By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Describe use of permeability and fluid saturation in reservoir engineering.
• Explain the assessment of hydrocarbon resources and recoverable reserves estimation.
• Understand analysis and modelling of fluid behaviour.
• Explain oil and gas reservoir performance.
• Describe material balance methods in oil and gas reservoirs.
• Understand design and analysis of well tests.
• Understand analysis and production of producing wells and forecasting methods.
• Describe fluid displacement at the pore and reservoir scale.
• Explain reservoir simulation approaches.
• Describe tools for handling the uncertainty in reservoir analysis.
• Describe various recovery methods from primary to enhanced recovery.

This course is intended for professionals with prior technical or engineering exposure to exploration and production activities. Targeted participants include geoscientists, production engineers, petrophysicists and petroleum engineers involved with exploration and development of oil & gas reservoirs. The course will also benefit petroleum engineering team leaders as well as IT staff and support staff who work with reservoir engineering, development and production departments.

• Basic or Foundation

Your expert course leader is an independent Reservoir Engineering Consultant, providing project consultancy and reservoir engineering training for global customers. He retired from Shell in 2012 and during the last years of his Shell career, he held the Senior Reserves Consultant for the Middle East and Reservoir Engineering Discipline Lead positions. He is a seasoned Petroleum Engineering professional, with global experience in Shell companies and joint ventures (NAM, SSB, SCL, PDO, SKDBV). His technical expertise is in reserves and resource management, reservoir engineering quality assurance, and staff development as well as carbonate reservoirs, modelling and reservoir simulation. 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2012 to date Independent Reservoir Engineering Consultant

Petroleum and reservoir engineering advice, training and services. Reservoir engineering training for major oil companies, engineering firms and other global customers. Assurance of SPE and SEC reserves compliance. Participation in SPE reserves and resources estimation Advanced Technology Workshops both as an organising committee member and as session speaker.

2008 – 2012 Shell International E&P, the Hague, the Netherlands

Senior Reserves Consultant for Shell business units and joint ventures in the Middle East Region

Assurance of SEC and SPE compliance of reserves and resources. Industry publications and conference contributions a.o. SPE guidelines on probabilistic reserves estimation.

2006 – 2008 Shell E&P Technology Solutions, Rijswijk, the Netherlands

Reservoir Engineering Discipline Lead

Responsible for Reservoir Engineering in global projects and for staff planning and development (over 60 international Reservoir Engineers).

2001 – 2005 Centre for Carbonate Studies, SQU, Oman / Shell International E&P

Applications and Research / Shell Representative Office Oman

Petroleum Engineering Manager

PE Manager in the Carbonate Research Centre, a joint venture between Sultan Qaboos University in Oman and Shell International. Industrial research projects and teaching on recovery aspects of carbonate reservoir development.

1997 – 2000 Shell International E&P, Rijswijk, the Netherlands

Principal Reservoir Engineer

Coordination of the NOV subsurface team in Shell Kazakhstan Development BV in 2000. Leading role in Shell Gamechanger project on natural gas hydrates. Acting Shell Group Reserves Co-ordinator in 1997-1998. Facilitation of workshops with government shareholders, including discussions on sensitive reserves issues (BSP Petroleum Unit Brunei, PDO Oman, SPDC government Nigeria).

1992 – 1996 Shell Training Centre, Noordwijkerhout, the Netherlands

Reservoir Engineering Programme Training Director

Advanced PE training events, QA/QC, design and delivery of courses to Shell staff.

1985 – 1992 Shell International, SIPM, the Hague, The Netherlands

Senior Reservoir Engineer

Reservoir simulation, integrated reservoir modelling and gas field development and major contributor to the Shell internal Gas Field Planning Tool development. Full field reservoir simulation projects supporting Field Development Plans, operational strategies and unitisation negotiations for Shell Group Operating Companies in the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Egypt.

1984 – 1985 Geological Survey of the Netherlands, Ministry of Economic Affairs

Reservoir Engineering Section Head

Responsible for Petroleum Engineering advice on oil and gas licences to the Ministry of Economic Affairs. First-hand experience with a government view on resource management.

1976 – 1984 NAM, Assen, The Netherlands and SSB/SSPC, Miri, Malaysia

Wellsite Operations Engineer / Operational Reservoir Engineer

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.
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