HOT - 2020 Training Portfolio

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TRAINING PORTFOLIO
We deliver Excellence
Exploration & Production, Management & Leadership
Finance & Contracting, Soft Skills
WE DELIVER EXCELLENCE
⌜ ABOUT HOT
HOT Engineering, a Member of the HOT

Energy Group (HOT), is a leading E&P
reservoir consultancy and training &
knowledge transfer organisation with
headquarters in Austria, branch offices in
Germany, Libya and UAE and a global
network of representative offices.
Over three decades we have honed our

capability to design and deliver cutting-edge
public and customised training, enabling us
to continuously incorporate the latest
QUALITY
thinking and industry developments into our
training portfolio. With our strong
MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT commitment to further education we have
PROFICIENCY NEW HIRE / LONG TERM TRAINING already successfully assisted thousands of oil Training & Knowledge Transfer
TRAINING
and gas industry professionals by improving
MOTIVATION
Focused, Efﬁcient and Engaging
EXPERTISE their knowledge, skills and expertise.
MENTORING
PUBLIC SHORT COURSES ON THE JOB Whether you have just started your career or are
We...
an experienced professional, our comprehensive
WORKSHOPS INTEGRATION
IMMEDIATE IMPACT
CUTTING-EDGE
portfolio of knowledge transfer services will

EXPERIENCE INDUSTRY-FOCUSED OPPORTUNITIES help you to strengthen your competencies.
... deliver a wide range of training solutions in
KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER upstream oil & gas industry disciplines, surface
facilities, management & leadership, ﬁnance &
DEDICATION
MAXIMISING POTENTIALS TEAM DEVELOPMENT contracting as well as soft skills.
CUSTOMISED COACHING ... are independent and so is the technology we

INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED EXPERTS STRENGTHENING CAPABILITIES present and the software we use in our training
programs.
GEOLOGICAL FIELD TRIPS
... are the 2016 & 2017 Getenergy ‘SME
Training Provider of the Year’ for consistently
developing and delivering industry leading
training programs, as well as recipient of the
2019 Findcourses ‘Customer Outreach Award’,
based on prompt and excellent customer care.
... have a genuine drive and enthusiasm for

facilitating measurable improvements in the
performance of our clients’ employees. For us,
it is more than just a course or training project
- it is our passion and commitment to further
education and capacity building.
Winner of the 2016 & 2017 SME Training Provider of the Year Award
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TRAINING & KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER
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We deliver Excellence
TRAINING SOLUTIONS FOR With our extensive, multi-disciplinary experience we remain on the cutting edge adding
TOMORROW‘S CHALLENGES value through continuous development and research.
Our wide range of oil & gas training solutions cover all crucial stages of the exploration and
production value chain. From public short courses to tailored integrated development programs:
With a core team of industry experts we deliver a variety of professional training solutions and
services which help our clients ensure they meet the requirements of today’s increasingly
complex oil and gas industry environment.
PUBLIC SHORT COURSES

We offer 100+ public courses annually in various locations worldwide. Our short
courses reflect our diverse training services portfolio, including the most current
topics related to E&P, Surface Facilities, Finance & Contracting and Personal
Development.
CUSTOMISED TRAINING
We design training solutions by taking into account your company’s requirements
and objectives as well as your staff’s background and experience. From standard to
tailored and bespoke in-house programs - we will find the ideal balance between
classroom, workshop and on-the-job training.
NEW-HIRE AND LONG-TERM TRAINING

These multidisciplinary programs focus on the practical applications required by
the industry and are designed to accelerate the development of new graduates,
young and experienced professionals and their integration as contributors into the
workforce.
TEAM DEVELOPMENT
We work with your people at all stages of their development to improve
performance: At the start of projects when the team is experiencing problems,
when they are going through changes in priorities and personnel or when they
need to develop positive relationships with key stakeholders.
ON-THE-JOB TRAINING, COACHING AND MENTORING

We develop the skills of individuals and small groups, help them think through and
resolve their problems. Supplying our technical expertise as required enables you
to make informed decisions about the most appropriate way forward.
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WE DELIVER EXCELLENCE CONTENT
⌜ CONTENT
Introductory / Cross-Training
Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production - A Comprehensive Introduction to the
Oil & Gas Industry (INT07)
8
9
Geophysics
Progression Matrix – Geophysics & Petrophysics
39
40
Production Engineering (continued)
Advanced Artificial Lift Systems Design, Diagnosis and Troubleshooting (PRE36)
71
76
Petroleum Business Management (continued)
Integrated Reservoir Studies: The Project Management Approach (PBM07)
100
105
Seismic Acquisition and Processing - From Basics to Modern Concepts (GPH07) 41 ESP Systems Design, Operation and Troubleshooting (PRE28) 76 Managing Data Rooms for Quick-look Asset Appraisal (PBM05) 106
Fundamental Skills for Petroleum Geoscientists (GEO11) 9
Geophysical Reservoir Characterisation (GPH01) 42 Gas Lift Systems Design, Operation and Optimisation (PRE31) 77 Field Development Planning (PBM26) 106
Introduction to Geomechanics (GEO52) 10
AVO and Beyond - Quantitative Seismic Amplitude Interpretation (GPH11) 42 Multiphase Flow Metering (PRO10) 78 Introduction to Gated Development Processes (PBM28) 107
Fundamentals of Wellsite and Operations Geology (GEO09) 10
Microseismic Monitoring in Conventional and Unconventional Reservoirs (GPH41) 43 Sand Management and Disposal Program (PRO12) 78 Selecting Optimal Development Concepts (PBM29) 107
Fundamentals in Petrophysical Log Interpretation: Theory and Practice (PPH23) 11
Well Completion Design for Reservoirs with Sanding Problems (PRO11) 79
Reservoir Engineering for Non-Reservoir Engineers (RES01) 11 Petrophysics 44 Production Assurance - Troubleshooting and Guidelines in
Renewable Energy 108
79
Oil & Gas Operations (PRO04) Renewable Energy Primer (REN01) 108
Enhanced Oil Recovery Fundamentals (RES03) 12 Progression Matrix – Geophysics & Petrophysics 40
Integrated Produced Water Re-Injection Management (PRO09) 81
Introduction to Production Operations (PRO01) 12 Fundamentals in Petrophysical Log Interpretation: Theory and Practice (PPH23) 45 Geothermal Engineering (REN02) 109
EOR Polymer Flooding - Lessons learnt from Field Applications (PRO15) 82
Basic Drilling Technologies (DRI34) 13 Basic Formation Evaluation (PPH28) 46 Geothermal Drilling Technology (DRI13) 109
Introduction to Surface Facilities (FAC01) 13 Wireline and LWD Log Quality Control and its Impact on Interpretation (PPH25) 47
Drilling 83 Management and Leadership 110
Fundamentals of Oil & Gas Production (FAC09) 14 Integrated Petrophysics for Reservoir Characterisation (PPH02) 48
Progression Matrix – Drilling 84 Progression Matrix – Petroleum Business Management,
101
Integrated Petrophysics for Carbonate & Fractured Reservoirs - A Roadmap (PPH03) 49 Management and Leadership, Finance and Contracting, Soft Skills
Introduction to Refining Technologies and Refinery Conception (REF01) 14 Introduction to Drilling, Completion and Workover Operations (DRI35) 85
Integrated Petrophysics - Modern Project Management (MAN33) 111
Introduction to Petroleum Economics (PBM21) 15 50 Basic Drilling Technologies (DRI34) 86
How to use Special Core Analysis with Modern Logs (PPH31)
Swiss Island® - An Interactive and Tangible (Agile) Project Management Simulation
111
Open Hole and LWD Interpretation Principles and Applications (PPH33) 51 Cementing Operations (DRI42) 86 (MAN35)
Geology 16 Project Management Professional (PMP®) Certification Preparation - Fostered by
Cement Integrity (DRI43) 87 112
Use of Electric Wireline Logs as part of a Successful Planning for Well Stimulation Project Management Simulation (MAN31)
52
Progression Matrix – Geology 17 Services (PPH34)
Stuck Pipe, Design and Operational Practices for Avoidance (DRI36) 87 Turnaround Management (MAN42) 112
Fundamental Skills for Petroleum Geoscientists (GEO11) 18 Integrated Petrophysics - Quick Look Techniques (PPH06) 53
Directional Drilling and Well Placement for High Angle and Complex Wells (DRI37) 88 Management Skills for Excellence - The Essential Toolkit for Managers (MAN26) 113
Petroleum Systems and Play Analysis (GEO45) 19
Extended Reach Drilling (DRI39) 89 The Senior Management Program: Developing Leadership Capacity (MAN30) 114
Reservoir Engineering 56
Basin Analysis and Modelling Workshop (GEO51) 20 Talent Management: Selection and Development of a Performing Team (MAN36) 114
Progression Matrix – Reservoir Engineering 57 Geosteering Technology (DRI41) 90
Play Assessment and Prospect Evaluation (GEO56) 21 Value Engineering (MAN48) 115
Reservoir Engineering for Non-Reservoir Engineers (RES01) 58 Geothermal Drilling Technology (DRI13) 90
Integrated Stratigraphic Methods (GEO57) 21 Change Leadership (MAN49) 116
Core Analysis Fundamentals and Technology (RES45) 58 Advanced Drilling Technologies (DRI14) 91
Carbonate Geology applied to Conventional and Unconventional Plays (GEO02) 22 Workover & Completions (DRI38) 91 Strategy Execution: Theory & Practice (MAN50) 117
Special Core Analysis (RES48) 59
Practical Methods for Mapping and Interpreting Deep-Water Stratigraphy and Well Integrity Management for the Well Life Cycle (DRI18) 92 Lean Six Sigma (MAN51) 117
23 Special Core Analysis: Petrophysical Imaging Applications (RES44) 59
Reservoirs (GEO53)
Well Testing Operations, Interpretation and Design (RES39) 60
Evaluation of Volcanic Reservoirs (GEO59) 24
Facilities 93 Finance and Contracting 118
Advanced Well Testing and Interpretation (RES37) 60
Fundamentals of Reservoir Development Geology (GEO46) 24 Progression Matrix – Petroleum Business Management,
Progression Matrix – Production Engineering, Facilities & Refining 72 101
Basic Reservoir Fluid Properties and Phase Behaviour (RES13) 61 Management and Leadership, Finance and Contracting, Soft Skills
Petroleum Geostatistics -
25 Introduction to Surface Facilities (FAC01) 93 Mastering Finance for Non-Financial Oil & Gas Personnel (FIN04) 119
Integrating Data for Reservoir Modelling and Simulation (GEO07) Advanced PVT and EOS Fluid Characterisation (RES08) 61
Fundamentals of Oil & Gas Production (FAC09) 94 Exploration & Production Accounting - Level 1 (FIN01) 119
Carbonate Reservoir Characterisation and Modelling (RES62) 25 Reservoir Simulation Technologies (RES06) 62
Gas Processing Technologies (FAC02) 95 Exploration & Production Accounting - Level 2 (FIN02) 120
Reservoir Characterisation & Modelling Workshop (GEO14) 26 Carbonate Reservoir Characterisation and Modelling (RES62) 63
Oil Processing Fundamentals (FAC03) 95 Exploration & Production Accounting - Level 3 (FIN03) 121
Integrated Reservoir Studies: The Project Management Approach (PBM07) 26 Naturally Fractured Reservoir Modelling and Simulation (RES61) 63
Gas Dehydration (FAC10) 96 Auditing in the Exploration & Production Industry (FIN05) 121
Modelling and Managing Uncertainty in the Subsurface (RES38) 27 Modern History Matching (RES63) 64
Relief & Flare Systems (FAC11) 96 Effective Bid and Tender Strategies for Oil & Gas (CON04) 122
Introduction to Geomechanics (GEO52) 27 Gas Field Engineering - Reservoir and Production (PRE29) 64
Advanced Gas Condensate Reservoir Management (RES05) 65 Contracts Strategy & Management (CON02) 122
Geodynamics and Structural Styles in Exploration (GEO58) 28
Modelling and Managing Uncertainty in the Subsurface (RES38) 65 Refining 97 International Oil & Gas Exploitation Contracts (CON03) 123
Naturally Fractured Reservoirs (GEO55) 28
Progression Matrix – Production Engineering, Facilities & Refining 72
Enhanced Oil Recovery Fundamentals (RES03) 66
Fundamentals of Wellsite and Operations Geology (GEO09) 29
Enhanced Oil Recovery: Fundamentals and Applications (RES31) 67 Introduction to Refining Technologies and Refinery Conception (REF01) 97 Soft Skills 124
Operations Geology (GEO13) 29
Progression Matrix – Petroleum Business Management,
Waterflooding: Performance Predictions and Surveillance (RES28) 67 101
Management and Leadership, Finance and Contracting, Soft Skills
Pore Pressure, Fracture Pressure and Wellbore Stability Management (GEO21) 30
Health, Safety and Environment 98
EOR Polymer Flooding - Lessons learnt from Field Applications (PRO15) 68 Negotiation Skills for the Oil & Gas Industry (SSK10) 125
Petroleum Systems of North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean (GEO08) 31
Process Safety Management (HSE01) 98
EOR: Miscible Gas Injection (RES47) 69 Communication Skills for Success (SSK11) 125
Effective Technical Writing for Exploration and Production Staff - Hazard and Operability Study - HAZOP (HSE07) 99
31 Effective Technical Writing for Exploration and Production Staff -
A Structured System (SSK24) EOR: Heavy Oil Steam Injection (RES58) 69 126
A Structured System (SSK24)
Effective Technical Writing for Exploration and Production Staff - Layer of Protection Analysis - LOPA (HSE06) 99
70 Applied Problem Solving and Decision Making Techniques:
A Structured System (SSK24) 127
Field Trips 32 From Theory to Practical Use (SSK26)
Integrated Reservoir Studies: The Project Management Approach (PBM07) 70 Petroleum Business Management 100 Public Speaking and Presentation Skills -
Petroleum Geology Field Workshop / Whitby, UK (FTP01) 33 128
Delivering with Confidence and Impact (SSK54)
Progression Matrix – Petroleum Business Management,
North Atlantic Margin Petroleum Systems / Morocco (FTP06) 34 101 Business Writing Skills (SSK55) 129
Production Engineering 71 Management and Leadership, Finance and Contracting, Soft Skills
Integrated Reservoir Geology Field Trip: Reservoir Characterisation of Fluvial, Introduction to Petroleum Economics (PBM21) 102 Success in Multicultural Teams (SSK52) 129
Progression Matrix – Production Engineering, Facilities & Refining 72
Estuarine & Deltaic Deposits in Modern and Ancient Environments / SW France & 35
Spanish Pyrenees (FTP09) Exploration Economics (PBM19) 103
Introduction to Production Operations (PRO01) 73
Shallow Water Reservoir Characterisation in the Modern-Day Environments of the Reserves Classification and Categorisation (PBM30) 103
36 Gas Field Engineering - Reservoir and Production (PRE29) 73
Gironde Estuary and Aquitaine Basin / SW France (FTP02)
Petroleum Economics, Business and Decision Making (PBM02) 104
Production Engineering (PRE12) 74 Recommended Books 130
Structural Geology, Stratigraphic Architecture and Trap Styles of Sicily FTB - International Natural Gas Business -
37 104
A Multidisciplinary Approach on the Field / Sicily, Italy (FTP07) Perforation Design and Applications (PRO13) 75 Market Entry Strategy and Commercial Contract Conception (PBM13) Instructors 131
Carbonate Reservoir Characterisation on the Field / Sicily, Italy (FTP08) 38 Well Stimulation Technologies (PRE34) 75 Decision Quality in Organisations (PBM01) 105 Contact – The HOT Energy Group 138
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WE DELIVER EXCELLENCE INTRODUCTORY / CROSS-TRAINING
Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production -

A Comprehensive Introduction to the Fundamental Skills for
Oil & Gas Industry Petroleum Geoscientists
INT07 3 Days Foundation Level GEO11 5 Days Foundation Level
Public In-house Public In-house
Frank Jahn Jonathan Redfern
This course takes participants through all the major stages in the life of an oil or gas This introductory course is designed for early career geoscientists, technical
field, from gaining access to opportunity, through exploration, appraisal, assistants and petroleum engineers who wish to build a strong understanding of
development planning, early and late production and finally to decommissioning. the fundamental elements of petroleum geology. It provides hands-on experience
Participants are provided with a current and comprehensive introduction to the of typical oil industry data types and workflows for exploration and production,
upstream industry. The course is therefore useful to industry professionals who taught by a very experienced petroleum geoscientist.
want to be better informed about the basic technical and commercial methods, The course starts by placing hydrocarbons in a global context; the philosophy and
concepts and terminologies and who want to develop an understanding how structure of the oil industry; energy trends, future resources. The petroleum
decisions are being made during planning and execution of projects. environment is then reviewed: source rocks, reservoirs, traps, seals and the timing
The course also demonstrates the role and interdependencies of the many of generation relative to trap formation. The course then examines the subsurface
different disciplines contributing to the oil and gas industry. environments, subsurface temperature and pressure and the impact on petroleum
systems, the usage and display of typical subsurface geological data, and gives an
introduction to seismic and wireline logs. This is then developed into a definition of
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... petroleum systems and an introduction to play fairway definition and finally leads /
• A technical oil or gas professional aspiring to improve your understanding of prospects. The course concludes by introducing the assessment of subsurface
issues outside your core discipline resources by calculating in-place reserves using deterministic methods.
• A commercial, HR or HSE professional involved in oil or gas operations
• An employee supporting oil and gas projects DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...
• A new hire graduate geologist, geophysicist or an engineer with limited
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE experience of hydrocarbon exploration
The course is based on presentations, discussions and supported by animations and
video clips. Short group projects are added if appropriate. Some basic geological knowledge is assumed, but no prior experience of oilfield
Participants will be able to monitor their learning from this course by conducting a data or techniques used to interpret these datasets.
questionnaire at the beginning and the end of the course (‘Alpha and Omega test’).
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING The course will help you build a solid understanding of the elements of the
petroleum systems, and introduce key data types and methods of analysis. You will
By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:
understand key language used, worflows and the extensive practicals give you
• Stages of common upstream projects
introductory experience of using and interpreting typical oilfield data. Examples are
• Technology, concepts, methods and terminology used in the oil and gas industry
taken from global petroleum systems, drawing on the experience of the tutor.
• Risk and uncertainty
• Decision making processes
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
TOPICS • The context of world oil, and a critical assessment of current estimates of
• Overview of the upstream oil and gas industry: current issues remaining world resources
• The field life cycle • Typical workflows and drivers in the oil industry
• Petroleum agreements and bidding • The hydrocarbon habitat and basic techniques used in exploration, appraisal and
• Exploration production
• Drilling engineering • The key elements of the petroleum system: reservoirs (including
• Safety and the environment unconventional), seal, source and trap
• Reservoir description • The types, usage and display of subsurface geological data and its acquisition,
• Volumetric estimation and the limits on the reliability of such data
• Field appraisal • The qualitative interpretation of basic wireline log data
• Reservoir dynamic behaviour • Basic facies interpretation from wireline data
• Well dynamic behaviour • The subsurface environment and the implications for the petroleum system
• Surface facilities • What causes variations in subsurface temperature and how to interpret
• Production operations and maintenance temperature data from well data
INTRODUCTORY / CROSS-TRAINING •
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Project and contract management
Petroleum economics
• How to calculate geothermal gradients and understand the control temperature
has on hydrocarbon generation and reservoir quality
Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production - Reservoir Engineering for Non-Reservoir • Risk and uncertainty • How pressure is developed in the subsurface
• Managing the producing field • The interpretation of pressure data acquired from wells to assess overpressure
A Comprehensive Introduction to the Oil & Gas Engineers (RES01)
• Managing decline and the fluids present in the subsurface
Industry (INT07) Enhanced Oil Recovery Fundamentals (RES03) • Decommissioning • Seismic acquisition and processing and basic seismic facies interpretation
Fundamental Skills for Introduction to Production Operations (PRO01) • What petroleum systems are
• How to map play fairways
Petroleum Geoscientists (GEO11) Basic Drilling Technologies (DRI34) • Leads and prospect definition
Introduction to Geomechanics (GEO52) Introduction to Surface Facilities (FAC01) • How to calculate deterministic reserves
Fundamentals of Wellsite and Fundamentals of Oil & Gas Production (FAC09)

TOPICS
Operations Geology (GEO09) Introduction to Refining Technologies and • History of the oil industry • Introduction to wireline log analysis
Fundamentals in Petrophysical Log Interpretation: Refinery Conception (REF01) • Future resources • Introduction to seismic acquisition and
Theory and Practice (PPH23) Introduction to Petroleum Economics (PBM21) • The elements of the petroleum system interpretation
• Source rocks, maturation and • The subsurface environment;
migration subsurface temperature; subsurface
• Seals pressure
• Reservoirs • Petroleum systems
• Traps • Play fairway definition
• Timing • Leads / prospects
• Data acquired from a well • Calculating in-place resources
Fundamentals of Wellsite and Operations Fundamentals in Petrophysical Log Reservoir Engineering

Introduction to Geomechanics Geology Interpretation: Theory and Practice for Non-Reservoir Engineers
GEO52 5 Days Foundation Level GEO09 5 Days Foundation Level PPH23 5 Days Foundation Level RES01 5 Days Foundation Level
Public In-house Public In-house Public In-house Public In-house
Manhal Sirat Tim Herrett Claudia Steiner-Luckabauer Leonhard Ganzer
This course introduces basic reservoir geomechanics concepts and methods to This basic course aims at giving a grounding to those with no rig experience as This course represents the fundaments of logging techniques and petrophysical This course introduces basic reservoir engineering concepts and methods to
enable cross-disciplinary exchange of ideas and experience. It provides the to rig activities and what the roles of the wellsite and operations geologist are. models. It focuses on intuitive log reading and a mindful petrophysical setup. It enable cross-disciplinary exchange of ideas and experience. It provides the
required input to help you understand questions crucial to the reservoir It would suit young geologists who either need to go to the rigsite to get supports your understanding of logging response in rough conditions as well as required input to help you understand questions crucial to the reservoir
Geomechanics: How human activities of drilling, production and injection can valuable experience or who want to be informed about wellsite activities. It the awareness that models are helpful, but can also lead to incorrect engineer: How much oil & gas is there (accumulation)? How much can be
affect the stress equilibrium in the reservoir at depth? How these changes in the would form a vital part of their learning experience as they would understand interpretation. This course strengthens your confidence in log reading which recovered (reserves)? How fast can it be recovered (rate)?
stresses can create different problems? How can we drill without surprises? what the data are which are generated at the wellsite, how it is used and its helps in interpreting, reviewing or simply integrating logs in your daily work.
Where to place horizontal wells for better production? How and what potential shortcomings.
completion methods can be used to optimise the production? What reservoir/ This course is designed to give you a basic knowledge in the three main pillars in DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...
field development plan is optimum for better production over reservoir petrophysical log interpretation, which are: • A geoscientist or petroleum engineer with little or no reservoir engineering
lifecycle? DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... • The bits and bytes of wireline logs (data acquired) experience
• An oil company geologist wishing to gain valuable background knowledge • Data integration (core, log, geological data)
(especially recent hires) • Petrophysical theory and application
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... • An oil company geologist who is required to get offshore experience as part
• A geoscientist or engineer with little or no reservoir Geomechanics of the training When attending this course it is likely that you already had a petrophysical • Theoretical concepts illustrated during individual sessions are accompanied
experience • Someone wanting to join an oil company and who wants to get a good course at university or you already got in contact with wireline logs at your daily by working on practical problems to ensure a thorough understanding of the
grounding for the role work. Maybe you got challenged by the question what those logs really mean in principles and procedures
terms of vertical or horizontal resolution, what their significance or informative • Hands-on experience by solving classical reservoir engineering tasks on PC
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE This is a comprehensive course for professionals who want to have an value is or how this can be translated into rock properties. Step by step, you will
• Theoretical concepts illustrated during individual sessions are accompanied understanding of rig activities, rig contractors and what the important roles of focus on specific physical properties and learn, what they tell us from the
by working on practical problems to ensure a thorough understanding of the
operations and wellsite geologists fulfil. formation. You will learn the theoretical fundamentals for petrophysical log
principles and procedures interpretation, the correct application for the reservoir present and about the By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:
• Hands-on experience by solving classical reservoir Geomechanics tasks uncertainty of the calculations. You will learn that the classical workflow needs • Reservoir engineering concepts and terminology
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING back loops and data-integration to get reasonable results. During that • Rock and fluid properties relevant for reservoir engineering methods
By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: investigation you will understand how logging techniques, borehole conditions • Single- and multi-phase fluid flow through porous media
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • The fundamentals of drilling rigs and equipment • How recovery factors and reserves are being estimated and predicted
or other external circumstances will influence your interpretation and how you
By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: • How a well is drilled, including descriptions of bits, the mud circulation can avoid pitfalls. • Reservoir engineering methods to predict reservoir performance
• Reservoir Geomechanics concepts and terminology system and the importance of lag time
• The 3D stress state in the subsurface • Who does what on the rig? Personnel and service companies
• Principles of rock mechanics DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... TOPICS
• The importance of HSE and how it affects the geologist at the rig-site
• The interrelations among 3D stress state, the natural and induced fractures • Depth, ROP and why they are so important data sets • Introduction to petroleum reservoirs
• A petrophysicist, geologist, reservoir engineer, geophysicist or someone in
and fluid flow • How wellsite samples should be caught, ensuring they are representative • Fluid properties in reservoir engineering - fluid types, phase behaviour,
need of a basic understanding of petrophysical log interpretation
• What factors control fracture/fault reactivation with possible predictions • How samples and hydrocarbon shows should be properly described and correlations, equations of state
• Typical assumptions and simplifications required to predict reservoir interpreted • Rock properties - porosity, wettability, capillary pressure, permeability,
behavior under different states of stress • Directional drilling - how it is performed and why HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE relative permeability and other concepts
• The basics of well planning, execution and testing The course is structured in sequences of theory and practical exercises in which • Evaluation and recovery of oil and gas reserves - classification of reserves,
• Coring and sidewall coring - how these processes are performed and why the discussed theories will be applied on real data. recovery factors, volumetrics of oil and gas reservoirs
TOPICS • Material balance calculations
• Activities of key wellsite geological contractors - mudlogging and LWD This course is based on real world examples. Such examples are not perfect and
• Introduction to the physics of petroleum reservoirs • What the wellsite and operations geologists do. How do they fit into the will be matter of discussion, as it will be also in the real working world. During • Displacement efficiency - mobility ratio, Buckley-Leverett
• Fractures and the 3D state of stress organisation? this course you will learn how to apply accepted industry standard equations, • Well performance
• Andersonian classification of faults and stress regimes • Identifying the importance of data management and key data types what they are created for and in which circumstances they can be used. • Introduction to transient well test analysis
• Fundamental rock mechanics - Uniaxial and Triaxial tests, mechanical and
elastic properties and other concepts
• Hoop stresses and wellbore deformation TOPICS THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
• Pore pressure and stress changes and their effects on reservoirs and Basics • The operations and wellsite By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:
petroleum E&P • Rig types geology team • The different definitions of terms to enhance understanding between
• Building 1D MEM and 3D MEM (Mechanical Earth Model) • Rig components • Operations geology people which leads directly to the definition of several petrophysical
• Implications and case studies • Drilling components • Wellsite geology properties
• Personnel and services • Importance of soft skills and ability • ‘Intuitive’ log reading and qualitative log interpretation
to communicate effectively • The difference between deterministic and probabilistic log interpretation
Fundamentals • Data management • The importance of data integration and integration of disciplines
Health, safety and environment
• • Sample description • How to perform qualitative log interpretation from data quality control to
Depth
• • Show description the calculation of porosity, water saturation and permeability
Rate of penetration (ROP)
• • Coring
Sample lag
• • Sidewall coring
TOPICS
Samples and sampling
•
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
Basics of logs
• Miscellaneous • Basics of wireline logging ‘Very well structured course using examples to illustrate the different
Directional drilling
• • Common drilling and geological • Basic petrophysical workflow methods, solution-oriented; understandable also if you have not been
Well planning
• abbreviations • Porosity working a lot with Reservoir Engineering before.’
Well testing and completion
• • Glossary of drilling terminology. • Environmental conditions Petrophysicist at RAG
Coring and sidewall cores
• Useful equations • Core data integration
• Water saturation ‘Dr. Ganzer delivered the course content in a perfect pace. Everything was
Mudlogging
•
• Find water and oil zones easy to understand and will be helpful in my job.’
Logging while drilling (LWD)
•
• Archie’s concept and other saturation models Geologist at Wintershall
Formation pressure
•
• Core data integration ‘The instructor’s way to present is outstandingly good. His ability to explain
• Absolute permeability things and answer questions is simply excellent. The organisation of topics is
• The importance of facies very good and the content is excellently fitting to the title and subject of the
• The NMR permeability pitfall course.’
• Older logs
• Quick look analysis - summary Lead Petrophysicist at OMV
• The probabilistic method
• Case study full data integration
Computer access required for exercises. Computer access required for exercises.
Enhanced Oil Recovery Fundamentals Introduction to Production Operations Basic Drilling Technologies Introduction to Surface Facilities
RES03 5 Days Foundation Level PRO01 5 Days Foundation Level DRI34 5 Days Foundation Level FAC01 4 Days Foundation Level
Leonhard Ganzer Gioia Falcone Kevin Gray Siegfried Gugu
This course focuses on fundamentals of miscible, chemical and thermal oil At the outset, the basic oil production system is introduced, from reservoir to This course introduces the practices and the equipment used in drilling, looking This course provides an introduction into the basic processes, technologies and
recovery methods. point of sale, providing a clear understanding of how the different elements of to build a solid foundation level knowledge. The material will take the equipment of Surface Facilities in E&P installations. Providing information
Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) projects are usually handled by multidisciplinary the production process interact with each other. Modelling a natural flowing oil participants through the step-by-step process of drilling a well and introduce at about both onshore and offshore, it is dedicated to operational aspects and
teams. This course targets technical staff not involved in detailed engineering well is then described, leading on to possible operations to enhance its each stage the people and technology required to undertake the individual state-of-the-art applications. The course gives an overview of technical as well
design and non-technical staff involved in the legal, financial and decision- performance and to choosing the appropriate artificial lift system. Surface and stages of well construction. As no prior knowledge is assumed for this course, as commercial aspects in regard to green as well as brown field facilities. All
making aspects of EOR projects. downhole technologies for monitoring production system behavior are each concept is introduced in simple terms and then built upon to allow a major equipment components will be discussed and their impact on the overall
explained along with how their measurements are used to highlight comprehensive overview of the subject to be developed. value chain explained. Surface selection criteria will be presented and the main
underperforming wells and identify flow assurance issues. Finally, the course processes explained and discussed. Operational and maintenance aspects will
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... shows how production process diagnostics permit troubleshooting of problem be discussed and elaborated along the actual facility and equipment
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...
• Interested in EOR methods or involved in EOR projects wells and help design appropriate well intervention and work-over operations. presentations.
• A petroleum engineer, field operations employee, laboratory researcher, • New to the drilling industry or looking for an understanding of the industry
geoscientist or government employee before you join
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... • A geoscientist or reservoir engineer looking to get better value from your DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...
• A petroleum engineer, process engineer, development geologist, oilfield interactions with the drilling team • A project manager or manager
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE production manager or field engineer with a limited background in • Someone who has a financial or logistics role associated with the drilling • An E&P professional (geologist, geophysicist, reservoir, production, drilling
The theoretical and practical aspects of the various EOR processes are discussed production engineering industry engineer) seeking facilities understanding in the projects you are involved in
along with examples and case histories. You will be encouraged to engage in • Working for a supplier to the drilling industry or are involved in sales to the • Working in related professions such as legal, accounting, business
discussions based on your experience. HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE drilling industry development, HR, marketing
Videos and examples will strengthen your understanding of the displacement The key components of the oil field production process are introduced, then • Working for a service provider to oil & gas industries to understand the
processes. you are taken along the flow path, from source to export, of a simple, naturally HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE impact of surface facilities on their activity
flowing system. The sequence is revisited, but this time, operations to improve • Practical demonstrations of all the key principles using models and • Working for government agencies to get an insight into the issues related to
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING oil well productivity are described, along with ‘how to’ examples of tackling simulations in the classroom E&P surface facilities
problem wells identified from performance diagnostics. The necessary inputs • Mixed, instructor-led delivery of theoretical content with blend of
to aid design of well intervention programmes work-over operations are listed PowerPoint overview, whiteboard explanations of detail and class interactive HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE
• The concepts and ideas of displacement efficiency
and explained. exercises
• The fundamentals of various EOR methods A combination of classroom lessons and real world examples will ensure the
The course includes hands-on exercises, break-out sessions to discuss typical • A narrative that runs through the course where each topic is inter-related
• EOR screening and pilot testing practicality of this course. Interaction between the participants and the trainer
production operations challenges, short videos, and demos of oilfield and built on the previous learnings
• Field case histories of various EOR projects around the globe as well as discussions and case studies amongst the participants are an integral
production system modelling software. • Extensive allowance for class-led questioning within the course delivery
Attendees are encouraged to bring their own case studies for discussion in part of this course. Interaction and discussions will give the participants the
TOPICS class. For in-house courses a half day drilling rig visit may form part of the learning opportunity to further deepen the content. After return to your workplace you
process. can immediately use the course content in your practical work.
• Introduction to EOR methods
• Reservoir engineering principles THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
• Displacement efficiency By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
• Chemical EOR methods • The production processes involved in an oil field development and how they By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: By the end of the course you will be confident in your understanding of:
• Gas injection processes relate to one another, from the reservoir to the point of sale • How to communicate easily with people involved with drilling and to • The value chain of crude oil and gas from the well to the product
• Thermal EOR • The methods available to monitor, identify and characterise problem well understand the acronyms and jargon that drillers use in everyday operations • The requirements for oil and gas production facilities and gas processing
• Other EOR methods performance and flow assurance issues • How your role or your service fits into the drilling process • The establishment of product qualities
• EOR screening criteria and EOR field pilots • The data required to select the most appropriate artificial lift system • A high level overview of the entire drilling process • Major process steps and technologies in E&P surface operations
• The use of diagnostics to design well intervention programs and work-over • The equipment used during the drilling process and its sequence of use • Facilities terminology and design concepts
operations to improve problem well performance • How wells are kept safe, and how we protect people and the environment
whilst drilling
TOPICS
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK TOPICS
TOPICS • Introduction to main chemical and physical properties of oil and gas
‘I love the high level of knowledge the instructor has, and his ability to • Introduction to petroleum production systems compounds
answer all questions. One of the best courses I have attended.’ • Reservoir inflow characterisation • The drilling team: Who does what in the planning, mobilisation and drilling of • Types of reservoirs and applied production technologies
Reservoir Engineer at PDO • Skin a well? • Overview of surface facilities and equipment, broken down into:
• Well completions • Technology of the rotary drilling rig, its power requirements, its individual - Production facilities
‘The instructor delivers the information in a good way. He is a pedagogue
• Perforating sub systems, how systems have been automated and the instrumentation - Gathering facilities
and very, very knowledgeable.’
• Flow in wellbores and pipelines / flow lines / risers that modern drilling systems require - Separation facilities
Reservoir Technician at Sonatrach
• Surface facilities • Specialist tools that are needed to steer the well, survey its position and - Treatment facilities
‘It introduces all EOR technologies, even the recent ones, the material was • Flow measurement inform us of the rocks that have been drilled. The course will look at - Storage facilities
well organised & useful.’ • System analysis: Linking the reservoir, the near-wellbore, the wellbore measurement while drilling (MWD) Formation Evaluation whilst drilling, - Export facilities
Engineer at PDO and the surface facilities steering tools drill string components. - Utilities and Infrastructure
• Flow assurance issues • Process of designing a well and deciding how it will be made safe during the • Gas treatment
‘Very applicable to current projects in my company.’ - Hydrates drilling process and then kept safe once drilling is completed and production • Water separation, water treatment, water injection/disposal
Senior Reservoir Engineer at ADCO - Scales begins. The process of casing and cementing the well, why and how we do • Offshore installation types
- Waxes this. • Introduction to process design
- Asphaltenes • Equipment required to case and cement a well • Equipment standards
- Corrosion • Drilling fluid, also known as mud, what this specialised highly engineered • Safety in design and operation
- Erosion liquid does in the well and how we choose the properties it needs to be
- Slugging effective
• Artificial lift working principles and technology selection • Drill bits, how these cutting tools have to be selected to match the geology
• In-well production diagnosis that they are to drill and how making the wrong choice could have a huge
- Production logging impact on the cost of drilling a well.
- Downhole cameras • How we keep the reservoir oil and gas (as well as other fluids/gasses) in the CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
- Downhole flow monitoring rock while we drill the well, but how we release them when we want to
‘Good mix of topics, easy to understand, i.e. no engineering background
• Well trouble shooting: short-, medium- and long-term operations produce them
needed.’
- Water and gas shut-offs • How and why things go wrong when drilling, the well collapsing, the drilling
Geoscience Analyst at DEA
- Re-perforation equipment getting stuck, the drilling equipment breaking, the rig not being
- Stimulation (hydraulic fracturing and acidising) capable to drill the well ‘It was well explained and covers the most part of petroleum engineering
- Re-completion • How we can direct the well and steer its path under the ground so that we can introduction.’
- Debottlenecking of topsides facilities reach distant areas of the reservoir and produce the lowest cost oil and gas Reservoir Engineer at NAMR
- Handling transient flow situations in the system • How we complete the well to allow reservoir fluids to safely flow to surface
- Offshore vs. onshore scenarios
Introduction to Refining Technologies and

Fundamentals of Oil & Gas Production Refinery Conception Introduction to Petroleum Economics
FAC09 4 Days Foundation Level REF01 4 Days Foundation Level PBM21 4 Days Foundation Level
Public In-house Public In-house Public In-house
Phil Tudhope Chandrasekhar Ramakrishnan Siegfried Gugu
This course is a broad introduction to oil and gas development. It conveys a This course introduces participants to the basic principles of oil refining and Oil and gas companies compete for resources and reserves around the globe. In TOPICS
background understanding of the origins of oil and gas, how subsurface related technologies. Different refinery types and their set-up and product recent years new technologies have changed the global picture in the oil and • Understand the petroleum industry (value chain and its interactions)
developments are decided and how these link with the selection of the surface slates are highlighted in this introduction course, providing sufficient knowledge gas industry and the frontiers of exploration are continuously driven to harsher - Discuss petroleum industry specifics (oil and gas prices, IOC vs NOC)
facilities development. to select them. and/or more environmentally sensitive areas. - Value generation in upstream, midstream and downstream
Primary surface oil and gas production systems are covered including export Beside - or better because of - these technical challenges it is crucially important - Partnering (developing projects jointly with competitors)
systems from pipelines to oil terminals and tankers. to keep project and company economics under control. What good is the best • Project economics
Both onshore and offshore production systems are described and the offshore DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... technological improvement, if the costs to apply these technologies cannot be - Understand the basics for project economics
systems include fixed structures, floating systems and subsea systems. • A manager / employee with commercial or non-specific technical background, recovered? (revenues, cost, cash flow, NPV, IRR)
The course includes an introduction to the basic principles of project working in the oil & gas industry In this course participants get introduced to the whole world of Petroleum - Learn to set up projects
development including handling uncertainties, HSE and managing risk. It also • Involved in financing, the supply chain or operation of oil refineries, whether Economics. The content spans from questions like: Why are the economics in - Identify critical parameters to project success
provides a basic understanding of the role of operations in managing the small or large the upstream industry different from those in other industries? Do I understand • Multiple project economics
reservoir, wells and facilities through field life. the whole value chain in my project? How do I deal with risks and uncertainties? - Compare projects according to KPIs
What is my project NPV, EMV? Will the recent tax change kill my project? - Rank projects and define investment strategy
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... - Identify related risks and uncertainties
• Strengthening basic oil chemistry as strong foundation for understanding of
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... • Company economics
• A facilities or process engineer, either a graduate or a more experienced refinery processes
- Differences between project and company economics
technical professional looking to develop theoretical competence • Interactive training based on case studies • A project manager or manager - Financing, depreciation and tax impact on company balance sheet
• A project manager who seeks greater understanding of the process and • Providing data and information about major operational refineries world- • An E&P professional (geologist, geophysicist, reservoir, production, drilling - Cash flow versus profit
mechanical design of plants wide as case examples engineer etc.) seeking economic understanding in the projects you are • Cash flow and NPV
• An operations engineer looking to deepen your knowledge of the design involved in - Understand the principles of revenues and cost streams
principles of the plants THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • Working in related professions such as legal, accounting, business
- Appreciate the differences of time value of money
• A sub-surface engineer seeking to broaden your technical knowledge development, HR, marketing
By the end of the course you will feel more confident to: - Set up and calculate your own cash flow and NPV models
• Working for a service provider to oil & gas industries to understand your
• Read and understand refinery process diagrams • Depreciation and amortisation
roles and impact in the overall project life cycle - Understand the system of depreciation
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE • Discuss suitable refinery types and main technologies • Working for government agencies to get an insight into the project and
• Perform preliminary license selections for common technologies - Depreciation methods and its impact on economics
The course links theory to application. It reinforces this through real industry company economics
• Assess basic CAPEX / OPEX requirements for given refinery types - Concept of amortisation
problems and examples which are solved by the participants as part of the • Keen to know more about petroleum economics
• Evaluate project viability for refinery constructions • Project milestones, rates of return and hurdle rates
sessions.
- Understand the importance of structuring a project according to
The course is highly interactive and participants are encouraged to share their
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE milestones
own experiences and problems to the benefit of all. TOPICS - Calculate KPI’s (ROR, hurdle rate, etc.) and experience the project impact
A combination of classroom lessons, real world examples and actual project
• Basic oil (and organic) chemistry - Base case und sensitivities > impact on project understanding
calculations will ensure the practicality of this course. Interaction between the
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • Chemical and physical properties of crude oil and refinery products participants and the trainer as well as discussions and case studies amongst the
• Upstream contracts and fiscal terms
By the end of the course you will have a basic understanding of the different • Common product qualities (e.g. Euro V, etc.) - Different forms of upstream will be discussed
• participants are an integral part of this course. Interaction and discussions will
types of oil and gas reservoirs and how they can be developed from a • Main refinery processes - Contractual and commercial terms and the impact on the overall project
give the participants the opportunity to further deepen the content. After
subsurface perspective. You will be able to link the selection of the • Utilities and infrastructure systems - Understand the key risks and uncertainties in these contract types
return to your workplace you can immediately use the course content in your
subsurface development to the choices for the surface handling and product • Oil and product transport requirements • Risk analysis and uncertainty
practical work.
export facilities. • Nelson complexity index - Concept of risk and uncertainty
• You will appreciate the technical differences between the major concepts for • Solomon index for refinery operations - Inherent risks in the oil and gas industry
offshore production systems; fixed structures, floating systems and subsea • Layout and location requirements/restrictions THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING - Risk evaluation and risk mitigation techniques
systems. You will also have seen examples of typical onshore production • CAPEX and OPEX evaluations By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: • Decision tree analysis
systems and learnt about pipelines, export terminal and tanker transport. • Introduction into refinery conceptual design • The interactions in the industry - Understand the concept of decision tree analysis
• You will also have an introduction to the principles of project development • Overview of existing and operational refineries worldwide • Setting up your own economic models - Calculation of EMVs (expected monetary values)
including handling uncertainties and risk and the basics of HSE management. • Shifting product slates to meet market demands • Terms like NPV, ROR, hurdle rate, etc. - Develop your own decision tree
You will also appreciate the important role of Operations and managing the • The risks in you projects and tools to handle these risks
wells and reservoir production throughout field life.
TOPICS
Oil & Gas Origins, Exploration and CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
Subsurface Development Offshore Production Systems ‘A good overview / introduction / refresher to a wide range of economic
• Origins of oil & gas • Offshore structures aspects conveyed in an ‘easy to understand’ and practical manner.’
• The oil & gas lifecycle • Floating systems Asset Manager at DEA
- Cash flow for an oil & gas project • Basics of flow assurance
• Exploration & appraisal • Subsea engineering ‘Very knowledgeable instructor with experience from the industry always a
- Seismic acquisition bonus.’
- Exploration drilling Onshore Systems and Project Sr. Drilling Engineer at DEA
- Appraisal & prospect evaluation Development ‘Excellent presentation and course material.’
• Sub-surface development • Onshore plants
Sr. Facility Engineer at DEA
- Estimating volumes of reserves • Export systems
- Reservoir recovery mechanisms - Pipelines ‘Tutor has extensive industry experience, real life examples’
- Artificial lift - Export terminals Petrophysicist at E.ON E&P
- Secondary, tertiary & enhanced oil - Tankers
recovery • Project development
‘The course is very comprehensive in regard to financial information and
- Health safety & environment project managing.’
Surface Facilities - Handling uncertainties Manager at NIS Petrol
• Primary production systems - Managing risk
• Oil processing (stabilisation, • Introduction to operations &
dehydration, desalting) maintenance
• Water processing • Introduction to well & reservoir
• Water injection management
• Gas processing
Computer access required for exercises.
WE DELIVER EXCELLENCE GEOLOGY
⌜ COURSE PROGRESSION MATRIX
RESERVOIR
EXPLORATION & FIELD
CHARACTERISATION & FIELD TRIPS
BASIN ANALYSIS DEVELOPMENT
MODELLING
Structural Geology,
Stratigraphic
Architecture and
ADVANCED
Trap Styles of
Naturally Fractured Reservoirs
Sicily FTB -
A Multidisciplinary
Approach on the
Field / Sicily, Italy
Pore Pressure,
Carbonate Reservoir
Fracture Pressure
Carbonate Reservoir Characterisation & Characterisation on
Integrated Stratigraphic Methods and Wellbore Operations Geology
Modelling the Field /
Stability Manage-
Sicily, Italy
ment
Practical Methods for Mapping and

Interpreting Deep-Water Stratigraphy and
Reservoirs
North Atlantic
Integrated Reservoir Studies: The Project Management Approach Margin Petroleum
Systems / Morocco
Petroleum Systems Modelling and

Reservoir
of North Africa and Exploration Managing
Characterisation &
the Eastern Economics Uncertainty in the
Modelling Workshop
Mediterranean Subsurface
Shallow Water
SKILL
Reservoir
Managing Data Characterisation in
GEOLOGY
Basin Analysis and Rooms for the Modern-Day
Petroleum Geostatistics – Integrating Data for Reservoir Modelling and Simulation
Modelling Workshop Quick-Look Asset Environments of the
Appraisal Gironde Estuary and
Aquitaine Basin /
Fundamental Skills for Reservoir Characterisation & Modelling
SW France
Petroleum Geoscientists (GEO11) Workshop (GEO14)
Petroleum Systems and Play Analysis (GEO45) Integrated Reservoir Studies:
The Project Management Approach (PBM07) Effective Technical Writing for Exploration and Production Staff - A Structured System
Basin Analysis and Modelling Workshop (GEO51)
Modelling and Managing Uncertainty
Play Assessment and Prospect
in the Subsurface (RES38) Reservoir
Evaluation (GEO56) Characterisation of
Introduction to Geomechanics (GEO52) Fluvial, Estuarine &
Integrated Stratigraphic Methods (GEO57)
Geodynamics and Structural Styles in Petroleum Systems Deltaic Deposits in
Evaluation of Volcanic Reservoirs
Carbonate Geology applied to Conventional Exploration (GEO58) and Play Analysis Modern and Ancient
and Unconventional Plays (GEO02) Environments /
Naturally Fractured Reservoirs (GEO55) SW France &
Practical Methods for Mapping and Interpreting Spanish Pyrenees
Fundamentals of Wellsite and
Deep-Water Stratigraphy and Reservoirs (GEO53) Operations Geology (GEO09)
Evaluation of Volcanic Reservoirs (GEO59) Operations Geology (GEO13) Geodynamics and
Play Assessment and Carbonate Geology applied to Conventional
Structural Styles in Field Development Planning
Fundamentals of Reservoir Development Pore Pressure, Fracture Pressure and Wellbore Prospect Evaluation and Unconventional Plays
Exploration
Geology (GEO46) Stability Management (GEO21)
Petroleum Geostatistics - Integrating Data Petroleum Systems of North Africa and the Fundamentals of Wellsite and Operations
for Reservoir Modelling and Simulation (GEO07) Eastern M
editerranean (GEO08) Introduction to Geomechanics
Geology
FOUNDATION
Carbonate Reservoir Characterisation Effective Technical Writing for Exploration and

and Modelling (RES62) Production Staff - A Structured System (SSK24)
Petroleum Geology
Fundamentals of Reservoir Development Geology Field Workshop /
Whitby, UK
Fundamental Skills for Petroleum Geoscientists
Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production – A Comprehensive Introduction to the Oil & Gas Industry
Fundamental Skills for Petroleum Geoscientists Petroleum Systems and Play Analysis
GEO11 5 Days Foundation Level GEO45 5 Days Skill Level
Jonathan Redfern Jonathan Redfern
This introductory course is designed for early career geoscientists, technical TOPICS This course is designed for geoscientists keen to develop skills in play analysis THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
assistants and petroleum engineers who wish to build a strong understanding • History of the oil industry and basin modelling. It reviews global basin types, looking at both successful By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:
of the fundamental elements of petroleum geology. It provides hands-on • Future resources and unsuccessful exploration campaigns from around the world, their success • Focusing on the influence basin formation mechanism has on subsequent
experience of typical oil industry data types and workflows for exploration and • The elements of the petroleum system ratio and the dominant play types. The course then reviews the workflow to petroleum systems, how the mechanism of formation controls the structural
production, taught by a very experienced petroleum geoscientist. • Source rocks, maturation and migration assess a new basin, key input data and techniques used to characterise the style and sedimentary fill
The course starts by placing hydrocarbons in a global context; the philosophy • Seals petroleum systems and plays, and ultimately develop leads and prospects • How to recognise different basin types from typical seismic and well log data
and structure of the oil industry; energy trends, future resources. The petroleum • Reservoirs It is aimed at honing the analytical skills to evaluate petroleum systems and • Key controls including tectonics, climate and eustacy
environment is then reviewed: source rocks, reservoirs, traps, seals and the • Traps their hydrocarbon potential, and to learn from examining global analogues. It • Petroleum systems active on a number of global basins
timing of generation relative to trap formation. The course then examines the • Timing reviews the important control that basin formation and mechanisms have on • Case studies of basin plays, how new play types have been developed that
subsurface environments, subsurface temperature and pressure and the impact • Data acquired from a well the petroleum system, examining subsidence, heat flow, structural style, have rejuvenated basins, and the flaws of chasing the wrong play, or a step
on petroleum systems, the usage and display of typical subsurface geological • Introduction to wireline log analysis evolution and sedimentation. Global examples of typical basin types are too far
data, and gives an introduction to seismic and wireline logs. This is then • Introduction to seismic acquisition and interpretation examined with emphasis on the impact that basin style and sedimentation have • Key techniques to analyse sedimentary basins including
developed into a definition of petroleum systems and an introduction to play • The subsurface environment; subsurface temperature; subsurface pressure on the hydrocarbon habitat and prospectivity. Within each basin, depositional - Source rock characterisation, organic matter types, global source
fairway definition and finally leads / prospects. • Petroleum systems systems are reviewed, and the control on reservoir, source, seal and trap are distribution
The course concludes by introducing the assessment of subsurface resources by • Play fairway definition discussed. - Analysis of different data types to generate key input data for maturity and
calculating in-place reserves using deterministic methods. • Leads / prospects migration modelling
• Calculating in-place resources DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... - Hydrocarbon types and distribution
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... - Controls on migration
• An exploration or new ventures geologist - Becoming familiar with basin models and the input data required
• A geophysicist early in your career - Calibrating basin models
experience of hydrocarbon exploration
- Understanding uncertainty and sensitivity of the models
Some basic geological knowledge is assumed, but no prior experience of oilfield Basic geological knowledge is assumed. Some introductory experience is - Introduction to techniques to analyse the petroleum system
data or techniques used to interpret these datasets. required, with knowledge of the basics of petroleum geology, and some seismic - Seals - fault and formation seals
and well log interpretation experience. - Reservoirs
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE - Trapping styles
The course will help you build a solid understanding of the elements of the HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE - How to produce Gross Depositional Element Maps
petroleum systems, and introduce key data types and methods of analysis. You - Common Risk Segment Mapping
• Extensive case studies are discussed from around the globe, highlighting the
will understand key language used, worflows and the extensive practicals give development of new play types that have opened up basins, in areas such as
you introductory experience of using and interpreting typical oilfield data. the North Sea, East Africa, South America and North Africa. How were these TOPICS
Examples are taken from global petroleum systems, drawing on the experience plays developed? How can we learn from this? We also look at the errors
of the tutor. • Plate tectonics and mechanisms of subsidence
made in chasing the wrong play because the petroleum system was not fully • Basin formation and basin classification
evaluated. • Basin analysis techniques (interpretation of seismic and well data)
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • The course then builds by developing techniques to evaluate the petroleum
• Review of basin by type:
By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: systems and develop plays, leads and prospects, including an introduction to - Extensional / rift basins
• The context of world oil, and a critical assessment of current estimates of seismic facies analysis, correlation techniques and sequence stratigraphy, - Compressional / foreland basins
remaining world resources source rock studies and basin modelling, and evaluating the potential plays - Passive margin basins
• Typical workflows and drivers in the oil industry by mapping using gross depositional evaluation (GDE) maps and developing - Arc type basins
• The hydrocarbon habitat and basic techniques used in exploration, appraisal common risk segment (CRS) maps. - Strike slip basins
and production • Emphasis is placed on practical interpretation of data for play analysis, with
• For each basin type the following is reviewed:
• The key elements of the petroleum system: reservoirs (including coursework designed to reinforce the theory lectures and provide access to a • Structure / tectonic evolution and controls on depositional style
unconventional), seal, source and trap variety of data types. Exercises involve interpretation of seismic and wireline • Role of tectonics, climate and eustacy
• The types, usage and display of subsurface geological data and its log data, with examples drawn from basins around the globe: North Africa • Typical facies suites and sedimentary environments
acquisition, and the limits on the reliability of such data (Libya, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco), Indonesia, Malaysia, North Sea, Australia, • Typical seismic expression
• The qualitative interpretation of basic wireline log data Italy, Arabia, South America. • Analogue petroleum systems and plays
• Basic facies interpretation from wireline data
• The subsurface environment and the implications for the petroleum system During the course, lectures and practical exercises are used to teach techniques Techniques of Analysis
• What causes variations in subsurface temperature and how to interpret to evaluate the basin type and interpretation of seismic and well log data. These Stratigraphy and correlations
•
temperature data from well data cover the fundamentals of stratigraphy, seismic facies analysis and an Subsidence history
•
• How to calculate geothermal gradients and understand the control introduction to basin modelling. Basin modelling
•
temperature has on hydrocarbon generation and reservoir quality Building plays and learning from global analogues
•
• How pressure is developed in the subsurface CUSTOMER FEEDBACK Critical Elements Charts and Chronostratigraphic Charts
•
• The interpretation of pressure data acquired from wells to assess Gross Depositional Element Mapping
•
‘Everything was relevant and very interesting. Practical things were taken
overpressure and the fluids present in the subsurface care of, and the teacher was excellent.‘ Common Risk Segment Mapping
•
• Seismic acquisition and processing and basic seismic facies interpretation
Geoscience Assistant at Maersk
• What petroleum systems are
• How to map play fairways ‘Very good course with good sharp quick practicals.’ CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
• Leads and prospect definition Geoscientist at Melrose
‘Interactive lecture and good discussions, demonstration of a variety of
• How to calculate deterministic reserves
facts / methods to be applied to own work.’
Geologist at Wintershall
‘Real applications were presented with direct influence on exploration
process.’
Geologist at NIS Petrol
‘The use of examples was excellent, also the trainer had a very visual way of
explaining things and putting them into context.’
Junior Geoscientist at OMV Petrom
Basin Analysis and Modelling Workshop Play Assessment and Prospect Evaluation Integrated Stratigraphic Methods
GEO51 5 Days Advanced Level GEO56 3 Days Foundation / Skill Level GEO57 5 Days Skill / Advanced Level
Jonathan Redfern and James Armstrong Gabriele Lena Simonetta Cirilli
In this extended basin modelling workshop geoscientists get hands-on TOPICS This 3-day course covers the major aspects and essential elements to generate This course covers the concepts, methods and applications of modern
experience evaluating data to undertake an integrated basin analysis. The • Plate tectonics and mechanisms of subsidence and evaluate play and prospect for hydrocarbon exploration. stratigraphy, with respect to reservoir characterisation, facies model and
course provides practical experience of analysing data from a typical • Basin formation and basin classification This course offers a qualitative and quantitative play/prospect assessment applied sequence stratigraphy. It will particularly emphasise the integration of
sedimentary basin, and is aimed at honing the analytical skills to evaluate • Basin analysis techniques (interpretation of seismic and well data) procedure easy to apply and reply in any industrial context. It is mostly focused different disciplines in order to characterise the sedimentary basins and to
petroleum systems and their hydrocarbon potential and to learn from examining • Review of basin by type: on the evaluation of geologic uncertainties and risks, and practical procedure to reduce the uncertainties. The course is designed to describe and analyse both
global analogues. The course integrates lectures and a workshop that run - Extensional / rift basins quantify opportunities in the exploration phase. clastic and carbonate reservoirs, their internal facies architectures, using also
concurrently to reinforce concepts and teach practical application in a working - Compressional / foreland basins In this course the participants will act as an exploration company following a case histories and exercises from field analogues. Well-log data and core
environment. - Passive margin basins ready-made workflow based on a real case and will learn the procedures used in example, well correlation and applied seismic stratigraphy will support the
It reviews the important control that basin formation and mechanisms have on - Arc type basins oil companies. Lessons will focus on risks, limits, typical problems and learning.
the petroleum system, examining subsidence, heat flow, structural style, - Strike slip basins uncertainties of the play assessment, especially in quantifying geological risks.
evolution and sedimentation. Global examples of typical basin types are • For each basin type the following is reviewed:
Economic analysis and assessment, aggregation and presentation of data and
examined with emphasis on the impact that basin style and sedimentation have best practice will help participants to provide insights for managers. DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...
- Structure / tectonic evolution and controls on depositional style
on the hydrocarbon habitat and prospectivity. Within each basin, depositional - Role of tectonics, climate and eustacy • A geologist, geophysicist or reservoir engineer, keen to understand the
systems are reviewed, and the control on reservoir, source, seal and trap are - Typical facies suites and sedimentary environments methodology for applying sequence stratigraphy to correlation, facies
discussed. DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... analysis and delineation of stratigraphic traps
- Typical seismic expression
- Analogue petroleum systems and plays • A member of the exploration team: geologist, petroleum engineer or
geoscientist, or an analyst or manager, working on exploration data and keen
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... to learn a methodology for exploration project assessments
Techniques of Analysis
• An exploration or new ventures geologist • Overview of study principles and methodology
• Stratigraphy and correlations
• A geophysicist • Discussions of recent developments and significant applications
• Subsidence history HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE • Case histories that demonstrate the applications and efficacy of stratigraphic
• Source rocks and basin modelling
Intermediate to advanced geological knowledge is assumed. Introductory • A practical course with didactical procedures and workshops and related techniques
• Building plays and learning from global analogues
experience is required, with knowledge of petroleum geology basics as well as • Provision of an operational workflow from play to prospect to basic • Application of sequence stratigraphy to carbonate and clastic settings, based
• Critical Elements Charts and Chronostratigraphic Charts
seismic and well log interpretation experience. economics that is applicable worldwide on the description of outcrops and core logs that can be used to predict
• Gross Depositional Element Mapping
• A real case workshop evaluated in a team setting source rock, reservoir and seal distributions within a basin
• Common Risk Segment Mapping
• Simulation of economic strategy • Consideration of the diagenetic processes that affect carbonate and clastic
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE sediments and how the integration of diagenesis and sequence stratigraphy
Workshop
• Extensive case studies are discussed from around the globe, highlighting the can provide a better way of predicting reservoir quality
development of new play types that have opened up basins, in areas such as
Running in parallel with the lectures and practical, the participants will work in THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
groups to evaluate a dataset for a petroleum basin. This will include: By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:
the North Sea, East Africa, South America and North Africa. How were these
plays developed? How can we learn from this? We also look at the errors
• Evaluation of a grid of paper seismic data to identify megasequences and key • The evaluation of assessment techniques in the industrial application scheme THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
elements of the petroleum play from the basin • How to quantify geological risk and uncertainties on a play By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:
made in chasing the wrong play because the petroleum system was not fully
• Defining the structural style • The definition, assessment and risk evaluation of a prospect • The concepts and practical applications of sequence stratigraphy for
evaluated.
• Defining potential plays, prospect and leads • A basic economic analysis for management strategy petroleum exploration
• The course then builds by developing techniques to evaluate the petroleum
• Contouring data provided to determine leads and prospects • How to recognise facies assemblages from outcrops and core data and to
systems and develop plays, leads and prospects, including an introduction to
• Evaluating geochemical data to assess source rock type, maturity and reconstruct facies architecture
seismic facies analysis, correlation techniques and sequence stratigraphy, TOPICS
richness • The limitations of litho-correlation and the benefits of chrono-correlation
source rock studies and basin modelling, and evaluating the potential plays
• Using typical basin modelling software (Nova Software from Sirius • Petroleum systems - geological control factors and integrated stratigraphic methods
by mapping using gross depositional evaluation (GDE) maps and developing
Exploration by Waples) to produce 1D maturation profiles for wells and • PS stages, regional parameter • Relative sea-level changes and their effect on the distribution of source,
common risk segment (CRS) maps.
pseudo wells. The fundamental methodology and input is common to all • Local effects reservoirs and seal rocks
• Emphasis is placed on practical interpretation of data for play analysis, with
modelling software currently in use (BasinMod, PetroMod, Trinity etc.) • Exploration workflow
coursework designed to reinforce the theory lectures and provide access to a
• Constructing burial history plots and assessing unconformities • Play assessment and play fairway maps
variety of data types. Exercises involve interpretation of seismic and wireline TOPICS
• Defining thermal history • Prospect generation and evaluation
log data, with examples drawn from basins around the globe: North Africa,
• Calibration data and input data to models • Risk analysis and probability • Introduction • Basic concepts and terminology of
Indonesia, Malaysia, North Sea, Australia, Italy, Arabia, South America.
• Developing GDE and CRS Maps • POS and POF - Applications of modern sequence stratigraphy
• Risking the prospects • Economics stratigraphy in hydrocarbon - Systems tracts and
During the course, lectures and practical exercises are used to teach techniques
• Presentation of results • Aggregation and presentation of results exploration and development standardisation of sequence
to evaluate the basin type and interpretation of seismic and well log data. These
cover the fundamentals of stratigraphy, seismic facies analysis and an • Decision tree and exploration program • Basic concepts of stratigraphy stratigraphy
introduction to basin modelling. - Principles of stratigraphy - Sequence models
- Walther’s Law - Hierarchy of sequences, sequence
- Facies belts boundaries and their
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • Facies concept identification
By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: - Facies stratigraphy and facies - Drowning unconformities
• Focusing on the influence basin formation mechanism has on subsequent
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK association applied to the (‘Type-3 sequence boundaries’)
petroleum systems, how the mechanism of formation controls the structural ‘High experience of instructors and good delivery of difficult information to hydrocarbon distribution and source rocks
style and sedimentary fill understand easily when presented.’ • Stratal geometry and stratal - Integrates current concepts on
• How to recognise different basin types from seismic and well log data Geologist at PTTEP terminations interaction of tectonics, sea level
• Key controls including tectonics, climate and eustacy - Different types of unconformity and sediment supply
‘Good modelling software that integrates all data / information.’ - Correlative conformity - Recognition criteria for the
• Petroleum systems active on a number of global basins
Senior Geophysicist at PTTEP • Integrated stratigraphic methods identification of depositional
• Case studies of basin plays, how new play types have been developed that
have rejuvenated basins, and the flaws of chasing the wrong play, or a step - Stratigraphic classification, sequences and their components
too far terminology and procedure in outcrops and cores
• Key techniques to analyse sedimentary basins including: - Litostratigraphy - Application of sequence
- Source rocks formation, organic matter types, global distribution - Biostratigraphy stratigraphy in siliciclastic and
-H ow to analyse different data types to generate key input data for maturity - Chronostratigraphy carbonate depositional settings
and migration modelling - Geomagnetic polarity time scale - Linking diagenesis to sequence
- Hydrocarbon types and distribution - Radiogenic isotope stratigraphy as integrated tool
- Controls on migration geochronology for understanding and predicting
- Becoming familiar with basin models and the input data required - Chemostratigraphy (carbon, reservoir quality distribution
- How to calibrate basin models oxygen and strontium isotope - Methods of sequence
- Understanding uncertainty and sensitivity of the models stratigraphy) stratigraphic analysis: outcrop,
- Introduction to techniques to analyse the petroleum system - Cyclostratigraphy core and well logs data; workflow
- Seals, reservoirs, trap styles - Other methods of sequence stratigraphic analysis
- How to produce Gross Depositional Element Maps - Defining chronostratigraphic
- Common Risk Segment Mapping correlations
Carbonate Geology applied to Conventional and Unconventional Plays Practical Methods for Mapping and Interpreting Deep-Water Stratigraphy and Reservoirs
GEO02 5 Days Foundation / Skill Level GEO53 3 Days Skill Level
Jeffrey Dravis Jon Rotzien
This course introduces participants to established principles of carbonate TOPICS This course is designed to provide participants with a 21st century appreciation • Understand along-slope processes including contour currents that can
geology as they apply to the search for conventional or unconventional • Distinctive aspects of carbonates; non-skeletal grains; skeletal grains of the full spectrum of deep-water clastic reservoirs, their mechanisms of modify, rework and potentially improve the reservoir quality of turbidite
carbonate plays, and their subsequent development. • Carbonate classifications and sedimentary structures; limestone diagenesis transport and deposition, stratigraphic architecture, predictive characteristics deposits
A highly acclaimed, hands-on approach is used throughout. and porosity evolution and 3D heterogeneity. This collaborative course dives downslope in a deep- • Apply skills in seismic interpretation, reservoir characterisation, core analysis,
• Dolomitisation and porosity evolution; pore types and porosity classification

