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IHRDC e-Learning Solutions

Mentored e-Learning Certificate Programs in

Upstream Petroleum Technology

2008

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Table of Contents

Non-Technical Programs 3

! Petroleum Technology for Non-Technical Professionals (2 credits) ! Upstream Petroleum Technology for Non-Petroleum Engineers (2 credits)

Petroleum Reservoir Management 5

! Reservoir Engineering Practices (5 credits) ! Reservoir Rock and Fluid Properties (2 credits) ! Reservoir Performance (2 credits) ! Improved Recovery Methods (2 credit) ! Reservoir Management of Mature Fields (2 credits) ! Reservoir Characterization (2 credits) ! Reservoir Simulation (2 credits)

Formation Evaluation Methods 11

! Formation Evaluation (5 credits) ! Well Test Planning and Analysis (3credits) ! Open Hole Logging Methods (2 credits) ! Well Log Interpretation (2 credits)

Applied Petrophysics 15

! Reservoir Rock and Fluid Properties (2 credits) ! Subsurface Mapping (2 credits) ! Reservoir Characterization (2 credits)

Drilling Engineering and Operations 17

! Drilling and Well Completions Practices (5 credits) ! Well Planning and Design (2 credits) ! Drilling Operations (3 credits)

Production Engineering and Operations 20

! Production and Operating Practices (5 credits) ! Well Completions and Workover Operations (3 credits) ! Producing Well Performance (2 credits) ! Well Stimulation and Sand Control (2 credits) ! Surface Production Operations (3 credits)


NON-TECHNICAL PROGRAMS

! Petroleum Technology for Non-Technical Professionals Program Summary: Provides an introduction to the upstream oil and gas industry for learners with non-technical backgrounds. Beginning with basic concepts of petroleum geology and geophysics, examines the exploration process and the considerations involved in finding oil and gas reserves. Describes the enabling technologies and major considerations involved in well planning, drilling operations, production and field development, and reservoir management. Background Learning: Complete the following IPIMS.ep Background Learning courses: 1. Fundamentals of Petroleum Geology

2. Fundamentals of Exploration Geophysics 3. Hydrocarbon Properties 4. Subsurface Environment 5. Hydrocarbon Generation & Migration 6. Reservoirs 7. Traps 8. Drilling & Well Completion 9. Production Technology 10. Reservoir Management 11. Oil and Gas Pipelines 12. Introduction to Well Logging 13. Fundamentals of Well Testing

Action Learning:

Complete the following simulated job assignments: 1. This program has no action learning requirement Practical Knowledge Capture: Generate a list of recommended practices, lessons learned, and other practical knowledge items related to Upstream Petroleum Technology. IHRDC will define the practical knowledge list, and will revise it from time to time to ensure that it is relevant and up to date. Research Assignment: Submit a short (3 to 5 page) original paper of publishable quality devoted to some aspect of your topic. Include one or more recommendations for applying technology, better operating practices or improved business practices within your company. Alternatively, you may prepare a research report summarizing recent developments in technology, business or management practices, with references, that will be of interest to your management. Your IHRDC mentor must approve the assignment topic in advance, and the final report must be accepted by your manager and the IHRDC mentor before credit is received. ! Upstream Petroleum Technology for Non-Petroleum Engineers Program Summary: Covers much of the same material as the Certificate Program in Petroleum Technology for Non-Technical Professionals, but with more emphasis on the technical aspects of drilling, production and reservoir engineering and operations. Designed for individuals with science or engineering degrees in disciplines other than petroleum engineering who wish to enhance their knowledge of the oil and gas industry.


Background Learning: Complete the following IPIMS.ep Background Learning courses: 1. Fundamentals of Petroleum Geology

2. Fundamentals of Exploration Geophysics 3. Drilling & Well Completion 4. Production Technology 5. Reservoir Management 6. Oil and Gas Pipelines 7. Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering 8. Fluid Flow & the Production System 9. Fluid Separation & Treatment 10. Oilfield Safety 11. Well Planning 12. Basic Completion Design & Practices 13. Introduction to Well Logging 14. Fundamentals of Well Testing 15. Coring & Core Analysis

Action Learning: Complete the following simulated job assignments: 1. This program has no Action Learning requirement.

Practical Knowledge Capture: Generate a list of recommended practices, lessons learned, and other practical knowledge items related to Upstream Petroleum Technology. IHRDC will define the practical knowledge list, and will revise it from time to time to ensure that it is relevant and up to date. Research Assignment: Submit a short (3 to 5 page) original paper of publishable quality devoted to some aspect of your topic. Include one or more recommendations for applying technology, better operating practices or improved business practices within your company. Alternatively, you may prepare a research report summarizing recent developments in technology, business or management practices, with references, that will be of interest to your management. Your IHRDC mentor must approve the assignment topic in advance, and the final report must be accepted by your manager and the IHRDC mentor before credit is received.

