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2018 Upstream Training and Development Guide
NEW in 2018
• Advanced Project Management Workshop (pg 57)
• Advanced Practices in Exploration and Development of
Unconventional Resources (pg 16)
• Competent Person Fall Protection (pg 46)
• Computer-Based Subsurface Mapping (pg 9)
• Managing Project Controls for Contractors and Owners
(pg 56)
• NEW PetroAcademy Virtual/Blended Learning Options:
- Basic Drilling, Completion, and Workover Operations
(pg 6)
- Basic Geophysics (pg 15)
- Basic Reservoir Engineering (pg 29)
- Completions and Workovers (pg 37)
- Production Technology for Other Disciplines (pg 38)
Message from the CEO
A competent workforce has always been critical for our industry’s success, but it INTRODUCTORY AND MULTI-DISCIPLINE
is even more important with challenging product prices. Doing more with less is 6 Basic Drilling, Completion and Workover Operations – BDC
how we can thrive in hard times, but that requires a very competent workforce. (Also available as a Virtual/Blended course)
6 Basic Petroleum Engineering Practices – BE
This guide presents the industry’s most comprehensive workforce development 5 Basic Petroleum Technology – BPT
programs – focused on building competent people. PetroSkills brings together 5 Basic Petroleum Technology Principles (Virtual/Blended
course) - BPTP
industry-driven and industry-approved programs that deliver flexible, practical, 7 Evaluating and Developing Heavy Oil Resources – HOED
fit-for-purpose training and development. This guide can help you find ways to 7 Evaluating and Developing Shale Resources – SRE
6 Field Study – Heavy Oil Resources – HOFS
advance your technical competence and build your company’s value. 7 Overview of Heavy Oil Resources – HOOV
6 Overview of the Petroleum Industry – OVP
Since the first offerings of Production Operations 1 and the Campbell Gas
Course® over 50 years ago, PetroSkills instructor-led training programs have set GEOLOGY
the standard for excellence from subsurface to downstream. This guide presents hundreds of sessions offered
worldwide by top industry experts in each technical discipline across the value chain. Our competency-based 8 Geology Progression Matrix
11 Analysis of Structural Traps in Extensional Settings – ESS
programs are designed and delivered under the direction of the PetroSkills Alliance which includes some 8 Basic Petroleum Geology – BG
of the top petroleum companies worldwide, working together, to offer an industry-driven and vetted set of 11 Basin Analysis Workshop: An Integrated Approach – BA
courses, products and services. 9 Carbonate Reservoirs – PCR
12 Compressional and Transpressional Structural Styles – CPST
9 Computer-Based Subsurface Mapping - CSM
NEW courses to look for in this edition include: 12 Deep-water Turbidite Depositional Systems and Reservoirs – DWT
• Advanced Practices in Exploration and Development of Unconventional Resources (EDUR) - see 12 Development Geology – DG
12 Geochemical Techniques for Solving Reservoir Management and
page 16 Field Development Problems – GTS
• Advanced Project Management Workshop (APMW) - see page 57 10 Geochemistry: Tools for Effective Exploration and Development
• Competent Person Fall Protection (FPST) - see page 46 – MGT
10 Geological and Geophysical Characterization of Heavy Oil
• Computer-Based Subsurface Mapping (CSM) - see page 9 Reservoirs – HORC
• Managing Project Controls for Contractors and Owners (PC21) - see page 56 10 Geomechanics for Heavy Oil – HOGM
13 Integrated Carbonate Reservoir Characterization – ICR
In addition to our instructor-led programs, our digital learning solutions and professional services continue to 9 Mapping Subsurface Structures – MSS
lead the industry. This guide outlines our electronic solutions ePilot™, ePetro™, ActiveLearner®, Compass® 13 Naturally Fractured Reservoirs: Geologic and Engineering Analysis
– FR
and PetroCore® - see page 4 for more details. 13 Operations Geology – OG
10 Petroleum Systems Analysis - PSA
We are also proud to announce the expansion of our blended/virtual learning program, PetroAcademy™. 10 Production Geology for Other Disciplines – PGD
This unique course model delivers the same competency development as our face-to-face courses via 13 Prospect and Play Assessment – PPA
9 Sandstone Reservoirs – SR
virtually delivered Skill Modules™, available from anywhere in the world. 11 Sequence Stratigraphy: An Applied Workshop – SQS
11 Structural Styles in Petroleum Exploration – ST
The following blended/virtual courses are available now and we will be adding more throughout 2018. For
more information, see the back cover, or petroskills.com/blended. GEOPHYSICS
• Applied Reservoir Engineering – page 29 • Completions and Workovers - page 37
14 Geophysics Progression Matrix
• Basic Drilling, Completion, and Workover • Foundations of Petrophysics - page 24 17 3D Seismic Attributes for Reservoir Characterization – SARC
Operations - page 6 • NODAL Analysis Workshop – page 39 16 Advanced Practices in Exploration and Development of
• Basic Geophysics - page 15 • Production Operations 1 – page 37 Unconventional Resources - EDUR
• Production Technology for Other Disciplines - 17 Advanced Seismic Stratigraphy: A Sequence – Wavelet Analysis
• Basic Petroleum Technology Exploration – Exploitation Workshop – ADS
Principles – page 5 page 38 17 Applied Seismic Anisotropy for Fractured Reservoir
• Basic Reservoir Engineering - page 29 • Scale Identification, Remediation, and Characterization – ASAF
• Casing Design Workshop – page 20 Prevention Workshop – page 44 16 AVO, Inversion, and Attributes: Principles and Applications – AVO
15 Basic Geophysics – BGP (Also available as a Virtual/Blended
I hope you find this guide useful. If there is any way that we can help you, your team, course)
16 Introduction to Seismic Stratigraphy: A Basin Scale Regional
or your organization, please don’t hesitate to contact me personally at ford.brett@petroskills.com, Exploration Workshop – ISS
or contact our Customer Service Department at +1.918.828.2500. 15 Seismic Acquisition Technology in a Regulatory Era – SATR
15 Seismic Imaging of Subsurface Geology – SSD
14 Seismic Interpretation – SI1
16 Seismic Velocities and Depth Conversion – SVDC
17 Use of Full Azimuth Seismic and Microseismic for Unconventional
Plays – FAMS
Ford Brett WELL CONSTRUCTION / DRILLING
CEO, PetroSkills
18 Well Construction / Drilling Progression Matrix
18 Basic Drilling Technology – BDT
19 Casing and Cementing – CAC
20 Casing Design Workshop – CDW (Virtual/Blended course)
Cover Image: 21
21
Cementing Practices – Cementing II – CEP
Deepwater Well Engineering – DWE
