • Determine reservoir drive mechanisms for both Oil

and Gas reservoirs • Apply oil and gas field development planning

principles• Forecast production decline • Screen reservoirs for the appropriate enhanced oil

recovery processes

ABOUT THE COURSEThis course represents the core of our reservoir engineering program and the foundation for all future studies in this subject. A ten-day, in-depth study of the subject is presented. Numerous engineering practices are covered ranging from fluid and rock properties to simulation and field development planning. Proficiency in using Microsoft Excel to perform calculations and make graphs is desirable. Reservoir engineering is also presented in the context of a modern, multi-disciplinary team effort using supporting computer technology.An extensive manual and set of references are included. This course has been taught for many years on a worldwide basis. It has been continuously updated and improved by a team of experienced reservoir engineering consultants who spend most of their time working on major reservoir engineering projects and field studies. One personal computer is provided, at additional cost, for each two participants.

DESIGNED FOREngineers and geoscientists now working in an asset environment where they need to better understand the practices and limitations of the methods and procedures employed by the reservoir engineers with whom they work. Participants should have three or more years of technical experience in the upstream petroleum industry.

YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO • Utilize the tools and techniques of the reservoir engineer • Apply the principles of reservoir engineering • Develop reservoir, well performance and asset management options

ABOUT THE COURSEThis course gives the non-reservoir engineer a better understanding of reservoir engineering practices and limitations. The course is designed to provide a good understanding of reservoir engineering processes, the required data, and the limitations on the engineers’ analysis and interpretations. The course also provides persons who are already well trained in the other upstream petroleum industry technical disciplines with an understanding of the current state-of-the-art practice of reservoir engineering.


COURSE CONTENT Distribution of reservoir properties: Structure, rock properties, porosity, permeability, water saturation, fluid contacts, and pressure • Rock and fluid properties: Relative permeability, capillary pressure, phase behavior of reservoir fluids, gas properties, oil properties, PVT sampling and PVT laboratory reports • Volumetric calculation of reservoir fluids in place: Oil in place, gas in place, uncertainty and probabilistic methods and recovery efficiencies • Material balance methods: Oil reservoir material balance, Havelena Odeh method, gas material balance, volumetric, compaction, water drive and compartmentalized reservoirs • Fluid flow/well performance: Radial and linear flow, transient, pseudo steady state, steady state flow regimes, well productivity, aquifer influx • Immiscible displacement: Fluid displacement process, fractional flow, Buckley Leverett, Welge, water under-running and gas overriding • Coning, cusping, horizontal wells: Gas reservoirs, Oil reservoirs • Reservoir simulation: Why simulate?, various models and types, setting up models and conducting studies

BASIC FOUNDATION FOUNDATION

Basic Reservoir Engineering – BR

Applied Reservoir Engineering – RE

Reservoir Engineering for Other Disciplines– REO



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DESIGNED FORReservoir, production, facilities, research and development, and operations engineers who are involved with some aspects of a new or existing waterflood project; geoscientists and professionals who want to get a better feel for the entire process of planning, development, management, and recovery optimization of a waterflood project.


• Distinguish rock characteristics and fluid properties that control displacement of oil and thereby influence oil recovery

• Predict incremental oil recovery and develop production profile using required data and its sources

• Specify components of a well-designed waterflood plan • Estimate injection water requirement, incremental oil

production, and volumes of produced water • Monitor waterflood performance and optimize oil

recovery through new technology • Use reservoir simulation to address basic recovery

mechanisms and optimization

ABOUT THE COURSEWaterflooding has long been proven as the simplest and the lowest cost approach to maintaining production and increasing oil recovery from an oil reservoir. However, these benefits may fall far short of the expectations unless the time-tested concepts and practices are clearly understood and judiciously implemented. These concepts and practices aim at process optimization - reducing production cost while minimizing waste and maximizing oil recovery and income. This course is light on theory but heavy on proven and successful practices. Published case histories of projects around the world are reviewed to provide an understanding of divergent points-of-view, what works where, what fails when, and why. This training covers all elements of a waterflood project from A to Z - from source water selection to produced water disposal and everything in between. Participants are grouped into small multi-disciplinary teams. All classroom discussions and problem-solving sessions are handled in an asset-management team format. Simulation studies are done in class to evaluate basic waterflooding physics as well as to optimize the development of a hypothetical field.


COURSE CONTENT Why is water and/or gas injection needed? • Reservoir characterization and aquifer influence • Water-displacing-oil flood mechanisms • Design aspects • Recovery expectations and production forecast • Production engineering aspects and performance indices • Associated problems/risks and ways to minimize impact • Reservoir monitoring • Optimization of oil recovery • Review of case histories • Oil recovery enhancement beyond waterflood

DESIGNED FOREngineers and geoscientists who want to understand well testing principles and interpretation techniques to design, analyze, report, evaluate results or intelligently participate in the well testing process. Previous experience in production and/or reservoir engineering is recommended. Previous experience in well testing is helpful but is not required.


