NExT Oil - Gas Training Course Catalog

A Schlumberger Company
2012-13
COURSE
CATALOG
40 NEW COURSES

31 Technical Courses

5 Software Courses

4 Field Courses
Oil & Gas Technical Training
and Career Development

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T
oday, the E&P industry faces significant human resource
challenges. Companies with a deficit of mid-career expertise
are under huge pressure to accelerate the development of
their young professionals. And as the industry focuses on
hard-to-extract oil and gas resources, professionals at all levels need
to acquire fresh skill sets and understanding of new technology.
NExT* Network of Excellence in Training is a Schlumberger company
dedicated to the professional development of the E&P industrys
geoscientists and engineers. The comprehensive NExT portfolio of
courses, programs, and competency services is perfectly suited to
address these challenges. With a truly global presence and 10 years
of experience delivering training to oil and gas companies in more
than 50 countries, NExT understands the worlds oil and gas fields
and can customize solutions to match your specific needs. In addition,
our association with Texas A&M, University of Oklahoma, and Heriot-
Watt University ensures that NExT training reflects the latest in
academic and industry knowledge.
New for 2012, we have added 40 new courses to our growing course
curriculum and expanded our technical training programs with
new programs for Exploration, Geomechanics, and Unconventional
Resources. For training on industry-leading software tools from
Schlumberger Information Solutions, we have added new courses for
the latest release of Petrel, Techlog, and PetroMod. With more than
1,000 public classes worldwide, our clients can develop their software
and science expertise faster.
OIL & GAS COURSES
Currently, we offer more than 340 practical technical and software
courses designed for todays engineers and geoscientists. The NExT
technical team of oil and gas experts is committed to sourcing the
best instructors, producing materials to the highest standard, and
ensuring that the curricula evolve to embrace the latest technology
advances. Our teaching faculty numbers more than 1000 instructors,
all experts in their fields, with a wide variety of technical and regional
experience.
In the following pages, youll find discipline maps that explain
our public course offering. Each color-coded map shows courses
grouped by discipline and proficiency level to help you find the right
ones for you. You can register for a public course or find out more
by visiting us at NExTtraining.net/classes. As always, any of our
courses can be tailored to your in-house training program. To find out
more or to ask questions about public courses, please e-mail us at
classes@NExTtraining.net.
TRAINING PROGRAMS
For greater training needsto build or transform your team or
organizationwe offer in-depth, customized programs designed to
bring oil and gas professionals to a required level of autonomy faster.
Each program is truly unique, with the right blend of training modes to
suit your training objectives and the cultural requirements. The blend
is made from courses, e-learning, simulations, software, and hands-
on tasks, all delivered in your offices or in world-class Schlumberger
training centers in the Middle East, Russia, Europe, or the US. The
goal always is to complement knowledge gained in the classroom
with experience gained in the workplace.
COMPETENCY MANAGEMENT
For measuring the impact of your technical development programs,
NExT also offers competency management to test and verify the
progress of your employees. Through a process of assessment,
planning, development, and verification, your company can correctly
target and maximize returns on its training investment. Studies have
proven that the competency-based approach to training is the only
sure way of accelerating each employees time to expertise. There is
simply no more efficient way of developing your workforce than by
basing it on a solid foundation of competency management.
NExT training is here to help move your professional workforce
forward. We look forward to serving you and hearing about your
training needs and aspirations.
Hooman Sadrpanah
Managing Director
NExT Network of Excellence in Training
hsadrpan@NExTtraining.net
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Techical Index
Software Index
Information
Management
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Unconventional
Resources &
Geomechanics
113
Management
and Economics
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Surface
Facilities
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Production
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Reservoir
Engineering
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Drilling
Technology
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Petrophysics
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46
Geophysics
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32
Ocean
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Geology
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Software Intensive Courses
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GEOLOGY
Structural Geology
Applied Structural
Geology in Hydrocarbons
System Analysis
Global Tectonics and Geologic Prospecting Tools for Exploration
Structural Geology
Subsurface Mapping
Introduction to Geology
Well Placement
Fundamentals
Borehole Geology: Dip and Image Interpretation
Petroleum Geology
Carbonate Stratigraphy
and Sedimentology
Clastic Stratigraphy
and Sedimentology
Fluvial and Deltaic
Depositional Systems
Sequence Stratigraphy Principles and Applications
Fractured Reservoir
Characterization with
Emphasis on Carbonates
Clastic Sequence
Stratigraphy and
Sedimentation
Carbonate Sequence
Stratigraphy
High Resolution
Sequence Stratigraphy
Reservoir Geology
Deepwater
Sedimentary Systems
Geology of
Clastic Reservoirs
Introduction to Biostratigraphy
Exploration and
Prospect Definition
Play to Prospect
Methods and Workflow
3D Reservoir
Modeling Workshop
Geologic Assessment of
Reservoir Seals and Pay
Geostatistical Reservoir
Modeling
Introduction to
Geologic Interpretation
of Seismic Profiles
Applied
Geostatistics
Evaluation and Management of Fractured Reservoirs
Petroleum Systems and
Exploration and Development Geochemistry
Subsurface Facies Analysis
Clastic Reservoir
Characterization
Economics of
Petroleum Exploration
Prospect Appraisal
and Petroleum Economics
Clastic Sedimentology for Exploration and Development
Petroleum
System Analysis
Introduction to the Geology
of Coalbed Methane
Operations and Wellsite Geology
Fundamentals of
Exploration for
Hydrocarbons
Development Geology
Field Appraisal
and Development
Skill
Advanced
Foundation
Awareness
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NExTs Geology curriculum provides courses for technical and non-technical students at all experience levels. The Geology course matrix below
organizes the curriculum by course focus and experience level. You can use this matrix to fnd the right course, build your training plans, and understand
the NExT Geology curriculum. Software intensive courses are marked with a
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available to be held at your location. Contact us at classes@NExTtraining.net to schedule a private class.
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GEOLOGY
Techlog Borehole
Image Interpretation
Techlog
Advanced Analysis
Petrel
Fracture Modeling
Field Courses GeoFrame Petrel PetroMod Techlog
Advanced
Skill
Foundation
Awareness
Techlog
for Geologists
Petrel Multipoint
and Conditional
Facies Modeling
Techlog
Core Data
GeoFrame CPS-3
Advanced Mapping
and Volumetrics
Petrel
Structural Modeling
Techlog
Formation Evaluation
with Quanti.Elan
PetroMod Advanced
Topics 1D, 2D, and 3D
Petrel Introduction
to Structural & Fault
Analysis Module (RDR)
Techlog Fluid
Contact Analysis
GeoFrame Litho ToolKit
Facies Classification
Techlog
PetroMod Petroleum Resource
Assessments with Special Reference
to Petroleum Systems Modeling
Petrel
Property Modeling
PetroMod Pressure
Calibration in Petroleum
Systems Modeling
Petrel
Workflow Editor and
Uncertainty Analysis
PetroMod Quantification
of Uncertainty Analyses in
Petroleum Systems Modeling
PetroMod Structural
Analysis for Petroleum
Systems Modeling
PetroMod Petroleum
Systems Modeling
for Shale Plays
Petrel Play
to Prospect Risk
Techlog
Python
PetroMod
Introduction
1D, 2D, and 3D
Petrel Mapping and
Geologic Workflows
Techlog
Fundamentals
GeoFrame
Geology Office
Petrel Well Correlation
Petrel Geology
Petrel Fundamentals
GeoFrame CPS-3
Mapping Fundamentals
GeoFrame
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South Pyrenean
Foreland Basin Spain
Fluvial and Deltaic Architec-
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Modeling Field Course
Subsurface Integration
Field Courses Guadalupe
Mountains, USA
Carbonates and Evaporites
Abu Dhabi
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GEOLOGY
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Introduction to Geology
Awareness 4 days
This introductory geology course focuses
on the key concepts and principles of
geology as applied to the oil and gas
industry. You gain an overview of the
fundamentals of geology and its impact
on the processes of petroleum explora-
tion, development, and production.
COURSE CONTENT
n
History and economics of petroleum
n
Earth structure and plate tectonics
n
Major rock types
n
Structural style and stress felds
n
Folds, faults, unconformities, and
fractures
n
Structural and hydrocarbon traps
n
Clastic depositional systems
n
Carbonate depositional systems
n
Geologic mapping and cross sections
n
Petroleum systems
n
Source rocks and types of organic
matter
n
Traps and seals: Defnitions and types
n
Correlation and stratigraphy
n
Pore systems and diagenesis
n
Characterization of the pore system
n
Porosity and permeability
n
Building a static reservoir model
n
Seismic methods and petroleum
geology
n
Fundamentals of wireline logging and
interpretation
AUDIENCE
Any E&P professional wanting to better
understand the principles of geology
PREREQUISITES
None
Fundamentals of
Exploration for
Hydrocarbons
Foundation 5 days
The fundamentals of all aspects of
petroleum exploration are explored in
this course. Learn the workfow of an
exploration venture, from collection of
regional data and assessment of plate
tectonic setting to prospect and play
analysis. Experience a multifaceted,
master exercise that is woven throughout
the course, in addition to many
smaller exercises used to practice tools,
techniques, and concepts covered in the
lectures.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Exploration workfow and global
distribution of oil and gas
n
Basin formation and type
n
Nonseismic methods
n
Interpretation of basin stratigraphy
n
Seismic method
n
Interpretation of source rock data
n
Siliciclastic reservoirs
n
Geology from wireline logs
n
Carbonate reservoirs
n
Trapping geometries
n
Facies mapping
n
Kitchen and prospect
n
Burial history reconstruction
n
Generation and migration
of hydrocarbons
n
Assessment of prospect risk
and uncertainty
n
Plays and petroleum systems
n
Volumetrics, risk, and uncertainties
AUDIENCE
Geologists and geophysicists involved in
exploration and appraisal projects
PREREQUISITES
Basic applied petroleum geology and
exposure to exploration

Development Geology
Foundation 5 days
Structured for an understanding
of the development life cycle,
material encompasses the gathering
and interpretation of geologic data, the
preparation of geologic models, and the
quantifcation of subsurface uncertainty.
Learn the fundamental skills to construct
geologic models and understand the fac-
tors that affect feld operations and feld
management. Apply geologic concepts,
construct maps and sections, and validate
computer-generated interpretations.
Calculate subsurface volumes and
assess their uncertainties, prepare a well
proposal, and plan appraisal wells and
assess their economic value. You acquire
practical experience by working in teams
on an actual feld study.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Scope of oil and gas business
n
Subsurface models, input data, and
modeling concepts
n
Gathering, processing, and interpret-
ing seismic data
n
Structural types, traps, fault seals,
maps and sections, and correlations
n
Clastic sedimentary environments
n
Basic well technology, horizontal
wells, well data, log and core data,
uncertainties, and mapping
n
n
Subsurface development options
n
Volumetrics and subsurface
uncertainties
n
Static and dynamic models
n
Field operations, well design, and
geologic input
n
Development options, project
planning, and phased costs
n
Impact of subsurface uncertainty on
project economics
AUDIENCE
Engineers and geologists involved in
reservoir appraisal and development
projects
PREREQUISITES
Basic understanding of reservoir and
petroleum geology

Borehole Geology: Dip and
Foundation 3 days
This course covers the basics of dip and
image measurement techniques in the
borehole environment with an introduc-
tion to structural and stratigraphic dip
interpretation. Learn about electrical
dipmeter tools, inclinometry systems, and
dip correlation algorithms. Compare the
application and limitations of electrical,
acoustic and LWD data acquisition and
processing systems.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Reservoir evaluation
n
Dipmeter and image devices
n
Borehole direction and elongation
applications
n
Calculation of dips from images
n
Dipmeter processing programs and
presentations
n
Interpretation of structural and
stratigraphic features and structural
dip
n
Basic fracture analysis
n
Borehole stress felds and principal
far-feld stress
n
Unconformity analysis
n
Carbonate depositional environments
n
Fault analysis using dip patterns,
image data, and stereonet plots
n
Fracture and fault analysis for
reservoir characterization
n
Stratigraphic concepts
n
Sand-shale sequences log analysis
n
Fluvial channel environments
n
Transitional depositional environ-
ments
n
Delta channels and front deposits
n
Deep water marine clastic deposits
AUDIENCE
Geologists, geophysicists, petrophysicists,
engineers, and technicians wanting to
improve their use of borehole image and
dipmeter data in integrated studies
PREREQUISITES
None
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GEOLOGY

Operations and
Wellsite Geology
Foundation 5 days
In this thorough overview of wellsite data
acquisition and quality control, learn the
formation evaluation techniques used
by wellsite geologists. A combination of
lectures and practical exercises enhance
your understanding of drilling problems
caused by subsurface conditions and the
application of wellsite data in exploration
and development projects.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Petroleum geology, depositional
environments, and stratigraphy
n
Drilling operations
n
Drilling problems and well control
n
Logging operations: Petrophysics,
acquisition, fundamentals, and tools
n
Operations geology: Duties,
responsibilities, and well-planning
processes
n
Wellsite geology and mud
logging services
n
Hydrocarbon detection (data
acquisition), sidewall and conven-
tional coring (acquisition and coring
of poorly consolidated rocks)
n
Lithological and composite well logs
n
Wellsite contracting: Drilling, mud
logging, wireline services, coring, and
quality control
n
Cuttings: Descriptions, abbreviations,
lithologies, and log correlations
AUDIENCE
Geologists participating in well drilling or
wellsite operations
PREREQUISITES
Basic understanding of geology
Introduction to
the Geology of
Coalbed Methane
Foundation 3 days
This introductory course reviews the
origins of coalbed methane (CBM);
controls on its occurrence, composition,
and production; assessment of resources
and producibility in various geologic
settings; infuences on its permeability
and production rates; hydrologic issues
and water production; and methods of
drilling, completing, and stimulating CBM
wells.
Examples from several basins clarify the
controls on CBM occurrence and produc-
ibility and demonstrate the origins of CBM
fairways, or sweet spots. Properties of
contrasting systems (thermogenic versus
biogenic and water-productive versus
water-free systems) are described in
terms of origins, gas resources, and CBM
play characteristics.
COURSE CONTENT
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Coal depositional systems
n
Resource delineation
n
Structural settings
n
Maceral types and reservoir
fuid composition
n
Coalbed gas origins and coal
thermal maturity
n
Coalbed permeability
n
Hydrologic analysis
n
Estimation of coal tonnage and
coalbed gas volumes
n
Coalbed gas drilling, completions,
stimulation, and production
n
Water lift methods for coalbed gas
wells
n
Water-disposal methods
n
Coalbed gas exploration models
AUDIENCE
understand the principles of the geology
of coalbed methane
PREREQUISITES
None

