Module 1 – Upstream Exploration for Oil and Gas

Day One: Petroleum Geology

 The rock cycles
 The plate tectonics
 Hydrocarbon generation
 Source rocks
 Reservoirs
 Traps
 Seals

Day Two: Geoscience and Basin Exploration

 Gravity and magnetic surveying
 Seismic
 Unconventional resources
 Basin potential evaluation
 Basin analysis

Day Three: Field Appraisal

 The role of appraisal in the field life cycle
 Identifying and quantifying sources of uncertainty
 Appraisal tools
 Expressing reduction of uncertainty
 Cost-benefit calculations for appraisal

Day Four: Economics

 Development economics
 Project cashflow
 Exploration economics
 Economic lifetime
  Abandonment

Day Five: Health, Safety and Environment

 Health considerations
 Safety culture
 Safety management systems
 Environmental considerations
 Current environmental concerns

Module 2 – Upstream Production for Oil and Gas

Day Six: Field Development Decision and Production
 Field development planning
 Lifecycle costing
 Uncertainties and risks
 Production operation
 Managing the producing field

Day Seven: Reservoir Engineering

 Reservoir Management
 Waterflooding
 Natural gas processing
 CO2 enhanced oil recovery
 Steamflooding

Day Eight: Drilling

 Managing drilling risk
 Drilling and casing program
 Hydrofracturing
 vertical Vs directional drilling
  Deepwater drilling

Day Nine: Completion and Well Productivity

 Operations involved in well completion.
 Types of completions
 Perforating
 The impairment to reservoir that reduced production
 Well performance

Day Ten: Remedial Operation & Transportation

 Remedial operations & workovers
 Well stimulation
 Pipelines
 Oil tankers
 Rail transportation