• Analyze drawdown and buildup tests in oil and gas wells.

• Identify flow regimes using the log-log diagnostic plot.

• Describe characteristic pressure behavior for common bounded reservoir geometries.

• Identify well test data affected by various wellbore and near-wellbore phenomena.

• Design a well test to meet desired objectives.• Estimate average drainage area pressure.• Analyze well tests in hydraulically fractured wells,

horizontal wells, and naturally fractured reservoirs.

ABOUT THE COURSEThis course stresses practical application of well test theory to design and interpret pressure transient tests. An integrated approach to well test interpretation is emphasized throughout the course. Class exercises involving hand calculations and simple spreadsheet applications will reinforce the concepts illustrated by both synthetic data sets and real field examples. Participants will be able to apply the knowledge and skills in their job assignments upon course completion.


COURSE CONTENTIntroduction to Well Testing • Radial Flow • Log-log Type Curve Analysis • Pressure Transient Testing for Gas Wells • Flow Regimes and the Log-log Diagnostic Plot • Bounded Reservoir Behavior • Wellbore and Near-wellbore Phenomena • Well Test Interpretation • Well Test Design • Estimation of Average Drainage Area Pressure • Hydraulically Fractured Wells • Horizontal Wells • Naturally Fractured Reservoirs

DESIGNED FORGeologists, geophysicists, reservoir engineers, reserves managers, bankers, and government officials involved in reserves reporting, reserves auditing, and reserves estimations.


• Correctly interpret and apply the SPE-PRMS reserves definitions and principles

• Interpret and apply the SEC Modernization of Oil and Gas Reporting definitions and guidelines

• Generate compliant reserves estimates and reports using either set of definitions

• Understand and use various traditional engineering and geoscience techniques to satisfy reserves reporting requirements

• Incorporate modern, “reliable technology” into your reserves estimates

• Document your reserves estimations • Prepare for an SEC, third party, or bank audit of

your work• Successfully defend your estimates during an

audit• Conduct a thorough audit of another party’s

reserves report

ABOUT THE COURSEKey objectives of the course are to learn various compliant methods of preparing reserves estimates, learn to estimate and understand the impact of economics on those estimates, and properly classify those reserves using the current reserves definitions. Recent case studies, SEC audit questions, and class problems are used extensively to develop an understanding of those skills and include ethical issues that arise when calculating and reporting reserves.


COURSE CONTENTPurpose and uses of reserves estimates • Types of reserves studies • How to read and understand a reserves report • SPE-PRMS reserves definitions • SEC reserves definitions • Compliant reserves estimation methods using: • Analogies, volumetric analysis, performance analysis, and material balance• Supplemental compliant estimation techniques incorporating • Probabilistic analysis and simulation • Economics and reserves • Special reserves estimation topics – Reserves reporting in low permeability reservoirs, shale gas reservoirs, CBM, and EOR projects

FOUNDATION FOUNDATION INTERMEDIATE

Waterflooding A to Z – WF

Well Test Design and Analysis – WTA

Oil and Gas Reserves Evaluation – OGR



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DESIGNED FORReservoir and petroleum engineers who will be actively using reservoir simulation.


• Apply the principles of reservoir engineering to numerical modeling

• Set up, run, and analyze the results for single well, pattern and full-field models

• Prepare fluid and rock property data in the manner required for simulation studies

• Identify and eliminate causes of numerical problems

• Perform a history match • Use the matched model to predict future

performance under a variety of assumptions

ABOUT THE COURSEThe course is designed to give an introduction to the fundamental and practical aspects of modern reservoir simulation. Particular emphasis is placed upon the available data and its integration into a data set that reflects a coherent model of the reservoir. These aspects are reinforced with small practical examples run by groups of the course participants. The course is organized in morning lecture sessions and afternoon practical sessions.


COURSE CONTENT

Buckley Leverett displacement • One dimensional water oil displacement • Model components, types, and modern gridding methods • Two dimensional displacement • Grid orientation and refinement • Routine and special core analysis • Pseudo relative permeability and capillary pressure • Relative permeability manipulation • PVT experiments, aquifer representation • Debug a problem model • Recurrent data, history matching, and transition to prediction mode • Well test history match and prediction for design of extended test

DESIGNED FORGeoscientists and engineers with less than twelve months experience using petrophysical data, and other technical staff at all experience levels wanting a fundamental background in the petrophysics discipline.

YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO • Understand and apply at a basic level the theory and

operation of major petrophysical tools • Calibrate porosity and permeability values from core

and log sources for improved saturation calculations • Apply basic cased-hole logging, borehole seismic,

image, and LWD/MWD• Analyze and integrate log, core, geoscience, and

engineering well data for well and field development projects

• Select petrophysical tool combinations for specific applications

• Assess the impact of petrophysical analyses on technical uncertainty estimates of reservoirs

ABOUT THE COURSEPetrophysics is fundamental to all aspects of the petroleum business. Principles, applications, and integration of petrophysical information for reservoir description will be discussed in depth. Through a combination of class discussion and exercises/ workshops, participants will learn how to conduct competent quick-look evaluations. Using data from open hole logs, logging-while-drilling, and core data you will evaluate porosity, permeability, and saturation in a variety of reservoirs. Knowing how to integrate petrophysical information with other data sources will improve participants’ ability to assess technical risk when examining hydrocarbon opportunities. This course is ideal for providing technical staff with a fundamental background of petrophysics. The first day gives an introduction and covers mudlogging, data acquisition, and Quicklook. The second and third days cover core and core analysis, and evaluation. Day four introduces special tools and integration, including image logs, NMR, pressures, shear, seismic, and integration of petrophysics. The course wraps up with integration and cased hole logging.

COURSE CONTENT • Fundamental concepts of petrophysics • Depositional systems and petrophysical rock parameters • Nature of porosity and permeability • Basic rock properties; theory and quicklook techniques • Mudlogging • Core analysis, acquisition, interpretation, and quality checks • Theory and basics of resistivity, radioactivity, acoustic tools • LWD/MWD versus open hole logging • Determination of rock types using core and logs • Cased hole logging • Petrophysical impact on economic uncertainty • Evolving petrophysical technologies

DESIGNED FORPetrophysicists, geologists, geophysicists, engineers, technicians, or anyone interested in a solid understanding of the principles of borehole geophysics.


• Identify reservoirs • Determine mineralogy, porosity and saturation in

various lithogies • Recognize the importance of electrical properties

of earth materials • Highlight oil mobility • Interpret pressure profiles • Develop optimum tools and logging programs • Apply quickbook methods of formation evaluation

ABOUT THE COURSEThe most universal, comprehensive and concise descriptive documents on oil and gas wells are logs. They impact the work of almost every oilfield group from geologists to roustabouts to bankers. Familiarity with the purposes and optimum applications of well logs is therefore essential for people forging their careers in the oil business. The instructor uses a novel approach to help participants develop a good grounding in understanding and applying well logging techniques. General principles of physics are developed to explain the functioning of modern logging tools. Wherever possible, the physics of logging measurements is related to everyday tools and appliances. Participants develop an appreciation for the constraints and limitations of operating in the borehole environment.A number of actual log examples are related to basic principles in the description of reservoir properties such as porosity, mineralogy, formation factor, saturation, and hydrocarbon type, for essentially clean reservoirs. Cross-plotting and reconnaissance techniques (the eyes of the part-time log interpreter), quickly and efficiently discriminate between water, oil, and gas. Error minimization techniques, applicable only to computerized log analysis, produce optimal results. Participants gain realistic experience by working in teams on a comprehensive log interpretation exercise.

INTERMEDIATE FOUNDATION FOUNDATION

Reservoir Simulation Strategies – RSS

Foundations of Petrophysics – FPP

Well Log Interpretation – WLI



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DESIGNED FORPetroleum industry personnel in need of basic geological training, including engineering, geophysical, technical support, and administrative personnel.

YOU WILL LEARN

• About plate tectonics and petroleum• About geological time and history • The fundamentals of rock formation and

deformation• The essentials of various depositional

environments and the reservoirs created by them• The distribution of porosity and permeability in

reservoirs produced in different depositional environments

• How rock characteristics are related to modern geological processes and applied to the ancient record

• About petroleum reservoir and source rocks • Of petroleum origin, migration, and trapping• How to correlate electric logs and recognize

depositional environments on logs• How to make contour maps and cross sections• Elements of geophysics and exploration • How geology bears directly on engineering

practices

ABOUT THE COURSEWhat is Basic Petroleum Geology? For all practical purposes it closely resembles the freshman level course that a non-science major at a university would take to satisfy the science requirement. Presentation is oriented toward topics of interest to the petroleum industry. While high school chemistry and physics might help in understanding a very few selected topics, the course is designed for those with no technical training (and those who studiously avoided science in school). Primary objectives of the course are to broaden your geological vocabulary, explain selected geological principles and processes, and describe how certain petroleum reservoirs and source rocks are formed. If you have had a geology course at the university level and remember most of it, this course is not for you. If you have had a geology course and don’t remember much of it, then consider this course for a refresher. If you are an engineer, geophysicist, petrophysicist, geotech, lawyer, or financial analyst dealing with geologists and don’t understand the geological terms used in discussions and/or do not know the characteristics of a point bar, barrier island, channel-levee complex, or some other reservoir, then this course may be for you.