22 Directional, Horizontal, and Multilateral Drilling – DHD
The Twelve Apostles, Port Campbell National Park, 22 Drill String Design and Optimization – DSD
19 Drilling Fluids Technology – DFT
Australia. The Twelve Apostles is a series of 19 Drilling Practices – DP
20 Fundamentals of Casing Design – FCD
limestone rock stacks rising to heights of 148 ft 22 Managing Wellsite Operations – MWC
(45 m). The limestone dates back to 15 to 20 20 Offshore Drilling Operations - ODO
22 Practical Drilling Skills - PDS
million years, with layers of varying density and 21 Primary Cementing – Cementing I – PCE
23 Solids Control Systems – SCS
durability. 21 Stuck Pipe Prevention – Train Wreck Avoidance™ – SPP
19 Well Design and Engineering – WDE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PETROPHYSICS PRODUCTION AND COMPLETIONS
PETROLEUM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
ENGINEERING (CONTINUED)
24 Petrophysics Progression Matrix 37 Production Operations 1 – PO1 (Also available as a 57 Essential Leadership Skills for Technical Professionals – OM23
27 Applied Rock Mechanics – ARM Virtual/Blended course) 58 Essential Technical Writing Skills – ETWS
26 Capillarity in Rocks – CIR 38 Production Technology for Other Disciplines – PTO 59 Making Change Happen: People and Process – MCPP
27 Cased Hole Formation Evaluation – CH (Also available as a Virtual/Blended course) 59 Managing and Leading Others – MLO
25 Coring and Core Analysis – CCA 44 Sand Control – SNDC 59 Meeting Management and Facilitation for the Petroleum Industry
24 Foundations of Petrophysics – FPP (Also available as a 44 Scale Identification, Remediation and Prevention Workshop – MMF
Virtual/Blended course) – SIR (Virtual/Blended course) 58 Negotiation Skills for the Petroleum Industry – NSPI
26 Integration of Rocks, Log and Test Data – ILC 38 Surface Production Operations – PO3 59 Presentation Skills for the Petroleum Industry – PSPI
25 Mudlogging – MDLG 45 Surface Water Management in Unconventional Resource Plays 58 Team Building for Intact Teams – TB
26 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Petrophysics – NMRP – SWM 58 Team Leadership – TLS
25 Petrophysics of Unconventional Reservoirs – PUR 39 Unconventional Resources Completion and Stimulation – URCS
26 Shaly Sand Petrophysics – APS 45 Water Management in Heavy Oil Resource Operations – HOWM INTEGRATED - HEAVY OIL
27 Structural and Stratigraphic Interpretation of Dipmeters and 38 Well Stimulation: Practical and Applied – WS
Borehole-Imaging Logs – SSI
25 Well Log Interpretation – WLI (Virtual/Blended option coming 7 Evaluating and Developing Heavy Oil Resources – HOED
soon) HEALTH, SAFETY, ENVIRONMENT
6 Field Study – Heavy Oil Resources – HOFS
27 Wireline Formation Testing and Interpretation – WFT 9 Geological and Geophysical Characterization of Heavy Oil
46 Health, Safety, Environment Progression Matrix Reservoirs – HORC
RESERVOIR ENGINEERING 47 Applied Environmental Management – HS23 10 Geomechanics for Heavy Oil – HOGM
47 Applied HSE Management – HS28 7 Overview of Heavy Oil Resources – HOOV
46 Competent Person Fall Protection – FPST 33 Reservoir Modeling of Heavy Oil Resources – HORM
28 Reservoir Engineering Progression Matrix 45 Water Management in Heavy Oil Resource Operations – HOWM
48 Fundamentals of Process Safety – PS2
29 Applied Reservoir Engineering – RE (Also available as a
48 Risk Based Process Safety Management – HS45
Virtual/Blended course)
29 Basic Reservoir Engineering – BR (Also available as a UNCONVENTIONAL RESOURCES
Virtual/Blended course) OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE
31 Capillarity in Rocks – CIR
30 Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery Fundamentals – EORC 40 Advanced Hydraulic Fracturing – AHF
34 Decline Curve Analysis and Diagnostic Methods for Performance 49 Applied Maintenance Management – OM21
49 Maintenance Planning and Work Control – OM41 16 Advanced Practices in Exploration and Development of
Forecasting – DCA Unconventional Resources – EDUR
30 Enhanced Oil Recovery Fundamentals – ORE 27 Applied Rock Mechanics – ARM
31 Enhanced Oil Recovery with Gas Injection – EORG 6 Basic Petroleum Engineering Practices – BE
34 Gas Reservoir Management – GRM PETROLEUM DATA MANAGEMENT
5 Basic Petroleum Technology – BPT
32 History Matching and Reservoir Optimization – HMRO 37 Completions and Workovers – CAW
34 Horizontal and Multilateral Wells: Analysis and Design – HML1 22 Directional, Horizontal, and Multilateral Drilling – DHD
32 Integrated Reservoir Modeling – GRD 50 ArcGIS Coordinate Reference Systems for Petroleum – GISC
50 ArcGIS Data Management for Petroleum – GISD 7 Evaluating and Developing Shale Resources – SRE
34 Naturally Fractured Reservoirs: Geologic and Engineering 24 Foundations of Petrophysics – FPP
Analysis – FR 50 ArcGIS Essentials for Petroleum – GISE
49 Geomatics: Geodesy and Cartography – GEOM1 43 Gas Production Engineering – GPO
35 New Opportunities in Old Fields – NOF 34 Horizontal and Multilateral Wells: Analysis and Design – HML1
32 Oil and Gas Reserves Evaluation – OGR 49 Introduction to Data Management – IDM
50 Seismic Positioning Data Management – SPDM 45 Horizontal and Multilateral Wells: Completions and Stimulation
32 Reservoir Characterization: A Multi-Disciplinary Team Approach – HML2
– RC 40 Hydraulic Fracturing Applications – HFU
30 Reservoir Engineering for Other Disciplines – REO 10 Petroleum Systems Analysis - PSA
31 Reservoir Fluid Properties: Preparation for Reservoir Engineering PETROLEUM BUSINESS
25 Petrophysics of Unconventional Reservoirs – PUR
and Simulation Studies – RFP 37 Production Operations 1 – PO1
33 Reservoir Management – RM 55 Project Management in Upstream Field Development – FPM2
33 Reservoir Management for Unconventional Reservoirs – RMUR 52 Advanced Decision Analysis with Portfolio and Project Modeling
– ADA 33 Reservoir Management for Unconventional Reservoirs – RMUR
33 Reservoir Modeling of Heavy Oil Resources – HORM 45 Surface Water Management in Unconventional Resource Plays
33 Reservoir Simulation Strategies – RSS 51 Basic Petroleum Economics – BEC3
52 Cost Management – CM – SWM
35 Streamlines: Applications to Reservoir Simulation, 35 Unconventional Resource and Reserve Evaluations - URRE
Characterization and Management – SRS 52 Economics of Worldwide Petroleum Production – EWP
51 Expanded Basic Petroleum Economics – BEC 39 Unconventional Resources Completion and Stimulation – URCS
35 Unconventional Resource and Reserve Evaluation - URRE 17 Use of Full Azimuth Seismic and Microseismic for Unconventional
31 Waterflooding A to Z – WF 53 Fundamentals of International Oil and Gas Law – IOG