TECHNICAL PROGRAMS

Petroleum Reservoir Management ! Reservoir Engineering Practices Program Summary: Outlines reservoir management objectives. Reviews reservoir data requirements and sources of information. Introduces concepts of subsurface pressure and temperature, rock and fluid properties, fluid flow equations and material balance. Describes the depositional environments and physical characterization of sandstone and carbonate reservoirs. Examines reservoir fluid flow in the context of natural drive mechanisms. Covers numerical simulation concepts and techniques for


building a reservoir model. Addresses special issues in reservoir engineering, including naturally fractured reservoirs and reservoir management in mature fields. Discusses improved recovery methods and techniques for reservoir surveillance and control. Background Learning: Complete the following IPIMS.ep Background Learning courses: 1. Basic Concepts in Reservoir Engineering

2. Reservoir Environments & Characterization 3. Reservoir Fluid Flow & Natural Drive Mechanisms 4. Evaluation of Naturally Fractured Reservoirs 5. Reservoir Simulation 6. Oil Well Testing 7. Production Performance Evaluation 8. Reservoir Management of Mature Fields 9. Secondary Recovery: Waterflooding & Gas Injection 10. Enhanced Recovery: Miscible Flooding

Action Learning: Complete the following simulated job assignments: 1. Interdisciplinary Data Acquisition - Gather, view, classify and validate the

multidisciplinary information required for conducting integrated reservoir studies. 2. Reservoir Drive Mechanisms - Identify and interpret production mechanisms to

predict the behavior of oil, gas and gas condensate reservoirs. 3. Reservoir Simulation - Apply analytical and numerical simulation techniques to

the development, testing and refining of a reservoir model, and the generation of an optimal reservoir exploitation plan.

4. Reservoir Surveillance and Control - Understand and apply reservoir surveillance and control techniques to confirm the materialization of the proposed strategies in the reservoir exploitation scheme

5. Improved Recovery - Evaluate the improved recovery potential of the reservoir.

Practical Knowledge Capture: Generate a list of recommended practices, lessons learned, and other practical knowledge items related to Reservoir Engineering Practices. IHRDC will define the practical knowledge list, and will revise it from time to time to ensure that it is relevant and up to date. Research Assignment: Submit a short (3 to 5 page) original paper of publishable quality devoted to some aspect of your topic. Include one or more recommendations for applying technology, better operating practices or improved business practices within your company. Alternatively, you may prepare a research report summarizing recent developments in technology, business or management practices, with references, that will be of interest to your management. Your IHRDC mentor must approve the assignment topic in advance, and the final report must be accepted by your manager and the IHRDC mentor before credit is received. ! Reservoir Rock and Fluid Properties Program Summary: Identifies key reservoir rock properties and provides guidelines and procedures for identifying, measuring and evaluating reservoir rock parameters. Lists basic properties of hydrocarbon reservoir fluids and formation water. Examines phase behavior, PVT properties, and categorization of hydrocarbon fluid systems. Describes equipment and procedures for fluid sampling and laboratory analysis. Presents correlations used to estimate reservoir fluid behavior. Introduces


the equipment and procedures used in core analysis. Outlines coring program objectives and design considerations, as well as steps taken to properly preserve representative reservoir samples. Illustrates routine and special core analysis techniques. Background Learning: Complete the following IPIMS.ep Background Learning courses: 1. Reservoirs

2. Hydrocarbon Properties 3. Subsurface Environment 4. Fluid Sampling & Analysis 5. Coring & Core Analysis

Action Learning:

Complete the following simulated job assignments: 1. Reservoir Rock and Fluid Properties - Define the properties of the reservoir

rock/fluid systems.

Research Assignment: Submit a short (3 to 5 page) original paper of publishable quality devoted to some aspect of your topic. Include one or more recommendations for applying technology, better operating practices or improved business practices within your company. Alternatively, you may prepare a research report summarizing recent developments in technology, business or management practices, with references, that will be of interest to your management. Your IHRDC mentor must approve the assignment topic in advance, and the final report must be accepted by your manager and the IHRDC mentor before credit is received. ! Reservoir Performance Program Summary: Introduces concepts of reservoir fluid flow and natural drive mechanisms. Describes basic reservoir engineering goals and the tools and resources employed by reservoir engineers. Describes the behavior of gas and gas condensate reservoirs, using the real gas equation of state and the P/Z versus cumulative production approaches. Discusses major drive mechanisms and the calculation of OIP using material balance equations. Presents the oil and gas industry definitions used to categorize reserves. Illustrates principal methods for calculating reserves, including analogy/statistical, volumetric, material balance and performance trend analogy. Presents special considerations for estimating reserves in fractured, geopressured, heavy oil, low permeability or partial water-drive gas reservoirs. Background Learning: Complete the following IPIMS.ep Background Learning courses: 1. Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering

2. Reserves Estimation Action Learning: Complete the following simulated job assignment: 1. Reservoir Drive Mechanisms - Identify and interpret production mechanisms to

predict the behavior of oil, gas and gas condensate reservoirs. Research Assignment: Submit a short (3 to 5 page) original paper of publishable quality devoted to some aspect of your topic. Include one or more recommendations for applying technology, better operating practices or improved business practices within your company. Alternatively, you may


prepare a research report summarizing recent developments in technology, business or management practices, with references, that will be of interest to your management. Your IHRDC mentor must approve the assignment topic in advance, and the final report must be accepted by your manager and the IHRDC mentor before credit is received. ! Improved Recovery Methods Program Summary: Examines the fundamental principles governing the displacement of oil by water in reservoir rocks, as well as techniques for predicting oil recovery by water and gas injection. Describes the important factors to consider in planning secondary recovery projects. Background Learning: Complete the following IPIMS.ep Background Learning courses: 1. Improved Recovery Processes Action Learning: Complete the following simulated job assignments: 1. Improved Recovery - Evaluate the improved recovery potential of the reservoir. Research Assignment: Submit a short (3 to 5 page) original paper of publishable quality devoted to some aspect of your topic. Include one or more recommendations for applying technology, better operating practices or improved business practices within your company. Alternatively, you may prepare a research report summarizing recent developments in technology, business or management practices, with references, that will be of interest to your management. Your IHRDC mentor must approve the assignment topic in advance, and the final report must be accepted by your manager and the IHRDC mentor before credit is received. ! Reservoir Management of Mature Fields Program Summary: to maximizing a field's potential. Outlines data requirements and methodology for evaluating a mature reservoir. Discusses applied reservoir management from the standpoint of increasing reserves and monitoring performance, with special emphasis on waterflooding and enhanced oil recovery projects. Introduces the physical and chemical processes governing the recovery of oil by miscible displacing agents. Provides extensive discussion of methods for estimating oil recovery. Describes considerations involved in designing a miscible flood, and illustrates these considerations by reviewing a number of pilot tests and commercial projects. Background Learning: Complete the following IPIMS.ep Background Learning courses: 1. Reservoir Management

2. Reservoir Management of Mature Fields Action Learning: Complete the following simulated job assignments: 1. Implementation of Reservoir Development Strategies - Develop a strategic

scenario and budget for implementing a reservoir development scheme and producing actual reserves.

2. Reservoir Surveillance and Control - Understand and apply reservoir surveillance and control techniques to confirm the materialization of the proposed strategies


in the reservoir exploitation scheme.

Research Assignment: Submit a short (3 to 5 page) original paper of publishable quality devoted to some aspect of your topic. Include one or more recommendations for applying technology, better operating practices or improved business practices within your company. Alternatively, you may prepare a research report summarizing recent developments in technology, business or management practices, with references, that will be of interest to your management. Your IHRDC mentor must approve the assignment topic in advance, and the final report must be accepted by your manager and the IHRDC mentor before credit is received.


! Reservoir Characterization Program Summary: Describes important depositional environments and processes. Explains the geological, geophysical and engineering information vital to reservoir characterization, and its use in reservoir management. Background Learning: Complete the following IPIMS.ep Background Learning courses: 1. Reservoir Environments & Characterization

2. Integrated Reservoir Characterization Action Learning: Complete the following simulated job assignments: 1. Interdisciplinary Data Acquisition - Gather, view, classify and validate the

multidisciplinary information required for conducting integrated reservoir studies. 2. Flow Unit Determination - Establish flow units within the reservoir.

Research Assignment: Submit a short (3 to 5 page) original paper of publishable quality devoted to some aspect of your topic. Include one or more recommendations for applying technology, better operating practices or improved business practices within your company. Alternatively, you may prepare a research report summarizing recent developments in technology, business or management practices, with references, that will be of interest to your management. Your IHRDC mentor must approve the assignment topic in advance, and the final report must be accepted by your manager and the IHRDC mentor before credit is received. ! Reservoir Simulation Program Summary: Sets forth the concepts and assumptions involved in mathematical reservoir modeling. Outlines the steps involved in a reservoir simulation study. Reviews rock properties, fluid properties and the mathematical description of fluid flow dynamics in porous media. Describes computer methods for setting up a numerical model and solving flow equations. Discusses practical applications of reservoir modeling and the use of special purpose simulators. Background Learning: Complete the following IPIMS.ep Background Learning courses: 1. Reservoir Management

2. Reservoir Simulation

Action Learning: Complete the following simulated job assignments: 1. Reservoir Simulation - Apply analytical and numerical simulation techniques to

the development, testing and refining of a reservoir model, and the generation of an optimal reservoir exploitation plan.

