Introduction to Exploration and Production for New Engineers and Non-Technical Professionals in Oil & Gas (2 Days)

Upon completion of the course, the participants will be able to:

• Appreciate the dynamics of world energy demand & supply and its impact on pricing
• Understand the formation of petroleum reservoirs and basic geological considerations, both sandstone & carbonate reservoirs
• Learn the exploration process to gain an understanding of the technical processes involved
• Gain a comprehensive overview of drilling activities – from pre-drilling preparation, through to well drilling, well evaluations and post drilling activities such as connecting to the reservoir by perforating or pumping
• Get familiarised with the common production methods and the different stages of its processes
• Obtain an understanding of asset maintenance as well as upstream, midstream and downstream supply chain activities
• Visualise through video presentations the various exploration equipment, completion equipment, Xmas Trees and the various recent technologies to fully understand the major cost components

The course is intended for non-technical professionals or new engineers who work in the upstream Oil & Gas industry. The following professionals will find this course useful; Accounting, Commercial, Finance & Treasury, Logistics, Procurement, Legal, Contract, Administration, E&P IT or Data Management, Joint Venture Co-ordinators, Materials Planning, Sourcing, Human Resources, Business Development, Construction, Health, Safety & Environment, Legal, Strategic Planning, Supply Chain, Public Relations and Sales & Marketing.

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Your Expert Course Instructor has over 40 years of experience in the Oil & Gas industry. During that time, he has worked exclusively in well intervention and completions. After a number of years working for intervention service companies (completions, slickline & workovers), he joined Shell as a well service supervisor. He was responsible for the day-to-day supervision of all well intervention work on Shell’s Persian/Arabian Gulf platforms. This included completion running, coil tubing, e-line, slickline, hydraulic workovers, well testing and stimulation operations. An office-based role as a senior well engineer followed. He was responsible for planning, programming and organising of all the well engineering and intervention work on a number of fields in the Middle East. He had a brief spell as a Site Representative for Santos in Australia before joining Petro-Canada as Completions Superintendent in Syria, then moved to Australia as Completions Operations Superintendent for Santos, before returning to Shell as Field Supervisor Completions and Well Interventions in Iraq where he carried out the first ever formal abandonment of a well in the Majnoon Field. While working on rotation, he regularly taught Completion Practices, Well Intervention, Well Integrity and Reporting & Planning courses all over the world. In 2014, he started to focus 100% on training and became the Technical Director for EnergyEdge. Since commencing delivering training courses in 2008, he has taught over 300 courses in 31 cities in 16 countries to in excess of 3,500 participants. Recent assignments included the following:

• Field Supervisor based in Iraq
• Completions Operations Superintendent for Santos responsible for 4 Rigs, 2 Frac spreads, 2 CTU Units and various rigless operations, in excess of 300 major interventions per year
• Involved in rig assist Frac Operations in the 3rd largest CSG Field in the World
• Carrying out new technology analysis study for HFR Geo Thermal Wells
• Have also been on loan to a number of “Coded Projects” in Middle East for the purposes of preparing Wells Functional Specifications and Technical Specifications for OCTG’s, Wellheads, Completion Equipment and all aspects of Well Services (Coil, Slickline, Well Testing etc)
• Utilised as a Regional Technical resource for input on Completions, Well Services & Well Integrity within the Middle East on behalf of Shell EPM
• Carried out a Global Support role reviewing Special projects, troubleshooting non-routine operations and acting as a Global Well Integrity Expert
• Actively delivered Distance Learning Support to newly recruited Well Service Engineers

Consultancy experience

• Middle East – Arranged a number of workshops and stack up tests for team building and service familiarisation to allow a seamless mobilisation of a multi-national, multi-cultural workforce about to engage in a series of offshore Hydraulic Workovers on the Persian Gulf
• Malaysia – Review, update and ensure accurate local content for the Wells Management System and roll out same during a series of team building exercises to ensure all personnel familiar with their responsibilities during all types of well operations
• Europe – Review and advise on content for a New Well Integrity Management System, conduct a number of roll out sessions to all personnel across 9 Business Units which further allowed the identification of key focal point personnel allowing for accurate KPI setting, reporting and improvement
• South America – Peer review existing company documents on behalf of a state owned O&G Company and advise on content for the preparation of a Well Integrity Management System which will encompass all onshore and offshore wells from Design, Completion, Operation and Subsequent Abandonment.
• UK – Compile a bespoke training course for Well Integrity, roles & responsibilities within the entire Production Operations Department both on and offshore for 7 Producing Platforms, this has taken the form of 28 x 2.5 days Classroom & Mechanical Workshop Courses
• Thailand – Review existing company documentation and support the compilation of a Competency Management System for Mechanical Wireline, Coiled Tubing & Hydraulic Workovers. This included the preparation of sample technical questions to allow assessors to accurately determine personnel competence levels, identify gaps and arrange suitable training
• South America – Conduct a design review on all water injection wells for a state owned company to focus on the “Why do these wells fail early” and make recommendations on new technical designs
• Middle East – Provide inhouse review of Well Integrity Management Systems, preparation of Well Failure Model, facilitate and conduct risk assessments on entire well stock
• Middle East – Prepare Wells Management Standards for Drilling, Completions, Interventions and Well Integrity
• Middle East – Provide remote support on Well Integrity Management System preparation and roll out, conduct peer reviews of existing systems and procedures and comment and offer solutions for future revisions
• Australia – Provide Peer reviews for Well Integrity Codes of Practice with relation to conventional and non-conventional well types onshore, shallow water and deepwater

To further optimise your learning experience from our courses, we also offer individualized “One to One” coaching support for 2 hours post training. We can help improve your competence in your chosen area of interest, based on your learning needs and available hours. This is a great opportunity to improve your capability and confidence in a particular area of expertise. It will be delivered over a secure video conference call by one of our senior trainers. They will work with you to create a tailor-made coaching program that will help you achieve your goals faster. Request for further information post training support and fees applicable