DESIGNED FORReservoir, development and exploration geologists; geophysicists; petrophysicists; log analysts; petroleum engineers; and experienced technicians.

YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO • Select optimum drillsites for field development • Use log and rock data to identify reservoir rock, non-

reservoir rock and pay • Determine fluid distribution in a field and identify

reservoir compartments• Estimate field reserves through the life of a field• Characterize carbonate and clastic rocks by

productivity• Construct geologic reservoir models • Determine field drive mechanism• Apply seismic analysis to reservoir development • Determine which depositional characteristics impact

reservoir behavior and use this information to optimize development

• Compile a development plan• Use economic techniques to evaluate different

development plans

ABOUT THE COURSEKnowing the controls on reservoir pore space distribution is critical to the appraisal, development, and efficient management of reservoirs. Participants learn, through hands-on exercises, to compile a development plan for a field that emphasizes optimal recovery. Emphasis is placed on the selection of rock, log and test data to distinguish reservoir and non-reservoir rocks, and to determine the lower limit of pay. Structural, stratigraphic, deposition and diagenetic concepts are used to locate drillsites and describe reservoirs. The input required to construct a geologic reservoir models is reviewed. Participants learn the importance of modifying development plans as a field becomes more mature and more data is available. Techniques for mature field rejuvenation are discussed, and case histories are used to illustrate successful application of various techniques.

COURSE CONTENT Geologic characteristics that impact field development • Appraisal: Determining recoverable hydrocarbons • Reservoir fluid properties and saturation • Influence of capillarity on hydrocarbon distribution and fluid contacts • Reserve and resource evaluation • Volumetric reserve estimation and calculation • Stratigraphic influence on field production • Depositional and digenetic controls on reservoir rock, barriers, and hydrocarbon distribution • Describing reservoir rock to understand reservoir behavior in carbonate and clastic rocks • Determining if hydrocarbons can be recovered from in a given field, what is pay? • The impact of drive mechanism: aquifer characterization, distribution, and mapping • Seismic applications in appraisal and development • Development drilling: How to optimize hydrocarbon recovery • Economic impact on field development • Subdividing the reservoir into working units • Reservoir pore space configurations and mapping • Building a static reservoir model using deterministic and stochastic techniques • Key factors affecting the development of Fractured Reservoirs, and more.

DESIGNED FORGeoscientists, engineers, team leaders, geoscience technicians, asset managers, and anyone involved in using seismic data that needs to understand and use this data as a communication vehicle.

YOU WILL LEARN • How seismic data represents subsurface rock

parameters including the relative structure, lithology, and pore filling material

• How land and marine seismic data is acquired and processed to produce both a two and three dimensional seismic image

• The limits of vertical and horizontal resolution inherent in the seismic data

• How seismic data is used to define reservoir parameters and how it relates to reservoir development; this includes a detailed discussion of AVO and other seismic attributes

• The various approaches to seismic imaging and how the velocity model relates to this image

• How new technology including seismic inversion have helped us to define rock properties including pore filling material, pore pressure, water saturation, and fracture orientation

• How to value the recent focus on developments such as time lapse seismic surveys for reservoir monitoring purposes

ABOUT THE COURSEThe course is designed to familiarize anyone using seismic data with the nature of the data and what it exactly represents. One of the key goals of the course is to explain the large and confusing amount of “jargon” that is used by the Geophysical community when they use seismic data as a communication vehicle. The course is supplemented by a large number of case histories that graphically illustrate the principles in the course material. These are updated with every course presentation to keep up with the rapidly developing technology in this field. Each section of the course is supported with a classroom exercise. The course participants are given a data disk with several executable programs for parameter calculation and seismic modeling. Potential participants in this course (BGP) should also review the description for the Seismic Imaging of Subsurface Geology course (SSD). The Basic Geophysics course is designed to provide participants with a clear understanding of the nature of the seismic image. Seismic Imaging is a foundation level course that is designed for people who will be involved directly in decisions concerning how seismic data are acquired and processed.