53 International Petroleum Contracts – IPC Plays – FAMS
30 Well Test Design and Analysis – WTA 19 Well Design and Engineering – WDE
51 Introduction to Petroleum Business – IPB
53 Petroleum Finance and Accounting Principles – PFA 30 Well Test Design and Analysis – WTA
PRODUCTION AND COMPLETIONS
ENGINEERING 52 Petroleum Risk and Decision Analysis – PRD
53 Strategic Thinking: A Tool-Based Approach – STT
60 INSTRUCTOR BIOGRAPHIES
36 Production / Completions Engineering Progression Matrix
40 Acidizing Applications in Sandstones and Carbonates – ASC
40 Advanced Hydraulic Fracturing – AHF PROCUREMENT / SUPPLY CHAIN
PETROSKILLS SPECIAL FEATURES
45 Applied Water Technology in Oil and Gas Production – PF21
41 Artificial Lift Systems – ALS 54 Contracts and Tenders Fundamentals – SC41
41 Beam Pumps – BP 55 Cost/Price Analysis and Total Cost Concepts in Supply 2 PetroSkills Alliance
38 Coiled Tubing Interventions – CTI Management – SC64 3 In-House Training
37 Completions and Workovers – CAW (Also available as a Virtual/ 54 Effective Materials Management – SC42 4 Comprehensive Solutions
Blended course) 54 Inside Procurement in Oil and Gas – SC61 5 PetroAcademy - Blended Learning Solutions
40 Downhole Remediation Practices for Mature Oil and Gas Wells 54 Strategic Procurement and Supply Management in the Oil and 7 Sign Up for Emails
– DRP Gas Industry – SC62 23 Unconventional Resources Progression
41 Electrical Submersible Pumps – ESP 55 Supplier Relationship Management – SC63 35 eLearning - ePilot and ePetro
43 Flow Assurance for Offshore Production – FAOP 41 Sign Up for Emails
43 Formation Damage: Causes, Prevention, and Remediation – FD 42 Testimonials - Our Participants Say It Best
42 Gas Lift – GLI PROJECT MANAGEMENT 48 Field Trips
43 Gas Production Engineering – GPO 51 PetroSkills Conference Center
43 Gas Well Deliquification – GWD 71 Sign Up for Emails
45 Horizontal and Multilateral Wells: Completions and Stimulation 57 Advanced Project Management – FPM62 72 In-House Training
– HML2 57 Advanced Project Management II – FPM63 Inside Back Cover Regional Contacts and Registration
40 Hydraulic Fracturing Applications – HFU 57 Advanced Project Management Workshop - APMW Inside Back Cover CEU/PDH Certificates
39 NODAL Analysis Workshop – NAW (Virtual/Blended course) 56 Managing Brownfield Projects – FPM42 Back Cover PetroAcademy - Blended Learning Solutions
39 Performance Analysis, Prediction, and Optimization Using 55 Petroleum Project Management: Principles and Practices – PPM
Nodal Analysis – PO2 56 Managing Project Controls for Contractors and Owners - PC21
42 Plunger Lift – PLS 56 Project Management for Engineering and Construction – FPM22
44 Production Chemistry – OGPC 55 Project Management in Upstream Field Development – FPM2
44 Production Logging – RMP 56 Risk Management for Upstream Capital Projects – PMRM
What Sets PetroSkills Apart? The Alliance.
Created in 2001 by BP, Shell, and OGCI, the PetroSkills Alliance provides “important but not unique” high quality, business-relevant,
competency-based training. Through its growing membership, the Alliance has successfully evolved into an industry-driven and approved
program that spans the value chain.
®
Build competent petroleum professionals by delivering learning and development
Mission: when, where, and how customers need it.
OBJECTIVES:
• Provide the highest quality, business relevant programs that span all
PEOPLE - DRIVE THE ALLIANCE PROCESSES - GUIDE THE
ALLIANCE technical processes, and give management assurance they have the skilled
The Member Advisory Board provides
industry-led guidance, and member Detailed Competency Maps, people needed to maximize asset value
subject matter experts ensure that continually updated and reviewed,
content aligns with industry need provide the industry- • Offer added value to employees via new, broad-reaching courses that fill
through technical discipline benchmark framework for
networks. development. gaps, deliver the ability to perform, and provide the assurance to prove it
PetroSkills • Ensure PetroSkills instructors are the best available
Alliance • Develop and continuously improve PetroSkills Competency Maps and
COMPETENCY (collaboration) CONTENT - progression trees; continue to align Competency Maps with corporate
SOLUTIONS KNOWLEDGE WHEN, WHERE, business goals
AND HOW IT IS NEEDED
Software, consulting, workforce
development, and tailored solutions
• Lower internal training costs by reducing administrative burdens,
Instructor-led training in multiple delivery
ensure organizational competency. models, PetroCore® Reference for on-demand improving economies of scale, and/or eliminating marginal courses
technical information, effective web-based
learning modules, and blended coaching/ • Increase the availability of courses in both the number of offerings and the
mentoring accelerate time to competency.
number of delivery locations, thereby delivering competencies at the lowest
total cost
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to your group, whenever, wherever, and however
you need it.
Save time, money, and travel hassles by bringing
our course to your site, or any location that suits you.
If you do not have enough participants for an in-house session,
we may be able to schedule an on-demand public session in
your location.
For more information, or to reserve training for your team,
go to petroskills.com/inhouse
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Blended Learning Skill Modules. Integrating
live classroom activities, online learning and
technical coaching.
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Competency Maps
Industry Benchmarks. Developed with
industry-leading Alliance members.
Learning and Compliance Management System.
Online, on-the-job access to learning programs,
progress tracking, and curriculum development.
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Competency Management. Web-based software
that builds, manages, and assures competency.
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Technical Reference. Online, on-demand access
to technical knowledge, documents, and articles.
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INTRODUCTORY AND MULTI-DISCIPLINE 5
Basic Petroleum Basic Petroleum
Technology Technology – BPT
Principles – BPTP
BASIC 20 HOURS BASIC 5-DAY
PetroAcademy This course provides the participant with an
TM
understanding of basic petroleum technology in
the context of the Petroleum Value Chain and
Blended Learning Solutions PetroAcademy
TM
Asset Management, from exploration to
abandonment. Unconventional shale (tight oil and
gas) and conventional oil and gas are covered.