water depositional system and examines reservoirs from feeder systems that geophysical log interpretation, sequence stratigraphy, play fairway mapping,
schemes; attributes of shallow and deep-marine facies; depositional facies link the shelf to submarine canyon, submarine fan or distal basin plain, using geologic risk and uncertainty analysis, gross depositional environment
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... many of the most illustrative outcrop, core and seismic examples from a variety mapping and oil and gas exploration methods
models for platforms; depositional facies model for a ramp
• A geologist, geophysicist, reservoir engineer, log analyst or manager • Carbonate sequence stratigraphy relationships and approaches; well log and
of continental margins.
seismic expression of carbonates; carbonate source rocks; carbonates and This course has been re-designed and updated with modern content to give
You will benefit greatly from this course even if you have little or no industry industry professionals an understanding of source-to-sink sedimentary
TOPICS
evaporites; carbonate play types and review of worldwide case studies tied
carbonate background. transport processes and depositional products, as well as knowledgeable • The course starts with an overview of how sediment is transported and
to stratigraphic age and physiographic setting
It is also a great refresher course if you have not worked with carbonates for a insight into interpretation methods that provide value and inform business deposited from shelf to bathyal depths and focuses on the broad range of
• Use of depositional cyclicity to zone carbonate reservoirs (detailed review of
while. More experienced participants will be introduced to new concepts just decisions in exploration, appraisal and development drilling campaigns. This sedimentary processes and depositional environments in a variety of passive
two case studies); carbonate facies correlation exercise
recently published. course draws from materials presented in field courses to deep-water and active margin settings from around the world
sedimentary outcrops and petroleum basins worldwide, and features mapping • Individual and team exercises involving core and outcrop samples allow
results from recent and extensive field campaigns primarily in North America, participants to describe samples and interpret their mechanism of deposition
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE Europe and Asia-Pacific regions. and their range of possible depositional environments and reservoir
• We use a great teaching format (lectures reinforced with exercises) properties
• The notebook contains color images of all slides presented in lectures • Next, a deeper dive into depositional environments illustrates the types of
• Exercises are keyed to identical sample rock sets, each containing 56 DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... reservoir facies, as well as depositional and stratigraphic architecture, likely
representative subsurface and outcrop samples from around the world • Seeking technical expertise in mapping and interpreting clastic reservoirs to be found along the axis and periphery of deep-water depositional systems
and seals in onshore and offshore regions from submarine canyon head to basin plain
• Collaborative exercises involving core, outcrop and seismic examples
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING highlight the range of deep-water depositional environments and their
By the end of the course you will feel confident to: HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE effect on reservoir architecture and development
• Describe typical carbonate rocks This course will alternate between inclusive lectures, hands-on technical • The skills of core description and integration, reservoir characterisation and
• Interpret facies relationships and sequences demonstrations and collaborative exercises involving practical application of sequence stratigraphy are emphasised
• Understand the key controls on depositional facies occurrence and cores, outcrops, logs and seismic data. • Core-log-seismic exercises will show modern techniques on how to predict
distribution, based on stratigraphic age and physiographic setting vertical and lateral variations in reservoir architecture in deep-water
• Evaluate reservoir quality in limestones and dolostones depositional systems from regions including Western Europe, Asia-Pacific,
• Understand reservoir complexity related to carbonate diagenesis THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING North America and the Atlantic margins
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
• Relate carbonates to well logs and seismic expression This course will give you an understanding of how to map and interpret deep- • The course will conclude with a summary discussion of the realistic
• Evaluate the different approaches to doing carbonate sequence stratigraphy
‘I liked the intensity of the course. It really helped to drive the mind to water clastic depositional systems. By the end of the course you will be able to: expectations in clastic petroleum reservoirs, as well as new field- and
and exploiting reservoir complexity carbonate geology from another area, like geophysics.’ • Characterise turbidites, debrites and transitional to hybrid flow type deposits lab-based research that is changing these paradigms. Modern advancements
• Better predict play relationships in the subsurface. Learn the key factors that
Geophysicist at RAG and describe their transport and depositional processes in the prediction of sedimentary deposits, facies and reservoir development
control carbonate play types and their geometries in the subsurface ‘Great instruction, perfect command regard topic, lots of examples.’ • Map and interpret the different types of deep-water depositional in a variety of different settings – including examples from rift to drift phases
• Construct a time-stratigraphic facies framework, essential for both accurate Geoscientist at MND environments (canyon, channel, levee, splay, overbank) and their implications of passive margin development, ponded slopes, above-grade to graded
regional correlation of carbonate sequences and zonation of carbonate to reservoir architecture and reservoir quality along a variety of passive to slopes, stepped slopes, foreland, forearc, strike-slip, intracratonic and hybrid
reservoirs active continental margins basins illustrating various degrees of confinement – will be discussed
• Integrate seismic, outcrop, core and other industry data to inform decisions
in exploration, appraisal and development drilling programs
• Use modern and ancient depositional systems to provide analogue value for
deep-water drilling campaigns
• Characterise deep-water reservoirs and build relationships with depositional CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
environments using outcrop, core and other industry data ‘Large variety of different outcrop analogues.‘
• Understand geologic risk and uncertainty methods in the context of Geologist at Wintershall
exploration, appraisal and development
• Use lithofacies and stratigraphic architecture to understand variations in ‘I liked the course a lot, but also the up-to-date infos.‘
deep-water reservoir properties pertaining to reservoir presence, reservoir Sedimentologist at Dea
quality and seal presence
‘Great overview of the topic, applicable to work.‘
• Apply predictive depositional models and first principles to characterise
Geoscientist at Lotos
deep-water reservoir properties
• Explore drilling outcomes and reservoir architecture scenarios using industry
data sets
• Conceptualise and apply source-to-sink transport, sequence stratigraphy and
other methods to marine and deep-water sediment delivery as well as the
role that mass-transport deposits play in creating new exploration
opportunities
Fundamentals of Petroleum Geostatistics - Integrating Data Carbonate Reservoir Characterisation

Evaluation of Volcanic Reservoirs Reservoir Development Geology for Reservoir Modelling and Simulation and Modelling
GEO59 3 Days Foundation / Skill Level GEO46 5 Days Foundation Level GEO07 5 Days Skill Level RES62 5 Days Skill / Advanced Level
Gabriele Lena John H. Martin Todd Hoffman Sebastian Geiger & Patrick Corbett
This course describes the most common geological characteristics of volcanic Modern reservoir modelling adopts 3D computer techniques often used to This course will teach you how to use geostatistical tools to create high quality This interdisciplinary course integrates modern reservoir modelling and
reservoirs and the tools and exploration workflow necessary in the evaluation construct large and complex models. This modular workshop, set at basic or petroleum reservoir models. Fundamental techniques such as kriging and reservoir engineering concepts to address and overcome the key challenges
of this play system. It will provide intermediate knowledge about volcanic rocks cross-over level, focuses on principles which the geologist should not lose sight sequential simulation will be covered along with more recent developments, encountered when creating meaningful static and dynamic reservoir models of
and reservoir, petrology, physical properties, pore and fracture systems, and of, regardless of computing power available. e.g. Boolean methods and multipoint geostatistics. (fractured) carbonate reservoirs.
geometry of different volcanic and volcano-sedimentary systems. It demonstrates the principles of effective field evaluation for development
The main objectives of this course are: studies, ranging from appraisal to engineered recovery operations. It focuses
• to explain the common techniques to investigate and evaluate the reservoir on the controls that geological heterogeneities exert on subsurface fluid flow, DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...
characteristics and shows how an understanding of reservoir characteristics will improve the • A geoscientist or an engineer who wants to use geostatistics to create better • A geomodeller, reservoir engineer or petrophysicist working on (fractured)
• to analyse geophysical log dataset, in order to characterise the internal reliability of geological and reservoir engineering models. reservoir models carbonate reservoirs, wishing to build a strong foundation in characterising
architecture of a volcanic reservoir and modelling these complex reservoirs.
• to predict the reservoir distribution in order to produce an integrated DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...
geological model and to decrease the risks.
• Paper based exercises on integrated seismic and well logs dataset will be
• A reservoir or petroleum engineer, who wishes to learn how geological • This course covers some theory but is mainly focused on practical applied HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE
prepared to simulate an exploration workflow on a volcanic reservoir of the insight can improve understanding of the reservoir procedures that can be used to create models. • By using case studies, you will review the challenges and best practices when
• A geologist or geophysicist new to production geoscience work, who wants a • You will employ an easy-to-use modelling software to put many of the characterising and modelling (fractured) carbonate reservoirs
Pacific.
greater insight into the work of the reservoir engineer and how to tailor the techniques into practice by building basic models. • Discussions of the integration of core and log data for creating robust
results of geological studies into a format most useful to the requirements • The class culminates with a multipart project that incorporates much of what reservoir rock-typing approaches for carbonates
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... of field development planning was learned during the week. • It will be explained how fractures can be detected and incorporated in static
• A reservoir engineer or geologist wishing to discover the workflow and the and dynamic reservoir models
common tools to evaluate a volcanic reservoir HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE • Modern reservoir modelling approaches for carbonate reservoirs will be
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING introduced, that allow us to capture their multi-porosity nature (not specific
The specific workshop modules and sections included will be varied to suit your
needs, your background and the reservoir types you are most commonly By the end of the course you will feel confident in your knowledge of: to certain software packages)
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE working with. • How to build a reservoir model from available geologic and engineering data • You will explore the advantages and challenges when using digital rock-
• Concepts and case studies illustrated during lectures, accompanied by • Exercises and demonstrations form important parts of the workshop • How to use particular techniques for model building physics approaches for carbonate reservoirs (incl. simulation exercises)
working on typical practical problems modules; including: • The general concepts and equations behind the techniques • You will understand how uncertainties in carbonate reservoir modelling can
• Hands-on experience on seismic and well log integrated dataset to develop - Scales of investigation of logs, cores and well tests in relation to reservoir be quantified using static and dynamic data, and how these data can be used
the exploration workflow heterogeneities TOPICS for model calibration
- Well correlation and mapping techniques
- Plotting and averaging methods for permeability data, prediction of • Introduction to petroleum geostatistics: Why? When? & How?
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • Review statistics & linear algebra THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
permeability
By the end of the course you will be confident in your understanding of: - Use of pressure data in determining fluid contacts and reservoir • Data analysis By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:
• Typical properties and characteristics of the volcanic reservoir compartmentation • Uncertainty • Integrating core and log data for reservoir rock-typing in carbonates
• Distribution and properties of fractures and pore systems - Capillary pressures and the concept of Free Water Level • Geological continuity • Detecting, characterising and modelling fractures in carbonates
• Lithological identification and prediction - Design of simulation model input from geological data • Simple and ordinary kriging • State-of-the-art carbonate reservoir modelling approaches and best practices
• Effective reservoir identification • If there is access to client’s own core material for part of the workshop,
• Advanced kriging techniques • The benefits of digital rock-physics workflows for carbonates
• Interpretation of seismic relevant practical sessions can be run ‘hands-on’. • Sequential simulations • Quantifying uncertainties in carbonate reservoir modelling
• Well techniques • Boolean / object based techniques
• Exploration workflow on a volcanic reservoir The workshop is accompanied by a manual in ‘book’ form, with extensive • Flow based modelling techniques
references for further reading. • Multiple-point geostatistical models TOPICS
• Incorporating secondary data-CoKriging • Petrophysics for carbonate reservoirs
TOPICS THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • Incorporating secondary data-CoSimulation • Reservoir rock-typing for carbonates
• Introduction and basics - Identification of lithology (ECS • Detecting, characterising and modelling fractures
By the end of the workshop you will feel confident in your understanding of:
-F undamentals of volcanic logging, NMR, imaging log, • Multi-scale and multi-porosity reservoir modelling and upscaling
• The principles of effective field evaluation for development studies, ranging
reservoirs conventional logs) and integrated • An introduction to digital rock-physics for carbonates
from appraisal to engineered recovery operations
-V olcanic reservoirs in the world lithological identification • Model ranking and clustering using static and dynamic data
• The controls that geological heterogeneities exert on subsurface fluid flow
and status of development - Prediction of lithological • Uncertainty quantification for carbonate reservoir modelling
and how an understanding of reservoir characteristics will improve the
-M ajor geological features and distribution
reliability of geological and reservoir engineering studies
challenges of volcanic reservoirs - How to build reservoir parameter
• The importance of effective data gathering
• Geological settings of volcanic interpretation models for various
• The requirements for all static and dynamic reservoir data to be integrated CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
reservoirs lithologies
into a model ‘The presentation was well organised, daily reviews, good explanations for
- Characterisation of volcanic rocks • Identification and prediction of
-C lassification and identification fractures in volcanic reservoirs the statistical techniques used, instructor had a good knowledge of the
of volcanic massif - Identification of fractures in logs
TOPICS matter.’
- I nternal architecture of effusive - Evaluation of fracture • Field development • Sandstone reservoirs II Geologist at RAG
and volcano-sedimentary development/effectiveness/ - Introduction; duties - Coastal, shallow marine and fan
‘Easy to understand, explained very clearly, the instructor was very helpful.’
successions occurrence - Field case studies - Clastic diagenesis
Geologist at KOC
• Lithology, petrology, pore and - Prediction • Rock and fluid properties • Carbonate and fractured reservoirs
fracture of volcanic rocks - Technological applications and - Basic rock properties and special - Carbonate reservoirs (focus to be
-L ithology and petrology of well location optimisation core analysis determined based on client
volcanic rocks • Effective reservoir identification - Fluid properties interests)
- Lithofacies distribution - Identification of effective - Pressure and pressure analysis - Fractured reservoirs
- Porosity volcanic reservoirs • Development geological techniques • Engineering techniques: an
- Fracture system - Characterisation of connectivity - Coring and core description introduction for the geologist
• Overview of techniques for and accumulation-permeation - Conventional subsurface structure - Basic well testing
identification and prediction of capacity and units and reservoir mapping - Basic production logging
volcanic rocks - Geological modelling of volcanic - Well correlation - Basic material balance and
- Challenges and solutions reservoirs - Basic volumetrics production mechanisms
- Classification • Exploration workflow in volcanic - Basic reserves evaluation - Basic reservoir simulation
-W ell identification/prediction reservoirs on a real case - Horizontal wells • Integrated reservoir modelling
techniques - Exploration workflow • Sandstone reservoirs I - Introduction to reservoir
- Seismic identification/prediction - Interpretation of seismic and logs - Clastic reservoir modelling geomodelling - best practices and
• Lithological identification and - Prospect evaluation, play - Aeolian, fluvial and deltaic approaches
prediction of volcanic rocks assessment and risking reservoirs - Subsurface uncertainty evaluation
Reservoir Characterisation & Integrated Reservoir Studies: Modelling and Managing Uncertainty
Modelling Workshop The Project Management Approach in the Subsurface Introduction to Geomechanics
GEO14 5 Days Skill Level PBM07 4 Days Skill Level RES38 3 Days Skill Level GEO52 5 Days Foundation Level
Wilfried Gruber John H. Martin Jef Caers Manhal Sirat
Constructing a reservoir model includes the difficult task to integrate data from Companies rely on integration of technical disciplines in carrying out successful Uncertainty quantification is a synthesis course that brings together various This course introduces basic reservoir geomechanics concepts and methods to
very different sources like seismic, well, core and wireline information as well as reservoir studies. This creates challenges in ensuring that team members disciplines such as geology, geophysics, reservoir engineering, data science and enable cross-disciplinary exchange of ideas and experience. It provides the
sedimentological concepts and facies interpretations. This course will show understand their role and the role of others in the overall project and in ensuring decision analysis. Uncertainty quantification is not seen as some posterior required input to help you understand questions crucial to the reservoir
how modern reservoir modelling practice handles such different viewpoints control over the project. This practical workshop gives insights into how tried analysis, or skill, but as key to successful decision making in real field situations. Geomechanics: How human activities of drilling, production and injection can
from geoscience and engineering. The course starts on characterising reservoirs and tested project management techniques can be applied to integrated Participants will learn how a proper management of uncertainty reduces costs affect the stress equilibrium in the reservoir at depth? How these changes in the
in terms of structure, sedimentology and related petrophysical properties and reservoir studies to maximise their benefits. and unwanted surprises. stresses can create different problems? How can we drill without surprises?
develops these into static reservoir models. Geostatistics and data integration In this short course we cover a modern approach to managing and modelling Where to place horizontal wells for better production? How and what
across the key disciplines will set the baseline. This training will teach state-of- DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... uncertainty in subsurface formations within a decision making framework. The completion methods can be used to optimise the production? What reservoir/
the-art concepts, practical fundamentals and common pitfalls when using • Working as part of an integrated study team involved with any aspect of approach is based on a new book 'Quantifying Uncertainty in Subsurface field development plan is optimum for better production over reservoir
applications in integrated computer-based modelling. It aims to provide a petroleum reservoirs and involved in: systems (Wiley 2018)', and a new protocol for uncertainty quantification termed lifecycle?
complete picture in reservoir modelling which starts already at the grid design. - Evaluation of discoveries Bayesian evidential learning. Several elements of this protocol are:
The bulk of the course will be used to convey detailed univariate and multivariate - Development of new fields
statistics, geostatistics and its applications. The modelling part will include • Decision making under uncertainty using decision science DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...
- Re-evaluation of mature fields
variogram based and non-variogram based deterministic and stochastic • Development of prior model uncertainty and Monte Carlo • A geoscientist or engineer with little or no reservoir Geomechanics
techniques and show how to apply these for populating facies and properties It will be particularly appropriate if you serve as a project manager or project • Falsification of model uncertainty using reservoir data experience
like porosity, permeability or saturation. During this workshop participants will engineer within a study team but have had little previous exposure to formal • Strategies for uncertainty reduction that avoid complex and
construct a static geomodel, which is ready to be initialised as simulation model. project planning methods. time-consuming history matching
The workshop is also ideal for in-house presentation to company teams, where
it might also serve as a team-building kick-off event for a new or current project, • Theoretical concepts illustrated during individual sessions are accompanied
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... directly applying the techniques discussed. DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... by working on practical problems to ensure a thorough understanding of the
• A geologist, geophysicist or petroleum engineer seeking to gain an • A reservoir geologist, geophysicist or engineer who is involved in a principles and procedures
understanding and practical knowledge in reservoir characterisation, HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE multi-disciplinary asset team building uncertainty models for reservoir • Hands-on experience by solving classical reservoir Geomechanics tasks
geostatistics and modelling All the methods discussed in this workshop are straightforward, practical and appraisal and production planning
applicable on a day-to-day basis. Exercises are included in planning and THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
This course provides a thorough introduction and covers all aspects, from scheduling and their application to integrated reservoir studies. Several of
basics, statistical methods right through to the application of geostatistics in
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:
these will be team projects using techniques discussed in class to plan ‘real’
reservoir modelling. • The course uses practical field studies to guide you through the modelling • Reservoir Geomechanics concepts and terminology
reservoir studies relevant to you. Computer-based planning packages will also
workflow from geological interpretation to history matching and forecasting • The 3D stress state in the subsurface
be briefly demonstrated. A recently updated comprehensive manual in book
• In addition to the course manual you will also receive the textbook • Principles of rock mechanics
style is provided, both in hard copy and digital form, for future reference.
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE 'Quantifying Uncertainty in Subsurface Systems’ by Jef Caers • The interrelations among 3D stress state, the natural and induced fractures
• Emphasis will be on practical examples in order to improve personal skills in THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING and fluid flow
reservoir modelling. • What factors control fracture/fault reactivation with possible predictions
By the end of the workshop you will feel confident in your understanding of: THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
• At the same time, theory in statistics, geostatistics, interpolation and • Typical assumptions and simplifications required to predict reservoir
• All the aspects of project planning, scheduling, budgeting, control and
simulation techniques will be communicated to provide a firm knowledge By the end of the course, you will feel confident in your understanding and use behavior under different states of stress
troubleshooting that you need to organise and carry out a successful
base. of practical workflows for modelling uncertainty and the integration of
integrated reservoir study
• The course is designed in a way that each main topic will consist of a theory geological, geophysical and production data for forecasting and decision
• Which ‘textbook’ and general project management approaches can be
making.
TOPICS
section followed by computer exercises for application of the learned and adopted - and which require modification for use in reservoir studies
opportunities for in-depth discussions. • Introduction to the physics of petroleum reservoirs
TOPICS • Fractures and the 3D state of stress
TOPICS • Andersonian classification of faults and stress regimes
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • Definition of a project: objectives, - Geological studies • Bayesianism: What is uncertainty? • Fundamental rock mechanics - Uniaxial and Triaxial tests, mechanical and
At the end of the course, you will have confidence on how to characterise, scope and constraints - ‘Classical’ reservoir engineering • Managing uncertainty in the oil & gas industry elastic properties and other concepts
model and manage reservoirs using geostatistics. The key points to take will be: - Planning approaches • Decision making under uncertainty using decision science • Hoop stresses and wellbore deformation
• Showing the methods and benefits of integrating geological, geophysical, - Use of network diagrams for -W hen to use more sophisticated • Monte Carlo & falsification • Pore pressure and stress changes and their effects on reservoirs and
petrophysical and engineering data into static reservoir models improved logic and to identify models • Global sensitivity analysis petroleum E&P
• Introducing state of the art deterministic and stochastic modelling relationships • Facilitating integration • Model selection and model complexity: • Building 1D MEM and 3D MEM (Mechanical Earth Model)
techniques, demonstrating their application and outcomes • Putting activities in a time frame; - Effective data display and addressing the computational challenge • Implications and case studies
• Gaining skills on making realistic assumptions of reservoir parameters and scheduling communication • Uncertainty quantification with seismic and production data
the associated spread of model uncertainties - Estimating work content and - Company structure and personnel • Calculating value of information
• Discussing the full workflow from data input and analysis through modelling durations roles in project-based work
and upscaling results into a model ready for flow simulation - Identifying critical path activities - The problems of out-sourcing
• Monitoring progress and - Integrating consultants and
controlling the project contractors
TOPICS - Plotting the course of the project - Solutions to challenges caused by
• Introduction to reservoir characterisation - Identifying the effects of remote working CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
• Reservoir metrics and related variable types slippages - How to avoid pitfalls in computer ‘The topic is difficult, but Jef was phantastic in bringing things down to the
• Geostatistics and spatial data analysis - Evaluating alternatives for modelling simplest examples.’
• Statistics exercise recovery • Applying PM techniques to Sr. Reservoir Engineer at OMV
• Variograms, Kriging basics and methods, Co-kriging • The importance of integration in reservoir studies
• Kriging exercise reservoir studies - Differences between reservoir ‘The topic is widely useable, not only to surface modelling. Jef very
• Stochastic simulation - How to use project management studies and traditional projects intelligently brings all facets together. Important for the RE & Modelling
• Simulation methods for discrete variables (indicator simulation, TGS, techniques to ensure integration - Tailoring the techniques; how crowd to follow this approach. I believe we need a Part II of this course.’
Boolean, MPS, etc.) - What needs to be integrated current PM methods can be Production Engineer at OMV
• Methods for continuous variables (SGS, GRFS, bivariate, etc.) - Benefits of the planned approach applied
• Exercise on stochastic simulation ‘It opens a new area in the industry and changes your view on it.’
- Examples of network diagrams for - Using ‚Stage Gate‘ approaches
• The setup of a reservoir model Reservoir Engineer at MND
reservoir study activities - How to assure quality
• Grid design and structure determination • Strategies for integrated reservoir - Troubleshooting common project ‘Very thought provoking, excellent tools and strategies for problem solving.’
• Facies, property and fracture modelling strategies studies problems Reservoir Engineer at BG Group
• Reservoir modelling exercise - Identifying objectives
• Volume estimates and uncertainty assessment - Formal techniques for evaluating
• Grid upscaling to coarse model data
• Exercise
Geodynamics and Structural Styles Fundamentals of Wellsite and

in Exploration Naturally Fractured Reservoirs Operations Geology Operations Geology
GEO58 5 Days Foundation / Skill Level GEO55 5 Days Advanced Level GEO09 5 Days Foundation Level GEO13 5 Days Skill / Advanced Level
Gabriele Lena Manhal Sirat Tim Herrett Tim Herrett
Aim of this course is to improve the knowledge of geodynamics with emphasis This course introduces basic geologic and engineering concepts, methodology This basic course aims at giving a grounding to those with no rig experience as The operations geology role has evolved over the last few years. It is no longer
on plate boundaries and deformation styles with an overview of different case- and technology used to characterise, evaluate and manage naturally fractured to rig activities and what the roles of the wellsite and operations geologist are. exclusively a well execution phase role involving data acquisition and
histories worldwide as well as the use of key geologic ‘prospecting’ tools. It reservoirs, with their limitations and constraints. It helps answering and It would suit young geologists who either need to go to the rigsite to get distribution. Now it is a wide-ranging, responsible and dynamic role
provides an overview of different geodynamic scenarios and associated understanding questions related to fractured reservoir performance during valuable experience or who want to be informed about wellsite activities. It encompassing safety critical functions through the entire life of a well.
structural styles and trap types. Participants will learn how to predict the drilling, production and field development: What are the factors that control would form a vital part of their learning experience as they would understand This course describes how to perform this critical role and to become an
geometry and characteristics of traps even if data is absent or conflicting. fractures behavior under activities of drilling, production and depletion? What what the data are which are generated at the wellsite, how it is used and its effective practitioner.
Practical interpretation skills on different case studies will be developed in are the impacts of such fractures on the reservoir development plans? How can potential shortcomings.
exercises, especially on seismic sections. Predicting major trap types, starting we develop and optimise those reservoirs to enhance oil and gas recovery? DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...
from structural style of deformation and geodynamic context in order to Case studies will be provided to demonstrate the importance of integrated DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... • Familiar with the basics of wellsite and operations geology and want to
decrease risk is one of the main goals of the course. geologic and engineering aspects in developing effective, economical reservoir become more proficient in operations geology
management strategies for different types of reservoirs. • An oil company geologist wishing to gain valuable background knowledge
(especially recent hires) • An oil & gas company geologist, as it will give you valuable insights into the
• An oil company geologist who is required to get offshore experience as part process of well planning, wellsite data acquisition, the value of the data, its
of the training limitations and its use in regional studies and well planning
• A geologist, geophysicist or engineer in the exploration team, keen to DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...
• Someone wanting to join an oil company and who wants to get a good
improve your knowledge of geosetting environments worldwide, to learn the • A geoscientist or engineer interested in a multi-disciplinary approach with The course assumes some basic knowledge of rigs, rig equipment, drilling
grounding for the role
methodology to interpret structural styles of deformation and to predict basic geological and reservoir engineering experience activities and the personnel involved in these activities.
trap types
This is a comprehensive course for professionals who want to have an
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE understanding of rig activities, rig contractors and what the important roles of HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE • Theoretical concepts illustrated during individual sessions are accompanied operations and wellsite geologists fulfil. You will be taken along a path from well planning, through execution and on to
• Worldwide examples of plate boundary and associated styles of deformation by working on practical problems to ensure a thorough understanding of the well review. Each phase will be described and supported using exercises and
• 2D-3D seismic interpretation in different geodynamic settings principles and procedures THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING case studies. The manual provides a good future reference for what has been
• Field log based interpretation as analog example • Hands-on experience by solving classical structural geology tasks By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: taught in the course.
• Case histories to demonstrate the applications and efficacy of structural • The fundamentals of drilling rigs and equipment
style setting analysis to predict trap style and geometry • How a well is drilled, including descriptions of bits, the mud circulation
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:
system and the importance of lag time
By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: • Who does what on the rig? Personnel and service companies • The role of modern operations geologists
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • Recognition, characterisation and prediction of subsurface natural fracture • Personal leadership (soft skills) - the importance of good communication and
• The importance of HSE and how it affects the geologist at the rig-site
By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: occurrence with their attributes from cores, well logs, seismic and drilling • Depth, ROP and why they are so important data sets awareness
• The main types of geosettings all over the world and the leading mechanisms data • How wellsite samples should be caught, ensuring they are representative • How to competently plan the geological aspects of a well including well and
responsible for the different geodynamic regimes • Fractured rock properties affecting reservoir performance • How samples and hydrocarbon shows should be properly described and data acquisition programs
• The link between plate tectonics, structural geology and petroleum geology, • Fractures sensitivity to in-situ stresses interpreted • How to identify, manage and mitigate drilling and subsurface risks
from a geodynamic point of view • Design and analysis of pressure transient tests • Directional drilling - how it is performed and why • How to competently perform well surveillance
• Major structural styles of deformation and associated trap styles for • Reservoir performance evaluation • The basics of well planning, execution and testing • How to manage wellsite derived data effectively
predicting geometry with lack of data • The most appropriate fluid-flow numerical simulation modelling • Coring and sidewall coring - how these processes are performed and why • How to predict and evaluate formation pore, fracture and overburden
• Interpreting 2D-3D seismic data, coupled with geophysical/well datasets • Application of coupled geomechanics/fluid-flow behavior • Activities of key wellsite geological contractors - mudlogging and LWD pressures
• The impact of natural fractures on hydraulic fracture stimulation • What the wellsite and operations geologists do. How do they fit into the • The basics of geomechanics and influences of earth stresses
organisation? • The basics of geosteering and well trajectory analysis
TOPICS
• Identifying the importance of data management and key data types • How to manage and archive final well documentation
• Plate tectonics and plate kinematics TOPICS
• Structural styles and comparative structural geology • Introduction: fractures terminology and attributes TOPICS
• Role of stratigraphy and major anisotropy in the development of structures • Workflow for characterisation using both static and dynamic data
TOPICS
• Health, Safety and Environment • Supporting the wellsite geologists
• Plate tectonics habitats respect of structural styles • Recognition and characterisation of fractures from well logs, cores to seismic Basics • Formation pressure
(HSE) and wellsite/operations • Liaising with drillers and subsurface
• Constructive plate boundaries, extensional tectonics and associated and drilling data • Rig types • The operations and wellsite
geology teams
structural styles • Fracture interrelationship with in-situ stresses • Rig components geology team
• Overview of the operations • Managing geological contractors
• Conservative plate boundaries, transform plate boundaries and associated • Building conceptual models for NFR • Drilling components • Operations geology
geology roles and responsibilities • Incident management
structural style • Appropriate NFR modelling; discrete, continuous and geomechanical models • Personnel and services • Wellsite geology
• Importance of ‘soft skills’ • Monitoring partner wells
• Destructive plate boundaries and compressional tectonics and associated • Impact of fractures on flow behavior; reservoir permeability, anisotropy, • Importance of soft skills and ability
Fundamentals • Well planning from location • Geopressure development and
structural style drainage area and water-flood sweep efficiency to communicate effectively
Health, safety and environment
• identification to spud influences of earth stresses on
• Focus on Fold and Thrust belt - thin skinned vs. thick skinned tectonics • Geomechanical integrated approach • Data management
Depth
• • Working with shallow hazards drilled wells
• Inversion and basement involvement • Implications and case studies • Sample description
Rate of penetration (ROP)
• • Drilling and subsurface risk • Formation pore, fracture and
• Salt and Halokinesis • Show description
Sample lag
• identification, mitigation and overburden pressure prediction and
• Plate tectonics and petroleum geology • Coring
Samples and sampling
• management, NPT analysis evaluation
• Petroleum structural geology • Sidewall coring
Basics of logs
• • Data acquisition program • Use of trend line analysis and
• Exploration projects and derisking using geosetting prediction criteria
Directional drilling
• Miscellaneous • Coring/Sidewall coring programs indirect indicators for pore
Well planning
• • Common drilling and geological • Geological contracts, contractor pressure evaluation
Well testing and completion
• abbreviations evaluation and quality control • Wireline Logging QC and MDT
Coring and sidewall cores
• • Glossary of drilling terminology. • Personnel preparedness pressure evaluation
Mudlogging
• Useful equations • The geological program • Logs, reports and final well
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK Logging while drilling (LWD)
• • Fundamentals of directional, ERD documentation
‘It was a good introduction of plate tectonic impact on prospect risk.’ and geosteering
• Well surveillance and well data
Geophysicist at Groupement Berkine
management, data quality
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
‘Very good manual, very good illustrations, very good instructor.’
Geologist at RWE Dea
‘Tim is very knowledgeable and very good at explaining, the study and
training material is very well made and thorough.’
Petrophysicist at DONG Energy
Petroleum Systems of North Africa and the Effective Technical Writing for Exploration
Pore Pressure, Fracture Pressure and Wellbore Stability Management Eastern Mediterranean and Production Staff - A Structured System
GEO21 5 Days Skill / Advanced Level GEO08 4 Days Skill Level SSK24 3 Days Skill Level
Tim Herrett Jonathan Redfern John H. Martin
Formation pressure prediction and evaluation is a safety critical task. This TOPICS This course provides a comprehensive review of the petroleum geology of This unique workshop provides guidelines for the efficient reporting of petroleum
course provides you with the fundamental skills required for pre-well prediction • What are pore, fracture and overburden pressures? North Africa and the main depositional elements across the region, and engineering, geological and geophysical studies. It will help you to produce
and subsequent real-time evaluation of subsurface pressures (overburden, • Fundamentals of pressure, definitions and standard equations examines the petroleum systems and play types basin by basin. Designed for concise and readable management briefings, well or study proposals and reports,
fracture and pore pressures) using a variety of direct and indirect methods. It • Subsurface stresses and wellbore stability analysis experienced geologists new to the region, it is an effective way to build tender documents, field development plans, operating manuals, procedures and
will also introduce you to the basics of wellbore stability analysis and describe • Borehole breakout identification and analysis knowledge and understanding of the geological evolution of the region, the legal agreements. Most ‘communication skills‘ courses are presented by individuals
how recognition of the pore pressure generation method is so important for • Overburden pressures and fracture pressures and how to calculate them main basin and plays, building on 30 years experience of the tutor, who is from outside the oil industry. This one is different. It gives practical instruction
prediction and evaluation. • The importance of leak-off tests and how to interpret them actively engaged in research and consultancy across North Africa. rather than theory, and is based on the presenter‘s extensive experience of
• Role in well planning and casing placement reporting and compiling integrated field development studies in an international
• ECD, ESD and other terminology oil company and consultancy environment, as well as board papers, expert
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... determinations, unitisation and redetermination procedures and submissions,
• Pore pressure generation mechanisms and controls on distribution
• A geologist, geophysicist or engineer requiring a fundamental understanding • Compactional mechanisms • A geologist, geophysicist, reservoir engineer or new venture manager new to contracts and court papers.
of the principles and applications of pore and fracture pressure in addition to • Fluid expansion mechanisms the region
wellbore stability • A professional wishing to take a broader regional overview to aid exploration DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...
• Centroid and pressure transfer
• A wellsite or operations geologist wishing to advance your knowledge to an • An E&P specialist or manager at any level in the oil & gas, consultancy /
• Influence of structural and diapiric mechanisms
expert level Hydrocarbon buoyancy affects and calculating them service or R&D sector
• HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE • An experienced team leader or supervisor who needs to coordinate or review
• Influence of generating mechanisms on evaluation
The course assumes some basic knowledge of operations or wellsite geology The course comprises a series of presentations of the geology of the region. the reporting of multidisciplinary integrated studies
• Seals, cells and compartments; influence of cells
and good awareness of drilling operations. Regional geology data, seismic, field photographs and typical well data are
• Seal breach and seal capacities This is not a basic English course so you should have a reasonable command of
presented as well as reviews of the existing discoveries, current exploration
• Hydrodynamics and tilted hydrocarbon contacts the language.
activity, play types and potential for future plays.
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE • Curve trend analysis methods - background, development and use Even native speakers are surprised at how many new ideas and practical
• Influence of mechanism on analysis methods suggestions this course contains. If relatively new to the industry, you will learn
You will be taken along a path which gradually introduces each topic and uses
many exercises and case studies to illustrate the points made. The manual
• Normal compaction trends THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING that ‘commercial‘ technical writing requires a non-traditional approach.
• Sonic, resistivity, density - advantages and disadvantages By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: This course is designed specifically for the E&P professional, focusing on E&P
provides a good future reference for what has been taught on the course.
• Quantitative analysis methods, Ratio, Eaton and Equivalent Depth Methods • The evolving structural history and depositional systems across North Africa documents and examples. Over four hundred individuals have attended
• Predictive methods, seismic methods, basin modelling • The petroleum geology of each main sedimentary basin, including the main previous versions of this practical course, presented as public and as ‘in-house‘
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • Analysis methods on offset and analogue well data petroleum systems, main reservoirs, sources and hydrocarbon generation workshops.
By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: • Combining predictions and managing uncertainty plus seal and trap types The workshop is ideal as an ‘in-house‘ presentation for company teams, where
• The essential concepts of subsurface pressures and stresses and their • Direct pressure measurements, influxes, wireline and LWD methods • Existing discoveries as illustrations of the main plays, as well as potential new participants may find it easier to work on internal documents.
interrelationships • Interpretation of LOTs, FITs and typical responses plays
• Mud losses, interpretation and management HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE
• Pore fracture and overburden pressures and how to calculate them • Current exploration activity
• The origins of geopressures and how pressure regimes develop through time • Indirect pressure measurements and their interpretation You will develop a ‘toolkit‘ to help with your writing tasks, to communicate
• How geopressures affect the distribution and migration of hydrocarbons • Drilling indicators, ROP and Dxc interpretations, results and recommendations more effectively. During
• The centroid principle and pressure transfer • Shale characteristics TOPICS practical sessions you will have the opportunity to apply the techniques
• How formation pressures will affect well planning and risk evaluation • Hole conditions, interpretation of adverse hole conditions • Main depositional basins demonstrated to your own material. You will very quickly see how to make
• Subsurface stresses and associated wellbore instability • Torque and drag, hole fill, cuttings and cavings • Structural evolution of North Africa improvements.
• Pore pressure prediction and real-time evaluation using trend analysis • Evaluation and monitoring techniques, description of cutting and caving • Regional stratigraphy / sequence stratigraphy One-to-one tutorials at the end of the course will allow detailed discussion of
• Fracture gradient evaluation and interpretation of leak-off tests and FITs styles • Principal source rocks your own work.
• How to distinguish causes of wellbore instability • Identifying mechanisms of wellbore instability and confusion with poor hole • Hydrocarbon generation and basin modelling Together with a slidepack, a recently updated comprehensive manual in book
• How hole conditions, shale caving and gas can be used in evaluations cleaning • Principal reservoirs style is provided, both in hard copy and digital form, for future reference.
• HTHP wells and their special risks and mitigations • Gas relationships, gas event types and generation • Basin review and petroleum systems
• Geothermal gradients and temperature - Algeria (Ahnet, Reganne, Tindouf, Timimoun, Ghadames, Illizi, Atlas,
• Pressure evaluation process review Offshore) By the end of the workshop you will feel confident in:
• Software used for evaluation - Libya (Ghadames, Sirte, Kufra, Murzuk, Offshore Sirte and Pelagian) • Applying all the practical techniques required to communicate technical work
• Good pressure evaluation practices, post well evaluation and archiving - Egypt (Red Sea, Offshore Nile, Mediterranean Basins (Israel, Palestine and effectively in writing
• Overview of HTHP wells and their challenges Cyprus) and Western Desert) • Your awareness of several common misconceptions relating to use of the
- Tunisia (Ghadames, Pelagian Shelf) English language in the commercial E&P environment
- Morocco (Offshore Atlantic Margin, Onshore Rif, Essaouira, Central Meseta) • Applying the many simple (but effective) suggestions contained in the
workshop
• Technical writing - you should even find that you start to enjoy it
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK TOPICS

‘World class instructor, well-explained presentations and great course • Why write reports? - The science behind colour design
material.’ - Four basic types - make sure you • How to compile manuals and
Geophysicist at OMV use the appropriate one minutes
• How to write - Making it easy!
‘One of the best courses I have attended, very good organisation, great
- Report compilation using a • Practical aspects of report
instructor.’
‘news-based‘ approach preparation
Petrophysicist at Wintershall
• Analysing objectives and - Type styles, layout and
‘Very good quality presentation material, Tim has definitely worked hard to developing ‘messages‘ arrangement
make the graphs and cartoons simple, clear and appealing.’ - How to develop a meaningful - Making your reports a pleasure to
Subsurface Engineer at RasGas topic outline read
- Using verbal presentations to • Managing the reporting process
‘Practical real world examples, well illustrated and very well delivered by a help structure a report - How to reduce editing time
very knowledgable expert.’ • Tips to improve writing skills - Coordinating multiple authors for
Geologist at RPS ENERGY - Brevity and simple approaches multi-disciplinary reporting
- Handling numerical data and • Digital documentation
specialist terminology - Special techniques for on-screen
- Writing effective summaries display rather than hard copy
• Optimal use of charts, figures, - Use of advanced word processing
tables and enclosures and document design features
- How to select and design for digital distribution
illustrations - Effective use of emails
WE DELIVER EXCELLENCE FIELD TRIPS
Petroleum Geology Field Workshop / Whitby, UK

FTP01 5 Days Foundation Level
Public In-house
Jonathan Redfern
This integrated course and field workshop offers an optimum environment to THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
build fundamental knowledge of petroleum geology and hands-on experience By the end of the course you will feel more confident in your understanding of:
of using subsurface data, whilst reinforcing concepts with daily visits to world- • The hydrocarbon habitat, reservoirs (including unconventional reservoirs),
class outcrops along the Yorkshire coast, used for decades by oil companies as source, seal and trap
analogues for the North Sea. This workshop develops both knowledge and in- • Analytical techniques used in exploration, appraisal and production
depth understanding. • The types, usage and display of subsurface geological data and its acquisition
The course reviews the fundamental elements of petroleum geoscience. The and the limits on the reliability of such data
key elements of a petroleum system are reviewed; source rocks, reservoirs • The qualitative interpretation of basic wireline log data
(including unconventional reservoirs), traps, seals and the timing of generation • Basic facies interpretation from wireline data, and what some of these units
relative to trap formation. Emphasis is placed on the integration with typical look like in equivalent outcrop
oilfield data. Visits to outcrops reinforce the lectures and allow the participants • The subsurface environment and its implications for the petroleum system
to understand the lithologies and characteristics of key surfaces and reservoirs • The key elements of the petroleum system
/ seal architecture. The Jurassic sequences exposed along the Yorkshire coast • Leads and prospect definition
offer a unique opportunity to observe many of the elements of the North Sea
petroleum system.
The course examines subsurface environments, the usage and display of typical TOPICS
subsurface geological data, with an introduction to wireline logs. This is then • Hydrocarbon habitat
developed into a definition of petroleum systems and an introduction to play • Source rocks and hydrocarbon charge
fairway definition and finally leads / prospects. • Reservoirs and reservoir characterisation
We conclude with the assessment of subsurface resources by calculating in- • Typical oilfield data (practical)
place reserves using deterministic methods. • Drilling and operations geology
• Wireline log interpretation
• Basic wireline log interpretation (practical)
PLANNED FIELD VISITS
• Seals
• Saltwick Nab to examine the well exposed Lower Jurassic mudstones on the • Assessing fault seals (practical)
coast. Here we will look at the key criteria for depositing a source rock and • Petroleum systems, plays, leads and prospects
its quantification of richness and maturity. A field experiment will generate • Risk and reserve calculations
hydrocarbons in the field to reinforce the theory! • Deterministic reserves (practical)
• Staithes to examine shallow marine reservoirs exposed along the beach. At
this locality we will look at how depositional environments can be For further details please contact training@hoteng.com
determined from the rock properties and examine the controls of reservoir
quality, heterogeneity and faulting
• Cloughton to examine Middle Jurassic fluvial reservoirs
• Whitby to look at reservoir architecture and controls on reservoir
development

experience of geoscience
Some basic geological knowledge is assumed, but no prior experience of oilfield

data or techniques used to interpret these datasets.

• Each day comprises intensive lectures and practical activities, reinforced by
field visits to examine outcrops in some classic locations along the Yorkshire
coast, so as to observe typical source rocks, seals, reservoirs and structures
• The field visits help you understand what your subsurface data is measuring
and reinforce the lectures
• The outcrops visited expose direct analogues of the North Sea Petroleum
Systems and give hands-on experience of some of the lithologies and
FIELD TRIPS recognition of the defining characteristics from pore to reservoir unit scale
• Group projects are undertaken to recognise key criteria of depositional
environments and the controls these have on reservoir source seal and trap Staithes sandstone, heterolithic lower Participiants examining the section
Petroleum Geology Field Workshop / Whitby, UK (FTP01) shoreface sandstone, analogue for at Staithes
North Atlantic Margin Petroleum Systems / Morocco (FTP06) north sea reservoirs
Integrated Reservoir Geology Field Trip: Reservoir Characterisation of Fluvial, Estuarine & Deltaic Deposits
in Modern and Ancient Environments / SW France & Spanish Pyrenees (FTP09)
Shallow Water Reservoir Characterisation in the Modern-Day Environments of the Gironde Estuary
and Aquitaine Basin / SW France (FTP02)
Structural Geology, Stratigraphic Architecture and Trap Styles of Sicily FTB -
A Multidisciplinary Approach on the Field / Sicily, Italy (FTP07)
Carbonate Reservoir Characterisation on the Field / Sicily, Italy (FTP08)
Section exposed on beach at Whitby, examining reservoir geometry and View of exposed Middle Jurassic Staithes sandstones section
connectivity in Whitby
Integrated Reservoir Geology Field Trip: Reservoir Characterisation of Fluvial, Estuarine &
North Atlantic Margin Petroleum Systems / Morocco Deltaic Deposits in Modern and Ancient Environments / SW France & Spanish Pyrenees
FTP06 6 Days Skill / Advanced Level FTP09 5 Days Skill Level
Jonathan Redfern Hugues Fenies
This field course and workshop examines all the elements of the Petroleum DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... This training presents reservoirs deposited in modern and ancient fluvial, TOPICS
Systems of the Atlantic margin, superbly exposed in Morocco. Data from new A geologist, geophysicist or engineer
•
estuarine and deltaic environments, with an applied production geology Day 1
field locations being actively researched are integrated with subsurface data The course assumes a basic level of geology and is suitable for both early career exercise (data base: fluvial reservoirs of a Cretaceous oil field - SW France). Modern-day deposits of the Garonne river & Gironde estuary (tide-dominated) /
and a regional overview of plays along the margin. It is designed to develop an and experienced professionals. SW France
in-depth knowledge of the systems and key play elements to aid exploration Duration of the training: 5 days, location: SW France + Spain: • Introductory lecture presenting the depositional environments of the
along this emerging province. Physical Demands - Field work in the modern EOD takes place in SW France (Bordeaux area) Aquitaine basin
This field course examines the evolution of the North Atlantic Petroleum Physical activity is moderate, requiring ability to walk 1 km along hilly terrain. - Field work in the ancient EOD takes place in the Spanish Pyrenees (Serraduy- • Fluvial meandering channels with sandy-conglomeratic point bars
System that is actively being explored along the West African and Eastern Climatic conditions can be hot. Tremp area) • Estuarine meandering channels, with heterolithic point bars (core)
Canada margin. The complete Atlantic margin sequence is exposed in Morocco, • Estuary-funnel sandy tidal bars (cores and very high resolution seismic)
from basement, overlying Palaeozoic section, all effected by the major • Internal architecture of the estuarine bay-head delta: reservoirs and internal
Hercynian orogeny. Permian through to Triassic post orogenic collapse and HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...
seals
continental rift deposits. The extensive Central Atlantic Margin Province (CAMP) The course has been run successfully for a number of oil companies and provides • An exploration or production geologist/geophysicist working on fluvial/ • Sequence stratigraphic model and reservoir architecture of the tide-
basalts that were followed by development of oceanic crust in the Atlantic, and unrivalled access to world-class exposures in North Africa’s most accessible estuarine/deltaic reservoirs dominated Gironde incised (very high resolution seismic)
the shift to a passive margin. An entire Jurassic mixed clastic and extensive country. Integration with subsurface data puts the outcrops into context and • A reservoir engineer in charge of modelling and producing these reservoirs
carbonate interval is exposed, with the key reefal development that is a target short exercises embed knowledge. Day 2
offshore. These are overlain by Early Cretaceous clastics, the shallow water and Short group exercises and discussions in the field are designed to develop a Physical Demands Modern-day deposits of the Arcachon estuary (wave-dominated) / SW France
continental equivalents of the offshore deepwater plays being targeted along deeper understanding of the systems. The physical demands of this course are low. Field walks will be slow and field • Inner estuary meandering sandy tidal channels and muddy tidal flats (cores
the margin. sessions will not last more than a couple of hours. You will be walking in water and very high resolution seismic)
The course examines the structural evolution of the basin, from early extensional (water depth: 1 - 2 feet) and on muddy soils. Some transfers are by boat within
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • Outer tidal inlet channel-fill and sandy tidal flat
through to wrench and compressional related tectonics and salt dynamics that the channels of the Gironde estuary and the Arcachon lagoon. • Sequence stratigraphic model and reservoir architecture of the wave-
play a crucial role offshore. Depositional systems are examined with a view to This course will develop in-depth understanding of the petroleum systems and In the Pyrenees there will be short hikes.
offer the opportunity to observe all the key elements superbly exposed at dominated Arcachon incised valley (very high resolution seismic)
characterise reservoir, seal and source development. • Comparison with the tide-dominated Gironde incised valley
The course will present an integrated analysis of the petroleum systems, with outcrop. It allows explorationists the opportunity to put the subsurface geology
new published data from recent fieldwork. This is combined with published into context. It is relevant for the exploration plays being undertaken along HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE
both the West African and Canadian/USA margin, and analogue plays globally. Day 3
subsurface data to develop play concepts in the offshore and onshore basins. • Field guide books
Examining the outcrops will also develop observation skills and fundamental Eocene deltaic Roda Sandstone (flood-dominated) / Southern Pyrenees; Spain
• Power Point Presentations
• Introduction to basin setting: the Eocene Roda Sandstone is composed of six
Highlights understanding of sedimentology and structural geology. • Poster sessions (before and after each field stop)
fluvio-deltaic sequences, which infilled a piggy-back basin located in the
• Triassic rift basins of the High Atlas. Structural development and • Core descriptions (high-quality cores, preserved in epoxy)
foreland of the Southern Pyrenees
sedimentology TOPICS • Very High Resolution Seismic lines (Seistec & Sparker)
• Flood-dominated Gilbert delta lobes, facies, reservoir architecture and
• Reservoir modelling of continental clastics: case study of integrated digital Day 1 - Marrakesh: Triassic Rift Sequences (Ourika Valley, High Atlas) • Cretaceous oil field data (core pictures, well logs correlation panel)
sequence stratigraphy
outcrop models Day 2 - Agadir: Triassic Rift Sequences (Argana Valley)
• 3D exposure of Triassic mixed fluvio-aeolian system, Argana Basin Day 3 - Agadir: Transect Triassic to Cretaceous (Argana to Agadir) THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING Day 4
• CAMP basalt and transition from rift to passive margin Day 4 - Agadir: Jurassic Carbonate Facies (North of Agadir)
This field trip is a unique opportunity to: Eocene deltaic Roda Sandstone (tide-dominated) / Southern Pyrenees; Spain
• Jurassic reefal development, facies and faunal distribution and controls on Day 5 - Essaouira: Early Cretaceous / Jurassic Depositional Systems
(i) visualise the modern-day environments of deposition and the associated • Tidal dunes and tidal bars deposited at the base of the Gilbert delta foresets,
reservoir development Day 6 - Marrakesh: Early Cretaceous Depositional Systems under the influence of tidal currents: facies, reservoir architecture and
• Early Cretaceous sequence stratigraphy and facies reservoir geobodies,
(ii) compare the modern deposits to their Eocene reservoir analogs and analyse sequence stratigraphy
• Regional tectonics and salt control
• Cenomanian-Turonian source rocks their spatial distribution within a sequence strat. framework,
(iii) understand the best way to produce these reservoirs with a real-live Day 5
• In depth discussion of plays, what works, what hasn’t yet… but could
business-case Cretaceous oil field exercise (fluvial & estuarine reservoirs). Eocene fluvial Castissent Sst./Southern Pyrenees; Spain & Cretaceous oil field
exercise
The course has been run successfully for a number of oil companies and provides • Braided streams & meandering channels: facies, reservoir architecture and
unrivalled access to world-class exposures in North Africa’s most accessible The aims of this training are to examine:
• Detailed facies analysis of shallow marine depositional environments: sequence stratigraphy
country. Integration with subsurface data puts the outcrops into context and • Direct application of the field concepts to a business case study: a
short exercises embed knowledge. Short group exercises and discussions in the fluvial - estuarine - deltaic
• Reservoir characterisation of the sand bodies deposited in these Cretaceous oil field exercise, with reconstruction of reservoir
field are designed to develop a deeper understanding of the systems. characterisation & architecture, thanks to sedimentology and sequence
environments: geometries, internal heterogeneities, interconnections
• Sequence stratigraphic analysis of the large scale reservoir architecture: stratigraphy and presentation of guidelines for production optimisation
Expert Leadership
The course is led by Prof. Jonathan Redfern, who is Director of the North Africa spatial distribution of reservoirs and seals, potential stratigraphic traps
Research Group (www.narg.org.uk). It is offered in collaboration with leading analysis
researchers working in the region, who are undertaking ground-breaking field • Direct application of these field concepts to a business case study: a
based analysis, with extensive studies across North Africa. This group has Cretaceous oil field exercise, with reservoir characterisation (sedimentology
published a number of key papers on the region with new research currently in of fluvial & estuarine Sst.), reconstruction of reservoir architecture (sequence
preparation for publication. stratigraphy & reservoir layering) and presentation of guidelines for
production optimisation
Shallow Water Reservoir Characterisation in the Modern-Day Environments of the Gironde Structural Geology, Stratigraphic Architecture and Trap Styles of Sicily FTB -
Estuary and Aquitaine Basin / SW France A Multidisciplinary Approach on the Field / Sicily, Italy
FTP02 4 Days Skill Level FTP07 5 Days Skill / Advanced Level
Hugues Fenies Gabriele Lena
This field trip, set in the world-famous Gironde estuary, Arcachon lagoon and THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING This 5-day field trip offers an intensive and robust multidisciplinary approach to THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
oceanic coastline of the Bay of Biscay, focuses on the characterisation of By the end of the course, by referencing the modern-day analogues sandbodies techniques and analysis on the field (regional geology, geodynamics, structural By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:
reservoirs formed in modern-day shallow water environments. of the Aquitaine basin you will feel confident to characterise, map and predict geology, stratigraphy, facies analysis and petroleum geology). Set on the • The geological setting of the Sicilian-Maghreb FTB: the Mesozoic
Facies analysis of fluvial, aeolian, estuarine, lagoonal, coastal marginal marine the quality and distribution of reservoirs formed in ancient shallow water famous Sicily Island, one of the most interesting and complex fold & thrust belts palaeodomains of the ancient African continental margin (basins and
and shelf deposits will be performed and linked to reservoir quality (porosity/ environments. worldwide, the course is designed to show the participants typical geological carbonate platforms) and their structural evolution
permeability). And in particular to: control factors in different geodynamic and palaeoenvironmental scenarios. • The relation between shallow-seated and deep-seated deformations in the
Reservoir sandbody characteristics, heterogeneities and geometries will be a The field trip is structured in such a way that each day participants experience Tertiary evolution of the thrust belt; the effects of the late transpressional
central theme of the course in addition to the application of sequence Assess the key-processes of reservoir genesis in fluvial, aeolian, estuarine, the integrated analysis of stratigraphic and structural settings of one specific
• tectonics
stratigraphic concepts in order to predict the reservoir distribution at basin lagoon, marginal marine and shoreface environments and to link these palaeodomain, using existing datasets and comparing subsurface data and • Large-scale inverted and transpressional structures and their potential for
scale. processes to reservoir quality (porosity/permeability) and segmentation outcrops. 5 days for 5 different geological scenarios (carbonate platform, slope- petroleum exploration
The Gironde estuary is a worldwide reference model for tide-dominated incised • Assemble detailed facies core descriptions in order to identify the reservoir
to-basin, basin, terrigenous/evaporitic basin, foreland basin systems) in • Synorogenic Tertiary deposits: sedimentology and facies associations
valleys. It allows a unique opportunity to observe the reservoirs and seals which formed in the environments of deposition along an updip-downdip facies different tectonic stages (passive margin, failed rift, flexure, compression, • Lateral facies changes, architecture and structural control of the sin-
develop along a 200 km long dip section, through a basin (from fluvial to transect (from fluvial to shoreface) thrust-top/satellite basin). Each day participants will analyse the geosettings, compressional Miocene basins in Northern Sicily
shoreface). Field work will focus on fluvial point bars located landward of the • Evaluate the range of geometries of the reservoir geobodies within each
reconstruct the relationship and predict the geometry of subsurface structures. • The Messinian evaporitic deposits: lithostratigraphy, sedimentation vs.
limit of tides, then on estuarine heterolithic point bars and lastly on sandy tidal environment and assess the specific processes controlling reservoir Landscape and seismic-scale outcrops will help the participants with the tectonic process and new insights
bars deposited in the estuary funnel. geometry correlation of tectonic models, geophysical data and analysis of structural • The potential geo-resources of the Caltanissetta Basin (late Messinian):
In contrast the Arcachon lagoon is a wave-dominated estuary (Leyre estuary) • Reconstruct large-scale reservoir architecture within a sequence
styles. bituminous euxinic shale, salt dome and methane mud volcanoes
and the field work in this location will focus on the facies and geometry of sandy stratigraphic framework, with the help of core transects and very high After a geology review and an introduction to the regional settings, the field • The Pliocene foreland basins of the Gela plain and the oilfields in subsurface
tidal channel-fill deposits, as well as on adjacent muddy and sandy tidal flats resolution seismic lines trip starts with the visit of various palaeodomains, starting from the higher • The present-day structural setting of the Sicilian foreland, seismic data from
deposits. The small-scale meandering tidal channels of the inner lagoon will be • Integrate production data (fluids, pressures) in order to test reservoir
structural units towards the less deformed. Different pieces of information the Sicilian offshore
visited first and then the large scale tidal inlet of the outer lagoon. architecture and propose strategies of reservoir optimisation through collected each day will allow you to put them together to draw a coherent • How to reliably note, draw, plot and map during a field survey, and the
The sequence stratigraphic models of the Gironde and Arcachon incised valleys workovers geological picture, to produce a palinspastic restoration and to analyse the importance of field techniques and analysis to decrease uncertainties
will be compared. Specific processes controlling reservoir geometry will be • Assess stratigraphic trap potential within incised valley fill
geodynamic scenario. We conclude with the prospect assessment and play
assessed thanks to new concepts (anchored and sweeping tidal ravinement • Construct regional-scale reservoir maps and predict the distribution of
analysis of some oilfields in Sicily, actually in production. Good food, monuments Take advantage of this unique opportunity to approach different geological
processes). Preservation potential of the incised valleys on the wave-dominated reservoir parameters in shallow water environments and the impressive landscape and coastline of Sicily will accompany you along scenarios in a single field trip.
shelf will also be presented and discussed. this trip.
The oceanic coastline of the Bay of Biscay adjacent to these embayments is one
of the highest energy wave-dominated oceanic coasts of the world. Beach, TOPICS TOPICS
shoreface and coastal aeolian dune facies will be presented, utilising trenches,
Day 1 Day 1
cores and a radar line. The giant wave ravinement surface will be examined, • The environments of deposition of the Aquitaine basin and the reservoir
• A geologist, geophysicist, explorationist or geoscientist in general, keen to • Introduction to the geological setting of Sicily
both in trenches and using high resolution seismic lines. characterisation tool kit broaden and deepen your knowledge on the field about the kinematic • The Mesozoic carbonate succession of the Panormide platform
• Fluvial meandering channels with conglomeratic point bars
evolution of a FTB-foreland system, using a multi-disciplinary approach • Facies relationships
• Criteria to recognise the fluvial-estuarine facies transition • Interference between tectonic structures
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... Continuous and well-exposed ‘seismic scale’ outcrops will help you understand
• Estuarine meandering channels with heterolithic point bars
• An exploration, development or production geoscientist, exploring and the geometries of the geological bodies, using commercial and crustal seismic Day 2
developing shallow, marginal reservoirs Day 2 profiles, well and geophysical datasets. Meso-Cenozoic slope-to-basin Imerese succession and its relationships with
•
• A reservoir engineer with basic geological knowledge, who wishes to link • Estuary funnel sandy tidal bars (estuarine bay-head delta) the overlaying Oligo-Miocene Numidian Flysch foredeep
reservoir architecture to production optimisation • Internal architecture of the estuarine bay-head delta: reservoirs and internal HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE
• seals Day 3
Physical Demands • New insights into recognition and prediction of the geometry of shallow-
• Production geology exercise: tidal bars well correlations, with integration of • Mesozoic extensional tectonics, volcanism and sedimentation at the Triassic
The physical demands of this course are low. Field walks will be slow and field seated and deep-seated structures, ramp dominated units vs. thrust sheet
production data Jurassic boundary to the Sicanian deep-water domain
sessions will not last more than a couple of hours. You will be walking in water dominated units
• Comparison of outcrop and seismic profile
(water depth: 1 - 2 feet) and on muddy soils. Some transfers are by boat within • Facies analysis and correlation between different palaeoenvironmental
Day 3 • Neogene imbricate thrust system deposits
the channels of the Gironde estuary and the Arcachon lagoon. scenarios, from meso-scale to seismic scale units
• Coastal marine oceanic beaches: backshore, foreshore and swash bars
• Cross-correlations between outcropping and buried structures, using seismic
deposits Day 4
profile and well-data applied to very impressive landscape
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE • Shoreface deposits of the Bay of Biscay Georesources in the Messinian Evaporites
•
• Explanation of new data derived from commercial and crustal profile
• Sequence stratigraphy of the interfluves of the Gironde incised valley Miocene-Quaternary mixed ramp
•
• Field stops will allow a direct visualisation of the key facies deposited in the providing new insights and prediction criteria on the relationships between
(adjacent to estuary mouth)
various environments of deposition and a direct link to the onsite a) an imbricated carbonate thrust system of the Northern chain, b) the huge
• Sequence stratigraphic model and reservoir architecture of the tide- Day 5
sedimentary processes Caltanissetta terrigenous trough consisting of embricated thrust systems,
dominated Gironde incised valley • The frontal part of the chain and the present foredeep: comparison with the
• Geometries and internal heterogeneities of the reservoir geobodies will be and c) the flexure of the Iblean foreland crust below the FTB
• Exploration geology exercise: well correlations and assessment of subsurface setting will be imaged by seismic reflection profiles
described and linked to the processes active within the different depositional • Different types of petroleum systems and plays will be shown during this
stratigraphic trap potential within tide-dominated incised valley fill • The oil fields of Southern Sicily
environments 5-day field trip
• The Iblean foreland and the forebulge with surface and sub-surface
• Poster sessions will introduce and summarise the key-points of each field • Exercises, line drawings, stratigraphic logs, structural data plots and maps
Day 4 comparisons
stop. Trenches, numerous cores and high resolution seismic lines will be also will be performed during the survey
• Inner lagoon meandering tidal channels and muddy tidal flats
utilised to visualise and map reservoir geobodies • Outer lagoon tidal inlet channel and sandy tidal flat
• Onsite team work exercises (interpretation of trenches and core
• Sequence stratigraphic model and reservoir architecture of the wave-
descriptions) allow a direct link from sedimentary processes to reservoir dominated Leyre incised valley (Arcachon lagoon) in comparison with the
quality. Indoor reservoir geology exercises focus on the reconstruction of tide-dominated Gironde incised valley
reservoir architecture with integration of production data (fluids and • Aeolian coastal dune field, with internal architecture of the tallest dune of
pressures) Europe (Pyla dune)
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Carbonate Reservoir Characterisation on the Field / Sicily, Italy