Introduction to
Biostratigraphy
Foundation 3 days
Biostratigraphic information is a tool
routinely used in many operations,
and this introductory course covers
its fundamental E&P applications and
limitations. Structured to provide basic,
practical knowledge, the course material
includes the main fossil groups used in
geologic operations, sample processing
techniques, marker identifcation, and use
of biostratigraphic charts in the geologic
interpretation of drilling sections.
Understand the most common mistakes
made while studying samples and
interpreting the fossil assemblages. Learn
to correctly assess the stratigraphic
level during drilling and interpret the
paleontological associations.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Biostratigraphy defnitions and principles
n
Main microfossils: Foraminifera, calcar-
eous nanoplankton, palynomorphs
n
Biostratigraphical studies while drilling
n
Sample processing according to fossil
group
n
Sample picking and identifcation of
major fossil groups
n
Types of biostratigraphic studies and
fossil groups according to geologic
section
n
Design sampling strategy while drilling
(exercise)
n
Biostratigraphic chart and zones
n
Biomarkers: Index and facies fossils
n
Paleoenvironment assemblages and
biofacies
n
Principles of absolute and relative
datation
n
Time scale and biostratigraphic zonations
n
Age interpretation based on fossils
n
Use of lithostratigraphy, biostratigraphy,
chronostratigraphy, and discontinuity-
bounded stratigraphical units
n
Key biostratigraphic events in earths
history
n
Transgressive-regressive (T-R) cycles,
sequences, and interpretation
n
Key sequence stratigraphy surfaces
n
High-resolution biostratigraphy
AUDIENCE
understand the principles of geology
PREREQUISITES
None

Geology of Clastic
Reservoirs
Foundation 5 days
Instruction focuses on in-depth analysis
of the distribution, geometry, and sedi-
mentary architecture of clastic reservoir
facies. Learn the criteria for distinguishing
reservoir facies using wireline log
and core data, how to interpret facies
distributions at regional and feld scales,
and how to integrate this information into
exploration and development projects.
Numerous case studies are used to
illustrate the nature of clastic reservoirs,
and exercises employing log and core data
support classroom lectures.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Fluvio-deltaic facies
n
Sedimentary architectures
n
Alluvial fan, fuvial, eolian, shore face,
deltaic, and shelf environments
n
Reservoir facies
n
Data integration, quality control, and
analysis techniques using outcrop
data, core photos, wireline logs,
isopach maps, and seismic attribute
maps
AUDIENCE
Engineers, geoscientists, operating
personnel, and other asset team members
responsible for exploration, development,
or production of clastic reservoirs
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of sedimentary geology
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GEOLOGY

Subsurface Mapping
Foundation 5 days
This mapping course delivers the practical
skills you need to apply geologic concepts,
construct maps and sections, and validate
computer-generated interpretations.
Learn the need for consistency between
structural models and manual evaluations.
Calculate subsurface volumes and
assess their uncertainties. Explore fault
dimensions and properties and perform
fault seal analysis. Acquire experience
in practical techniques while working in
teams.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Geologic concepts and global
tectonics
n
Geophysical methods and production
of seismic data
n
Hydrocarbon basin mapping and
analysis
n
Planning, gathering, and managing
geologic data
n
Well log correlation
n
Mapping of reservoir parameters and
structures, and integration of seismic
data
n
Structural styles and trapping
conditions
n
Subsurface stresses and pressures
n
Reservoir architecture and geologic
modeling
n
Oil and gas volumetric calculations
n
Fault dimensions, properties, and
sealing capacities
n
Review of case histories
AUDIENCE
Geologists, petroleum engineers, and
geophysicists involved with development
of oil and gas reservoirs, and geologists
seeking knowledge of correlation and
structural and stratigraphic mapping
PREREQUISITES
Understanding of basic applied petroleum
geology

Structural Geology
Foundation 5 days
This course introduces the main
elements of geomechanics and employs
them as the basis for understanding
structural geometries, kinematics, and
the universally applicable geomechanical
approach. You learn basic interpretation
and mapping techniques for each tectonic
regime. A portable sandbox demonstrates
analog modeling of the main tectonic
regimes. Bringing actual problems or
challenges for general discussion and
integrated hands-on problem solving is
encouraged.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Introduction to geomechanics and
general fault characteristics
n
Extensional tectonics, including
theory, examples, analog models,
seismic interpretation, structural
geometries, and fault properties
n
Strike-slip tectonics, including theory,
case history, analog models, seismic
interpretation, structural geometries,
and fault properties
n
Structural reservoir types, in situ
stress analysis, and fault sealing
mechanisms (also in sand-sand
juxtapositions) with a focus on the 3D
nature of this tectonic setting, includ-
ing pitfalls and traps in structural
interpretation
n
Compressional tectonics, including
fold and thrust belts, fault reactiva-
tion, and multiphase tectonics
n
Structural reservoir types and fault
sealing mechanisms with mechanics
of fault reactivation (inversion
tectonics)
n
Salt tectonics
n
Fault sealing and top seal integrity
n
Fracture systems, including fracture
mechanics, reservoir examples, and
outcrop examples
n
Analysis of fault and fracture
systems, including fractal properties
of faults and fractures, and prediction
of subseismic faults
AUDIENCE
Geologists wanting a solid understand-
ing of structural geology theory and
applications
PREREQUISITES
Understanding of basic geology concepts

Petroleum System
Analysis
Foundation 5 days
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A petroleum system comprises the
crucial geologic elements and processes
that must work together to create a
hydrocarbon-bearing basin: source rock,
reservoir, seal trap, migration, and the
correct timing of hydrocarbon generation.
One of the main components in the
analysis of petroleum systems is the study
of hydrocarbon charge: source, burial,
generation, migration, and the products.
The core design of this course is
integration of geology with geochemical
information, and PetroMod* petroleum
systems modeling software is used for
exercises. Emphasis lies on heat fow,
burial, recognition and evaluation of
source rocks, thermal maturity aspects,
and the basic petroleum geochemistry
needed for basin formation. Learn about
various basin types in their plate tectonic
contexts and their hydrocarbon charging
systems.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Types of basins and burial histories
n
Heat fow and source rocks
n
Hydrocarbon generation and
migration
n
Basic petroleum geochemistry
n
Biodegradation, gas, and pressures
AUDIENCE
exploration and appraisal
PREREQUISITES
Knowledge of applied petroleum geology

Petroleum Geology
Foundation 5 days
With this course, enhance your knowl-
edge of the fundamentals of geology and
how they are integrated with engineering
data to effectively and optimally manage
reservoir development. Learn which
geologic data are needed to describe the
3D geometry of a reservoir. Understand
the tools and techniques available for
reservoir characterization and how the
resulting data can be combined and
harmonized.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Geologic principles, major rock
types, geologic time and age
dating, structural features, and plate
tectonics
n
Clastic depositional systems
n
Sequence stratigraphy concepts
n
Carbonate depositional systems
n
Carbonate reservoir properties
n
Geologic mapping and cross sections
n
Hydrocarbon source rocks and
petroleum systems
n
Trap types and mechanisms
n
Play fundamentals
n
Petroleum system processes, event
correlation, and biostratigraphy
n
Pore systems and diagenesis
n
Porosity types in carbonate and
clastic rocks, clay types
n
Geologic modeling: Reservoir
heterogeneity, scales of investiga-
tion, and fow units
n
Deterministic and stochastic model-
ing, use of seismic data in modeling
n
Seismic methods and use of seismic
tools in petroleum geology
AUDIENCE
Geoscientists and petroleum engineers
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of geology
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GEOLOGY

Applied Geostatistics
Skill 5 days
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This course focuses on application of
the various tools known as geostatistics
using both readily available and specialist
software packages. These tools are now
essential in most of the important aspects
of E&P: gridding and contouring for maps,
upscaling for reservoir simulation and
basin modeling, and analysis of spatially
referenced data of all kinds. Course em-
phasis is on practical applications and the
understanding of context rather than on
algorithm details and mathematics.
Learn to choose the most appropriate
geostatistics techniques and apply
them correctly for E&P best practices.
Receive a practical introduction to what
is available in geostatistics software and
take useful tools back to the workplace.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Introduction to geostatistics and
trends in spatial datasets
n
Effects of scale: Heterogeneity and
discontinuity, data scale versus
modeling scale, upscaling
n
Spatial trends in gridding and contour-
ing: Minimizing errors, kriging
n
Use of new data: Bayesian and
geostatistics, history matching,
sequential and indicator simulation
n
Quantifying uncertainty: Methods,
Monte Carlo and other stochastic
simulations
AUDIENCE
Petroleum geologists and geoscientists
preparing data for reservoir simulators,
engineers involved with exploration and
development of oil and gas reservoirs, or
anyone wanting insight into obtaining the
most value from geospatial data
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of subsurface
characterization and competency in
Microsoft
Excel application

3D Reservoir
Modeling Workshop
Skill 10 days
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In this workshop, you obtain a hands-on
practical workfow for building a static
reservoir model using Petrel software.
Instruction delivers a solid presentation
of the theory and methodologies behind
3D reservoir modeling with practical
applications. Learn a step-wise approach
to model building that starts with an
overview of reservoir modeling, takes
you through building of a structural
framework, continues with layering and
gridding, and populates the model with
reservoir properties. Gain valuable
experience in use of volumetrics with
uncertainties and basic geostatistics.
COURSE CONTENT
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Review of Petrel software data import
and export
n
Well correlations: Make and edit
well tops
n
Structural modeling: Fault modeling,
grid design, quality checking,
zonation, and layering
n
Review of statistics and data analysis
n
Basics of geostatistics and variogram
analysis, introduction to kriging and
estimation techniques
n
Deterministic and property modeling,
including facies modeling
n
Integration of property data
(petrophysics, seismic, and well
test data)
n
Stochastic and conditional simulations
n
Volumetric calculations exercise, with
multiple realizations and ranking
n
Upscaling design and properties
AUDIENCE
Practicing geoscientists or engineers look-
ing for a practical approach to building 3D
reservoir models with Petrel software
PREREQUISITES
Basic understanding of Petrel software
n
MWD

Acquisition of positioning and
drilling-related data

Tools and techniques for
formation evaluation
n
LWD

Tools and techniques

Formation evaluation and other
measurements and applications

Infuence of measurements on
high-angle wells
n
Application of well placement
methods

Model-compare-update: Modeled
log response and interpretation

Real-time dip analysis
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Remote-boundary detection
AUDIENCE
Members of multidisciplinary asset
teams, drilling engineers, reservoir
engineers, and geoscientists involved
in decisions on implementing a geologic
placement process for horizontal and
high-angle wells
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of drilling and formation
evaluation

Foundation 5 days
Introducing the fundamentals of
geologic well placement, sometimes
called geosteering, this course encom-
passes both the processes and techniques
required for placement of high-angle
and horizontal wells using geologic and
petrophysical data acquired while drilling.
Reviews include technologies and tools for
directional drilling, LWD, and MWD.
Learn from examples using different
methods to geosteer horizontal wells
and their applications.
COURSE CONTENT
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Introduction to geologic well placement

Applications, technologies,
and processes

Three placement methods
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Review of reservoir geology

Essential elements for
well placement

Important structural features
for well placement
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Directional drilling

Fundamentals

Technologies and techniques for
controlling borehole location
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GEOLOGY
COURSE CONTENT
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Types of sedimentary basins in
different tectonic contexts
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Large-scale tectonic settings of main
types of sedimentary basins and
relationship between structural style
and fll patterns
n
Effects of base-level changes and
syn-depositional tectonics on
sediment distribution patterns
n
Correlation in different sedimentary
settings
n
Role of analogs in building reservoir
models in different depositional
settings
n
Sediment generation and supply in
different settings
n
Fluid dynamics and rheology of
erosion, transport, and deposition
n
Basic mechanics of sediment erosion,
transport, and deposition; resultant
bedforms and sedimentary structures
n
Postdepositional processes and
products
AUDIENCE
Exploration and development geologists,
geophysicists, and reservoir engineers
looking for overview of sedimentary
organization across a range of scales
in different basinal and environmental
settings
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of geology and
sedimentary process
Skill 5 days
This course covers the fundamentals
of clastic sedimentology at scales for
both regional exploration and detailed
reservoir characterization. Reviews of
the main types of sedimentary basins
are presented in the context of crustal
dynamics. Descriptions of plate tectonics
and the production and transport of
clastic material are included for different
tectonic, topographic, and climatic
settings.
Emphasis is on the practical interpretation
of subsurface data-seismic, core, and
wireline logs-for facies analysis and
reservoir characterization. Examples draw
from different facies, ages, and basinal
settings. Sedimentary fuid dynamics are
related to sedimentary bed forms, which
in turn are related to the lamination and
bedding styles that characterize most
sandstones. The processes of sediment
gravity fows are related to their product
textures and depositional units. These
principles are applied to different deposi-
tional settings (alluvial, deltaic, coastal,
shallow-marine, slope, deep-marine
and aeolian), focusing on the sediment
supply, distribution of processes in space
and time, and resultant organization of
depositional facies. Particular attention
is given to the principles by which
depositional settings are interpreted
using both outcrop and subsurface data
and to the best correlation methods for
different settings.