BLENDED LEA RNING The participant will understand how and when
Reduced time to competency geoscience and engineering professionals use
technology to determine and then optimize the
This course will be delivered virtually through
Eliminated travel expense PetroAcademy providing participants with the
economic value of an oil and gas field. This
enables the participant to maximize their
knowledge they need at their convenience. professional and administrative contribution in
Flexibility—less time away from work This course provides the participant with an
their organization. Participants first learn and
understand why various global oil and gas
understanding of basic petroleum technology production types and plays (unconventional and
Learning applied at point of need in the context of the Petroleum Value Chain,
from exploration to abandonment. The
conventional) have different value. The participant
learns which technologies are used by the
participant will understand how and when geoscience and engineering departments during
PetroAcademy Blended Learning Programs may include activities geoscience and engineering professionals use each stage of the asset life cycle and WHY! This
technology to find, then determine and optimize E&P lifecycle context accelerates an
such as reading assignments, self-paced e-Learning, virtual the economic value of an oil and gas field. This understanding of basic petroleum technologies
instructor-led sessions, discussion forums, group exercises, enables the participant to maximize their and the oil industry. This learning is achieved
case studies, quizzes, field trips, and other activities. These professional and administrative contribution in through guided discussions, videos, animations,
their organization. and progressive team exercises utilizing ‘Our
continuous development activities increase knowledge retention, Reservoir’ and ‘Our Well’ as working models.
DESIGNED FOR
reduce time to competency, and provide just in time learning at Those who need to achieve a context and DES IGNED FOR
the point of need. understanding of E&P technologies, and the This course is appropriate for those who need to
role of technical departments in oil and gas achieve a context and understanding of E&P
operations. An understanding and use of technologies in conventional and unconventional
Blended Learning Program Example: fields, and/or the role of technical departments in
oilfield terminology is developed.
oil and gas operations, and/or be able to
YOU WILL LEA RN understand and use the language of the oilfield.
Virtual Instructor-Led
• Historical petroleum occurrences and usage Y OU WILL LEARN
Training Session • The objectives and processes of the • The E&P Process and how it differs in
exploration phase of the E&P asset life cycle conventional vs unconventional plays, the role
PetroCore® • The objectives, processes, and economic of each technical department and specialist,
metrics of the appraisal phase of the E&P and the technologies used
Reference Articles assest life cycle • The economic value and properties of
• Basic reserves and production value reservoir fluids
Moderated concepts • Petroleum geology for exploration and
Discussion Forum • The Earth's structure, continental drift, and production
plate tectonics role in oil and gas exploration • About oil and gas reservoirs, both
• Rock types and classification in an oil and conventional and unconventional, and
E-Learning gas context understand the key differences
• The relationship between depositional • Exploration and appraisal technologies
environments and geological settings • Drilling operations for exploration,
• Exploration concepts development and production
• Elements of a successful petroleum system • Production - well completions and production
• Key differences between unconventional and technology
conventional petroleum systems • Reservoir recovery mechanisms through
• Features of structural contour and isopach primary, secondary, and tertiary recovery
maps • Surface processing of produced fluids
• The basic reservoir rock properties and the COURS E CONTE N T
significance of core samples World hydrocarbon production and consumption
• The roles involved in exploration review including reserves, benchmarks, and the
• Rig type classification and selection for impact of shale resources • Reservoir fluid
onshore and offshore drilling properties • Petroleum geology • The
• and more... petroleum reservoir, conventional and
unconventional • Exploration technologies for
COURSE CONTENT conventional and unconventional reservoirs
E&P industry and asset life cycle • Petroleum including initial reserve estimates and
geology • Hydrocarbon reservoirs • Rock and consequent field development • Drilling and
fluid properties • Surface/subsurface operations • Well completions and workovers •
exploration • Drilling operations and well Production operations • Reservoir recovery
completions • Production operations mechanisms • Surface processing
2018 Schedule and Tuition (USD)
AVAILABLE ON-DEMAND $2940 2018 Schedule and Tuition (USD)
HOUSTON, US 5-9 MAR $4140
9-13 JUL $4140
8-12 OCT $4140
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT KUALA LUMPUR, MYS 3-7 DEC $4970
LONDON, UK 14-18 MAY $4790+VAT
PETROSKILLS.COM/VIRTUALBPTP
5-9 NOV $4790+VAT
For more information, visit petroskills.com/blended
6 INTRODUCTORY AND MULTI-DISCIPLINE
Basic Petroleum Basic Drilling,
Overview of the Field Study – Heavy Oil
Engineering Practices Completion and
Petroleum Industry Resources – HOFS
– BE Workover Operations
– OVP
– BDC
BASIC 2-Day BASIC 5-Day BASIC 5-Day BASIC 3-Day
OVP presents an overview of the Petroleum This course is a basic introduction to most This course presents the basics of drilling and FIELD TRIP
Industry from the point of view of the Asset Life aspects of the Petroleum Engineering discipline, completion operations, plus post-completion This course is geologically and technically
Cycle. Participants will gain an understanding of which includes reservoir, production, and drilling enhancement (workovers). Participants will learn focused but instructed in such a manner that all
Exploration, Appraisal, Development and engineering as well as related topics. This to visualize what is happening downhole, disciplines and experience levels will
Production phases with particular emphasis course lays the groundwork for further discover what can be accomplished, and learn understand. Technologies for mining and in-situ
being placed on actions they can personally specialized training in advanced courses for oil how drilling and completion can alter reservoir production of bitumen from the Athabasca oil
take within each phase to support value company and service company personnel. The performance. Learn to communicate with sand region are reasonably recent commercial
creation. Through use of lecture, multimedia course focuses on the field and application drilling and production personnel. No experience applications and the future levels of production
and class interactive exercises, a breadth of approach and includes classroom exercises, or prerequisites are required. face uncertainty because of highly debated
upstream business acumen will be delivered fundamental engineering problems, and basic environmental challenges. The field course
covering economic, business, geoscience and field exercises. Basic Petroleum Engineering DES IGNED FOR
takes the participant to the rock; explaining
engineering topics. Discussions will include Practices will set the foundation for technical Technical, field, service, support, and
complex relationships and issues emanating
topics related to all types of resource plays professionals with regards to technology and its supervisory personnel desiring to gain an
from the depositional and structural framework.
including deepwater, shale oil/gas and engineering applications. The course starts out awareness of wellbore operations. Excellent for
enhanced oil recovery technologies. with a brief introduction of the history and cross-training of other technical disciplines such DES IGNED FOR
current state of the oil and gas industry. Next, as reservoir and facility engineers, geoscientists, Anyone of any discipline who wants a hands-on
DES IG NE D F O R
reservoir fluids, petroleum geology, and supervisors, service personnel, and anyone who understanding of the Athabasca Oil Sands.