FTP08 4 Days Skill / Advanced Level
Public In-house
Pietro Di Stefano
This 4-day field trip in northwestern Sicily will provide the basics of carbonate THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
reservoir characterisation on the field, by means of spectacular exposures, visits By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:
to quarries and seismic scale outcrops. The main aims are to describe and • Geological key elements for the characterisation of carbonate reservoirs
illustrate the peculiar geological and petrophysical control factors occurring in • How to analyse and assess the different control factors influencing a
carbonate reservoirs. fractured reservoir, starting with petrophysical datasets and exporting them
The instructor will focus on the main sedimentological characteristics of to the large-scale reservoir
different carbonate reservoirs (pore diagenesis, facies, primary structures,
palaeontology, evolution and sequence stratigraphy) coupled with the role of
fracturing (vertical and horizontal). Prediction criteria in fractures orientation TOPICS
will be explained, with limits and constraints. The course focuses on the seismic Day 1
aspects of carbonate reservoirs and the correlation with the outcrops. The role • Introduction to the carbonate reservoirs in Sicily
of permeability and anisotropy in fluids within the reservoir and the relationship • Geological and petrophysical characteristics
between boreholes and fractures will be covered using natural examples. A set • Karst, fractures, jointing and anisotropy
of outcrops of shallow water carbonates affected by meso and macro volcano- • Homogeneous vs. heterogeneous deposits
dykes and atollo-type successions will show you some of the risks and critical • Correlation with well datasets
factors occurring in reservoirs.
At the end of this course you will be able to describe carbonate reservoirs at Day 2
different scales, starting with pore networks and rock textures, followed by Peritidal cycles and reef complex, characteristics, facies and geometries
•
sedimentary bodies and stratigraphic-structural macro-architectures. From outcrop to macro architectures of carbonate reservoirs
•
These outcrops provide a natural laboratory to properly learn and experiment Domino style faulted reservoirs
•
with methods for characterising and modelling carbonate reservoirs. Unconformities and sealing
•
Rudistic limestone reservoirs, porosity and connectivity
•

Day 3
• A geologist or geoscientist in general with some years of experience, keen to Tidal flats, effect of matrix
•
broaden and deepen your knowledge of carbonate reservoirs (properties and Sedimentary dikes, large faulting, ramp-bounded reservoirs
•
control factors in modelling) Stepped margin, channels, breccias and auto-brecciated reservoirs
•
• A reservoir engineer or explorationist wishing to improve your geological Channels and other discontinuities
•
knowledge Correlation with seismic
•
The course assumes a basic knowledge in geoscience. Day 4

Large vertical barrier/discontinuity, volcanic dykes
•
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE Mixed deposits, petrophysical parameters
•
Slope carbonates and calcareous turbidites
•
• Clear and impressive field stops allow a visualisation of the different facies Prediction criteria, risk and case study
•
typical of carbonate reservoirs
• Graphic material on site as well as correlation with seismic and well datasets
will help you understand the geological control factors typical of reservoir
modelling
• Practical exercises on geometries, fractures and heterogeneities of the
reservoir will be conducted in quarries where a multiple exposure and
variable geometries of cliffs permit a 3D visualisation of critical surfaces
GEOPHYSICS
Seismic Acquisition and Processing - From Basics to Modern Concepts (GPH07)
Geophysical Reservoir Characterisation (GPH01)
AVO and Beyond - Quantitative Seismic Amplitude Interpretation (GPH11)
Microseismic Monitoring in Conventional and Unconventional Reservoirs (GPH41)
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Seismic Acquisition and Processing - From Basics to Modern Concepts
COURSE PROGRESSION MATRIX GPH07 5 Days Foundation / Skill Level
Public In-house
Christian Stotter
PETROPHYSICS LAB, The acquisition and processing of seismic data is indispensable for any successful TOPICS
FORMATION EVALUATION GEOPHYSICS
CORE ANALYSIS exploration and production project. It is essential to know what additional • Overview and introduction
information a newly acquired or re-processed vintage seismic dataset can • Elementary theoretical concepts
deliver to the interpreter or reservoir engineer. Nevertheless, many users of - Seismic wave propagation, reflection and transmission
seismic data are unfamiliar with seismic design principles and data processing. - Approximate concepts: acoustic waves, rays and the convolutional model
Integrated Petrophysics for Carbonate & Fractured Reservoirs - A Roadmap Moreover various technological developments in recent years have led to • Sampling and aliasing components of seismic acquisition projects
complex and sometimes confusing terminology. • Target oriented seismic survey design - 2D and 3D surveys
This course is intended to give you a sound understanding of the essentials of • Source and receiver parameters and configurations
seismic acquisition and processing and shows how this understanding can help • Seismic acquisition timeline -
Integrated Reservoir Studies: The Project Management Approach you in your day-to-day work. from design to operations
• Signal processing fundamentals
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... • Pre-processing
AVO and Beyond - Quantitative • A geologist, geophysicist or petroleum engineer, who uses seismic data in - Seismic-navigation merge
Integrated Petrophysics - How to use Special Core Analysis with Modern Logs
Seismic Amplitude Interpretation daily work and who wants to know about the potential and limitations of - De-signature, zero phasing
seismic data depending on the used acquisition parameters and processing - Noise removal - swell and de-spike
workflows - Gain recovery
• A geoscientist or manager involved in seismic acquisition and processing - Deconvolution
Microseismic Monitoring in - Multiple removal - SRME
projects, as the acquired knowledge will help you in the tender process and
Special Core Analysis Integrated Petrophysics for Reservoir Characterisation Conventional and Unconventional
operational phase of seismic acquisition and processing projects - Data regularisation and interpolation
SKILL
Reservoirs
- Velocity analysis, NMO and stack
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE • Pre-stack time migration
• Post-processing
• Determination of basic seismic acquisition parameters using wave
Use of Electric Wireline Logs as part of a Successful Planning for • Depth imaging and tomography
propagation principles and existing data will give attendees practical
Well Stimulation Services • Novel acquisition and processing methods
understanding of land and marine survey design
• The effects of changing key survey parameters will be shown on real data and
- Wide azimuth survey geometries
case studies - Simultaneous source acquisition
• Basic processing concepts will be derived intuitively from signal processing
- COV processing
Effective Technical Writing for Exploration and Production Staff - A Structured System
and wave propagation principles - Three components - aspects of ocean bottom processing
• Attendees will get hands-on experience in seismic data processing on real
- Full wave form inversion
data examples and state of the art seismic processing software concepts
• Benefits and pitfalls of modern imaging algorithms will be shown on case
Special Core Analysis: Petrophysical
Wireline and LWD Log Quality Control and its Impact on Interpretation Geophysical Reservoir Characterisation studies from different geologic environments
Imaging Applications
• In a seismic tender exercise participants will define acquisition and processing
parameters based on principles they have learned during the course
Integrated Petrophysics - Open Hole and LWD Interpretation Seismic Acquisition and Processing – THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
Quick Look Techniques Principles and Applications From Basics to Modern Concepts At the end of the course you will have a good understanding of the possibilities
but also pitfalls and limitations of seismic data acquisition and processing
projects. With that foundation you will feel confident to:
• Evaluate basic survey parameters for seismic acquisition
FOUNDATION
Basic Formation Evaluation

• Judge the relative importance of seismic acquisition parameters for specific
geologic targets
• Distinguish between different seismic acquisition proposals based on
Core Analysis Fundamentals Fundamentals in Petrophysical Log Interpretation: provided survey parameters
and Technology Theory and Practice • Perform basic QC and parameter evaluation for seismic processing projects
• Evaluate a processing sequence for seismic data processing tenders
• Better interact with experts in the fields of seismic acquisition and processing
• Assure optimal use of financial resources
AVO and Beyond - Quantitative Seismic

Geophysical Reservoir Characterisation Amplitude Interpretation Microseismic Monitoring in Conventional and Unconventional Reservoirs
GPH01 5 Days Skill Level GPH11 3 Days Skill Level GPH41 2 Days Skill Level
Wilfried Gruber Christian Stotter Leo Eisner
The seismic signal carries a large amount of information from the subsurface. In its early days the AVO method has been seen as a potential golden bullet for Microseismic monitoring became a broadly used tool for oil and gas TOPICS
Seismic attributes aim to assess this information in order to utilize it for exploration prospect de-risking. Nowadays - and a lot of dry wells later - we unconventional and also conventional production. Its use ranges from mapping • Introduction
reservoir characterisation. Reservoir geologists need to understand these know that there are many possible situations where geology can generate traps of hydraulic fractures, through compaction and faulting control in offshore - Definition of microseismicity, induced / triggered seismicity
seismic attributes in order to integrate their behaviour into reservoir studies. for those interpreting AVO anomalies too naively. reservoirs to control of seismic hazards related to the induced seismicity. This - A brief review of microseismicity outside the oil industry: water reservoirs,
This course covers the seismic attributes typically used for reservoir Nevertheless AVO and its successors and improvements have greatly changed course provides an insight into the most common methodologies of microseismic mining and geothermal
characterisation and indicates their application in reservoir modelling. our understanding of the subsurface. Using pre-stack inversion and anisotropic monitoring discussing their advantages and limits of their applications. - Induced seismicity by reservoir production
A nearly infinite number of seismic attributes is technically possible. Not all of imaging we can now better characterise the subsurface. Especially in a Participants will be able to set the right expectations, select the appropriate - Historical review of microseismicity during reservoir production
them are meaningful, some are redundant, and other attributes work in specific development environment where a lot of well control is available, this can lead monitoring methodology and mainly interpret the data in a meaningful way. - Historical review of microseismicity by hydraulic fracturing (M-site, Cotton
situations only. The participant’s intuition for seismic amplitude will be trained to great enhancement of characterising the inter-well space. Temporal changes This course is based on a new book (Springer) scheduled for 2019. Valley, Barnett, etc.)
systematically by starting from simple instantaneous attributes and evolving via in seismic amplitudes recorded by time lapse seismic can be related to - Principles of hydraulic fracturing and geomechanics
amplitude versus offset methods to advanced seismic inversion studies. production effects and integrated in the reservoir simulation. Amplitude • Earthquakes
Hands-on real data exercises demonstrate how attributes relate to reservoir variation with azimuth and angle bears the potential to characterise the DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...
- Instrumentation for passive seismic
occurrence, rock and fluid properties and their heterogeneity. Examples include properties of the fracture network so important in many reservoirs. • A professional with a geoscience background - Frequency content of the microseismic data
exploration scenarios and will link seismic and well data for quantitative So despite the slight disillusionment after the first euphoria in AVO - Earthquake location techniques
interpretation. In modern reservoir characterisation, which aims for complete interpretation, the quantitative interpretation of seismic amplitudes bears No specific prior knowledge is required, although a familiarity with geophysical - Relative locations
data integration, validated attributes are key to understanding the inter-well great potential for future subsurface characterisation. terminology, hydraulic fracturing and/or seismology is useful. - Microseismic location techniques and exercises
space. In this course we will start from a solid understanding of the basics, but we will • Downhole location technique
go on to review further developments, starting from elastic impedance, over - Single well monitoring technique
pre-stack AVO inversion and the use of amplitude variations with azimuth for
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... - P-wave and S-wave polarisation
estimation of anisotropy that can be used in imaging and fracture • Practical examples of data and computer simulations
- P-wave only location from downhole arrays
• A geoscientist (all disciplines) exposed to reservoir description, characterisation. • Theoretical concepts are explained and illustrated on case studies
- Picking strategies for microseismic data
characterisation and modelling • You will go through several exercises
- Optimal design of downhole monitoring array
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... • Case studies
- Orientation of downhole geophones
• Q&A including short tests
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE • A geophysicist or geologist, who uses quantitative seismic interpretation in - Velocity model calibration
daily work and who wants to gain a solid understanding of the AVO method - Inclined / dual and multi-well monitoring techniques
• The methodologies presented are aimed to the point where seismic is
incorporated into the geoscience workflow. and recent developments THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • Surface monitoring technique
• An exploration geoscientist, who needs to incorporate AVO results in By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of how - Vertical component only, uncertainty associated from P-wave locations:
• The course format contains theory, example cases from field studies and
prospect de-risking to: depth vs. origin time
literature.
• A geomodeller, who uses quantitative seismic interpretation results for • Use or request the appropriate processing technique from a service company - Detection uncertainty and signal-to-noise ratio
• In practical examples you will use seismic attribute software to apply the
property or facies modelling • Design an array for passive seismic (surface or downhole) monitoring to meet - Frequency content, attenuation and detection
methods taught, strengthen the knowledge gained, and set the basis for a
your targets - Design of surface monitoring array
maximum of seismic data integration in upcoming projects.
• Throughout the course the level of detail in viewing the reservoir increases.
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE • Determine uncertainties of locations for microseismic events in microseismic - Calibration shots / velocity model building: isotropic vs. anisotropic velocity
We will review the history and foundation of the AVO method and develop monitoring arrays - Relative locations
It starts with seismic attributes giving field scale trends, moves on to •
from this an understanding of the possibilities and limitations of the method • Orient downhole geophones from a perforation or calibration shot - Downhole and surface location case study
integrating well data for resolving local features and finally embarks on
• This will be accompanied by case studies and practical examples in Python • Quality check locations of microseismic events: estimate approximate - Near surface amplification
statistical methods to be utilised on meter scale grid models.
distance and depth of a recorded microseismic event on a downhole array • Source mechanisms
notebooks
• The hands-on experience will be useful for the application of the learned • Build a velocity model (P- and S-wave) from a sonic log or check shot - Concept of source mechanism, definition of dip, strike and rake for shear
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING themes in the day-to-day business and give an introduction to modern measurement suitable for microseismic monitoring source
By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: geo-computing • Calibrate a velocity model for both surface and downhole arrays - Description of shear, tensile, volumetric, CLVD source through moment
• The logic, underpinning assumptions and limitations of seismically derived • Going beyond the usual AVO topics will accustom you with latest • Estimate the source mechanism from surface microseismic monitoring tensor
information developments of amplitude based seismic interpretation • Manage and mitigate hazards resulting from induced seismicity - Inversion for source mechanisms from single monitoring borehole / multiple
• How to select the seismic attribute required for a specific task • Estimate the stimulated reservoir volume monitoring boreholes / surface P-only data
• The applications of seismic data in a reservoir characterisation workflow THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • Effectively use the information provided by microseismicity - Source mechanisms of microseismic events
• The benefits of data integration • Understand how the stress is constrained by microseismic events • Source characterisation
By the end of the course you will have a good understanding of the possibilities - Magnitude local and moment
and limitations of amplitude-based quantitative seismic interpretation. With - Magnitude and energy
TOPICS that foundation you will feel confident to: - B-value and magnitude of completeness
• Model basic AVO responses from well log data
• Seismic attributes and attribute combinations - Stress drop, source dimensions
• Classify AVO responses
• Link well and seismic information • Anisotropy
• Understand and apply AVO anomalies for prospect de-risking
• Attribute analysis and validation - Introduction to anisotropy
• Judge the amplitude fidelity of pre- and post-stack seismic volumes
• AVO and fluid replacement analysis - Effect of anisotropic media on S-waves: shear wave splitting
• Assess the effectiveness of recent developments in quantitative
• Seismic inversion and the use of inversion results - Shear wave splitting observed in microseismic data
interpretation for your field development or exploration study - Inversion of anisotropic media from P and S-waves using microseismic
• Workflows for integration of attributes in reservoir modelling
events
TOPICS - P-wave anisotropy on surface monitoring data
• Amplitude versus offset basics - Time-lapse changes in anisotropy
- From bright spots to AVO anomalies • Reservoir simulations
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
- Wave equation, Zoeppritz and simplifications - Current use of microseismicity in the oil industry
‘Clearly structured arrangement of the course. Even difficult equations were - AVO classifications - Diffusion model for pressure triggering of microseismic events
explained by simple words.’ - AVO attributes and crossplotting - Discrete fracture networks constrained by microseismicity
Senior Geoscientist - Use and misuse of AVO - Reservoir simulations and history matching
• A digression on amplitude preserved processing • Seismicity in the vicinity of oil or gas reservoirs
‘I liked the course as a whole. The material is well prepared, easy to follow,
• From AVO to elastic impedance - Theory and history of induced felt seismicity
focusing on important issues.’
• Pre-stack inversion - Seismic moment and total injected volume
Exploration Geophysicist
• Amplitude versus azimuth applications in - Blackpool case study as an example of induced seismicity
- Anisotropic imaging - DFW seismicity case study
- Fracture characterisation - Social issues related to hydraulic fracturing
- Geomechanical applications • Case studies and conclusions
• Time lapse amplitude changes - Recent important case studies: locations and source mechanisms
• Full waveform inversion - an outlook - Relationship between microseismicity and hydraulic fracturing
- Summary of the class
- The most important things to remember about microseismicity
WE DELIVER EXCELLENCE PETROPHYSICS
Fundamentals in Petrophysical Log Interpretation: Theory and Practice

PPH23 5 Days Foundation Level
Public In-house
Claudia Steiner-Luckabauer
This course represents the fundaments of logging techniques and petrophysical THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
models. It focuses on intuitive log reading and a mindful petrophysical setup. It By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:
supports your understanding of logging response in rough conditions as well as • The different definitions of terms to enhance understanding between
the awareness that models are helpful, but can also lead to incorrect people which leads directly to the definition of several petrophysical
interpretation. This course strengthens your confidence in log reading which properties
helps in interpretation, reviewing or simply integrating logs in your daily work. • ‘Intuitive’ log reading and qualitative log interpretation
• The difference between deterministic and probabilistic log interpretation
This course is designed to give you a basic knowledge in the three main pillars in • The importance of data integration and integration of disciplines
petrophysical log interpretation, which are: • How to perform qualitative log interpretation from data quality control to
• The bits and bytes of wireline logs (data acquired)
the calculation of porosity, water saturation and permeability
• Data integration (core, log, geological data)
• Petrophysical theory and application
TOPICS
When attending this course it is likely that you already had a petrophysical • Basics of wireline logging
course at university or you already got in contact with wireline logs at your daily • Basic petrophysical workflow
work. Maybe you got challenged by the question what those logs really mean in • Porosity
terms of vertical or horizontal resolution, what their significance or informative • Environmental conditions
value is or how this can be translated into rock properties. Step by step, you will • Core data integration
focus on specific physical properties and learn, what they tell us from the • Water saturation
formation. You will learn the theoretical fundamentals for petrophysical log • Find water and hydrocarbon zones
interpretation, the correct application for the reservoir present and about the • Archie’s concept and other saturation models
uncertainty of the calculations. You will learn that the classical workflow needs • Core data integration
back loops and data-integration to get reasonable results. During that • Absolute permeability
investigation you will understand how logging techniques, borehole conditions • The importance of facies
or other external circumstances will influence your interpretation and how you • The NMR permeability pitfall
can avoid pitfalls. • Older logs
• Quick look analysis - summary
• The probabilistic method
• Examples for full data integration
• A petrophysicist, geologist, reservoir engineer, geophysicist or someone in
need of a basic understanding of petrophysical log interpretation

The course is structured in sequences of theory and practical exercises in which
the discussed theories will be applied on real data.
This course is based on real world examples. Such examples are not perfect and
will be matter of discussion, as it will be also in the real working world. During
this course you will learn how to apply accepted industry standard equations,
what they are created for and in which circumstances they can be used.
PETROPHYSICS
Fundamentals in Petrophysical Log Interpretation: Integrated Petrophysics - How to use Special Core
Theory and Practice (PPH23) Analysis with Modern Logs (PPH31)
Basic Formation Evaluation (PPH28) Open Hole and LWD Interpretation Principles and
Wireline and LWD Log Quality Control and its Applications (PPH33)
Impact on Interpretation (PPH25) Use of Electric Wireline Logs as part of a
Integrated Petrophysics Successful Planning for Well Stimulation
for Reservoir Characterisation (PPH02) Services (PPH34)
Integrated Petrophysics for Carbonate & Integrated Petrophysics -
Fractured Reservoirs - A Roadmap (PPH03) Quick Look Techniques (PPH06)
Basic Formation Evaluation Wireline and LWD Log Quality Control and its Impact on Interpretation
PPH28 5 Days Foundation Level PPH25 5 Days Skill Level
Angel Meso Angel Meso
This interactive course will introduce you to the fascinating world of TOPICS The certification of acquired data is a very critical aspect of wireline and LWD TOPICS
petrophysics, the relationship between the rock, the fluid it contains and its Basic Logging and Petrophysical Concepts logging and is performed through the observation of key quality indicators. The Basic Logging Concepts and Principles of Metrology
interactions, from the downhole response to the actual formation evaluation • Porosity and permeability concepts and classification
main objective of this course is to make you aware of these quality indicators as • Basic well logging concepts
techniques and procedures. • The reservoir: minimum conditions for productivity
well as the different techniques to solve commonly found issues at the wellsite. • Auxiliary measurements, QA/QC and common issues
The course will explore the tools response to different lithologies and will help • Introduction to well logging
The course will explore the tools response explained from their physical • Principles of metrology, the real environment
you understand log readings, applications and limitations. It will instruct you • Log classification according to the measured properties
principles as well as their relationship with the rock and fluid properties, most • Log quality control basic principles
with the basic Petrophysical concepts as well as the log interpretation • Auxiliary measurements, uses and common issues
common open hole logging technologies will be covered explaining their main • Basic measurements: Gamma ray and spontaneous potential
techniques and procedures for the correct evaluation of well logs on clean and • Basic measurements: Gamma ray and spontaneous potential
applications and limitations. Basic petrophysical interpretation will be discussed • QA/QC indicators and examples
shaly sand formations. with numerous examples and exercises in order to complement your knowledge • Resistivity theory, principles and applications of laterologs
Resistivity and Conductivity Logging Tools to be able to perform a proper log QA/QC analysis. • Microresistivity devices, principles and applications
This training course will feature: Resistivity theory
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• Discussions on tools physical principles and applications This training course will feature:
The borehole environment: invasion profile
• Conductivity and Nuclear Logging Tools
• Tool limitations on different borehole environments Explanation of petrophysical concepts and techniques
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Principles and applications of laterologs
• Conductivity tools, uses and limitations
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• Tips and examples to identify and understand common logging issues Discussions on tools physical principles, applications and QA/QC
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Microresistivity devices, principles and applications
• LWD resistivity determination tools
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• Explanation of petrophysical concepts and techniques for formation Tool limitations on different borehole environments
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Resistivity tools limitations
• Log quality control and common issues
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evaluation Conductivity tools, uses and limitations
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Metrology concepts and applications on wireline and LWD logs
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RT and invasion profile determination
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• Application of interpretation methods in several examples and exercises Multiple log quality control exercises
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LWD resistivity determination tools
• Formation density tools, calibrations, applications and QA/QC
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Calibrations and log quality control parameters
• Neutron tools principles, calibrations, applications and QA/QC
•
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... RT determination
• DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... LWD porosity determination tools
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Nuclear tools limitations and environmental corrections
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• An engineer in the exploration and production department Nuclear Logging Tools • An engineer in exploration and production departments
• A geologist, geophysicist or petrophysicist Basic principles of nuclear physics applied to borehole logging
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• A geologist, geophysicist or petrophysicist Acoustic and Geological Logging Tools
• A petroleum, reservoir or drilling engineer Formation density tools, principles and applications
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• A petroleum, reservoir or drilling engineer Basic sonic tools, borehole compensation
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• In general, any oil & gas industry professional who is involved in logging data The photoelectric factor, a key lithology indicator
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• In general, any other oil & gas industry professional involved in logging data Dipole sonic tools, applications
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interpretation and validation Hydrogen index: neutron tools principles and applications
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QA/QC and validation Mechanical properties determination and uses
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Porosity determination from density and neutron logs
• Sonic limitations, QA/QC and common issues in the borehole
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HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE Porosity compatible scales and density-neutron crossover
• HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE LWD acoustic tools
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LWD nuclear logging tools
• Cement evaluation logs: CBL-VDL. interpretation and QA/QC
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This training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to This training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to
Lithology determination on simple cases
• Ultrasonic cement evaluation tools
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ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the
Calibrations and log quality control parameters
• Dipmeter interpretation principles
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information presented. The sessions will include visual, auditory and kinesthetic information presented, the sessions will include visual, auditory and kinesthetic
Geological image (resistivity and ultrasonic) logging tools
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elements to cover the three different learning modalities. The daily sessions will elements to cover the three different learning modalities. The daily sessions will
Acoustic Logging Tools and Introduction to Formation Evaluation Principles, interpretation and log quality control indicators
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be highly interactive and participative. This involves regular discussion of be highly interactive and participative. This involves regular discussion of
Acoustic waves propagation in the borehole
• Structural and stratigraphic interpretation principles
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applications as well as hands-on exercises that will be solved manually and/or applications as well as hands-on exercises that will be solved manually and/or
Basic sonic tools, borehole compensation
• Facies analysis for reservoir characterisation with image logs
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using Microsoft Excel. using Microsoft Excel.
Sonic porosity compared to density-neutron
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Dipole sonic tools, applications
• Advanced Logging Tools and Formation Testers
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING Mechanical properties determination and uses
• THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING Nuclear magnetic resonance, applications, limitations and QA/QC
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By the end of the course you will be able to: Common sonic issues in the borehole
• By the end of the course you will be able to: Relaxation mechanisms and their association with fluid and rock properties
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• Understand the physical principles of main open hole logging tools LWD acoustic tools
• • Understand the physical principles of main wireline and LWD logging tools Porosity, irreducible water saturation and permeability determination
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• Apply basic quality control techniques to validate logging data Formation evaluation principles
• • Apply quality control techniques to validate logging data Advanced fluid determination methods: 3D map T1-T2-difussion
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• Know the main applications and limitations of the different readings Qualitative log interpretation techniques
• • Know the main applications and limitations of the different tool readings Dielectric tools principles and applications
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• Perform a quick qualitative interpretation to determine possible interest Rw determination methods
• • Perform a complete log quality control in a set of logs Saturation determination parameters, m, n and CEC
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zones Crossplots utilisation, Hingle and Pickett plots
• • Perform a basic log interpretation Geochemical logging tools, uses, limitations and QA/QC
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• Perform a complete formation evaluation on a shaly sand environment Graphical interpretation techniques for porosity and lithology
• Reservoir pressure determination tools
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Pre-test interpretation, common issues and QA/QC
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Complete Formation Evaluation for Simple Lithology Pressure gradient interpretation and examples
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Saturation determination: Archie equation
• Fluid sampling, optical and composition fluid analysers
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Complete formation evaluation for clean lithology using Archie
• Advanced probes for special well and reservoir conditions
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Other saturation determination equations
• Permeability determination
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Hydrocarbon effects on log readings
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Complete formation evaluation for shaly sand lithology using Simandoux
• Well Seismic and Basic Petrophysics
Group discussion on interpretation results
• Checkshot, VSP, offset and multi-offset VSP, walkaway
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Different source types, air-guns and vibroseis trucks
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Physical principles, interpretation and log quality control indicators
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Formation evaluation principles
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Rw determination methods
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Crossplots utilisation, Hingle and Pickett plots
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Graphical interpretation techniques for porosity and lithology
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Saturation determination equations and techniques
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Complete formation evaluation for simple lithology
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Course can be presented in English or Spanish language.

Integrated Petrophysics for Reservoir Characterisation Integrated Petrophysics for Carbonate & Fractured Reservoirs - A Roadmap
PPH02 5 Days Skill Level PPH03 5 Days Skill Level
Mark Deakin Mark Deakin
This course will teach you how to evaluate reservoirs and quickly identify flawed TOPICS This course represents the Complete Carbonate & Fracture Evaluation Recipe, TOPICS
results. • Petrophysical objectives. Physics vs. petrophysics. Concepts of data hierarchy from Quick Look Log Analysis to full Core-Log-Test integration. It presents a • How physical characteristics impact 1) reservoir properties 2) reservoir
Robust reserves and simulation are achieved by the logical, systematic and calibrations systematic, disciplined plan of action for the acquisition and integration of measurements
integration of all relevant data. A quality interpretation is extremely cost- • Quick Look Operations log analysis. Logging tool review. Vshale & lithology;
carbonate petrophysical data, highlighting problems and explaining solutions. • Carbonate & fracture reservoir classifications: Lucia, Nelson, Aguilera
effective compared with data acquisition or development mistakes and complex lithology The course provides a much needed systematic process for staff faced with the • Total porosity & clays vs. total porosity & pore geometry. What to do!
essential with today’s complex reservoirs and data sets. • Porosity: Total or effective? Gas zones and complex lithologies; calibrating
daunting prospect of managing Carbonate & Fracture, or other ‘complex‘ • How to use data and equations intelligently. Understanding data
Integration will often replace the need to run expensive, irrelevant logs, explain porosity reservoirs. Non-petrophysicists will learn how to quickly check geo-model input redundancy, hierarchy and equation inversion
apparent data conflicts and provide the correct answer faster, strengthening • Sw100 zones and Rwa’s: Their derivation and effective use
with ‘Greenlists‘. • Misleading data, useful data, powerful data. Carbonate & fracture database
your position as an operator. By contrast, stand-alone log analysis often results • Sw: Improving the inputs which really matter: Rt/Ro, Rw, m, n, Sw: OBM/WBM essentials
in wrong decisions and weakens your technical position in the eyes of your core; capillary pressure; magnetic resonance; facies and wettability defined, • Greenlists: the tests you must apply to received data sets
partners. DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...
explained and integrated. Calibrating Sw • Carbonate quick look Excel template with 100+ key equations for complex
This course, evolved over 25 years of petrophysical consulting and lectures, • Shaly sands: Defined & explained. Integrating resistivity & non-resistivity
• A petrophysicist, any geologist, operations geologist, engineer or core reservoir evaluation
demonstrates how robust answers are achieved by the logical integration of data; FMI/NMR/Pc, WaxmanSmits Qv, m*, n* with or without core analyst who uses or creates petrophysical results for carbonate or ‘complex‘ • PetroDB, analogues, Sigma & Dielectric logs, Cap. pressure, FZI, R35, rock
diverse data. Integrated Petrophysics was the first public petrophysics • Fluid contacts and capillary pressure: Using MDTs effectively. Distinguishing
reservoirs typing, core Sw, which Sw? NMR porosity bins, coates carbonate permeability,
integration course (Jan1990) and remains the Benchmark Petrophysics Course the mobile phase sonic logs, Stoneley k, stress, fracture quantification
today. • The RockType Master Equation: What is it? How do I use it?
Basic principles are reviewed; however a year’s experience in formation • The complete carbonate & fracture evaluation recipe: principles, data and A-Z
• Permeability: Rock-types; NMR; conventional log quick-look k; bound fluid
evaluation is desirable. information flow
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... volume; Timur-Coates permeability; relative effective kwtr koil kgas & SwP10, • The petrophysics to geo-model checks which really matter!
P90 sensitivity; calibrating k with well test kh; correct permeability simulation HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE
• A petrophysicist, geologist of any discipline, reservoir engineer, geophysicist, input
core analyst or someone with a year’s experience with logs or formation • All data is integrated, from drilling and LWD to well tests and the latest
• Netpay: What is netpay? Definition. Its proper criteria and evaluation
evaluation hi-tech logs via a recipe which provides a definitive set of results and a secure
• Key recommendations for mud, drilling, logs, core analysis, Sw & k evaluation
basis for decisions - a template for evaluating any complex reservoir
• 10 common systematic errors which ruin geological models
• The course explains how the physical characteristics of carbonates - tight,
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE • Daily interactive petrophysics and / or geolog demos
fractured or permeable - present failure points for classical log analysis
• Excel petrophysical toolbox: All workshops, Swpc:n calibration, Shaly Sand QL
• This course is a condensed package of powerful integration techniques. It • How to drill, core, log, test and then integrate specifically to address these
LAS evaluator, 100+ Eqns, PetroDB-Vault extracts, HPV sensitivities
uses an interleaved sequence of lectures, micro-practicals, Interactive failure points is explained via a condensed learning session of interleaved
Petrophysics & Geolog demos, movies and workshops to convey a flexible theory, PetroDB-Vault IP demos, workshops and movies
and very powerful petrophysical methodology. Its Comprehensive Manual • Drilling data, core, SCAL, logs, LithoScanner, NMR, Dielectric, Sigma, Acoustic,
and Petrophysical Toolbox provide a lasting benefit to the novice and Image-logs and MDTs are all briefly explained and fitted together to form the
experienced student alike. definitive solution for any given data set
• Basic economics are addressed first by Quick Look Log Analysis for • 5 days of petrophysical saturation: morning recaps: Do this, don’t do that!
operations and then by a disciplined, logical process to optimize the PetroDB-Vault interactive demos; micro-practicals; movies; workshops; 25
interpretation of Porosity, Saturation, Permeability and Fluid Contacts - the years’ experience and debate
basis of Reserves.
• Low Contrast Low Resistivity Pay, clastics and carbonates are evaluated by
straight forward integration techniques which outperform log analysis with CUSTOMER FEEDBACK THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
direct, plain to see results. ‘This is the best Petrophysics course ever!’ By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: ‘Very useful & practical course, will be put to immediate use.’
• The integration of LWD, Wireline, Facies, SCAL, MDTs etc is explained via the Petrophysicist at CC Energy Development • The physical differences between carbonates and clastics and their data
Petrophysicist at Idemitsu Petroleum
author’s ‘PetroDB-Vault’ software with the final, crucial Petrophysics- response implications
Geomodel checks clearly set out. ‘The information given is highly valuable for my job.’ • Why extreme pores, vugs, fractures and oil wetness occur in carbonates and ‘It explains perfectly how a petrophysicist should work to deliver the best
Petrophysicist at Neptune Energy how to recognise and treat them output to geologic model & reservoir simulation.’
• Carbonate & fracture evaluation essentials. The failure points which must be Petrophysicist at Qatar Petroleum
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING ‘Great overview but also in depth. Good applied practical approach.’
identified & healed
By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: Geophysicist at GDF SUEZ E&P ‘Topic very interesting, good delivery and plenty of experience from
• Why fracture well tests can be misleading and what critical other data you
• The essential nature of petrophysics: its objectives, data and uncertainties instructor.’
‘Mark explains difficult concepts effectively and makes it easy to understand. must have
• How to get the best possible answers from any given data set Petrophysicist at Tullow
I am glad that I choose this course!’ • How common errors impact results using PetroDB-Vault interactive demos
• How to perform Quick Look Log Analysis and Essential Core-Log Integration
Geologist at ADCO • How to acquire and integrate key drilling, mudlog, core, special log and well ‘Topic organisation is excellent, helps us to see from helicopter view then go
with the author’s Excel spreadsheets test data
• How to review petrophysical studies effectively & quickly identify flawed
into detail.’
• How to do quick look carbonate log analysis and integrate capillary pressures Engineer at SKK Migas
results using a clear sequence of logical checks with logs in Excel or IP
• How to identify and extract the key data channels from modern hi-tech logs ‘Instructor was fantastic. The course slides were very useful and well
• How to do thorough, integrated and robust evaluations in any complex,
which, when integrated with core, logs and welltests, will answer the conventional reservoir presented. This was one of the best courses I have ever taken.’
questions your team is asking • How end-users can critically review complex petrophysical results using the Petroleum Engineer at BG Group
• What really matters from the increasingly complex barrage of modern author’s greenlists
petrophysical data
• How to drill, core, log and test for clear formation evaluation results
• How to avoid the 10 most common errors which ruin petrophysical results
• How to use interactive software to reveal how your data works together and
impacts results
Integrated Petrophysics - How to use Special Core Analysis with Modern Logs Open Hole and LWD Interpretation Principles and Applications
PPH31 3 Days Skill Level PPH33 5 Days Foundation / Skill Level
Mark Deakin Angel Meso
This course does more than calibrate your density log with core grain density TOPICS This interactive, applications-driven course will highlight the techniques and TOPICS
and porosity. It starts with the essential techniques of core-log integration • Essential core-log integration principles of well log interpretation for oil industry professionals who deal with Basic Concepts Review and Resistivity Tools
required to create compatible data sets which are suitable for special core • How to check routine core analysis data is fit for purpose wireline and/or LWD logs in their daily job. • Petrophysics concepts review
analysis (SCAL) integration. It then goes on to integrate the SCAL lab results • How to integrate data with different scales of measurement The course will explore the tools response explained from their physical • Introduction to well logging
with powerful, modern logs to show how these can be more usefully applied to • Routine core porosity calibration of density, NMR, neutron and sonic logs. principles as well as their relationship with the rock and fluid properties; most • Log classification according to the measured properties
answer key reservoir questions. NMR, Dielectric, Cross Dipole sonic, 3D Select and merge existing open hole logging technologies will be covered explaining their main • Auxiliary measurements, uses and common issues
resistivity, Lithoscanner and MDT are some of the logs whose output is • Routine core permeability calibration of NMR, porosity, HPV, etc. Select and
applications and limitations. Advanced interpretation methods will be discussed • Basic measurements: Gamma ray and spontaneous potential
calibrated and welded into the fabric of a true, modern, integrated petrophysical merge with numerous examples and exercises including complex lithology • Resistivity theory, principles and applications of laterologs
evaluation. Such an evaluation is robust, overdetermined and grounded in • Routine Dean Stark and other core saturations integration with Resistivity,
interpretation techniques. • Advanced laterolog logging tools: array and azimuthal
routine and special core analysis. All integration techniques are explained in Saturation-height(s), NMR, Dielecric, Sigma • Microresistivity devices, principles and applications
terms of the question being answered (the objective), the physical basis of the • Capillary pressure explained
This training course will feature:
core and log data being used and the steps necessary to quantitatively integrate • Capillary pressure SCAL tests: centrifuge, porous plate, mercury
• Discussions on tools physical principles and applications Conductivity and Nuclear Logging Tools
the core with logs and geo-models. • Lab to reservoir fluid conversions
• Tool limitations on different borehole environments Conductivity tools, uses and limitations
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Like all the author’s ‘Integrated Petrophysics’ courses a logical, systematic • How to check and correct lab Pc data
• Tips and examples to identify and understand common logging issues LWD resistivity determination tools
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structure is followed which enhances understanding of the where, why and how • Reservoir Rock Typing (RRT): Why and how? Facies, NMR, FMI, FZI, HFU. RRT
• Explanation of petrophysical concepts and techniques for advanced Advanced induction logging tools, 3D induction
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of modern petrophysical data. Lithology, porosity, saturation, permeability, without core. formation evaluation using wireline and LWD logs RT and invasion profile determination
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natural fractures, FWL, TOC and mechanical properties for brittleness and • Application of RRT during core-log integration
• Application of interpretation methods in several examples and exercises
Formation density tools, principles and applications
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fracturing are addressed, with the pertinent core and log data explained and • The engineer’s stand-alone core saturation height function The photoelectric factor, a key lithology indicator
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integrated. • How to fit Pc data: Foil, J Function, Lambda, Skelt Harrison Neutron tools principles and applications
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• Integrating core saturation height functions with logs: Resistivity, NMR, Porosity determination from density and neutron logs
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Porosity, Sigma, MDT • An engineer in the exploration and/or production department LWD nuclear logging tools
•
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... • A geologist, geophysicist or petrophysicist
• SCAL electrical properties CEC, m and n: use, abuse and correct Lithology determination, calibrations and log quality control parameters
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• A petrophysicist, reservoir engineer, core analyst, geologist or engineer who implementation • A petroleum, reservoir or drilling engineer
builds or uses static or dynamic reservoir models • Using RCA, SCAL and modern logs to solve the low resistivity pay problem
• In general, any oil & gas industry professional involved in wireline and LWD Acoustic and Geological Logging Tools
• A professional with a year’s experience with core-log integration logging data interpretation and validation
• SCAL NMR lab tests: BFV, T2, T1 cutoffs, Qv experimental technique and Basic sonic tools, borehole compensation
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results Dipole sonic tools, applications
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HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE • Integration of SCAL NMR with logs, use, abuse and alternatives compared HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE Mechanical properties determination and uses
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• SCAL Relative Permeability tests: steady vs. unsteady state Sonic scanner principles and applications
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Lectures are interleaved with micro-practicals, videos, PetroDB-WEB demos, This training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to
• Integration of SCAL rel. perm data with log analysis for kw, ko and kg. Common sonic issues in the borehole
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class practicals, class discussions and timely recaps to achieve a dynamic and ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the
Fractional flow LWD acoustic tools
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engaging training session - training which can be taken back to the office and information presented. The sessions will include visual, auditory and kinesthetic
• Do your results concur with field observation? Calibration Dipmeter interpretation principles
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applied immediately. elements to cover the three different learning modalities. The daily sessions will
• Wettability: impact on capillary pressure, relative permeability and Sor Geological image logging tools
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This course explains how to perform comprehensive core-log integration on be highly interactive and participative. This involves regular discussion of
• Is your reservoir non-strongly water wet? What to do in the lab. What to do Structural and stratigraphic interpretation principles
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legacy data, but also arms you with the knowledge of what is and what is not applications as well as hands-on exercises that will be solved manually and/or
during integration. Open, partially open and healed fractures interpretation
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critical to acquire in your reservoir, saving valuable time and money during using Microsoft Excel.
• What is the Residual Oil Saturation? Faults and unconformities interpretation examples
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drilling, completion and development.
• Daily Interactive Petrophysics (IP) and PetroDB-WEB demos Facies analysis for reservoir characterisation with image logs
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Core-Log integration has been the central topic of the author’s Imperial College
Ph.D., 30 years of consulting, reading and lecturing on core-log integration. It is
• Excel Petrophysical Toolbox: All workshops, equations, evaluation templates THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING Ultrasonic logging tools
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also the central purpose of the PetroDB-WEB software, which expands essential By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:
• Physical principles of most existing open hole logging tools Advanced Logging Tools and Introduction to Formation Evaluation
core-log integration to SCAL and modern logging tools.
• The main applications and limitations of the different tool readings Nuclear magnetic resonance, principles and applications
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• The uses of advanced wireline and LWD logging tools in complex lithology Relaxation mechanisms and their association with fluid and rock properties
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THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING interpretation Porosity, irreducible water saturation and permeability determination
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By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: • How to perform a quantitative formation evaluation on a complex lithology Advanced fluid determination methods: 3D map T1-T2-difussion
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• How to acquire conventional and wireline core data - from mud systems to Dielectric tools principles and applications
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laboratory Saturation determination parameters, m, n and CEC
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• The essential techniques of core-log integration Geochemical logging tools
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• The major Special Core Analysis (SCAL) tests explained Complex lithology evaluation examples
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• The major Special Log measurements explained Formation evaluation principles
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• How to identify the key data channels from modern logs which answer the Rw determination methods
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questions your team is asking Crossplots utilisation, Hingle and Pickett plots
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• The questions core-log integration answers that log analysis cannot Graphical interpretation techniques for porosity and lithology
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• What integration techniques to apply to what special core analysis data - use
your data! Formation Testers and Complex Lithology Evaluation
• How to objectively rank rival evaluation techniques Reservoir pressure determination tools
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• How to use legacy core data with the modern log data you have just acquired
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK Pre-test interpretation
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• How to use Rock Typing and PetroDB to estimate the core values you do not ‘The course is giving practical ideas and tools to solve even complicated Lost seal, dry tests and supercharging
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have problems.’ Pressure gradient interpretation
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• How to use interactive software to show how properly integrated SCAL and Petrophysicist at MOL Fluid sampling, optical and composition fluid analysers
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modern logs will impact your geo-model results Advanced probes for special well and reservoir conditions
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Permeability determination
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Saturation determination equations and techniques
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Complete formation evaluation for complex lithology
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Use of Electric Wireline Logs as part of a Successful Planning for Well Stimulation Services Integrated Petrophysics - Quick Look Techniques
PPH34 5 Days Skill Level PPH06 3 Days Foundation Level
Angel Meso Mark Deakin
This interactive, applications-driven training course will highlight the principles Reservoir Porosity and Mechanical Properties This course walks through how to perform a Quick Look Log Analysis which is TOPICS
and applications of the main open and cased hole logging services used in the • Formation density tools, principles and applications integrated with commonly available non-log and special log data. The process is • Quick Look objectives
oil industry for professionals who work in the planning and execution of well • The photoelectric factor, a key lithology indicator easy to understand and performed real-time, following established • Logging tools & curves. Briefly: Mnemonics, essential physics, role during
stimulation services. • Neutron tools principles and applications petrophysical principles but within an operation's 'quick look' setting. evaluation, recognising & reducing the impact of common problems
The course will explore the tools response explained from their physical • Porosity determination from density and neutron logs The course uses simple multi-disciplinary techniques to quickly cross check and - Caliper: simple - 6 arm
principles and their utilization in the successful planning of well stimulation • Lithology determination and its relevance for well stimulation services verify petrophysical results on the fly to enable more objective, fact based - Total and Spectral Gamma Ray
services, most common cased hole technologies will be also covered explaining • Basic sonic tools, borehole compensation operational decisions. Log based field development studies can also be checked - Spontaneous potential
their main applications and limitations for well stimulation. • Dipole sonic tools, applications and verified by these quick look techniques. - Resistivity: Induction, Laterolog, Micro, Multi depth, RhRv (3D resistivity),
• Mechanical properties determination and uses for hydraulic fracture Verifying petrophysical results moves you into an environment of certainty, Standoff
This training course will feature: planification confidence and leadership. These petrophysical techniques will benefit - Density, photoelectric, density correction
• Discussions on logging tools physical principles and applications • Hydraulic fracture vertical extension estimation everyone downstream of the drill bit. - Neutron: thermal, epithermal, sigma
• Tool limitations on different borehole environments • Sonic scanner principles and applications
- Compressional sonic
• Tips and examples to identify and understand common logging issues • Common sonic issues in the borehole
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... • Special Logs
• Explanation of petrophysical concepts and techniques for basic log
- Image logs: resistivity & sonic
interpretation Stress Evaluation and Natural Fractures • Keen to learn the numerous quick and easy - but never used - techniques that - Modern geochemical tools including Lithoscanner
• Cement and corrosion evaluation tools principles and applications • Dipmeter interpretation principles transform quick look log analysis into robust, hard edged results - Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
• Cased hole resistivity, porosity and saturation tools • Geological image logging tools
- Array sonics, shear waves, cross dipole, Stoneley
• Application of interpretation methods in some examples and exercises • Structural and stratigraphic interpretation principles The course is aimed at operations geologists, petrophysicists, wellsite - Dielectric
• Open, partially open and healed fractures interpretation geologists, experienced log analysts, users of petrophysical results, geo- • Log quality control LWD & WL: essential curves, what to do, how to achieve
• Faults and unconformities interpretation examples modellers, exploration managers, team leaders,...
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... optimal logs
• Stress orientation determination and its importance for hydraulic fracturing
• LWD and wireline: combined use
This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly • Facies analysis for reservoir characterisation with image logs
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE • Mud: Water and oil base. Why you must have good mud and how to achieve it
benefit: • Ultrasonic logging tools. Interpretation and examples
• Supporting data: offset wells, PetroDB, analogues - which data is critical?
• Reservoir engineers in the exploration and production departments Daily recaps, questions and debate. These debates will revolutionise the way
• Quick look modules in petrophysical software. Assumptions, pitfalls and
• Geologists, geophysicists and petrophysicists Lithology, Pore and Grain Size Determination you think about and perform quick look log analysis.
cross checking their results/li>
• Petroleum and drilling engineers • Nuclear magnetic resonance, principles and applications This course is not difficult; it is common-sense but will surprise the experienced
• Vshale and Lithology calculations and cross checks
• In general, all other oil & gas industry professionals who are involved in • Relaxation mechanisms and their association with fluid and rock properties log analyst who has never used the numerous simple, easy to apply techniques
• Porosity calculations and essential cross checks
stimulation services planification, execution and monitoring • Porosity, irreducible water saturation and permeability determination which transform quick look log analysis into fact based petrophysics. These
• Gas Zone Porosity
• Grain and pore size determination with magnetic resonance techniques eclipse sophisticated, black box log analysis and are mostly
• Recognising Reservoir Types. The necessary modifications to data acquisition
• Advanced fluid determination methods: 3D map T1-T2-diffusion completely free to use. If resources are to be spent on push button log
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE and work flow
• Geochemical logging tools for elements estimation processing or running special logs it is advisable to at least be aware of these
• Water salinity (NaCl) & Rw. Placing feasibility limits on the most important
• This training course will utilize a variety of proven adult learning techniques • Precise lithology from elements for matrix stimulation planification simple checks.
exploration uncertainty
to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the • Complex lithology evaluation examples
• Workshop: Lithology, porosity and salinity Quick Look Integration
information presented.
• The sessions will include visual, auditory and kinesthetic elements to cover
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING Techniques. Hingle - Pickett plot iteration
Formation Pressures and Basic Formation Evaluation Techniques • Archie Sw: calculation, cross checks and shaly sand flag
the three different learning modalities. • Reservoir pressure determination tools By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:
• How to do Quick Log Analysis quickly and efficiently with far greater • Quicklook shaly sand. The difference in Quick Look method. Essential cross
• The daily sessions will be highly interactive and participative. This involves • Pre-test interpretation
accuracy and far greater confidence than before checks
regular discussion of applications as well as hands-on exercises that will be • Lost seal, dry tests and supercharging
• Doing your own Quick Look Analysis on your own laptop and save the entire • Permeability, pay, free water level
solved manually and/or using Microsoft Excel. • Pressure gradient interpretation
process as a working template • Workshop: Full Circle. How to use the quick look evaluated porosity,
• Advanced probes for special well and reservoir conditions
• The essential operating principles, outputs and role of all conventional and saturation and permeability with NMR and/or generic Capillary Pressure data
• Permeability determination
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING special logging tools, their benefits and pitfalls, without getting bogged to cross check and reconcile results
• Formation evaluation principles
By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: down in tool theory or irrelevant detail • Problems Reservoir Types: Carbonates, Low Contrast Pay, Fractures
• Rw determination methods
• The physical principles of main open and cased hole logging services used on • How to quickly identify porosity, saturation, netpay, fluid contacts, • MDT: how to confirm & iterate quick look results
• Crossplots utilisation, hingle and pickett plots
the planification of well stimulation services permeability and test intervals in a rapid, easy-to-understand workflow and • Quick Look Techniques spreadsheet
• Graphical interpretation techniques for porosity and lithology
• The main applications and limitations of the different tool readings • Saturation determination equations and techniques become familiar with their typical log patterns
• How to perform a quantitative formation evaluation on a simple lithology • Complete formation evaluation exercise • Recognising your reservoir type and what you must do differently in each
• The uses and interpretation of cased hole services one
Cement Quality and Casing Integrity Relevance for Well Stimulation • Why and when to run ‘special logs’ including image logs, NMR, array sonics,
Services rotary sidewall cores and MDTs
TOPICS • How to avoid wasting time on secondary issues and to keep your mind
• Cement evaluation logs: CBL - VDL
Basic Concepts Review on Well Logging and Well Stimulation Services focused on what really matters
• Interpretation and LQC
• Basic well logging concepts • Acquiring the key data that moves the bottom line and to cancel the data
• Ultrasonic cement evaluation tools
• Auxiliary measurements, applications and common issues that does not. This means making correct decisions real time which is only
• Corrosion logging basics
• Basic measurements: Gamma Ray and SP possible if your quick look is robust. After this course you will know if your
• Mechanic, ultrasonic and electromagnetic tools
• Well stimulation methods results are robust.
• Formation damage. Logs that could estimate formation damage • How to use PetroDB and other wells quantitatively during quick look to firm
Other Relevant Wireline Services for Well Stimulation Planning, Execution
• Minimising the damage up your decisions
and Monitoring
• Matrix stimulation • Verifying your geo-models and field development log analysis with simple,
• Hydraulic fracture real-time monitoring, microseismic
• Lithology, permeability and porosity effective techniques
• Production logs basic, different flow rates
• Hydraulic fracturing. Logs that help on planning and monitoring • Presenting your results succinctly and with conviction because you know
• Core sampling tools, core lab analysis
• Well perforating basics they have been cross-checked against hard data using established
Resistivity Formation Damage Estimation petrophysical principles
• Underbalance and oriented perforating
Resistivity theory, principles and applications of laterologs
•
• Other perforating techniques to maximise hydraulic fracture efficiency
Advanced laterolog logging tools: array and azimuthal
•
• Wireline bridge plugs and packers placement
Formation damage estimation with array laterolog tools
•
Microresistivity devices, principles and applications
•
Conductivity tools, uses and limitations
•
Advanced induction logging tools, 3D induction
•
Formation damage estimation with multiarray induction tools
•
RT and invasion profile determination. Invasion quantification
•
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We strive to do our best, on time and on budget, and thrive on the tough jobs. Our work is supported
by industry-standard software and complemented with our own specialist proprietary tools.
EXPLORATION ACREAGE EVALUATION

Regional studies, geo-statistical assessment, sweetspot identification
LEAD AND PROSPECT GENERATION

Identification, risking and ranking, volumetrics, economics
RESERVOIR CHARACTERISATION
Clastics, carbonates, fractured basement, unconventionals
FIELD DEVELOPMENT PLANNING

Oil, gas, condensate, green and brown fields, conventional and unconventional
IMPROVED / ENHANCED RECOVERY

Waterflood optimisation, conformance, gas injection, cEOR, thermal recovery
UNDERGROUND STORAGE
Gas storage, CO2 sequestration
PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
Optimisation, artificial lift
INTEGRATED ASSET MODELLING (IAM)