2. Reservoir Model Updating – Update the reservoir model. Research Assignment: Submit a short (3 to 5 page) original paper of publishable quality devoted to some aspect of your topic. Include one or more recommendations for applying technology, better operating practices or improved business practices within your company. Alternatively, you may prepare a research report summarizing recent developments in technology, business or management


practices, with references, that will be of interest to your management. Your IHRDC mentor must approve the assignment topic in advance, and the final report must be accepted by your manager and the IHRDC mentor before credit is received.


Formation Evaluation Methods ! Formation Evaluation Program Summary: Reviews fundamentals of petroleum geology and describes key reservoir rock characteristics and fluid properties. Examines mud logging and related techniques for collecting and analyzing drilled cuttings. Describes well logging equipment, procedures and quality control methods, and reviews the features, benefits and limitations of various logging tools. Covers interpretation techniques for lithology, saturation and porosity logs, as well as for dipmeters and borehole imaging devices. Introduces basic principles of well testing and their application in drillstem testing. Describes the use of geologic cross sections and the construction of subsurface maps. Examines the integration of geophysical and geological data, and the application of geophysical methods in building a model of the subsurface. Background Learning: Complete the following IPIMS.ep Background Learning courses: 1. Fundamentals of Petroleum Geology

2. Sampling & Analysis of Drilled Cuttings 3. Mud Logging 4. Coring & Core Analysis 5. Fluid Sampling & Analysis 6. Introduction to Well Logging 7. Well Logging Tools & Techniques 8. Well Log Interpretation 9. Dipmeter Surveys 10. Borehole Imaging 11. Fundamentals of Well Testing 12. Drillstem Testing 13. Geologic Cross-Sections 14. Subsurface Mapping 15. Subsurface Facies Analysis 16. Fundamentals of Exploration Geophysics 17. Geological Messages in the Seismic Trace 18. Basic Seismic Interpretation 19. Borehole Velocity Measurements


Action Learning: Complete the following simulated job assignments: 1. Reservoir Rock and Fluid Properties - Define the properties of the reservoir

rock/fluid system. 2. Wireline Well Logging - Select and apply the appropriate well logging tools for a

particular set of well conditions and reservoir study parameters. 3. Well Log Quality Control - Validate the quality of information supplied by the

logging service company to ensure that the data can be used in generating a petrophysical reservoir model.

4. Well Log Interpretation - Determine reservoir rock properties using well log analysis.

5. Well Testing - Design and execute a well test. 6. Subsurface Mapping - Develop geological, petrophysical and sedimentological

maps for use in generating a reservoir model. 7. Geological and Seismic Integration - Integrate multidimensional seismic

information and geological data to optimize the processes of reservoir monitoring and exploitation

Practical Knowledge Capture: Generate a list of recommended practices, lessons learned, and other practical knowledge items related to Formation Evaluation. IHRDC will define the practical knowledge list, and will revise it from time to time to ensure that it is relevant and up to date. Research Assignment: Submit a short (3 to 5 page) original paper of publishable quality devoted to some aspect of your topic. Include one or more recommendations for applying technology, better operating practices or improved business practices within your company. Alternatively, you may prepare a research report summarizing recent developments in technology, business or management practices, with references, that will be of interest to your management. Your IHRDC mentor must approve the assignment topic in advance, and the final report must be accepted by your manager and the IHRDC mentor before credit is received. ! Well Test Planning and Analysis Program Summary: Examines in detail the mathematical basis for well test interpretation, starting with the concept of an ideal reservoir model and the partial differential equations used to describe single-phase and multi-phase flow in porous media. Discusses the use of dimensionless variables and type curves in pressure transient analysis, and describes interpretation methods for anisotropic, hetereogenous and multi-phase reservoirs. Provides an overview of computer applications in pressure transient analysis, discusses specialized well testing procedures and their applications, and describes mathematical tools used in pressure transient analysis, including Transformations, applications of the Superposition Principle, Convolution/Deconvolution Methods, and Pressure Derivative Analysis. Background Learning: Complete the following IPIMS.ep Background Learning courses: 1. Fundamentals of Well Testing

2. Oil Well Testing 3. Gas Well Testing 4. Drillstem Testing 5. Advanced Pressure Transient Analysis


Action Learning: Complete the following simulated job assignments: 1. Well Testing - Design and execute a well test.

2. Pressure/Production Data Analysis - Analyze and interpret pressure and production data for incorporation into the reservoir model.