Carbonates and Evaporites
Abu Dhabi
Skill 5 days
Abu Dhabi is one of the worlds
classic localities for studying recent and
Holocene carbonates and coastal sabkha
evaporites. In this feld-based study,
experience frst-hand the geologically
modern sequence stratigraphy with
complete exposure of the sediments and
rocks. Observe how the depositional,
diagenetic, and erosional processes
combined to create this complex
stratigraphic subsea architecture, which
can be extremely diffcult to interpret.
Increase your ability to think laterally
when faced with creating 3D models
from limited subsurface exploration or
development data.
COURSE CONTENT
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Sedimentary and diagnetic responses
to relative sea-level variations
and climatic changes in a proximal
carbonate ramp setting
n
Geologic observation and develop-
ment of carbonate depositional mod-
els based on sequence stratigraphic
observations
n
Reservoir heterogeneity, facies
correlations problems, depositional
trends, aspect ratios, and scale
n
Classic modern peritidal submarine
environments
n
Syn-sedimentary and structural
deformation with fractures
AUDIENCE
Geologists and petrogeologists wanting
to understand carbonate and evaporite
environments and how feld outcrops
relate to recorded data
PREREQUISITES
Basic background in geology with some
knowledge of carbonates

Carbonate Sequence
Stratigraphy
Skill 5 days
Through lectures and exercises,
instruction focuses on the impact of
sedimentology, sequence stratigraphy,
and diagenesis in E&P of carbonate
reservoirs. Learn how carbonate
reservoirs form and the unique attributes
that affect interpretation techniques,
including geometry, facies, and diagenetic
alteration.
COURSE CONTENT
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Major controls on occurrence and
nature of carbonate platforms,
depositional environments, and
facies; facies models for rimmed
carbonate platforms and ramps
n
Carbonate grain types and early
lithifcation in subtropical lagoon,
beach, and reef environments
n
Principles of carbonate sequence
stratigraphy
n
Miocene fault-block carbonate plat-
form, its stratigraphic geometries,
facies associations, depositional
sequences; recognition of potential
reservoir facies
n
Application of carbonate sequence
stratigraphy and seismic stratigraphy
to rimmed shelves and ramps
n
Tectonic and basinal controls on
carbonate platform types; introduc-
tion of Bosences new genetic
classifcation and its implications for
E&P studies
n
Near-surface diagenetic environ-
ments, processes, and products in
carbonate rocks and their relation
to sequence stratigraphy; burial
diagenesis; porosity and permeability
evolution in carbonate reservoir
rocks; reservoir rock types; and
classifcation of carbonate reservoirs
AUDIENCE
Technical professionals involved in
exploration for and development of
carbonate reservoirs
PREREQUISITES
Knowledge of basic geology
Clastic Sedimentology for Exploration
and Development
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GEOLOGY

Deepwater Sedimentary
Systems
Skill 3 days
Addressing the complexities of deep
marine systems, this course teaches the
evolution of these facies on the slope and
in the open ocean, how they build into dis-
tinctive architectural elements, and how
to recognize them. Analyze and interpret
seismic records, sea foor images, well
logs (including borehole image logs), core
materials, and outcrop characteristics of
deepwater reservoir components with
an emphasis on internal architecture as
related to reservoir performance. Perform
hands-on case studies of deepwater
plays from around the world to illustrate
characteristics unique to their exploration,
appraisal, development, and reservoir
management.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Deepwater overview and building
blocks
n
Downslope, along-slope, and
open-ocean systems
n
Characterization of architectural
elements: Nature and recognition
n
Channel style and geometry
n
Lobes, mounds, and sheets
n
Deepwater massive sands
n
Thin-bedded turbidites
n
Review of deepwater drilling,
seismic sequence stratigraphy, and
deepwater plays
n
Subsurface models
AUDIENCE
Geologists, geophysicists, and petroleum
engineers involved in exploration and
development of deepwater plays; project
managers for deepwater plays and
reservoir production
PREREQUISITES
Understanding of basic petroleum
geology, basic stratigraphy, and basic
sedimentology
n
Deepwater clastic systems and
reservoir characteristics of turbidite
deposits
n
Stratigraphic prediction: Historic
context, scope, and limitations-
Walthers Law
n
Seismic stratigraphy: Fundamentals,
techniques, and strata patterns
n
Sequence stratigraphy: Fundamen-
tals, controls, terminology, and
controls on sea-level changes
n
Fluvial, deltaic, and turbidite systems
in a sequence stratigraphic context
n
High-resolution sequence stratigraphy
n
Field and reservoir architecture,
development implications, and impact
AUDIENCE
Geoscientists and engineers wanting
an introduction to clastic stratigraphic
analysis and sequence stratigraphy
PREREQUISITES
sedimentary processes
Skill 5 days
Designed as an overview of clastic
stratigraphic analysis and sequence
stratigraphy, course material focuses on
the geologic characteristics of a reservoir.
An understanding of how depositional
processes control the distribution of
clastic reservoir and nonreservoir rocks
is a fundamental part of E&P decision
making. Through a combination of lecture
and exercises, you learn to apply sound
sedimentological and stratigraphic
concepts when building ft-for-purpose
subsurface models.
COURSE CONTENT
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Fundamentals of clastic reservoir
architecture and subsurface fuid fow
n
Fluvial systems and reservoir
characteristics of fuvial deposits
n
Fluvial architecture and reservoir
geometry
n
Deltaic coastal systems and reservoir
characteristics of deltaic deposits
n
Nondeltaic coastal systems and
continental shelves
n
Lacustrine systems: Main controls on
lake formation

Clastic Reservoir
Characterization
Skill 5 days
Employing both lectures and multidis-
ciplinary team exercises, this course
enhances your understanding of the
depositional parameters that defne
reservoir architecture, of the prediction
of subsurface reservoir architecture,
and of the impact of heterogeneities on
reservoir performance at different scales.
Gain an awareness of the needs of all
parties involved in reservoir performance
prediction. Exercises include making
a presentation on strategies for the
development of a clastic oil reservoir.
COURSE CONTENT
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Framework for reservoir modeling
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Depositional processes and deposits
n
Geologic features infuencing
hydrocarbon recovery
n
Clastic reservoir architecture and
determination of architecture from
seismic, well log, test, and core data
n
Geologic controls on porosity and
permeability
n
Trap types and reservoir compartmen-
talization
n
Faults, fractures, and fuid fow:
Sealing capacity of faults and shale
baffes
n
Core acquisition and analysis and
interpretation ranging from geologic
data to engineering models
n
Principles of upscaling and application
of geostatistics
n
Capture of subsurface uncertainties in
volume estimates
AUDIENCE
Geoscientists or engineers involved in
exploration, appraisal, or development of
clastic oil and gas accumulations
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of reservoir geology
Clastic Sequence Stratigraphy and Sedimentation
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GEOLOGY
COURSE CONTENT
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Diagnostic outcrop, core and log
interpretation of fuviodeltaic environ-
ments and facies
n
Integration of core, log, and reservoir
properties to defne fow units
n
Building conceptual models and
sequence stratigraphic framework for
reservoir modelling
n
Correlation techniques from well data
n
Deterministic modelling techniques
n
Using hierarchy, zone logs and layering
n
Comparison of results from different
modelling techniques and implica-
tions for static connectivity
AUDIENCE
Geologists and reservoir modelers
PREREQUISITES
Petrel Fundamentals or minimum 3 months
of Petrel use.
Physical ability for feld courses: Sites
include national monuments, cliff line
exposures, and roadside stops in western
Colorado and eastern Utah. Altitudes are
from 1,500 to 2,000 m, temperatures from
15 to 30 degC, relative humidity of 15%.
Walking is over generally fat terrain but
one 2 km hike has a maximum elevation
change of 100 m. Transport is by vehicles
on blacktop and loose-surface roads.
Skill 7 days
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This feld and classroom-based reservoir
geology and modeling course covers
applied techniques for reservoir geocel-
lular modeling. Focused on teaching the
course participants novel and practical
methods to build realistic models of fuvial
and deltaic sediment body architecture,
demonstrated using Petrel software.
Petrel is used by participants to integrate
core and well log data in a series of
deterministic model exercises. The results
are compared with other traditional Petrel
modeling techniques and each is then
evaluated against outcrop reality in order
to determine which techniques are the
most suitable for analogous subsurface
reservoir modeling studies.
The course follows the typical workfow
of a sub-surface 3-D modeling study
and is aimed at making a series of
realistic predictive models of reservoir
geometry and architecture using detailed
knowledge of sedimentology and
sequence stratigraphic concepts.
This course blends lectures, modeling
exercises, and over 10 feld courses
to sites in Grand Junction, Colorado
and Green River, Utah. A full day by day
agenda can be found at NExTtraining.net

Fluvial and Deltaic
Depositional Systems
Skill 5 days
Structured to provide a holistic under-
standing of fuvial and deltaic depositional
systems, this course promotes a better
understanding of the sediment transport
and deposition factors affecting potential
basins and reservoirs. Learn the types
and phases of depositional systems, from
erosional sources to sediment deposition
and storage in various fuvio-deltaic set-
tings. Recognize the inherent attributes of
heterogeneity present at various scales
(basin, sandstone body, and localized
facies or rock unit), which contribute to a
solid understanding of potential reservoir
characteristics of the deposits. Enhance
your knowledge of updip systems and
their role in delivering sediment to
deepwater settings.
COURSE CONTENT
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Alluvial systems and deposits
n
Alluvial and deltaic depositional
systems
n
Relative sea-level-driven analysis of
coupled alluvial systems
n
Alluvial architecture and reservoirs,
including principles, models, and
applications to the subsurface
n
Nature and signifcance of deltaic
systems and their deposits
n
Lowstand systems tract incised
valleys, forced regression, and
shelf-edge deltas
n
Syn-sedimentary deformation in deltas
AUDIENCE
Geologists and geophysicists wanting to
become familiar with the basic principles
of fuvial and deltaic depositional systems
PREREQUISITES
Understanding of basic stratigraphy and
sedimentary structures

Economics of Petroleum
Exploration
Skill 5 days
This course focuses on the business side
of exploration. How does a company
decide whether to go forward with a
particular project? Learn how a structured
decision analysis and portfolio optimiza-
tion process uses the hydrocarbon
volumes and risk analyses provided by
exploration geoscientists to identify the
projects with the best economic potential.
COURSE CONTENT
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Business side of exploration
n
Comparison of exploration projects
under different fscal regimes
n
The role of project economics
n
Calculation of cash fow and net
present value (NPV)
n
Worldwide fscal regimes and their
impact on exploration
n
Probabilities, risk, and project risk
assessment
n
Fundamentals of decision analysis and
decision trees
n
Expected monetary value
n
Value of information
n
Comparative analysis of multiple
projects
n
Strategy and portfolio analysis
AUDIENCE
Exploration geoscientists and managers
wanting to understand economics of
petroleum exploration
PREREQUISITES
Knowledge of basic petroleum geology
and petroleum systems
Fluvial and Deltaic Architecture
with Advanced Petrel Modeling Field Course
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High Resolution
Skill 5 days
This two-part course focuses on the prac-
tical application of sequence stratigraphy
through a hands-on approach. Part 1
(Days 1 and 2) reviews the fundamentals
that are often required for effective
sequence stratigraphic work. Part 2 deals
with the various aspects of sequence
stratigraphy. The material avoids what
can sometimes be confusing jargon,
and uses many exercises to emphasize
the main concepts and applications.
Learn to apply this knowledge to either
regional-scale exploration or reservoir-
scale development.
COURSE CONTENT
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Review of fundamentals for
siliciclastic depositional environ-
ments and processes: Sedimentary
processes, sedimentary structures
in cores and outcrops, depositional
environments
n
Concepts of sequence stratigraphy:
Base level, accommodation and
sediment supply, modes of shoreline
migration, key surfaces and sequence
boundaries, formation of systems
tracts and sequences
n
Reservoir-scale sequence stratig-
raphy: Correlation of wireline logs,
mapping of parasequences and
incised valley deposits, recognition of
key sequence stratigraphic surfaces
using cores and wireline logs
n
Seismic sequence stratigraphy:
Fundamental seismic stratigraphy
concepts and advanced seismic
techniques
AUDIENCE
geophysicists, and reservoir engineers
wanting an essential understanding of
reservoir and seal facies, geometry, and
architecture
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of geologic and reservoir
fundamentals
Fractured Reservoir
Characterization with
Emphasis on Carbonates
Skill 3 days
This course covers essential fractured
reservoirs topics with a focus on
geology, geomechanics, and reservoir
engineering techniques from appraisal
through development to secondary
recovery. Exercises and materials are
geared toward fractured carbonate
reservoirs.
COURSE CONTENT
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Fractured reservoir overview and
defnition
n
Key concerns and workfows for
fractured reservoir analysis
n
Fractured reservoir characterization
workfows, tools, and techniques
n
Structural geology and rock
mechanics basics
n
Fracture modeling fundamentals,
including data integration,
generating simulation inputs, and
volumetrics.
n
Case studies with software
examples (Note this is not a software
training course)
n
Fractured reservoir characterization
principles and workfows
AUDIENCE
Geologists, geophysicists, petrophysi-
cists, and reservoir engineers
PREREQUISITES
A basic understanding of geology and
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Salt: Deformation, sutures and
inclusions, rubble zones, imaging
below salt
n
Petrophysics for exploration