From the reservoir to surface facilities
AUDITING
Due diligence, reserves, unitisation, peer-review
EOR LABORATORY SERVICES

‘Rock-on-a-Chip’ microfluidic flooding experiments,
InspIOR flooding system, core flooding
BESPOKE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

Assisted history matching (SenEx)
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
Wellsite geology, seismic acquisition design, workover supervision
TRAINING AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER

Exploration & production, management & leadership,
finance & contracting, soft skills
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WE DELIVER EXCELLENCE RESERVOIR ENGINEERING
RESERVOIR RESERVOIR MODELLING & ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY

RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT
CHARACTERISATION SIMULATION (EOR)
Advanced PVT and EOS Fluid Naturally Fractured Reservoir Advanced Gas Condensate Reservoir EOR Polymer Flooding - Lessons
ADV
Characterisation Modelling and Simulation Management learnt from Field Applications
Carbonate Reservoir Characterisation

EOR: Heavy Oil Steam Injection
and Modelling
Modelling and Managing Uncertainty in the Subsurface
Integrated Reservoir Studies: The Project Management Approach
Advanced Well Testing and Enhanced Oil Recovery: Fundamentals

Modern History Matching
Interpretation and Applications
SKILL
Petroleum Geostatistics –
Special Core Analysis Integrating Data for Reservoir Waterflooding: Performance Predictions and Surveillance
Modelling and Simulation

Reservoir Simulation Technologies EOR: Miscible Gas Injection
Gas Field Engineering –

Reservoir and Production
RESERVOIR ENGINEERING Basic Reservoir Fluid Properties and

Field Development Planning Enhanced Oil Recovery Fundamentals
Phase Behaviour
Reservoir Engineering for Non-Reservoir Gas Field Engineering -
Engineers (RES01) Reservoir and Production (PRE29)
FOUNDATION
Core Analysis Fundamentals and Advanced Gas Condensate Reservoir Well Testing Operations,
Technology (RES45) Interpretation and Design
Management (RES05)
Special Core Analysis (RES48)
Modelling and Managing Uncertainty
Special Core Analysis: Petrophysical in the Subsurface (RES38) Core Analysis Fundamentals and
Imaging Applications (RES44) Technology
Enhanced Oil Recovery Fundamentals (RES03)
Well Testing Operations, Interpretation
and Design (RES39) Enhanced Oil Recovery: Reservoir Engineering for Non-Reservoir Engineers
Advanced Well Testing and Fundamentals and Applications (RES31)
Interpretation (RES37) Waterflooding: Performance Predictions
Basic Reservoir Fluid Properties and and Surveillance (RES28)
Phase Behaviour (RES13) EOR Polymer Flooding -
Advanced PVT and EOS Fluid Lessons learnt from Field Applications (PRO15)
Characterisation (RES08)
EOR: Miscible Gas Injection (RES47)
Reservoir Simulation Technologies (RES06)
EOR: Heavy Oil Steam Injection (RES58)
Carbonate Reservoir Characterisation and
Modelling (RES62) Effective Technical Writing for Exploration and
Naturally Fractured Reservoir Modelling and Production Staff - A Structured System (SSK24)
Simulation (RES61) Integrated Reservoir Studies:
Modern History Matching (RES63) The Project Management Approach (PBM07)
Reservoir Engineering Core Analysis Fundamentals Special Core Analysis:

for Non-Reservoir Engineers and Technology Special Core Analysis Petrophysical Imaging Applications
RES01 5 Days Foundation Level RES45 4 Days Foundation Level RES48 5 Days Skill Level RES44 3 Days Skill Level
Leonhard Ganzer Jim Funk Jim Funk Jim Funk
This course introduces basic reservoir engineering concepts and methods to This course introduces participants to established principles of modern core Core analysis provides direct engineering measurements of reservoir rock. This petrophysical imaging course skills participants in the fundamentals,
enable cross-disciplinary exchange of ideas and experience. It provides the analysis including advanced imaging techniques. Knowledge of how these measurements are obtained and their limitations are application and integration of core computed tomography (CT) and nuclear
required input to help you understand questions crucial to the reservoir The course covers the complete handling of the core along with procedures and essential for their successful application and incorporation in reservoir magnetic resonance (NMR) imaging.
engineer: How much oil & gas is there (accumulation)? How much can be tools for core measurements. The topics and engineering examples extend evaluation and simulation. Along with a review of the basic elements for core The course covers both basic and advanced applications from basic core depth
recovered (reserves)? How fast can it be recovered (rate)? from sample selection, data acquisition and quality control to analysis, acquisition, preservation and sampling, participants will learn the fundamentals shift considerations to core orientation and differentiation of rock fluid
reporting, petrophysical modelling and integration. and advanced techniques for special core analyses. Presented are the procedures interactions. The physics, equipment and data processing for CT and NMR
Upon completion participants will be skilled and ready to design, implement and workflow for designing and evaluating the most applicable special core measurements are reviewed and applied in practical reservoir characterisation
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... and evaluate a successful coring and core analysis program. analysis program for a particular stage in field development or reservoir and recovery examples.
• A geoscientist or petroleum engineer with little or no reservoir engineering management. The course progresses from the measurement fundamentals to
experience the essential evaluation and assessment of the laboratory results and onto the
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... practical application in example simulation studies.
• A geologist, geophysicist, reservoir engineer or petrophysicist who will • A geologist, geophysicist, reservoir engineer or petrophysicist
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE recommend or use core analysis measurements DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... recommending or directing core analysis measurements
• Theoretical concepts illustrated during individual sessions are accompanied • A core analyst, formation damage specialist or laboratory technician working • A new or experienced reservoir engineer, petrophysicist or geologist tasked • A core analyst or formation damage specialist working to develop improved
by working on practical problems to ensure a thorough understanding of the to develop improved laboratory measurements and procedures with planning, performing, monitoring and using special core analyses for laboratory measurements and procedures
principles and procedures • A database professional tasked with developing core and rock property reservoir description and recovery modelling
• Hands-on experience by solving classical reservoir engineering tasks on PC databases HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE
• Documentation of the techniques, equipment, measurements and research
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE With an engineering review of the fundamentals of special core analyses for imaging and extraction of rock property measurements
By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: measurements you will learn the physics and mechanics of the process and • You learn to evaluate and analyse the data and the incorporation of the
• Concise summaries of the techniques, equipment and measurement basics
• Reservoir engineering concepts and terminology
techniques to evaluate and incorporate the experimental results. You will gain results
for conventional, special and imaging rock property measurements are
• Rock and fluid properties relevant for reservoir engineering methods
experience through example measurements incorporated in petrophysical and
provided
• Single- and multi-phase fluid flow through porous media
displacement models for various lithologies. The measurements are used and
• You learn the best combination of tests and techniques for an optimal core
• How recovery factors and reserves are being estimated and predicted
analysed by the participants as exercises. Open source software tools and THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
analysis program
• Reservoir engineering methods to predict reservoir performance
packages are provided to assist with the exercises and for future use. By the end of the course you will confident in your understanding of:
• You learn to evaluate and analyse the raw data, calculate the uncertainty and
• X-ray CT imaging procedures and image acquisition parameters
incorporate the results THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • Image data types and processing fundamentals
TOPICS Participants will learn the essentials for planning, design and evaluation of a • Image data limitations
• Introduction to petroleum reservoirs THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING special core analysis program along with the use and application of its results. • Current and potential applications of image and log integration
• Fluid properties in reservoir engineering - fluid types, phase behaviour, By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: You will learn techniques to transform routine measurements to reservoir • NMR fundamentals and laboratory applications
correlations, equations of state • Coring operations, core types, sizes and limitations condition and how to evaluate and apply the essential measurements and
• Rock properties - porosity, wettability, capillary pressure, permeability, • Core handling procedures and non-destructive qualitative and quantitative results as critical elements for geo-cellular and reservoir simulation models.
relative permeability and other concepts
TOPICS
core characterisation
• Evaluation and recovery of oil and gas reserves - classification of reserves, • Techniques, uncertainty and quality control for routine core analyses
TOPICS • X-ray interactions and laboratory X-ray imaging tools
recovery factors, volumetrics of oil and gas reservoirs • Resistivity and nuclear magnetic resonance techniques and fundamentals for Reservoir Engineering and SCAL - Evaluation and check on numerical • Image file formats and processing
• Material balance calculations saturation measurements and models • Essential measurements, techniques used to convert raw • Quantitative petrophysical measurements from Hounsfield CT numbers
• Displacement efficiency - mobility ratio, Buckley-Leverett • Capillarity and pore structure methods challenges and engineering impact data to relative permeability • CT imaging for fluid transport studies
• Well performance • Experimental techniques and uncertainty for multi-phase displacement - Relative permeability hysteresis • Dual energy CT for mineralogical classification
Coring Techniques and SCAL Sample • CT image data for core orientation with image logs
• Introduction to transient well test analysis mechanisms and specialised tests for formation evaluation - Selecting, refining and grouping
Selection • Micro-CT imaging equipment techniques and applications
• Coring operations, core types, sizes results for simulator input
• Gas-oil relative permeability
TOPICS and limitations • NMR fundamentals and laboratory tools
• Core handling procedures and - Critical gas saturation and
• Coring objectives, techniques, types and sizes retrograde considerations • NMR pulse sequence data and processing
preservation techniques along with • NMR T2 and diffusion methods for pore size and transport property
• Core handling, sample selection and non-destructive characterisation - Gravity drainage and method
non-destructive qualitative and measurements
techniques choice
quantitative core characterisation • NMR spatial T2 distributions
• Conventional core analyses • Three phase relative permeability
• Use and quality control of routine
• Storage capacity - Measurement and modelling • NMR and CT combination methods for heterogeneity
and advanced tests for reservoir • NMR methods for fluid identification
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK • Permeability and transmissibility techniques
characterisation, zonation and • NMR methods and ROS determinations
• Mineralogy - Validation and correlation of
‘Very well structured course using examples to illustrate the different special core analysis sample
• Saturation determination results
methods, solution-oriented; understandable also if you have not been selection
• Capillarity
working a lot with Reservoir Engineering before.’ SCAL Methods for Reserve Reservoir Characterisation and
• Displacement tests and methods
Petrophysicist at RAG Calculations and Reservoir Model Residual Saturations
• Specialised tests
• Geological, petrophysical and
’Dr. Ganzer delivered the course content in a perfect pace. Everything was Initialisation
• Saturation and saturation height upscaled rock type for relative
easy to understand and will be helpful in my job.’ permeability assignment
Geologist at Wintershall functions from resistivity, nuclear
• Heterogeneity grouping of residual
magnetic resonance and capillary
’The instructor's way to present is outstandingly good. His ability to explain pressure measurements saturations and recovery efficiency
things and answer questions is simply excellent. The organisation of topics is CUSTOMER FEEDBACK • Wettability and its impact on • Exercises
very good and the content is excellently fitting to the title and subject of the ‘All the procedures & methods were nicely summarized and were very useful reserves and displacement - Water-oil and gas-oil relative
course.’ to understand and compare.’ permeability refinement and
SCAL Methods for Reservoir model comparisons
Lead Petrophysicist at OMV Senior Reservoir Engineer at ADCO
Recovery - Simulation sensitivity examples
• Displacement fundamentals, carbonates and sandstones
models and dimensionless numbers
• Steady-state, unsteady-state and Specialized SCAL Methods
centrifuge techniques EOR specific tests and methods
•
• Water-oil relative permeability Introduction to Digital Rock

•
- Quality assessment and control of methods

procedures, raw results and
reports
Computer access required for exercises. Computer access required for exercises. Computer access required for exercises. Computer access required for exercises.
Well Testing Operations, Advanced Well Testing Basic Reservoir Fluid Properties Advanced PVT and EOS Fluid
Interpretation and Design and Interpretation and Phase Behaviour Characterisation
RES39 4 Days Foundation Level RES37 4 Days Skill Level RES13 5 Days Foundation Level RES08 5 Days Advanced / Specialised Level
Lukasz Ostrowski Lukasz Ostrowski Leonhard Ganzer Curtis H. Whitson
This course provides structured information about testing methods, data This course provides comprehensive information about testing technology, The objective of this course is to introduce the participants to the topic of PVT This course is concerned with understanding the underlying phase behaviour
acquisition and related downhole tools and surface equipment used in the methodology, test design and interpretation on an advanced level. An overview and reservoir fluid phase behavior. During the initial part, focus will be on important to the description and modelling of Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)
hazardous business of well testing. It includes a comprehensive overview of the of well test application is provided including a comprehensive overview of classical fluid properties as defined for black-oil fluid types and hydrocarbon processes, and depletion performance of complex fluid systems.
technology application, details of the hardware with its benefits and limitations, wireline formation testing. All aspects of test design are covered including gases. The second part will focus on PVT laboratory experiments and PVT
all important operational aspects of oil and gas well testing plus safety downhole tools selection, surface facility considerations as well as dynamic reports and interpretation.
procedures and recommended practices. A dedicated module covers the theory modelling of the test sequence to ensure proper results for interpretation. The The participants will also work practical problems in black-oil and equation of DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...
and practice of well test analysis and interpretation as well as test design. well test interpretation is performed by participants on numerous field state formulation to enhance understanding of PVT experiments and reports. • A practicing reservoir engineer and/or researcher dealing with phase
examples using the two alternative commercial software packages. behaviour, miscible displacement and compositional / complex black-oil
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... reservoir simulation
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... • A process or chemical engineer
• A geologist, petrophysicist, reservoir engineer, supervisor or manager DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... • A reservoir or petroleum engineer with limited work experience
involved in formation evaluation, reserve estimation and general reservoir • A professional who is directly involved in pressure transient interpretation or
engineering dealing with service companies offering well testing
• Directly involved in well test operations • A geologist, reservoir engineer, supervisor or manager who is involved in
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE • Laboratory experiments and correlations to obtain PVT data will be
• Dealing with service companies offering well testing You will learn about some theory of phase behaviour, learn to understand phase discussed and illustrated using practical examples
formation evaluation, reserve estimation and general reservoir engineering
• A professional with basic reservoir engineering knowledge diagrams and work on practical problems during the course to enhance the • You are urged to bring your own PVT reports to discuss with the trainer
• A professional with basic understanding of well testing and interpretation
understanding of PVT laboratory experiments and equations of state. Black-Oil • Fluid characterisation with an EOS using commercial PC-based programs will
Previous experience in well testing is not required. Practical experience in well testing is beneficial but not mandatory. and compositional formulations will be presented and the relation to reservoir be performed
simulation models will be pointed out in different situations. This will also
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE enable good understanding of gas injection and EOR processes.
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
• A comprehensive overview of practical well testing operations
• Numerous examples and exercises to develop your interpretation skills By the end of the course you will feel confident to:
• Typical offshore and onshore equipment set-up with stress on safety THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
• Exercises are based on both simulated and real field examples • Make decisions about sampling and PVT laboratory procedures required
precautions
• Significant time is spent on test design and prediction runs By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: • Design and use PVT laboratory reports, including those for gas injection
• Significant time is spent on test design and prediction runs
• Before you use commercial interpretation programs, you will learn the • Hydrocarbon phase behavior during the reservoir life-cycle studies
• Step-by-step introduction in well test analysis and methodology helps
foundation of analysis applying Excel • Black-oil properties in detail with respect to subsurface flow modelling • Develop EOS models
understand the functionality of specialised interpretation software
• Laboratory work and experiments (CCE, DLE, CVD, ...) • Generate appropriate black-oil PVT tables for reservoir simulation
• Demonstration of commercial software for well test interpretation with
• Interpretation of real-world PVT laboratory reports
numerous examples THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
By the end of the course you will feel confident to:
TOPICS
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • Select the appropriate test methodology
TOPICS • Traditional and modified black-oil PVT properties
By the end of the course you will feel confident to: • Select the required downhole and surface equipment • eservoir fluids and phase behavior
R • Using correlations and laboratory data to obtain PVT properties
• Select appropriate test equipment for a given well testing task • Design the test sequence - Phase behavior and phase diagrams • Laboratory PVT experiments - how they are conducted, for what purpose and
• Review the testing procedures and evaluate operations safety • Interpret the test data utilising the newest methodology including - Fluid composition and fluid types classification how they should be applied
• Understand the theory and practical application of well test analysis deconvolution - Natural gas properties • Fluid characterisation with an equation of state (EOS)
• Use commercial software for well test interpretation • Predict the well production behaviour - Crude oil properties • Heptanes - plus characterisation
• Design a well test - Water in hydrocarbon system • Tuning an EOS by regression
• Fluid sampling • Pseudoizing to reduce the number of components
TOPICS - Fluid sampling methods and tools • Generating modified black-oil properties
TOPICS
• Reasons for well testing - Sampling programs and quality control • Slim tube simulations and MMP calculations
• Reasons for well testing • Methodology of well testing • PVT reports
• Methodology of well testing - Initial perturbation - PVT laboratory experiments - DLE, CCE, separator tests, etc.
- Initial perturbation - Constant pressure vs. constant rate condition - Analysis, QC and interpretation of PVT reports
- Constant pressure vs. constant rate condition - How to deal with wellbore storage - Generating black-oil PVT functions from PVT lab experiments
- How to deal with wellbore storage - Types of well test sequences • Introduction to cubic equations of state CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
- Types of well test sequences • Hardware options - How the well test data is gathered - Peng-Robinson EOS, Soave-Redlich-Kwong EOS ‘Knowledge of Curtis is unmatchable.’
• Downhole hardware options - how the well test data is gathered - Testing while drilling - Compositional vs. black-oil modelling Reservoir Engineer at PDO
- Testing while drilling - Testing after completion of drilling - Fluid modelling and data preparation for reservoir simulation
- Testing after completion of drilling - Traditional versus wireline formation testing • Other PVT topics
‘In depth analysis and explanation of topics.’
- Traditional versus wireline formation testing - Surface equipment and safety in well testing operations - Compositional gradients and related effects on PVT properties Sr. Reservoir Engineer at Tullow
• Surface testing equipment • Theory behind interpretation - Miscible gas injection and related PVT ‘The entire course showed me a lot of things I ‘didn't know that I didn't know’
- Onshore and offshore testing operations - Historical overview from straight line to deconvolution (MMP, slim-tube experiments, recovery mechanisms)
- Pressure gauges and opened my mind to the applications of PVT analysis and EOS Fluid
- Flow geometries and regimes Characterisation.’
- Gas, oil and water flow measurement - Unified approach for well test interpretation
- Sub-sea equipment Reservoir Engineer at Repsol
• Test design
• Test design • Interpretation approach
• Well testing operations CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
- Superposition concept
- Equipment checks - Diagnosing near wellbore conditions, reservoir behaviour and boundaries
- Well control ‘The trainer was very clear in explanation, even if I had no background on this
- Deconvolution topic.’
- Perforating - Dealing with limited reservoirs
- Fluids behaviour and sampling operations Geologist at CEPSA
- Predicting the well behaviour
- Stimulation in well testing
• Safety in well testing operations
• Job responsibilities
• Interpretation approach
- Superposition concept
- Diagnosing near wellbore conditions, reservoir behaviour and boundaries
- Deconvolution
- Dealing with limited reservoirs
- Predicting the well behaviour
Course can be presented in English or Russian language. Course can be presented in English or Russian language.
Computer access required for exercises. Computer access required for exercises. Computer access required for exercises. Computer access required for exercises.
RESERVOIR ENGINEERING
Carbonate Reservoir Characterisation Naturally Fractured Reservoir Modelling

Reservoir Simulation Technologies and Modelling and Simulation
RES06 5 Days Skill Level RES62 5 Days Skill/Advanced Level RES61 5 Days Advanced / Specialised Level
FAST Public In-house Public In-house Public In-house
FOCUSED Leonhard Ganzer Sebastian Geiger & Patrick Corbett Sebastian Geiger
FLEXIBLE This course deals with various algorithms, concepts and the possible uses of This interdisciplinary course integrates modern reservoir modelling and This course addresses the key concepts and challenges encountered when
FORWARD-THINKING reservoir simulators in creating dynamic reservoir models. Focus is on

generating stable and efficient simulation models that will minimize numerical
reservoir engineering concepts to address and overcome the key challenges
encountered when creating meaningful static and dynamic reservoir models of
modelling simulating naturally fractured reservoirs and will provide practical
guidelines for creating meaningful reservoir simulation models.
errors and enable reliable predictions. Black-Oil and compositional model (fractured) carbonate reservoirs.
formulations as well as different grid types and solution techniques are
presented to improve understanding of numerical reservoir simulation. DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...
Assumptions involved in different simulation features, extension or DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... • An experienced reservoir engineer working on naturally fractured reservoirs,
formulations and their influence on the results are discussed. Typical input data • A geomodeller, reservoir engineer or petrophysicist working on (fractured) wishing to refine your expertise in modelling and simulating these complex
with associated uncertainties are presented, industry standard workflows from carbonate reservoirs, wishing to build a strong foundation in characterising reservoirs
initialisation to history match and predictions are discussed. and modelling these complex reservoirs.
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE • By using case studies, you will review the challenges encountered when
• A reservoir engineer or in possession of skills in reservoir engineering • By using case studies, you will review the challenges and best practices when producing hydrocarbons from naturally fractured reservoirs
• Interested in improving your understanding of reservoir simulation characterising and modelling (fractured) carbonate reservoirs • Modern reservoir modelling approaches for naturally fractured reservoirs
• Discussions of the integration of core and log data for creating robust will be discussed (not specific to certain software packages)
reservoir rock-typing approaches for carbonates • You will learn how to quantify the fundamental processes that drive fluid
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE • It will be explained how fractures can be detected and incorporated in static flow in naturally fractured formations (incl. simple exercises)
Technologies used within reservoir simulators are explained by simple examples and dynamic reservoir models • You will explore the concepts available in modern reservoir simulation
and slides. Reservoir simulation will be no black-box anymore. You will be • Modern reservoir modelling approaches for carbonate reservoirs will be packages and discuss their advantages and disadvantages when simulating
encouraged to engage in discussions on your experience with simulation introduced, that allow us to capture their multi-porosity nature (not specific primary, secondary and tertiary recovery processes from naturally fractured
studies. Best practices and simulation artefacts are explained with examples to certain software packages) reservoirs
useful for your projects. Exchange among participants during the course is • You will explore the advantages and challenges when using digital rock- • You will understand why and how advanced history-matching workflows can
stimulated to optimise the learning event. physics approaches for carbonate reservoirs (incl. simulation exercises) help to provide better production forecasts for naturally fractured reservoirs
• You will understand how uncertainties in carbonate reservoir modelling can
be quantified using static and dynamic data, and how these data can be used
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING for model calibration
By the end of the course you will feel more confident in your understanding of: By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:
• The errors, assumptions and benefits of numerical reservoir simulation • State-of-the-art naturally fractured reservoir modelling
• The significance of data quality checks and artefacts in simulation models THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • Creating and upscaling fracture network models
• Different gridding technologies, their advantages and disadvantages By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: • The physics of multiphase flow in naturally fractured formations
• The performance, stability and instability of simulation models • Integrating core and log data for reservoir rock-typing in carbonates • Running dual-porosity and dual-permeability models
• The entire simulation life cycle and workflows • Detecting, characterising and modelling fractures in carbonates • Using assisted history matching techniques to forecast future production
SenEx
• Typical history matching approaches • State-of-the-art carbonate reservoir modelling approaches and best practices
• Black-oil vs. compositional formulation • The benefits of digital rock-physics workflows for carbonates
• Quantifying uncertainties in carbonate reservoir modelling
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Sensitivity Explorer TOPICS
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Introduction to naturally fractured reservoirs and their performance
Fracture network modelling and upscaling
The Future of Assisted History Matching • Tasks and objectives of reservoir simulation models TOPICS • Principles of fluid flow in fractured formations
• Numerical errors and artefacts in reservoir simulation • Petrophysics for carbonate reservoirs • Reservoir simulation using dual-porosity and dual-permeability models
• Input data requirements, scale issues and uncertainties • Reservoir rock-typing for carbonates • EOR for naturally fractured reservoirs
• Review of rock and fluid properties for simulation deck input • Detecting, characterising and modelling fractures • Assisted history matching for naturally fractured reservoirs
• Upgridding and upscaling • Multi-scale and multi-porosity reservoir modelling and upscaling
• Introduction to the numerical formulation of a fluid flow simulator (black-oil • An introduction to digital rock-physics for carbonates
and compositional) • Model ranking and clustering using static and dynamic data
• Gridding - structured and unstructured gridding approaches, Cartesian grids, • Uncertainty quantification for carbonate reservoir modelling
Corner point grids, Voronoi grids
• Representing wells and faults in reservoir simulation models
ADD SENEX TO YOUR • Solution methods and model tuning parameter
• Initialization of reservoir simulation models
WORKFLOWS AND EXPERIENCE • History matching approaches and prediction
igh-quality history matched models with

H CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
typically less than 20 (!) simulation runs, ‘The instructor has tackled successfully all concerns, combining theory with
practice.‘ Reservoir Engineer at Groupement Berkine
no matter how many wells to match.
‘The experience in Reservoir Simulation and software development offers a
eologically consistent reservoir models with
G different (better) perspective on the subject.‘
Geophysical Engineer at NIS Petrol
high predictive power.
‘Professional professor, course contents were excellent.‘
ower computing cost and minimal human
L Head Reservoir Engineer at Groupement Berkine
involvement. ‘The structure was very comprehensive and the material very clear. The
quality of the instructor is very important and in this case he was excellent.‘
Reservoir Engineer at ADCO
‘After this course I am going to use the simulator with more caution, but
definitely with more confidence as well!‘
Reservoir Engineer at Qatar Petroleum
HOT FirmSoft Solutions senex@hoteng.com hoteng.com
A Member of the HOT Energy Group Computer access required for exercises. Computer access required for exercises.
Gas Field Engineering - Advanced Gas Condensate Reservoir Modelling and Managing Uncertainty
Modern History Matching Reservoir and Production Management in the Subsurface
RES63 4 Days Skill Level PRE29 5 days Foundation / Skill Level RES05 5 days Advanced / Specialised Level RES38 3 days Skill Level
Leonhard Ganzer Milan Stanko Curtis H. Whitson Jef Caers
This course addresses the broad topic of history matching in reservoir This course addresses the key subjects concerning the performance of gas This course addresses the key subjects concerning the performance of gas Uncertainty quantification is a synthesis course that brings together various
simulation, which entails the calibration of numerical flow simulation models to production systems from reservoir to surface transport aspects: reservoir condensate systems from reserve evaluation to production optimisation disciplines such as geology, geophysics, reservoir engineering, data science and
measured field data. It presents modern history matching approaches, focusing depletion, near-well inflow, wellbore flow, surface gathering systems and field planning. decision analysis. Uncertainty quantification is not seen as some posterior
on the latest developments in the field, with special emphasis given to performance. It teaches the fundamentals, relevant technologies as well as analysis, or skill, but as key to successful decision making in real field situations.
modifying geological parameters while maintaining geological consistency. engineering methods and explores computational tools for analysis. Moreover, Participants will learn how a proper management of uncertainty reduces costs
The course will provide theoretical reservoir simulation and history matching the course addresses the behaviour of each individual component as well as the DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... and unwanted surprises.
concepts, workflows and examples. integrated production system and discusses technical aspects of gas field • An experienced reservoir engineer dealing with the behaviour of condensate In this short course we cover a modern approach to managing and modelling
planning. systems and wish to refine your expertise in phase behaviour and multi- uncertainty in subsurface formations within a decision making framework. The
This course can also be arranged as a 5-day "Workshop" with field case examples phase fluid flow approach is based on a new book 'Quantifying Uncertainty in Subsurface
and practical exercises. Please contact training@hoteng.com for further details. systems (Wiley 2018)', and a new protocol for uncertainty quantification termed
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... Bayesian evidential learning. Several elements of this protocol are:
• A petroleum, reservoir or production engineer involved in gas production
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE • Decision making under uncertainty using decision science
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... and keen to refine or refresh your expertise in gas production systems • Demonstrations of which gas condensate PVT data are important, and how • Development of prior model uncertainty and Monte Carlo
• A reservoir engineer or geoscientist interested in gaining a perspective on to use these data • Falsification of model uncertainty using reservoir data
modern history matching techniques, particularly related to retaining • Using a PVT lab report to develop an EOS or black-oil model for gas • Strategies for uncertainty reduction that avoid complex and time-consuming
geo-consistency as well as using a more modern data integration approach
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE condensate modelling history matching
• Familiar with reservoir simulation and geological model building, as well as • Discussion of fundamental concepts using relevant examples • Quantifying the importance of condensate production and how it can be best
reservoir engineering concepts • Hands-on practice of selected concepts through class exercises forecast
• Tablet teaching, complete electronic course compendium including PDF of • Fluid characterisation with an EOS using a commercial PC-based program will DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...
lectured material and videos of all lectures and worked examples be performed • A reservoir geologist, geophysicist or engineer who is involved in a
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE • Custom adjustments to the topics’ depth depending on the background and • Compositional reservoir simulation exercises are also used to demonstrate multi-disciplinary asset team building uncertainty models for reservoir
Participants are encouraged to engage in discussions on their experience with interests of the participants key issues for well deliverability and gas cycling appraisal and production planning
simulation studies. Best practices for history matching and simulation artefacts
are explained with examples useful for project work. The key role of sensitivity
analysis in identifying influential model parameters is described. Best practices
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE
and common pitfalls in history matching are presented. Exchange among the By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: By the end of the course you will feel more confident in your understanding of: • The course uses practical field studies to guide you through the modelling
participants during the course is stimulated and will optimise the learning • Production engineering aspects of gas reservoirs • ‘What’s important and why’ about gas condensate PVT behaviour workflow from geological interpretation to history matching and forecasting
event. • Natural gas PVT behaviour, material balance methods, gas flow in reservoir, • PVT lab reports and how to use them • In addition to the course manual you will also receive the textbook
well and flowlines • The quantitative importance of condensate blockage on well deliverability 'Quantifying Uncertainty in Subsurface Systems’ by Jef Caers
• Gas well performance • When gas cycling is opportune, and when not
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • Gas field performance
By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
• Artefacts and sensitive model parameters in reservoir simulation models
TOPICS By the end of the course, you will feel confident in your understanding and use
• Sources of uncertainty and how to quantify their impact on flow simulation
TOPICS • Introduction and general review of gas condensate reservoir performance of practical workflows for modelling uncertainty and the integration of
• Best practices in history matching • Value chain of the oil and gas industry • Sampling methods and laboratory PVT measurements geological, geophysical and production data for forecasting and decision
• Basic concepts behind modern assisted history matching methods • Gas PVT, composition, EoS, thermodynamics • Equation-of-state (EOS) fluid characterisation making.
• Geologically-consistent history matching • Well deliverability using back-pressure analysis • Material balance methods including two-phase Z-factor, water influx, trapped
• Common pitfalls in reservoir modelling and history matching • Gas flow in production systems, flow equilibrium gas / condensate and the effect of formation water compressibility
• Methods and concepts behind commercial software solutions • Gas material balance including water influx • Long-term well inflow performance, condensate blockage skin and well test TOPICS
• Future trends • Introduction to rate decline analysis interpretation • Bayesianism: What is uncertainty?
• Gas well testing • Tubing lift performance, minimum lift and erosional velocity • Managing uncertainty in the oil & gas industry
• Field production performance and forecasting; the role of reservoir • Special core analysis and relative permeabilities • Decision making under uncertainty using decision science
TOPICS simulation • Gas cycling considerations, injection patterns, revaporisation and miscibility • Monte Carlo & falsification
• Introduction to reservoir simulation and history matching • Engineering issues in developing a gas field: production scheduling, layout of • Layered, no-crossflow reservoir and well performance • Global sensitivity analysis
- What is a reservoir simulator; what is a reservoir model? production systems, flow assurance considerations, gas processing • Model selection and model complexity: addressing the
- Artefacts and benefits of simulation models computational challenge
- What is history matching? • Uncertainty quantification with seismic and production data
• Static reservoir models • Calculating value of information
- Data at different scales CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
- From static to dynamic models
- Upscaling and challenges ‘Dr. Whitson is an excellent lecturer in addition to being a world-renowned
• Review of reservoir flow modelling expert.’
- Uncertainty in static reservoir models Sr. Reservoir Engineer at ENI
- Uncertainty in dynamic reservoir models CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
’It was very efficient and useful, in terms of both understanding each
- Assumptions and errors theoretical background of stuff and practical way.’ ‘The topic is difficult, but Jef was phantastic in bringing things down to the
• History matching workflows Reservoir Engineer at IDEMITSU E&P simplest examples.’
• Parameter sensitivities Sr. Reservoir Engineer at OMV
• Model evaluation and screening
• History matching under data uncertainty
‘The topic is widely useable, not only to surface modelling. Jef very
- Manual vs. assisted history matching intelligently brings all facets together. Important for the RE & Modelling
- Single vs. multi-model approach crowd to follow this approach. I believe we need a Part II of this course.’
- History match quality and objective function Production Engineer at OMV
• Discussion of existing history matching workflows ‘It opens a new area in the industry and changes your view on it’
Reservoir Engineer at MND
‘Very thought provoking, excellent tools and strategies for problem solving.’
Reservoir Engineer at BG Group
RESERVOIR ENGINEERING
Enhanced Oil Recovery: Waterflooding: Performance Predictions and

Enhanced Oil Recovery Fundamentals Fundamentals and Applications Surveillance
RES03 5 days Foundation Level RES31 5 days Skill Level RES28 5 days Skill Level
LOOKS
Leonhard Ganzer Todd Hoffman Michael L. Wiggins
This course focuses on fundamentals of miscible, chemical and thermal oil This course builds an understanding of why EOR is important and discusses the Waterflooding is one of the most commonly implemented improved oil recovery
LIKE
recovery methods. various EOR mechanisms in detail. techniques in the world. In this course the participants are presented the
Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) projects are usually handled by multidisciplinary fundamental concepts of oil displacement by water and provided techniques
teams. This course targets technical staff not involved in detailed engineering for estimating recovery, evaluating behaviour and monitoring performance of
design and non-technical staff involved in the legal, financial and decision- DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... waterflood projects.
MAGIC
making aspects of EOR projects. • A petroleum engineer who needs knowledge of fundamental and practical This 5-day course covers the reservoir engineering aspects of waterflooding in
aspects of enhanced oil recovery clastic and carbonate reservoirs. The seminar combines geology, rock and fluid
properties, and immiscible displacement theory to develop waterflooding
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... To get the most out of the class you should have a prior understanding of basic prediction techniques and to aid in the evaluation of actual waterflood
• Interested in EOR methods or involved in EOR projects reservoir engineering principles. performance behaviour. Detailed predictions of oil and water producing rates,
• A petroleum engineer, field operations employee, laboratory researcher, water injection rates and recovery efficiency are presented. Selection of
geoscientist or government employee waterflood patterns (regular, irregular, peripheral), prediction of sweep
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE efficiency (areal, vertical and displacement), and an analysis of other variables
Microfluidics - • We will employ various screening criteria to determine which EOR process is which control recovery efficiency are included. Also discussed are waterflood
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE right for your reservoir
A Window to Your Reservoir surveillance techniques such as production testing, production plots (rate-time,
The theoretical and practical aspects of the various EOR processes are discussed • We will define important parameters for all techniques and estimate rate-cum, WOR-cum, etc.), VRR analysis, volumetric sweep (reservoir
along with examples and case histories. You will be encouraged to engage in recoveries for the different EOR techniques using simplified analytical conformance) determination, injection profile testing, pressure transient
discussions based on your experience. methods testing, step-rate testing, Hall plots (pros and cons), pattern balancing, bubble
Videos and examples will strengthen your understanding of the displacement • Field examples are used throughout the course to enhance understanding of maps, and injection efficiency determination. These surveillance techniques
processes. the course material provide the engineer with data required for the efficient management of both
new and mature waterfloods. The course content and example problems have
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING been selected to teach and illustrate important concepts.
By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: By the end of the course, you will feel confident in your understanding of when
• The concepts and ideas of displacement efficiency and where it is appropriate to use EOR techniques from each of the three main DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...
• The fundamentals of various EOR methods processes thermal, miscible, and chemical. • An engineer or geologist at just about any experience level, from no
• EOR screening and pilot testing These techniques include CO2 and hydrocarbon miscible gas injections waterflood experience to several years of waterflood experience
• Field case histories of various EOR projects around the globe practices, chemical technologies of polymer, surfactant and alkali-surfactant
floods, and thermal methods of steam injection and in situ combustion, along The course is presented in a manner so that both beginners and experienced
with other commercial and near-commercial technologies. personnel will find the material very useful. The course content and example
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problems have been selected to teach and illustrate important concepts.
• Introduction to EOR methods For each technique, participants will learn how to:
• Reservoir engineering principles • Calculate injection requirements for a reservoir
• Displacement efficiency • Estimate the reservoir response and recovery HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE
• Chemical EOR methods • Design wells, surface installations and monitoring systems Theoretical concepts are clearly explained and examples used to demonstrate
• Gas injection processes oil displacement by water. The concepts are presented individually; so you will
• Thermal EOR have a complete understanding of displacement principles and how they affect
• Other EOR methods TOPICS
oil recovery when designing or analysing a waterflood project.
• EOR screening criteria and EOR field pilots • Fundamental processes - SAGD / Bulter
- EOR: What, why and how? - In situ combustion / Nelson and
- Screening criteria McNiel THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
- Viscous, capillary and gravity By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:
forces • Miscible / gas injection processes • How water displaces oil in porous media
- Pore scale trapping / - Minimum miscibility • How to estimate water floodable oil
displacement determination • How to estimate oil recovery by waterflooding
- Mobilisation of trapped oil - First contact miscible vs • How to monitor, analyse and optimise current waterflood projects
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK - Phase mobility multi-contact miscible
‘I love the high level of knowledge the instructor has, and his ability to answer - Geologic factors in EOR - Optimising WAG ratios
all questions. One of the best courses I have attended.’ - Areal and vertical sweep - Hydrocarbon: LPG, enriched gas TOPICS
Reservoir Engineer at PDO efficiencies and lean gas • Factors controlling waterflood recovery
- Displacement efficiencies - VAPEX / Heavy Oils • Review of rock properties and fluid flow
’The instructor delivers the information in a good way. He is a pedagogue and - Fractional flow theory and linear - CO2 properties and required • Determination of oil in place
very, very knowledgeable.’ displacement volumes • Mechanism of immiscible fluid displacement (displacement sweep)
Reservoir Technician at Sonatrach - Buckley Leverett and Welge - Estimating recovery • Flood patterns (regular and irregular) and impact on areal sweep efficiency
Rapid dynamic screening of IOR/EOR chemicals ’It introduces all EOR technologies, even the recent ones, the material was solutions - Well and facility requirements • Injection rates and pressures
well organised & useful.’ - Corrosion protection • Reservoir heterogeneity
Thermal recovery Waterflood performance prediction
Turnkey microfluidic EOR solutions Engineer at PDO • •
- Introduction to thermal EOR • Chemical floods • Waterflood surveillance
’Very applicable to current projects in my company.’ - Heat transfer in reservoirs - Common chemicals and
InspIOR, a professional microfluidics EOR Sr. Reservoir Engineer at ADCO - Steam generation and properties properties
- Heat losses in flow lines and in - Thermal stability
flooding system
wellbores - Adsorption / chemical loss
- Reservoir heating / Marx and - Slug size requirement
Bespoke transparent Rock-on-a-Chip Langenheim - Polymer / water viscosity
- Stream drive / Myhill and - Surfactant / reducing IFT
micromodels
Stegemeier - Alkali and ASP floods
- Cyclic steam / Boberg and Lantz / - Microbial
Fast results at lower cost Contigo and Aziz
HOT Microfluidics microfluidics@hoteng.com hoteng.com
A Member of the HOT Energy Group
EOR Polymer Flooding - Lessons learnt from Field Applications EOR: Miscible Gas Injection EOR: Heavy Oil Steam Injection
PRO15 5 Days Advanced Level RES47 5 days Skill Level RES58 5 days Skill / Advanced Level
Wolfram Kleinitz Edmond Shtepani Edmond Shtepani
Polymer flooding has been recognised as an effective Enhanced Oil Recovery TOPICS This course will develop your understanding of the fundamentals of miscible This course will develop your understanding of the fundamentals of heavy oils,
(EOR) method for many years. This course is focused on the realisation of a • EOR Status gas injection enhanced oil recovery, the applications of scientific principles to thermal enhanced oil recovery methods and the mechanisms of steam injection
polymer field project and will discuss different failures and successful field • Appraisal of polymer field projects reservoir fluid phase behaviour and multiphase fluid flow in porous media. It in heavy oil recovery processes. It provides you with mathematical tools to help
projects worldwide in detail. • Introduction to petrophysics provides you with mathematical tools to help in the design and selection of gas in the design and selection of steam injection EOR projects.
The course covers a review of the basic principles of polymer flooding, • A current international project status injection EOR projects.
description of water soluble polymers, screening procedures and other lab tests • Living conditions of sulphate reducing bacteria (SRB) DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...
for product quality, retention/adsorption control and polymer selection. Other • Rules of biocides in polymer projects DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...
features include microbial and oxygen impact on field applications as well as • A reservoir engineer working in heavy oil thermal EOR projects
• Impact of microorganism on polymer degradation • A reservoir engineer working in EOR projects
mixing with produced water, injection control and surveillance guidelines for • Well interference tests in the selected polymer area & rules of tracer
the whole project. Several international field projects including their current HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE
application HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE
status will also be highlighted. This course builds a firm knowledge foundation by combining theory lectures
This course builds a firm knowledge foundation by combining theory lectures
• Polymer stability and retention vs. adsorption with practical examples.
with practical examples and case studies.
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... • Selection of make-up water for polymer injection
• Impact of oxygen on polymer fluid stability THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
• An engineer, project manager, chemist or field operational staff currently or • Screening and application of oxygen scavenger
potentially involved in EOR By the end of the course you will feel confident to: By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:
• Polymer dissolution procedure and rheological analyses of the prepared fluid • Thermodynamics of heavy oils
• A professional seeking an overview of sustainable application of polymers in • Screening criteria of polymer solutions including guidelines for quality • Understand the thermodynamics of miscible gas injection in EOR
EOR • Mechanisms of steam injection
• Determine and apply principles of phase and volumetric behaviour of
testing • How to determine and apply the analytical and semi-analytical models for
• Polymer solution control by standard sand pack tests
reservoir fluids
• Understand reservoir fluid trapping and mobilisation mechanisms evaluation of recovery efficiency
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE • How to calculate the shear rate and apparent viscosity in porous media • How to differentiate hot-water drives, steam drives, cyclic steam injection,
• Design a laboratory protocol for a successful gas injection project
• Field application of PHPAA and xanthan projects and SAGD
The course focuses on cases studies of different polymer projects using water- • Validate laboratory data using numerical reservoir simulators
• Polymer powder vs. broth or emulsion in project application technique • Designing a laboratory protocol for a successful steam injection project
soluble products. A workflow regarding the polymer screening procedure is • Apply data to evaluate the miscible gas injection EOR processes
• Injection well surveillance and injection fluid specifications • How to validate and use laboratory data in thermal reservoir simulators
part of the discussed lab phase and engineering flowcharts bridge the gap to
• Start-up activites for polymer injection projects • The screening and planning of the appropriate thermal EOR method
technical application. TOPICS
• Discussion of flow charts of different polymer field installations • Reservoir rock
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • Polymer pumping and metering systems - Core analysis
TOPICS
• Application of valve-less pumps - Dynamic porosity Heavy oils
• Focus on the importance of polymer mixing - Representative elementary volume • Structural composition
• The status of EOR application worldwide
• Types and selection of effective static fluid mixer • Reservoir fluids • Advanced characterisation of heavy fractions
• The appraisal of different polymer field projects
• Chemical dosage systems and pH reduction for injection water - Classification of reservoir fluids • Rheological properties
• Types of water soluble polymers for EOR
• Polymer solution detanglement by different shearing methods - Fluid phase behaviour and properties • Foaminess of heavy oils
• Lab screening methods for water soluble polymers
• Polymer sampling procedures for onsite handling • Advanced PVT studies • Emulsions
• Polymer retention: Lab vs. field
- RBA • Advanced PVT experiments
• Selecting the mixing water (sea water, bank filtrate, source & produced
• Definition of water quality ratio (WQR) for injection - Swelling test (P-x diagram) • EOS modelling and characterisation
water)
• Powder product vs. emulsion / broth • Importance of the injection well completion of polymer application - Slimtube test
Heavy oil reservoirs
• Biocides and their screening for EOR projects • Stimulation procedure for polymer injection wells - Multiple-contact experiment
Reservoir characterisation
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• How to calculate the shear rate and pressure distribution during injection • EOS modelling and characterisation
• Technical approach of onsite polymer handling, mixing and injection High porosity and permeability
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• Importance of water quality for polymer injection • Importance of heating the polymer injection solution - Fluid phase behaviour calculations
Unconsolidated sands
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• Monitoring systems during the flood • Monitoring and surveillance program in field projects - Fluid characterisation
Relative permeability
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• The effects of polymer breakthrough on the fluid treatment system
- Application in compositional simulation
• Focus on production wells during polymer flooding • Multi-phase fluid distribution in the reservoir Introduction to heavy oil recovery methods
• Onsite methods to control polymer breakthrough - Interfacial tension • Non-thermal recovery methods
• Impact of produced polymers on the treatment process - Capillary pressure - Cold heavy oil production with sands (CHOPS)
• Surface activity of broth application compared to powder - Wettability - Primary recovery by solution gas drive
• Application of a particle charge detector for controlling polymer - Phase trapping and mobilisation - Foamy oil mechanism
breakthrough • Multi-phase flow in porous medium • Thermal recovery methods
- Relative permeability - Hot water injection
- Methods of relative permeability determination - Steam injection
- Calculation of relative permeability - In situ combustion
- Factors influencing relative permeability • Other processes
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK • Flow equations - Polymer injection
‘The instructor has a lot of experience and he shared his knowledge with the • Miscible displacement processes - CO2 injection
group.’ - Thermodynamics of miscible gas injection - VAPEX
Researcher at PDVSA - First contact miscibility displacement - THAI process
- Multiple-contact miscibility displacement • Screening and the criteria of thermal EOR
‘Very good overview over different field trial examples and their hurdles.’ - Factors affecting microscopic and macroscopic displacement efficiencies
Engineer at Wintershall - Screening and criteria of EOR by miscible gas injection Steam injection based oil recovery processes
• Miscible gas injection EOR experimental design and modelling Steam
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- Specialised relative permeability experiment Steam zone growth
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- EOR displacement experiments Steam flood design
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- Calculation of longitudinal dispersion coefficient Advanced core flood experiments
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• PVT and Flow Data for reservoir simulation Recovery mechanisms
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Cyclic steam stimulation (CSS)

The Boberg and Lantz method
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The Towson and Boberg model
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CUSTOMER FEEDBACK Steam assisted gravity drainage

‘Excellent explanation of Miscible Gas Injection Fundamentals.’ The Neuman model
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Reservoir Engineer at Qatar Petroleum The Vogel model

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WE DELIVER EXCELLENCE PRODUCTION ENGINEERING
Effective Technical Writing for Exploration Integrated Reservoir Studies:

and Production Staff - A Structured System The Project Management Approach
SSK24 3 days Skill Level PBM07 4 days Skill Level
John H. Martin John H. Martin
This unique workshop provides guidelines for the efficient reporting of petroleum Companies rely on integration of technical disciplines in carrying out successful
engineering, geological and geophysical studies. It will help you to produce reservoir studies. This creates challenges in ensuring that team members
concise and readable management briefings, well or study proposals and reports, understand their role and the role of others in the overall project and in ensuring
tender documents, field development plans, operating manuals, procedures and control over the project. This practical workshop gives insights into how tried
legal agreements. Most ’communication skills‘ courses are presented by individuals and tested project management techniques can be applied to integrated
from outside the oil industry. This one is different. It gives practical instruction reservoir studies to maximise their benefits.
rather than theory, and is based on the presenter‘s extensive experience of
reporting and compiling integrated field development studies in an international DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...
oil company and consultancy environment, as well as board papers, expert • Working as part of an integrated study team involved with any aspect of
determinations, unitisation and redetermination procedures and submissions, petroleum reservoirs and involved in:
contracts and court papers. - Evaluation of discoveries
- Development of new fields
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... - Re-evaluation of mature fields
• An E&P specialist or manager at any level in the oil & gas, consultancy /
service or R&D sector It will be particularly appropriate if you serve as a project manager or project
• An experienced team leader or supervisor who needs to coordinate or review engineer within a study team but have had little previous exposure to formal
the reporting of multidisciplinary integrated studies project planning methods.
The workshop is also ideal for in-house presentation to company teams, where
This is not a basic English course so you should have a reasonable command of it might also serve as a team-building kick-off event for a new or current project,
the language. Even native speakers are surprised at how many new ideas and directly applying the techniques discussed.
practical suggestions this course contains. If relatively new to the industry, you
will learn that ’commercial‘ technical writing requires a non-traditional HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE
approach. All the methods discussed in this workshop are straightforward, practical and
This course is designed specifically for the E&P professional, focusing on E&P applicable on a day-to-day basis.
documents and examples. Over four hundred individuals have attended Exercises are included in planning and scheduling and their application to
previous versions of this practical course, presented as public and as ’in-house‘ integrated reservoir studies. Several of these will be team projects using
workshops. techniques discussed in class to plan ‘real’ reservoir studies relevant to you.
The workshop is ideal as an ’in-house‘ presentation for company teams, where Computer-based planning packages will also be briefly demonstrated. A
participants may find it easier to work on internal documents. recently updated comprehensive manual in book style is provided, both in hard
copy and digital form, for future reference.
You will develop a ’toolkit‘ to help with your writing tasks, to communicate THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
interpretations, results and recommendations more effectively. During By the end of the workshop you will feel confident in your understanding of:
practical sessions you will have the opportunity to apply the techniques • All the aspects of project planning, scheduling, budgeting, control and
demonstrated to your own material. You will very quickly see how to make troubleshooting that you need to organise and carry out a successful
improvements. integrated reservoir study
One-to-one tutorials at the end of the course will allow detailed discussion of • Which ‘textbook’ and general project management approaches can be
your own work. adopted - and which require modification for use in reservoir studies
Together with a slidepack, a recently updated comprehensive manual in book
style is provided, both in hard copy and digital form, for future reference. TOPICS
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • Definition of a project: objectives, for evaluating data
scope and constraints - Geological studies
By the end of the workshop you will feel confident in: - Planning - ‘Classical’ reservoir engineering
• Applying all the practical techniques required to communicate technical work - Use of network diagrams for approaches
effectively in writing improved logic and to identify - When to use more sophisticated
• Your awareness of several common misconceptions relating to use of the relationships models
English language in the commercial E&P environment • Putting activities in a time frame; • Facilitating integration
• Applying the many simple (but effective) suggestions contained in the
workshop
scheduling
- Estimating work content and
- Effective data display and
communication PRODUCTION ENGINEERING
• Technical writing - you should even find that you start to enjoy it durations - Company structure and personnel
- Identifying critical path activities roles in project-based work Introduction to Production Operations (PRO01) Multiphase Flow Metering (PRO10)
TOPICS
• Monitoring progress and - The problems of out-sourcing Gas Field Engineering - Sand Management and Disposal
• Why write reports? - The science behind colour design controlling the project - Integrating consultants and
-F our basic types - make sure you • How to compile manuals and Reservoir and Production (PRE29) Program (PRO12)
- Plotting the course of the project contractors
use the appropriate one minutes - Identifying the effects of - Solutions to challenges caused by Production Engineering (PRE12) Well Completion Design for
• How to write - Making it easy! slippages remote working Reservoirs with Sanding Problems (PRO11)
-R eport compilation using a • Practical aspects of report
Perforation Design and Applications (PRO13)
- Evaluating alternatives for - How to avoid pitfalls in computer
’news-based‘ approach preparation Well Stimulation Technologies (PRE34) Production Assurance - Troubleshooting and
recovery modelling
• Analysing objectives and - Type styles, layout and • The importance of integration in • Applying PM techniques to
Guidelines in Oil & Gas Operations (PRO04)
developing ’messages‘ arrangement
Advanced Artificial Lift Systems Design,
reservoir studies reservoir studies Diagnosis and Troubleshooting (PRE36) Integrated Produced
-H ow to develop a meaningful - Making your reports a pleasure to - How to use project management - Differences between reservoir Water Re-Injection Management (PRO09)
topic outline read techniques to ensure integration studies and traditional projects ESP Systems Design, Operation
-U sing verbal presentations to • Managing the reporting process - What needs to be integrated - Tailoring the techniques; how and Troubleshooting (PRE28) EOR Polymer Flooding -
help structure a report - How to reduce editing time - Benefits of the planned approach current PM methods can be Lessons learnt from Field Applications (PRO15)
• Tips to improve writing skills - Coordinating multiple authors for Gas Lift Systems Design, Operation
- Examples of network diagrams applied
- Brevity and simple approaches multi-disciplinary reporting for reservoir study activities - Using ‘Stage Gate‘ approaches and Optimisation (PRE31)
-H andling numerical data and • Digital documentation • Strategies for integrated reservoir - How to assure quality
specialist terminology - Special techniques for on-screen studies - Troubleshooting common project
- Writing effective summaries display rather than hard copy - Identifying objectives problems
• Optimal use of charts, figures, - Use of advanced word processing -F ormal techniques
tables and enclosures and document design features
-H ow to select and design for digital distribution
illustrations - Effective use of emails
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Gas Field Engineering -
COURSE PROGRESSION MATRIX Introduction to Production Operations Reservoir and Production
PRO01 5 days Foundation Level PRE29 5 days Foundation / Skill Level
Gioia Falcone Milan Stanko

RESERVOIR RESERVOIR MODELLING &
WELL COMPLETIONS & MANAGEMENT
ARTIFICIAL LIFT RESERVOIR EOR
SURFACE FACILITIES
CHARACTERISATION SIMULATION
PRODUCTION OPERATIONS At the outset, the basic oil production system is introduced, from reservoir to This course addresses the key subjects concerning the performance of gas
point of sale, providing a clear understanding of how the different elements of production systems from reservoir to surface transport aspects: reservoir
the production process interact with each other. Modelling a natural flowing oil depletion, near-well inflow, wellbore flow, surface gathering systems and field
Advanced PVT and EOS Fluid Naturally Fractured Reservoir Advanced Gas Condensate Reservoir EOR Polymer Flooding - Lessons learnt well is then described, leading on to possible operations to enhance its performance. It teaches the fundamentals, relevant technologies as well as
Characterisation Modelling andWell
Simulation Management
Completion Design for Reservoirs from Field Applications
performance and to choosing the appropriate artificial lift system. Surface and engineering methods and explores computational tools for analysis. Moreover,
with Sanding Problems
downhole technologies for monitoring production system behavior are the course addresses the behaviour of each individual component as well as the
explained along with how their measurements are used to highlight integrated production system and discusses technical aspects of gas field
Carbonate Reservoir Characterisation
ADVANCED
EOR: Heavy Oil Steam Injection underperforming wells and identify flow assurance issues. Finally, the course planning.
and Modelling shows how production process diagnostics permit troubleshooting of problem
Production Assurance – Troubleshooting and Guidelines in Oil & Gas Operations
wells and help design appropriate well intervention and work-over operations.
Modelling and Managing Uncertainty in the Subsurface DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... • A petroleum, reservoir or production engineer involved in gas production
Integrated Produced Water Re-Injection Management and keen to refine or refresh your expertise in gas production systems
• A petroleum engineer, process engineer, development geologist, oilfield
production manager or field engineer with a limited background in
Integrated Reservoir Studies: The Project Management Approach
production engineering HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE
EOR Polymer Flooding – Lessons learnt from Field Applications • Discussion of fundamental concepts using relevant examples
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE • Hands-on practice of selected concepts through class exercises
Advanced Well Testing and Enhanced Oil Recovery: Fundamentals
Modern History Matching The key components of the oil field production process are introduced, then Tablet teaching, complete electronic course compendium including PDF of
Interpretation and Applications •
you are taken along the flow path, from source to export, of a simple, naturally lectured material and videos of all lectures and worked examples
Advanced Artificial Lift Systems Design, Diagnosis flowing system. The sequence is revisited, but this time, operations to improve • Custom adjustments to the topics’ depth depending on the background and
Oil Processing Fundamentals
and Troubleshooting oil well productivity are described, along with ‘how to’ examples of tackling interests of the participants
Petroleum Geostatistics – Integrating
Waterflooding: Performance problem wells identified from performance diagnostics. The necessary inputs
Special Core Analysis Data for Reservoir Modelling and
Predictions and Surveillance to aid design of well intervention programmes work-over operations are listed
Simulation
and explained. THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
ESP Systems Design, Operation & Troubleshooting Gas Processing Technologies
The course includes hands-on exercises, break-out sessions to discuss typical By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:
production operations challenges, short videos, and demos of oilfield • Production engineering aspects of gas reservoirs
production system modelling software. • Natural gas PVT behaviour, material balance methods, gas flow in reservoir,
SKILL
Gas Lift Systems Design, Operation and Optimisation Sand Management and Disposal Program Gas Dehydration Attendees are encouraged to bring their own case studies for discussion in well and flowlines
class. • Gas well performance
Reservoir Simulation Technologies EOR: Miscible Gas Injection • Gas field performance
Effective Technical Writing for Exploration and Production Staff - A Structured System By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: TOPICS
Gas Field Engineering – Reservoir and • The production processes involved in an oil field development and how they
• Value chain of the oil and gas industry
Production relate to one another, from the reservoir to the point of sale
• Gas PVT, composition, EoS, thermodynamics
• The methods available to monitor, identify and characterise problem well
Multiphase Flow Metering • Well deliverability using back-pressure analysis
performance and flow assurance issues
• Gas flow in production systems, flow equilibrium
Basic Reservoir Fluid Properties and • The data required to select the most appropriate artificial lift system
Field Development Planning Enhanced Oil Recovery Fundamentals • Gas material balance including water influx
Phase Behaviour • The use of diagnostics to design well intervention programs and work-over
• Introduction to rate decline analysis
Production Engineering Relief & Flare Systems operations to improve problem well performance
• Gas well testing
• Field production performance and forecasting; the role of reservoir
Well Testing Operations, Interpreta- TOPICS
simulation
tion and Design • Introduction to petroleum production systems • Engineering issues in developing a gas field: production scheduling, layout of
Gas Field Engineering – Reservoir and Production • Reservoir inflow characterisation production systems, flow assurance considerations, gas processing
• Skin
Core Analysis Fundamentals and • Well completions
Technology
Artificial Lift Systems Design, Diagnosis, Operations
• Perforating
Perforation Design and Applications Introduction to Surface Facilities
FOUNDATION
and Optimisation • Flow in wellbores and pipelines / flow lines / risers

• Surface facilities
Reservoir Engineering for Non-Reservoir Engineers • Flow measurement
• System analysis: Linking the reservoir, the near-wellbore, the wellbore
Well Stimulation Technologies Fundamentals of Oil & Gas Production and the surface facilities
Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production – A Comprehensive Introduction to the Oil & Gas Industry • Flow assurance issues
- Hydrates
- Scales
Introduction to Refining Technologies and - Waxes
Introduction to Production Operations
Refinery Conception - Asphaltenes
- Corrosion
- Erosion
- Slugging
• Artificial lift working principles and technology selection
• In-well production diagnosis
- Production logging
- Downhole cameras
- Downhole flow monitoring
• Well trouble shooting: short-, medium- and long-term operations
- Water and gas shut-offs
- Re-perforation
- Stimulation (hydraulic fracturing and acidising)
- Re-completion
- Debottlenecking of topsides facilities
- Handling transient flow situations in the system
PRODUCTION ENGINEERING
Production Engineering Perforation Design and Applications Well Stimulation Technologies

PRE12 5 days Foundation / Skill Level PRO13 4 days Foundation Level PRE34 4 days Foundation Level
AND THE Gioia Falcone
This broad-spectrum course covers fundamentals and best practices of modern

Juan Tovar
A reservoir/wellbore link is the most important part of the well construction