Research Assignment: Submit a short (3 to 5 page) original paper of publishable quality devoted to some aspect of your topic. Include one or more recommendations for applying technology, better operating practices or improved business practices within your company. Alternatively, you may prepare a research report summarizing recent developments in technology, business or management practices, with references, that will be of interest to your management. Your IHRDC mentor must approve the assignment topic in advance, and the final report must be accepted by your manager and the IHRDC mentor before credit is received. ! Open Hole Logging Methods Program Summary: Provides an overview of major systems used in wireline logging, and shows how a typical logging job is planned, mobilized, and implemented. Presents the commonly used logging tools and their characteristics and functions. Examines the interaction of rocks and fluids in both static and dynamic situations. Background Learning: Complete the following IPIMS.ep Background Learning courses: 1. Formation Evaluation Overview

2. Logging Equipment and Procedures 3. Well Logging Tools and Techniques

Action Learning: Complete the following simulated job assignments:

1. Wireline Well Logging - Select and apply the appropriate well logging tools for a particular set of well conditions and reservoir study parameters.

2. Well Log Quality Control - Validate the quality of information supplied by the logging service company to ensure that the data can be used in generating a petrophysical reservoir model.

Research Assignment: Submit a short (3 to 5 page) original paper of publishable quality devoted to some aspect of your topic. Include one or more recommendations for applying technology, better operating practices or improved business practices within your company. Alternatively, you may prepare a research report summarizing recent developments in technology, business or management practices, with references, that will be of interest to your management. Your IHRDC mentor must approve the assignment topic in advance, and the final report must be accepted by your manager and the IHRDC mentor before credit is received. ! Well Log Interpretation Program Summary: Explains commonly used log analysis techniques and formulas. Demonstrates the use of logging tools to evaluate porosity, lithology and saturation. Presents computer


applications, methods and models and combines the various tools and measurements in a concluding case study. Background Learning: Complete the following IPIMS.ep Background Learning courses: 1. Complete the following IPIMS.ep Background Learning courses:

2. Well Log Interpretation 3. Dipmeter Surveys 4. Borehole Imaging

Action Learning: Complete the following simulated job assignments:

1. Well Log Interpretation - Determine reservoir rock properties using well log analysis.

2. Petrophysical Model Updating - Update the petrophysical model of the reservoir. Research Assignment: Submit a short (3 to 5 page) original paper of publishable quality devoted to some aspect of your topic. Include one or more recommendations for applying technology, better operating practices or improved business practices within your company. Alternatively, you may prepare a research report summarizing recent developments in technology, business or management practices, with references, that will be of interest to your management. Your IHRDC mentor must approve the assignment topic in advance, and the final report must be accepted by your manager and the IHRDC mentor before credit is received.


Applied Petrophysics ! Reservoir Rock and Fluid Properties Program Summary: Identifies key reservoir rock properties and provides guidelines and procedures for identifying, measuring and evaluating reservoir rock parameters. Lists basic properties of hydrocarbon reservoir fluids and formation water. Examines phase behavior, PVT properties, and categorization of hydrocarbon fluid systems. Describes equipment and procedures for fluid sampling and laboratory analysis. Presents correlations used to estimate reservoir fluid behavior. Introduces the equipment and procedures used in core analysis. Outlines coring program objectives and design considerations, as well as steps taken to properly preserve representative reservoir samples. Illustrates routine and special core analysis techniques. Background Learning: Complete the following IPIMS.ep Background Learning courses: 6. Reservoirs

7. Hydrocarbon Properties 8. Subsurface Environment 9. Fluid Sampling & Analysis 10. Coring & Core Analysis

Action Learning:

Complete the following simulated job assignments: 2. Reservoir Rock and Fluid Properties - Define the properties of the reservoir

rock/fluid systems.

Research Assignment: Submit a short (3 to 5 page) original paper of publishable quality devoted to some aspect of your topic. Include one or more recommendations for applying technology, better operating practices or improved business practices within your company. Alternatively, you may prepare a research report summarizing recent developments in technology, business or management practices, with references, that will be of interest to your management. Your IHRDC mentor must approve the assignment topic in advance, and the final report must be accepted by your manager and the IHRDC mentor before credit is received. ! Subsurface Mapping Program Summary: Provides an integrated approach to subsurface mapping, discussing downhole data, correlations between wells, and how to depict surfaces and three-dimensional units on contour maps. Presents surface maps and geophysical or remote sensing surveys as aids in delimiting important structural and stratigraphic relationships. Stresses proper correlation and use of borehole information. Describes mapping subsurface horizons by picking and timing seismic events, finding counterparts across faults or intrusions, and correlating between lines. Emphasizes interpolation for geologically plausible results. Background Learning: Complete the following IPIMS.ep Background Learning courses: 1. Fundamentals of Petroleum Geology

2. Geologic Cross-Sections 3. Subsurface Mapping


4. Seismic Contouring Action Learning: Complete the following simulated job assignments: 1. Subsurface Mapping - Develop geological, petrophysical and sedimentological

maps for use in generating a reservoir model.