Rock and fuid properties,
porosity and permeability

Pressure, compaction, and
compartmentalization

Biostratigraphy, sequence
stratigraphy, accommodation space

Stratigraphic sequences:
HST, FSST, LST, TST

Log correlation and annotation
methods, chronostratigraphic
correlation

Data contouring workfow

Application of multiple working
hypotheses

Mapping: Structural, faults,
isopachs

Geometric and amplitude
anomalies

Application of direct hydrocarbon
indicators (DHIs)
AUDIENCE
Exploration geoscientists and managers
wanting a fundamental understanding
of petroleum systems and key geologic
prospecting techniques
PREREQUISITES
Skill 5 days
A combination of lectures and hands-on
practical exercises introduce the funda-
mentals of an effective petroleum system.
Emphasis is on global tectonics and how
basins are formed, flled, and deformed as
well as use of key geologic prospecting
tools. Although the course focus is
on clastic rocks, especially turbidites,
material also reviews carbonate rocks and
evaporite formations. The Atlantic Margin
basin is the source for discussions of
petroleum system elements.
Gain an introduction to key aspects of
source rock, migration, overburden rock,
reservoir characteristics, seal rock, traps,
timing, and preservation elements. Learn
the fundamental tools for exploration
petrophysics. Correlate different well
logs that show faults and stratigraphic
variation. Create contour maps and learn
to present faults in map view.
COURSE CONTENT
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Overview: Five laws of geology
n
Petroleum systems: Basin formation,
plate tectonics, source rocks
n
Unconventional petroleum systems
n
Basin flling: Evaporate and carbonate
petroleum systems
n
Fluvial, deltaic, and turbidite deposits
n
Migration
n
Basin flling and deformation
n
Faulting as pathways and seals
n
Structural traps
Global Tectonics and Geological Prospecting
Tools for Exploration
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GEOLOGY

Prospect Appraisal and
Petroleum Economics
Skill 5 days
Prospect appraisal and petroleum eco-
nomics are presented in the context of the
E&P decision process. Learn to translate
prospect evaluation into probabilities of
hydrocarbon volumes and, ultimately, into
monetary value by means of development
economics for the prospect and the wider
prospect area. Gain an understanding of
how to assess the economic value and
overall risk of an exploration prospect
or development project to qualify and
quantify the uncertainty associated with
a volumetric prediction in context of the
expectation curve and to better account
for external factors that may affect
project economics.
COURSE CONTENT
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Distribution of worldwide reserves
n
Descriptive statistics and probability
theory, defnition of relevant
distributions
n
Estimation and parameterization
of variables for prospect appraisal,
including their uncertainties
n
Elementary reservoir engineering
principles and reserve defnitions
n
Principles of Bayesian statistics and
application to prospect appraisal
n
Review of basic economics, different
fscal systems, and petroleum
contracts
n
Development project economics and
sensitivities to internal and external
factors, and project-ranking criteria
n
Decision analysis
n
Exploration economics based on
expected monetary value
n
Scenario development
AUDIENCE
Explorationists involved in prospect
generation; team leaders, exploration
managers, and petroleum engineers
involved in economic evaluation; and
fnance staff involved in investment in
E&P projects
PREREQUISITES
Knowledge of basic petroleum geology as
it relates to exploration

Play to Prospect
Methods and Workfow
Skill 5 days
To understand the prospect, you must
understand the play. To understand the
play, you must understand the petroleum
systems. This exercise-rich course
touches on all aspects and fundamentals
of petroleum systems and how they apply
to an explorationists evaluation of a play
or prospect.
COURSE CONTENT
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Plays and petroleum systems as
foundation for evaluations
n
Role of key petroleum system
elements in evaluations
n
Types of petroleum system models
and their applications
n
Best practices and pitfalls
n
Inputs for volumetric calculations
n
Probabilistic volumes and estimates
for prospect success
n
Estimates of prospective hydrocarbon
volumes
n
Development of play concepts,
feasibility analysis, and evaluation of
hydrocarbon potential
AUDIENCE
Exploration geologists and geophysicists
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of geology
Petroleum Systems and
Exploration and Develop-
ment Geochemistry
Skill 5 days
Applications-oriented, this course
presents interpretation guidelines to
evaluate prospective source rocks and
defne petroleum systems. Learn about
the main applications of geochemistry
to reduce the risk in E&P: total organic
carbon (TOC), rock-evaluation pyrolysis,
vitrinite refectance, thermal alteration
index, kerogen elemental analysis, geo-
chemical logs and maps, reconstructed
generative potential calculations, and gas
chromatography.
COURSE CONTENT
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Fundamentals of petroleum
geochemistry
n
Basic geochemical measurements and
interpretation pitfalls
n
Construction of the original petroleum
generative potential
of spent source rock
n
Identifcation and quantifcation of
elements and processes that control
petroleum systems
n
Collection of oil and rock samples and
evaluation of data quality
n
Use of biomarkers and isotopes
to correlate oils and source rocks
and assess thermal maturity and
biodegradation
AUDIENCE
geochemical coordinators, managers, and
geoscientists wanting more knowledge
of petroleum systems, petroleum
geochemistry, and basin modeling
PREREQUISITES
Introduction to
Geologic Interpretation
of Seismic Profles
Skill 5 days
The objective of this practical, completely
workshop-based course is a thorough
understanding of the fundamentals of
geologic interpretation of seismic profles.
COURSE CONTENT
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Interpretation of refection seismic
profles

Evolution, geologic seismic
interpretation, geophysical datasets

Interpretation fundamentals:
Stratigraphy, structure,
restoration, models
n
Mesoscal geologic models

Extensional margins, compressional,
combinations (Borneo dataset)
n
Normal faulting

Basement (Nevada, Newark,
African Rift)

Transform faults (Rio Grande Rift,
southeastern Australia)

Half grabens (Shetland, Dongpu)

Half graben inversions
(North Sea, Indonesia)

Baltimore Canyon, Tarfaya, Gulf
of Mexico, Angola, Brazil, Iran,
and Aquitaine
n
Classic models (Melville Island,
Sichuan)
n
Foredeep basins: Stratigraphy
(Alaska, Alberta) and structural
(Po Plain)
n
Folded belts: With and without
basement (Wind River and Casper)
n
Triangle zones (Morocco, Andes,
Dagestan)
n
Gravitational (Angola, Gulf of Mexico,
Nigeria)
n
Orogenic foat (western North America
and northern South America)
AUDIENCE
Interpretation geophysicists and
geologists
PREREQUISITES
Basic understanding of geophysical
principles
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Subsurface Integration
Field Courses Guadalupe
Mountains, USA
Skill 5 days
This integration Field Course to
the Guadalupe Mountains, USA, is a
workshop where petrophysical, geologic,
and reservoir and production engineering
aspects are developed through applied
exercises. World-class outcrops and
subsurface examples of clastic deepwater
turbidites and shelf-margin carbonates
are the basis for the exercises. Learn
about the underlying uncertainty and as-
sumptions used in reservoir analysis tools
and how to apply a subsurface integration
model as the basis for problem-solving
processes.
COURSE CONTENT
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Pore scale: Rock-typing techniques;
integration of pore geometry data
(capillary pressure, wettability, and
relative permeability) with porosity,
permeability, and texture
n
Well log scale: Tool responses and
resolution in thin-bedded sands,
laminated sands, mixed lithologies,
dolomites, and limestones
n
Production scale: Integration of
reservoir engineering parameters
(pressure responses, compartmen-
talization, differential pressure, and
production and injection profles) with
rock types and fow units
n
Mega scale: Integration of reservoir
geometry, sequence stratigraphy,
seismic imaging, large-scale compart-
ments, reservoir-drive mechanisms,
and production allocation and
regulatory constraints into
n
Numerical models
AUDIENCE
Team leaders, geoscientists, petrophysi-
cists, reservoir and production engineers
PREREQUISITES
Fundamental knowledge of exploration,
exploitation, or production

Subsurface Facies
Analysis
Skill 5 days
This integrated approach to subsurface
facies analysis combines image and dip
data interpretation with outcrop studies
and uses high-resolution seismic data to
refne complete reservoir models. Learn
from examples and case studies.
COURSE CONTENT
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Data acquisition, processing, and
structural analysis
n
Structural analysis using image and
dip data
n
Sedimentology and continental
settings
n
Eolian sediments
n
Fluvial sediments and fuvial settings
(various models)
n
Deltaic, coastal, and shelf siliciclastic
settings
n
Deltaic sediments
n
Coastal and shelf sediments
n
Deepwater and carbonate sediments
n
Carbonate models and facies in
coastal and shelf settings
n
Fractured reservoirs
n
Fracture systems
n
Fractured reservoir case studies
n
Geothermal systems in volcanic rocks
AUDIENCE
Geoscientists, engineers, and technical
staff responsible for analysis and integra-
tion of image and dip data to enhance
understanding of exploration plays and
feld development
PREREQUISITES
Understanding of basic geology and
reservoir modeling

South Pyrenean Foreland
Basin Spain
Skill 12 days
In this Field Course, you gain a solid
understanding of geologic concepts and
hands-on experience. Learn to recognize
and interpret tectonic structures,
sedimentary structures, sedimentary
facies, and syn-sedimentary structures.
Goals include creation of stratigraphic
logs, panoramas, cross sections, and a
simple geologic map plus interpretations
of a seismic line and the sedimentary
evolution of a basin.
COURSE CONTENT
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Formation of a foreland basin
n
Cross section of the Pyrenees, geo-
morphology with notion of mountain
chain and basin, and relationship with
geologic map
n
Syn-sedimentary structures, including
dynamics of sedimentary basin control
parameters of the sedimentary record,
and basin types
n
Study of a compressive front, includ-
ing morphology, geometry of layers
and structures, panorama technique,
relations with the geologic map, and
importance of decollements levels
n
Mapping of a compressive zone and
realization of a cross section
n
Well logging techniques
n
Sedimentology: Alluvial system, coastal
plain, coast, marine, and turbidites
n
Pyrenees profle and feld: Analysis of
a panorama
n
Sedimentary facies and basin synthesis
n
Sedimentary dynamics of a foreland
basin: Characteristic sedimentary
facies and realization of a synthetic
log at basin scale
n
Stratigraphic analysis including
stratigraphy, sedimentary architec-
ture, genetic units, correlation, and
seismic stratigraphy
n
Deformation and sedimentation
relationship with a syn-sedimentary
anticline and its effect on sedimenta-
tion and stratigraphy
n
Reservoir analog: Serraduy-Roda
sandstones, including location in the
basin, stratigraphic architecture of
the deposit, recognition of facies, and
reservoir implications
AUDIENCE
Geologists, geophysicists, and reservoir
engineers wanting increased exposure to
feld geology
PREREQUISITES

Reservoir Geology
Skill 5 days
Gain a working knowledge of the main
techniques geologists use to qualify and
quantify subsurface reservoir properties.
In this course, the focus is on both
conceptual understanding and practical
applications using hands-on exercises and
case histories. Understand the geologic
controls on reservoir properties, including
the fundamental principles of reservoir
rocks, fuids, and fuid movement in the
subsurface. Learn the main techniques
for developing oil and gas felds, including
conventional methods of determination
of net pay in the reservoir and improved
techniques using data from core, sidewall
core, cuttings, conventional plug measure-
ments, and capillary pressure tests.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Phases in feld history
n
Relationship between exploration and
production
n
Primary tasks of geologists
n
Tools and data used by development
geologists
n
Overview of reservoir description-
what is needed and when
n
Clastic reservoirs
n
n
Capillary pressure
n
Caprock, fault, and intraformational
seals
n
Pore-level reservoir properties
n
Recovery effciency and relative
permeability
n
Reserves and net pay
AUDIENCE
Engineers, geologists, petrophysicists,
and managers looking for a straightfor-
ward, intuitive presentation of principles
governing hydrocarbon accumulations
and the rock properties that control their
practical extraction
PREREQUISITES
Basic understanding of E&P processes
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GEOLOGY

Geostatistical Reservoir
Modeling
Advanced 5 days
In this modeling course-designed for an
understanding of integrated reservoir
studies from outcrop to fuid fow
simulator-you learn practical requirements
and workfows for modern 3D reservoir
characterization. Employ deterministic
and stochastic modeling to quantita-
tively integrate diverse data types, model
reservoir heterogeneity, assess model
uncertainty, and prepare the reservoir
model as input to a fow simulator. Learn
best practices for modeling and data
integration using modeling software.
Participate in an informal, interactive dis-
cussion of the agenda topics, illustrated
with case studies and demonstrations
using Petrel or equivalent software. In
some course venues, your work with the
modeling software is hands-on.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Introduction to geostatistical reservoir
modeling
n
Data quality control and data analysis
n
Concepts of spatial analysis and
modeling
n
Computer workshop
n
Kriging and collocated cokriging
n
Stochastic simulation and risk analysis
n
Preservation of reservoir heterogeneity
n
Structural modeling: Sequence
stratigraphy, seismic faults, and
horizons
n
3D property models (rock type,
porosity, permeability, and water
saturation) and 3D petrophysical
models
n
Upscaling for the fow simulator
AUDIENCE
Asset team members responsible for
development of reservoir models that use
geostatistical techniques
PREREQUISITES
Basic understanding of geologic
techniques and processes; structure and
sedimentation; and static and dynamic
reservoir modeling. Basic experience with
Petrel software

Geologic Assessment of
Reservoir Seals and Pay
Advanced 3 days
In this course, basic petrographic,
wireline, and capillary pressure data
are used to evaluate reservoir rock
quality, pay versus nonpay, expected
fuid saturations, seal capacity, depth of
reservoir fuid contacts, and transition
zone thickness. Study the use of two-way
capillary pressure analyses to approxi-
mate recovery effciency during primary
or secondary recovery. Gain hands-on
experience working with reservoir data in
four practical workshop exercises.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Introduction to evaluation of
reservoirs, seals, and pay
n
Fundamentals and uses of capillary
principles in reservoir evaluation
including free-water level, porous
plate, centrifuge, and mercury
injection techniques
n
Integration of petrophysical and
geochemical techniques to evaluate
seal potential
n
Basic principles of fault seal analysis
n
Seal evaluation in dynamic petroleum
systems: Examples from East Java
and Northwest Shelf, Australia
n
Effects of pore geometry on relative
permeability and capillary pressure
n
Methods to determine net pay
with data from core, sidewall core,
cuttings, and conventional plug
measurements in conjunction with
capillary pressure data
n
Prediction of recovery effciency,
calculation of recoverable reserves,
and evaluation of reservoir manage-
ment options
AUDIENCE
Exploration and development geologists
and reservoir engineers wanting to
increase knowledge on principles
governing hydrocarbon accumulations and
their practical applications
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of geologic and reservoir
fundamentals