Catalin Teodoriu
This course covers the main aspects of Well Stimulation whose main objective is
WINNER
petroleum production engineering by providing an understanding of integrated process for cased and perforated completions. Without an efficient and to repair formation damage in order to restore/increase production.
production systems, from reservoir to surface. The course begins with a review effective path for the hydrocarbons and produced fluids to flow there is no It starts by presenting the basic concepts for stimulation job design, execution
of the basic principles of reservoir, wellbore and surface network modelling, to chance of well production irrespective of the quality of the reservoir or the and follow up. Formation damage and its effect on well performance is
then present solutions to couple together the different elements of a complexity of the tubulars in the well. presented and discussed. Focus is given to the main causes of formation damage
IS HOT
production system. Emphasis will be placed on field performance enhancement This course has been prepared to help the attendants to understand the process (damage during drilling, cementing, perforating, producing and working over
and maintenance operations. The course will also teach how to optimise a of designing and implementing an effective pathway that establishes wells) and how these may be identified. The main stimulation techniques are
production system and maximise the recoverable reserves from a field given communication between the reservoir and the wellbore and to identify the presented and their advantages and disadvantages are discussed. Candidate
the physical constraints dictated by the production system itself and knowing factors affecting the generation of this path, its geometry and stability. It also selection of various techniques is presented.
the limitations of current modelling tools. allows the participants to select the equipment required to deliver the expected
performance and evaluate such a performance for further improvements in
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... future operations. DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...
2016 & 2017 SME Training While - operationally - perforating might seem as a simple and relatively fast • A petroleum engineer
• A petroleum engineer, process engineer, development geologist, oilfield
Provider of the year production manager or field engineer with a limited background in
operation, there are many aspects to consider in the design, implementation • A production engineer or manager
and evaluation of perforating programs. The long term objectives must be • A development geologist
production engineering
aligned with the field development and production strategies and should be: • A field engineer or manager
• Maximise productivity and long term reserves recovery • Oil field technical staff
• Maximise the use of well energy by making hydrocarbons production an
After introducing the key concept of integrated production systems, you will be efficient and safe process
taken through its individual components (the reservoir, the near-wellbore • Minimise completion cost
region, the well and the surface facilities), according to the natural flow • The course will be presented using properly designed slides, some with
direction - from source to point of sale. Along the flow path, the nature and the animation and several videos on relevant issues
role of the boundaries between consecutive components will be discussed. DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... • Teaching methods include also calculations on related issues
After reviewing a simple, naturally flowing system, the sequence will be • A completion engineer • Several examples of actual Stimulation Programs will be presented
revisited once more, this time considering options to improve the productivity • A production technologist
throughout the system and solutions to prevent or remediate flow assurance
issues. THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
The course includes exercises, class discussions of typical production engineering HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:
problems, short films and demos of integrated production models. You will be This course comprises a number of knowledge transfer mechanism that will • Introduction to stimulation operations
encouraged to bring your own case studies for discussion in the class. allow for understanding, discussion and practicing of perforation design • Formation damage mechanisms and their identification
principles and factors affecting the gun and method selection processes. • Brainstorming on skin damage
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING Lecture based, the course utilises tutorials as well as specific topic discussions • Acids reactions and their selection for carbonates and sandstones
to promote sharing of technical and operational experiences related to • Acids and additives used in matrix stimulation
perforation design. • Candidate well selection
• The fundamentals of integrated production systems
• Acid fracturing design basics
• How to review and screen available input data to set up an integrated
• HSE and acidizing operations
production model THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • Safety & quality assurance
• Selecting methods to optimise a production system and maximise the
recoverable reserves By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:
• The fundamentals of perforating operations
• The factors affecting perforating performance
TOPICS
TOPICS
• How to design steps for a perforating program and in particular gun • Formation damage and stimulation
• Introduction to integrated production systems selection • Damage and other considerations
• Review of reservoir inflow characterisation • The selection of different perforation techniques for different applications • Skin damage, how to evaluate its level
• Review of well completions • Stimulation techniques and their applications
• Review of multiphase flow modelling in wellbores, risers and flowlines • Acid stimulation techniques, Acid formulations
• System analysis: linking the reservoir, the near-wellbore, the wellbore and TOPICS • Key questions and issues in acidizing sandstones
the surface facilities • Well performance analysis • Scales and organic deposits
• Flow assurance issues • Near wellbore mechanical behaviour • Acidizing additives
• Review of surface facilities • Perforating systems and equipment • Candidate selection and acid treatment design
• Artificial lift • The process of perforating a well • Acid placement and diversion
• Liquid unloading in gas wells • Type of guns and specifications • Acidizing safety and environmental protection
• Downhole and seabed water separation • Perforation design and its operational aspects • Hydraulic fracturing basics
• Hydraulic fracturing • Application to well design and performance • Acid fracturing
• Acidising
This award goes to • Flow measurement and production allocation
•
•
Field equipment for well stimulation
HSE and environmental constrains
the SME who has • Production logging
• Planning short-, medium- and long-term optimisation of field management:
•
•
Case studies
Examples of exercises for preliminary job design
consistently developed - Water and gas shut-offs
- Re-perforation
and delivered industry - Stimulation
- Re-completion
leading training programmes. - Debottlenecking of topsides facilities
- Handling transient flow situations in the system
- Issues around the chosen export route
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
‘The instructor has an excellent ability to deliver the information in an easy
way.’
Petroleum Engineer at Qatar Petroleum
HOT Engineering training@hoteng.com hoteng.com ‘Good balance between theoretical and practical (in situ) data/situations.’
Engineer at Partex
A Member of the HOT Energy Group Course can be presented in English or Spanish language.
Advanced Artificial Lift Systems Design, ESP Systems Design, Operation and
Diagnosis and Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Gas Lift Systems Design, Operation and Optimisation
PRE36 4 days Skill / Advanced Level PRE28 4 days Foundation / Skill Level PRE31 4 Days Foundation / Skill Level
Alastair Baillie Alastair Baillie Alastair Baillie
This course covers the selection, design, diagnosis and troubleshooting of the This course covers the design, operation and troubleshooting of ESP systems This course covers the design, operation, diagnosis and optimisation of gas lift TOPICS
major artificial lift methods (primarily ESPs and gas lift, although others will be including a review of the key factors contributing to runlife optimisation. You systems including a review of gas lift equipment, valve operation and the Gas lift systems concepts and equipment
considered) for both conventional and unconventional reservoirs. You will gain will gain an appreciation of the key concepts involved in the application of ESP unloading process. You will gain an appreciation of the key concepts involved in • Introductions and course objectives
an appreciation of the key concepts involved in the analysis of artificial lift systems for both oil and water supply wells and a practical understanding of the application of gas lift methods and a practical understanding of their • Review and recap of well and reservoir performance fundamentals; oil
methods for challenging environments and a practical understanding of trend their operation and optimisation. Case histories and well modelling software operation and optimisation. Well modelling software will be used to illustrate composition and fluid characterisation
analysis and pattern recognition to solve operational problems. Well modelling will be used to illustrate design and troubleshooting applications. design and troubleshooting applications while network modelling software will • Gas lift introduction; concepts and theory, gas lift performance curves and
software (Prosper) will be used by the instructor to illustrate design and illustrate gas lift gas allocation and field wide optimisation techniques. depth of injection
troubleshooting techniques and applications with real field examples. • Pressure gradient traverse plots and generation using multiphase flow
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... correlations
• Petroleum engineering or field staff involved in the selection, design, • Gas lift equipment overview; gas lift valve operation and equations;
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... operation or troubleshooting of Electrical Submersible Pump (ESP) systems • Petroleum engineering or field staff involved in the selection, design, installation and removal
• Petroleum engineering or field staff involved in the selection, design, operation or troubleshooting of gas lift systems • Teardown and inspection of gas lift equipment; well integrity issues
operation or troubleshooting of artificial lift systems (for standard or • Gas lift references and resources
unconventional reservoir applications, particularly in challenging
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE • Practical workshop session; gas lift valve hand calculations
environments (deep, hot, gassy wells etc.). This course ensures that fundamental concepts of ESP systems are well
explained and clearly understood before progressing to more advanced topics This course ensures that fundamental concepts of gas lift systems are well
Gas lift systems design
such as design and troubleshooting. This technique means that participants explained and clearly understood before progressing to more advanced topics
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE • Gas lift design overview (conceptual vs. detailed) and principles
have a solid foundation to build a deep understanding of ESP systems and the such as design and optimisation. This technique means that participants have a
• Generating 4 variable lift curves for gas lift wells
This course ensures that fundamental concepts of artificial lift systems are well confidence to apply the principles learned. solid foundation to build a deep understanding of gas lift systems and the
• Practical workshop session; conceptual gas lift design
explained and clearly understood before progressing to the application of confidence to apply the principles learned.
• Gas lift unloading process and key factors to ensure success
these concepts in difficult or complex well conditions. A clear and logical
workflow will be explained so that diagnosis and troubleshooting becomes
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • Consideration of safety factors for mandrel spacing and valves operation
easy. This technique means that participants have a solid foundation to build a The objectives of the course will be to enable participants to: THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • Detailed gas lift design procedure for continuous gas lift wells; special
• Become familiar with ESP methods, concepts of operation and equipment The objectives of the course will be to enable participants to: applications
deep understanding of artificial lift systems and the confidence to apply the
• Perform ESP design procedures for new or existing wells • Become familiar with gas lift methods, concepts of operation and equipment • Practical workshop session; conceptual and detailed gas lift design and
principles learned in challenging situations.
• Understand the key factors affecting ESP runlife in design, installation and • Perform gas lift design procedures for new or existing wells exporting VLPs
operations • Recognise the correct data required for well analysis and troubleshooting
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • Implement robust ESP control systems and the correct alarm and trip • Diagnose and troubleshoot gas lift well performance Gas lift systems diagnosis, practical troubleshooting and optimisation
By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: settings • Optimise the gas lift system for production and long term reliability • Gas lift operations, monitoring and procedure for unloading a new well
• Artificial lift methods, concepts of operation and equipment • Diagnose and troubleshoot ESP systems to optimise runlife • Gas lift diagnosis and troubleshooting; key concepts and procedure for
• Selection criteria for challenging well conditions analysis
• How to perform design procedures for artificial lift wells • Flowing gradient survey interpretation and matching; determination of
• How to recognise the correct data required for well analysis
TOPICS injection depth, orifice pressure drop, etc.
• Diagnosing and troubleshooting artificial lift well performance following a • Recap of well and reservoir performance (fluid properties, outflow and • Practical workshop sessions; building and matching of well models using field
logical workflow inflow performance) data
• Optimising the artificial lift system for production and long term reliability • Use of pressure gradient plots for ESP design and diagnosis • Practical workshop sessions; gas lift well diagnosis using gradient traverse
• Review of ESP systems equipment, components and physics of operation plots with field data
• Design, diagnosis and practical troubleshooting techniques for start-up and • Dealing with problem wells (instability, slugging, multi-point injection etc.)
TOPICS operation • Re-design of a gas lift valve setting for an existing well to address these
• Recap of well and reservoir performance (fluid properties, outflow and • Power supply quality and issues with variable frequency drives problems
inflow performance) • Workshop sessions and tutorials covering the design and diagnosis of ESP • Practical workshop session; gas lift well re-design using existing mandrels
• Use of pressure gradient plots for artificial lift well design and diagnosis systems with field data
• Review of artificial lift systems components and physics of operation • Introduction to surface network modelling; well performance curves,
• Special considerations for the application of artificial lift to unconventional Note: interactions between wells and pipelines
reservoirs Each day will include practical workshop sessions illustrating the application of • Shortage of gas supply; gas-lift allocation concepts & multi-well optimisation
• Design, diagnosis and practical troubleshooting techniques for start-up and theory to ESP well models. Participants are encouraged to bring field data and techniques
operation examples to interpret and analyse. • Practical workshop session; building a wellhead platform model with field
• Workshop sessions and tutorials covering building and matching of well
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK data
models ‘The course was very practical and made use of life examples. It also worked • Matching field performance and running gas lift gas allocation sensitivities
towards resolving some problems we currently experience.‘ • Review, conclusions and evaluation form completion
Superintendent at Midwestern Oil & Gas
Note:
‘This is the best gas lift course I have ever attended.‘ Each day will include practical workshop sessions illustrating the application of
Production Engineer at Chevron theory to gas-lift well models. Participants are encouraged to bring field data
‘Excellent 2-way communication between instructor & participants. Use of and examples to interpret and analyse.
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK own well exercise made understanding better.‘
‘The instructor was very experienced and excellent. Focus on topics was CUSTOMER FEEDBACK Production Engineer at Anasuria Workshop:
great.’ During the 4-day session the instructor would aim to use client’s well data
‘I liked the practical application of the course content, the interaction ‘I heard about this course from colleagues with good feedback and it is as throughout and participants should be able to build, validate and diagnose their
Sr. Engineer at ADCO between participants and instructor, and the course content.’ good as I expected. Really recommended to Production Engineers who are own wells. So each day will include practical workshop exercises using
‘Well organised, easy-to-understand style of presentation and examples.’ Electrical Maintenance Foreman at ADCO new to oil fields.‘ commercial software.
Petroleum Engineer at ADCO Production Engineer at Chevron The course is designed to be highly interactive and the instructor is always open
to answering questions as they arise.
Computer access required for exercises. Computer access required for exercises. Computer access required for exercises.
Sand Management Well Completion Design for Reservoirs with Production Assurance - Troubleshooting and
Multiphase Flow Metering and Disposal Program Sanding Problems Guidelines in Oil & Gas Operations
PRO10 3 days Skill Level PRO12 4 days Skill Level PRO11 5 days Advanced / Specialised Level PRO04 5 days Advanced Level
Gioia Falcone Juan Tovar Juan Tovar Wolfram Kleinitz
Over the last two decades the development, evaluation and use of Multiphase For many years oil and gas producers have to deal with solids along with The main objective of the course is to transfer the knowledge for the detailed During the remaining lifetime of an oil or gas field, the application of economic
Flow Meters (MFM) systems has been a major focus for the oil & gas industry hydrocarbons. The management of solids‘ production such as sand has been sand face completion design process for reservoirs with sanding problems. The methods in the treatment process is a prerequisite for ensuring compliance
worldwide. Since the early 1990s, when the first commercial meters started to mostly a reactive process that can have a significant impact on productivity and process for geological and engineering characterisation of the reservoir will be with specifications for the gas, oil, and water phase.
appear, there have been over 3,500 field applications of MFM for field allocation, risk of an asset. introduced as well as the impact on well or reservoir properties on sand face This course bridges the gap between process technology and production
production optimisation and well testing. Regardless of the sand management strategy adopted, the process is a complex completion design and sand control method selection. chemistry. It includes aspects common to operational issues such as organic
So far, many alternative metering systems have been developed, but none of one that involves a large number of disciplines and skills; completion precipitates (asphaltenes and waxes), water treatment and quality for re-
them can be referred to as generally applicable or universally accurate. engineering, geomechanics, production, process engineering and risk injection, causes of non-effective treatment plants, modern ways of optimising
This course reviews and assesses both established and novel technologies management are key areas of knowledge that is required to manage sand DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... treatment units, corrosion prevention and rules of bacteria in oil and gas
suitable for measuring the flow rates of gas, oil and water in a three-phase flow. production problems effectively. • A reservoir, operations, petroleum or completion engineer with production, scale formation, as well as system surveillance strategies.
The technologies already implemented in the various commercial meters are This course addresses all the areas required to develop a sand management responsibility for well construction and sand face completion tasks Based on practical experience possible causes of failure in production operation
evaluated in terms of advantages or shortcomings from an operator point of strategy including well construction, flow assurance and production • A geologist or geoscientist with a need to understand the technical and are explained and discussed in detail.
view. The lessons learned about the practical reliability, accuracy and use of the engineering. practical issues associated with reservoirs that are or will be prone to sand
available technology are discussed. The course provides a critical and production DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...
independent review of the current status and future trends of MFM. • A manager or senior team member with responsibility for field management • An engineer, project manager, production chemist, or a member of field
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... and long term planning for these types of reservoirs, particularly if you are operational staff currently or potentially involved in natural gas or oil
• A practicing production or process engineer working in highly depleted areas production and storage operations
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... • A completion or petroleum engineer involved in well completion design or • Seeking an overview of sustainable improvements in the gas/oil production
• A reservoir engineer or production engineer who uses production data for production management process
the calibration and history matching of reservoir and wellbore flow models, • An asset manager in charge of a field producing or expected to produce
and for the optimisation of reservoir management and production hydrocarbons and sand The course presents the tools and methodology to allow you to confidently and HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE
operations competently address these types of problems in significant detail for reservoirs
The course focuses on practical onsite experience. Case histories (video
• A metering or allocation engineer who wants to learn the differences with sanding problems.
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE support) and practical examples will be subdivided into the following sections:
between conventional (single-phase) and multiphase flow measurement System description, theoretical background, failure potentials, weak points and
• A professional who has to select, install, operate and interpret multiphase Knowledge transfer is carried out through tutorials, crosswords, presentations
and video.
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING recommendation to mitigate possible negative production effects or to prevent
flow meters further damage in the operational system.
A significant contribution from the class in terms of experiences, case histories By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:
and questioning of the subjects discussed is considered essential to fulfilling • The issues and the physics of sand producing reservoirs
You should have some basic knowledge and understanding of conventional fluid THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
metering and fluid properties. the objectives for the course. • Identifying the problems associated with sanding: when it will happen, mode
of occurrence, volumes of sand and risk presented by these types of By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:
• The efficiency of oil and gas treatment systems
reservoirs
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • Selecting the optimum completion option for the type of reservoirs, sizing • Modern concepts against asphaltene and wax precipitation
• Formation of foam in oil production
Starting with an introduction to the complexities of the multiphase flows Attendants of the course will gain extensive knowledge in all the aspects of of filter media and general operational procedures for well preparation and
• The impact of chemicals in oil and gas production and treatment
encountered in the oil & gas industry, the fundamental approaches to metering sand management; from identifying the causes of sand production to its start up
• How to identify weaknesses in the production and treatment train
such flows are presented, vis-á-vis the solutions already implemented to date. transport, separation and disposal. Participants will learn to develop strategies
• Definition and monitoring water quality for re-injection
Special application areas, such as wet gas metering and heavy oil metering, are for managing sand production for both production and water injection wells.
TOPICS • The rules for Oxygen in production and material selection
then introduced. Once the key multiphase measurement principles are
Geological characterisation of the reservoir, mineralogy, pressure and • How to control and improve the efficiency of treatment units
understood, their current applicability for different metering purposes (from This knowledge will result in: •
structural features • The impact of SRB’s (Sulphate Reducing Bacteria) in oil and gas production
reservoir management to custody transfer) will be discussed, also in relation to • Pro-active understanding and strategic planning to manage the problem
• Mechanical stresses acting on the reservoir • The effective use of hydrates and hydrate inhibitors in gas production
estimating reserves. • Detailed development of operational conditions for production and injection
• Reservoir mechanical properties such as Young Modulus and Poisson Ration • The conditions for scale formation in treatment systems
The course includes short films and class discussions of selection criteria and wells
• Rock testing methods for strength characterisation • Sustainable stimulation concepts to assure well capacity
field implementation issues. • Maximisation of a well’s potential under a specific sand management
• Physics of sand production, its history and use of current tools • The interpretation of chemical analyses from bailer samples
program
• Well construction process, well configuration selection • Types of corrosion in treatment and injection systems
• Mitigation of risk to the asset and improved reserves recovery
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • Perforating design • Application of flow analyses in treatment unit by tracers
• Sand control method selection and operational procedures associated with • Modern ways of demulsifier screening processes
• The fundamentals of multiphase metering in petroleum engineering
TOPICS well preparation and cleaning prior to the completion • Rules of Halite precipitation in condensate treatment processes
applications • Introduction -A PI recommended practice • Filter media equipment specifications and selection for sand control
- How sanding occurs RP 14E applications
TOPICS
• The current limitations of the available technology
• The interdisciplinary aspects of multiphase flow metering, which span from - Modes of sand production - Erosion rate modelling • Well performance analysis and evaluation, well testing • Elimination of organic precipitates in oil production
reservoir management to production optimisation, as well as from • Properties of sand particles • Sand detection • Flow assurance, sand transport and erosion fundamentals • Inhibitor and tracer screening and its application
production allocation to reserves estimation - Mineral composition of - Probe detection systems • Water quality and impact on re-injection systems
sandstones - External detection systems • Main causes of non-effective treatment plants
- Clays - Monitoring and sensors placement • Impact of retention time on separation processes
TOPICS - Grain size characterisation • Sand separation • Methods for getting reliable samples for further analyses
• Multiphase flow fundamentals • Sand control methods - Sand separation principles • SRB’s activity and MIC in oil and gas production
• Introduction to multiphase flow metering - Sand management - Sand removal from vessels and • Evaluation of different gas dehydration processes
• Multiphase flow metering principles - Slotted liner and screens pipes • Rules of sulphate, carbonate and NORM scale formation
• Key multiphase flow metering techniques - Gravel packs - Other sand removal methods • Overview of scale calculating programs
• Current status and limitation of multiphase flow metering - Frac-pack • Sand disposal methods • How to control corrosion in production operation
• Wet gas metering applications - Chemical methods - Dumping • Production operation in the tail-end phase of oil fields
• Heavy oil metering applications - Expandable screens - Re-injection • Troubleshooting in gas dehydration systems
• Non-conventional multiphase flow metering solutions • Sand management philosophy - Ship to shore • Formation of halite scale in gas production and storage
• Flow loops for validating and testing multiphase flow meters - Safety and environmental issues - Conversion of sand into usable • Troubleshooting in treatment plants for tail-end production
• Production optimisation, production allocation and reserves estimation using - Economic aspects materials • Modern aspects in screening corrosion inhibitors
multiphase flow meters - Technical/operational issues • Developing surveillance programs • Interpretation aids of commercial well treatment chemicals
- Sand management strategy for production and injection wells
• Sand transport - Surveillance strategy
- Sub-surface sand transport - Designing a monitoring program CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
- Sand transport in pipelines for production wells
‘Topics covered very well the operational issues at our field & other options
• Erosion - Designing a monitoring program
for solutions, course topics always supported by case histories.’
- Factors affecting erosion for injection wells
Production Technologist at Addax Petroleum
mechanisms
Course can be presented in English or Spanish language. Course can be presented in English or Spanish language.
PRODUCTION ENGINEERING
Integrated Produced Water Re-Injection Management

PRO09 4 Days Advanced Level
E-LEARNING
Public In-house
Wolfram Kleinitz
DYNAMIC SIMULATION
OPERATOR TRAINING SIMULATORS The injection of water into reservoirs can result in a number of serious problems.
One reason for questioning existing water treatment systems is to combat
TOPICS
• Reservoir brine properties and their physicochemical behaviour
ADVANCED TRAINING CONCEPTS

complexity. Water handling systems are becoming too complicated. Many - Definition of terms in oil production and treatment
prejudices and misconceptions have arisen that simple solutions found in - Basics on scale formation during production, treatment and injection
normal operating techniques are being lost in the mire of complication. The - Modern aspects on production chemistry
impact of chemicals in this process and their pros and cons will be highlighted. - Rules of bacteria in water flooding systems
This course will cover the produced water handling, treatment and re-injection. • Petrophysical basics and formation damage
The aim is a modern, clear understanding (including guidelines) of water quality - Overview and common formation damage problems
definition, measurements and its impact on the injection well behaviour in the - Clay minerals and rules of clay swelling
long term. Regarding the water quality for injection one can say: You can’t - Permeability reduction of porosity and permeability
optimise what you don’t measure. - Wettability alteration during water injection
• Water Quality Ratio (WQR) and its application in predicting injection life-time
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... - Current models for predicting life-time of injectors
TRAIN TO PERFORM
- Focus on the theory of Barkman/Davidson
• A production or facility engineer, project manager, production chemist, a - Discussion of field application
member of field operational staff currently or potentially involved in water - Examples: How to calculate the WQR
treatment in production operations
Innovative Upstream Training Solutions • A professional seeking an up-to-date overview on the impact of water
• Modern water treatment units
- Basic operational concept for water treatment units
Oil & Gas Process Simulators for Upstream Production Processes treatment and aspects for re-injection - Impact of oil water and concentration of suspended solids on water quality
- How to control the unit efficiency in a long term
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE - Field tests: Small size unit compared to big size implementation
• Field experience
The course focuses on practical onsite experience. Case histories and practical
- Injection strategy at early production and in the tail-end phase
powered by examples will be subdivided into the following sections: Required quality for
- Tracer application to control flooding efficiency
re-injection, separator improvements, field experience, efficiency of modern
- SRB activity and plugging behaviour
water treatment units. Lectures are supported with video clips.
- Recommendation on modern surveillance programs
• Water Quality Ratio (WQR) device for field application
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING - Test unit description and application
ECHNICAL KNOW-HOW (TKH)
T By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: - Guidelines for onsite tests
Computer based e-learning • Types of formation damage and their impact on injectivity - Interpretation of continuously measured water quality
- Analysing weaknesses in treatment and injection systems
applications • Production chemistry aspects with impact on treatment and re-injection
• Stimulation concept and guidelines
• Water: Brine composition and analytical interpretation of ion tracking
• Scale formation and rules of SRB in operation (Sulphate Reducing Bacteria) - Aspects on chalk and sandstone reservoirs for injectors
PART TASK SIMULATOR (PTS) • Matrix versus frac injection - Guidelines of treatment slug selection
- Coil tubing job versus bull-headed treatment
For dynamic simulations of • Definition of water quality and the WQR and how to determine the WQR
- Downhole sampling and analyses during back production
onsite
process systems including • Mode of action and undesirable side effects during well stimulation
associated controls and safety • Relation between sandstone and chalk reservoirs for injection
logics • Occurrence of plugging material during daily operation
• Screening for optimal treatment units in the tail-end phase
• Guidelines for sustained water quality for re-injection
SIZING MODELS (SCM) • How to control the treatment unit efficiency in a long term
Real hands-on training on process • Modern ways of tracking and elucidating injection behaviours
systems
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WE DELIVER EXCELLENCE DRILLING
EOR Polymer Flooding - Lessons learnt from Field Applications

PRO15 5 Days Advanced Level
Public In-house
Wolfram Kleinitz
Polymer flooding has been recognised as an effective Enhanced Oil Recovery TOPICS
(EOR) method for many years. This course is focused on the realisation of a • EOR Status
polymer field project and will discuss different failures and successful field • Appraisal of polymer field projects
projects worldwide in detail. • Introduction to petrophysics
The course covers a review of the basic principles of polymer flooding, • A current international project status
description of water soluble polymers, screening procedures and other lab tests • Living conditions of sulphate reducing bacteria (SRB)
for product quality, retention/adsorption control and polymer selection. Other • Rules of biocides in polymer projects
features include microbial and oxygen impact on field applications as well as • Impact of microorganism on polymer degradation
mixing with produced water, injection control and surveillance guidelines for • Well interference tests in the selected polymer area & rules of tracer
the whole project. Several international field projects including their current application
status will also be highlighted.
• Polymer stability and retention vs. adsorption
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... • Selection of make-up water for polymer injection
• Impact of oxygen on polymer fluid stability
• An engineer, project manager, chemist or field operational staff currently or • Screening and application of oxygen scavenger
potentially involved in EOR • Polymer dissolution procedure and rheological analyses of the prepared fluid
• A professional seeking an overview of sustainable application of polymers in
• Screening criteria of polymer solutions including guidelines for quality
EOR testing
• Polymer solution control by standard sand pack tests
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE • How to calculate the shear rate and apparent viscosity in porous media
• Field application of PHPAA and xanthan projects
The course focuses on cases studies of different polymer projects using water-
• Polymer powder vs. broth or emulsion in project application technique
soluble products. A workflow regarding the polymer screening procedure is
• Injection well surveillance and injection fluid specifications
part of the discussed lab phase and engineering flowcharts bridge the gap to
• Start-up activites for polymer injection projects
technical application.
• Discussion of flow charts of different polymer field installations
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • Polymer pumping and metering systems
By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: • Application of valve-less pumps
• The status of EOR application worldwide • Focus on the importance of polymer mixing
• The appraisal of different polymer field projects • Types and selection of effective static fluid mixer
• Types of water soluble polymers for EOR • Chemical dosage systems and pH reduction for injection water
• Lab screening methods for water soluble polymers • Polymer solution detanglement by different shearing methods
• Polymer retention: Lab vs. field • Polymer sampling procedures for onsite handling
• Selecting the mixing water (sea water, bank filtrate, source & produced
water) • Definition of water quality ratio (WQR) for injection
• Powder product vs. emulsion / broth • Importance of the injection well completion of polymer application
• Biocides and their screening for EOR projects • Stimulation procedure for polymer injection wells
• Technical approach of onsite polymer handling, mixing and injection • How to calculate the shear rate and pressure distribution during injection
• Importance of water quality for polymer injection • Importance of heating the polymer injection solution
• Monitoring systems during the flood • Monitoring and surveillance program in field projects
• The effects of polymer breakthrough on the fluid treatment system
• Focus on production wells during polymer flooding
• Onsite methods to control polymer breakthrough
• Impact of produced polymers on the treatment process
• Surface activity of broth application compared to powder
• Application of a particle charge detector for controlling polymer
breakthrough
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
‘The instructor has a lot of experience and he shared his knowledge with the
group.’
Researcher at PDVSA DRILLING
‘Very good overview over different field trial examples and their hurdles.’ Introduction to Drilling, Completion and Extended Reach Drilling (DRI39)
Engineer at Wintershall Workover Operations (DRI35) Geosteering Technology (DRI41)
Basic Drilling Technologies (DRI34) Geothermal Drilling Technology (DRI13)
Cementing Operations (DRI42) Advanced Drilling Technologies (DRI14)
Cement Integrity (DRI43) Workover & Completions (DRI38)
Stuck Pipe, Design and Operational Practices for Well Integrity Management for the Well Life
Avoidance (DRI36) Cycle (DRI18)
Directional Drilling and Well Placement for High
Angle and Complex Wells (DRI37)
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Introduction to Drilling, Completion and Workover Operations
COURSE PROGRESSION MATRIX DRI35 5 Days Foundation Level
Public In-house
Kevin Gray
DRILLING TECHNOLOGY WELLBORE CONSTRUCTION This course introduces the subject of drilling, completion and well workover TOPICS
operations, looking to build a solid foundation level knowledge of the practices, • The drilling team: Who does what in the planning, mobilisation and drilling of
people and equipment used in these key operations. a well?
As no prior knowledge is assumed for this course, each concept is introduced in • The equipment used to drill a well, the rotary drilling rig itself and the
simple terms and then built upon to allow a comprehensive overview each of
ADV.
Cement Integrity
specialist tools that are needed to steer the well, survey its position and
the three disciplines to be developed. inform us of the rocks that have been drilled
The course is firmly rooted in ensuring that well integrity is maintained whilst • Directional drilling and well design, extended reach, high angle and
working in each of these independent disciplines and the processes and multilateral drilling techniques
Advanced Drilling Technologies Well Integrity Management for the Well Life Cycle technology that is discussed. • The drill string design for drilling and initial testing of the well
How drilling, completion and workover fits into the life cycle of exploration, • Geology, the actual rock itself as well as the pore pressure and fracture
appraisal, development and eventual abandonment of an oilfield is discussed; gradient, what these are and how they affect the most fundamental aspects
as are the requirements for eventual well abandonment. of how we design and drill and complete a well
Extended Reach Drilling Workover and Completions
• Electric line logging, formation evaluation while drilling (LWD) as well as
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... surface mudlogging and coring as methods of understanding the geology
SKILL
• New to the drilling industry or looking for an understanding of the industry • The drilling fluid, also known as mud, what this specialised highly engineered
Effective Technical Writing for Exploration and Production Staff - A Structured System before you join liquid does in the well and how we choose the properties it needs to be
• A geoscientist or reservoir engineer looking to get better value from your effective. How drilling fluids differ from completion and workover fluids and
interactions with the other disciplines brines.
• Someone who has a financial or logistics role associated with the upstream • How we keep the reservoir oil and gas (as well as other fluids/gasses) in the
Directional Drilling and Well Placement for High Angle and Complex Wells
sector of the oil & gas industry rock while we drill, complete and workover the well, but how we release
• Working for a supplier to the upstream sector of the oil & gas industry them when we want to produce them
• Tubing, packers and completion equipment and the options for design and
Stuck Pipe, Design and Operational Practices for Avoidance Cementing Operations HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE installation of this equipment
• Wellheads, design and configuration for production and workover
• Practical demonstrations of all the key principles using models and
• Importance of overall well integrity from a design, installation and
simulations in the classroom
• Mixed, instructor-led delivery of theoretical content with blend of
operational viewpoint
Geothermal Drilling Technology • Overview of stimulation techniques and workover options including
PowerPoint overview, whiteboard explanations of detail and class interactive
exercises introduction to coiled tubing technology for Through Tubing Rotary Drilling
• A narrative that runs through the course where each topic is inter-related
as well as faster more efficient workovers
and built on the previous learnings
FOUNDATION
Introduction to Drilling, Completion and Workover Operations

• Extensive allowance for class-led questioning within the course delivery
For in-house courses a half day drilling rig visit may form part of the learning
process.
Geosteering Technology
Basic Drilling Technologies • How to communicate easily with people involved in each discipline and to
understand the acronyms and jargon that they use in everyday operations
• How your role or your service fits into each process
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
• A high level overview each upstream process ‘The instructor is very easy to understand. One of the best teachers I have met
Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production – A Comprehensive Introduction to the Oil & Gas Industry • The equipment used during the drilling process and its sequence of use in the industry.’
• How wells are kept safe, and how we protect people and the environment Mech. Engineer at Dept. of Petroleum Resources
whilst drilling
‘The explanations were down to earth and it exposed me to some ignorant
views held in the past.‘
Geophysicist at Dept. of Petroleum Resources
Stuck Pipe, Design and Operational

Basic Drilling Technologies Cementing Operations Cement Integrity Practices for Avoidance
DRI34 5 days Foundation Level DRI42 5 days Foundation / Skill Level DRI43 4 days Advanced Level DRI36 5 days Foundation / Skill Level
Kevin Gray Benoit Vidick Benoit Vidick Kevin Gray
This course introduces the practices and the equipment used in drilling, looking This course covers the knowledge required to be able to understand a cementing Cement log interpretation is often left to the logging company. There is very This course addresses the root causes of poor planning and poor operational
to build a solid foundation level knowledge. program. It is therefore ideal for drilling engineers or/and supervisors/ little input from the cementing engineers. So the decision to do an eventual procedures that lead to stuck pipe situations at the rigsite.
The material will take the participants through the step-by-step process of superintendents. remedial job is very often difficult to take. The objective of this course is to give The approach to stuck pipe prevention advocated in this course is a ‘holistic’ one
drilling a well and introduce at each stage the people and technology required During a cementing job decisions have to be taken sometimes quickly (e.g. stop the drilling engineer / company man / fluid specialist the knowledge required to where the subject is addressed across disciplines at the planning, execution and
to undertake the individual stages of well construction. displacement or not). It is therefore important for the operations staff to challenge the log interpretation for a wiser decision on hypothetical remedial evaluation stages of each project. The importance of maintaining focus on the
As no prior knowledge is assumed for this course, each concept is introduced in understand the consequences of their decisions. Many problems on cementing jobs. key drivers of stuck pipe during each phase of well construction is highlighted as
simple terms and then built upon to allow a comprehensive overview of the jobs are due to the operator changes in the cementing program. is the use of techniques and equipment previously only used by the geoscience
subject to be developed. However, a minimum of technical knowledge is required to understand (and teams.
eventually write) a cementing program (materials, additives and the physics of DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... Whilst the course covers all the areas of potential stuck pipe in well construction
placement and displacement). This will also be covered during the course. • A drilling engineer operations, the delivery of it is focused on ensuring that the greatest impact
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... • A company man can be delivered both in the planning stages and at the rigsite. The time
• New to the drilling industry or looking for an understanding of the industry • A fluid specialist or superintendent weighting of each subject area and each stuck pipe mechanism is based on the
before you join DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... industry stuck pipe statistics to ensure that the maximum value is delivered.
• A geoscientist or reservoir engineer looking to get better value from your • A drilling engineer, supervisor or superintendent
interactions with the drilling team • A rig supervisor
• Someone who has a financial or logistics role associated with the drilling • A company man / fluid superintendent This course will use a lot of logging examples and participants are strongly DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...
industry encouraged to present their own logs. • A professional involved in well construction, office based or rig based staff at
• Working for a supplier to the drilling industry or are involved in sales to the Basic knowledge of cementing is required. One full day is devoted to an exercise: Participants will have to answer to some all levels
drilling industry completion questions (perforate? What depth? Do something different on the • For the first time introduced to stuck pipe
next jobs?) based on a real case history. The instructor will play the role of the • In need of refreshing your knowledge or if it is more than two years since you
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE cementing company. attended a stuck pipe course
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE The course and the teaching are built for operational staff. As many case studies
• Practical demonstrations of all the key principles using models and as possible are presented and participants are encouraged to bring their own.
simulations in the classroom Most of the presentation is made up of going through examples. Exercises are
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE
• Mixed, instructor-led delivery of theoretical content with blend of used during the teaching. By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: • Practical demonstrations of all the key principles using models and
PowerPoint overview, whiteboard explanations of detail and class interactive The interaction between the instructor (more the person sharing his knowledge) • The sonic and ultrasonic logs simulations in the classroom
exercises and the participants is critical. Therefore questions are more than welcome, • The cementing job parameters which can affect cement logs • Mixed instructor-led delivery of theoretical content with blend of
• A narrative that runs through the course where each topic is inter-related even if they interrupt the sequence at which the modules are presented. • Other non-logging techniques which can be used to evaluate a cement job PowerPoint overview, whiteboard explanations of detail and class interactive
and built on the previous learnings exercises
• Extensive allowance for class-led questioning within the course delivery • A narrative that runs through the course where each topic is inter-related
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING TOPICS
and built on the previous learnings
For in-house courses a half day drilling rig visit may form part of the learning By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: • Cementing job process recap (most important steps: hole conditions, mud • Extensive allowance for class-led questioning within the course delivery
process. • The knowledge to understand and challenge a cementing program circulation, stand-off, gel strength and pipe annulus displacement) • A ’role playing’ exercise might be included
• The consequences of very common actions taken during a cementing job • Cement integrity – definition, critical set cement properties
• Proper ways to evaluate a cementing job using non-logging techniques • Non-logging cement evaluation
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • Sonic and ultrasonic log interpretation rules THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: • Integrated exercise By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:
• How to communicate easily with people involved with drilling and to
TOPICS • Other log examples interpretation • How to plan wells using the most up-to-date techniques and input from the
understand the acronyms and jargon that drillers use in everyday operations • Knowledge of the material and product used • Cement plugs, integrity issues, API and local rules geology and geomechanics teams to prevent avoidable problems in the well
• How your role or your service fits into the drilling process • Understanding of laboratory tests and how to read properly a laboratory • How the ‘old’ practices and procedures embedded in the industry are not
• A high level overview of the entire drilling process report always correct and often lead to stuck pipe situations
• The equipment used during the drilling process and its sequence of use • Understanding of the tests done on the cement slurry and the set cement • How the ‘human factor’ plays a significant part in a lot of stuck pipe
• How wells are kept safe, and how we protect people and the environment • Rules of cement placement situations and why people do not follow the correct practices and
whilst drilling • What are the cementing job’s most common failures procedures
• API rules to control sustained casing pressure (gas migration) • Communication and operational reporting and planning, why we often do
• Evaluation of cement jobs using non logging techniques not see the obvious risks because of the way we focus our reporting
TOPICS • Cementing equipment • The definitions, mechanisms and language of stuck pipe
• The drilling team: Who does what in the planning, mobilisation and drilling of a • Understanding of the mechanical properties of the set cement • Jars and accelerators, how they work and how to place them correctly, but
well? • Basic Understanding of sonic and ultrasonic logging also why these pieces of equipment are not always going to help you
• Technology of the rotary drilling rig, its power requirements, its individual sub • Proper cement plug design and placement
systems, how systems have been automated and the instrumentation that • What is cement integrity?
modern drilling systems require • What are / should be the company man expectations TOPICS
• Specialist tools that are needed to steer the well, survey its position and • Lost circulation, squeeze cementing (optional, on request) • Stuck pipe definitions, the statistics of stuck pipe
inform us of the rocks that have been drilled. The course will look at • Understanding your project risk profile, offset data review
measurement while drilling (MWD) Formation Evaluation whilst drilling, • Mechanisms of stuck pipe
steering tools drill string components. • Hole Cleaning
• Process of designing a well and deciding how it will be made safe during the • Geomechanics and using FEWD(LWD) to understand the well stability
drilling process and then kept safe once drilling is completed and production • The directional profile and its role in increasing stuck pipe risk
begins. The process of casing and cementing the well, why and how we do this. • Torque and drag as a fundamental component of stuck pipe
• Equipment required to case and cement a well • Planning a well to avoid stuck pipe
• Drilling fluid, also known as mud, what this specialised highly engineered liquid • Rig site well monitoring and how to correctly monitor a well
does in the well and how we choose the properties it needs to be effective • Rigsite practice, design of and monitoring compliance with procedures
• Drill bits, how these cutting tools have to be selected to match the geology • The drilling fluid as a stuck pipe prevention tool
that they are to drill and how making the wrong choice could have a huge • Identifying the stuck pipe mechanism, rigsite guidance and the HSE approach
impact on the cost of drilling a well. to drilling incidents
• How we keep the reservoir oil and gas (as well as other fluids/gasses) in the • Forensic evaluation to identify and re-classify previous assumptions
rock while we drill the well, but how we release them when we want to • Drill string design issues
produce them
• How and why things go wrong when drilling, the well collapsing, the drilling
equipment getting stuck, the drilling equipment breaking, the rig not being
capable to drill the well
• How we can direct the well and steer its path under the ground so that we can
reach distant areas of the reservoir and produce the lowest cost oil and gas
• How we complete the well to allow reservoir fluids to safely flow to surface
Directional Drilling and Well Placement for High Angle and Complex Wells Extended Reach Drilling
DRI37 5 Days Skill Level DRI39 5 Days Skill Level
Kevin Gray Kevin Gray
This course will deliver a comprehensive understanding of modern directional TOPICS This course will deliver a detailed understanding of the latest extended reach TOPICS
drilling techniques and the industry standards used in well placement. • How increasing hole angle creates significant problems and NPT because of drilling techniques and the latest industry standards used in high angle well • How increasing hole angle creates significant problems and NPT because of
The evolution of directional drilling tools and techniques that are used to hole cleaning, we look at how to identify, address and mitigate these construction. The content can be customised to client specific requirements or Hole Cleaning, we look at how to identify, address and mitigate these
achieve high accuracy well positioning are detailed with reference to the problems to a particular well project for closed courses. problems.
fundamental engineering that underlies the equipment we work with, and the • The origins of torque and drag in the well bore and how they impact our
The evolution of extended reach drilling techniques is explained against a • The origins of Torque and Drag in the well bore and how they impact our
procedures and practices we work to. ability to increase our drilling radius from any rig. Why drag impacts background of showing what can go wrong if correct planning or rigsite ability to increase our drilling radius from any rig. Why drag impacts
This is very much an operationally focused course which looks to deliver a horizontal lateral lengths operational practices are not fully implemented. horizontal lateral lengths. Model types, use and limitations.
detailed understanding of not just the narrow field of the Directional Driller’s • Delivering world beating ERD wells with limited rig capabilities
This is very much an operationally focused course which looks to deliver a • Delivering world beating ERD wells with limited rig capabilities.
work, but all the associated areas of risk that can result from the practices, tools • How to design the Bottom Hole Assembly (BHA) for low angle wells and how
knowledge level that can immediately be put to use not just in ERD projects but • Operational practices for connections, tripping and managing BHP within
and techniques that they may use. this fundamental design must change as the well inclination increases in improving performance on smaller wells and substantially cutting drilling fracture limits.
The knowledge from this course can be directly applied to ongoing drilling • How the tendency of the Bottom Hole Assembly to build, drop or hold angle
costs from development projects. • How to monitor the well condition and how to interpret the data we collect
operations or future well planning and will have a dramatic impact on drilling must be designed to match the desired well profile and how this is achieved The knowledge from this course can be directly applied to ongoing drilling to get the correct understanding of changes happening in the well.
performance. to deliver wells with the lowest tortuosity operations or future well planning and will have a dramatic impact on drilling • How to design the Bottom Hole Assembly (BHA) for low angle wells and how
All the topics are placed in their operational context and an understanding of • The evolution of directional drilling technology, the key drivers for this and
performance. this fundamental design must change as the well inclination increases. This
how each topic is inter-related with the other subject areas in the course is why so many wells are now drilled with high cost rotary steering tools All the topics are placed in their operational context and an understanding of will include a look at jarring and jar placement in high angle BHA’s.
developed throughout the week. • Surveying the well, the key technologies used to survey the well and how
how each topic is inter-related with the other subject areas in the course is • Geomechanics principles and how they can be applied to high angle wells.
Throughout the course areas in which directional drilling can adversely impact mistakes in well positioning are made developed throughout the week. • How the tendency of the Bottom Hole assembly to build, drop or hold angle
the well cost or increase the well risk are detailed and the mitigations for these • The fundamental quality assurance and quality control of wellbore surveys
Throughout the course areas in which ERD techniques can adversely impact the must be designed to match the desired well profile and how this is achieved
risks are discussed. How the accuracy of MWD surveying can be improved by advanced survey well cost or increase the well risk are detailed and the mitigations for these risks to deliver wells with the lowest tortuosity. How tortuosity adversely affects
processing techniques are discussed. modelling of T&D.
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... • The principle of uncertainty and its effect on probability for well anti- • The evolution of directional drilling technology, the key drivers for this and
collision and target sizing This course was re-written in 2018 to include the latest research and why so many wells are now drilled with high cost rotary steering tools.
• A drilling engineer, well site supervisor, tool pusher, rig manager or field • Well positional calculations and how our best techniques can be undermined
developments in ERD technology and practices. • Surveying the well, the key technologies used to survey the well and how
support personnel by poor rigsite practices mistakes in well positioning are made. Making sure that the uncertainties
• A geoscientist or reservoir engineer looking to get better value from your
• How wells are deflected and steered, using magnetic, gravity and inertial DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... and errors in the ERD project are minimised. Survey reprocessing techniques
interactions with the drilling team tool face measurements to improve accuracy of placement.
• A professional involved in improving drilling performance and cutting drilling • A drilling engineer, well site supervisor, tool pusher, rig manager or field
• Shock and vibration of the downhole equipment, its origins, its impact and • Formation evaluation tools as a drilling engineering resource and how to use
costs how to reduce or remove this unwanted problem, reduce NPT and improve support personnel this data to show wellbore quality.
• A geoscientist or reservoir engineer looking to get better value from your
performance • Shock and vibration of the downhole equipment, its origins, its impact and
• Multilateral wells, their place in reducing production costs, their drilling and
interactions with the drilling team how to reduce or remove this unwanted problem, reduce NPT and improve
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE • Involved in improving drilling performance and cutting drilling costs
economic risks and benefits performance.
• Practical demonstrations of all the key principles using models and
simulations in the classroom
• Mixed instructor-led delivery of theoretical content with blend of PowerPoint HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE
overview, whiteboard explanations of detail and class interactive exercises • Practical demonstrations of all the key principles using models and
• A narrative that runs through the course where each topic is inter-related simulations in the classroom
and built on the previous learnings • Mixed instructor-led delivery of theoretical content with a blend of
• Extensive allowance for class-led questioning within the course delivery PowerPoint overview, whiteboard explanations of details and class
interactive exercises
• A narrative that runs through the course where each topic is inter-related
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING and builds on the previous learnings
By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: • Extensive allowance for class-led questioning within the course delivery
• Why life-threatening well-to-well collisions happen and how even large
technically driven companies make mistakes. You will be given the knowledge
to understand how to avoid these catastrophic events THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
• How the role of the Industry Steering Committee on Wellbore Surveying By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:
Accuracy has shaped the requirements for modern well placement. You will • How to relate your project to the industry drilling envelope and how to
understand what these standards are and why we must work to them define the correct level of planning resource to allocate to ensure success.
• When to use high cost technology like rotary steerable systems and when • What changes in the well as you increase the inclination, and how these
these systems are of little value changes need to be reflected in the planning and operational practice.
• How to push the drilling envelope further and increase the drilling radius of Tripping and connection practices will be examined in detail and the changes
any rig to deliver more fluids back to the asset from low angle wells will be developed by the group as part of the
• How to use the evolving science of geomechanics alongside the increasing ‘workshop’ style teaching.
volume of formation evaluation while drilling data is available in real time to • How to ensure that NPT and LIH do not affect your project. The focus here
deliver substantially lower NPT on any drilling project will be on understanding both Hole Cleaning for high angle wells and the
• How to work with a geology team to geo-place or geo-steer a well path risks of differential sticking.
within specific lithologies or a specific fluid type • When to use high cost technology like rotary steerable systems and when
these systems add little value. How to mitigate the risks of motor drilling
when they are used in high angle drilling.
• How to push the drilling envelope further and increase the drilling radius of
any rig to deliver more fluids back to the asset.
• How to use the evolving science of geomechanics alongside the increasing
volume of formation evaluation while drilling data available in real time to
deliver substantially lower NPT on any drilling project.
• How to work with a geology team to geo-place or geo-steer a well path
within specific lithologies or a specific fluid type.
• Why certain vibration types become predominant in ERD wells and how to
address these problems.
• How to ensure that once the well is drilled, it is possible to get the casing to
bottom and cement it successfully.
Geosteering Technology Geothermal Drilling Technology Advanced Drilling Technologies Workover & Completions
DRI41 5 days Foundation Level DRI13 3 days Foundation Level DRI14 5 days Skill / Advanced Level DRI38 5 days Skill Level
Catalin Teodoriu Catalin Teodoriu Catalin Teodoriu Gonzalo Rivero
This course builds a firm foundation in the principles and practices of directional This course provides a comprehensive understanding of the technology and This course provides a comprehensive overview of the principles and practices This 5-day course emphasises the role of engineers and field operators in
drilling, calculations and planning for directional and horizontal wells, with engineering required to successfully design and execute geothermal wells. It of advanced drilling engineering, enabling participants to decide which planning and executing the intervention operations to maintain and increase
focus on the geosteering technology and its implications. Specific problems covers basic drilling principles analysed from the point of view of a geothermal technology is most appropriate for their business. field production and thus add to the profitability and recoverable reserves. It
associated with directional / horizontal drilling such as torque, drag, hole developer. The geothermal aspects of drilling processes and how they affect It is an introduction to advanced drilling topics such as High Pressure High also emphasises the significance of the team concept as a factor in optimising
cleaning, logging and drill string component design and data transmission are the well plan, well construction and overall budget are also presented. Temperature (HPHT) drilling, modern drilling technologies (i.e. casing drilling, operations success. The course is highlighted with open discussions and
included. unconventional drilling methods), special well design, drilling problems and problem solving shared by the instructor and participants.
their solutions. Advanced drilling techniques such as casing drilling or coiled
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... tubing drilling are also covered as are tools and techniques used in casing or
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... • An engineer with little or no background in drilling technology or petroleum tubing drilling such as surface equipment, bottomhole assemblies (BHA), etc. DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...
• A drilling or operations engineer, field supervisor, toolpusher, manager or science • A drilling, intervention, completion or production engineer or manager
technical support person • A geologist or any professional involved in geothermal project planning and • A reservoir engineer, geologist, field maintenance supervisor or operator
• The course will also be beneficial for a geoscientist with field experience, management DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... • A professional working for a service company or equipment manufacturing
especially if you have been exposed to drilling operations • A drilling, production or operations engineer, field supervisor, manager or company
technical support personnel with a good understanding of the principles of
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE drilling engineering
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE The course is structured by presenting the basic drilling technology and then HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE
You will receive instruction on geosteering definition, geosteering principles linking it with the features of geothermal drilling activities. • Face-to-face presentation
and - most important - the world of geosteering tools. Additionally the course HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE • Case studies
covers planning and evaluation of deviated and horizontal wells, and you will The course will cover the following drilling aspects: You will be guided through planning and evaluating drillstring design and learn • Videos and animations
learn how to perform simple calculations associated with dogleg severity. • Design and evaluation of well drilling systems how to perform calculations associated with well tubular design and stuck pipe • Practical exercises
The basic applications and techniques of geosteering are also covered in the • Identification and solution of drilling problems associated with geothermal situations.
course. You will receive detailed information about the successful geosteering wells Non-conventional aspects of drilling will be also covered within this class,
philosophy and associated well placement problems. The basics of LWD, MWD • Mud design for elevated temperatures, well control, casing design guiding you through shale gas drilling, gas hydrates drilling and coring as well as
technologies will be also presented and linked to the well placement aspects, so • Well cementing modern casing and coiled tubing drilling aspects. By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:
that the synergy between geology and directional drilling technology is made At the end optimisation concepts will be presented, helping you to learn how to • The industry’s advanced technologies in the field of designing and executing
apparent. Some exercises (drilling costs calculation, casing loads) will be used to highlight take decisions that could save time and increase the safety of drilling operations. intervention jobs in your respective operations
Course related videos will be presented and you will perform analyses of the the most important aspects of geothermal well construction. • Selecting the appropriate method for the particular operation and perform
presented solutions. the task in a safe and efficient manner
This course will expose you to the largest comparison of MWD, LWD and
geosteering tools in a bias free presentation. An exercise is also designed to
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:
By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: • Drill string mechanics: loads, cause of failure, design concepts
TOPICS
allow the participants to perform their own decision analysis about what tool
and technology will fit a given situation. • The basics of drilling engineering related to geothermal applications • Mechanised drilling operations: make-up of tubular, mechanised drilling rigs • Workover and completion methodology
• The interdependency between geothermal well drilling and the oil & gas • Drilling problems: stuck pipe situations, fishing operations • Risk management
business • Advanced drilling technologies - casing drilling, HPHT, coiled tubing drilling • Well problem and analysis
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • The specific tools needed to drill a well in general and specifically for • Proper selection of drilling technology for shale gas, geothermal drilling, etc. • Well control
By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: geothermal drilling • Non-conventional drilling methods and equipment including environmental • Cement bond logs
• Interpreting dogleg severity and the problems associated with dogleg • The technologies involved to date for drilling at rig site aspects of drilling activities • Perforating
severity • An overview of drilling costs • Drilling through gas hydrates • Fracture gradient
• Planning horizontal wells based on the objectives of the well • Sand management
• Survey methods and techniques in view of well placement • Cement squeezing
• Directionally drilling with steerable motors and rotary steerable systems
TOPICS TOPICS • Acidizing
• The principle of various rotary steerable systems and their selection free of • Short history of drilling engineering • Drilling engineering - a short review • Rigless operations
service bias • Introduction to geothermal engineering • Drilling methods and drilling technologies • Coil tubing
• How to predict the wellbore path based on historical data and determine the • Drilling a well and drilling methods • Drillstring mechanics • Fishing operations
requirements to hit the target • Drilling rig components and drilling rigs classification • Mechanised drilling operations • Completion management
• Overview of rock mechanics process • Drilling problems and their solutions in modern drilling operations • Production casing & tubing design
In addition, you will have insights into a very detailed and complex review of the • Effect of geothermal reservoir on the rock mechanics process • Coiled tubing drilling technology • Design procedures
latest publications focused on geosteering. • Drilling fluids and wellbore hydraulics • Casing drilling technology and casing fatigue • Artificial lift
• Drill bits and their application • Expandable tubular and their applications • Practical exercise
• Drill string components • Drilling HPHT wells
TOPICS • Downhole motors and downhole tools • Drilling fluids for HPHT environment
• Applications for directional drilling • Prime drivers, rotary system • Wellbore hydraulics
• Directional profiles, well placement definitions • Hoisting system, mud circulation system • Drill bit optimisation and selection
• Geosteering: definitions, historical development, applications • Casing and cementing of geothermal wells • Non-conventional drilling methods
• Rotary steerable systems: definition and applications • Well completions for geothermal applications • High performance drilling concepts
• Dogleg severity calculations and problems associated with doglegs • Special aspects of geothermal drilling • Drilling through gas hydrates
• Horizontal drilling methods and applications • Effect of high temperature on drilling mud • Aspects wellbore construction and wellbore integrity
• Logging high angle wells • Economic aspects of geothermal drilling • Proper selection of drilling technologies and methods for your business
• LWD: tools, techniques, comparison of various tools • Well control
• MWD: tools, techniques, comparison of various tools • Drilling problems related to geothermal drilling
• Data transmission in drilling operations • Special drilling techniques for geothermal drilling
• Real time data transmissions systems
• Rotary steerable systems: components, working principle CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
• Classification of RSS and their applications ‘Useful knowledge about drilling engineering was presented in this course.
• How RSS contribute to well placement Also some new technologies and new and useful concepts such as DWC, MSE
• Well placement techniques etc. were introduced.’
• Limitations and challenges to well placement techniques Engineer at Chengdu Best Diamond Bit Co.
• Review of recent geosteering advancement techniques
WE DELIVER EXCELLENCE FACILITIES
Well Integrity Management for the Well Life Cycle Introduction to Surface Facilities
DRI18 5 days Skill / Advanced Level FAC01 4 days Foundation Level
Catalin Teodoriu or Holger Kinzel Siegfried Gugu
This course builds a firm foundation of the principles and practices of well TOPICS This course provides an introduction into the basic processes, technologies and
completion under the aspect of well integrity. • Well construction and completion equipment of Surface Facilities in E&P installations. Providing information
A comprehensive overview of past and actual well integrity strategies will be • Definition of well integrity about both onshore and offshore, it is dedicated to operational aspects and
shown and supported through schematics and animations. Calculations will be • Wellbore barriers and their role state-of-the-art applications. The course gives an overview of technical as well
used to help you understand the relationship between well integrity and good • Well integrity concepts as commercial aspects in regard to green as well as brown field facilities. All
engineering practice. • Defining risk associated with well integrity major equipment components will be discussed and their impact on the overall
The course will start with a review of well construction and well completion • Casing and tubing value chain explained. Surface selection criteria will be presented and the main
being followed by a thorough immersion in well integrity causes and ways to • Threaded connections and their well integrity role processes explained and discussed. Operational and maintenance aspects will
remedy them. • Sealing tubular connection be discussed and elaborated along the actual facility and equipment
• Make-up of tubular goods presentations.
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... • Selected hardware for make-up of tubular goods
• Proper running procedure for casing and tubing DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...
• A drilling, production or operations engineer, field supervisor or manager • Tubing design and selection
• Proper selection of casing and tubing and the associated connections • A project manager or manager
Casing hardware for cementing application • An E&P professional (geologist, geophysicist, reservoir, production, drilling
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE •
engineer) seeking facilities understanding in the projects you are involved in
• Impact of pipe centralisation on well integrity (mud removal by cement
You will receive instructions how well construction and completion will • Working in related professions such as legal, accounting, business
slurry, stand-off calculation, torque and drag considerations)
contribute to achieve maximum well integrity based on existing case studies. development, HR, marketing
• Pipe movement to improve cementation (reciprocation, rotation)
Looking at the well design as a whole, basic applications and calculation for • Working for a service provider to oil & gas industries to understand the
• Proper centraliser selection and placement for individual applications
cement hardware selection as well as casing design and connection forces are impact of surface facilities on their activity
• Special application of well integrity (underreamed sections, monobore)
covered in the course. • Working for government agencies to get an insight into the issues related to
• Design wells for maximum well integrity (case studies)
A strong focus will be on how to achieve well integrity and how the best practice E&P surface facilities
• Well integrity management
can contribute to select the best components such as packers, nipples, tubing
and their connections, gravel pack, etc.
As an independent course, it offers the most complete overview of connection HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE
make-up tools selection. A combination of classroom lessons and real world examples will ensure the
practicality of this course. Interaction between the participants and the trainer
as well as discussions and case studies amongst the participants are an integral
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING part of this course. Interaction and discussions will give the participants the
By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: opportunity to further deepen the content. After return to your workplace you
• Well integrity concepts can immediately use the course content in your practical work.
• The determination of the minimum number of downhole tools for best well
integrity
• Well integrity definitions and complexity THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
• Critical well integrity issues By the end of the course you will be confident in your understanding of:
• Interpretation of well barriers CUSTOMER FEEDBACK • The value chain of crude oil and gas from the well to the product
• Designing your string for improved well integrity • The requirements for oil and gas production facilities and gas processing
‘Good operational aspects, real life examples provided by instructor.’
• Tubing loads and their constraints • The establishment of product qualities
Engineer at North Oil Company
• Well completion components and their failures • Major process steps and technologies in E&P surface operations
• Intelligent well completions and their applications ‘Good material and good instructor.’ • Facilities terminology and design concepts
• Cementing equipment and its impact on well integrity Operations Engineer at QP
• Long term well integrity
TOPICS
• Introduction to main chemical and physical properties of oil and gas
compounds
• Types of reservoirs and applied production technologies
• Overview of surface facilities and equipment, broken down into:
- Production facilities
- Gathering facilities
- Separation facilities
- Treatment facilities
- Storage facilities
- Export facilities
- Utilities and Infrastructure
• Gas treatment
• Water separation, water treatment, water injection/disposal
• Offshore installation types
FACILITIES • Introduction to process design

