PROGRAM DETAILS

Introduction

This course addresses the basic technical aspects of petroleum industry. It also addresses the detailed economic, risk, fiscal and commercial issues from the perspective of a spectrum of potential corporate participants in large and small international upstream oil and gas projects.

Learning Objectives

The participant will be able to understand the following:

• Where and how oil and gas accumulates in reservoirs in the Earth’s crust
• Prospecting and drilling techniques used to find, develop and produce oil and gas
• What is best practice in the upstream industry
• About existing and new technologies that facilitate and optimize technical recovery and maximize commercial returns for oil and gas companies
• How to overcome the technical issue and challenges that confront upstream operators
• Key upstream performance indicators used to judge finding, development and operating phases of activity
• Which negotiating and bidding strategies to use in different circumstances
• Fiscal and contract issues that impact long-term viability of oil and gas field development
• How risk and cost factors are monitored and managed in typical exploration and production projects

 Target Audience

 This course designed for all non-petroleum engineers who work in the petroleum industry.

 Training Methodology

 The course will include videos from E & P projects across the world and exercises to reinforce learning.

 Program Content

Day 1

•  Introduction to the Petroleum Industry
• Terminology
• Oil & gas reserves calculation methods
• Hydrocarbon types and properties
• Porous and Permeable Rocks
• Three Types of Rocks
• Porosity
• Permeability
• How Sedimentary Rocks are Formed
• Erosion and Transport
• Sedimentation
• Subsidence
• Cementation

 Day 2

•  Hydrocarbon Traps
• Reservoirs
• Oil Floats
• Natural Gas Reservoirs
• Geological Structures Become Hydrocarbon Traps
• Petroleum Exploration
• Contour Mapping
• Contour Maps
• Exploration well
• Surface Mapping, Gravity and Magnetic Surveys
• Surface Mapping

 Day 3

• Geophysics
• Basement Rocks
• Magnetic Surveys
• Gravity Surveys
• Petroleum Exploration
• Seismic Exploration
• Reconnaissance and Detailed Surveys
• The Seismic Survey
• Offshore Seismic
• Hydrocarbon Reservoirs
• Drive Mechanisms
• Fluids Properties
• Reservoir Behaviour
• Well Behaviour

 Day 4

• Drilling
• A Wildcat Well
• Drilling the Well
• Drilling Technology
• Casing the Well
• Logging the Well
• The Drill Stem Test
• The Blowout Preventer
• Drilling Rigs
• Type of Onshore Rigs
• Types of Offshore Drilling Rigs
• Drilling Operations
• Well completion and Work Over
• Well Test Design and Interpretations
• Production Technology
• Petroleum Recovery Methods
• Artificial Lift Methods
• Production Optimization

 Day 5

• Field Development and Production operations
  • Oil and gas processing technologies and facilities
  • Extracting value from natural gas liquids (NGLs) and condensates
  • Quality, safety and environmental issues
  • Deepwater and sub-sea facilities
  • Artificial lift and enhanced oil recovery
  • Financial and non-financial measures of finding and development
  • Operations, maintenance and corrosion control
  • Export pipelines and terminals
• Petroleum economics
• Asset evaluation methods
• Field life cycle