Both technical and business oriented
petroleum reservoirs are discussed. Then, interacts with drilling, completion or workover
professionals who are either new to the
various facets of exploration technology, drilling engineers. Y OU WILL LEARN
upstream oil and gas industry or experienced in
engineering and operations, well completion • How to understand the depositional and
one part, but could benefit from a wider point of Y OU WILL LEA RN
technology, and production technology are stratigraphic framework of the McMurray
view. OVP will likewise deliver for non-industry • How to comprehend drilling and workover
covered before finishing with surface processing Formation
personnel a broad, basic knowledge set of reports
of produced fluids. • How to understand the structural setting and
multiple E&P topics. Legal, Financial, • What can be done within open-hole relationships of timing, emplacement and
Accounting, Management, and Service DESI GN ED FOR and cased wells, as a part of reservoir preservation of Alberta's bitumen/heavy oil
Company team members will certainly benefit. Engineers, engineering trainees, technical management resource
YO U W IL L L E A R N managers and assistants, technicians, • How drilling practices can optimize cash flow • The complex lithologic heterogeneities of the
• The critical importance the industry plays geologists, geophysicists, chemists, physicists, and ultimate recovery McMurray and their effect on mining and in-
on the world's economic stage, including service company personnel, sales • How to communicate with drilling and situ production
discussions of pricing, global reserves and representatives, and data processing personnel. production personnel • To appreciate the challenges and progress
key short/long-term energy trends. of environmental preservation efforts for the
YOU W I LL L EARN COURS E CONTENT
• Business and exploration elements critical development and production of Alberta's
• Basic petroleum geology Overview of the drilling process • Language of
to the success of organizations in search of bitumen resource
• Reservoir fluid and rock properties drilling, completing, and well intervention • Drill
new reserves
• Fundamentals of reservoir fluid flow string components: bits and accessories • COURS E CONTE N T
• Methods by which new field prospects are
• Oil and gas reservoir classification, definition, Drilling fluids and hydraulics • Hole problems, Overview of the geology, history and
evaluated and risk factors assessed (Geology,
delineation, and development stuck pipe, side-tracking and fishing • Cores development of Canada oil sands • McMurray
Geophysics, Petrophysics)
• Unconventional resources and coring • Electric logging, MWD, LWD • oil sand stratigraphy • Depositional details of
• How exploration rights are acquired (Land
• Fundamentals of drilling, well completion, and Casing design and installation • Primary and the McMurray formation • Overview of
themes, International Concessions)
production operations remedial cementing • Directional, horizontal, structural evolution and bitumen resources • Oil
• The basic process for drilling and evaluating
• Basics of casing design and primary multilateral and under-balanced drilling • sand mining methodology • Environmental
an exploration well (Drilling, Petrophysics,
cementing Wellhead equipment and trees • Options for challenges for Alberta's bitumen resources •
Testing)
• Primary and enhanced recovery mechanisms completions and workovers • Tubing, packers Current status and future plans for reclamation
• Major steps required to appraise a new
• Surface operations and completion equipment • Safety and flow mining activities
discovery and estimate its commerciality
control devices • Open hole completions •
(Reservoir Engineering) C OU RSE C ON T EN T Perforating • Coil tubing operations • Wireline
• Strategies to maximize the value of an oil or Reservoir fluid properties • Petroleum geology • techniques • Well stimulation - surfactants,
gas field asset Reservoir properties and evaluation • solvents, acidizing, hydraulic fracturing •
• How geology and reservoir management Unconventional resources • Exploration Formation and sand control - mechanical
plans are used to guide new field technology • Drilling engineering • Well retention, chemical consolidation, and gravel
development completion, stimulation, and workover • Well packing • Scale and corrosion • Directional
• Major steps in the design, construction, and testing and formation damage • Production drilling and multi-laterals • Scale and corrosion
commissioning of facilities operations • Recovery methods • Paraffin and asphaltenes
• Basic technical and operational steps Surface processing
required to produce an oil or gas field
(Production Engineering)
• Types of opportunities to optimize older fields BDC ALSO AVAILABLE AS A
and increase production SELF-PACED, VIRTUAL COURSE
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The business of E&P • Hydrocarbon origin • VIRTUAL DELIVERY $3930
Exploration - acquisition of exploration/
development rights • Exploration - prospect
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generation and evaluation • Appraisal - asset
characterization and reserve quantification • PETROSKILLS.COM/VIRTUAL-BDC
Development - drilling, completion, and facilities
• Produce Asset - recovery optimization
strategies
2018 Schedule and Tuition (USD)
2018 Schedule and Tuition (USD) DALLAS, US 8-12 OCT $4090
DENVER, US 17-21 SEP $4140 DENVER, US 9-13 JUL $4140
HOUSTON, US 11-15 JUN $4140 HOUSTON, US 23-27 APR $4140
29 OCT-2 NOV $4140 27-31 AUG $4140 2018 Schedule and Tuition (USD)
KUALA LUMPUR, MYS 6-10 AUG $4970 3-7 DEC $4140 FT MCMURRAY, CANADA † 27-29 AUG
2018 Schedule and Tuition (USD) LONDON, UK 3-7 DEC $4790+VAT KUALA LUMPUR, MYS 15-19 OCT $4970
$5940+GST
HOUSTON, US 17-18 SEP $2485 OKLAHOMA CITY, US 30 JUL-3 AUG $4090 LONDON, UK 13-17 AUG $4790+VAT † includes field trip
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INTRODUCTORY AND MULTI-DISCIPLINE 7
Overview of Heavy Oil Evaluating and Evaluating and
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Developing Heavy Oil Developing Shale
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BASIC 2-Day FOUNDATION 5-Day FOUNDATION 5-Day
This course is sufficiently detailed and widely Cold production, oil sands mining and in-situ This course will cover current practices for
Technical
Resources
focused to appeal to a broad audience, thermal production methodologies are important evaluating, drilling, and completing these
including non-technical, administrative, and contributors to the world’s oil production. The challenging reservoirs. Discussions and
business groups, as well as scientists and course takes an unbiased practical approach to exercises will include a focus on the limitations
engineers, seeking an introduction to the
business of heavy oil. Heavy oil is a large
component of the world's oil resource.
the applications, citing benefits and limitations.
The course provides an overview and details of
specific occurrences of the geology, evaluation,
of many of the current tools and technologies.
Information and opportunities for many current
and international shale plays will be described.