• Equipment standards
• Safety in design and operation
Introduction to Surface Facilities (FAC01)
Fundamentals of Oil & Gas Production (FAC09)
Gas Processing Technologies (FAC02)
Oil Processing Fundamentals (FAC03) CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
Gas Dehydration (FAC10) ‘Good mix of topics, easy to understand, i.e. no engineering background
Relief & Flare Systems (FAC11) needed.’
Geoscience Analyst at DEA
‘It was well explained and covers the most part of petroleum engineering
introduction.’
Reservoir Engineer at NAMR
WE DELIVER EXCELLENCE FACILITIES
Fundamentals of Oil & Gas Production Gas Processing Technologies Oil Processing Fundamentals
FAC09 4 Days Foundation Level FAC02 4 days Skill Level FAC03 4 days Skill Level
Phil Tudhope Eduardo Perez or Bogdan Buzatoiu Eduardo Perez or Bogdan Buzatoiu
This course is a broad introduction to oil and gas development. It conveys a TOPICS This course provides in-depth knowledge about the processes and technologies This course provides an in-depth introduction into the principles of crude oil
background understanding of the origins of oil and gas, how subsurface Oil & Gas Origins, Exploration and Subsurface Development applied for gas treatment and gas processing worldwide. Different requirements processing, storage and handling in upstream facilities. Conventional
developments are decided and how these link with the selection of the surface • Origins of oil & gas
for the processing of various gas types are detailed and supported by real-life technologies are discussed as well as surface facilities for IOR and EOR
facilities development. • The oil & gas lifecycle
examples. applications.
Primary surface oil and gas production systems are covered including export - Cash flow for an oil & gas project
systems from pipelines to oil terminals and tankers. • Exploration & appraisal
Both onshore and offshore production systems are described and the offshore DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...
- Seismic acquisition
systems include fixed structures, floating systems and subsea systems. - Exploration drilling • A reservoir engineer, production engineer or process engineer, seeking • A reservoir engineer, production engineer or process engineer, seeking
The course includes an introduction to the basic principles of project - Appraisal & prospect evaluation deeper understanding of gas treatment steps deeper understanding of oil processing and handling
development including handling uncertainties, HSE and managing risk. It also • Sub-surface development
• In need of a refresher course in state-of-the-art processing technologies for • In need of a refresher course on state-of-the-art processing technologies for
provides a basic understanding of the role of operations in managing the - Estimating volumes of reserves natural gas and associated gas crude oil, water and associated gas
reservoir, wells and facilities through field life. - Reservoir recovery mechanisms
- Artificial lift HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... - Secondary, tertiary & enhanced oil recovery
• A tutor with more than 10 years of hands-on design, build and operating • Explanation of all commonly used oil processing steps and technologies as
• A facilities or process engineer, either a graduate or a more experienced experience well as rarely applied niche market solutions
Surface Facilities
technical professional looking to develop theoretical competence • Explanations of all commonly used gas treatment technologies as well as • Case studies based on existing facilities world wide
• Primary production systems
• A project manager who seeks greater understanding of the process and rarely applied niche market solutions • Outlining of the engineering path from the analysis of well fluids to the
• Oil processing (stabilisation, dehydration, desalting)
mechanical design of plants • Outlining the engineering path from gas analysis to gas processing schemes, development of oil processing schemes
• Water processing
• An operations engineer looking to deepen your knowledge of the design backed with exercises • Drafting exercises of process schemes for typical oil production facilities
• Water injection
principles of the plants • Illustration of multiple typical gas processing schemes for certain gas types
• Gas processing
• A sub-surface engineer seeking to broaden your technical knowledge and applications
Offshore Production Systems By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE • Offshore structures THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • Well fluid composition and oil and gas qualities
• Floating systems By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: • How to determine involved technologies based on well fluid characteristics
The course links theory to application. It reinforces this through real industry
• Basics of flow assurance • Gas types, qualities and required processing steps • How to cope with sour service and related operations
problems and examples which are solved by the participants as part of the
• Subsea engineering • How to determine involved technologies based on enhanced chemical • Processing schemes for various crude types and associated water and gas
sessions.
The course is highly interactive and participants are encouraged to share their background knowledge • How to sketch preliminary processing charts for various crude types,
Onshore Systems and Project Development • How to cope with sour service and related operations including utility systems
own experiences and problems to the benefit of all.
• Onshore plants • Processing schemes for natural / associated gas
• Export systems • How to sketch preliminary processing charts of various gases, including
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING - Pipelines utility systems
TOPICS
• By the end of the course you will have a basic understanding of the different - Export terminals • Basic introduction to carbohydrate chemistry and crude oil formation
types of oil and gas reservoirs and how they can be developed from a - Tankers • Types of reservoirs and related production technologies
subsurface perspective. You will be able to link the selection of the • Project development TOPICS • Typical crude oil characteristics and sales qualities
subsurface development to the choices for the surface handling and product - Health safety & environment • Basic introduction to oil and gas chemistry • Relevant technologies of oil processing surface facilities, broken down into:
export facilities. - Handling uncertainties • Natural gas / associated gas formation - Well equipment
• You will appreciate the technical differences between the major concepts for - Managing risk • Types of reservoirs and related production technologies - Gathering systems
offshore production systems; fixed structures, floating systems and subsea • Introduction to operations & maintenance • Typical sales gas qualities - 3-Phase-separation facilities
systems. You will also have seen examples of typical onshore production • Introduction to well & reservoir management • Relevant technologies of gas processing surface facilities, broken down into: - 2-Phase-seperation facilities
systems and learnt about pipelines, export terminal and tanker transport. - Well equipment and HIPPS - Demulsifiers, heater-treaters, etc.
• You will also have an introduction to the principles of project development - Gathering systems - Oil stabilisation columns and LPG recovery
including handling uncertainties and risk and the basics of HSE management. - Separation facilities - By-product stabilisation and use/disposal
You will also appreciate the important role of Operations and managing the - Sweetening facilities - Metering systems
wells and reservoir production throughout field life. - Dehydration facilities and condensate removal - Crude oil storage
- By-product stabilisation and use / disposal - Crude oil loading and unloading facilities
- Metering systems - Crude oil transportation
- Utility requirements - Utility requirements
• Underground gas storage • Outlook into oil sands processing facilities
• Implication of shale gas on surface facilities • Process engineering introduction and technology selection
• Process engineering introduction and technology selection
• Case studies based on existing facilities world wide
WE DELIVER EXCELLENCE REFINING
Introduction to Refining Technologies and

Gas Dehydration Relief & Flare Systems Refinery Conception
FAC10 2 days Skill Level FAC11 2 days Foundation / Skill Level REF01 4 days Foundation Level
Phil Tudhope Phil Tudhope Chandrasekhar Ramakrishnan
The course covers dehydration of natural gas in some depth. The course covers relief, flare and vent systems design. It describes why specific This course introduces participants to the basic principles of oil refining and
The course describes the four main gas dehydration processes of Cooling, equipment like separators and heat exchangers require relief protection and related technologies. Different refinery types and their set-up and product
Absorption, Adsorption and Membrane dehydration. Absorption processes how to determine the relief cases for these items. The various elements of the slates are highlighted in this introduction course, providing sufficient knowledge
concentrate on glycol dehydration but also include discussion of enhanced and relief system, from relief valves through piping and headers to flare knock out to select them.
proprietary processes. Adsorption processes concentrate on molecular sieves drums and flare tips, are covered as are the methods for determining overall
but also discuss Silica gels. Membrane dehydration covers the principles as well system and peak relief loads.
as typical process arrangements. The course also covers how plant depressuring systems are configured and DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...
The course covers the process design and sizing calculations as well as the some of the specialised design principles such as cold temperatures and • A manager / employee with commercial or non-specific technical background,
equipment within the processes and typical operational issues as well as process acoustic vibration are critical to sound relief system design. working in the oil & gas industry
design safety matters. • Involved in financing, the supply chain or operation of oil refineries, whether
small or large
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... • A facilities or process engineer, either a graduate or a more experienced
• A facilities or process engineer, either a graduate or a more experienced technical professional looking to develop theoretical competence in relief
technical professional looking to develop theoretical competence and flare system design • Strengthening basic oil chemistry as strong foundation for understanding of
• A project manager who seeks greater understanding of the process and • A safety engineer who seeks to gain competence in the principles and refinery processes
mechanical design of plants practices of relief and flare system design • Interactive training based on case studies
• An operations engineer looking to deepen your knowledge of the design • A project engineer or manager who seeks greater understanding of the • Providing data and information about major operational refineries world-
principles of the plants principles of sound relief and flare system design wide as case examples
• A sub-surface engineer seeking to broaden your technical knowledge • An operations engineer looking to deepen your knowledge of the design
principles of the plants THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE By the end of the course you will feel more confident to:
The course links theory to application. It reinforces this through real industry HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE • Read and understand refinery process diagrams
problems and examples which are solved by the participants as part of the The course links theory to application. It reinforces this through real industry • Discuss suitable refinery types and main technologies
sessions. examples and allows participants to practice the theory through worked • Perform preliminary license selections for common technologies
The course is highly interactive and participants are encouraged to share their examples as part of the sessions. • Assess basic CAPEX / OPEX requirements for given refinery types
own experiences and problems to the benefit of all. The course is highly interactive and participants are encouraged to share their • Evaluate project viability for refinery constructions
own experiences and problems to the benefit of all.
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING TOPICS
By the end of the course you will have a good understanding of how to select an THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • Basic oil (and organic) chemistry
appropriate gas dehydration method for a field development as well as the By the end of the course you will have a good understanding of how relief and • Chemical and physical properties of crude oil and refinery products
basic principles of the process design and how to size the equipment within the depressuring systems are designed. You will appreciate the importance of • Common product qualities (e.g. Euro V, etc.)
process. establishing all relief cases that apply and how these are equipment-specific. • Main refinery processes
You will have had hands-on experience of designing a glycol dehydration system You will know how to determine governing relief cases for the system and how • Utilities and infrastructure systems
and calculating the glycol purity required and the glycol circulation rates as well to calculate peak relief system loads. You will have an introduction to how • Oil and product transport requirements
as the sizing of the main components of the system. staggering and staging depressuring systems can lower peak loads and how • Nelson complexity index
important cold temperatures and acoustic vibration are in the system design. • Solomon index for refinery operations
You will have gained this from seasoned professionals who have been involved • Layout and location requirements/restrictions
TOPICS directly with relief and flare system design and have real life experiences to • CAPEX and OPEX evaluations
Background and Absorption Dehydration offer not just textbook knowledge. • Introduction into refinery conceptual design
• Introduction • Overview of existing and operational refineries worldwide
- Water content of gas • Shifting product slates to meet market demands
- Reasons to dehydrate gas TOPICS
- Water dew point / water content specifications Relief System Basics, Relief Cases Depressuring Systems,
- Overview of dehydration methods and Relief System Design Flares and Vents
• Cooling, expansion & refrigeration • The need for relief systems • Depressurisation systems
- Heat exchange, refrigeration & expansion cooling - Codes & standards - Rate of depressurisation
- LTX gas process • The basic relief & flare system - Depressuring devices & actuation
- TwisterTM • Relief & flare system design - Segregation & staggering of
- Hydrate inhibition - Relief cases blowdown
- Operating & trouble-shooting MEG injection - Reverse flow • Flares
• Absorption dehydration - Two phase relief - Types of flares
- Types of absorbent -Double jeopardy and common - Flare radiation calculations
• TEG dehydration cause failure - Ground flares
- Enhanced glycol dehydration processes - Pressure vessels - Flare ignition
- Operating & trouble-shooting TEG dehydration - Heat exchangers - Smokeless flaring
- Process design safety for TEG dehydration - Tanks - Purge gas
- Pig receivers & launchers - Flare knockout drums
Adsorption Dehydration and Membranes - Fire relief • Vents
• Adsorption dehydration
- Types of adsorbent
- Peak relief loads
- Types of relief valves
- Vent dispersion
• Flare / vent gas recovery systems
REFINING
- Silica gel - Relief valve sizing
- Molecular sieves -Relief device inlet & discharge Introduction to Refining Technologies and
- The adsorption mechanism piping Refinery Conception (REF01)
- Adsorption vessel design - Relief headers
- Adsorption process flow schemes - Acoustic induced vibration
- Adsorbent regeneration processes - Cold temperatures & cold creep
- Tips for reliable molecular sieve system design - Common system design pitfalls
• Membrane dehydration
- Principles of membrane separation
- Membrane types and configuration
- Membrane dehydration flow schemes
WE DELIVER EXCELLENCE HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT
Process Safety Management Hazard and Operability Study - HAZOP Layer of Protection Analysis - LOPA
HSE01 5 days Skill Level HSE07 3 days Skill Level HSE06 2 days Skill / Advanced Level
Richard Gowland Richard Gowland Richard Gowland
This course is an introduction to Process Safety Management, explaining the Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP) is an internationally respected method Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) is an analytical procedure which uses the
need for a modern approach to the management of major hazards in the of identifying hazards in chemical, oil, gas and pharmaceutical processes. It outputs from Hazard Identification methods such as Hazard and Operability
chemical, oil and gas industry sectors. Its primary objective is to provide the forms a vital part in Risk Management and provides the input for the full Study to quantitatively estimate the frequency/likelihood of an identified
participants with the skills necessary for setting up and/or operating Process assessment of risk in terms of consequence severity and frequency via methods consequence occurring. The occurrence of the consequence is assessed and a
Safety Management systems which address major hazards of fires, explosions, such as Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) and Quantitative Risk Assessment ‘tolerable’ frequency target is assigned. The more severe the identified
toxic substance releases, hazardous reactions and runaways. (QRA). consequence is, the lower the target frequency needs to be. The technique
The course equips participants with the means to succeed in safety terms as The course covers the principles of HAZOP and the part of Process Safety takes account of the effect of the initiating events which could be control
process, project and production engineers or to attain specialist status in Management and Risk Assessment where it applies. The technique is described system or equipment failure or human error all the way through ‘modifiers’ such
process safety management. in detail and its ‘rules’ are properly explained. as time at risk, probability of ignition and explosion, to protective barriers such
The desired outcome is that the participants understand the technique to as alarms and trips. The outcome indicates if the target tolerable frequency is
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... enable them to take an active part to lead HAZOP studies. achieved and if not, what further risk reduction is required. This may result in
• An engineer working in the process industry (chemical, petrochemical, oil and the deployment of Safety Instrument Systems.
gas) in projects, process design, operational production and specialist DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...
process safety careers LOPA is one of the most popular risk assessment methods described in the
• A HAZOP team member wanting to take up study team leadership International Electrotechnical Commission standard IEC 61511.
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE • An engineer or other technical person who is new to HAZOP study
• A project manager or project engineer
The course includes:
• A production manager or production engineer
• Demonstrations of major events which have changed the way industry • A production engineer
• A process safety engineer
operates and its process safety practices. These events have sometimes been • A process control engineer
described as ‘Black Swan’ accidents. This is because they were thought to be • An instrumentation system designer
‘unknown unknowns’ - so unlikely that they were previously not studied. The HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE • A process safety engineer
course includes a method to discover these and to analyse the precursors The course is delivered by means of presentations, case studies and the use of
• Process hazard analysis methods which have been proved good practice simple MS Excel software.
• Hazard identification and frequency identification which is accepted good Part of the course is devoted to case studies. The first of these studies is led by
practice in industry and by competent authorities - the ability to decide when the trainer and then the participant groups lead the later examples with This comprehensive course gives a complete description of the method from
a process or production unit is ‘safe enough’ and to determine the value of observation and guidance from the trainer. assigning tolerable target frequencies in line with company and regulator
further risk reductions in societal and economic terms. Since the aim of the course is to equip participants with the ability to lead requirements through all steps of the method. In many cases LOPA discovers
HAZOP studies, it is considered important for the participants to take a very gaps in protection or cases of common cause failure. When these occur, risk
The methods outlined are backed up by real life case studies and an evaluation
active part in the case studies. reduction measures such as Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) need to be
of your degree of understanding. Furthermore, overall Process Safety
incorporated into the operating system.
Management Systems are described and all the necessary tools are explained
The provided course materials include a manual in paper and electronic form
and form part of the course resources for you to own and use. The resources are THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING and the necessary software for carrying out LOPA studies.
formatted to allow you to adapt them for training others in your own
enterprises.
• The ability to set up and run HAZOP studies and control a HAZOP to ensure
high class outcomes
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING The course aims to provide you with the ability to conduct the LOPA study and
• Hazards and how they impact people, the community, economics and the
By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: environment to train others using the provided material including study software.
• Modern methods of risk management for major hazards which allow you to • Major contributions to process and occupational safety risk management and
manage risks in projects, operations and training in ways which meet or can reduction
be adapted to corporate and regulatory requirements TOPICS
• The whole LOPA method
TOPICS TOPICS • Setting the target tolerable frequency for defined scenarios and
• Progressive process safety management framework (linking depth of risk • What is HAZOP? consequences
study to severity of process hazards - going all the way from Process Hazard • When is HAZOP needed? • Identifying initiating events and assigning event frequencies
Analysis (PHA) to Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA)) • Understand how to plan, lead, implement, record and review a HAZOP study • Accounting for enabling factors such as time at risk
• Incorporating process safety into new projects • Key terminology on parameters, guidewords and hazardous deviations • Accounting for ‘conditional modifiers’ such as probability of ignition, weather
• Principles of inherently safer process design associated with a HAZOP study conditions
• PHA methods, subjects and checklists - addressing fire, explosion, toxic • Key resources needed for a HAZOP study • Accounting for any alarms or safety trips incorporated in the normal process
release, reactive chemical hazards • The different roles within a HAZOP-team composition control system
• Using PHA to derive worst case and probable scenarios. The search for • Understand the key characteristics of the method and requirements for • Accounting for other safety related protection systems such as pressure
atypical scenarios and `Black Swans` HAZOP chair and the importance of balancing the HAZOP team inputs and safety valves
• Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP) - includes case studies contributions • Accounting for any Safety Instrumented Systems existing or added as part of
• Simple methods for estimating severity of all identified hazardous scenarios • Discuss the limitations of a HAZOP study the study
(fire, explosion, runaway reactions, toxic release etc.) • Carry out whole group and subgroup worked examples and case studies • Analysing the outcome for sensitivity and uncertainty
• Tolerability criteria (people effects and environment) - Revisit major accidents e.g. BP Texas City • Assessing if the outcome is in the range of tolerability - using a cost/benefit
• Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) - includes case studies - Gasoline storage assessment for further risk reduction (the ALARP principle)
• Criteria for deciding if a risk is tolerable or not - ’As Low as Reasonably - Distillation column level control • Fitting the LOPA process into a Process Safety Management System
• Audit and Inspection and regulatory authority expectations
HEALTH, SAFETY Practicable’ (ALARP)
• Process safety metrics, reporting incidents, Key Performance Indicators
- Intermediate storage tank
- Exothermic runaway in a reactor
(KPIs) - Trending etc. • Connecting to other risk management elements
AND ENVIRONMENT • Human factors basics (human error, human reliability to respond to stimuli
such as alarms)
• Process safety culture (based on Baker Report recommendations)
Process Safety Management (HSE01) • Process safety competence assurance
Hazard and Operability Study - HAZOP (HSE07) • Case studies based on Buncefield (major fire and explosion) and BP Texas
City (explosion)
Layer of Protection Analysis - LOPA (HSE06) • Case review - Deepwater Horizon: what happened, how was the disaster
finally stopped and what are the long term issues?
• Root cause investigation
• Self-assessment and auditing
WE DELIVER EXCELLENCE PETROLEUM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
PETROLEUM MANAGEMENT &

SOFT SKILLS FINANCE & CONTRACTING
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LEADERSHIP
Project Management Professional

(PMP®) Certification Preparation –
Fostered by Project Management
Simulation
ADVANCED
Value Engineering Module 3
Turnaround Management
Reserves Classification and The Senior Management Program: Exploration & Production
Categorisation Developing Leadership Capacity Accounting – Level 3
Swiss Island® – An Interactive and Applied Problem Solving and Decision

Tangible (Agile) Project Management Making Techniques: From Theory to
Simulation Practical Use
International Natural Gas Business

– Market Entry Strategy and
Commercial Contract Conception
Petroleum Economics, Business and International Oil & Gas

Value Engineering – Module 2
Decision Making Exploitation Contracts
Management Skills for Excellence - The Negotiation Skills for the Effective Bid and Tender Strategies
Decision Quality in Organisations
SKILL
Essential Toolkit for Managers Oil & Gas Industry for Oil & Gas
Managing Data Rooms for Quick-Look Auditing in the Exploration &

Lean Six Sigma
Asset Appraisal Production Industry
Selecting Optimal Development Effective Technical Writing for Exploration and Production Staff - Exploration & Production
Concepts A Structured System Accounting – Level 2
Talent Management: Selection and

Exploration Economics Contracts Strategy & Management
Development of a Performing Team
Field Development Planning Modern Project Management Communication Skills for Success
PETROLEUM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT Risk Analysis Prospect Evaluation and

Public Speaking and Presentation Skills
Exploration & Production
Change Leadership - Delivering with Confidence and
Exploration Economics Accounting – Level 1
Introduction to Petroleum Economics (PBM21) Decision Quality in Organisations (PBM01) Impact
Exploration Economics (PBM19) Integrated Reservoir Studies:

FOUNDATION
Reserves Classification and The Project Management Approach (PBM07) Introduction to Gated Mastering Finance for Non-Financial
Strategy Execution: Theory & Practice Success in Multicultural Teams
Categorisation (PBM30) Managing Data Rooms for Quick-look Development Processes Oil & Gas Personnel
Petroleum Economics, Business and Asset Appraisal (PBM05)

Decision Making (PBM02) Field Development Planning (PBM26) Value Engineering Module 1 Business Writing Skills
International Natural Gas Business - Introduction to Gated Development
Market Entry Strategy and Commercial Contract Processes (PBM28)
Introduction to Petroleum Economics
Conception (PBM13) Selecting Optimal Development Concepts (PBM29)
Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production –

A Comprehensive Introduction to the Oil & Gas Industry
Introduction to Petroleum Economics Exploration Economics Reserves Classification and Categorisation

PBM21 4 Days Foundation Level PBM19 3 days Skill Level PBM30 2 days Advanced Level
Siegfried Gugu Imre Szilágyi Imre Szilágyi
Oil and gas companies compete for resources and reserves around the globe. In TOPICS This is a very intensive multi-disciplinary course designed to give a comprehensive The course provides the 'big picture' on the concept for the classification and
recent years new technologies have changed the global picture in the oil and • Understand the petroleum industry (value chain and its interactions) summary of the economics of oil and gas exploration. Exploration - compared to categorisation of petroleum resources and reserves. The 'concept' has been
gas industry and the frontiers of exploration are continuously driven to harsher - Discuss petroleum industry specifics (oil and gas prices, IOC vs NOC) other businesses - has many distinctive features making the economic elaborated in the industry guideline of Petroleum Resources Management
and/or more environmentally sensitive areas. - Value generation in upstream, midstream and downstream evaluations unique within the general framework of petroleum economics. System (PRMS) of SPE/AAPG/WPC/SPEE. The course starts with an overview of
Beside - or better because of - these technical challenges it is crucially important - Partnering (developing projects jointly with competitors) The course starts with an overview of exploration risk assessment and its effect the basic principles of classification and categorisation to Technically
to keep project and company economics under control. What good is the best • Project economics
on prospect mapping (seismic), exploratory drilling and appraisal project Recoverable Resources (TRR). Discussions of the commercial criteria, project
technological improvement, if the costs to apply these technologies cannot be - Understand the basics for project economics (revenues, cost, cash flow, economics. The sophistication of economic evaluation techniques as well as the maturity driven sub-classification, probability-based categorisation and the
recovered? NPV, IRR) importance of correct business model set-up is demonstrated by real-life case summary of adequate applicability of resource estimation methods will follow.
In this course participants get introduced to the whole world of Petroleum - Learn to set up projects studies. The course concludes with the economics of project portfolio models. Recommendations to avoid resources classification and categorisation pitfalls
Economics. The content spans from questions like: Why are the economics in the - Identify critical parameters to project success that can easily result in biased reserve reporting are also made. The course
upstream industry different from those in other industries? Do I understand the • Multiple project economics
concludes with an overview of petroleum resource portfolio management.
whole value chain in my project? How do I deal with risks and uncertainties? DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...
- Compare projects according to KPIs
What is my project NPV, EMV? Will the recent tax change kill my project? - Rank projects and define investment strategy • An experienced exploration project manager, a line manager of an DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...
- Identify related risks and uncertainties exploration business unit or a geoscience team leader • A senior geoscientist, reservoir engineer or petroleum economist, engaged
• A senior member of new opportunity evaluation and upstream business
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... • Company economics or involved in petroleum resources and reserves estimation, classification
- Differences between project and company economics development teams and categorisation
• A project manager or manager - Financing, depreciation and tax impact on company balance sheet • An E&P economist working on financial evaluations of exploration projects • A member of the board, committee or formal organisation in charge of
• An E&P professional (geologist, geophysicist, reservoir, production, drilling - Cash flow versus profit reserve evaluation, booking and reporting
engineer etc.) seeking economic understanding in the projects you are • Cash flow and NPV • Working in a company which declares the adherence to PRMS in resource
involved in
- Understand the principles of revenues and cost streams estimation, reserves evaluation and reporting
• Working in related professions such as legal, accounting, business The key features of the course are interactivity and out-of-the-box thinking. The
- Appreciate the differences of time value of money
development, HR, marketing definite goal is to bridge the mind-gaps between seniors and managers with HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE
- Set up and calculate your own cash flow and NPV models
• Working for a service provider to oil & gas industries to understand your different professional backgrounds (i.e. geosciences, engineering and
• Depreciation and amortisation The key feature of the course is interdisciplinarity. Participants - independently
roles and impact in the overall project life cycle economics).
- Understand the system of depreciation of professional backgrounds - will gain confidence in the classification and
• Working for government agencies to get an insight into the project and You will be encouraged to bring up your own case studies and to build up the
- Depreciation methods and its impact on economics categorisation principles of petroleum resource and reserves assessments.
company economics evaluation models in teams.
- Concept of amortisation
• Keen to know more about petroleum economics
• Project milestones, rates of return and hurdle rates THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
- Understand the importance of structuring a project according to milestones THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE - Calculate KPI’s (ROR, hurdle rate, etc.) and experience the project impact By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: • The content beyond resource assessment terminologies
- Base case und sensitivities > impact on project understanding • Relatedness of prospect and exploration project risks • How commercial criteria are differentiating between Contingent Resources
A combination of classroom lessons, real world examples and actual project
• Upstream contracts and fiscal terms • How the exploration risk is matured through the phases of exploration and Reserves
calculations will ensure the practicality of this course. Interaction between the
- Different forms of upstream will be discussed • Defining a correct and adequate-to-case business evaluation model • The rationale behind project maturity sub-classification and its alignment
participants and the trainer as well as discussions and case studies amongst the
- Contractual and commercial terms and the impact on the overall project • The logic of your peers you have to collaborate with in economic evaluations with decision stage-gates
participants are an integral part of this course. Interaction and discussions will
- Understand the key risks and uncertainties in these contract types • Applying a multi-disciplinary approach to economic evaluations • The probabilistic and deterministic resource/reserve assessment approaches
give the participants the opportunity to further deepen the content. After
• Risk analysis and uncertainty • Practical aspects of exploration portfolio management • Resource estimation methodologies and the pre-requisites of their application
return to your workplace you can immediately use the course content in your
- Concept of risk and uncertainty • Volume aggregations (projects - accumulation; projects - fields; projects -
practical work.
- Inherent risks in the oil and gas industry portfolio)
- Risk evaluation and risk mitigation techniques TOPICS
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • Decision tree analysis • The geological probability theory and probability of success in exploration TOPICS
By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: - Understand the concept of decision tree analysis - Components of the geological probability • Classification of the Technically Recoverable Resources (TRR)
• The interactions in the industry - Calculation of EMVs (expected monetary values) - Play and prospect models - The Petroleum Initially In-Place and the Technically Recoverable Resources
• Setting up your own economic models - Develop your own decision tree - Probability of Success (POS) in prospect mapping, prospect drilling and in - Resource classes (prospective, contingent, reserves)
• Terms like NPV, ROR, hurdle rate, etc. appraisal - The commercial criteria (economic viability, management engagement,
• The risks in you projects and tools to handle these risks • The Expected Net Present Value and the Expected Monetary Value marketability, availability of logistics, legal and social acceptance)
- Conjugate cash-flows and probabilities of success - The project maturity based sub-classification
- Expected value or value of the game? - Reserve status (undeveloped, developed)
- The value of the yet-to-find • Resources and reserves categorisation
• Evaluation case studies
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK - The range of the uncertainty
- Prospect drilling - Probabilistic (P90, P50, P10) and deterministic Low, Best and High Estimates
‘Tutor has extensive industry experience, real life examples.’ - Prospect mapping - The scenario based (1U, 2U, 3U; 1C, 2C, 3C; 1P, 2P, 3P) and the incremental
Petrophysicist at E.ON E&P - Appraisals (C1, C2, C3; P1, P2, P3) categories
• Treatment of irregularities
‘The course is very comprehensive in regard to financial information and • Ambiguities in resource classification and categorisation & frequent pitfalls
project managing.’ - Conditionality of geological probability components - Split conditions
Manager at NIS Petrol - Interdependent geological models - Split classification
• Exploration portfolio management - The misunderstood resource maturation
- Characteristics of the operative portfolios - Is Proved (1P) proven?
- Exploration risk diversification efficiency • Petroleum resources portfolio management
- Understanding of the balanced exploration portfolio - Volume aggregations: project - accumulation, field, corporate resources/
- Estimation bias analyses reserves
- Corporate resource/reserves records and reserve reporting
- Resource tracking and forecast of resource/reserves replacement
• Estimation bias analyses
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
‘Imre is a great presenter, who also makes the course interactive with
answering questions on prompt.‘
Portfolio Evaluation Expert
‘The presenter is clearly an expert in this field.‘
Subsurface Lead
International Natural Gas Business -

Petroleum Economics, Business Market Entry Strategy and Commercial Integrated Reservoir Studies:
and Decision Making Contract Conception Decision Quality in Organisations The Project Management Approach
PBM02 4 days Skill Level PBM13 4 days Skill Level PBM01 4 days Skill Level PBM07 4 days Skill Level
Reidar Bratvold Andrej Pustisek Reidar Bratvold John H. Martin
Engineers, geoscientists and economists perform technical work to support the The understanding of markets, players and commercial basics of the natural gas This course provides participants a practical, hands-on approach to modern Companies rely on integration of technical disciplines in carrying out successful
‘business’ objectives of the organisation they work for (corporation, industry will help participants to draft and negotiate (international) natural gas techniques in petroleum risk management and decision-making with a focus on reservoir studies. This creates challenges in ensuring that team members
government). It is therefore important that they understand that ‘business’ sales contracts, develop market entry strategies and - ultimately - conclude upstream oil & gas projects. understand their role and the role of others in the overall project and in ensuring
because it will influence the judgements they make. Economic evaluations deals. This course provides an understanding of the economics of the natural The key concepts for risk-based evaluation, planning and decision making in control over the project. This practical workshop gives insights into how tried
provide the main source of the organisation‘s information by which investment gas industry along the value chain, with an international perspective and hands- upstream projects will be extensively illustrated and discussed. The techniques and tested project management techniques can be applied to integrated
and operational decisions are made regarding the most effective use of on experience. presented are applicable to all aspects of petroleum exploration and production reservoir studies to maximise their benefits.
resources. It is through these decisions corporate value is being created (or - prospect evaluation, resource allocation, diversification, risk sharing, and
destroyed). corporate planning. This course helps participants develop problem solving, DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...
There are many subtleties and assumptions that underlie the apparently DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... leadership and functional skills necessary to manage the modern petroleum • Working as part of an integrated study team involved with any aspect of
straight-forward economic calculations that are often seen. Consequently, a • A manager, engineer or geoscientist from industry, consultancy firms, enterprise. It is well suited for new hires and/or professionals with less petroleum reservoirs and involved in:
fundamental understanding of the concepts behind economic evaluation and of traders or regulatory and governmental institutions, with an interest in experience in the oil industry. Course participants will find the concepts and - Evaluation of discoveries
techniques for performing them within a corporate decision making context, acquiring profound knowledge of the international natural gas business techniques stimulating and beneficial - enabling them to apply risk and decision - Development of new fields
are essential skills. Furthermore, as all investment decisions are made without • A manager or (lead) negotiator of natural gas exports, (general) sales or making concepts to their jobs . . . immediately. - Re-evaluation of mature fields
knowing what the future holds, understanding the uncertainties we face in any purchase contracts (LNG or pipeline)
given decision situation is essential for good decision-making. It will be particularly appropriate if you serve as a project manager or project
This course provides the tools necessary for engineers to economically evaluate A basic understanding of the fundamentals of the industry is assumed. DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... engineer within a study team but have had little previous exposure to formal
their uncertainties and decisions. It also allows engineers and geoscientists to • An engineer of any discipline, a geoscientist, petrophysicist or technologist project planning methods.
communicate with the ‘business’ world, which is generally more interested in who directly or indirectly applies risk and decision making concepts in all The workshop is also ideal for in-house presentation to company teams, where
monetary values and their risks, than engineering tolerances and specifications.
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE aspects of petroleum exploration and production it might also serve as a team-building kick-off event for a new or current project,
It also provides understanding and knowledge of economic and business • Interactive lecture, based on up-to-date industry information and practical • A manager who is involved in developing onshore E&P projects directly applying the techniques discussed.
concepts, time-value of money, discounted cash flow, cash-flows, net present experience
value and other economic decision criteria, the decision-making process, multi- • Case studies HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE
objective decision making, decision-tree analysis, and value-of-information & • Simulations HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE All the methods discussed in this workshop are straightforward, practical and
flexibility. Some of the psychological and judgmental aspects of how people • Web-based information access • The workshop format combines lectures, group work and individual study applicable on a day-to-day basis.
respond to uncertain and complex decision situations will be discussed. • Individual and working group exercises • A number of examples and practical decision problems will be addressed - Exercises are included in planning and scheduling and their application to
• Extensive handouts for individual repetition and additional documentation both in the lectures as well as in the practice sessions integrated reservoir studies. Several of these will be team projects using
• Microsoft Excel with add-ons for decision tree and Monte Carlo simulation techniques discussed in class to plan ‘real’ reservoir studies relevant to you.
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... will be used for many of the examples and exercises Computer-based planning packages will also be briefly demonstrated. A
• A surface or sub-surface technologist (engineer of any discipline, recently updated comprehensive manual in book style is provided, both in hard
geoscientist, geophysicist and petrophysicist) who directly or indirectly By the end of the course you will be confident in your understanding of: In addition to the course manual, participants will receive a copy of the textbook copy and digital form, for future reference.
contributes information or data to economic evaluations and decisions • The natural gas business and the international natural gas markets ’Making Good Decisions‘. This book provides essential reading for both technical
• Competitors’, suppliers’, customers’ and regulators’ intentions and incentives professionals and managers. THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
• How to structure, negotiate and evaluate natural gas sales, transportation
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE By the end of the workshop you will feel confident in your understanding of:
and storage contracts
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • All the aspects of project planning, scheduling, budgeting, control and
The course combines lectures, group work, and individual exercises. A number • Interdependencies and differences between natural gas sales, transportation
troubleshooting that you need to organise and carry out a successful
of examples and practical decision problems will be addressed - both in the and storage By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:
integrated reservoir study
lectures as well as in the practice sessions. Microsoft Excel with decision tree • How to determine and evaluate natural gas prices • Decision and risk analysis concepts & terminology relevant for upstream oil &
• Which ‘textbook’ and general project management approaches can be
and Monte Carlo Simulation add-ons will be used for many of the examples and • How to deal with (price) risk gas decisions
adopted - and which require modification for use in reservoir studies
exercises. • Unbundling and the role of natural gas transportation and storage • The application of a multi-objective, value-creating approach to decision-
In addition to the course manual participants will receive a copy of the textbook • Current international natural gas market trends making TOPICS
’Making Good Decisions‘. This book provides essential reading for both technical • Essential sources of information • The impact of uncertainty and risk in E&P decision-making
professionals and managers. • The value of making sound portfolio management decisions • Definition of a project: objectives, - Geological studies
• Specific tools & processes for analysing & making decisions including decision scope and constraints - ‘Classical’ reservoir engineering
TOPICS trees (PrecisionTree from Palisade) and Monte Carlo simulation (@RISK from - Planning approaches
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • Fundamentals Palisade) - Use of network diagrams for -W hen to use more sophisticated
By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: - Natural gas as a source of energy: users, usage and usability • How to use these tools & processes in Excel improved logic and to identify models
• The principles underlying the economic evaluation of projects large and - Components, players and interdependencies of the natural gas value chain - • How people often actually make decisions as opposed to how they should relationships • Facilitating integration
small - from the economics of a fracture stimulation, through side-tracking a incl. trading, transportation, storage and distribution • Putting activities in a time frame; - Effective data display and
well, to major field development decisions - International natural gas markets (incl. hubs) and infrastructure: supply, scheduling communication
• How to develop cashflow models that are typical for oil & gas valuations demand, sales TOPICS - Estimating work content and - Company structure and personnel
• Tax regimes and the impact of discounting - Regulation • Introduction durations roles in project-based work
• The impact of uncertainties in the data that goes into economic calculations, - Security of supply and security of demand • Foundation of economics for the upstream business - Identifying critical path activities - The problems of out-sourcing
and how risk is dealt with • Economics of contracts • Risk and uncertainty identification and quantification • Monitoring progress and - Integrating consultants and
• The use of decision analysis as a method to deal with the complexity and - General structure and economic objectives • Applications of decision and risk analysis to upstream oil & gas decisions controlling the project contractors
uncertainty involved in many real world decisions - Commodity (long-term vs short-term, different pricing concepts) • Modelling and structuring complex and uncertain upstream oil & gas - Plotting the course of the project - Solutions to challenges caused by
• The value of information concepts and their application to the E&P setting - Transportation (pipeline and LNG) decisions - Identifying the effects of remote working
- Storage • Decision analysis - utilising decision trees slippages - How to avoid pitfalls in computer
- Key non-price terms and conditions and their economic impact in modern • Value of information concepts and its application - Evaluating alternatives for modelling
TOPICS markets • Monte Carlo simulation and the value of sensitivity analysis recovery • Applying PM techniques to
• Context and purpose of economic evaluation - Pricing • Portfolio analysis and management with multiple objectives • The importance of integration in reservoir studies
• Developing Net Cash Flow (NCF) estimates - Implications and interdependencies • Behavioural challenges in decision making reservoir studies - Differences between reservoir
• Revenue and expense (capital and operating) streams • Current trends and recent developments - How to use project management studies and traditional projects
• Depletion, depreciation and abandonment provisions - Market developments techniques to ensure integration - Tailoring the techniques; how
• Taxes, royalties and production sharing contracts - Environmental impact - What needs to be integrated current PM methods can be
• Discounted cash flow analysis: time value of money and discount rates - Portfolio management and risk mitigation - Benefits of the planned approach applied
• Value and investment metrics: net present value, rate-of-return, return-on- - (US) shale gas - Examples of network diagrams for - Using ‚Stage Gate‘ approaches
investment, investment efficiency, hurdle rates - Globalisation: the impact of LNG reservoir study activities - How to assure quality
• Incremental vs. acceleration projects - Cross commodity trading • Strategies for integrated reservoir - Troubleshooting common project
• Strengths and weaknesses of DCF and NPV - Strategic pitfalls (case studies) studies problems
• Sources of uncertainty and accounting for risk - Identifying objectives
- Formal techniques for evaluating
data
Managing Data Rooms for Quick-look Introduction to Gated Development

Asset Appraisal Field Development Planning Processes Selecting Optimal Development Concepts
PBM05 3 days Skill Level PBM26 5 days Foundation / Skill Level PBM28 2 days Foundation / Skill Level PBM29 3 days Skill Level
Bob Harrison Frank Jahn Phil Tudhope Phil Tudhope
Whenever a company is involved in divesting or acquiring oil and gas assets, This course examines the technical, fiscal and commercial elements which need The course describes the features of a gated development process; where the The course builds on the course ‘Introduction to ’Gated‘ Development Processes’
whether they are exploration ventures, appraisal opportunities or field to be considered and integrated at the various project development stages of full project lifecycle is split into distinct phases and there is a decision step by describing methods for managing the ‘Select’ phase of a project development
developments, it is almost certain that a data room will be involved. Setting up an oil or gas field. The opportunities and pitfalls of Field Development Planning, between each phase where formal project assurance and governance is applied. to achieve the optimal development concept. Since successful closure of the
a data room requires as much forethought and planning as attending one. If the the related activities and the sometimes conflicting priorities are explained. The benefits of the gated structure are covered including how this affords clear ‘Feasibility’ phase is critical to the ‘Select’ phase, the course also covers how to
attention to detail is lacking, from either the seller or the buyer, then the data Against this background, the various decision gates throughout the field life planning of work, deliverables and decisions specific to each phase. The course establish project feasibility.
room will not achieve its objective and the potential deal may not only be cycle, from gaining access to opportunity through exploration, appraisal, works through each distinct project phase describing the key work and decisions The course covers workshop facilitation as project workshops are an important
delayed, it may not occur at all. development, early and late production to decommissioning are highlighted. A that need to be made in each phase. It demonstrates how this structure affords part of developing and selecting concepts. The course is based strongly on
What elements are required to set up a successful data room? What data are comprehensive hands on case study provides participants with practical clear decision making whilst taking into account uncertainties, particularly integration between subsurface and surface development decisions since
essential and what data are nice to have? Who should go to a data room? What exposure to the issues discussed, in particular the integration of reservoir, wells subsurface uncertainties in the early project phases. optimal concepts cannot be chosen in isolation.
should be done before, during and after the data room? How quickly can an and engineering. Concept Selection is explained as a sequence of decisions and the course
adequate evaluation be done? The objective is to introduce the participants to describes how the work required in the ‘Select’ phase can be planned and
frameworks and workflows that streamline the data room process, to gather DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... optimised based on taking these decisions.
the essential data, and to rapidly assess the opportunity while avoiding the DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... • A member of a project team at either graduate or a more experienced
trapdoors inherent in any oil and gas evaluation. The course participants will • A subsurface, surface or commercial professional involved in planning or technical professional level looking to understand how project decision-
find the ideas and methods both interesting and worthwhile - allowing them to executing upstream projects making is achieved in a structured development process DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...
do better deals quicker and to (hopefully) avoid doing poorer deals. • Interested to get a better understanding how decisions are being made, how • A senior member of the company responsible for project governance keen to • A member of a project team at either graduate or a more experienced
conflicting priorities need to be balanced and how different types of effect a progressive change in the decision-making processes used for major technical professional level looking to understand how project decision-
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... uncertainties need to be incorporated into forward planning oil & gas developments making is achieved in a structured development process
• A subsurface development manager or project execution manager • A senior member of your company responsible for project governance who is
• A professional involved in asset valuation (executive, manager, technical
responsible for a major oil & gas project for a number of the development looking to effect a progressive change in the decision-making processes used
expert, investor, auditor, banker or government official) HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE phases for major oil & gas developments
The course is based on presentations, discussions and selected short video clips. • A subsurface development manager or project execution manager who is
The course is primarily for buyers of producing assets, but the seller’s Comprehensive hands-on case study work provides practical exposure and a responsible for a major oil & gas project for a number of the development
perspective, and how to deal with exploration ventures is also covered deeper understanding of the FDP process. HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE phase
The course draws on best practices learnt and developed in major IOCs and
It presents methodologies that are ready for immediate use by those involved NOCs. It reinforces the theory with practical application and real industry
in the technical and economic valuation of oil and gas exploration and THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING examples. HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE
production opportunities. It is suitable for an audience with a wide spectrum of By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: The course is highly interactive and participants are encouraged to share their The course draws on best practices learnt and developed in major IOCs and
technical experience, from those who are newcomers to the strange world of • Stages of the field life cycle: value creation and value realisation own experiences and problems to the benefit of all. NOCs. It reinforces the theory with practical application and real industry
data rooms, to those who may have spent too many hours in them. The course • Technology, concepts, methods and terminology used in planning and examples. Participants will be able to follow a case study through the techniques
not only explains what data rooms are, but how to survive them, and how to get execution of upstream projects taught in the course.
a fit-for-purpose evaluation in front of the decision makers in the shortest • The field development planning process and techniques THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING The course is highly interactive and participants are encouraged to share their
timeframe possible. • The role and elements of risk and uncertainty • By the end of the course you will have gained a sound understanding of why own experiences and problems to the benefit of all.
• Decision making processes and main decision gates applying a ‘Gated’ development process provides for sound decision-making
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE • Why projects fail in projects and reduces recycle, late project changes and cost & schedule
runaways. THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
The course format combines lectures, group work, and individual study. A
number of case studies will be worked through, both in the lectures as well as in • You will understand how project assurance and governance integrally fit in By the end of the course you will understand and be able to apply a structured,
TOPICS with the gated process and have worked through the phases from project decision-based technique for identifying and selecting optimal development
the breakout sessions.
• The field life cycle initiation / identification through to start-up & operation. concepts for an oil & gas project. You will understand the critical importance of
• Opportunity screening and access • You will have gained this from seasoned professionals who have been creating concepts that account for uncertainties in subsurface information and
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING Fiscal systems
• involved directly with major projects and applying gated processes in be able to demonstrate qualitatively which concepts offer better project
• You will appreciate what makes a good data room; including how vendors • Exploration international oil & gas companies and national oil companies. outcomes when accounting for risks.
attract potential buyers to attend, and how the latter can decide whether • Appraisal You will understand why it is important to demonstrate project feasibility
they should go or not • Volumetric estimations and PRMS overview before entering a project selection phase and how carrying forward only
• You will learn how to prepare for a data room, what needs to be done there, • Field development planning TOPICS feasible concepts optimises the ‘Select’ phase and reduces project recycle.
and how to get a fit-for-purpose evaluation as quickly as possible afterwards • Risks and uncertainty • The project lifecycle You will have gained these skills from seasoned professionals who have been
• You will understand what essential data should be gathered and what HSE considerations Project phases
• • involved directly with major projects and applying these techniques in
questions to ask • Petroleum economics - Identification international oil & gas companies and national oil companies.
• You will discover how to avoid common pitfalls, how to quality control your • Managing the producing field - Assessment
quick look evaluations, and how to apply tips and tricks to get a rapid, but • Managing decline - Selection
reasonable evaluation • Decommissioning - Definition TOPICS
• Current industry challenges - Execution Project Framing and Concept - Assessing scenarios
TOPICS - Operation Identification - Assessment / selection criteria
• Decision-based process • Background -T he concept identification
• Data rooms and why they are important
• Physical data rooms vs. virtual data rooms - access, timing and cost issues - Gates - Introduction to the training workshop
• Data room framework, from the perspective of the seller and the buyer - Decisions, deliverables & work - Workshop facilitation techniques • Feasibility
• The need for scepticism and how to recognize and avoid bias • Project governance - Recap of framing - Establishing feasibility
• Project assurance • Concept identification
• Communication between sellers and buyers
• The information memorandum - writing it and reading between the lines - Technical & quality assurance - Overview The Concept Select Phase
• What a company wants from its data room team - and when they want it - Business assurance - Uncertainties and outcomes Concept selection phase
•
• Selecting the data room team • Integrated development -Building alternative external - Select planning / managing work
• What each member of the team should do before, during and after the data - The need for full discipline integration worlds - ‘realisations’ by decisions
room • Identification & assessment: feasibility - Decisions and options - Select planning workshop
• Due diligence - better volumetric estimates and production profiles - Establishing feasibility - Case study introduction - Quality of decisions
• Rapid asset evaluation - how to make short cuts while avoiding pitfalls • Concept selection phase - Concept select workshops
- What is a selection concept Developing Concept Options and
- Select planning / managing work by decisions Establishing Project Feasibility
- Select planning workshop • Concept options
- Concept select workshops - Building alternative development
• Definition phase concepts
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK • Managing the execution phase
‘The instructor was sharing real cases from his own experience, explaining the • Quality of decisions
situation and inviting the attendees to suggest solutions. Very interesting.’
Geophysicist at ETAP
WE DELIVER EXCELLENCE RENEWABLE ENERGY
Renewable Energy Primer Geothermal Engineering Geothermal Drilling Technology

REN01 2 days Foundation Level REN02 5 days Foundation / Skill Level DRI13 3 days Foundation Level
Mark Deakin Gioia Falcone Catalin Teodoriu
Renewable Energy is abundant and all around us. It is energy storage and Geothermal energy resources can play a key role towards meeting net-zero This course provides a comprehensive understanding of the technology and
distribution which limit its use. emissions targets. There is a growing need for interdisciplinary competence to engineering required to successfully design and execute geothermal wells. It
This forward looking course reviews, compares and contrasts all major untap the vast geothermal potential worldwide, with a high level of skills' covers basic drilling principles analysed from the point of view of a geothermal
renewable energy types. Each type’s contribution, setting, technology, transferability across geo-resource sectors, including oil and gas. This course developer. The geothermal aspects of drilling processes and how they affect
emerging technologies, limitations, environmental impact, undesirables and encompasses all aspects and scales of geothermal use, from preliminary the well plan, well construction and overall budget are also presented.
economics (startup costs, running costs and payout times) are compared with a resource assessment to project implementation. The course will build up the
typical Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project, one liter of diesel and an investor‘s delegates’ knowledge and understanding of geothermal technologies, their
viability check box. The course also investigates current and emerging current level of maturity and international uptake. DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...
technologies in the critical areas of Energy Storage (energy density, kwh/$, • An engineer with little or no background in drilling technology or petroleum
kwh/kg, batteries, fuel cells, hydro) and Energy Distribution (central, local, off- DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... science
the-grid). Energy trend drivers, global imperatives and conservative future • An energy policy maker • A geologist or any professional involved in geothermal project planning and
scenarios are presented. • An energy stakeholder in charge of investment and funding decisions management
The course gives an exciting, fact-packed review of the increasingly diverse • A geoscientist wishing to learn the engineering aspects of geothermal
energy landscape evolving on our planet today, presented by a seasoned energy project implementation
consultant, educator and investor. Key facts are reviewed in the context of what
• An oil and gas professional transitioning towards sustainable energy
they mean for the future, highlighting the technological and financial choke operations The course is structured by presenting the basic drilling technology and then
points that typically stymie renewable energy projects. • An energy educator
linking it with the features of geothermal drilling activities.
The course reviews renewable energy project success vs. failure in conventional
financial terms, showing ways to pre-empt or circumvent failure as well as HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE The course will cover the following drilling aspects:
highlighting crucial technologies set to break current choke points. • Design and evaluation of well drilling systems
• This course is presented through a mixture of lectures, tutorials and
• Identification and solution of drilling problems associated with geothermal
discussion of case studies. Active participation from the delegates is strongly
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... encouraged during the whole course in order to consolidate learning.
wells
• Mud design for elevated temperatures, well control, casing design
• An oil & gas energy manager tasked with moving your company towards Attendees are encouraged to bring their own case studies for discussion in
• Well cementing
sustainable energy operations the class.
• In need of keeping abreast of the changing energy landscape and wanting to
diversify, expand and evolve your business THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING Some exercises (drilling costs calculation, casing loads) will be used to highlight
• An energy investor, banker or working in a private equity or finance company,
the most important aspects of geothermal well construction.
who needs key facts, major trends and a fuller understanding of the • The role of geothermal energy within the current and future energy mix
developing energy landscape • The different types of geothermal energy resources and associated uses THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
• A scientist or technical staff member in the renewable/alternative energy • The design and operational aspects of projects harnessing geothermal By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:
industry energy • The basics of drilling engineering related to geothermal applications
• A professional in a forward looking energy company (primary producer, • The geothermal project risk • The interdependency between geothermal well drilling and the oil & gas
distributor or retailer) • Existing frameworks for the classification and reporting of geothermal business
• Interested in renewable energy (architect, local and federal government resources • The specific tools needed to drill a well in general and specifically for
staff, university staff)
geothermal drilling
TOPICS
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE • The technologies involved to date for drilling at rig site
• lobal energy statistics and the role of geothermal energy
G • An overview of drilling costs
• Renewable energy project brainstorm • Fundamentals of geothermal energy
• The objective of the course is to equip you with the knowledge to quickly vet • Types of geothermal systems
renewable energy projects, identify flaws, propose solutions and rate a • Geothermal energy uses TOPICS
project‘s success in conventional ROI (return on investment) terms. To this • Thermal energy storage • Short history of drilling engineering
end the course involves an intense and engaging ongoing daily debate in • Hybrid energy systems • Introduction to geothermal engineering
which the class is divided in two to propose and develop their own RE • Resource characterisation and project definition • Drilling a well and drilling methods
project. • Geothermal resources quantification and classification • Drilling rig components and drilling rigs classification
• This influx of participant knowledge keeps the course at the leading edge, • Case studies • Overview of rock mechanics process
but practical. Brainstorming merges the keenness and expertise of attendees • Effect of geothermal reservoir on the rock mechanics process
with the huge factual database of the course and subjects the resulting • Drilling fluids and wellbore hydraulics
proposals to competitive critical debate. • Drill bits and their application
• Drill string components
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • Downhole motors and downhole tools
By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: • Prime drivers, rotary system
• Renewable energy being abundant, but storage and distribution limiting • Hoisting system, mud circulation system
• The basic technology behind each major renewable energy type • Casing and cementing of geothermal wells
• The natural setting to which each major renewable energy type is suited • Well completions for geothermal applications
• How to evaluate if this emerging technology addresses a choke point or if it • Special aspects of geothermal drilling
is just interesting science • Effect of high temperature on drilling mud
• The emerging technologies that will propel renewable energy over the next • Economic aspects of geothermal drilling
five to ten years • Well control
• The best and worst renewable energy projects - what made them good, what • Drilling problems related to geothermal drilling
made them bad • Special drilling techniques for geothermal drilling
• The role of government and private investment in renewable energy
RENEWABLE ENERGY • Why renewable energy will grow and largely replace fossil fuels
• The global imperatives that drive renewable energy
• The influence of science, media and celebrities on renewable energy
Renewable Energy Primer (REN01)
investment
Geothermal Engineering (REN02)
TOPICS
Geothermal Drilling Technology (DRI13)
• he technology, emerging technology, problems and economics vs. fossil fuels for:
T
- Solar / Wind / Wave / Tide / Hydro / Geothermal / Nuclear / Biomass
• Renewable vs. alternative energy
• Electrical energy storage media vs. 1 litre of diesel - Is it energy dense,
mobile and safe?
• Electrical energy distribution trends, choke points
• Renewable energy two day brainstorming class project
• Your favourite renewable energy project - Does it stand up?
WE DELIVER EXCELLENCE MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
Swiss Island® - An Interactive and Tangible

Modern Project Management (Agile) Project Management Simulation
MAN33 5 days Foundation / Skill Level MAN35 3 days Skill / Advanced Level
Rüdiger Geist Rüdiger Geist
In a more and more globalised and fast paced business environment, increasingly Swiss Island® is a role-play based simulation. It simulates the execution of an
companies have to respond to that challenge with strategic systematic (agile) project, program or project portfolio. Swiss Island® uses the format of
approaches, without losing flexibility. Without professional and successful ‘Experiential Learning’, where the participants have to analyse, communicate
project management this is not conceivable. and decide, situationally.
This course provides insights into the basic principles of modern project Two to six teams take over the roles of Sponsor, Program Manager, Project
management and relates these concepts to the context of the performing Managers (up to 3) and Contractors (up to 3). The aim is to successfully finish the
organisation. given project / programme, within the given constraints.
The whole course design is related to the question of what ‘project success‘
means. Swiss Island®, in contrast to many other simulations, is designed stochastically,
so that - as in real life - countless and particularly unpredictable situations will
occur. Swiss Island® is exclusively haptic and is carried out on a specially designed
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... playing field.
• A program manager, project manager, functional manager, team member or
bid manager, responsible for designing, managing and delivering successful Swiss Island® is coach accompanied and highly adaptable to customer needs
projects (more than 1‘000 adjustment options) and the contents are in line with common
• Keen to learn more about the project life cycle and improve your project standards (PMBOK®, ISO 21500, PMI® Program Management and Portfolio
management skills Management Standard).
• New to project management

HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE • A project, program or project portfolio manager
According to a study about Project Management Training, sponsored by the PM • A project sponsor
College, instructor-led classroom training is by far the most used and most • A member of a steering board
effective method of project management training. • Planning for a project management event
Therefore, our course is based on

• Live presentations and Q&A sessions HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE
• Realistic examples and exercises • Experiential learning
• Producing real plans, schedules and estimates and receiving feedback on • Structured and methodological approach
them • Direct practical implementation
• Direct experience by build-in pitfalls
• Covering the ‘human factor’
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • ‘Learning by doing’ instead of ‘learning by hearing’
By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: • Effectiveness and goal orientation within a team
• How projects fit into the overall organisation
• How projects are selected and initiated
• What project success means and why projects fail THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
• Who stakeholders are and how to address them As a result of our instructor‘s distinct contacts to universities, universities of
• Why communication is one of the major success factors applied sciences and research institutes, this course offers scientific and
• Why requirements are so important and how to gather and maintain them experienced based training and project supervision.
• How a work break structure is developed Over the years effective, successful and best-of-breed implementation
• What planning means and how powerful it can be approaches have been shaped, which are the basis of this course.
• Why risk management is more than brainstorming
• What else has to be considered and why sometimes less is more
TOPICS
What makes Swiss Island® so unique?
TOPICS Many simulations are designed in a way, that with the ‘right’ actions always
• Introduction to project management good project results are achieved. If the underlying rules are recognized, the
• Basic concepts of program and project management result is predictable and in this way predetermined. Experienced project
• Project selection and project portfolio management managers however know that the world is not as simple. Swiss Island® is
• Project success factors therefore designed in a way, that countless - and also unpredictable - variations
• Project life cycle and organisational influence can come up:
MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP •

•
Roles and responsibilities
The sixfold constraint
• The starting position can be adjusted to customers‘ needs.
• During the course random events happen, forcing participants to analyse,
• From needs to requirements communicate and decide.
Modern Project Management (MAN33) The Senior Management Program: • Baselines and change management • The interests of the involved roles are not necessarily identical and might
Developing Leadership Capacity (MAN30) • The nine knowledge areas of project management change over time.
Swiss Island® - An Interactive and Tangible (Agile)
• Project close down • The project manager’s measures have a direct influence on the steering
Project Management Simulation (MAN35) Talent Management: Selection and Development • Diversity in projects committee’s and sponsor’s willingness to cooperate.
Project Management Professional (PMP®) of a Performing Team (MAN36) • Communication and what we can learn from psychology about it • The contents of the course are in line with common project management
Certification Preparation - Fostered by Project • Conflict management standards (PMBOK® and ISO 21500).
Value Engineering (MAN48)
Management Simulation (MAN31)
Change Leadership (MAN49)
Turnaround Management (MAN42)
Strategy Execution: Theory & Practice (MAN50) CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
Management Skills for Excellence -
The Essential Toolkit for Managers (MAN26) Lean Six Sigma (MAN51) ‘I felt strengthened and really updated, it was very useful.’
Engineer at Mellitah Oil & Gas
‘The instructor was willing to tailor the course on request for participant
need, useful discussions (not all lectures).’
Senior Geologist at SGS Horizon
Project Management Professional (PMP®)