2. Reserves Definitions, Reporting and Mapping - Elaborate and update from the maps generated during the modeling of the reservoir, the maps required by the Ministry of Energy and Mines in offical format, for the administration and control of the reserves.

Research Assignment: Submit a short (3 to 5 page) original paper of publishable quality devoted to some aspect of your topic. Include one or more recommendations for applying technology, better operating practices or improved business practices within your company. Alternatively, you may prepare a research report summarizing recent developments in technology, business or management practices, with references, that will be of interest to your management. Your IHRDC mentor must approve the assignment topic in advance, and the final report must be accepted by your manager and the IHRDC mentor before credit is received. ! Reservoir Characterization Program Summary: Describes important depositional environments and processes. Explains the geological, geophysical and engineering information vital to reservoir characterization, and its use in reservoir management. Background Learning: Complete the following IPIMS.ep Background Learning courses: 3. Reservoir Environments & Characterization

4. Integrated Reservoir Characterization Action Learning: Complete the following simulated job assignments: 3. Interdisciplinary Data Acquisition - Gather, view, classify and validate the

multidisciplinary information required for conducting integrated reservoir studies. 4. Flow Unit Determination - Establish flow units within the reservoir.



Drilling Engineering and Operations

! Drilling and Well Completions Practices Program Summary: Examines the process of well planning, design and construction, from pre-spud considerations to the preparation for final completion. Sequentially covers the areas of initial well planning, well design, planning and implementation of the drilling program, day-to-day drilling operations, well evalauation, casing and cementing, and well completion. Emphasizes primary well objectives of ensuring safety, protecting the environment, minimizing drilling cost and meeting long-term well objectives. Background Learning: Complete the following IPIMS.ep Background Learning courses: 1. Well Planning

2. Oilfield Safety 3. Basic Completion Design & Practices 4. Wellheads, Flow Control Equipment & Flowlines 5. Directional & Horizontal Drilling 6. Drill String Components 7. Drill Bits 8. Drilling Fluids & the Circulating System 9. Drilling Problems & Drilling Optimization 10. Mud Logging 11. Introduction to Well Logging 12. Underbalanced Drilling 13. Drillstem Testing 14. Cementing 15. Perforating

Action Learning: Complete the following simulated job assignments: 1. Initial Well Planning - Define basic drilling and well completion requirements

based on reservoir management objectives. Identify critical logistical issues and HSE considerations. Generate budget cost estimate.

2. Well Design - Define basic well design parameters, including well profile, casing points and casing/hole diameters. Design casing strings and outline cementing requirements. Select surface equipment components. Generate preliminary cost estimates for inclusion in AFE.

3. Drilling Program Planning and Implementation - Design mud program for each hole section. Establish well control precautions and procedures. Design drill string and bottomhole assembly. Plan bit and hydraulics programs. Evaluate rig specifications and capabilities.

4. Drilling Operations - Monitor drilling parameters and well progress. Take steps to optimize bit runs, mud system performance and directional control. Ensure HSE compliance. Anticipate drilling problems and work to minimize their impact.

5. Well Completion Operations - Prepare well for formation evaluation. Ensure that logging and testing operations proceed smoothly. Run and cement production casing. Evaluate primary cement job and need for remedial cementing operations. Prepare well for final completion..

Practical Knowledge Capture: Generate a list of recommended practices, lessons learned, and other


practical knowledge items related to Drilling and Well Completion Practices. IHRDC will define the practical knowledge list, and will revise it from time to time to ensure that it is relevant and up to date. Research Assignment: Submit a short (3 to 5 page) original paper of publishable quality devoted to some aspect of your topic. Include one or more recommendations for applying technology, better operating practices or improved business practices within your company. Alternatively, you may prepare a research report summarizing recent developments in technology, business or management practices, with references, that will be of interest to your management. Your IHRDC mentor must approve the assignment topic in advance, and the final report must be accepted by your manager and the IHRDC mentor before credit is received. ! Well Planning and Design Program Summary: Outlines a clear "blueprint" for the safe, efficient drilling of a well. Integrates the mud, casing, bit, cementing and safety programs. Presents an understanding of how a well proposal is initiated and justified economically. Introduces basic principles of wellbore deviation and directional control. Describes features, applications, benefits and limitations of various well profiles. Discusses tools, planning, survey techniques and operating practices, pointing out problems that are unique to horizontal and high-angle directional drilling. Background Learning: Complete the following IPIMS.ep Background Learning courses: 1. Well Planning

2. Directional & Horizontal Drilling

Action Learning: Complete the following simulated job assignments: 1. Initial Well Planning - Define basic drilling and well completion requirements

based on reservoir management objectives. Identify critical logistical issues and HSE considerations. Generate budget cost estimate.