Available to You
Commercial mining and current in-situ thermal development and commerciality of heavy oil/in- The participant should leave the course with a
production methodologies are important situ oil sands resources. Each attendee should foundational understanding of value-adding
contributors to the world's oil production. These come away with a great foundational knowledge shale gas resource practices and an insight into
technologies are reasonably recent commercial of the business of evaluating and developing determining the critical reservoir and stimulation
applications, and the future levels of production heavy oil resources. parameters used to predict a potential
face uncertainty because of highly debated commercial resource play.
environmental challenges. This course takes an DESI GN ED FOR
unbiased practical approach to the recent Anyone from any discipline who needs a better DES IGNED FOR
commercial applications of commercial mining understanding of heavy oil/oil sands resources, Reservoir, production and completion engineers,
and in-situ thermal production of heavy oil but more specifically designed for geoscientists petrophysicists, geologists, geophysicists, and
resources, citing benefits and limitations. The or engineers with a need to better understand other professionals who desire a thorough
course provides an overview of the aspects of the challenges of evaluating and developing overview of shale resource development.
the geology, development and commerciality of heavy oil/oil sands resources.
heavy oil resources. This course contains Y OU WILL LEA RN HOW TO
YOU W I LL L EARN H O W TO • Describe the resource potential and economic
exercises and class problems to support the
• Evaluate and develop heavy oil/oil sands importance of shale gas and shale oil
presentation.
resources • Describe the similarities/differences between
DES IG NE D F O R • Understand the importance of heavy oil/ shale gas, tight gas, and coalbed methane
Anyone from any discipline who needs a better oil sands resources in today's world energy • Recognize and describe shale play
understanding of heavy oil resources. market differences and critical reservoir properties to
• Contrast heavy oil/oil sands resources identify the sweet spots
YO U W IL L L E A R N as compared to conventional and other • Estimate gas and oil in place
• The geologic and engineering challenges to unconventional resources with aspects of • Apply different resource evaluation
finding, developing, and producing heavy oil finding, developing, and producing techniques recognizing the advantages and
resources • Understand the geology, critical attributes, disadvantages of each technique
• About the importance of heavy oil resources and commerciality of the Canadian heavy oil/ • Apply drilling, completion, and stimulation Keep current and
in today's world energy market
• How to evaluate the challenges and
oil sands
• Collect the appropriate data and evaluate the
technology to shale gas and shale oil
formations
ensure you always
opportunities for understanding and
improving the environmental footprint
critical geologic and reservoir parameters of
various types of heavy oil/oil sands resources
• Evaluate and forecast individual well and
reservoir performance
have the latest
required to develop and produce heavy oil • Recognize and evaluate the environmental • Determine how to estimate well reserves in information by
resources
• The contrast between heavy oil resources
challenges required to develop and produce
heavy oil/oil sands resources
both PDP (proved developed producing) and
PUD (proved undeveloped) categories joining our email
versus conventional and other unconventional
resources with aspects of finding, developing,
• Understand the process and methodology to
evaluate, select, plan, design, and implement COURS E CONTENT
list.
and producing a heavy oil/oil sands recovery project Current shale plays and their global impact •
• The process and methodology to plan, • Become knowledgeable of the worldwide Reservoir characterization and evaluation:
design, implement, and evaluate heavy oil distribution and geologic setting of the more organic quality, rock quality and mechanical
reservoirs
• About the geology and commerciality of the
significant heavy oil occurrences quality properties; geological setting; rock
properties; petrophysical considerations; the
You Will Receive:
C OU RSE C ON T EN T role of seismic data in field evaluation • Drilling:
Canadian Oil Sands
Bitumen and heavy oil introduction and vertical vs. horizontal wells; pilot holes; fluids;
• Complimentary learning and
• About the world-wide distribution and
geologic setting of the more significant heavy definitions • Comparison of conventional and MWD and LWD; wellbore sizes and lateral; development resources
oil occurrences including Venezuela unconventional reservoirs • Worldwide heavy drilling challenges; mechanical considerations •
oil/oil sands resources and occurrences • Completions: cased vs. open hole; perforation • Information on new courses and
C OUR S E C O N T E N T Geology and overview of Venezuela and Trinidad schemes; stimulation design and instructors
Comparison of conventional and unconventional heavy oil resources • Introduction of United considerations; case histories • Field trials and
reservoirs • Worldwide heavy oil resources and States heavy oil occurrences (Utah, California, pilots: strategies for implementing a pilot • Additional public course
occurrences • Bitumen and heavy oil definitions and Texas) • Geology, history, and development program to optimize well drilling, completion,
and introduction • Geology, history, and of Canada heavy oil/oil sands • Heavy oil/oil understanding Stimulated Rock Volume (SRV)
locations and dates
development of Canada oil sands • Oil sand sands characteristics and development using microseismic, fiber optics, production
characteristics and development strategies • Oil strategies • Oil sands mining details and logs, and other resources • Production
• Invitations for PetroSkills
sand mining details and reclamation • Oil sands reclamation • Environmental challenges for oil forecasting and reserve calculations: events and conferences
in-situ project review • Introduction of Steam sands resources • Heavy oil and in-situ oil sans volumetrics; performance analysis; simulation;
Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) • Other recovery process review • Introduction to Steam resource development; decline curve analysis;
commercial thermal in-situ methodologies • Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) • Other handling uncertainty in estimates • Logistics,
Environmental challenges for heavy oil commercial thermal in-situ methodologies • pad design, field development, water resources
resources • Geology and overview of Venezuela Commercial application of Cold Heavy Oil and the social license Simply go to
and Trinidad heavy oil resources • Commercial
application of Cold Heavy Oil Production with
Production with Sand (CHOPS) in Canada and
other non-thermal heavy oil recovery methods •
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Sand (CHOPS) in Venezuela • Introduction of Field examples and development strategies of
United States heavy oil occurrences (Utah, heavy oil and in-situ oil sands recovery projects
California and Texas) • Overview of thermal well completions and 2018 Schedule and Tuition (USD)
production facilities • Reserves and economics DENVER, US 5-9 NOV $4240
HOUSTON, US 13-17 AUG $4240
LONDON, UK 17-21 SEP $4890+VAT
2018 Schedule and Tuition (USD) 2018 Schedule and Tuition (USD) PITTSBURGH, US 18-22 JUN $4240
CALGARY, CANADA 23-24 AUG $2455+GST CALGARY, CANADA 30 JUL-3 AUG $4190+GST *plus computer charge
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Geology Basic Petroleum
Geology – BG
Course Progression Matrix
BASIC 5-Day
What is Basic Petroleum Geology? For all
practical purposes it closely resembles the
The Course Progression Matrix below shows how the Geology courses in this section are structured within each topic, from
freshman level course that a non-science major
Basic to Specialized. On either side of the Geology section, you will see courses in associated disciplines for cross-training. These at a university would take to satisfy the science
matrices are ideal for building training plans for early-career staff or finding the right course to build upon existing knowledge requirement. Presentation is oriented toward
and experience. topics of interest to the petroleum industry.