Evaluation and Management
of Fractured Reservoirs
Advanced 5 days
From both an exploration and develop-
ment point of view, this course teaches
the evaluation of fractured petroleum
reservoirs. Acquire techniques that
employ outcrop and subsurface rock
data, petrophysical data, rock mechanic
principles, and reservoir performance
data. Learn how to control short-term
and long-term performance in fractured
reservoirs and the types of data neces-
sary to evaluate and manage them.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Workfows in a fractured reservoir,
from early analysis to detailed
reservoir modeling
n
Screening techniques to determine
natural fracture effects in new and
existing felds
n
Review of fracture system origin
n
Reservoir properties of the fracture
system
n
Interaction of fracture and matrix
porosities
n
Classifcation of fractured reservoirs
n
Acquisition and manipulation of
subsurface fracture data
n
Prediction of relative fracture
intensity by rock type and across a
structure in one reservoir unit
n
Measurement and application of in
situ reservoir stress states
n
Prediction and imaging of production
sweet spots
n
Determination of optimal well paths
n
Static conceptual fracture modeling
and preparation for stimulation
n
Production and development problems
by reservoir type
n
Considerations for designing depletion
scenarios
AUDIENCE
Geoscientists and reservoir engineers
wanting to understand how fractured
reservoirs differ from conventional
reservoirs and how to approach their
studies systematically, and personnel
working with fractured basement
reservoirs for groundwater and/or
geothermal resources
PREREQUISITES
Applied knowledge of reservoir geology or
reservoir engineering
Applied Structural
Geology in Hydrocarbons
System Analysis
Advanced 5 days
In this course, learn about the processes
for rock deformation and apply this knowl-
edge to improve your strategic exploration
planning and the interpretation of existing
data. Understand the impact of structural
geology in controlling subsurface fuid
fow and the standard techniques for
estimating the fow consequences of
deformation. Employ a new geomechanics
paradigm that focuses on key aspects of
deformation systems.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Relevance of structural geology and
rock mechanics
n
Rock mechanics and structural
geology
n
Textures of deformed rocks and
relationship to deformation
mechanisms
n
Deformation environments
n
Identifcation of geomechanical issues
n
Basin formation and geodynamics,
reservoir depletion
n
Common structural elements
n
Fault zones, fexural-slip folding, and
fracture processes
n
Role of basement and relationship to
sedimentary cover
n
Deformation in the hydrocarbon
system
n
Review of structural features on
seismic data: Interpretation pitfalls
and rules
AUDIENCE
E&P geoscientists and reservoir
engineers involved in subsurface
interpretation or planning
PREREQUISITES
Working knowledge of geosciences,
including geology, petrophysics, and
rock types
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GEOLOGY

GeoFrame Fundamentals
Foundation 2 days
:
From this course you gain the funda-
mentals needed to effciently manage
GeoFrame* projects and project data.
Learn to use the GeoFrame integrated res-
ervoir characterization system to describe
the subsurface precisely throughout your
E&P workfow. The course focus is on the
functionality common to all GeoFrame
applications.
COURSE CONTENT
n
GeoFrame data model concept and
how data relate to each other
n
Functionality: Create, edit, back up,
restore, and delete projects
n
Assignment of access rights to secure
specifc data types
n
Loading of project well data in several
formats
n
Tasks: Browse, list, fnd, edit, and
display various data types
n
Set match and merge rules
AUDIENCE
New users of GeoFrame software,
including database administrators and
application support staff, and develop-
ment and exploration geologists and
geophysicists
PREREQUISITES
None

GeoFrame CPS-3
Foundation 3 days
:
This course provides the fundamentals
you need to produce accurate reserves
maps using GeoFrame* CPS-3 mapping
software. Fully integrated with GeoFrame
Geology and Geophysics modules,
CPS-3 software provides accurate surface
mapping operations for all mapping
requirements.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Access well and seismic locations,
seismic interpretation, markers, zone
properties, grids, and other GeoFrame
data for mapping
n
Creation of contour maps and
manipulation of base map display
n
Creation of grid horizon and fault
surfaces using various algorithms
n
Use of gridding algorithms and how to
set parameters
n
Surface operations, z-feld arithmetic,
smoothing, and refnement
n
QC steps for structural volumetric
envelopes
n
Generation of property grids from well
zone data
n
Workfow for calculation of reservoir
volumetrics
n
Overview of GeoFrame Model Editor,
Map Editor, and Color Palette Editor
modules and CPS-3 macro language
AUDIENCE
Development and exploration geologists
and application support staff
PREREQUISITES
GeoFrame Fundamentals course

Petrel Fundamentals
Awareness 2 days
:
This course is the foundation for all other
Petrel* courses, teaching new users
how to get started with this versatile
software program. Instruction covers
the interface, visualization tools, and the
basic usage of this application. You are
guided from project setup to plotting of
the modeling results. Topics include data
import, visualization of wells and seismic
data, creation of surfaces and simple
grids, geometrical models, maps, and
intersections.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Petrel software introduction
n
Project setup, coordinates, and units
n
Data import
n
Interface and visualization
n
Making and editing surfaces
n
Making a simple grid
n
Geometrical modeling
n
Plotting
AUDIENCE
Development and exploration geologists,
geophysicists, geochemists, geoscien-
tists, petroleum engineers, and technical
IT personnel with no prior experience in
Petrel software
PREREQUISITES
General knowledge of petroleum geology
and geophysics or reservoir engineering,
as well as elemental software skills

Principles and Applications
Advanced 5 days
This workshop provides the fundamentals
and practical applications of sequence
stratigraphy you need for petroleum E&P
projects. Learn to recognize sequence
stratigraphic surfaces and system tracts
on well log cross sections, seismic lines,
and outcrop profles. Discussion includes
points of agreement and differences
of various sequence stratigraphic ap-
proaches (models), and guidelines for
a standardized workfow of sequence
stratigraphic analysis.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Historical development of sequence
stratigraphy
n
Stratigraphy types: Chronostratigraphy,
biostratigraphy, and event stratigraphy
n
Sequence stratigraphic analysis
methods using outcrop, core, well log,
and seismic data
n
Workfow for sequence stratigraphic
analysis
n
Fundamental sequence stratigraphy:
Depositional trends, stratal stacking
patterns and terminations, accom-
modation, relative sea-level changes,
forced and normal regressions, and
transgressions
n
Sequence stratigraphic surfaces,
maximum regressive surface, maxi-
mum fooding surface, transgressive
surface of erosion, fooding surface,
and drowning unconformity
n
System tracts, depositional
sequences, genetic stratigraphic
sequences, T-R sequences, and
standardization of sequence
stratigraphy
n
Applications to depositional systems:
Fluvial, coastal, shallow-water clas-
tic, deepwater clastic, and carbonate
systems; hierarchy of sequences; and
sequence boundaries
AUDIENCE
engineers responsible for applying
sequence and seismic stratigraphy to cor-
relation, facies analysis, and delineation
of stratigraphic traps
PREREQUISITES
geophysics
:
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GEOLOGY

Petrel Mapping and
Geologic Workfows
Foundation 2 days
:
In this course, you focus on standard
2D workfows related to geological
mapping. You study the different gridding
algorithms and when to use them. You
learn about creation of isochore maps
from well tops, isochore processing, and
surface operations. You gain exposure
to the 2D volume calculation workfow,
in addition to extraction and plotting of
maps from a 3D model.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Display and color management
n
Creating and editing surfaces
n
Gridding algorithms
n
Isochore modeling
n
Surface operations
n
Extracting information from an
existing 3D model
n
Plot setup and print options
AUDIENCE
Development and exploration geoscien-
personnel
PREREQUISITES
Petrel Geology course or similar
experience, and general knowledge of
petroleum geology

Foundation 3 days
:
Petrel* software offers various options
for well correlation. This course gives
a general overview of correlation and
introduces you to well data import
procedures with different formats
and the use of the Reference Project
tool. It focuses on setting well section
templates, and the value of sharing
templates between projects, wells, and
well section windows. Interpret and
edit stratigraphic and fault well tops
(markers) along well paths based on log
readings. Learn advanced discrete and
continuous log interpreting and editing
options based on existing logs. Apply the
different techniques in a typical working
order, from simple exploration wells to
production phase.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Project organization, including Studio
Favorites, Studio Find, and Studio
Annotate features
n
Import procedures for wells and logs,
including the Reference Project tool
n
Working and setting with well section
and templates
n
Seismic and 3D model backdrop
n
Continuous and discrete log
interpretation (manual, calculator,
and neural nets), and log edits
n
Well top interpretation and edits
n
Time-depth relationship
n
Creating point well data attributes
n
Plotting and presenting results in
different windows
n
Workfows for exploration, appraisal,
development, and production phases
AUDIENCE
tists and petroleum engineers
PREREQUISITES
Petrel Fundamentals course or equivalent
Petrel experience, and general knowledge
of petroleum geology

Petrel Geology
Foundation 3 days
:
The goal of this course is to teach you
to build a subsurface model in Petrel
software. You are guided through a
standard 3D modeling workfow including
fault building, gridding, and vertical layer-
ing. After the 3D grid is constructed, it is
populated with properties. You complete
the workfow cycle by calculating the
volume based on the created 3D grid.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Petrel* Studio
n
Editing input data
n
Stratigraphic modeling
n
3D grid construction
n
Pillar gridding
n
Making a horizon
n
Zones and layering
n
n
Upscaling well logs
n
Facies modeling
n
Petrophysical modeling
n
Making contacts
n
Volume calculations
AUDIENCE
geophysicists, geochemists, petroleum
engineers, managers, and technical
personnel with prior experience in Petrel
software.
PREREQUISITES
Petrel Fundamentals course or similar
Petrel experience, general knowledge of
petroleum geology and geophysics, as
well as elemental software skills

GeoFrame Geology Offce
Foundation 3 days
:
Learn to use GeoFrame* Geology Offce
geological workfow tools to harness
the power of the GeoFrame integrated
reservoir characterization system to
provide seamless interpretation.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Creation of maps in Basemap Plus
software, displaying wells and
seismic surveys, and generation of
reservoir zone property maps
n
Creation of log templates in the
WellComposite* application and
posting of log signatures with
Basemap Plus software
n
Use of WellComposite software to
create multiwell displays, including
log curves, markers, and lithology data
n
Use of WellPix* software to pick
geologic markers, faults, and zones
n
Use of ResSum reservoir zone
properties and thickness calculations
software
n
Creation of cross sections incorporating
enhanced composite displays
n
Integration of seismic trace and
interpretation data with geologic
data within the cross-section module,
in time and depth domains
n
Creation of facies zonation with
LithoQuickLook* software and
incorporation into composite displays
AUDIENCE
and geophysicists
PREREQUISITES
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GEOLOGY

Petrel Fracture Modeling
Skill 2 days
:
Gain an introduction to fracture model-
ing in relation to how it is used in Petrel*
software and the oil industry in general.
You learn to focus on which input data
are available and how they can be used
in the Petrel application. You study
various Petrel processes and their use in
viewing, quality checks, and manipula-
tion of the input fracture data. In the
Petrel application, fracture modeling is
split into two processes: generation of
a fracture network model and upscaling
the fracture attributes to generate
fracture porosity, permeability, and
sigma factor. Increase your understand-
ing of the fracture network model, which
consists of a discrete fracture network
and implicit fracture properties. Use
various geologic, structural, and seismic
fracture drivers for fracture intensity
description and ultimately combine
them using artifcial neural networks.
Discussion includes how output fracture
properties can be used for simulation.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Fracture theory
n
Point well data and image log import
and display
n
Creating tadpoles and rose diagrams
n
Stereonets, dip, azimuth; flters and
fracture sets
n
Generation of fracture intensity logs
and cumulative logs
n
Fracture density maps
n
Upscaling of well logs and 3D
modeling of intensity
n
Building stochastic fracture models
n
Fracture attribute generation
n
Upscaling fracture properties
n
Use of multiple fracture drivers
AUDIENCE
PREREQUISITES
Petrel Fundamentals course and Petrel
Geology course or similar experience in
Petrel software, and general knowledge
of petroleum geology and geophysics

Techlog Python
Foundation 2 days
:
This course is designed to introduce users
to programming basic and advanced
scripts in the Techlog* software. Learn
how to create, edit, open, and run scripts
in a Techlog workfow. Topics include
Python syntax and programming skills,
Python and Techlog modules (libraries),
and advanced scripting including reading
and writing and creating Techlog modules.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Introduction to Python Scripting

History and concept

Python programming inside
Techlog software
n
Introduction to the Python editor

Opening and running scripts

Programming basics

Python syntax and coding rules
n
Application workfow interface for
Python platform

Running your own equations in a
multiwell and multizone environment
n
Python modules

Data QC and harmonization, fle
import (Techlog database)

Custom plots (Techlog plot)

Mathematical and scientifc tools
(NumPy and SciPy packages)
n
Advanced scripting

Introduction to advanced basics
such as multidimensional lists
and dictionaries

Introduction to oriented object
programming
n
Reading and writing fles

Text, CSV, and Excel fles

Importing and loading data from
Excel fles

Reporting
n
Creating modules and custom libraries
AUDIENCE
Software developers or geoscientists
with basic programming skills interested
in a general understanding of Python
scripting in the Techlog software
PREREQUISITES
Techlog Fundamentals course