Certification Preparation - Fostered by
Project Management Simulation Turnaround Management Management Skills for Excellence - The Essential Toolkit for Managers
MAN31 5 days Advanced Level MAN42 3 days Advanced Level MAN26 5 Days Skill Level
Rüdiger Geist Rüdiger Geist Tony Copeman
In today’s competitive work environment more and more companies expect a According to the Standish Group, in 2016 one third of all projects were in A five day program designed specifically for experienced or senior managers Communications Skills Excellence
project management certification from their project managers. trouble and another third was considered as failed. The primary reason for this who are looking for a selection of tools, skills and competencies to help them • Are we sharing the right information with our people?
Globally recognized as the number one standard in proficiency and skills in is the growing complexity of projects, which must be processed in an achieve a shift in both their own and their team’s performance or leaders who • What is your communication and influence style?
Project Management, PMI’s Project Management Professional (PMP®) environment of increasingly chaotic markets. Most projects experience a great are looking for a range of tools with which to develop their management team. • The wide range of communication methods we use and selecting the ones
Certification confirms that the holder has proven experience, knowledge and deal of process changes. ERP projects - for example - can change entire An engaging course during which delegates will not only be provided with an that have the most impact
management potential in effective project management. It is the most sought- organisations and are therefore almost predestined to mutate into crisis extensive collection of management and leadership tools, models, templates • Communication with a multi-generational workforce: the issues and how to
after qualification for project managers worldwide. projects. and theories, but through having ample opportunity to discuss and test them, manage them
This course deals with a proven model, that includes the analysis of the current will also have the confidence to put them to effective use once back in the • The communication pie chart
Our PMP® certification preparation is the only course really combining theory status (‘as - is’) of projects and then leads over to possibilities to stabilise such business environment. • What does body language tell us?
with practice, thus intensely preparing delegates for their PMP® examination. projects. • Using our voice to greater effect
This is ascertained by consolidating the theoretical input (repetition units, This course also covers classical success and failure factors of projects and DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... • Effective and active listening skills
sample questions etc.) through experiential learning, in form of a project guides participants to avoid such problems. An intermediate or senior grade manager within industry, commerce or public • The problem with the written word
simulation, named Swiss Island®. service, looking for effective solutions to develop yourself and your team. • Effective approaches to enhanced non-verbal communication
• Understanding and making the most of effective verbal communication
The instructor is Rüdiger Geist (PMP #240 393). He sat at the PMI Switzerland DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... • What is the communication and influence style of those around you - are you
board of directors for four years, responsible for education and certification, • A professional with advanced knowledge of project management processes being an effective communicator?
A blend of delivery styles ensures all your learning patterns are catered for: oral,
and was part of the German Translation Verification Committee for the • In the situation to take over a running (critical) project
visual & kinaesthetic. You will engage in applied theory, discussions, and practice
PMBOK®. • In a position to assess or stabilise projects Leadership and Managing Vision
of the subject matter with modules following a format of:
• Leaders are …?
• Clear introduction of a topic, model or template
• Scoping the next generation of leaders
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE • Discussion of the topic to aid understanding
• The world of tomorrow is already here
The whole course is designed around a realistic case study. • Bringing the topic to life by placing the topic within the individuals role(s)
• An experienced project manager responsible for all aspects of project • Building and sharing the vision
Participants will be guided along the above-mentioned process model (including • Using the key elements of the topic and applying it to the individuals role(s)
delivery, leading and directing cross-functional teams • Spheres of influence
exercises and group discussions) and then have to apply everything learnt to the and unique challenges they face
• A project management professional planning on taking the PMP® Exam • Evaluating models of leadership and establishing yours
case. A final presentation - including debriefing - finalises the course. • Working in small work groups
• Situational leadership as a tool to develop the team
• Sharing experiences
• Having regular performance based conversations is key to success - a plan is
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE • Building your own key learning and take away log
needed!
The lessons provide a mixture of visual, auditory and tactile/haptic learning
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • Developing your own (and your team) development and success plan
• • Understanding emotional leadership
methods By the end of this course you will: • Using self-review questionnaires and quizzes to establish your own style
• Success through using SMARTER within Balanced Business Scorecard
• Thereby the individual learning style of each delegate is addressed and long • Know about the essential factors which might lead to troubled projects
term memory is improved • Be aware of the need to get transparency about the actual status of a project THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING Team Building & Briefing
• Participants will have the opportunity to practice with hundreds of example fast By the end of the course you have developed your leadership and management • Team development: there is a process. Understanding and applying
questions and discuss them with the instructor • Know current approaches of performing project assessments and their skills and you will feel confident to: Tuckman’s model
• The learning will be strengthened by a project simulation, where all relevant advantages and disadvantages • Understand the essence of good leadership and management • Overlaying changes in leadership style to team development
topics can be experienced • Reflect upon the term ‘crisis’ • Be able to apply exceptional leadership and management qualities to • The 5 elements of a dysfunctional team - how to spot them, how to remove
• Know approaches during the course of a project stabilisation and understand develop both yourself and your team them
Course material: the psychological aspects of such a stabilisation • Build a personal development framework within which to grow both • The impact of organisational structures on teams
The PMBOK® Guide
• • Be aware of essential factors to prevent slipping off into a crisis again professionally and personally • Team roles
Informative course manual
• • Feel confident with communicating clearly and effectively whether in a 1:2:1, • Global best practice tools for profiling, selecting & developing a multi-
More than 900 example questions
• team or wider/public setting disciplined team
TOPICS
Glossary related learning exercises
• • Recognise that different people require a different style of leadership. • Using the 4D’s for empowerment and development through effective
Important formulas to know • Basics and definitions Understand what is required and be able to confidently deliver that
• delegation
• Crisis? What crisis? • Understand what motivation is really all about. To understand various • Team development - opportunities and threats
• The right time for intervention motivation models and techniques and feel confident in applying them to get • Multi-disciplined teams
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • The assessor’s role the best from you and your team • Managing change within and across teams
• This course is designed as a preparation for the PMP® examination and shall • Management of expectations • Set clear, yet challenging targets and objectives that serve to motivate
close your knowledge gaps. • Types of assessments yourself and your team Project Management
• In addition possible ambiguity and uncertainness related to a successful • Assessment scoping • Understand why different motivation techniques work at different times • Recognised project management approaches
certification are eliminated. • Assessment process with different people and then be able to select and effectively use the right • Responsibilities of a project leader and a project manager
• The requirements for examination accreditation are fulfilled with the • Stabilisation vs. recovery one • The 5 phases of linear project management
attendance of the course (35 hours of project management education). • Stabilisation process • Understand the team development process, how to recognise the warning • Tools to support effective project management:
• Preventive measures signs and to keep progress on track - Post-it pad brain storming
• Understand and be able to apply a range of highly effective leadership and - Mind-mapping
TOPICS
management tools to build and develop teams - Work breakdown structures
• Introduction • Apply a variety of skills and tools to continually enhance your role and your - Task & responsibility matrices
-A ssessment of participants‘ experience (prerequisites to attend the team’s performance - Stakeholder analysis and development
examination) • Understand what happens to people when they are in a change environment - Schedule mapping
- Introduction to the examination, application procedure, type of questions etc. and be able to build support strategies for you and them - PESTLE
• Knowledge areas • Build and take ownership of your own development plan and career progression - SWOT
- Professional responsibility and social conduct
- FMEA
- Project management framework (Introduction, Environment, Role) TOPICS • Project risk management and mitigation
- Integration management
Management Style & Adaptability • Celebrating success and using lessons learnt
- Scope management
• Perception really matters - how and why?
- Time management
• Evaluating management styles and establishing yours
- Cost management
• Influencing performance using management styles
- Quality management
• Motivation for individuals and teams
- Human resource management CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
• Using Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and Hertzberg’s theory - understand the
- Communication management
models : understand the people ‘The instructor made it very easy to understand, the info was accurate,
- Risk management
• Behaviours and performance, understanding and using the link methods and materials were brilliant.’
- Procurement management
• SMARTER as a building block for performance Coordinator at Akakus
- Stakeholder management
• Adaptability, effectiveness & change within your people
The Senior Management Program: Talent Management: Selection and

Developing Leadership Capacity Development of a Performing Team Value Engineering
MAN30 4 days Advanced Level MAN36 4 days Skill Level MAN48 3 x 3 Days Foundation/Skill/Advanced Level
Tony Copeman Tony Copeman Manfred Ninaus
Meeting the challenges of leadership - delivering growth, managing change and Selecting, recruiting and developing team members is a critical enabler to not Value Engineering training is an important topic for most professionals in any TOPICS
ensuring high performance - is essential for the survival of any senior manager. only your success, but ultimately to the organisation as a whole. Attracting and company. Participants will understand the value of products and processes and • Value Engineering / Value Management system elements
This is achieved by developing business leaders of tomorrow that can meet the retaining talented people is a complicated and high risk part of management learn methods and tools to improve their customer value. Based on functional • Cost calculation basics
needs and expectations of the shareholder, the business, the market and the and unfortunately the truth of the matter is, that in many cases the process of thinking and a strong cost orientation participants will discuss case studies to • Framework conditions in VE / VM
consumer. attracting, selecting, on-boarding and developing people is carried out in a way improve the value of objects in a systematic way. • Agile project management and value engineering
During this course you will benefit from not only being introduced to the top that failure at some point seems to be inevitable. Value Engineering is a team-based, interdisciplinary, target oriented method • Requirements engineering
areas of need for business leaders, but understanding how to apply them to This course takes delegates through a process of building optimised role with a detailed job plan that makes it easy for everyone to carry out value • Functional analysis and function costs
ensure success in your current and future senior role/s. profiles upon which to base pivotal selection decisions. You will be shown improvement and cost engineering projects. • Generate ideas
interviewing processes and techniques that enable the 'real' candidate to be • Interdisciplinary teamwork
seen. Keys to essential on-boarding will be discussed and developed to support This course is based on 3 modules lasting 3 days each and correlates exactly • VE / VM Work Plan EN 12973
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... positive employee engagement, Building growth and development plans as with the Value Engineering training and certifications system EN12973 of the • Processing of a practice-oriented case study
• A motivated leader who wants to make sure that you and your business are well as managing performance and underperformance are then explored to V4E (ValueforEurope for value engineering and training system). • Value Engineering / Value Management for innovation (products
fully equipped and able to capitalise on any upcoming opportunity in this ensure that the journey of building success within a team is maximised. In Participants have the opportunity to be certified according to VE EN12973 processes…)
dramatically changing world essence, this course will give you the complete skill set for selecting and • Acquire customer requirements
• A senior manager who understands that in order to excel in the competitive developing a performing team that meets the need of both the individual and DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... • Transferring requirements to functions
world of tomorrow a new set of skills, competencies and behaviours are the organisation. • Target costing
• An employee inside any organisation, keen to solve complex problems by
required • Basics product costing
using Value Engineering / Value Management: designer, product manager,
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... project manager, innovation manager, controller, cost engineer, etc. • Reverse engineering for cost engineering
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE • Function costs using target costing
• Responsible for the selection and development of people into your team, • Set up of a target system and value cost diagram
You will engage in applied theory, discussion and practice of the subject matter department or business HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE
• Team moderation in VE / VM
with modules following a format of: • A role within HR, management, team leadership • Basic knowledge is transferred by face-to-face lectures • Role play
• Facilitator-led introduction of a topic • Group works on special topics • Supplier quality assurance within VE / VM
• Discussion and debate of the topic to aid theoretical understanding and • Execution of a VE study from beginning till the end, VE project description
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE • Defining of VE / VM projects
placing the topic within the oil and gas industry • Some group works are supported by Excel templates to simulate daily work • Categories of a VE / VM project
• Practical use and application to connect the topic to ‘your business need’ • Working through all of the key points of successful team selection and
• Set up a VE / VM project
• The use of case studies, real world examples and practical exercises development in an open environment THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • Establish a VE / VM description
• A setting where practical use of the tools is key and supported by
• The first module teaches the basics of the methodology of Value Engineering • Controlling of optimisation success
demonstration, simulation and observation
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING / Value Management and gives an insight into the systematic approach of • Overview of additional optimisation approaches
By the end of the course you will feel confident to: increasing value for customers. • Process optimisation with VE / VM
• Rise to the challenges of senior management in the 21st century oil & gas THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • In the second module the basic knowledge of Value Engineering / Value • Value-oriented company management
sector By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: Management is increased and deepened. The participants get to know • VE / VM and service design for services
• Apply leadership skills that make a real difference • Essential aspects of role profiling and how this assists effective selection complementary approaches to optimisation. One focus is on target costing
• Build, communicate with impact and get buy-in for your vision • A range of tools that you can adapt to suit your own circumstances and using VE / VM - another is on setting up VE projects. Furthermore value
• Grow both professionally and personally through sustainable and highly organisational need engineering with suppliers is addressed. Complex value management
effective leadership in both a business and social context • A variety of skills to enhance your performance and of those around you projects can be defined and planned by the participants.
• In the third module, the procedure for the anchoring of Value Engineering /
• Understand the impacts of and be able to effectively use Emotional • Effective selection and implementation of appropriate management tools
Intelligence (EQ) that makes sure we get the best from members of our teams and align Value Management in the organisation is taught. Participants will understand
• Apply a variety of skills to develop those around you into highly performing organisational to personal development the value of VE / VM to achieve continuous optimisation. A special focus is on
teams • Building a personal development plan agility with status quo of agile value Engineering.
• Consider the relevance of organisational structure • Building a succession plan VE is applied on services using additional methods of service design.
• Fully understand and effectively use motivation factors that support the • Managing performance and underperformance
positive change of attitudes and behaviours in your organisation
• Ensure the effective selection and implementation of appropriate
management styles that ensure people in your business understand and are
TOPICS
fully aligned to the business need • Understanding employee engagement and what it means in day to day terms
• The differences between role profiles and job descriptions
• Building the template
TOPICS • Effective recruitment strategies: how to attract and employ the ‘right’
• Why perception matters people
• Why so many fail • Competency based interviews
• Strategy is the path to victory but the right tools are needed to build this • The use and application of psychometric profiling tools to help understand
• Positive employee engagement who people really are and how to use these in an interview process
• Effective leadership characteristics for today and tomorrow • On-boarding to ensure maximum impact and success
• Understanding and communicating effectively through Emotional • Ongoing people development
Intelligence (EQ) • Performance and under performance management
• Coaching and mentoring • Succession planning tools, techniques and implementation to ‘build your
• Effective change and its impact on people own’
• Strategic performance management and leadership • The 10 team roles
• The journey to highly performing teams • The team development journey (Tuckman) - what is going on, how to manage
• Organisational models and structures, and how these are changing business it, how to develop it
dynamics and work practices • The 5 things that will stop teams from working together and reaching their
• Powerful networks success (Lecioni)
• Applied situational leadership • Building your team development plan
• Motivation and purpose • Goal setting
• Personal commitment
MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
Change Leadership Strategy Execution: Theory & Practice Lean Six Sigma
MAN49 2 days Foundation / Skill Level MAN50 2 days Foundation / Skill Level MAN51 upon request Foundation / Skill Level
Kubilay Balci Kubilay Balci Kubilay Balci
Change is inevitable in today’s world, whether voluntarily or involuntarily. Having a strategy is not only vital for corporations; each business unit, each Lean Six Sigma is a fact-based, data-driven philosophy of continuous
Companies need to evolve to survive in this fast changing environment: Thus department, each team should have its own strategy aligned with the corporate improvement that emphasises employee involvement and teamwork; measuring
successful execution and sustainability of the change efforts is vital. one. Though having the strategy alone doesn’t mean much. Even the best and systematising processes; and reducing variation and waste.
Change Leadership training is designed for leaders who are starting or leading strategy will not come to life by itself magically. You need to EXECUTE your
a change initiative in their organisations. You will learn what triggers change; strategy. We offer full range of Lean and Six Sigma trainings from awareness to Black Belt
why it is important to understand the real reasons behind the change; why some • In this 2-day course participants will understand how to successfully plan and levels, from 2 days up to 3 weeks and our training sessions are completely tailor-
people like, others don’t like change; what are the methods and tools to ensure execute their strategies and will learn the methods & tools needed during made to the needs of the client. Our trainer is a certified Master Black Belt from
change takes place and sustains. their execution journey with real life examples. GE school and has over 20 years of experience in different industries.
You will also learn specifically designed tools for projects to ensure the • The Strategy-in-Action workshop is a 2-day ‘add on’ designed to work on Please contact us for an initial discussion and needs analysis, so we can guide
successful closure of projects and sustainability of improvements. team’s own Strategy Execution plan parallel to the training flow. you to find the best solution for you and your team.
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...
• Interested in improving your organisation
• Initiating, leading or participating in a change effort • Seriously willing to execute your strategy in coming years
• Keen to make a leap in your career with a Lean Six Sigma Certification
• A project / program manager • Initiating, leading or participating in a strategy execution initiative
• Already involved in any continuous improvement initiative
• A team leader • A project manager or team member working on strategic projects
• Experiencing challenges in your organisation and willing to fix them
• Living / working in a changing environment • Interested in working on your own strategy together with a certified
• Just a curious person who likes problem solving
facilitator
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE
EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP This training covers the relevant amount of theory and combines it with
interactive discussions and exercises to practise methods and tools. Modular
This training (and workshop) cover the relevant amount of theory and combine
The Lean Six Sigma courses cover the relevant amount of theory and combine it
with exercises to practise methods and tools.
FOR LASTING SUCCESS design of the sessions enables us to combine different blocks and to customise
the sessions to the needs of the group.
it with interactive discussions and exercises to practise methods and tools.
Modular design of the sessions enables us to combine different blocks and to
• Face-to-face training from a certified Master Black Belt, including
• Real life examples and experiences
Strengthening Capabilities – Maximising Potentials • Face-to-face training, including customise the session to the needs of the group. • Individual and group exercises to master the methods & tools
• Real life examples and experiences • Face-to-face training from a certified Hoshin Facilitator, including • Visuals (pictures, flipcharts, videos) to help memorise concepts long term
• Interactive group discussions and exercises to master the methods & tools • Real life examples and experiences • Book, article and video recommendations for further learning
• Visuals (pictures, flipcharts, videos) to help memorise concepts long term • Interactive group discussions and exercises to master the methods & tools
powered by • Book, article and video recommendations for further learning • Visuals (pictures, flipcharts, videos) to help memorise concepts long term THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
• Book, article and video recommendations for further learning
The courses are designed in a way that participants start at basic level and get
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • 2 days coaching and working on participants’ own real cases (in the
deeper and further information in each level they take (from beginner to
By the end of the course you will feel confident to: expert).
workshop)
• Understand the concept of change starting from Macro down to Micro level: The basic level is about understanding the Philosophy of Continuous
- Why change happens, what is the natural reaction of human beings to change Improvement (CI), then participants will get gradually introduced to Lean Six
LEADERSHIP DIAGNOSTICS - How can we lead a change effort
- Tools to use in our daily life
By the end of the course you will:
Sigma methods and tools, as well as personal development tools to manage
larger CI projects. They will be able to:
• Identify ‘waste’ and know how to eliminate it
evelopment Center
D • Prepare your team for the changes and accompany them throughout the • Be able to tell the differences between vision, mission and strategy and
• Start and successfully close Lean Six Sigma projects
journey evaluate an existing V/M/S
anagement Appraisal
M • Lead the change and transform the culture • Understand the difference between strategy creation, planning and • Understand and apply PDCA and DMAIC models as a framework to organise
execution improvement activities

esting
T • Know the common approaches and tools used by successful organisations • Communicate using Lean Six Sigma concepts
TOPICS • Be able to execute your own strategies • Think about an organisation as a collection of processes, with inputs that
• What is change? determine the output
Why does it happen? Why now? Internal - external factors • Relate Lean Six Sigma concepts to the overall business mission and objectives
• In case of workshop, there will be a ‘ready-to-go’ strategy plan for the
Your role in change - WIIFM • Use Minitab Statistical Software *
• organisation.
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT • Is there an opportunity in every change? • Receive ‘Certificate of Participation’ **
• Change models
TOPICS * we use Minitab free trial version during the training, it is up to the client to
roup Coaching and Leadership Academies
G - Lewin’s model
buy full license
- Kotter’s 8 step model Training
** also note, a Lean Six Sigma ‘Belt’ Certificate requires not only attending the
ompact Programs
C - ADKAR model • Vision, mission and strategy
training but also showing the practical knowledge and abilities by (1) passing
• Each project is a change project • The difference between strategy creation and execution
an exam and (2) successfully completing projects.
• Change tools for projects • Why companies often focus on the creation and ‘forget’ execution
- Lewin’s model • Overview of common frameworks (SEF, 8 Model) & methods (Hoshin, GE’s W
- GE’s CAP (Change Acceleration Process) model Cycles, BS)
TOPICS
EXPERTISE AT ITS BEST: • Communication
- Facilitation skills
• Reverse-engineering of a strategy
• Explanation and application of Hoshin Kanri Process, Catchball and X-Matrix
•
•
History of Lean Six Sigma
Continuous Improvement Philosophy
LEADERSHIP AS PASSION • How to ensure successful execution and sustainability • Daily management tools • Lean thinking
- Tools for sustainability • 3 key success factors - Theory of constraints
ailormade solutions for your organisation
T - 5 principles of Lean
Workshop - Tools & methods (5S, 7 wastes; value stream mapping; Kanban, SMED, Poka
op consultants with international experience
T Agreeing on strategic priorities
• Yoke
rustful partnership and sustainable solutions
T Creating team’s X-Matrix strategic plan
• - PDCA cycle
Agreeing on roles & responsibilities
• • Six Sigma
for your people / team Determining milestones & timelines
• • What is Six Sigma? Input / output (X and Y) relationship
• Basic statistics
Optional • DMAIC cycle
A ‘Change Leadership’ module can be included as it is critical for the success
• - Define the problems and objectives
of the execution - Measure the current state
- Analyse the process and the root causes
- Improve by identifying and implementing solutions
- Control and sustain the achieved results
HOT Engineering training@hoteng.com hoteng.com • Minitab statistical software
• Change management
WE DELIVER EXCELLENCE FINANCE AND CONTRACTING
Mastering Finance for

Non-Financial Oil & Gas Personnel Exploration & Production Accounting - Level 1
FIN04 2 days Foundation Level FIN01 3 days Foundation Level
Matilde Giulianelli or Robert Hockley Matilde Giulianelli or Robert Hockley
This course will give non-financial oil and gas professionals an understanding of Exploring & Producing oil and gas is challenging and involves a range of complex
basic principles, theory and practice of both financial reporting and analysis as activities and very large sums of money. Accounting for those activities is
they apply to the oil and gas industry. equally challenging and this introductory level course will offer a comprehensive
It will help participants to appreciate how decisions affect an organisation’s overview of commonly applied international approaches to the accurate
financial performance and covers standard financial and accounting terminology, recording and reporting of the financial consequences of E&P activity.
ensuring increased confidence in future finance discussions.

DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... • A member of finance staff new to the industry requiring a grounding in the
• A manager or supervisor wanting to improve your understanding of financial various specialist discipline areas which typically comprise an oil and gas
reports and make more effective use of financial information for strategic company finance function
and operational decision-making • Working in the finance department and being developed for broader
• A specialist in any discipline who has to interpret and work with financial accounting and financial management responsibilities
information or has budget responsibilities • Involved with audit and information systems and have frequent dealings with
• An adviser who makes recommendations based on financial data financial controls and systems
• A non-financial person at any level and in any discipline in the oil and gas • A treasury and tax specialist who requires a better understanding of E&P
industry wanting to develop a better understanding of finance and finance and accounting
budgeting
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE The course uses a combination of instruction, group discussions, practical
The course will be delivered using a combination of instruction, facilitation of examples and exercises to ensure you absorb both the theory and the practical
group discussions and the regular use of practical examples and exercises to application of the topics.
offer you the opportunity to understand both theory and practical application
of the various topics.
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • An overview of accounting policies and practices in the oil and gas industry
By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: • Basic cost control and the management of project, drilling and operating
• How to interpret, understand and act on financial information costs
• How to develop more effective decision-making skills • The accounting and financial management implications of exploring for and
• Elements of financial management specific to the oil and gas industry producing oil and gas
• A conceptual understanding of key E&P accounting topics including • The background to financial issues like joint ventures that are unique to the
depreciation, reserves, decommissioning, and asset impairment tests E&P industry, and their accounting treatment
TOPICS TOPICS
• Sources and uses of financial information • Introduction to the E&P industry
- Sources of financial data - Learn what is different about the exploration and production industry and
- Financial information systems the impact this has on accounting and financial management
- Uses of financial information for decision-making • Accounting policies
• Understanding financial information - How accounting policies influence the reporting of financial performance
- Understanding basic principles - Successful efforts and full-cost accounting
- Profit and loss account - The use of reserve data in accounting calculations
- Balance sheet - How to calculate depreciation, depletion and amortisation (DD&A)
- Importance of working capital and how to control it - How to conduct an impairment test or ceiling test
- Difference between capital expenditure and operating expenditure - How to account for decommissioning costs
• Cash flow • Joint-venture accounting
- Understanding the difference between cash flow and profit - Understanding a joint-venture (JV) agreement
- How to control cash flow - What a JV agreement states about accounting
- Techniques for measuring financial performance - How to prepare and process a cash call
- How to measure financial performance - Understanding JV billings - how to process a JV billing statement
FINANCE AND CONTRACTING - How to compare the performance of different petroleum companies
• Oil & gas industry accounting policies
- How to allocate JV costs
• Cost control and analysis
- How to account for exploration and appraisal costs - Project and development costs
Mastering Finance for Non-Financial Oil & Gas Personnel (FIN04) - Nature and classification of reserves and the use of reserve data in E&P - How to estimate and control production operating costs
accounting - Drilling costs
Exploration & Production Accounting - Level 1 (FIN01)
- DD&A: the basic concepts and examples of the Unit of Production
Exploration & Production Accounting - Level 2 (FIN02) calculation
Exploration & Production Accounting - Level 3 (FIN03) - Asset impairment tests CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
- How to account for decommissioning ‘Highly impressed with the course content and the regular exercise completed
Auditing in the Exploration & Production Industry (FIN05) - Review of a sample set of E&P company published accounts throughout. Examples provided were also very interesting.’
• Effects of taxation
Effective Bid and Tender Strategies for Oil & Gas (CON04) Taqa Bratani Ltd
- How tax effects profit and cash flow
Contracts Strategy & Management (CON02) - Impact of tax on decisions ‘The information received in this training is really great and very informative. I
International Oil & Gas Exploitation Contracts (CON03) • Budget preparation and control learned a lot of things and it really will be very helpful to me when carrying
- The role of financial planning out my job.’
- How to prepare a budget Dragon Oil
- How to control a budget
Auditing in the
Exploration & Production Accounting - Level 2 Exploration & Production Accounting - Level 3 Exploration & Production Industry
FIN02 5 Days Skill Level FIN03 5 days Advanced Level FIN05 5 days Skill Level
Matilde Giulianelli or Robert Hockley Matilde Giulianelli or Robert Hockley Matilde Giulianelli or Robert Hockley
The aim of this training course is to raise your knowledge and understanding of TOPICS This challenging but enjoyable training course is a highly interactive 5-day This course is an intensive training program designed to improve the skills of
international E&P finance and accounting to an intermediate level. This is • Regulation of Oil & Gas Company Accounting workshop designed to take E&P finance and accounting skills to an advanced participants involved in the financial and contractual auditing of upstream oil &
achieved by in-depth examination of international practices and current - Accounting Standards applicable to E&P companies level, to raise awareness and understanding of the accounting issues and gas exploration and production activities.
developments across a broad range of relevant topics. You are encouraged to • Accounting for Exploration and Appraisal Costs
standards, and to develop analytical skills for more demanding roles within the The objective of this course is to enhance your understanding of the various
challenge existing methods as a basis for reviewing procedures and introducing - Understanding the scope for the use of differing accounting policies and organisation. audit principles and practices being applied today.
improvements in your own work place. practices in the capture and reporting of exploration and appraisal costs – all Learning centres around a highly realistic E&P company case study. Working in
groups, you will engage in a full range of finance department activities including DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...
of which are permitted under IFRS
• Commercial Reserves
financial planning, preparation and analysis of information for decision-making, • Totally new to the discipline of financial audit
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... joint venture accounting, financial reporting and analysis of company • An experienced audit practitioner, keen to update your auditing techniques
-T he nature of commercial reserves and their significance in accounting and
• Working in finance and have a good foundation knowledge in exploration reporting performance. • A professional from any discipline, intending to take part in internal or
and production accounting • The DD&A Calculation joint-venture audits
- Calculating DD&A on a Unit of Production basis
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... • A professional with a background in statutory audit in the accountancy
We recommend that, to derive maximum benefit from this course, you should - Dealing with changes in costs and reserve estimates • Working in an accounting or financial management role and want to enhance profession, requiring an insight into internal and joint-venture audit areas
first attend our predecessor Level 1 course. • Decommissioning your analytic and presentation skills
- Raise awareness of the differing approaches in use by E&P companies when
To be able to participate effectively, you should have already attended the two Extensive use is made of realistic oil industry-based exercises and case studies.
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE interpreting and applying IAS 37 in accounting for decommissioning
lower-level companion courses - Exploration & Production Accounting Levels 1 The exercises and case study materials are designed to reinforce the key
• Impairment
The course will be delivered using a combination of instruction, facilitation of and 2 - or be able to demonstrate a suitable combination of relevant experience teaching points and to provide participants with the opportunity to apply the
- Testing for impairment of assets. Comparison of IAS 36 and FAS 144
group discussions and the regular use of practical examples and exercises to and subject knowledge. lessons learned in a practical and enjoyable format.
requirements
offer participants the opportunity to understand both the theory and the
• Accounting Policies - Review
practical application of the various E&P Accounting topics.
- Team exercise to consolidate E&P accounting policy topics covered to date
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
• Accounting for Financing Arrangements • Using computer-based simulation, teams of 3-4 delegates participate in the By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING - Common practice on accounting for E&P company financing and risk sharing financial management of a hypothetical international exploration and • Applying a structured methodology for conducting oil industry internal,
arrangements, such as, farm in / farm out and carried interests production company, exploring such diverse activities as operator and production-sharing and joint-venture audits
By the end of the course you will:
• Accounting for Sales Revenue non-operator accounting, recording of transactions, updating of financial • Implementing the benefits of a multi-discipline team audit approach
• Enhance your knowledge of accounting and reporting issues unique to the
- Recommended practice on accounting for oil and gas sales, including, statements and analysis of results. • Adopting a model of best practice for conducting audits
E&P industry with emphasis on the application of International Financial
pipeline blends and overlift / underlift adjustments • A variety of highly realistic business scenarios is introduced, through which The course concentrates on aspects of financial auditing unique to the E&P
Reporting Standards (IFRS).
• Accounting for E&P Company Taxes you will plan, record and report on the progress of your ‘company’. This business.
• Improve your understanding of the accounting and reporting of Sales
- Introduction to types of E&P taxes and, specifically deferred tax accounting hands-on scenario-based approach enables you to track and analyse the
Revenue, Farm In/Farm Out, and Carried Interest. TOPICS
• State Frameworks for the Control & Exploitation of Petroleum Reserves impact of each activity from initiation through to final results and analysis of
• Enhance your knowledge of Production Sharing Contacts and Joint Venture
- Overview of issues pertaining to the ownership of oil & gas company performance. • Introduction
Accounting issues including Unitisation & Redetermination.
- Comparing the Concessionary System to the Contractual System • Experienced financial trainers review and update your subject knowledge - Origins and purpose of audit
• Improve your knowledge of the Corporate Budget and Planning process
• Production Sharing Agreements / Contracts and skills before each scenario is introduced, and are on hand throughout the - Audit types
including a review of Key Performance Indicators and Company Strategy.
- Understanding the difference between cash flow and cost recovery course to provide guidance and support. • Audit Concepts
• Raise your awareness of the E&P business activity for which we are
- The relationship between cost oil & profit oil - Independence - its application in different types of audit
accounting and reporting. Familiarity with spreadsheet techniques is assumed.
- Calculating and accounting for entitlement barrels - Controls - objectives of controls and their application
- Understanding ‘R’ factors and their application • Internal Audit
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING - The function and objectives of the Internal Audit group
- Risk Service Contracts
- Accounting for production bonus in a PSA / PSC By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: - Contract audits
- Reserves movements in a PSA / PSC • How to carry out and manage operational financial accounting activities - Fraud investigation
• Joint Ventures associated with joint ventures • Audit Techniques
- Overview of Joint Ventures and the Bidding Process • How to prepare, analyse and present information for effective financial - Audit preparation and planning - to ensure an effective audit
- The Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) and the Accounting Procedure reporting - Risk assessment - techniques to determine audit priorities
- The principles of JV Accounting • The impact of different activities on the financial statements of an upstream - Testing/sampling - techniques to verify accounts and controls
• JV - Unitisation and Redetermination oil and gas company - Interviewing techniques
- How to account for product and cost sharing changes following an equity • How to practically apply IFRS in accounting for a wide range of typical oil and - Flowcharting techniques and their application
redetermination gas industry activities - Reporting
• JV Cash Management - Team management - to ensure resources are used effectively
- Cash calling, invoicing and cash management TOPICS • Joint Venture Audit
• JV Billing Arrangements The main simulated financial scenarios on this course are as follows: - Developing a model of joint venture audit best practice
- How to account for JV billing statements • Your company decides to participate in a new exploration joint venture. You - The audit cycle - planning, implementation, results, reporting
- Accounting for redetermination adjustments will review accounting policy options, enter billings into the accounting - Joint Venture accounting and the major audit issues that arise
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK • JV Cost Allocation system and prepare financial statements. - Multi-venture audits
- Key issues in allocating JV costs, such as, transportation costs, PCO and G&A • The joint venture proceeds to develop a commercial discovery. Your company - UKOOA SOAP 2
‘Instructor was very good - above average, with great energy to present all
• JV Audit also acquires an interest in a producing field. You will account for • Production Sharing Contracts Audit
relevant info.’
- A review of typical JV audit issues development costs, sales revenues, DD&A, a decommissioning provision, and - Background
Deputy GM at NIS
• Planning & Budgeting production under the terms of a tax-based fiscal arrangement. - Key aspects of audit
‘I had joined the oil and gas industry and this course helped me to see my - The top down / management by objectives approach • Your company takes on the role of operator of a new venture. You will
challenge as a great opportunity. Level 2 has brought to light new concepts - Using the Budget <=Model prepare cash calls and billings, and maintain operator accounting records.
and different ways of interpreting my company’s commitments. Thanks to the • Performance Measurement • Your company decides to change from the full cost to the successful efforts CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
knowledge shared I will certainly be a better professional, not only technically - Review of the most commonly used industry key performance indicators method. You will prepare financial statements reflecting the change in ‘Very good round-up of audit and accounting for non-finance professionals.’
but now as an enthusiastic employee.’ • Company Strategy accounting policy. Manager at CMOC
BG Group - Compare and contrast Large v Small E&P company strategy • You will account for your company‘s participation in a new venture under the
- Team exercise to prepare and present an E&P company strategy terms of a production sharing contract. ‘The trainer demonstrated an impressive knowledge about the Oil & Gas
• Following an earlier unitisation and a move to multi-venture operations, you Industry coupled with really practical examples. She is an excellent trainer,
will account for a redetermination and shared-cost allocations. very interactive, good communication skills and excellent personality. I really
• A falling oil price and revised estimates of reserves indicate impairment of an enjoyed this course, full of knowledge sharing and interaction between the
asset. You will perform a test and account for the result. trainer & team.’
• Your company adjusts its portfolio of assets. You will account for a farm-out Mitsui E&P Middle East
arrangement.
• Your company‘s chief executive is due to meet with investment analysts. You
will prepare for him a briefing on company performance and financial status.
Effective Bid and Tender Strategies

for Oil & Gas Contracts Strategy & Management International Oil & Gas Exploitation Contracts
CON04 3 days Skill Level CON02 5 days Skill Level CON03 5 days Skill Level
Ted Landgraf Matilde Giulianelli or Paul Keighley Matilde Giulianelli or Paul Keighley
During this interactive course participants will learn methods to improve overall This practical oil and gas focused course will help you to develop your own In this course participants will learn about the petroleum upstream fiscal TOPICS
bid and tender results, tender efficiency and outcomes, supplier sustainability, effective procurement and Supply Chain Management (SCM) strategy and can systems and the contractual instruments governments use to grant to oil • What are ‘international exploitation contracts’ and how do they work?
communication and steps for improved bottom lines. With the many changes make valuable quantifiable contributions to your company‘s performance. It companies the right to explore, develop and exploit hydrocarbon fields. - The key differences between PSCs, concessions, service contracts and
taking place in the oil & gas business over the next decade, organisations need shows you how to adopt a ‘best-practice’ model, and outlines the latest thinking By using industry specific case studies, examples and exercises this course will joint-venture contracts
to become more effective with time and resources to accomplish their needs. in upstream petroleum industry procurement. enhance participants knowledge of the typical features of each system, how - The rights and obligations of the parties at each stage
This course is about change for better performance of tender strategies, they impact the economics of the field from both the oil company‘s and the • Why do we have PSCs?
supplier cost reduction and supplier sustainability. DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... government‘s viewpoint. - Understand what PSCs are designed to do and how they are evolving
• Involved in or have responsibility for the entire procurement process, i.e. a • Who gets the production?
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... - How to work out the production splits
line operational manager, specialist (the ‘end user’), contracts manager or
• Involved in or responsible for: projects, bids and proposals, tenders, contracts specialist • Involved at any level in business development, contract negotiations, - Untangling the ‘R factor’
procurement, supply chain, business development, sourcing, contracts, business analysis, strategic planning, joint-venture representation or • How are the contracts dealt with in the exploration phase?
product and service management, performance management, business unit HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE investment in petroleum projects and would like to develop a more in-depth - Managing timescales, minimum work programs, appraisal and
management, client management, solutions management, delivery general understanding of international oil and gas exploitation contracts relinquishment
management This course makes extensive use of oil industry case studies, examples and - Setting criteria, evaluating and agreeing ‘commerciality’
exercises, with delegates working in syndicates to analyse problems and HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE • What are the objectives in the development and production phase?
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE recommend solutions. - Differences between host countries and contracting companies and how to
This course makes extensive use of petroleum industry case studies, examples
This course includes foundational and sustainable best practices on tender and exercises, with delegates working individually and in teams when tackling a bridge the gaps
process management, templates, white papers and interactive exercises. You
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING variety of industry-specific challenges. - Bonuses, royalties, taxes and pricing issues
will take back the holistic procurement process from beginning to end for By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: • Where is the balance of risk in the contract provisions?
greater results in your bottom line, efficiencies, best value and outcomes. • How to develop and implement a highly effective procurement strategy and THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING - Using incentives structures to even out the upsides and downsides of the
You will receive many tools to take back into your organisation for real and plan for your organisation to reduce the overall cost of purchasing By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: contract terms for each party
effective results. • How to manage your supply chain in order to deliver maximum value at - The challenge of decommissioning obligations
• The structure and benefits of different types of international contracts for
minimum cost petroleum exploration, development and production • How to manage the economics of international contracts
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING • How to develop and implement a best-practice process for the management • The key elements of oil and gas exploitation contracts - Tools for assessing the value of success and the cost of failure
By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of: of contracts and the supply chain • How to structure the agreement(s) to meet your company‘s needs - How do we set the right price?
• How to adopt innovative ways to select contractors and prepare tender - Special issues for marginal fields
• How to become a more effective negotiator • The different needs and expectations of national and international oil and
• How to improve your cost reduction ability documents gas companies • Who pays for and carries the risk during development programs?
• How to choose the type of contract and compensation terms that best - Where to find sources of funding from the public and private sector
• How to become more efficient in achieving your outcomes and in time • Non-financial elements and their impact on economics and profitability
management achieves the contract‘s objectives • How to identify and manage appropriately the risks and opportunities in the - How are ‘non-financial issues’ dealt with?
• How to prepare tender evaluation criteria and evaluate a tender submission - How to meet national policies and contract commitments for employment,
• How to improve your supplier management expertise and your RFP / Tender contract terms
• How to manage contract risk training, local purchasing and HSE compliance
processes • How to differentiate between oil and gas exploitation and marketing issues
• How to develop integrated turnkey processes involved in gas contracts • How is cost recovery set up and managed?
• How to become a more effective proposal writer TOPICS • How to model the changing parameters in a typical PSC • What are the effects of unitisation and redetermination?
• Measurement practices • In what ways are gas contracts different?
• What is a contract? • The role of contract risk assessment - Special considerations for natural gas and LNG production, transportation,
• Team creation and development - The contract as a legal instrument - The importance of contract risk
• Whole life cost analysis and evaluation methodologies processing and sales agreements
- The contract as an investment tool assessment in strategy and - Understanding the LNG marketplace
• Supplier performance tactics • What is the supply chain and how contractor selection
• Risk management, benchmarking and contract management • Future trends
do we manage it? - How to carry out a contract risk - Has the traditional PSC had its day?
- Illustration of supply chain assessment - Recent developments in contracting
TOPICS management (SCM) • Alternative tendering strategies
- The changing role of IOCs
• Uncover tender type for bidding • id and procurement cost
B - Benefits of defining SCM - Functional versus technical
(RFP, RFT, RFQ, RFI) reduction alignment - SCM analysis for opportunities to specifications
-D eveloping effective bid and - Analysing and mapping save money - Oil industry examples
tender requirements and stakeholders • Developing a best-practice • Different types of contracts
specifications - Identifying internal business procurement process - Strengths and weaknesses of
-P roper and effective planning for needs - Suggested process for managing alternative contract types
best bid and tender value • Evolve long term clients contracts from beginning to end - How to choose an appropriate
• Ascertain bid and tender invitation - Forecasting bidders and supplier - The role of end-users and the contract compensation method
- Acting upon complex and technical participants contracts specialist • How to prepare contractor
related bids and tenders - Acquiring potential suppliers • What makes the petroleum selection criteria
-S pecifying instructions, scope of • Bid and tender risk minimisation & industry different? - Oil industry examples
work, specifications risk management - The role of government, national - Traditional versus non-traditional
• Bid and tender process competitive - Establishing effective risk oil companies (NOCs) and selection criteria
enhancement management: develop sourcing co-venturers • How to evaluate tender
-M anaging the bid and tender options • What is a contracts strategy and submissions
request processes - Building supply market and how do we develop one? - How to ensure best-value
- Preparation for negotiation category knowledge - Oil industry case studies and selection
-W riting and specifications • Future benchmarking analysis - examples - How to avoid common mistakes
requirement expand supplier evaluation - The essential ingredients of a • Understanding the ‘small print’
• Executing competitive analysis - Evaluating current suppliers contracts strategy • Getting to grips with contractual
-U nderstanding and implementing - Pinpointing key performance - The process of developing a language and terms and conditions
facts, not opinions indicators (KPIs) and output contracts strategy • How to manage the contract after it
- Rating competition and suppliers standards • The role of contracts policy and has been awarded
- Profiling competition and • Sustain agreements and contracts procedures - The role of the ‘kick-off’ meeting
suppliers - Overseeing contract checklist - The vital relationship between - Preventing and resolving disputes
• Design the bid team - Preparing supporting contracts strategy, policy and - Managing cost and performance
• Whole life cost analysis documentation, procurement, procedure - How to give contractor feedback
• Minimise tender approval (better compliance - Oil industry examples of contracts
time management and - Scrutinising terms and conditions policy and procedure
organisational resource utilisation) • Alternative contracts strategies
-B id and tender documentation, - Oil industry examples and case
security and compliance studies
- Evaluating bid and tenders
WE DELIVER EXCELLENCE SOFT SKILLS
Negotiation Skills for the Oil & Gas Industry Communication Skills for Success
SSK10 5 days Skill Level SSK11 3 days Foundation/Skill Level
Paul Keighley or Peter Sheal Tony Copeman
By making extensive use of oil and gas industry exercises, case studies and role It is often said that up to 70% of communication is lost every time people
plays this highly-interactive workshop demonstrates a structured approach to engage and the aim of this short course is simple: to reduce that number and
effective negotiating and introduces Breakthrough Negotiation Strategy to help people to develop their communication skills.
achieve results in difficult and complex negotiations. Communication is not just about talking to one another, it is about so much
You will develop your knowledge in a number of important areas, including more, and this course has been designed to help everyone understand and use
team negotiations, international / cross cultural negotiations and conflict a selection of communication tools for everyday life.
resolution. • Do you want to be able to engage more with your fellow team members?
• Do you wish you were a little more resilient and able to rebound easier after
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... a setback?
• Do you want to be able to increase your ability to speak in public and give
• A professional with limited negotiating experience wanting to improve your better presentations?
abilities and confidence in this core business activity • Maybe you would like to be more confident at solving conflict situations?
• A petroleum professional involved in commercial or inter-personal
negotiations If the answer to any of these questions is 'yes', then this course is for you.

The bulk of this course comprises realistic, oil industry-based role-play DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...
negotiating scenarios based on a variety of commercial and non-commercial • Looking for a set of tools that can be used in everyday (business) life to
situations. This is underpinned with instruction in negotiating principles and improve your communication skills
methodology.
Class numbers for this course are kept low to ensure maximum student
participation and ample coaching from the class instructor.
Uniquely, through the interactive nature of this course your professional and
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING personal confidence will both be increased leaving you feeling able to
effectively communicate in all situations.
Essentially this course comprises a blend of delivery styles to ensure that all
• How to plan and prepare for negotiations
delegate learning patterns are catered for: oral, visual & kinesthetic. You will
• How to recognise the vital steps in a negotiated settlement, and to exhaust
engage in discussion and practice of the subject matter with modules following
one step before proceeding to the next
a format of: introduction of a topic, discussion of the topic to aid theoretical
• How to improve your communication skills to achieve better results
understanding and to place the topic within the organisation and your current
• How to resolve impasse and handle difficult negotiations
need. To assist understanding examples and practice will be used.
• How to negotiate in teams
• How to respect cultural differences in international negotiations
TOPICS By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding and
• Negotiation as a process abilities of:
- What do we mean by negotiation? • Gaining personal confidence and self-belief, to get a message across, have it
- Are you a potential negotiator? understood and actioned
- Key negotiating steps • Applying a variety of verbal and non-verbal communication skills
• Preparing for your negotiation • How to use communication as a way to positively impact on both how we feel
- Five keys to preparation about ourselves as well as how others feel about us
- Knowing your subject, knowing your counterpart, preparing your tactics • Setting objectives that your team understands and positively engages in
- An invaluable tool - preparation checklist • Developing competence and confidence to tackle challenging situations such
• Initiating and presentation as presentations, conflict, performance discussions, etc.
- The importance of initiation and how to initiate • Emotional Intelligence (EQ): how to apply it to help build resilience and the
- The importance of presentation after initiation and before bargaining ability to ‘bounce back’ from setbacks
• Bargaining • How to increase your business and personal effectiveness by being able to
- Developing your bargaining strategy motivate and influence those around you
- Effective bargaining techniques • How to consider and develop your own personal ‘brand’ to support your
- How and when to avoid premature bargaining communication
- How to resolve impasse and deal with conflict
- Getting concessions
TOPICS
• Closing the deal
- How to recognise closing signals • The core of resilience
- Confirmation and follow-up • Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
SOFT SKILLS • Communication and human behaviour in negotiations
- Seven steps to effective communication
•
•
Bonding and rapport
Understanding and using body language
- Verbal and non-verbal communication • Highly effective verbal and non-verbal communications
Negotiation Skills for the Oil & Gas Industry (SSK10) • Clear objective setting
- Learning how to listen
Communication Skills for Success (SSK11) - Dealing with different personalities • Motivation
- How to communicate to influence the other side • Delegation
Effective Technical Writing for Exploration and Production Staff - A Structured System (SSK24) • Influencing with impact
- Negotiating by phone or email
Applied Problem Solving and Decision Making Techniques: From Theory to Practical Use (SSK26) • Team negotiations • Conflict management
- How to negotiate in teams • Presenting and presentation skills
Success in Multicultural Teams (SSK52) • The issues with the written word
• Breakthrough negotiations
Public Speaking and Presentation Skills - Delivering with Confidence and Impact (SSK54) - What we mean by ‘breakthrough strategy’ • The curse of email
• Handling international negotiations • Conquering the fear of the telephone
Business Writing Skills (SSK55)
- Recognising cultural differences
- How cultural differences affect negotiations
- Preparing for international negotiations
• Dealing with conflict
- The causes of negotiating conflict
- How to assess your own conflict management style
- How to handle conflict in negotiations
Effective Technical Writing for Exploration and Production Staff -

A Structured System Applied Problem Solving and Decision Making Techniques: From Theory to Practical Use
SSK24 3 days Skill Level SSK26 4 days Skill / Advanced Level
John H. Martin Tony Copeman
This unique workshop provides guidelines for the efficient reporting of TOPICS Decision-making is how we cope with our environment and the complexities TOPICS
petroleum engineering, geological and geophysical studies. It will help you to • Why write reports? that we face on an increasingly frequent basis. Having a process to work with • A sink or swim dilemma
produce concise and readable management briefings, well or study proposals - Four basic types - make sure you use the appropriate one can take the anxiety out of problem-solving and make decision-making easier • Problem solving vs decision making
and reports, tender documents, field development plans, operating manuals, • How to write
and far more effective. • What's the problem here?
procedures and legal agreements. - Report compilation using a ’news-based‘ approach This interactive course will provide insights and techniques for making that - Different types of decisions
Most ’communication skills‘ courses are presented by individuals from outside • Analysing objectives and developing ’messages‘
process a far easier, far more positive experience. You will be introduced to - Fact and information
the oil industry. This one is different. It gives practical instruction rather than - How to develop a meaningful topic outline world class academic models and learn how these can be used in everyday life to - Symptoms and causes etc.
theory, and is based on the presenter‘s extensive experience of reporting and - Using verbal presentations to help structure a report help you to become an inventive yet logical and decisive problem solver and • The theory of Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM)
compiling integrated field development studies in an international oil company • Tips to improve writing skills
decision maker. By the end of the course you will not only have a new-found • Individual vs group decision making
and consultancy environment, as well as board papers, expert determinations, - Brevity and simple approaches confidence in your abilities, but also in being able to assist others avoid the all • Traps and options
unitisation and redetermination procedures and submissions, contracts and - Handling numerical data and specialist terminology too familiar challenge of poor problem solving and decision making. • Selecting the right problem
court papers. - Writing effective summaries • Problem solving process and where decision making fits
• Optimal use of charts, figures, tables and enclosures
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... • Reason, ethics and emotion
- How to select and design illustrations • Someone who has to solve problems and make decisions with increasing • Styles
- The science behind colour design regularity, complexity and consequences • Active listening
• An E&P specialist or manager at any level in the oil & gas, consultancy / • How to compile manuals and minutes • Feeling that if only you had a framework within to operate and a better • Generating alternatives
service or R&D sector - Making it easy! range of tools available you would make better, more effective, more cost • Assessing the alternatives
• An experienced team leader or supervisor who needs to coordinate or review effective decisions
• Practical aspects of report preparation • Implementing and following up
the reporting of multidisciplinary integrated studies - Type styles, layout and arrangement Previous attendees have been department managers, directors, supervisors, Throughout the course case studies and practical exercises are consistently
- Making your reports a pleasure to read project managers, engineers, team leaders, stakeholders and team members.
This is not a basic English course so you should have a reasonable command of • Managing the reporting process
used to demonstrate theories and models introduced. Tools (such as those
the language. - How to reduce editing time below) are then used to develop delegate understanding and provide a wide
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE range of frameworks to develop confidence and competence.
- Coordinating multiple authors for multi-disciplinary reporting
Even native speakers are surprised at how many new ideas and practical • Digital documentation
The instructor is renowned for his style of blending theory with practice and • SCAMPER
suggestions this course contains. If relatively new to the industry, you will learn - Special techniques for on-screen display rather than hard copy ensuring that everyone takes a personal experience from the training. His • Six Hats
that ’commercial‘ technical writing requires a non-traditional approach. - Use of advanced word processing and document design features for digital ability to provide an engaging mixture of subject matter delivery, trainer and • Brain storming and brain writing
This course is designed specifically for the E&P professional, focusing on E&P distribution group led discussion, work groups and practical examples throughout the • Ishikawa (Fishbone)
documents and examples. Over four hundred individuals have attended - Effective use of emails course ensures that every delegate has the chance to not only develop a • Right brain, left brain
previous versions of this practical course, presented as public and as ’in-house‘ thorough understanding of the topics but also to build their personal style • Whole brain
workshops. within a structured framework. By the end of the course delegates often • 5 why's
The workshop is ideal as an ’in-house‘ presentation for company teams, where comment how the experience has left them feeling confident in their abilities
participants may find it easier to work on internal documents. and eager to bring about a change when they return to the work place.

HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE By the end of the course you will:
You will develop a ’toolkit‘ to help with your writing tasks, to communicate • Gain personal confidence and self-belief in your abilities to take on problems
interpretations, results and recommendations more effectively. During and decisions
practical sessions you will have the opportunity to apply the techniques • Become a better, more effective decision maker
demonstrated to your own material. You will very quickly see how to make • Have a series of proven models as a framework for developing your own
improvements. style as a high quality problem solver and decision maker
One-to-one tutorials at the end of the course will allow detailed discussion of • Be able to rationalise thinking and decision making of others
your own work. • Avoid common decision making traps
Together with a slidepack, a recently updated comprehensive manual in book • Identify the right solution for the right problem
style is provided, both in hard copy and digital form, for future reference.
THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING CUSTOMER FEEDBACK