BASIC INTERMEDIATE BASIC

Basic Petroleum Geology – BG

Development Geology – DG

Basic Geophysics – BGP



ABU DHABI, U.A.E. 3-7 MAY US$4,990BALI, INDONESIA 23-27 MAR US$4,570CALGARY, CANADA 2-6 NOV US$3900+GSTDENVER, U.S. † 22-26 JUN US$4,025 16-20 NOV US$4,025HOUSTON, U.S. 23-27 FEB US$3,940 11-15 MAY US$3,940 5-9 OCT US$3,940 7-11 DEC US$3,940KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA 10-14 AUG US$4,570LONDON, U.K. 9-13 MAR US$4,570+VAT 7-11 SEP US$4,570+VATOKLAHOMA CITY, U.S. 23-27 MAR US$3,900PERTH, AUSTRALIA 6-10 JUL US$4,570+GST

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DESIGNED FORManagers, engineers, explorationists, field accounting supervisors and other personnel who need to develop or improve their skill and understanding of basic economic analysis and profitability of petroleum exploration and production. Due to similarity in content, PetroSkills recommends that participants take this course if they have no previous experience in this subject. For participants with more exposure to the subject, please review the Economics of Worldwide Petroleum Production description as its course content is more advanced than either Basic Petroleum Economics or Expanded Basic Petroleum Economics. Take one or the other, but not both courses.

YOU WILL LEARN • How to evaluate the economic viability of a project• Cash flow techniques applicable in economic

evaluations• Models to weigh risk and uncertainty• Techniques to determine expected value• The effect finance, budgeting and contractual

agreements have on a project• The basic principles of accounting

ABOUT THE COURSECould you answer the following three questions for your next project? What will it cost? What is it worth? Will it earn sufficient profit? Before undertaking any project, these questions should be answered. This course will provide the fundamentals necessary to enable you to do so. Budgeting and financing, and contractual arrangements, which also significantly impact the economic viability of a project, are covered. Participants practice cash flow techniques for economic evaluations and investigate frequently encountered situations. Participants are invited to submit their own economic problems, if appropriate. Each participant will receive Economics of Worldwide Petroleum Production, written specifically for PetroSkills courses. Employees of PetroSkills member companies are suggested to take the three-day Basic Petroleum Economics course.

COURSE CONTENT Forecasting oil production • Defining: “reserves”, operating expenses, capital expenditures, inflation, factors effecting oil and gas prices • Cash flow techniques • Economic criteria: interest, hurdle rate, time value of money, selection, ranking criteria • Risk, uncertainty: types of risk, mathematical techniques, probabilistic models, uncertainty in economic analysis • Financing, ownership in the oil and gas industry: business arrangements between operators, between mineral owners • Accounting versus cash flow: accounting principles and definitions, differences between accounting cash numbers, depreciation, depletion, amortization

‘Three day version also available’

DESIGNED FORGeologists, engineers, geophysicists, managers, team leaders, economists, and planners.

YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO • Describe the elements of the decision analysis process

and the respective roles of management and the analysis team

• Express and interpret judgments about risks and uncertainties as probability distributions and popular statistics

• Represent discrete risk events in Venn diagrams, probability trees, and joint probability tables

• Solve for expected values with decision trees, payoff tables, and Monte Carlo simulation (hand calculations)

• Craft and solve decision models. Evaluate investment and design alternatives with decision tree analysis

• Develop and solve decision trees for value of information (VOI) problems

ABOUT THE COURSEGood technical and business decisions are based on competent analysis of project costs, benefits and risks. Over half the problems relate to exploration investment decisions. Participants learn the decision analysis process and foundation concepts so they can actively participate in multi-discipline evaluation teams. The focus is on designing and solving decision models. Probability distributions express professional judgments about risks and uncertainties and are carried through the calculations. Decision tree and influence diagrams provide clear communications and the basis for valuing each alternative. The complementary Monte Carlo simulation technique is experienced in detail in a hand-calculation exercise.Project modeling fundamentals and basic probability concepts provide the foundation for the calculations. The mathematics is straightforward and mostly involves only common algebra. The emphasis is on practical techniques for immediate application. This is a fast-paced course and recommended for those with strong English listening skills. This course is intended as the prerequisite for the Advanced Decision Analysis with Portfolio and Project Modeling course.

COURSE CONTENT Decision Tree Analysis: decision models; value of information (a key problem type emphasized in the course), flexibility and control; project threats and opportunities• Monte Carlo Simulation: Latin hypercube sampling; portfolio problems; optimization; advantages and limitations• Decision Criteria and Policy: value measures; multiple objectives; HSE; capital constraint; risk aversion • Modeling the Decision: influence diagrams; sensitivity analysis; modeling correlations • Basic Probability and Statistics: four fundamental rules, including Bayes’ rule; calibration and eliciting judgments; choosing distribution types; common misconceptions about probability • Expected Value Concept: foundation for decision policy, features, pitfalls to avoid • Implementing Decision Analysis: problem framing; guidelines for good analysis practice; team analyses; computer tools (discussion and demonstrations); mitigating risks • Evaluating a multi-pay prospect (team exercise)

BASIC FOUNDATION

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Petroleum Risk and Decision Analysis – PRD



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Courses and content align with the competency maps and are industry approved through the Alliance technical review process.

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DESIGNED FORExploration, production and management personnel interested in applying project management techniques to their operations. (Facilities engineers are referred to Project Management for Engineering and Construction.)

YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO• Properly define a project’s scope.• Use project management tools to create a project

schedule to meet goals, deliverables and resource constraints.

• Use practical tools to identify and manage a project’s risks.

• Manage a project team.• Organize your project to capture lessons learned.

ABOUT THE COURSERunning a successful petroleum operation requires a blend of technology, business savvy, and people skills. If you already have a firm grasp of exploration or production technology, learn to amplify its effectiveness with applied project management techniques. This course is aimed at helping technical personnel make the best business decisions - decisions that lead to lowest project cost while still meeting all production or exploration goals. Petroleum Project Management covers the principles and application of project management to the upstream oil and gas business. Participants may choose a case study from a number of real-life exploration, production, facilities, and general management situations, or they may bring the details of one of their own current projects. Because of this experience with practical situations, participants can use these project management principles their first day back on the job.

One personal computer is provided, at additional cost, for each two participants; or participants are invited to bring their own laptop.

COURSE CONTENTThe project management process • Scope definition • Scheduling tools • Manpower resources • Project risk management • Learning, continuous improvement and quality management in projects • Project team management • Case studies and exercises

DESIGNED FORProduction and processing personnel involved with natural gas and associated liquids to acquaint or reacquaint themselves with gas conditioning and processing unit operations. This course is for facilities engineers, process engineers, senior operations personnel, field supervisors and engineers that select, design, install, evaluate or operate gas processing plants and related facilities. A broad approach is taken with the topics.

YOU WILL LEARN •About the selection and evaluation of processes used

to dehydrate natural gas, meet hydrocarbon dewpoint specifications and extract NGLs

• Application of gas engineering and technology in facilities and gas plants

• Important specifications for gas, NGL and condensate• How to apply physical/thermodynamic property

correlations and principles to the operation, design and evaluation of gas processing facilities

• Practical equipment sizing methods for major process equipment

• To evaluate technical validity of discussions related to gas processing

• To recognize and develop solutions to example operating problems and control issues in gas processing facilities

ABOUT THE COURSEThe Campbell Gas Course® has been the standard of the industry for forty-six years. Over 36,000 engineers have attended our G-4 program, considered by many to be the most practical and comprehensive course in the oil and gas industry. Both hand-methods and computer-aided analysis are used to examine sensitivities of technical decisions. To enhance the learning process, about 30 problems will be assigned, reviewed and discussed throughout the course. Problems will be solved individually and in teams.

DESIGNED FORProcess/facilities engineers, senior operating personnel, and production chemists. Wide-ranging skills for design, operation and troubleshooting of oil and water production equipment.

YOU WILL LEARN • Well inflow performance and its impact on processing

facilities• About oil, gas, and water compositions and

properties needed for equipment selection and sizing• How to select and evaluate processes and equipment

used to meet sales or disposal specifications• How to apply physical and thermodynamic property

correlations and principles to the design and evaluation of oil production and processing facilities

• How to perform equipment sizing calculations for major production facility separation equipment

• How to evaluate processing configurations for different applications

• How to recognize and develop solutions to operating problems in oil/water processing facilities

ABOUT THE COURSEThe emphasis of this course is on oil production facilities – from the wellhead to the delivery of a specification crude oil product to the refinery. Both onshore and offshore facilities will be discussed. Produced-water treating and water injection systems are also covered. Solution gas handling processes and equipment will be discussed as well, though at a relatively high level. In addition to the engineering aspects of oil production facilities, practical operating problems will also be covered including emulsion treatment, sand handling, dealing with wax and asphaltenes, etc. Exercises requiring calculations are utilized throughout the course. The course is intended to be complementary to the G-4 Gas Conditioning and Processing course which is focused on the gas handling side of the upstream oil and gas facilities area.

COURSE CONTENT Overview of upstream oil and gas production operations• Fluid properties and phase behavior • Overview of artificial lift • Processing configurations (example PFD’s) • Phase separation of gas, oil, and water• Emulsions • Sand, wax, and asphaltenes • Oil treating • Field desalting • Crude stabilization and sweetening • Crude oil storage and vapor recovery• Measurement of crude oil • Transportation of crude oil • Produced water treating • Water injection systems• Overview of solution gas processing • Compressors• Relief and flare systems

INTERMEDIATE FOUNDATION FOUNDATION

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Gas Conditioning and Processing – G-4

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DESIGNED FORProduction and facilities department engineers/senior operating personnel responsible for the design, operation and optimization of onshore gas gathering systems and their associated field facilities.