Techlog Fundamentals
Foundation 5 days
:
The Techlog interactive suite brings
all your petrophysical and geological
data together. Learn the fundamentals
of this application and its base
modules Techplot, Techdata, and Quanti.
Understand the use of the data model
within the Techlog application and the
foundation utilities for loading, unloading,
manipulating, and displaying data in the
system, including core and images. Topics
include deterministic calculations and the
principles behind the application workfow
interface for single- and multiwell use.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Techlog interface and data structure
n
Data management and QC techniques
n
Multiwell management
n
Basic plotting tools
n
Workfows for deterministic evalua-
tion using Quanti module
n
User-defned programming language
n
Advanced Techlog modules
AUDIENCE
Development and exploration log analysts
and petrophysicists, geologists, petroleum
personnel with no prior experience using
Techlog software
PREREQUISITES
None

PetroMod Introduction
1D, 2D, and 3D
Foundation 5 days
:
This course is structured to provide the
fundamentals on PetroMod software,
which combines seismic information,
well data, and geologic knowledge to
model the evolution of a sedimentary
basin. Understand how the software
predicts whether and how a reservoir
has been charged with hydrocarbons,
including source and timing, migration
routes, quantities, and fuid type in the
subsurface or at surface conditions.
Gain a comprehensive overview of the
1D, 2D, and 3D basic workfows in basin
modeling.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Introduction to petroleum systems
modeling
n
Structural and geochemical features
of a petroleum system model
n
1D Workfow

Input data and boundary conditions

Calibration data using the Well
Editor and calibrating models

Creating and editing lithologies

Special tools such as intrusion
and fracturing
n
2D Workfow

Building a 2D model based on
cross sections

Creating and editing horizons
and faults

Assigning properties: Lithofacies,
organofacies, geologic ages, QC,
and pitfalls

Running the simulator

Analyzing results (output modules)
and extracting data
n
3D Workfow

Constructing 3D models from maps

Editing horizons and faults

Assigning properties and geologic
ages, QC, and pitfalls

Running the simulator

Analyzing results (output modules)
and calibrating results
AUDIENCE
Geologists, geophysicists, and
geochemists with little or no prior
experience in PetroMod software
PREREQUISITES
None
:
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GEOLOGY

Petrel Property Modeling
Skill 3 days
:
Structured for users with fundamental
Petrel* modeling skills, this course covers
basic geostatistics, data preparation,
data analysis, facies, and petrophysical
modeling. Learn different ways to
create property models and how to
condition models to existing models and
secondary data. Understand the concepts,
algorithms, and software functionalities
in property modeling.
The frst half of the course focuses on
basic geostatistical concepts such as
variograms, kriging and Gaussian simula-
tion, and testing of both methods to fnd
their benefts and limitations. Premodeling
processes such as well data preparation,
data analysis, and log upscaling are also
covered.
The second half of the course focuses on
facies and petrophysical modeling using
stochastic methods. Data analysis and
the use of existing models and secondary
data are demonstrated as key issues in the
modeling sequence to guide the result.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Geostatistics fundamentals
n
Data preparation, including well
log calculations and upscaling for
discrete and continuous data
n
Facies modeling
n
Data analysis
n
Sequential indicator simulation
n
Object-based facies modeling
n
Truncated Gaussian simulation
n
n
Data analysis
n
Sequential Gaussian simulation
n
Gaussian random function simulation
n
Modeling using secondary data
AUDIENCE
Exploration, development, and production
geologists; petrophysicists; and reservoir
engineers wanting to understand more
about property modeling
PREREQUISITES
Petrel software, and general knowledge of
petroleum geology

Petrel Play to
Prospect Risk
Skill 2 days
:
This course covers play chance determina-
tion, lead identifcation, and prospect
assessment using Petrel* software and
Petroleum Systems Quick Look and Play
to Prospect Risk tools. Learn to build play
fairway maps for trap, reservoir, charge,
and seal; transform them into play chance
maps; and create probabilistic volumetric
and chance of success prospect assess-
ments. Instruction includes how to keep
a play and prospect evaluation updated
with new information.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Create reservoir property maps with
well calibration
n
Create seal capacity maps
n
Defne trap presence maps and
trap sizing
n
Defne charge generation masses
n
Create Play Chance maps for charge
generation and timing
n
Charge generation versus trap timing
relationship
n
Simulate hydrocarbon fow paths
n
Evaluate migration in vertical and
faulted scenarios
n
Transform property maps into
Play Chance
n
Assess prospect for reserves, chance
of success, and economics
AUDIENCE
Geologists, exploration geoscientists, and
technical personnel
PREREQUISITES
Experience with Petrel software and
surface-polygon operations
n
Pressure boundary condition controls
and aquifer fow
n
Gridding, sampling, and area of
interest controls
n
Simulator options
n
Modeling petroleum migration
n
Pressure modeling approaches
n
Combinations of simulation and
migration modeling methods
n
Seal leakage and breakthrough, and
hydrocarbon column heights
n
Multiphase and multicomponent
modeling methods
n
Interpretation and analysis of
modeling results
n
Map viewers and 1D, 2D, and 3D data
exchange
n
Exporting data and images
n
Risk and uncertainty analyses
AUDIENCE
geochemists working in PetroMod
software
PREREQUISITES
PetroMod Introduction 1D, 2D, and 3D
course, and experience using PetroMod
software
Skill 5 days
:
In this course featuring PetroMod*
petroleum systems modeling, you
construct complex geological models,
control the processing of the models,
learn the options and tools for petroleum
migration modeling, and interpret and
analyze the results. Through lectures
and hands-on exercises, you alternate
between 1D, 2D, and 3D modeling, which
makes use of all packages.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Modeling petroleum systems
n
Gridding and regridding options
n
Editing and correcting maps prior to
model building
n
Defning uplift and erosion using maps
n
Identifying facies changes, importing
facies maps, and using images to
create facies maps
n
Incorporating high-resolution facies
distributions based on seismic data
n
Local grid refnement for viewing lo-
cally defned, high-resolution models
within a larger PetroMod model
n
Fault handling, including property
changes
n
Control of salt and mobile shale move-
ments with pillowing, penetration,
and paleogeometry tools
n
Modeling igneous intrusions
n
Structural modeling packages
n
Controlling petroleum systems models
n
Thermal boundary conditions and
geometric boundary conditions
:
PetroMod Advanced Topics 1D, 2D, and 3D
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GEOLOGY
PetroMod Petroleum Resource As-
sessments with Special Reference
to Petroleum Systems Modeling
Skill 3 days
:
Improve your understanding of advanced
methods for assessment of petroleum
resources.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Defnitions and rationale for
petroleum resource assessments
n
Methods for petroleum resource
assessments
n
Conventional and unconventional
n
Advanced petroleum system modeling
methods
n
Applications and case histories of
petroleum systems modeling for
n
Technical requirements for petroleum
resource assessments using
petroleum systems modeling
n
Data requirements and workfows
for resource assessments using
petroleum systems modeling
n
Current and future state of petroleum
systems modeling and its ramifca-
tions for both conventional and
unconventional hydrocarbon resource
assessments
AUDIENCE
Geoscientists involved in basin-scale to
country-scale petroleum resource assess-
ments and improved quantifcations of
undiscovered hydrocarbons
PREREQUISITES
None
PetroMod Petroleum
Systems Modeling
for Shale Plays
Skill 5 days
:
Based on the use of PetroMod* software,
this course presents the tools and
workfows used in the exploration for a
shale gas system. Learn use of PetroMod
software in hands-on exercises.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Global review of shale gas exploration
n
Shale gas: Reservoir and charge,
characterization, properties, and
challenges
n
PetroMod mapping of facies, total
organic content, and hydrogen index
n
Shale gas charge, trap and seal,
Langmuir adsorption, principles
n
Theoretical aspects of geomechanics
(hands-on exercises)
n
Geomechanics for shale gas with
full petroleum system assessment
individual basin exercise
n
Field example of Latin America
exploration
AUDIENCE
Unconventional gas exploration
geologists, basin and petroleum
systems modelers, and geomechanics
and geochemical experts
PREREQUISITES
Introduction to PetroMod course
(within last 2 years)

Petrel Workfow Editor and
Skill 2 days
:
The goal of this course is twofold, to
provide insight into the Workfow Editor
and the uncertainty and optimization
process. Learn how to create your
own workfows for batch processing
and operations, in addition to setting
up, editing, and repeating processes
with new data for a complete reservoir
modeling workfow. Become familiar
with sensitivities and uncertainties of a
base case volumetric reservoir model.
Discussions include structural uncertain-
ties related to surfaces and velocities, as
well as stochastic parameters related to
fuid contacts, facies, and petrophysical
uncertainties.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Workfow Editor interface and logic
n
Running predefned workfows
n
Creating user-defned workfows
n
Updating 3D models with new
input data
n
Uncertainty and optimization process
n
Sensitivity and uncertainty
analysis setup
n
Structural uncertainty
n
Fluid contact uncertainty
n
Property uncertainty
AUDIENCE
Geoscientists, petroleum engineers,
managers, and technical personnel with
prior experience in Petrel software
PREREQUISITES
Petrel Fundamentals course and
Petrel Geology course or similar Petrel
petroleum geology

Petrel Structural Modeling
Skill 3 days
:
This course covers the different Petrel*
approaches to building models that
capture geologically complex regions
and the steps for robust QC. Learn how
to build advanced structural models
with complex and reverse faults and
truncations. Demonstrations include
a combination of the standard pillar
gridding approach to 3D grid construction
with fault modeling plus the structural
framework approach. Understand how to
use these processes for fault modeling
while interpreting seismic data, and learn
to build a 3D grid with faults.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Preprocessing input data
n
Corner point gridding approach
n
Fault modeling including lateral and
vertical truncations
n
Pillar gridding
n
Making horizons
n
Editing 3D grid and horizon fault lines
n
Structural framework approach
n
Geometry defnition
n
Fault framework modeling
n
Horizon modeling
n
Modeling while interpreting
n
Stair-step faults and listric faults
n
Salt modeling methods
AUDIENCE
geophysicists, geochemists, and technical
personnel with prior experience in Petrel
software
PREREQUISITES
Geology course, or similar experience in
petroleum geology and geophysics
:
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GEOLOGY

Techlog Formation
Evaluation
Skill 5 days
:
Explore the use of Techlog* base modules:
Techplot, Techdata, Quanti, and Quanti.min.
In this class, you achieve a good foundation
in the data model within the Techlog
application and the foundation utilities
for loading, unloading, manipulating, and
displaying data in the system, including
core and images. Increase your knowl-
edge of deterministic calculations and the
Study multiple log and component
inversion techniques, thin-bed analysis,
and integration of different types of data
to enhance the interpretation process.
Understand how to perform day-to-day
tasks within the Techlog suite and learn
advanced techniques for improving the
analysis results.
COURSE CONTENT
n
n
Data management and QC
n
n
n
tion using Quanti modules
n
n
Thin-bed analysis techniques
n
Multiple-component inversion
AUDIENCE
and petrophysicists
PREREQUISITES
PetroMod Structural
Analysis for Petroleum
Systems Modeling
Skill 3 days
:
Sediment space is primarily created
by structurally and thermally induced
subsidence. The structural evolution of
sedimentary basins controls sediment
deposition and forms structural traps
and pathways for hydrocarbons. In this
course, you learn how the timing of
structural activity affects petroleum
system development. You study complex
tectonic development in salt basins:
unique physical properties and a strong
infuence on depocenter distribution make
it necessary to understand the dynamics
of salt movement. You populate a
petroleum systems model by understand-
ing the structural evolution of the basin to
quantify paleoheat fow and paleowater
depth and defne interpolations of
facies distributions and fault properties
for migration. You understand that in
areas of strong compressional tectonic
deformation, as in fold and thrust belts
or toe-thrust regions of passive margins,
defnition of paleogeometries is necessary
to understand the maturity and migration
pathways of the petroleum system.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Updates to the petroleum systems
model in structural basin analysis
n
Implementation of structural
information
n
Integration of structural information
with a petroleum systems numerical
model: Pitfalls and limitations
AUDIENCE
geochemists
PREREQUISITES
PetroMod* Introduction1D, 2D, 3D
software
PetroMod Quantifcation of
Uncertainty Analyses in
Petroleum Systems Modeling
Skill 2 days
:
Expand your expertise in uncertainty
analyses with the PetroRisk* risk manage-
ment system module. Discussion includes
statistics, uncertainty analysis in
model building, and model calibration. Use
theory and practical exercises to evaluate
the impact of uncertainties in input data
on individual models and to understand
dependencies and correlations between
geological processes and model
uncertainties.
COURSE CONTENT
n
PetroRisk user interface
n
Importing and editing
input uncertainties
n
Performing statistics runs and
evaluating output results
n
Populating the model with risk points
for which output results are stored
n
Risk data analysis using 1D, 2D, and
3D Viewer
n
Calibrating model to ft
measured values
n
Developing workfows for risking and
calibrating a model
AUDIENCE
geochemists
PREREQUISITES
PetroMod* Introduction1D, 2D, and 3D
software
PetroMod Pressure
Calibration in Petroleum
Systems Modeling
Skill 3 days
:
Pore pressures in the subsurface are
critical at all stages of hydrocarbon E&P.
During the evolution of a sedimentary
basin, pressure conditions infuence
source rock maturation, migration paths,
reservoir porosity and permeability,
seal capacities, and the prediction of
hydrocarbon reserves. Understanding
the risk of high overpressures is key to
ensuring a successful well design when
predrilling a prospect.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Theory of overpressure development
in sedimentary basins
n
Calibration of a 3D petroleum systems
model for porosity and pore pressure
n
Predictions about undrilled parts of
the model area once the model has
been calibrated against present-day
measured porosity and pore pressure
values
n
Perform PVT-controlled fuid fow
simulations to predict accumulated
hydrocarbon compositions and
properties (API, GOR)
n
Employ model-building skills to
improve your models and their
predictive potential
AUDIENCE
geochemists
PREREQUISITES
PetroMod* Introduction: 1D, 2D, & 3D
software
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GEOLOGY