2. Well Design - Define basic well design parameters, including well profile, casing points and casing/hole diameters. Design casing strings and outline cementing requirements. Select surface equipment components. Generate preliminary cost estimates for inclusion in AFE.

Research Assignment: Submit a short (3 to 5 page) original paper of publishable quality devoted to some aspect of your topic. Include one or more recommendations for applying technology, better operating practices or improved business practices within your company. Alternatively, you may prepare a research report summarizing recent developments in technology, business or management practices, with references, that will be of interest to your management. Your IHRDC mentor must approve the assignment topic in advance, and the final report must be accepted by your manager and the IHRDC mentor before credit is received. ! Drilling Operations Program Summary: Discusses drill string and bottomhole assembly tools. Describes design, selection, performance and evaluation of common drill bit types. Introduces drilling fluid types and their applications. Describes occurrences, preventive measures and remedial actions for common downhole drilling problems. Addresses considerations involved in drilling abnormal pressures, working in sour gas environments and planning fishing operations. Discusses procedures for


optimizing bit hydraulics, bit weight and rotary speed to attain minimum cost drilling. Emphasizes importance of the mud system in meeting well objectives. Background Learning: Complete the following IPIMS.ep Background Learning courses: 1. Drill String Components

2. Drill Bits 3. Drilling Fluids & the Circulating System 4. Drilling Problems & Drilling Optimization 5. Underbalanced Drilling

Action Learning: Complete the following simulated job assignments: 1. Drilling Program Planning and Implementation - Design mud program for each

hole section. Establish well control precautions and procedures. Design drill string and bottomhole assembly. Plan bit and hydraulics programs. Evaluate rig specifications and capabilities.

2. Drilling Operations - Monitor drilling parameters and well progress. Take steps to optimize bit runs, mud system performance and directional control. Ensure HSE compliance. Anticipate drilling problems and work to minimize their impact.. Evaluate primary cement job and need for remedial cementing operations. Prepare well for final completion.



Production Engineering and Operations ! Production and Operating Practices Program Summary: Introduces the concept of the well as part of a production system that runs from the reservoir to the surface fluid handling facilities. Examines flowing well production from a systems analysis standpoint, based on the concepts of inflow performance, lift performance and choke performance. Discusses methods for optimizing production performance. Describes common artificial lift methods and their application, and discusses design considerations for artificial lift systems. Covers methods for well workover and remedial operations, as well as techniques for well stimulation and sand control. Discusses design, operation and maintenance of upstream surface facilities. Background Learning: Complete the following IPIMS.ep Background Learning courses: 1. Fluid Flow & the Production System

2. Production Performance Evaluation 3. Artificial Lift Methods 4. Basic Completion Design & Practices 5. Wellheads, Flow Control Equipment & Flowlines 6. Oilfield Safety 7. Cased Hole Logging 8. Perforating 9. Acidizing & Other Chemical Treatments 10. Hydraulic Fracturing 11. Sand Control 12. Wireline Production Operations 13. Fluid Separation & Treatment

Action Learning: Complete the following simulated job assignments: 1. Flowing Well Performance and Production System Analysis - Establish Inflow

Performance Relationship (IPR) and determine flowing well potential. Use systems analysis approach to predict and optimize production.

2. Artificial Lift Methods - Determine need for artificial lift. Evaluate and design system.

3. Well Stimulation and Sand Control - Diagnose production problems related to formation damage and recommend appropriate solutions.

4. Workover Planning and Operations - Identify workover candidates and outline procedures for accomplishing well objectives.

5. Surface Production Operations - Generate production facilities requirements. Promote safe practices in production operations..

Practical Knowledge Capture: Generate a list of recommended practices, lessons learned, and other practical knowledge items related to Production and Operating Practices. IHRDC will define the practical knowledge list, and will revise it from time to time to ensure that it is relevant and up to date. Research Assignment: Submit a short (3 to 5 page) original paper of publishable quality devoted to


some aspect of your topic. Include one or more recommendations for applying technology, better operating practices or improved business practices within your company. Alternatively, you may prepare a research report summarizing recent developments in technology, business or management practices, with references, that will be of interest to your management. Your IHRDC mentor must approve the assignment topic in advance, and the final report must be accepted by your manager and the IHRDC mentor before credit is received. ! Well Completions and Workover Operations Program Summary: Describes well completion classifications and downhole components. Outlines the major completion and post-completion operations, including cementing, logging, perforating, stimulation and sand control. Emphasizes job-planning, quality control and safety guidelines. Provides a comprehensive introduction to wireline operations, describing each component of the basic surface equipment setup and the typical workstring of tools, along with commonly used subsurface completion and production control wireline equipment. Background Learning: Complete the following IPIMS.ep Background Learning courses: 1. Basic Completion Design & Practices

2. Cementing 3. Perforating 4. Completion Equipment 5. Wireline Production Operation

Action Learning: Complete the following simulated job assignments: 1. Well Completion Operations - Prepare well for formation evaluation. Ensure that

logging and testing operations proceed smoothly. Run and cement production casing. Evaluate primary cement job and need for remedial cementing operations. Prepare well for final completion.