While high school chemistry and physics might
As demonstrated by the FIELD TRIP icon next to our course titles, many of our courses include field trips. These courses bring
help in understanding a very few selected
material from the classroom into the field and allow participants to get an up-close view of geological concepts. topics, the course is designed for those with no
technical training (and those who studiously
The following instructors have been selected and approved by the PetroSkills Curriculum Network: avoided science in school). Primary objectives of
the course are to broaden your geological
Mr. Jeff Aldrich Dr. Michael Grammer Mr. Larry Lens Mr. Larry Moyer Dr. Lawrence Teufel vocabulary, explain selected geological
Mr. Peter Bartok Dr. James Granath Ms. Randi Martinsen Dr. John Pigott Dr. William Wade principles and processes, and describe how
Dr. Steven Boyer Mr. Andrew Harper Dr. Mark McCaffrey Dr. Dennis Prezbindowski Dr. Brian Williams certain petroleum reservoirs and source rocks
Mr. Satinder Chopra Dr. Howard Johnson Dr. Tim McMahon Dr. John Sneider are formed.
Dr. Bryan Cronin Mr. John Keasberry Dr. Clyde Moore Mr. Mehrdad Soltanzadeh
DES IGNED FOR
Mr. John Dillon Mr. Jeff Lelek Mr. James Morse Dr. Tom Temples Petroleum industry personnel in need of basic
Reservoir,
geological training, including engineering,
Geophysics Geology Petrophysics Production geophysical, technical support, and
and Drilling administrative personnel.
STRATIGRAPHY / GEOCHEMISTRY RESERVOIR BASIN ANALYSIS DEVELOPMENT MAPPING / GIS
STRUCTURE CHARACTERIZATION GEOLOGY
Y OU WILL LEARN
Wireline • About plate tectonics and petroleum
SPECIALIZED
Advanced Formation Naturally • About geological time and history
Seismic Testing and Fractured • The fundamentals of rock formation and
Stratigraphy Interpretation Reservoirs deformation
(Page 17) (Page 26) (Page 13)
• The essentials of various depositional
environments and the reservoirs created
by them
Integration of • The distribution of porosity and permeability
Rocks, Log and in reservoirs produced in different
Test Data
(Page 25) depositional environments
Compressional • How rock characteristics are related to
and Deep-water Structural and modern geological processes and applied to
Transpressional Turbidite Stratigraphic
INTERMEDIATE
Structural Depositional Interpretation of the ancient record
Styles Systems and Dipmeters and • About petroleum reservoir and source rocks
Introduction (Page 12) Geochemical Reservoirs Basin Analysis Borehole-Imaging Reservoir • Of petroleum origin, migration, and trapping
to Seismic
Techniques for (Page 12) Workshop Development Logs Characterization
Stratigraphy (Page 11) Geology (Page 26) (Page 33) • How to correlate electric logs and recognize
(Page 16)
Analysis of Solving Reservoir (Page 12) depositional environments on logs
Structural Management Integrated
Traps in and Field Carbonate Prospect Petrophysics of Integrated • How to make contour maps and cross
AVO, Inversion, Extensional Development Reservoir and Play Operations Unconventional Reservoir sections
Attributes Settings Problems Characterization Assessment Geology Reservoirs Modeling
(Page 16) (Page 11) (Page 12) (Page 13) (Page 13) (Page 13) (Page 24) (Page 32) • Elements of geophysics and exploration
• How geology bears directly on engineering
practices
Computer-Based
Subsurface COURS E CONTE N T
Mapping (Page 9)
Minerals and rocks • Plate tectonics •
Mapping Geological time • Weathering and erosion •
Subsurface
Structures Well Log Deposition • Diagenesis • Reservoirs •
(Page 9) Interpretation Structural geology and petroleum • Origin,
(Page 24)
ArcGIS migration, and trapping of petroleum
Well Test Design
FOUNDATION
Sequence Geomechanics for Heavy Oil (Page 10) Coordinate Coring and and Analysis
Stratigraphy Reference Core Analysis (Page 30)
(Page 11) Carbonate Systems for (Page 24)
Reservoirs Petroleum
Geochemistry: (Page 50) Production
Structural Tools for (Page 9) Foundations of Technology for
Styles in Effective Petroleum Production ArcGIS Petrophysics Other Disciplines
Seismic Petroleum Exploration and Sandstone Systems Analysis Geology for Essentials for (Page 23) (Page 38)
Interpretation Exploration Development Reservoirs (Page 10)
Other Disciplines Petroleum (Also available as a (Also available as a
(Page 15) (Page 11) (Page 10) (Page 9) (Page 10) (Page 50) Virtual/Blended course) Virtual/Blended course)
Evaluating and Developing Shale Resources (Page 7)
Basic
Geophysics
(Page 15) Basic Drilling
(Also available as a Technology
Virtual/Blended course) (Page 18)
Geological and Geophysical Characterization of Heavy Oil Reservoirs Basic Reservoir
(Page 10) Engineering
BASIC
Basic Petroleum Geology (Page 8)
(Page 29) 2018 Schedule and Tuition (USD)
(Also available as a
Virtual/Blended course) BOGOTA, COLOMBIA 27-31 AUG $4190+VAT
Petroleum Geology for Early Career Geoscientists and Engineers (see website) DENVER, US 7-11 MAY $4140
HOUSTON, US 8-12 OCT $4140
Basic Petroleum Technology (Page 5) LONDON, UK 17-21 SEP $4790+VAT
Basic Petroleum Technology Principles (Page 5) (Virtual/Blended course)GEOLOGY 9
Computer-Based Carbonate Reservoirs Sandstone Reservoirs Mapping Subsurface
Subsurface Mapping – PCR – SR Structures – MSS
– CSM
FOUNDATION 5-Day FOUNDATION 5-Day FOUNDATION 5-Day FOUNDATION 5-Day
NEW This rigorous workshop is a must for This course is essential for geoscientists and Not just a collection of rules of thumb, this class
For geoscientists, contour maps have long been geoscientists dealing with exploration for and engineers involved in the exploration and presents the fundamental concepts and
one of the most common tools used to convey exploitation of carbonate reservoirs. The development of clastic reservoirs. It focuses on techniques required to accurately construct
information. In the modern petroleum industry, seminar emphasizes the complexity of methods that can be used to improve the structure maps in 3D so that you will get the
contour maps are generally derived from grids carbonate porosity. Its modification and prediction of reservoir size, shape, trend, and most out of your data. Principles and techniques
created in interpretation software packages. evolution will be discussed in a sea-level driven quality through detailed analysis of depositional are illustrated by solving numerous exercises by
Maps, or the grids themselves, are used to sequence stratigraphic framework. Case environments. The sedimentary characteristics hand (with drafting tools and a calculator) using
evaluate prospectivity, estimate prospect histories and exercises from around the world of each of the principal clastic depositional strategies and workflows analogous to those
volumes, pick drilling locations, and are the will be utilized throughout to illustrate important systems are presented in detail, using examples that participants will use back at the office using
inputs for basin models, and static reservoir concepts. These exercises and case histories from recent environments, outcrops, cores, computers. Participants will be prepared to
models. Despite the importance of these maps give the participant experience in developing wireline logs, and test/production data from oil develop more accurate structural models of
and the underlying grids, there is often a poor viable exploration and exploitation strategies for and gas fields in various parts of the world reservoirs, avoid dry holes, find new traps in old
understanding of how the grids are generated carbonate terrains. (United States, North Sea/Atlantic, Africa, Middle fields, extract the maximum information from
and what the implications may be for the final In 2013 a new book, Carbonate Reservoirs, was East, Far East, etc.). Practical exercises are exploration wells, and validate or recognize
map. The underlying theme in this course is to prepared by Drs. Moore and Wade specifically taken from each of the principal depositional errors in existing interpretations. Dr. Richard
think about what you are mapping. Common to accompany this course and is furnished to all settings and involve detailed mapping, Groshong's book, 3D Structural Geology, is
gridding algorithms and parameters are course participants. interpretation of core and log characteristics, included with the course materials.