Facies Classifcation
Advanced 2 days
:
You perform quick and detailed lithology
estimations with the GeoFrame* Litho
ToolKit complete collection of lithofacies
tools and analysis techniques. Learn the
various techniques that can be used to
generate lithofacies.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Deterministic methods using multiwell,
multicurve GeoFrame LithoQuickLook*
software
n
Estimation of missing log curves using
neural network techniques
n
Creation of multiwell facies logs using
any log data as input
n
Application of cutoffs on multiple
curves
n
Artifcial neural networks (supervised
and unsupervised neural network) for
generating facies logs
n
Multidimensional histograms
n
Clustering methods
AUDIENCE
PREREQUISITES
n
Mechanics and internal operation of
convergent gridding algorithm
n
Mathematics and mechanics of
integral algorithms
n
Computation and display of grid errors
for data point values
n
Incorporation of GIF and TIF images
n
Table lookup feature
n
Fault surfaces, fault traces, and blank
and fll polygons
n
Zone averages and interaction of
CPS-3 software with ResSum*
software for properties and thickness
calculations
n
IESX* seismic interpretation
software, GeoFrame Basemap*
software, and their interaction with
CPS-3 software
n
InDepth velocity analysis and
depth conversion software and its
interaction with CPS-3 software
AUDIENCE
PREREQUISITES
Familiarity with CPS-3 basic operations
and menus

Advanced 3 days
:
Enhance your understanding of the
CPS-3* mapping and surface modeling
software tool kit a set of mapping
and modeling functions that enable you
to create many combinations of useful
workfows.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Functionality of CPS-3 application
n
Gridding operations
n
Algorithms
n
Mapping and modeling techniques
n
Integration of CPS-3 software with
GeoFrame applications
n
Organization of internal data into
coordinate systems
n
Transforming CPS-3 data from one
coordinate system to another
n
Import and export of data
n
Use of rotated grids
n
Single and dual-surface, arithmetic
operations, and logical operations
n
Simple macros
n
Edit and generalization of
simple macros
n
Results and difference of
gridding algorithms
Techlog Formation
Evaluation with
Quanti.Elan
Skill 2 days
:
This course introduces experienced log
interpreters to building log interpretation
models and generating solutions with the
Quanti.Elan solver of Techlog*.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Load and quality control data
(from DLIS or LAS fles)
n
Pre-computation estimation of critical
parameters for interpretations includ-
ing mineral, rock and fuid endpoints
n
Log response equations with
emphasis on neutron porosity and
resistivity-based saturation equations
n
Initialization and construction of
formation evaluation models
n
Zoning and classifcation groups
n
Combining formation evaluation models
n
Post processing
n
Customization with Python
AUDIENCE
petrophysicists, and reservoir engineers
PREREQUISITES
Techlog Fundamentals course and
formation evaluation experience using
Techlog software.
GeoFrame CPS-3 Advanced Mapping and Volumetrics
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Techlog Advanced
Analysis
Advanced 5 days
:
In this course, you focus on using the
Techlog* software interpretation and pro-
cessing capabilities for the management
of wellbore image data, pressure data,
core data, and special core data. Learn
interpretation workfows for analysis of
these data as well as specialized tasks
such as facies and rock type detection and
propagation. Enhance your understanding
of multiwell and multiuser aspects, and
advanced processing and analysis within
the Techlog application.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Core data: Loading, shifting, correcting
for stress, and clay closure
n
Core data: Upscaling, rock typing, and
special core analysis with capillary
pressure data
n
Saturation-height models in core and
log domains
n
Pressure data
n
Managing and resolving contacts
across multiple initiation regions
n
Image data-processing, manipulating,
displaying, picking and classifying dips
n
n
AUDIENCE
personnel
PREREQUISITES

Petrel Multipoint and
Conditional Facies Modeling
Advanced 2 days
:
This course focuses on facies modeling,
the main method for guiding petrophysical
models. Material includes demonstrations
of pixel- and object-based models and
studies of complex hierarchical models
that combine multiple methods. Emphasis
is on advanced property modeling tools
such as the multipoint geostatistics
process. Discussions include the theory
behind this process, covering how to cre-
ate good training images, incorporate soft
probability data, vary direction, and scale
in the fnal simulation model. In addition,
you learn about the geobody modeling
tool for extracting seismic bodies and
using them directly as hard data in the
modeling process.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Geostatistics overview
n
Facies modeling methods with
classical geostatistics
n
Pixel-based facies modeling methods
n
Object-based facies modeling methods
n
Conditioning and combining modeling
methods
n
Neural net learning systems
n
Multipoint statistics (MPS) theory
n
Region properties
n
Conditioning and scaling MPS models
n
Making and using seismic geobodies
n
Multipoint facies simulation
n
Optional: Conditioned petrophysical
modeling
AUDIENCE
Geoscientists with demonstrated
experience in property modeling in Petrel
software
PREREQUISITES
Petrel* Fundamentals course and Petrel
Property Modeling course, practical Petrel
experience, and knowledge of petroleum
geology

Prediction of hydrocarbon column
heights using capillary seals

Integration of geometric and
property uncertainties in analyses
n
Development

Fault seal mapping

Fault communication mapping

Geomodel analysis tools for QA

Fault and grid geometric analysis

Fault throw and displacement
analysis, including profles and
cumulative frequency plots

Susceptibility to failure of faults

Fault property predictions, calcula-
tions, and fltering

Reservoir juxtaposition analysis

Fault plane maps

Fault transmissibility multiplier
computations

Geologic tuning of transmissibility
multipliers

Uncertainty incorporation of
fault geometries and properties
in workfow
AUDIENCE
geophysicists, geomechanics, and
reservoir engineers
PREREQUISITES
of structural geology, reservoir engineering,
and geophysics
Advanced 4 days
:
This new Petrel* module, developed
by the Rock Deformation Research
group, provides a broad suite of tools
for all aspects of visualizing, mapping,
modeling, and analyzing faults in the
Petrel workfow. Learn new ways to
integrate fault geologic information into
the reservoir simulation process.
Examples show the impact of fault
integration into simulation models on
prospect evaluations, volumes, and
simulation responses. The course
highlights critical risk factors that infu-
ence the analysis of prospects and feld
development programs and the workfows
to capture the likely structural nature of
the prospect or feld and to understand
the implications.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Exploration

New methods for fault identifcation
and mapping

Property predictions and analysis
for Petrel structural framework
modeling

Fault dip and dip direction: Mapping
seismic onto faults and juxtaposi-
tion analysis

Tools for data cleanup for
prospect creation and preparation
for geomodeling

Streamlining the seismic
interpretation process with
structural sense checks

Creating trap maps and
trap analyses

Fault juxtaposition mapping

Fault geometry and property
analysis
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Petrel Introduction to Structural & Fault
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Techlog Core Data
Advanced 4 days
:
This course focuses on the management
of all types of core data within the
Techlog* suite. Learn the interpretation
workfows for analysis of these data,
including facies detection and propaga-
tion, and explore the use of special core
data in saturation-height modeling.
COURSE CONTENT
n
n
pressure data
n
log domains
n
Neural network techniques for facies
determination
AUDIENCE
PREREQUISITES

Techlog for Geologists
Advanced 5 days
:
In this course, you learn advanced
interpretation and processing capabilities
with a focus on the management of
wellbore image data and the performance
of interpretation workfows for analysis
of these data. Topics include facies
typing using neural network methods,
multiwell plotting, cross section building,
and mapping in the Techlog* application.
Learn to use Techlog geologic tools to
achieve effcient data integration.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Loading, processing, and manipulating
image data and core photos
n
Picking dips and facies
n
Interpreting dips and facies
n
prediction
n
Zone editing for feld maps, kriging,
and multiwell cross sections
AUDIENCE
PREREQUISITES

Techlog Fluid
Contact Analysis
Advanced 4 days
:
In this course, you learn about advanced
of Techlog* software that can be used to
manage core data, special data, and the
performance of interpretation workfows for
analysis of these data. Understand how to
make use of special core data in saturation-
height modeling and pressure data obtained
by wireline or LWD technology. Learn new
tools for managing and resolving fuid
contacts within complex compartmentalized
reservoirs and advanced interpretation and
data handling of core and pressure data to
resolve complex fuid contacts.
COURSE CONTENT
n
n
pressure data
n
log domains
n
Pressure data
n
AUDIENCE
with prior formation evaluation experience
using Techlog software
PREREQUISITES

Techlog Borehole
Advanced 3 days
:
for the management of wellbore image
data and the performance of interpreta-
tion workfows for data analysis. You
gain a full range of skills to manipulate,
process, and use all kinds of borehole
image data within the Techlog suite.
COURSE CONTENT
n
n
n
AUDIENCE
and petrophysicists involved in wellbore
image data processing and interpretation
PREREQUISITES
Techlog* Fundamentals course
:
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Play to Prospect Methods and Workfow

Economics of Petroleum Exploration

Global Tectonics and Geological Prospecting Tools for Exploration

Introduction to the Geologic Interpretation of Seismic Profles

Petrel Play to Prospect Risk

Petroleum System Analysis

Petroleum Systems and Exploration/Development Geochemistry

Petromod Petroleum Resource Assessments
From play to prospect, NExT delivers the technical and software worklfows that enhance your geological
interpretation skills. NExT Exploration courses provide the skill you need to understand the impact of
petroleum systems on your evaluation of a play or prospect.
Strengthen Your Interpretation Skills
Creating advantage
Enabling innovation
n
Faster development
n
Immediate deployment of new science
n
Seamless integration of your intellectual property
into the Petrel workflows
Foundation 5 days
In this course, through a series of modules
and labs, you learn to extend the features
of Petrel E&P platform and build software
using the Ocean software development
framework through a set of application
programming interfaces (APIs). Ocean
software development kit (SDK) enables
users to add functionality, new workfows,
new user interfaces, custom objects, etc.
to the Petrel software.
Ocean framework and the MSDN

environment: The Ocean API is written in
the C# language, the language of choice
for .NET development, which combines
popular features from the Java

language
and the effciency of the .NET runtime
language interpreter.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Ocean overview, architecture, and
roadmap
n
Ocean Core and Services

Module

Process and workstep

Petrel unit system
n
Data access and data model

Data browsing

Seismic data and interpretation

Well and geology
Open Inventor .NET:
3D Visualization for
Ocean SDK
Skill 3 days
This course, taught by an expert in
Open Inventor

from VSG, is structured
for programmers developing plug-ins
for Petrel software. It introduces you to
advanced techniques for rendering custom
domain objects using the Ocean software
development kit. Demonstrations of VSG
tools help you develop 3D scene graphs.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Scene creation and interaction
n
Debugging a 3D scene
n
Actions
n
Sensors
n
Performance tuning
n
Custom visualization
n
Extensions
AUDIENCE
Programmers familiar with the Ocean
software development kit who are writing
plug-ins for Petrel software
PREREQUISITES
Ocean Software Development Kit
Fundamentals course (mandatory)

Attributes

Shapes

Pillar grid

Simulation results
n
User interface

Infrastructure

Menus

Windows

Trees

Settings

Domain object customization
n
Visualization

Custom renderers

Interaction
n
Deployment
AUDIENCE
Software developers and geoscientists
wanting a general understanding of Ocean
software development framework for
Petrel platform
PREREQUISITES
Knowledge of Petrel workfow tools, the
Microsoft Windows

and Visual Studio

environments, good understanding of OOP/
OOD concepts, programming experience
with .NET and C#
Ocean Software Development Kit 2011.1
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GEOPHYSICS
Techlog Advanced Analysis
:
Advanced
Foundation
Skill
Awareness
Geophysical Acquisition
and Processing
Structural and
Stratigraphic Interpretation
Quantitative Seismic
Methods
Geophysics Software
GeoFrame Synthetics
Advanced Seismic Interpretation
Petrel Play to
Prospect Identification
Seismic Geomechanics
Seismic Attribute and
Image Interpretation with
Petrel Software
GeoFrame GeoViz Advanced
Seismic Interpretation and
Visualization Techniques
GeoFrame CPS-3 Advanced
Mapping and Volumetrics
Petrel Workflow Editor
and Uncertainty Analysis
Seismic Petrophysics
Introduction to Geologic
Interpretation of Seismic Profiles
Seismic Data Acquisition
and Processing
Petrel Velocity Modeling AVO and Seismic Inversion Deepwater Seismic Interpretation
Seismic Processing
for Interpreters and Others
GeoFrame IESX
Gathers Seismic Workflow
Seismic Attributes and
AVO Analysis
Seismic Interpretation
Mapping with Petrel Software
Borehole Seismic
GeoFrame GeoViz Seismic
Interpretation and Visualization
Techniques Fundamentals
Seismic Analysis of
Carbonate Reservoirs
Seismic Stratigraphy
GeoFrame InDepth
Practical Depth Conversion
for Seismic Interpreters
Studio for Petrel
Basic Data Management
Seismic Structural
Interpretation
GeoFrame Charisma
Non-Seismic Methods
GeoFrame Seismic
Attribute ToolKit Workflow
Fundamentals of Seismic Data Acquisition, Processing, and Interpretation
GeoFrame IESX
GeoFrame CPS-3
Petrel Geophysics
Petrel Fundamentals
Introduction to Geophysics
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Introduction to Geophysics
Awareness 4 days
This course introduces you to the funda-
mentals and principles of value-added
geophysical and seismic applications in
exploration, feld appraisal, and reservoir
management. You gain a practical
understanding of seismic acquisition,
processing, imaging, interpretation, and
extraction of geologic and petrophysical
information. You learn the practical
issues and pitfalls that affect the use of
seismic data in E&P workfows through
data examples, exercises, and workshops.
Examples demonstrate the practical
aspects of seismic interpretation involving
seismic structural mapping, stratigraphic
analysis, and amplitude methods.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Role of geophysics in E&P
n
Overview of nonseismic geophysical
techniques
n
Wave propagation
n
Refection principles and resolution
n
Signal analysis, geometry, and
positioning
n
Acquisition and processing principles
n
3D survey design
n
Acquisition implementation and
operations
n
Seismic processing principles and
workfows
n
Prestack analysis and signal
corrections
n
Velocity analysis, static corrections,
and migration and imaging
n
Seismic interpretation, including trap
defnition, structural mapping, and
seismic stratigraphic interpretation
n
Inversion and attributes
n
Amplitude versus offset
n
Multicomponent (4C)
n
Time-lapse (4D) seismic data
n
Borehole seismic data
n
Role of geophysics in integrated
reservoir studies
AUDIENCE
understand the principles of geophysics
PREREQUISITES
None