2. Workover Planning and Operations - Identify workover candidates and outline procedures for accomplishing well objectives.

Research Assignment: Submit a short (3 to 5 page) original paper of publishable quality devoted to some aspect of your topic. Include one or more recommendations for applying technology, better operating practices or improved business practices within your company. Alternatively, you may prepare a research report summarizing recent developments in technology, business or management practices, with references, that will be of interest to your management. Your IHRDC mentor must approve the assignment topic in advance, and the final report must be accepted by your manager and the IHRDC mentor before credit is received. ! Producing Well Performance Program Summary: Outlines the basic components of the producing system: reservoir, wellbore, and surface flow-control equipment. Explains the interrelated nature of these components from the perspective of the production engineer. Presents the fundamentals of gas-lift and pump-assisted artificial lift techniques, discussing various surface and subsurface equipment configurations and basic design techniques Background Learning: Complete the following IPIMS.ep Background Learning courses:


1. Fluid Flow & the Production System 2. Artificial Lift Methods

Action Learning: Complete the following simulated job assignments: 1. Flowing Well Performance and Production System Analysis - Establish Inflow

Performance Relationship (IPR) and determine flowing well potential. Use systems analysis approach to predict and optimize production.

2. Artificial Lift Methods - Determine need for artificial lift. Evaluate and design system.

Research Assignment: Submit a short (3 to 5 page) original paper of publishable quality devoted to some aspect of your topic. Include one or more recommendations for applying technology, better operating practices or improved business practices within your company. Alternatively, you may prepare a research report summarizing recent developments in technology, business or management practices, with references, that will be of interest to your management. Your IHRDC mentor must approve the assignment topic in advance, and the final report must be accepted by your manager and the IHRDC mentor before credit is received. ! Well Stimulation and Sand Control Program Summary: Describes formation damage mechanisms, their effect on well performance and methods for evaluating them. Discusses procedures and considerations involved in planning and executing matrix acid and hydraulic fracture treatments. Addresses sand control from both a traditional perspective, and from the standpoint of integrating sand control and well stimulation techniques Background Learning: Complete the following IPIMS.ep Background Learning courses: 1. Acidizing & Other Chemical Treatments

2. Hydraulic Fracturing 3. Sand Control

Action Learning: Complete the following simulated job assignments: 1. Well Stimulation and Sand Control - Diagnose production problems related to

formation damage and recommend appropriate solutions.

Research Assignment: Submit a short (3 to 5 page) original paper of publishable quality devoted to some aspect of your topic. Include one or more recommendations for applying technology, better operating practices or improved business practices within your company. Alternatively, you may prepare a research report summarizing recent developments in technology, business or management practices, with references, that will be of interest to your management. Your IHRDC mentor must approve the assignment topic in advance, and the final report must be accepted by your manager and the IHRDC mentor before credit is received. ! Surface Production Operations Program Summary: Discusses the basic design and operating requirements for flowlines and production manifolds. Describes the functions and components of surface handling, separation and


treating equipment. Illustrates sizing calculations and other design considerations. Introduces principles and general procedures for maintaining safety in day-to-day activities. Addresses hazards that are common to most oil and gas sites, emphasizing awareness, planning and training as keys to preventing accidents. Background Learning: Complete the following IPIMS.ep Background Learning courses: 1. Wellheads, Flow Control Equipment & Flowlines

2. Fluid Separation & Treatment 3. Oil Systems and Equipment 4. Gas Systems and Equipment 5. Water Systems and Equipment 6. Oilfield Safety

Action Learning: Complete the following simulated job assignments: 1. Surface Production Operations - Generate production facilities requirements.

Promote safe practices in production operations.

Research Assignment: Submit a short (3 to 5 page) original paper of publishable quality devoted to some aspect of your topic. Include one or more recommendations for applying technology, better operating practices or improved business practices within your company. Alternatively, you may prepare a research report summarizing recent developments in technology, business or management practices, with references, that will be of interest to your management. Your IHRDC mentor must approve the assignment topic in advance, and the final report must be accepted by your manager and the IHRDC mentor before credit is received. For further information, please visit www.ihrdconline.com or contact: Theresa Donohue Program Manager 617-536-0202, ext. 2257 [email protected]

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