YOU WILL LEARN • The impact of gathering system pressure on gas

well deliverability • The impact of produced fluids composition on

gathering system design & operation• Evaluate field facility & gathering system

configurations for different applications• Recognize and develop solutions to operating

problems with existing gas gathering systems

ABOUT THE COURSEThis course deals with the design, operation and optimization of onshore gas gathering systems and their associated field facilities, from the wellhead to the central gas processing facility. From a design perspective, the main variables that impact the flexibility and operational characteristics of an onshore gas gathering system will be discussed. Typical operating problems are covered including hydrates, multiphase flow issues, corrosion, declining well deliverability, etc. Exercises will be utilized throughout the course to emphasize the key learning points.

COURSE CONTENT

Gas well inflow performance & deliverability• Overview of gas well deliquification methods for low-rate, low pressure gas wells • Effect of gathering system/abandonment pressure on reserves recovery • Impact of produced fluids composition • Sweet/sour • CO

2 content • Rich/lean

• Produced water • Hydrates and hydrate prevention • Dehydration • Heating Chemical inhibition • Multiphase flow basics • Corrosion/materials selection • Gathering system layout • Wellsite/field facilities options • Provisions for future compression

DESIGNED FORProcess/facilities engineers with 5-10 years of experience, Facilities Engineering team leaders/supervisors, Senior Facilities operational personnel.

YOU WILL LEARN • The difference between troubleshooting ,

optimization and debottlenecking• How to recognize trouble when it is occurring• How to develop a methodical approach to

troubleshooting• To recognize how different components of

a facility interact with each other, and the significance of these interactions

• How to gather, validate and utilize the data needed for troubleshooting

• The basics of root cause analysis• The criteria to be considered for identifying the

best solution when several feasible solutions are available

• Typical causes of problems, and their solutions, for the main types of processes and equipment used in the Upstream oil and gas industry

ABOUT THE COURSEThis course will cover how to establish and apply a general troubleshooting methodology as well as how to conduct process/equipment specific troubleshooting. Definitions of good/normal performance will be discussed for each process/equipment type covered. Data gathering, validation and utilization procedures will be discussed. Criteria to use when evaluating possible problem solutions will also be covered. Real-world exercises will be utilized throughout the class to reinforce the learning objectives. Both onshore and offshore facilities will be discussed. It is assumed that course participants have a solid understanding of how typical oil and gas production and processing facilities work, including the commonly used processes and equipment involved.

COURSE CONTENT

Understanding the similarities and differences between Troubleshooting vs. Optimization vs. Debottlenecking • Types of oil and gas processing facilities • Typical processing facility block flow diagrams and how to use them • System trouble versus Component/Equipment-Specific trouble • Defining good/normal operation • Quantifying the cost of the trouble • Gathering, validating and utilization of data (Types of data, Sources of data, Data quality and validation, Using the data) • Fundamentals of root cause analysis and methodology • Developing a step-by-step troubleshooting methodology/flowchart (What, why, how, who, when?) • Identifying the best solution (Criteria for defining best solution [cost/profitability, safety, environmental impact, regulatory, combination of above]) • Troubleshooting checklists for main processes and major equipment types

DESIGNED FORProfessionals in the oil and gas industry new to the onshore pipeline business or needing a broad understanding of the design, construction and operation of onshore pipelines including: pipeline project managers, pipeline engineers, facilities engineers, pipeline design and construction engineers and engineering and construction contractors.

YOU WILL LEARN • To apply mechanical and physical principles

to pipeline design, materials and equipment selection, construction, and operation

• To identify special design and construction challenges of onshore pipeline systems

• To identify the principal interfaces and potential interrelationships of pipeline facilities such as: pump and compressor stations, storage and metering facilities, design and construction of assets, and operation of onshore pipeline systems

• To identify safety and environmental practices and their effect on design, construction, and operation

• The importance of planning for the testing, commissioning and start-up of pipeline systems

ABOUT THE COURSEThis intensive, five-day foundation level course covers the design, construction, and operation of onshore pipeline systems used in the oil and gas industry. The course focuses on pipeline routing, hydraulics, facilities design, construction methods, and operation of onshore pipeline systems. Participants will acquire and/or consolidate the essential knowledge and skills to design, construct, and operate pipelines. Design problems are an integral part of this course.

COURSE CONTENT

• Pipeline systems definition and applications• Safety, environmental, and regulatory considerations; codes and standards related to pipelines • Pipeline conceptual and mechanical design for strength, stability, and installation • Impacts of pipeline hydraulics on pipeline design, construction, and operations • Pipeline survey, mapping, and route selection • Pipeline materials and equipment selection • Corrosion and cathodic protection of pipelines • Pipeline construction for onshore pipeline systems • Introduction to flow assurance considerations and pipeline integrity aspects including in-line inspection, leak detection, and emergency planning considerations • Pipeline operations, maintenance and repairs considerations

INTERMEDIATE INTERMEDIATE FOUNDATION

Onshore Gas Gathering Systems: Design and Operation – PF-45

Troubleshooting Oil and Gas Processing Facilities – PF-49

Onshore Pipeline Facilities: Design, Construction and Operations – PL-42



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DESIGNED FORMechanical, facilities, plant or pipeline engineers and piping system designers who are involved in the design of in-plant piping systems for oil and gas facilities.