reviewed, with an emphasis on their strengths and integration of data from FMI logs. Emphasis
is placed on the application of fundamental DES IGNED FOR
and weaknesses for different geological DESI GN ED F OR
Exploration and development geologists, sedimentary principles (modern, ancient, and Development geoscientists and those exploring
problems and input data sets. Participants are
exploration and development managers, and subsurface) to actual subsurface data so that mature areas; early-career geoscientists and
asked to generate a variety of maps from
geophysicists as well as engineers with some the participants can immediately use the technologists who make structure maps; those
different input data types, seeing the impact
geologic background will benefit. information in their exploration and development who need to judge the validity of maps and
that varying parameters can have on a single
activities. cross sections.
input data set. Participants will also utilize
various methods of quality control, grid editing, YOU WI L L L EARN H O W TO
DESIGNED FOR Y OU WILL LEARN H O W TO
and grid manipulation (operations). • Recognize basic characteristics of carbonates
important to reservoir development Geologists, geophysicists, petrophysicists, • Recognize common contouring pitfalls
• Understand how sequence stratigraphy reservoir and production engineers, exploration- • Find thickness in deviated wells
DES IG NE D F O R
can be applied to carbonates and mixed production managers, all team members • Use thickness maps to interpret structure
Geoscience professionals and support staff who
carbonate-siliciclastic systems involved in reservoir characterization, and • Construct predictive cross sections
generate structure, isochore, and other
• Understand the complexities of carbonate technicians working with clastic reservoirs. The • Apply the best techniques for projecting data
subsurface maps using interpretation or
pore systems course provides a refresher in new concepts in • Make fault maps and integrate them with
mapping software.
• Recognize the nature of carbonate porosity this field for geoscientists at a foundation level. horizon maps
YO U W IL L L E A R N H O W TO modification during diagenesis and the role of • Build a complete 3D interpretation
• Understand the impact of different algorithms sea-level and climate in porosity modification YOU WILL LEA RN HOW TO • Recognize valid and invalid fault surfaces
on output maps and gross reservoir heterogeneity • Interpret clastic depositional environments • Interpret folds and faults from dipmeters
• Determine appropriate choice of algorithm • Develop viable exploration and exploitation using data from cores, cuttings and wireline • Construct juxtaposition (Allan) diagrams for
and gridding parameters for different data strategies in carbonate terrains by working logs (including FMI) fault trap and seal analysis
types and geologic scenarios with subsurface datasets • Apply new sequence stratigraphic concepts • Map structures with multiple overlapping
• Create structure, thickness, and attribute to clastic reservoirs faults
grids using different techniques C OU RSE C ON T EN T • Correlate wells using knowledge of
depositional environment COURS E CONTE N T
• Quality control and edit grids and contours Basic nature of carbonates • Carbonate facies
models • Basic concepts of sequence • Predict reservoir size, shape, trend and Manual and computer contouring techniques •
• Use grid operations to manipulate existing
stratigraphy • Relationship of stratigraphic quality Using dip in mapping • Different measures of
grids and create new grids through simple
patterns to changes in subsidence rates • thickness • Thickness in deviated wells •
and complex operations
Sequence stratigraphic models including the COURSE CONTENT Thickness maps • Dip-domain cross sections •
• Generate Combined Risk Element Maps
ramp, the rimmed shelf, the escarpment Genetic stratigraphic analysis • Depositional Data projection • Trend and plunge of folds on
• Generate detailed gross rock volume grids
margin, the isolated platform, and the mixed architecture • Basins and units • Wireline logs tangent diagrams • Composite-surface maps •
C OUR S E C O N T E N T carbonate-siliciclastic shelf • Characteristics of and conventional cores • Seismic and sequence Fault shapes and displacement distributions •
Introduction to mapping • Contouring review • carbonate pore systems • Diagenesis, porosity stratigraphy • Recognition of depositional Relationships between stratigraphic separation
Coordinate system overview • Gridding evolution, and porosity distribution at the time of systems • Process-response facies models • and heave & throw • Faults on isopach maps
introduction • Gridding algorithms overview • burial • The fate of early-formed porosity during Integrated genetic stratigraphy • Analysis of Mapping across faults • Structural quality-
Creating structure maps from well data • burial • The potential value of dolomitization, clastic depositional systems • Alluvial fan • control techniques • Multiple-surface map
Creating maps from seismic data • including by hydrothermal processes • The Fluvial • Eolian • Deltaic • Shoreline • Shelf • compatibility • Map validation using implied
Incorporating faults in structure maps • problem of H2S in carbonate reservoirs • Deepwater systems • Incised sequences • fault contours • Finding faults and fault
Creating isochore/attribute maps from well data Natural fractures in carbonates • Case histories Shelf margins and linked downslope systems • orientations with SCAT analysis of dipmeters •
• Grid quality control • Grid editing • Grid and exercises from the Americas, Europe, and Characteristic log patterns • Flow units • Soft linked and hard linked faults • Relay and
operations • Creating and combining stoplight Asia • Exploration and exploitation strategies in Prediction of reservoir size, shape, trend, quality branching fault patterns • Mapping sequential
maps • Volumetrics carbonate and mixed terrains • How to select optimum well locations • cross-cutting faults
Lateral continuity and quality of seals •
Sedimentary controls on porosity, permeability,
saturation • Reservoir exploration and
production case histories • Exploration and
production scaled case histories
2018 Schedule and Tuition (USD)
CALGARY, CANADA 3-7 DEC $4190+GST
DENVER, US 23-27 JUL $4240
DUBAI, UAE 11-15 NOV $5340 2018 Schedule and Tuition (USD)
2018 Schedule and Tuition (USD) HOUSTON, US 17-21 SEP $4240 HOUSTON, US 7-11 MAY $4265
See website for dates and locations HOUSTON, US 12-16 NOV $4265 LONDON, UK 4-8 JUN $4890+VAT *plus computer charge
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