By the end of the workshop you will feel confident in: ‘The course is really important and it might be offered to everyone in the
• Applying all the practical techniques required to communicate technical work company.’
effectively in writing Engineer at Marathon Oil
• Your awareness of several common misconceptions relating to use of the
English language in the commercial E&P environment ‘I really like the way the instructor presented the course. Excellent and
• Applying the many simple (but effective) suggestions contained in the relevant course.’
workshop Engineer at Marathon Oil
• Technical writing - you should even find that you start to enjoy it
Public Speaking and Presentation Skills - Delivering with Confidence and Impact Business Writing Skills Success in Multicultural Teams
SSK54 3 days Foundation / Skill Level SSK55 3 days Foundation Level SSK52 2 days Foundation / Skill Level
Tony Copeman Seb Yarwood Kubilay Balci
For many people across all levels and roles in business having to deliver a THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING During this hands-on course participants will develop their writing skills through Nowadays - thanks to globalisation and modern communication tools - it is just
presentation of any kind is, at best, an uncomfortable experience. So much so, Through attending this course in enhancing your skills to deliver high impact a combination of practical work allied with theoretical learning, broken down normal to have interactions with people from different cultures on daily basis.
that many will do almost anything to avoid it. Whether you are presenting to the presentations you will: into easy-to-absorb sections that build up over the 3-day course. Though how good are you to leverage all the opportunities presented by those
board, to shareholders, employees or the public, your presentation and delivery • Build your confidence and self-belief in presenting to any size and make up of
Whether you are writing to clients or to a variety of internal audiences, your multicultural environments? (Or at least) Can you avoid any misunderstandings?
management skills are critical to your continued success. The confidence you audience writing style and content are vitally important and will make the difference During this 2-day session participants will learn the basic concepts around what
exhibit makes the difference between you and your presentation being a • Be able to use a variety of tools such as PowerPoint, White boarding or
between your message being a clear, efficient targeted success and a total are the cultural differences; if we can understand / measure them; how can we
resounding success and a real struggle. talking to give you confidence and control failure. utilise those differences in multicultural teams. It is designed to be an
During this hands-on, experiential based course participants will develop their • Develop your understanding and ability to build clear, compelling and
This course is designed for those who have some experience in business writing, experience-sharing opportunity among participants aided by break-outs and
skills and personal style through a combination of learning techniques and tips. motivational presentations but would like to raise their level and maximise the impact they make. exercises.
You will find that over this short period you not only build and deliver • Ensure that your presentation is one that is remembered for all of the right
increasingly high impact presentations but also that you become increasingly reasons
more confident and able to present with ease. DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...
• Break down complex information and material into a structure that is not
This course can be designed for all levels of experience: For professionals with only easy for you to manage when under the inherent pressure of delivering • Looking to understand and develop robust professional practices for all • An employee of an international organisation
little or no presenting experience, who would like to develop their presentation high level presentations, but to do so in such a way that your audience aspects of business writing • An expat
skills to ensure that their presentations have maximum impact; as well as for understands and connects with your key messages • Wishing to have the confidence that your written communications are • Leader or member of a multicultural team
those who have already experience in presenting but are ready to take those • Bring inspiration into your delivery so that it serves to create a ‘will do’
attuned to your audience
skills a stage further. approach amongst your audience as a consequence • An employee who wants to create the right positive impact in the most
appropriate way possible
• Create presentations that from the very beginning grab the attention of your
This training covers the relevant amount of theory and combines it with
DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE... audience, go on to develop their engagement through the use of structure
interactive discussions and exercises to practise methods and tools. Modular
that builds a story, highlights key points and finishes with a clear call to HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE
• New to presenting, maybe not looking forward to the prospect of design of the sessions enables us to combine different blocks and to customise
action that lasts and has impact
presenting, and would like to develop the styles and techniques to allow you A blend of delivery styles and learning techniques including individual exercises, the sessions to the needs of the group.
• Be able to understand, manage and bond with different audience dynamics
to present with confidence and clarity group exercises and case studies ensure that the training delivers variety and
• Be able to confidently manage difficult audiences
• A professional who has presented before, but keen to improve your interest and a high level of interaction and hands-on practical involvement to • Face-to-face training, including
• Understand the impact your physiology and tonality have on building your
presentation and presentation management skills to ensure your assist all attendees in gaining the maximum advantage not only of the • Real life examples and experiences
personal presence and use this to project self-assurance and excite others to
presentations are effective, impactful and professional information provided and discussed, but fundamentally the confidence to take • Interactive group discussions and exercises to master the methods & tools
action
• Aware that whilst your presentations and presentation management skills it away and utilise it on a daily basis. • Visuals (pictures, flipcharts, videos) to help memorise concepts long term
• Understand and capitalise on your strengths
are generally good, having the opportunity to enhance these skills will be of • Book, article and video recommendations for further learning
• Understand and mitigate against your weaknesses
great personal and professional benefit • Experience sharing among participants
• Practice every element, receive instant feedback and develop your personal THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
• A team leader required to present in a more formal setting
style in delivering presentations with high impact By the end of the course you will feel confident to:
• A manager with prior experience in delivering presentations and public
• Write business correspondence appropriately and clearly, aligned to any THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING
speaking who now needs to present to wider groups
• An executive who needs to speak in front of groups such as fellow board and TOPICS formal protocol within your organisation By the end of the course you will:
leadership groups, shareholders, employees or the public • Use punctuation rules and tools that avoid grammatical errors • Understand the background of cultural differences
• What makes an effective presentation?
• Write clear and meaningful memos, business letters, reports and emails • Get to see those differences as opportunities rather than complexities
• Tips and tricks to make you feel comfortable and confident
• Use templates and formats used in correspondence within your organisation • Learn how to leverage differences
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE • Keys to building a simple yet highly effective presentation
• Organise complex content into a logical sequence of ideas that can be • Receive a set of real life examples showing simple things to avoid
• How to use tools for delivery such as PowerPoint, White boarding or just
A blend of delivery styles ensures that all learning patterns are catered for and communicated appropriately • Be familiar with nuances between national and organisational cultures
talking
attendees not only gain the maximum advantage of the information provided • Understand and use the correct layout for written communication to
• Presenting information in a clear, concise and positive manner that connects
and discussed, but also the confidence to own it. Core to this journey is the maximise impact
with the audience
• Understand and use concrete examples and visual aids in written
TOPICS
application of the widely acclaimed 70:20:10 model of learning where you will • Common causes of ineffective presentations
engage in understanding and discussing the aspects covered, interpret these communication to convey messages effectively • What is ‘culture’? Traditional vs. modern definitions
• Perfect preparation, ensuring that purpose, audience and desired outcome • Onion model
into practical and relevant application and then truly discover and refine these are captured
skills through ‘live’ application of practice and peer-to-peer feedback. • What are the cultural differences?
• Building a presentation structure that has natural flow and logical TOPICS - Perception of time
development • Writing principles - Role of time (mono vs. polychrone)
• Creating an instant positive first impact to build credibility and rapport • Written communication - use of clear, concise and accurate vocabulary - High context - low context
• Communicating to enhance credibility, project enthusiasm, competency and • Use of accurate spelling, grammar and punctuation • Can we understand and measure those differences?
confidence • Proof-reading - correcting own mistakes - Hofstede’s 6D model
• Physiology and tonality - how to step out of your communication comfort • Written protocol - following the company formats • Multi-focus model on organisational culture
zone and exploit physiology and tonality to bring your audience in • Writing emails - keeping them clear • Seeing similarities & leveraging differences
• Building the story to achieve a greater impact and have your audience feeling • Editing - re-wording and re-phrasing • Effective communications
inspired • Writing memos and business letters • Dos & don’ts
• Motivating your audience to take action • Written style - how to convey the message
• Recognising and managing audience dynamics of all types • Writing complex content
• Maintaining your professionalism, composure and control in high pressure Use of visual aids in writing
• CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
situations • Drafting and re-drafting
‘Kubilay not only shared his interesting approach but also promoted lively
• Presenting your writing
discussions among participants -each of whom has first-hand intercultural
experiences from several countries. Many of us have a fair share of
experiences in multicultural environments but having an understanding of the
main reasons behind all those cultural differences and getting guiding
principles on how to handle them was very beneficiary for all of us. As one of
the participants stated: it was a different experience from our day-to-day
work trainings and we surely will use most of it in our daily lives.’
from VBC’s web page after a joint session with PWN
(Professional Women Network)
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Gioia Falcone, Geoffrey F. Reidar B. Bratvold & Andrej Pustišek & led the ’At the Customer for the Customer’’ Program in Europe and Middle East; and NOC/IOC. She has more than 30 years of teaching experience for
Jef Caers Jef Caers Hewitt, Claudio Alimonti Steve Begg Michael Karasz he trained and coached the B2B customers of GE to execute improvement undergraduates, graduates and Ph.D. students and in consultancy for oil & gas.
ISBN: 978-1119992622 ISBN: 978-1-119-32583-3 ISBN: 978-0444529916 ISBN: 978-1555632588 ISBN 978-3319532493 projects. Later he joined Mondi Group in Vienna solely to start the ’Continuous Simonetta graduated from Perugia University (Italy) in Sedimentary Geology.
(Wiley 2011) Published: June 2018 (Elsevier Publishing, 2009) (Society of Petroleum (Springer, 2017) Improvement’ initiative. After successfully implementing the program and She then started as lecturer at the Earth Science Dept. at Perugia University and
Engineers, 2010) This book discusses and strategic framework in 48 manufacturing facilities in Europe and Middle East, he later she spent one year (1986-87) as post-doctoral NATO-CNR fellowship at
This book highlights the This invaluable book contains The book provides a critical
explains the economics made a move into the Financial Services Industry and during the following 10 Queens College, New York. Presently she is full professor in Sedimentary
various issues, techniques a wealth of information on and independent review This book is about how
and practical modeling uncertainty quantification, of the current status and of each stage of the years had several leadership positions at Western Union including Head of BIG Geology and Stratigraphy at the Department of Physics and Geology of Perugia
to make good decisions;
tools available for modeling how to manage and model future trends of MFM, natural gas value chain, (Business Initiatives Group) and Director for Global Process and Productivity. University, where she holds the position of Scientific Director of the Sedimentary
it is based on commonly
uncertainty of complex uncertainty in the subsurface, supported by the authors‘ including the economic During his time in WU he also focused on the execution of the company’s Petrography and Organic Matter laboratories and President of the Courses in
accepted best practices
Earth systems and the and various aspects related to strong background on impact of restrictions, strategy and led multimillion dollar projects. Kubilay Balci is a Chemical Engineer Geology.Her research topics are: Paleogeography, paleoclimate, sedimentology
and underpinned by sound
impact that it has on the topic, such as decision- multiphase flow and by rules and decisions that
theory, stemming from the by education and also holds an Executive MBA degree. He is certified Lean Six and sequence stratigraphy, palaeoclimatology; sedimentology and stratigraphy
practical situations. The aim making based on decision practical examples. These are ostensibly technical
author‘s mix of industry Sigma Master Black Belt and Hoshin (Strategy Planning and Execution) of marine carbonate, mixed carbonate-siliciclastic and continental depositional
of the book is to provide science and strategies to are based on the authors‘ in nature, as well as
and academic experience. It Facilitator. He is an active member of SEC - Strategy Execution Consortium and environments; organic matter studies as integrated tool in sedimentary geology
an introductory overview reduce uncertainty. The book direct experience on MFM, commercially relevant
will help the reader to think Austrian Process Management Society. and stratigraphy.
which covers a broad range provides real-world examples gained over many years of contractual stipulations.
clearly about complex and
of tried-and-tested tools. and case studies and is research in connection with Each chapter features
uncertain decision situations
an asset to any upstream both operators and service several real-world examples Reidar B. Bratvold is Professor of Petroleum Investment and Decision Analysis Tony Copeman studied Mechanical and Production Engineering and went on to
and explain such topics
professional's library. companies. illustrating the essential at the University of Stavanger and at the Norwegian Institute of Technology lead a range of operational and commercial initiatives, teams and business units
as decision-tree analysis,
points. where he is teaching and supervising graduate students doing research in in the UK, Europe and Australia with major global organisations before moving
Monte Carlo simulation,
value of information, and decision analysis, project valuation, portfolio analysis, real-option valuation and into wider organisational and people development through providing training,
value of flexibility. behavioral challenges in decision-making.Prior to academia, he spent 15 years in coaching and consulting in 2010. Tony is now in the privileged position of
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consultancy courses, workshops and programs for both public and private and overseas. He is a recognised expert on the topic of carbonate diagenesis, Jim Funk is an SPE Certified Petroleum Engineer and currently manager of a US Richard Gowland is former (retired October 2014) technical director of the
sector organisations in the UK, Europe, MENA, Africa, Russia and S.E.Asia. He has published extensively, and specialises in unravelling the controls on based consulting company providing consulting services in all areas of special European Process Safety Centre (EPSC), which is an industry-funded association
has extensive experience of working in the energy sector as well as in diagenesis and porosity evolution in carbonate sequences that aid in exploiting core analysis emphasizing the use of petrophysical CT and NMR imaging. dedicated to improving best practices in process safety in the chemical, oil and
environments such as manufacturing, processing, asset management, complex carbonate reservoirs. He applies innovative petrographic techniques Previously he was the core analysis subject matter expert and a Senior gas industries. He also acts as an independent specialist in chemical process and
environmental services, mining, healthcare and higher education with the core to relate rock-based observations to well logs and seismic data, helping clients Petroleum Engineering Consultant with the Reservoir Engineering Technology occupational safety. In this role, he sets up safety management systems, carries
being to enable clients to build and cascade organisational objectives through better define their subsurface plays and prospects. Jeff has worked numerous Team of Saudi Aramco. Prior to his eighteen years with Saudi Aramco, he spent out risk reviews using techniques such as process hazard analysis, hazard and
team engagement and performance optimisation, personal and professional complex exploration and development carbonate projects in Southeast Asia twenty-one years at Texaco EPTD. His experience in the design, implementation operability study and layer of protection analysis. He also presents public
effectiveness, leadership and management capability development. and South America, as well as working Jurassic and Cretaceous sequences of the and modelling of petrophysical laboratory measurements has provided the training courses on these topics. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering
Academically Tony holds a PGDip in Business Management, and he has delivered U.S. Gulf of Mexico, Devonian and Mississippian in western Canada, the basis for over thirty publications and three patents in geosciences, petrophysics, from the University of Durham, England. His main career history covers the steel
a suite of people based training and development programs for HOT and its Ordovician-Permian in west Texas and New Mexico, and Permian offshore Qatar and core analysis. Jim holds a B.A. in Chemistry from the University of Houston industry, microporous polymers and a long career in engineering, project
clients over many years. He is also an Associate Trainer at the Russell Group (North Field). Jeff has completed over 190 technical projects to date and has his and a M.ChE. from the University of Florida. He was a member of the API management, production management, new technology introduction and
University of York and Oxford Brookes University in the UK, a visiting lecturer own technical consulting company.Jeff is also the president of a US based committee that revised API RP 40 and has served on technical committees for process safety leadership in the Dow Chemical Company. Since retiring from
for Universities, Institutes and professional educational bodies for Energy consulting company, through which he conducts applied carbonate training both the SPE and the Society of Core Analysts (SCA). Dow, he has carried out major risk reviews and safety management projects in
production and supply in Russia, the UAE, Kuwait and Malaysia. He is a member seminars for the industry. Since 1987, he has presented over 285 in-house and the gas and mining chemicals industries, in addition to regular specialist work
of the Advisory Board for the Warwickshire Group of Colleges, holds an ILM field carbonate seminars for industry clients, including more than 70 open and Leonhard Ganzer is currently director of the Institute of Petroleum Engineering on risk for small and medium enterprises. In 2008/2009 he was responsible for
(Institute of Leadership & Management) certificate as an exceptional trainer, private field seminars on Caicos Platform, located in the southeastern Bahamas. at the Clausthal University of Technology in Germany where he teaches leading the group (industry and regulator) tasked with producing guidance on
certified ExtendedDISC practitioner and is a member of the UK Register of He received his B.Sc. (Geology) from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, his Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Technologies. Previously, he was good practice in Layer of Protection Analysis following the major fire and
Learning Providers. M.Sc. (Marine Geology) from the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of professor of reservoir engineering at the Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria. explosion at the Buncefield (UK) fuel terminal. Recently he has completed a
Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, and a Ph.D. (Geology) from Rice University, His area of research includes reservoir simulation and enhanced oil and gas training leadership and advisory assignment in improving Process Safety
Patrick Corbett is the BG Group Chair for Carbonate Petroleum Geoengineering Houston. Jeff is an adjunct Professor of Geology at Rice University, where he recovery. He holds a Ph.D. in Reservoir Engineering & Reservoir Simulation and Management at Large, Small and Medium Enterprises in China, working with the
at the Institute of Petroleum Engineering (IPE), Heriot-Watt University. Patrick teaches parts of courses, takes students into the field, and periodically serves an M.Sc. in Petroleum Engineering, both from the Montanuniversität Leoben, State Administration for Work Safety - the national regulators for safety. He has
graduated in 1977 with a degree in Geology from Exeter University followed by on theses committees. For the past three years, he has taught the carbonate Austria. He is Managing Director of HOT Reservoir Solutions and has worked for published a large number of conference papers on process safety and was also
an M.Sc. in Micropalaeontology in 1978 from the University College London, a geology segment of the University of Houston’s Professional Master’s Program the petroleum industry in the US and Europe for several petroleum consulting a technical content author for the PROMIS website, a subscription-based
postgraduate Diploma in Geological Statistics in 1982 from Kingston University, in Petroleum Geology.Jeff has also published extensively: See ’Impact of strong companies.Leo is an experienced instructor in academic and industry courses on process safety resource. Richard is an experienced trainer of industry courses
a Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering in 1993 and a D.Sc. in Petroleum Geoengineering easterly trade winds on carbonate petroleum exploration - relationships various topics in reservoir engineering and simulation, he has presented more on Process Safety Management, Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) and HAZOP
in 2006, both from Heriot-Watt University. Between 1978 and 1989, Patrick developed from Caicos Platform, southeastern Bahamas, 2017, Marine and than 70 industry courses, is author of numerous scientific papers and serves as Analysis and has conducted numerous courses e.g. for OMV and ADNOC.
worked in various industry positions in international exploration and Petroleum Geology, v. 85, p. 272-300. technical editor for SPE.
development geoscience for Unocal in the UK, Netherlands and Indonesia. Kevin Gray offers the experience of over 5000 days of operational experience
Patrick’s research focus has been on the integration of geoscience and Leo Eisner holds a M.Sc. from Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, and Sebastian Geiger is the Director of the Institute of Petroleum Engineering gained at rig sites and operations support positions from an oilfield career of
engineering through geological analysis, petrophysical measurement and flow Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA. He spent (IPE), Heriot-Watt University. As the Foundation CMG Chair for Carbonate over nearly 30 years, as well as working as lead trainer for a multi award winning
modelling. Current research areas include permeability anisotropy modelling, nearly seven years as a Senior Research Scientist with Cambridge Schlumberger Reservoir Simulation at IPE, he also leads the Carbonate Reservoir Group that ERD engineering team based in Perth, Scotland. He has been consistently the
well test interpretation, dynamic upscaling and genetic petrophysics. Patrick Research where he filed five patents and issued numerous publications. In 2008 comprises over 20 researchers. He is further the co-director of the International highest rated drilling training instructor in a major multi-national training
previously was the Head of the Energy Academy at Heriot-Watt University and he joined MicroSeismic, Inc. and was promoted to Chief Geophysicist in 2009. In Centre for Carbonate Reservoirs, a joint research alliance between Heriot-Watt company over the last four years and throughout his offshore career was
the Total Professor at IPE. Patrick is a member of AAPG, EAGE, SEG, PESGB, SCA, 2010 he has accepted the honorary position of Purkyne Fellow at the Academy University and University of Edinburgh and Europe’s largest dedicated centre repeatedly graded in the top 5% within both offshore and onshore positions for
SPE, SPWLA, a Fellow of the Geological Society, a Fellow of the Royal Society of of Sciences of the Czech Republic in Prague. Currently he leads a Czech for integrated carbonate reservoir research. His current research interests one of the largest oilfield service companies.Kevin has designed and overseen
Edinburgh, a Chartered Geologist and a Chartered Scientist. He is an Associate consulting company focused on passive seismic services. His peer-reviewed include modelling, simulating and upscaling multi-phase flow processes in the delivery of multi-week training programs for offshore drilling, well
Editor of First Break. He has published more than 70 reviewed journal papers, publications (more than 40) and extended abstracts (more than 60) cover a (fractured) carbonate reservoirs, enhanced oil recovery processes for carbonate intervention and fluid supervisors for a number of clients, which has included
and is co-author of books entitled ’Statistics for Petroleum Engineers and broad range of subjects, including the seismic ray method, finite-difference reservoirs, and studying the fundamental transport processes in carbonates competency assessment and skills gap analysis throughout the programs. Kevin
Geoscientists’ and ’Cores from the Northwest European Hydrocarbon Province’. methods, seismological investigations of local and regional earthquakes and from a pore-scale perspective. He has authored over 130 technical papers and is also able to draw on his well-documented teaching skills to deliver courses or
Patrick was the Distinguished Lecturer for EAGE, SPE and AAPG, received the microearthquakes induced by hydraulic fracturing. Leo is founder and president edited one book on these topics. In 2017 he has been awarded the Alfred programs in directional drilling and surveying, stuck pipe, extended reach
Wegener Medal by the EAGE for the integration of geoscience and of a seismic service company. He is a Continuous Education lecturer for SEG and Wegener Prize by the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers drilling and various other drilling related subject areas. He wrote the first
geoengineering and the 2006 SPE Europe and Russia Regional Technical Award EAGE on microseismicity in oil and gas reservoirs as well as for the oil & gas (EAGE) for his outstanding contributions to the field of carbonate reservoir Operation Support Centre SOP for directional drilling which was later adopted
for Distinguished Contribution to Petroleum Engineering in the area of reservoir industry. modelling and simulation. Sebastian received a Ph.D. degree in Computational globally. In addition he has designed and delivered various ‚Real Time Centre‘
description and dynamics. Geology from ETH Zurich and holds an M.Sc. degree in Hydrogeology from training courses including human dynamics training.In his former role as
Gioia Falcone is currently Rankine Chair, Professor of Energy Engineering at the Oregon State University. He joined Heriot-Watt University in 2006 as an assistant directional drilling coordinator, based in Aberdeen, he still holds a number of
Mark Deakin is a consultant, author and course instructor in Petrophysical Data University of Glasgow. Until June 2018, she was Professor and Head of the Geo- professor and was promoted to full professor in 2010. He is a member of SPE, world records for drilling achievements with motor and RSS tools. In his earlier
Integration. He holds a Ph.D. in ‘Integrated Petrophysics’ from London’s Imperial Energy Engineering Centre (formerly Oil & Gas Engineering Centre) at Cranfield EAGE, AAPG and the Interpore Society, and an associate editor for Transport in career he led an offshore team that developed the first multi-axis drill vibration
College, is an ex-Amoco petrophysicist and has over 25 years’ experience, University. Between 2011 and early 2016, she held the Endowed Chair and Porous Media and Petroleum Geosciences. Sebastian serves on numerous measurement tool to report measurements in real time, and subsequently
including 18 as a course instructor with PetroSkills and HOT. He has performed Professorship in Geothermal Energy Systems at Clausthal University of technical committees for SPE and EAGE, including EAGE’s permanent Oil and wrote the core documentation on vibration control for D&M. Later he was
over 60 detailed reservoir studies worldwide; primarily in Southeast Asia’s low Technology, Germany, where she was also the Director of the Institute of Gas Geoscience Division committee and the newly founded EAGE Oil and Gas responsible for the introduction and field testing of Powerdrive RSS tools and
contrast pay and carbonate & fractured reservoirs. Mark’s proven approach is to Petroleum Engineering. Gioia was formerly an assistant and then associate Reserves Committee. had considerable input into their re-design as the X5 variant. He has led many
identify and rank reserves uncertainties, then guide companies towards professor in petroleum engineering at Texas A&M University, Chevron teams into both new fields and mature field redevelopment.
defensible booked reserves via the application of new technology, targeted Corporation faculty fellow and faculty member of the Ocean Drilling and Rüdiger Geist (PfMP, PMP, IPMA Level B) is the Managing Director of a Swiss-
data acquisition and the systematic, logical integration of all related data. Sustainable Earth Science partnership. Prior to joining academia, she worked based consultancy specialising in coaching, consulting, simulation and training Wilfried Gruber holds a Ph.D. in Geology and a M.Sc. (with honours) in Applied
After his Ph.D. Mark authored the first public ‘Integrated Petrophysics’ course in with Eni-Agip, Enterprise Oil UK, Shell E&P UK and Total E&P UK, covering both in the areas of Project, Program and Project Portfolio Management in many Geosciences from the Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria. He is an exploration
1989 which evolved into the industry’s benchmark petrophysics training course. offshore and onshore assignments.Gioia holds a Laurea Summa Cum Laude in different industries like Oil & Gas, Engineering, Telecommunications, Finance, and reservoir geologist with more than 20 years’ experience having focused on
This was followed by courses in Carbonate & Fracture Petrophysics and focused environmental-petroleum engineering from Sapienza University of Rome, a Media, Logistics and Construction. He has a Diploma in Political Science from seismic interpretation and inversion, structural geology, reservoir
3-day modules on How to use Modern Logs with SCAL, Quick Look Integration M.Sc. degree in petroleum engineering from Imperial College London and a Freie Universität Berlin (1988), a Masters Certificate in Project Management characterisation and reservoir modelling. Wilfried worked on many lead and
Techniques, Low Resistivity Low Contrast Pay, Laminates & Thin Beds, Using Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Imperial College London. Gioia has served from George Washington University (GWU) and in Information Organisation prospect assessment and reservoir characterisation studies in European and
PetroDB effectively and Renewable Energy. Mark is an active member of on several expert review panels, as technical editor/reviewer for several peer- from Siemens/Nixdorf, Berlin. He is also a CMMI and SPICE certified assessor. African sedimentary basins. Wilfried is Principal Geoscientist at HOT. Prior to
SPWLA, occasional lecturer at Curtin University and owner of a petrophysics review journals, and as member of several program committees of technical Rüdiger has authored books, papers and presentations at IPMA and PMI joining HOT he worked for Joanneum Research where he focused on structural
consulting company in Perth, Australia. conferences around the world. She has co-authored over 140 scholarly articles conferences and sat on the board of the PMI Switzerland Chapter as Vice geology and seismic interpretation and for the Geological Department at the
and one US patent, edited the 2012 Multiphase Flow Metering SPE Reprint President Education & Certification from 2006 to 2011. He is now member of Montanuniversität Leoben. Wilfried is lecturer for Geophysical Reservoir
Pietro Di Stefano is currently Full Professor of Geology at the Department of Series ’Getting up to Speed’ and co-authored the 2009 book on Multiphase Flow several expert groups for the Swiss and German project management Characterisation at the Montanuniversität Leoben, instructor for HOT’s industry
Earth Sciences at Palermo University (Italy), assistant director of the Department Metering, published by Elsevier. Along with being actively engaged with the associations. Notably, he has been recognised for his professional courses ‘Geophysical Reservoir Characterisation’ and ‘Reservoir Characterisation
of Earth and Sea Science (DiSTeM) and associate professor for Geophysics and SPE, she is one of the 23 members of the United Nations Economic Commission accomplishments with a Best Teaching Award from Kalaidos University of & Modelling’, member of EAGE and OEGG and author / co-author of numerous
Volcanology at the National Institute (INGV). After graduating from University for Europe (UNECE) Bureau of the Expert Group on Resource Classification, and Applied Sciences (2014) and has been included in Marquis Who’s Who, due to publications.
of Perugia (M.Sc. in Geology) and a scholarship at Erlangen University, Germany, of its Renewable Reserves Working Group. She has led the development of the nearly three decades of invaluable contributions to his field (2017).
he became a researcher in Geology in 1983 at the University of Palermo. Pietro Specifications for the application of the UNFC to Geothermal Energy Resources. Siegfried Gugu is currently Managing Director of an engineering consulting
has more than 30 years’ experience in teaching geology, stratigraphy, basin Matilde Giulianelli is a Certified Chartered Accountant and Chartered Auditor. company. He holds a Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering and a Master Degree in
analysis and geo-archeology. He was manager of more than 30 projects Hugues Féniès holds a Ph.D. in sedimentology from the Bordeaux University, Her oil & gas experience is supplemented by her strong financial and commercial Petroleum Engineering from the Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria.Siegfried
sponsored by Palermo University, CNR, Department of Civil Defense, SGI-ISPRA, sponsored by the research center of Total. He has more than 30 years of industry knowledge. She is an experienced instructor and specialises in has more than 25 years of work experience, including 20 years of upstream work
Sicily Region. His fields of work and research are: Geologic evolution of the experience within the oil industry. He has been working for ExxonMobil as a presenting training courses on subjects including Exploration & Production experience in the international oil & gas industry. He was managing director and
Mediterranean area, stratigraphy of Tethyan succession from Paleozoic to geologist, seismic interpreter and reservoir engineer during 22 years in Europe. Accounting, Auditing in the Exploration & Production Industry, Finance for member of the executive board of S.C OMV Petrom SA Exploration and
Cenozoic; carbonate sedimentology. During the last few years he was project He now works as a consultant specialised in reservoir geology and organises Non-Financial Managers as well as Introduction to the Oil & Gas Industry, Production Services in Bucharest, Romania before becoming managing director
manager of a CARG project for the realisation of ’Santa Margherita del Belice’ training sessions for the petroleum and mining (uranium) industries. He worked Petroleum Economics, International Exploitation Contracts and Contracts of TBS Energy International SRL.He has worked with companies such as OMV,
Geological Map sponsored by ISPRA and involved in a project of Seismic Micro- recently for the French Institute of Petroleum (IFP) providing Clastic facies Strategy.Matilde has over 25 years’ experience in the oil & gas industry, 7 years PETROM S.A. and as a consultant to Expert Petroleum S.R.L. in a range of senior
zonation of Sicily for the Department of Civil Defense. He is also responsible for reservoir courses to the geoscientists of PDVSA, the national company of of which as Chief Financial Officer of Subsidiaries of ENI Group in the management roles and has managed, led and supervised numerous international
the set-up and management of landfill sites at the DISTEM Departmen. Pietro is Venezuela. Hugues is also Associate Professor at the Bordeaux University, where Exploration & Production segment, covering all areas of finance; including projects dealing with oil & gas production facilities and process plants. Siegfried
a member of the International Association of Sedimentologists (IAS), the Italian he teaches sedimentology, seismic interpretation and reservoir geology courses financial, management and JV accounting, budgeting, treasury, audit, systems also held several senior management positions in Libya and the United Kingdom.
Geologic Society (SGI) and the Sicilian Natural Science Society and has published and supervises Master‘s degrees and Ph.D.s research projects. He is also involved & procedures and tax. She has international experience with long term He is an experienced instructor of industry courses on Petroleum Economics
more than 80 papers in international journals. in research programs sponsored by major oil companies (Total, Nexen and Engie) assignments in 4 different countries and was project leader in organisational and Introduction to Surface Facilities. He is a member of the Society of
and has published several papers related to the characterisation of shallow water restructuring projects, new systems implementation, and internal process Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and the Austrian Society of Petroleum Sciences
Jeffrey Dravis is a highly experienced carbonate geologist and consultant reservoirs. He is vice-president of the French Association of Sedimentologists improvement and cash-flow improvement projects. She also has experience in (ÖGEW).
conducting exploration and reservoir development projects in the USA, Canada (ASF) and member of the International Association of Sedimentologists (IAS). managing large, multi-cultural teams.
Bob Harrison is co-founder and director of a consulting company providing programs. Clients include Shell, BP, Woodside, OMV, EON Ruhrgas, Wintershall, specialises in presenting financial training courses on subjects including Professional in Value Management (PVM) and as Trainer for Value Engineering
technical consultancy and in-house training courses for the petroleum industry. Hess, Petroleum Development Oman, Petronas, ADNOC and numerous smaller Exploration & Production Accounting, Auditing in the Exploration & Production (TVM). He is also giving university lectures on these topics.
He has an Executive MBA from Cranfield School of Management and received operators, banks and government regulators. Geographically, he has extensive Industry, and Finance for Non-Financial Managers as well as Introduction to the
his M.Sc. in Petroleum Engineering from Imperial College London, where he was experience in South East Asia, Australia, North Sea, Middle East and East Africa. Oil & Gas Industry and Petroleum Economics. He has over 30 years of oil & gas Lukasz Ostrowski has 36 years‘ experience in the Oil & Gas industry. He holds a
academic visitor and external lecturer in production logging and petroleum Frank is co-author of the book ‘Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production (2nd industry experience and has previously worked for Amerada Hess for 15 years in M.Sc. in Petroleum Engineering and Ph.D. in Reservoir Engineering from the
economics. He also developed and taught the energy project management edition Elsevier, 2008) which has become an industry bestseller, being translated a variety of petroleum accounting and commercial roles. He has practical, University of Mining and Metallurgy Krakow. He began his career at the same
module at Clausthal University of Technology. Bob has worked in the oil and gas into Portuguese, Chinese and Russian. hands-on petroleum accounting knowledge gained by working internationally university in 1981.He joined Preussag Oil & Gas AG as a gas-reservoir engineer in
industry since 1979, gaining broad technical and commercial experience around in Norway, Denmark, Gabon and Brazil where he held the position of Country Hanover, Germany in 1985. From 1987 to 1997 he went on to work as a
the world. After many years with British Gas and Enterprise Oil, he became a Paul Keighley holds a B.Sc. Honours Degree in Geology and is a Chartered Manager. In this role he was responsible for managing the company’s in-country consultant and then Managing Director of Golder Associates in several countries
freelance advisor to numerous oil and gas companies around the world, Engineer, Fellow of the Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Alumnus of the business interests and assets efficiently, effectively, safely and within budget. across Europe. In 1997 he joined Baker Hughes as a Manager for Testing Services
including start-ups and newly formed ventures. He specialises in due diligence, London Business School. With a career spanning over 35 years in the oil & gas - Eastern Hemisphere, relocating to Russia in 2003. After 11 years in Russia,
reserve audits, asset screening, FDP review and project management. He is an industry he is an experienced instructor and specialises in presenting commercial Gabriele Lena is currently President and Scientific Director of a consultancy firm which included his assignments in Moscow, Western and Eastern Siberia as well
experienced analyst of field performance and reservoir surveillance and has and management training courses including Contracts Strategy and for IOCs, focused mostly on high-specialised training activities. He has 12 years’ as Sakhalin, he moved back to manage Continental Europe as Director of
spent a number of years in offshore well operations. He is the editor and co- Management, Negotiation Skills, International Oil and Gas Exploitation experience in consulting and managing training for the international upstream Reservoir Development Services. In 2016 he managed the operations of Eastern
author of several textbooks, including the bestseller, Russian-Style Formation Contracts, Petroleum Economics, Leadership and Communication Skills and petroleum industry and was formerly assistant and researcher in Structural, Caspian Area fo Baker Hughes. Currently he is working for an independent
Evaluation. Bob served on the SPE Oil & Gas Reserves Committee, who maintain Introduction to the Oil & Gas Industry. He is a qualified geologist with over 35 Field and Petroleum Geology at Perugia University. Gabriele holds a Laurea cum multi-field oil and gas company in Kazakhstan as Field Operations Manager. His
the Petroleum Resource Management System (PRMS), he was Chairman of the years‘ experience in petroleum engineering, operations and general Laude and a Ph.D. in Geology from Palermo University, Italy. He then worked as technical interests are focused on formation evaluation, well testing and
SPEE European Chapter, responsible for reserve auditor education, and he is a management. Prior to his current position at a UK based training company he Project Manager and Researcher at the university in several onshore exploration interpretation as well as intelligent completions. Since 1998 he has been
certified Competent Person, with global authority to sign off resource held the position of General Manager for Crescent Petroleum, Sharjah, UAE. He projects (ENI, Edison). He worked for Perugia University and ENI in the Integrated teaching at Technical University Clausthal, Germany and was named an Honorary
statements for stock exchanges and government regulators. has extensive international experience of joint ventures, exploration, Petroleum Geoscience course (5 editions), a 7-month training course covering a Professor in 2006. Since 2009 he has also been teaching post graduate and Ph.D.
development & production, particularly in the Middle East & Africa, with wide range of subjects on HC exploration, as Project Manager and Lecturer in courses as a Visiting Professor at the University of Mining and Metallurgy in
Tim Herrett holds a B.Sc. (honours) in Geology from Portsmouth University, UK considerable expertise both operational, technical & general management. Paul Exploration Workflow. Gabriele has managed, led and worked on various Krakow. Lukasz is also an experienced instructor of both academic and industry
and is a chartered geologist with the Geological Society of London. Starting in is an experienced team-builder directing and motivating multi-cultural and research projects on Georesources (oil, unconventional, geothermal reservoir) courses for reservoir engineering related subjects. He has authored 38 papers
the industry as a mudlogger in 1978 he subsequently worked as a pore pressure multi-disciplined teams of highly skilled engineers and administrators. for both academic institutions and industries. He has co-authored several on reservoir engineering and completions and is a member of SPE and FEANI.
engineer, wellsite geologist and then operations/project geologist. He is papers and articles on Structural, Field and Petroleum Geology and is specialised
considered a subject matter expert in these roles as well as formation pressure Holger Kinzel is founder and managing director of an engineering & consulting as instructor and project manager in integrated training solutions in geoscience Eduardo Perez holds a B.Sc. in Petroleum Engineering from University of
evaluation and HTHP wells having worked as a contractor for extended periods company based in Northern Germany, offering engineering services, marketing for the upstream industry, especially in leading of simulation of exploration Oriente, Venezuela and he has 12 years of professional experience in Process
with ExxonMobil and BP as well as many other companies. He designed and and business development support, assistance as sales agent and representative projects. He is also an experienced lecturer in academic and industry courses on Engineering working as Consultant and Company representative in project/
developed software for wellsite and office use which are now commercially for selected products and services as well as consulting, optimization, training, Structural Geology, Geodynamics, Integrated Geoscience for HC Exploration, process management, process design, technical services and field support for
used in the industry. He was founder and technical director of Cambrian coaching, moderation and mediation. In 1983 Holger graduated from the Play Mapping and Prospect Evaluation and Geological Field Courses. feasibility, FEED, detailed engineering and execution projects for offshore and
Consultants with responsibilities for training, computing and software products. University of Clausthal, Germany as Diplom-Ingenieur Mining, Petroleum onshore Upstream plants in Oil & Gas fields. He has maturated experience in
Tim is the author and presenter of well-received industry training courses Engineering and Drilling, the German equivalent to an M.Sc. degree. He can look John H. Martin has been active as a reservoir development consultant and projects development for production facilities for both sweet & sour services
worldwide. All his courses have been peer-reviewed and accredited by the back at over 30 years of working in the international oil and gas service industry advisor for more than 25 years during his oil industry career of over 30 years. such as gas processing plants, underground storage & compression facilities, oil
Geological Society of London. Tim currently provides training courses for HOT, in a wide range of positions in management, field operations (onshore and This includes responsibility for planning, coordination, technical management treating, stabilisation, storage & export facilities, NGL Fractionation and
lectures part-time on two M.Sc. courses at the universities of Manchester and offshore), engineering, R&D, project management, consulting, training, key and peer review of major integrated field studies including equity produced water & wastewater treatment plants. Geographic worked areas
Derby and performs independent pressure studies for various oil companies. account management, business development and technical sales. During his determinations, both in expert and advisory roles. He has also been engaged in include North Africa, South America, Middle East, Central Asia, Eastern &
time with Weatherford Holger has done some extensive research on well preparation of asset packages for divestment or farm-out, ‘buy side’ technical Western Europe.
From 2011 to 2016 he co-wrote and was lead facilitator/trainer on BP’s
evaluations, specification of procedures for Unitisation and Redetermination
Accelerated Development Programme for Operations Geology. The courses he integrity, including all aspects of OCTG connection handling, running and
and a variety of technical editorial work including preparation of Unit Operating Andrej Pustisek has more than 25 years’ experience in the natural gas industry
presents are based on years of experience and practical knowledge which are makeup and especially in the field of cementing hardware, in particular on the
Agreements. Recently he has been assisting international legal firms on various and currently teaches Energy Economics at the University of Applied Science,
used to enhance the learning experience. Tim was chairman of the convening importance of centralizers for a good well cementation. He has served on
upstream matters involving extensive documentation and has compiled internal Stuttgart and at the University of Karlsruhe. He conducts international courses,
committee for the Operations Geology Conference held in London in November relevant API committees and a good portion of the API standards dealing with
manuals for uncertainty evaluation and reservoir modelling for an oil company acts as expert witness in international arbitration procedures and consults
2016. He created, distributed and presented the results of a survey of operations centralization and centralizer testing are influenced by his work. Besides that,
client.His worldwide subsurface project experience includes offshore and energy companies worldwide.Born in Zagreb, Croatia, raised in Germany, he
geologists at this conference. He was also co-Chair of the 2018 Operational he is author of over 50 technical publications. Holger has an extensive
onshore NW Europe, West and North Africa, the Gulf, south and SE Asia and studied both Geophysics and Economy. He holds a M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Geophysics
Geoscience and presented the results of a survey of wellsite geologists. background in giving lectures and conducting seminars.
South America. John has presented in-house and public training courses and from the University of Vienna, a master’s degree in business administration
workshops in over 25 countries. He graduated with a first class honours degree from the University of Cologne and a Ph.D. in Economy from the University of
Robert Hockley holds a BA in Economics and since 2001 has worked for an Wolfram Kleinitz holds an M.Sc. in chemical engineering and a Ph.D. in petroleum
in geology from Oxford University and obtained a Ph.D. at the University of
international training company. His practical oil & gas industry experience is engineering from the University of Clausthal, Germany. He retired from Gaz de Münster.In 1990 he started working in international natural gas purchasing with
Edinburgh, UK. He first worked as a reservoir geologist in the Production
supplemented by his strong financial and commercial industry knowledge. He is France, where he was the head of the Production Chemistry Department of Gaz Wintershall AG, Kassel, Germany. As of 1993 he headed WINGAS’ natural gas
Geology Department of Shell Research Laboratories, specialising in the study of
an experienced instructor and specialises in presenting financial training de France Production Exploration Deutschland GmbH since 1992, and continues supply logistics department, being responsible, inter alia, for transit and storage
complex clastic reservoirs, including support for enhanced oil recovery projects.
courses on subjects including Exploration & Production Accounting, Auditing in his profession as a consultant in production chemistry. He joined the E&P contracts. From 1996 to 2001 he headed WINGAS’ natural gas planning and
As principal geologist with International Petroleum Engineering Consultants
the Exploration & Production Industry, and Finance for Non-Financial Managers company Preussag Energie (later GDF-SUEZ) in 1971 and worked as a chemical portfolio optimisation. In 2002 he was appointed Senior Vice President for
Ltd in London, his responsibilities included reservoir geological evaluation,
as well as Introduction to the Oil & Gas Industry and Petroleum Economics. He engineer before he became responsible for all chemical aspects in oil and gas International Natural Gas Sales of E.ON Ruhrgas. In this function he successfully
input to integrated field studies and the management of reservoir engineering
has over 25 years’ experience in the upstream sector of the petroleum industry production and storage (salt caverns as well as storages in porous media) in established and expanded the company’s sales activities in 11 countries and was
projects. John has authored, edited and reviewed several papers concerning the
and has worked for Conoco UK Ltd for 12 years in a number of financial and 1978. Amongst others, he focused his interests on water treatment and control, responsible for strategy, conception, negotiation and operation of gas sales,
integrated geological and engineering evaluation of complex reservoirs, and
commercial roles. After 2 years at Kerr McGee, he joined the Finnish oil company sulphate reducing bacteria, scale formation, organic precipitates, stimulation transportation and storage contracts in several European countries.From 2008
also held the post of senior lecturer in development geology at Imperial College,
Neste where he was responsible for the financial aspects of projects in the and injectivity of Produced Water Re-Injection (PWRI) projects. This has led him to 2011 he was Senior Vice President for Portfolio Management, responsible for
London prior to setting up his own consultancy business. He is a lifetime
Middle East, North Africa, the USA and Europe. to more than 100 publications in various periodicals and books as contribution the design and handling of the company’s contractual and asset portfolio. In this
member of SPE; participating in the EUROPEC Program Committee for four
to the knowledge of production operation. In 2004, he became responsible for function he also headed the E.ON team during the January 2009 supply
years; the Geological Society, Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain,
Todd Hoffman is an assistant professor in Petroleum Engineering at Montana all R&D activities in GDFPEG and GDF-DOP (Paris). In 2000/2001 and in interruption (’Ukrainian crisis’). He is a member of SEG and EAGE and is the
the Energy Institute and Institute of Directors. He is also a member of the
Tech where he teaches courses on Geostatistics, Fluid Properties and EOR. Prior 2006/2007 he was selected as an SPE Distinguished Lecturer on the subject of author of several publications including the book ‘Natural Gas – A Commercial
Association of International Petroleum Negotiators, participating in the UUOA
to that, he was a reservoir engineering consultant to the oil and gas industry produced water re-injection and tail-end-production. He received the Regional Perspective’ to be published by Springer in March 2017.
Model Form committee.
specialising in flow modelling and fractured reservoirs. He was also a petroleum Award from SPE European Section in Production Operation in 2007 and 2011
engineering professor at Colorado School of Mines, where he taught courses on and was member of the SPE DL committee in the period 2008 to 2013. Since Chandrasekhar Ramakrishnan is currently Managing Director of an Austrian
Angel Meso is independent consultant and trainer and holds a B.A. in Electronic
Reservoir Engineering, Characterisation, Flow Simulation and Thermal Recovery. 2018 he is member of the DHCRC, Kgs, Lyngby, DK. based engineering and consulting company. He holds a Ph.D. in Process
Engineering. He is a wireline subject matter expert and petrophysicist with 30
He has 15 years of combined experience in academia and industry. Todd has years’ experience in directing global and regional operations as well as customer Engineering from the Institute of Process Engineering, Austria and an M.Sc. in
been a reservoir engineer for companies such as Anadarko and Chevron and has Ted Landgraf has been involved in National and Global Business, as well as support for major oil & gas service companies.Angel’s key competencies and Chemical Engineering from the Technical University Vienna, Austria.
built and worked on reservoir models for more than 30 fields on six continents. Federal Government, with a focus in Operations, Administration, Finance, areas of interest include petrophysics, log quality control and wireline Chandrasekhar has 15 years of work experience in the international oil & gas
He is especially interested in improved recovery for shale oil reservoirs and Compliance, Procedures, Business Development, Project Management, and operations as well as market research, technical support and multi-product line industry and has worked as consultant to companies such as OMV, PETROM S.A.,
ensuring data consistency while history matching. He received his B.Sc. in Procurement for all types of business models for more than 30 years. The management. He has successfully managed, led and supervised numerous SIBUR, MAERSK and LUKOIL in a range of engineering, project management and
petroleum engineering from Montana Tech and his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in petroleum companies he has worked with have ranged from less than a million dollars to projects in the international oil & gas industry involving more than 240 team consultancy roles. He has managed, led and supervised numerous on- and off-
engineering from Stanford University. organisations in the billions of dollars globally. He has provided expertise, members.Angel is an experienced trainer and instructor, skilled communicator shore projects dealing with oil & gas production, gas storage facilities, process
efficiency evaluation and oversight in all facets of purchasing and procurement and growth-focused leader. Over his professional life, he held more than 100 plants and refineries. Areas worked include Europe, the Middle-East and CIS
Frank Jahn is a well-rounded upstream professional with an M.Sc. degree in cost reduction, outsourcing and services. He has done this for a broad spectrum courses for universities such as San Marcos University in Peru and Zulia University countries.His key qualifications and areas of interest include project
Geology from the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany. He started his of clients, including Exxon, BP Oil, the Government and other industries such as in Venezuela as well as companies like Shell, Chevron, PDVSA, Ecopetrol, management, oil & gas engineering, refinery engineering, explosion protection,
career with Shell International as a Wellsite Petroleum Engineer in Brunei, oil & gas mining, aggregate, cement, manufacturing, banking, FMCGs, PEMEX, Conoco-Phillips, PETROBRAS and YPF in several countries around the conceptual design and acquisition. He is also an experienced HAZOP Chairman.
working on various rigs in the South China Sea and subsequently as Operations telecommunications and many more as CEO at Compass NW. He currently heads world.He is member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the Society of Chandrasekhar is author and co-author of several publications and a member of
Geologist. Following assignment to Thailand as Production Geologist for the Above The Standard Procurement Group®, Inc. (ATS), a global procurement and Petrophysicist and Well Log Analysts. the Austrian Society of Petroleum Sciences (ÖGEW).
Sirikit Oil Field he led a team of young petroleum engineers to revise and finance firm. He has responsibility for planning, directing, and controlling all ATS
streamline the graduate training for the Shell Group. In 1992 he co-founded activities to ensure financial stability and client satisfaction commensurate with Manfred Ninaus is president of the European association ValueforEurope Jonathan Redfern has over 30 years of experience in the oil industry, as a leading
Tracs International, a technical and training consultancy based in Aberdeen, the best interests of clients, partners, affiliates, territory owners and employees. (www.valueforeurope.com), that established the training and certification explorer, researcher and academic. He has worked globally and has a wealth of
Scotland before setting up Fjconsulting in the UAE in 2008. During over 30 years system of value engineering in Europe. He is also CEO and owner of a European knowledge of different petroleum systems and operating environments, which
in the upstream industry Frank has worked as a consultant on technical projects Drew Leitch is Managing Director of an international training company based in based Value Engineering consulting company. Manfred holds a M.Sc. in he brings to the courses. Having led the University of Manchester MSc program
and training initiatives worldwide, mainly on field development and field UK. His oil & gas industry experience is supplemented by his strong financial and Engineering Economics and a Ph.D. in Industrial Management from the for 15 years he is a highly regarded educator able to communicate complex
rehabilitation projects as well as designing and delivering major training commercial industry knowledge, he is a very experienced instructor and University of Technology in Graz, Austria. He has extensive experience as concepts and has highly rated feedback for his teaching.He obtained a B.Sc.
from the University of London (Chelsea College) and a Ph.D. from the University Laboratories, a Weatherford Company, based in Calgary, Canada. For several in 1999, he had been working in mineral prospecting and the GIS businesses. Benoit Vidick is a Chemical Engineer with a Ph.D. in chemistry. He has worked
of Bristol. He is the Professor of Petroleum Geoscience, and head of the years he has lectured at the Polytechnic University of Tirana, the Between 2006 and 2009 he worked in Oman as Managing Director of MOL’s for 27 years for a large service company in the oil industry and has covered
Petroleum Geoscience and Engineering Department at the University of Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria and at the University of Calgary, Canada. He local operating company. Until 2017 he filled various senior management and positions covering research, engineering, sales and marketing and technical
Manchester, where he leads the internationally recognised Petroleum has authored and co-authored a number of technical papers and presentations, advisory positions with the E&P Division of MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Plc. Imre support for operations in North America, Africa, Europe and Asia. He is a
Geoscience Masters course. His research interests span basin analysis, clastic has participated in multiple in-house training programs and has taught industry currently works as Petroleum Geoscience Master Instructor of the Eötvös recognized expert in cementing and has a very good knowledge of cement job
and glacial sedimentology and petroleum system analysis and he founded and short courses in the area of his expertise. Edmond is a member of SPE, SCA, Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary. Besides teaching he acts as independent evaluation and logging as well as drilling fluids and sand control.
leads the North Africa Research Group (NARG). This large research group is Editorial Review Committee of SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering and of consultant and industry trainer.His expertise includes prospect and reserve His scientific background coupled with his operational knowledge gives him a
undertaking regional scale geological studies across North Africa, supported by Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. He is also a member of evaluation, exploration economics, risk and uncertainty analyses and exploration very good technical perspective on cementing to identify the weaknesses and
a group of leading oil companies. Before returning to academia, he was a Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta, Canada. project portfolio management. In 2015 Imre was elected to Honorary Associate strengths of cementing programs and jobs.
petroleum geologist with Fina and Amerada Hess for 12 years, working in the Professor at the Miskolc University Since 2012 Benoit is working as free-lance consultant and has been teaching
UK, North Africa (Libya) and as a Chief Geologist for Hess in S.E. Asia. He has Manhal Sirat has 35+ years of multidisciplinary experience both in academia and more than 50 industry courses on cementing and drilling fluids with a 95%
industry. He worked as engineering and structural geologist, geotechnical Catalin Teodoriu is Associate Professor at University of Oklahoma, Norman, satisfaction index.
experience of working on, and managing, both new ventures and operated
engineer and geomechanics expert within the civil engineering and oil and gas Oklahoma, USA. Until 2014 he was head of the Sub-department for Drilling
license projects and undertook active research on a number of regional geology
disciplines. He also worked in international academic institutions worldwide Technology, Completion and Workover at Clausthal University of Technology. Curtis H. Whitson is professor of petroleum engineering and applied geophysics
projects in North Africa and S.E. Asia. As well as teaching and supervising Ph.D.
such as Uppsala, Hawaii, Philadelphia and Aachen Universities and at the Previously, he was an assistant professor at Texas A&M University, teaching at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Department of
research projects, he undertakes consulting work for leading companies
Petroleum Institute (PI) and Masdar Institute (since 2017 Khalifa University). He courses on drilling topics such as Drilling Engineering, Introduction to Drilling Petroleum Engineering and Applied Geophysics. He teaches courses on
globally, involving basin modelling, regional geological studies / fieldwork and
has taught several professional long- and short-term courses, supervised Engineering, Completion and Workover, and Advanced Drilling Engineering. He Petroleum Phase Behaviour, Well Performance, Enhanced Oil Recovery, Gas
petroleum system analysis. He has been teaching public and in-house courses
graduate students, and managed the Reservoir Characterization and Modeling now serves as an adjunct assistant professor in the Harold Vance Department of Reservoir Engineering, and Integrated-Model Optimisation. His areas of
for a number of years for HOT Engineering, academia and various select
Project at Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and PI in Abu Dhabi, which Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University and as adjunct professor at the research include equations of state, heptanes-plus characterisation, gas
companies. He has published over 45 papers on sedimentology, petroleum
is an umbrella of research worth +$20M over the period of 8 years. He has Oil and Gas University of Ploiesti in addition to his position at Clausthal condensate reservoirs, gas injection EOR petroleum streams management and
systems, basin modelling, and North African regional geology. He initiated and
published more than 100 papers in geology, structural geology and University of Technology. He holds a Ph.D. in technical sciences, with a specialty liquid-loading gas well performance. He has co-authored the book Well
taught on the course on North Africa Geology for the PESGB, and has presented
geomechanics, and the applications of geo-statistics and artificial neural in oilfield equipment and an M.Sc. in mechanical engineering from the Oil and Performance (2nd Ed. Prentice-Hall, 1991) and the Phase Behavior monograph
this course for a number of leading operators in the region. He is a Fellow of the
networks to geological and engineering related problems in peer reviewed Gas University of Ploiesti and a Ph.D. in engineering from Clausthal University of volume 20 for the Society of Petroleum Engineers (2000). He consults
Geological Society (FGS), a member of the AAPG and also the PESGB, IAS, EAGE.
international journals, conferences and workshops. His papers were published Technology. He has more than 15 years of experience in the petroleum industry extensively for the petroleum industry through PERA, a specialty consulting
He is on the editorial board of the AAPG Bulletin and the Journal of Petroleum
in Engineering Geology, Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, and academia, with key qualifications in drilling and production equipment, company he founded in 1988. He consults on ‘compositionally-sensitive
Geology.
GeoArabia, Journal of Petroleum Geology and Journal of Marine and Petroleum drilling technology, integrated computer aided analysis, well completion, reservoir processes’ for most major oil companies worldwide. Curtis is involved
Geology, IPTC and SPE among others. testing of OCTG, design of downhole and surface equipment, software in developing new-generation software that allows integrated-model
Gonzalo Rivero is a drilling and workover consultant and instructor with nearly
40 years of international experience in the oil industry. As a consultant, he has development, EOR and geothermal wells, and in the design of laboratory optimisation of large-scale petroleum projects. He offers several industry
Milan Stanko is professor of petroleum and production engineering at the specific equipment. Catalin is also an experienced instructor in drilling courses on Advanced PVT and EOS Modelling, Miscible Gas Injection Processes,
been working for Dragon Oil Technologies in Peru since 2010. As an instructor,
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Department of engineering, drilling facilities, casing, workover and drilling technologies topics, Gas Condensate Reservoir Engineering, Natural Gas Engineering, Well
he has held nearly 70 courses over the past 8 years and consistently receives
Geoscience and Petroleum. He teaches courses on Field Development and holding courses on Stuck Pipe, Drilling Hydraulics, Casing Design, Directional Performance, and Decline Curve Analysis. He has a B.Sc. in petroleum
high ratings on Satisfactory Indices from his students. Gonzalo successfully Modelling and Simulation of Production Systems. He is also involved in two
draws from all facets of his extensive work experience, which comprises and Horizontal Drilling, Drillstring Mechanics and is author of numerous engineering from Stanford University and a Ph.D. from the Norwegian Institute
large research programs on subsea technology and digitalisation, SUBPRO and publications. of Technology (now NTNU). He is an honorary member of the Society of
positions as Operations Drilling Head, Well Integrity Team Leader, Drilling BRU21. His areas of research include modelling and simulation of production
Superintendent, Project Manager, Drilling Consultant and others at various Petroleum Engineers (SPE), and has twice received the Cedric K. Ferguson
systems, integrated asset modelling, production optimisation and separation. Juan Tovar is a founding member and director of IESL. A mechanical engineer Award from the SPE together with the Anthony F. Lucas Gold Medal (2011). He
notable companies, including Repsol YPF and the Venezuelan state-owned oil Milan consults for the petroleum industry through a specialty training and
company (PDVSA). Gonzalo holds a bachelor degree in Petroleum Engineering from the UCV in Venezuela, he has worked for Schlumberger Dowell in Libya, received the 2010 Excellence in Research Award from Statoil for his contributions
consulting company on integration and optimisation of models, troubleshooting, UAE, Algeria, Norway and the UK in operations, technical and management to gas-based EOR and fluid characterisation.
from Oklahoma University. among others, for major oil companies worldwide. Furthermore he has positions for 10 years. While at Schlumberger, he returned to University in
participated as instructor on several industry courses on Well Performance. Edinburgh to receive his M.Sc. in petroleum engineering from Heriot-Watt, Michael L. Wiggins currently serves as Senior Vice President of a US based
Jon R. Rotzien is President of a US based consulting company, providing Milan has a B.Sc. and a M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Simon Bolivar
innovative geoscience and reservoir characterisation solutions. He also serves working on sand production and associated completion problems. He spent two consulting company. He has over 35 years of professional experience in
University, Venezuela, and a Ph.D. from the Norwegian University of Science and years in Italy where he was the R&D and technical services manager for SIAT. In academia and the upstream oil and gas industry including drilling, production,
as Adjunct Professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Technology (NTNU).
University of Houston. His expertise is in solving key challenges in the 1993, he returned to the UK to found IESL with Jeff Callander and implement and reservoir engineering. His industry experience includes employment with
exploration and production of petroleum. This includes reservoir presence and joint ideas for innovation and technologies that were shared since their time in major and independent E&P companies. His technical interests include reservoir
Claudia Steiner-Luckabauer holds a Ph.D. in Geophysics and an M.Sc. degree in the field. He has participated in many projects particularly in the North Sea, management and engineering, production operations, well performance, and
quality forecasting in frontier and mature basins, and reservoir connectivity, Applied Geosciences from the Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria and has more
distribution and deliverability. Prior to this he was an exploration and appraisal Venezuela, Peru and West Africa for sand face completion design, sand control, production optimization. Mike was also a professor of petroleum and geological
than 10 years’ experience. Claudia started her career as a wireline engineer and gas storage and wellbore stability. From 2003 to 2006, he was the technical engineering at the University of Oklahoma. In this role, he taught courses and
geoscientist with BP, characterising reservoir presence and quality of deep- petrophysical interpreter at Fugro, before focussing on seismic processing, AVO director of the US subsidiary of IESL based in Houston where he started the conducted research related to reservoir engineering, production operations,
water fields in the Gulf of Mexico, Brazil and Texas. He also co-developed and seismic interpretation at the Department of Geophysics at the development of the market for the Americas. He returned to the UK to be the and petroleum project evaluation. He has co-authored numerous papers in his
corporate training seminars in stratigraphy and petroleum reservoirs. Jon Montanuniversität Leoben. At Montanuniversität Leoben she also gave lectures group operations director. He has published over 50 papers on completion areas of expertise and has conducted numerous short courses in the areas of
received a Ph.D. in Geological and Environmental Sciences from Stanford on geophysical well logging, advanced borehole geophysics, geophysical technology, geomechanics, sand production prediction, cuttings re-injection, reservoir management, reservoir engineering, waterflood design and
University and a B.A. degree in Geology from Colorado College. He has published modelling, inversion and interpretation, seismic and seismic processing. Claudia wellbore stability and reservoir mechanical performance areas where he has evaluation, well completions, production operations, and petroleum project
peer-reviewed research papers and scientific conference proceedings pertaining joined HOT in 2012 as Senior Petrophysicist and has worked in a leading role on extensive experience and continues to work regularly. He is the holder of 6 evaluation. Mike is a Distinguished Member of the Society of Petroleum
to petroleum geology, reservoir quality, reservoir characterisation, sequence numerous integrated reservoir characterisation and field development projects, patents in well completion equipment. Juan has developed courses in Well Engineers (SPE) and has served on the SPE Board of Directors. He has been the
stratigraphy, process sedimentology, basin analysis and geophysics, and he focussing on integrated petrophysical evaluation and formation evaluation. She Completion, Perforating, Wellbore Stability and Sand Management and has Executive Editor for SPE Production and Facilities and has served as a technical
teaches petroleum reservoir courses in North America, South America, Europe, has assessed mature oil fields, heavy oil fields, gas condensate fields, gas fields, presented over 50 in-house courses for Weatherford, PDVSA, Teekay and editor for SPE since 1991. Mike is a registered professional engineer in the
Asia and New Zealand. He is associate editor of the Bulletin of Canadian underground gas storage, clastic and carbonate settings, low-salinity Tendeka worldwide. Since 1999, he has been an associate lecturer at The Robert states of Texas and Oklahoma. His activities include reservoir studies, oil and
Petroleum Geology, co-founder of the Houston Explorers Club and was awarded environments, unconsolidated reservoirs, and fractured reservoirs (chalk, Gordon University in Aberdeen, Scotland, where he has contributed to the gas reserve evaluations and audits, improved recovery design, educational
the Distinguished Service Award by the Gulf Coast Chapter of SEPM (GCSSEPM) carbonate, granite basement, sandstone). She is an experienced instructor in development of the online master degree programs and lectures on Well courses, and litigation support including expert witness services.
in December 2018 in Houston. academic and industry workshops on various topics in geosciences and author Design and Completion Engineering subjects.
of numerous scientific papers. In addition she is Vice-Chair of the EAGE Student Seb Yarwood is a highly experienced, commercially focused professional with a
Peter Sheal holds a BA (Honours) in English, MA in English Literature and a M.Sc. Affairs Committee. Phil Tudhope is currently Director of a consulting company, specialising in passion for excellence working across a broad spectrum of industries and
in Personnel Management and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel
technical and project management training for graduates and more senior cultures.As a director of a UK based training & coaching company Seb brings a
& Development. Since 2001 he has worked for an international training Christian Stotter holds a Ph.D. in Geophysics and a M.Sc. degree in Geophysics technical staff. He has a first class honours B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from wealth of expertise in both theoretical and practical areas to ensure that the
company. He is an experienced instructor and specialises in presenting (both with distinction) from the University of Vienna, Austria. He has more than Bristol University and is a Chartered Engineer, Fellow of the Institution of solutions portfolio delivers a significant return on investment. Areas of
commercial and management training courses on subjects including Leadership 15 years’ experience with focus on seismic acquisition, processing and Mechanical Engineers and Affiliate Member of the Institution of Chemical speciality are all aspects of communication quality, bid preparation and delivery,
& People Management, Communication Skills and Negotiation Skills. After interpretation. He started his career at the Geologic Survey of Austria where he Engineers.Phil has 35 years’ experience in Project Management, Technical sales methodology, process change management and continuous improvement.
teaching at universities in Libya and Nigeria, he worked for ARAMCO (Arabian- was involved mainly in airborne and engineering geophysics, before joining a Development and Change Management in the oil & gas industry and proven Seb has more than twenty years’ experience working in a wide range of
American Oil Company) in staff development, management training and land seismic crew at TerraSeis as Field Processor and QC Geophysicist. After a technical and managerial capabilities to achieve results with a strong business commercial roles focusing on leading, growing and changing. For the last 11
internal management consultancy. Peter is a business author and his most post-doc period at the AIST in Japan he joined the Geophysics Department of focus and to effect significant positive change. He is a specialist in front-end years Seb has been working at General Electric, with multiple businesses in a
recent publications are ’How to Develop and Present Staff Training Courses’, OMV E&P where he was involved in various seismic acquisition, processing and (feasibility & concept selection) phases of upstream oil & gas developments wide variety of industries and cultures in the GE portfolio including finance,
publisher Kogan Page Ltd (ISBN 978-0749412319) and ’The Staff Development quantitative interpretation projects in geographic locations ranging from the with midstream (LNG) and project execution experience and has the ability to health care, oil and gas, aviation and power and water. Seb was the senior
Handbook: An Action Kit to Improve Performance’, publisher Kogan Page Ltd Barents Sea to New Zealand. For extended periods he was assigned to Petrom perform analysis and development work as well as lead and motivate teams. trainer at GE Capital for all business excellence training covering a variety of
(ISBN 978-0749404192). SA where he was responsible for designing 3D seismic surveys. Moreover he Amongst other roles, he was Specialist Front End Advisor at Petronas Carigali, areas from communication skills - ensuring that a consistent concise and clear
conducted several scientific seismic projects and was the key expert for CSEM Chief Process Engineer at BG Group and Head of Upstream Engineering at Shell message is delivered every time - to change management, business improvement
Edmond Shtepani is currently Vice President of Intertek Upstream Services and and microseismic technology in OMV. In 2013 Christian joined HOT as Principal Technology India. He has experience worldwide in differing political, social and and all aspects of project management but particularly document preparation,
Director of Intertek Westport Technology Center, Houston, Texas, one of the Geophysicist responsible for quantitative seismic interpretation, 4D remote environments, having worked overseas for 28 years including the Far management and execution. A critical part of this concentrates on delivering
largest integrated laboratories in the world focused on Exploration and interpretation, processing QC and seismic acquisition planning. He is author and East, USA, Europe, the Middle East and India.Phil is an experienced instructor the correct balance of detail from board level to project team members to
Production solutions. He holds a Ph.D. in Reservoir Engineering from co-author of several scientific papers on seismic acquisition and processing, including the development and delivery of technical and project management deliver maximum impact.
Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria and a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Physics from signal analysis, machine learning and potential field methods and an active courses.
University of Tirana, Albania and Technical University of Vienna, Austria.Edmond member of SEG and EAGE.
has over 25 years of international technical expertise in the area of EOR / IOR
methods, compositional reservoir simulation, PVT and fluid phase behavior, EOS Imre Szilágyi is a petroleum geologist and economist with 20 years of oil
modelling and characterisation, Special Core Analysis (SCAL), formation business management experience. He holds an M.Sc. in geology from Eötvös
damage, rock mechanics and flow assurance. Prior joining Intertek, he has been Loránd University, Budapest and an MBA (finances) from the Budapest
the Engineering Manager / Chief Research Engineer at Hycal Energy Research University of Technology and Economics. Prior to joining the petroleum industry
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HOT Engineering, a Member of the HOT

Over three decades we have honed our

portfolio of knowledge transfer services will

MAXIMISING POTENTIALS TEAM DEVELOPMENT contracting as well as soft skills.

CUSTOMISED COACHING ... are independent and so is the technology we

... have a genuine drive and enthusiasm for

TRAINING & KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER

PUBLIC SHORT COURSES

NEW-HIRE AND LONG-TERM TRAINING

ON-THE-JOB TRAINING, COACHING AND MENTORING

4 hoteng.com | training@hoteng.com | +43 3842 43053 33 5

Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production -

Frank Jahn Jonathan Redfern

Fundamentals of Wellsite and Fundamentals of Oil & Gas Production (FAC09)

Fundamentals of Wellsite and Operations Fundamentals in Petrophysical Log Reservoir Engineering

Leonhard Ganzer Gioia Falcone Kevin Gray Siegfried Gugu

Introduction to Refining Technologies and

Phil Tudhope Chandrasekhar Ramakrishnan Siegfried Gugu

Computer access required for exercises.

⌜ COURSE PROGRESSION MATRIX

Practical Methods for Mapping and

Petroleum Systems Modelling and

Carbonate Reservoir Characterisation Effective Technical Writing for Exploration and

Fundamental Skills for Petroleum Geoscientists

Jonathan Redfern Jonathan Redfern

Jonathan Redfern and James Armstrong Gabriele Lena Simonetta Cirilli

Jeffrey Dravis Jon Rotzien

• Dolomitisation and porosity evolution; pore types and porosity classification

Fundamentals of Petroleum Geostatistics - Integrating Data Carbonate Reservoir Characterisation

Wilfried Gruber John H. Martin Jef Caers Manhal Sirat

Geodynamics and Structural Styles Fundamentals of Wellsite and

Gabriele Lena Manhal Sirat Tim Herrett Tim Herrett

Tim Herrett Jonathan Redfern John H. Martin

CUSTOMER FEEDBACK TOPICS

Computer access required for exercises.

Petroleum Geology Field Workshop / Whitby, UK

DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...

Some basic geological knowledge is assumed, but no prior experience of oilfield

HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE

Jonathan Redfern Hugues Fenies

Carbonate Reservoir Characterisation on the Field / Sicily, Italy

DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...

The course assumes a basic knowledge in geoscience. Day 4

Basic Formation Evaluation

Computer access required for exercises.

AVO and Beyond - Quantitative Seismic

Wilfried Gruber Christian Stotter Leo Eisner

Fundamentals in Petrophysical Log Interpretation: Theory and Practice

HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE

Computer access required for exercises.

Angel Meso Angel Meso

Course can be presented in English or Spanish language.

Mark Deakin Mark Deakin

Mark Deakin Angel Meso

Course can be presented in English or Spanish language.

Angel Meso Mark Deakin

Course can be presented in English or Spanish language.

EXPLORATION ACREAGE EVALUATION

LEAD AND PROSPECT GENERATION

FIELD DEVELOPMENT PLANNING

IMPROVED / ENHANCED RECOVERY

INTEGRATED ASSET MODELLING (IAM)

- Quality assessment and control of methods

igh-quality history matched models with

Reservoir Engineer at Qatar Petroleum The Vogel model

ULL MISSION PLATFORM