YOU WILL LEARN • Apply piping system codes and standards• About line sizing and layout of piping systems in

various types of facilities• How to specify proper components for process

and utility applications• Compare alternative materials of construction • The process of steelmaking, pipe manufacturing

and material specifications• Joining methods and inspection techniques• Key considerations for flare and vent systems,

including PSV sizing

ABOUT THE COURSEThis five-day course for engineers and piping system designers reviews the key areas associated with the design of piping systems for oil and gas facilities. The course is focused on four areas: codes and standards, pipe materials and manufacture, piping components, and piping layout and design. Applicable piping codes for oil and gas facilities (ISO, B31.3, B31.4, B31.8, etc.), pipe sizing calculations, pipe installation, and materials selection are an integral part of the course. The emphasis is on proper material selection and specification of piping systems.

COURSE CONTENT

• Piping codes and standards (ANSI/ASME, API, ISO) • Pipe materials and manufacturing • Basic pipe stress analysis methods • Valves and actuators • Welding and non-destructive testing • Line sizing basics (single-phase and multiphase flow) • Pipe and valve material selection • Piping layout and design • Manifolds, headers, and flare/vent systems • Non-metallic piping systems • Operations and maintenance considerations of facilities and pipelines

DESIGNED FORFacilities, process and design engineers, as well as new safety/loss prevention engineers who require an overview of Process Safety Engineering.

YOU WILL LEARN • Types of equipment and process systems

that have historically been problematic in the upstream oil & gas industry

• Basics of risk analysis• Thinking in terms of Inherently Safer Design• Most commonly used process hazards analysis

methods and where they are used• “Layers of Protection” concept - what the

different layers are and how they are applied• Detection and mitigation methods for different

types of hazards

ABOUT THE COURSEThis course provides an overview of process safety engineering fundamentals for hydrocarbon processing facilities, with emphasis on the upstream oil & gas sector. The focus of this course is on the engineering/design aspects of Process Safety Management. Frequent reference will be made to historical incidents and recurring problem areas. Techniques for analyzing and mitigating process safety hazards applicable to oil and gas processing will be reviewed. Integration of the concepts covered to achieve a measured approach to Process Safety Engineering is a key aim of this course. Exercises and group projects will be utilized throughout the course to emphasize the key learning points.

COURSE CONTENT

• Historical Incident & Problem Areas • Risk Analysis Basics • Process Hazards Analysis Techniques – Overview • Layers of Protection • Inherently Safer Design • Hazards Associated with Process Fluids • Leakage and Dispersion of Hydrocarbon Releases • Combustion Behavior of Hydrocarbons • Sources of Ignition • Hazards Associated with Specific Plant Systems • Plant Layout & Equipment Spacing • Pressure Relief and Disposal Systems • Corrosion and Materials Selection • Process Monitoring and Control • Safety Instrumented Systems • Fire Protection Principles • Explosion Protection

INTERMEDIATEFOUNDATION

Piping Systems - Mechanical Design and Specification – ME-41

Process Safety Engineering – PS-4



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Introducing

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ePetro is a growing series of online learning libraries covering topics across the value chain. ePetro means that you can start using industry validated content today in your blended learning curricula, instead of building your own content from scratch. Our new ePetro libraries are developed in complement to our ePilot™ online series—800 hours of technical skills and safety training used at over 500 sites worldwide.

• Interactive Learning Activities• Engaging animations and graphics• Certified and industry-validated• Company-specific customizations • Web-hosted, available 24/7

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Online Learning for Petroleum Professionals

Introduction to Upstream • Exploration• Field Development• Production Operations• Field Processing• Differences in Asset Classes Exploration Process and Technology• Basics of Geology/Types of Geology • Rock Formation/Structures/Tectonics• Basics of Geophysics & PetrophysicsDrilling & Completions Process and Technology• Basics on Drilling Processes and Technologies• Well Planning and Design• Drilling Applications

• Deep Water• High Pressure, High Temperature (HPHT)• Horizontal Drilling• Coiled Tubing

• Drilling Operations• Drilling Dysfunctions & Troubleshooting• Formation Evaluation & Well Testing• Well CompletionsField Development - Production • Operations & Field Operations• Well Surveillance

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Need the latest technology and effective e-learning in your development programs? We can help!

The Exploration & Production Overview LibraryMore than 50 hours of e-learning modules designed to provide an understanding of the upstream market segment and the steps involved in the creation and exploitation of oil and gas fields. Topics include:

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