Non-seismic Methods
Foundation 5 days
Nonseismic data can enhance and
expand your seismic interpretation. This
course introduces you to the nonseismic
tools that indicate hydrocarbons and
explains their integration into your
existing reservoir characterization. Learn
which nonseismic data to acquire, and
when, to best augment your seismic
data. Complete hands-on exercises and
explore recent case studies that highlight
the use of nonseismic data to refne the
understanding of subsurface discoveries.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Fundamentals of gravity and magnetic
methods
n
Gravity
n
Gravity resolution (land, sea, and air)
n
4D gravity
n
Gravity gradiometer versus gravity
n
Magnetics
n
Magnetics resolution
n
Gravity and magnetic signatures
n
Gravity and magnetic modeling
n
Fundamentals of electrical and
electromagnetic (EM) methods
n
Electrical felds in the subsurface: DC
and AC resistivity
n
EM: Is it diffusion or propagation?
n
Active-source EM: Marine controlled-
source EM (CSEM)
n
Shallow water, volcanic sills, and
hydrates
n
CSEM screening criteria
n
Active-source EM: Land magnetotel-
lurics (MT)
n
Passive-source EM: MT
n
Integrated interpretation of seismic
and nonseismic data
n
Sequential and joint inversions
n
Inversion with gradient constraints
n
MT feasibility study in Gulf of Mexico
n
Case studies: Girasol, Troll, Borneo,
Brazil, Egypt, Nigeria, and Gulf of
Mexico
AUDIENCE
Geoscientists involved in planning acquisi-
tion of multiple geophysical data types
and interpreters responsible for combining
nonseismic and seismic data
PREREQUISITES
Awareness of exploration and appraisal
phases; knowledge of seismic acquisition,
processing, and interpretation
n
Data processing fows
n
corrections
n
Sorting, gain, phase, deconvolution,
velocity fltering, multiple attenuation
n
Velocity, velocity analysis, and statics
n
Field statics and weathering
corrections
n
Short period versus long period
n
Refraction- and refection-based
statics
n
Time migration, prestack migration,
and depth migration
n
Prestack depth workfow
n
Velocity model building and iteration
n
Processing pitfalls and QA
n
Interpretation methods: Structural
mapping, stratigraphic and ampli-
tude- attribute, seismic inversion, and
wavelet processing
n
AVO principles
n
Rock physics
n
Attributes: Frequency and phase
n
Coherency
n
Multicomponent methods
n
Time-lapse (4D) techniques
n
Subsurface integration for reservoir
characterization
AUDIENCE
Entry-level geophysicists, geologists,
and engineers looking for an overview of
seismic techniques
PREREQUISITES
Understanding of basic reservoir geology
Foundation 5 days
This course encompasses the
fundamentals of seismic data acquisition
processing, and interpretation. Learn the
principles that form the basis for value-
added seismic applications in exploration,
feld appraisal, and reservoir manage-
ment. Gain a practical understanding
of seismic data acquisition, processing,
imaging, interpretation and extraction of
geological and petrophysical information.
Through data examples, exercises, and
workshops, learn the key concepts,
practical issues, and pitfalls that affect
the application of seismic data and
information in E&P workfows. Examples
for practical aspects of seismic interpreta-
tion cover mapping, stratigraphic analysis,
and amplitude methods.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Role of seismic data in reservoir life
cycle: Seismic acquisition methods
n
Seismic wave propagation
n
Principles, ray and wave fronts,
Snells law, refection, refraction and
critical angle, amplitude behavior
n
Seismic refection principles
n
Acoustic impedance, seismic
resolution, factors affecting wave
propagation
n
Signal-processing tools
n
Effects of acquisition on interpreta-
tion, spatial sampling, and aliasing
n
Noise types: How to attenuate noise
in the feld
n
3D survey parameters and design
n
Acquisition systems and operations
n
Special issues and techniques
Fundamentals of Seismic Data Acquisition,
Processing, and Interpretation
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GEOPHYSICS
Introduction to
Geologic Interpretation of
Seismic Profles
Skill 5 days
The objective of this practical, completely
workshop-based course is a thorough
understanding of the fundamentals of
geologic interpretation of seismic profles.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Interpretation of refection seismic
profles

Evolution, geologic seismic
interpretation, geophysical
datasets

Interpretation fundamentals:
Stratigraphy, structure, restoration,
models
n
Mesoscal geologic models

Extensional margins, compressional,
combinations (Borneo dataset)
n
Normal faulting

Basement (Nevada, Newark,
African Rift)

Transform faults (Rio Grande Rift,
southeastern Australia)

Half grabens (Shetland, Dongpu)

Half graben inversions
(North Sea, Indonesia)

Baltimore Canyon, Tarfaya, Gulf
of Mexico, Angola, Brazil, Iran,
and Aquitaine
n
Classic models (Melville Island,
Sichuan)
n
Foredeep basins: Stratigraphy
(Alaska, Alberta) and structural (Po
Plain)
n
Folded belts: With and without
basement (Wind Riverand Casper)
n
Triangle zones (Morocco, Andes,
Dagestan)
n
Gravitational (Angola, Gulf of Mexico,
Nigeria)
n
Orogenic foat: Western North
America, northern South America
AUDIENCE
Interpretation geophysicists and
geologists
PREREQUISITES
Basic understanding of geophysical
principles

Borehole Seismic
Skill 5 days
An introduction to the theory and
fundamentals of borehole seismic (BHS),
this course covers principles of acquisition
and processing, and the applications of
borehole seismic data. Discussions include
the latest advances in technologies and
practices for the acquisition, processing,
and use of borehole seismic data.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Geophysical principles: Seismic
method and response, refection and
refraction, velocity-seismogram,
borehole versus surface seismic,
borehole seismic types
n
Sources and Tools: Impulsive
(air guns);
n
on-impulsive (vibros); borehole
seismic tools, classifcations, and
characteristics; Combinable Seismic
Imager (CSI); Versatile Seismic
Imager (VSI)
n
Check-shot, Sonic Calibration and
Well Tie: Velocities, sonic tool, Sonic
Scanner, drift, sonic calibration and
synthetic seismogram
n
Vertical Seismic Profle (VSP) Process-
ing: multiples; processing sequence;
stacking, normalization, and fltering;
upgoing and downgoing energy;
deconvolution; corridor stack
n
Anisotropy and amplitude versus off-
set (AVO): Phase Matching, Q-Factor,
anisotropy, Thomsen parameters,
AVO calibration, walkaway and
walkaround VSP
n
VSP Imaging: Offset VSP coverage,
data processing, Normal Moveout
(NMO) mapping, Common Depth Point
(CDP) mapping, Generalized Radon
Transform (GRT) migration, walkaway
coverage, deviated wells, 2D and 3D
n
Reservoir, production, and drilling
applications: Salt proximity, aplanatic
method, Deeplook CS, time-lapse
BHS, single well, seismic while
drilling (SWD), look-ahead VSP,
borehole microseismic
AUDIENCE
Geologists, reservoir engineers,
and geophysicists wanting a better
understanding of borehole seismic data
for reservoir analysis
PREREQUISITES
geophysics

AVO and Seismic Inversion
Skill 5 days
AVO and inversion techniques play a
signifcant role in creating petrophysical
models of the subsurface. These
geosubsurface models are compatible
with dynamic reservoir models built with
reservoir engineering measurements and
computations.
Learn the correct use of seismic attributes,
well data analysis, and AVO and seismic
inversion in building subsurface models
suitable for improved feld development
planning and design. Understand the
basic concepts in quantitative seismic
analysis and AVO-based interpretation,
calibration of well to seismic data, and
inversion techniques. Consolidate your
understanding of technologies through
recent feld study examples and practical
workshop exercises.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Introduction to seismic reservoir
characterization
n
Software overview
n
Techniques of quantitative
interpretation
n
AVO theory and modeling
n
AVO QC and preconditioning
n
Well-to-seismic calibration
n
Wavelet estimation
n
Inversion methods
n
Prestack and poststack, acoustic and
elastic inversion
n
Analyzing well logs for AVO and
inversion response
n
AVO inversion: Creating angle stacks
n
AVO volumes
n
Attribute analysis
n
Rock physics and fuid replacement
modeling
n
Hydrocarbon indicators
n
Errors and pitfalls
n
Recent inversion methods and R&D
AUDIENCE
Geologists, petrophysicists, reservoir
engineers, processing geophysicists, and
seismic data interpreters involved with
exploration and development of oil and
gas reservoirs
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of applied geophysical
principles and seismic data interpretation

Seismic Data Acquisition
and Processing
Foundation 5 days
In this course, you gain a practical
understanding of seismic data acquisi-
tion and processing. Course material
encompasses acquisition, processing,
imaging, and extraction of geologic and
petrophysical information. Data examples,
exercises, and workshops illustrate the
fundamentals, practical issues, and
pitfalls as they affect the interpretation
and integration of seismic data and
information into E&P workfows. Under-
stand the principles involved in imaging
geologic structures and properties with
seismic data, and the parameters that
can seriously affect seismic data quality,
costs, and interpretation accuracy. Learn
to determine whether seismic data has
been recorded and processed correctly for
your interpretation objectives and how to
apply QA steps.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Introduction to acquisition and
processing
n
Seismic wave propagation
n
Seismic refection principles
n
Signal analysis
n
Seismic migration
n
Seismic acquisition principles
n
Survey design
n
Acquisition geometry and the 3D bin
n
Acquisition implementation
n
Data processing factors
n
corrections
n
Velocity and velocity analysis
n
Statics
n
Migration and processing
n
3D imaging
n
Processing strategies and pitfalls
n
Specialized technologies and their
issues: AVO, attributes, inversion,
multicomponent
AUDIENCE
Entry- or junior-level geophysicists or
experienced seismic data interpreters
wanting exposure to basic acquisition and
processing techniques
PREREQUISITES
|
GEOPHYSICS
n
Wave equation migration
n
Reverse time migration
n
Multicomponent and anisotropic
considerations
n
Tomographic velocity analysis: Layer
based, grid based, and hybrid
n
QC for iterative depth migration
n
Depth-imaging grids
n
Initial velocity model
n
Iterations and velocity resolution
n
Focusing and structural response
n
Gathers, vertical sections, and
depth slices
n
Corendering velocities and
depth images
n
Attributes and inversion
n
Iterative calibration of depth
migration with well control
n
Isotropic and anisotropic parameter
estimation and defnition
n
Optional interactive software work
sessions
AUDIENCE
Seismic data interpreters, geophysicists,
and geologists wanting a better
understanding of velocity modeling, depth
conversion, and depth migration
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of geophysics and
seismic data interpretation
Skill 5 days
This course delivers a practical
understanding of depth conversion. Learn
the typical velocity types and their mean-
ings. Understand the methods of velocity
representation, and use them for depth
conversion, from simple functions to more
complex layer-based methods. Study the
theory and estimation of velocities using
various forms of tomography and the
QC that ensures geologically reasonable
results. Understand the techniques for
depth calibration of isotropic depth
images with well control, as well as
the methods and impacts of including
anisotropic solutions to yield better well
ties and more resolved images.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Sources and representation of
velocities
n
Velocity gradients
n
Defning velocity as a function of
depth and time
n
Vertical time-to-depth conversion
n
Single-layer and multilayer models
n
Error analysis
n
Advanced depth conversion
n
Forming velocity models
n
Quantitative well calibration
n
Deepwater regimes
n
Time and depth migration: Comparisons
n
Depth migration: Theory and practice
n
Kirchhoff migration
n
Deepwater reservoir stratigraphy,
turbidites
n
Bright spots, dim spots, fat spots, and
seismic attribute analyses
n
Deepwater mapping techniques
n
Time and depth map contouring
in deepwater
n
Seismic velocities: Average, interval,
NMO, rms, and Dix equation
n
Depth conversion techniques and
precision: PSTM and PSDM
n
Deepwater reservoir interpretation
techniques
n
Comparative interpretation of
poststack and prestack time
migration
n
Prestack depth migration
interpretation
n
Risks of deepwater prospects
n
Project economics
n
Deepwater compressional tectonics
mapping interpretation
n
Fault contouring
n
Velocities and depth conversion in
deepwater
AUDIENCE
Geologists, geophysicists, and engineers
wanting a better understanding seismic
interpretation in deepwater environments
PREREQUISITES
Intermediate understanding and experience
with seismic interpretation techniques
Skill 5 days
The focus of this course is interpreta-
tion of seismic data and the delicate
construction of seismic maps in the
deepwater realm, with emphasis on
proximal, intermediate, and distal marine
reservoirs. Learn how acquisition and
processing of 2D and 3D data relate to
the practical use of the extensive and
growing deepwater databases. Study
seismic velocities, depth conversion,
comparisons of 2D and 3D data, and
the principles of 4D and 4C seismology.
Improve your understanding of how
3D dataset time slices and amplitude
and phase attributes can be applied
for better reservoir characterizations.
Complete hands-on mapping problems
and exercises that explore geophysical
exploration and development mapping in
deepwater areas.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Seismic interpretation concepts
n
Seismic acquisition and processing
workfows
n
Deepwater petroleum geology
provinces and world distribution of
deepwater basins
n
Exploration and production in
deepwater
n
Deepwater seismic refection section
parameters for 2D and 3D
n
Dip and strike sections in the
deepwater realm
n
Seismic stratigraphic mapping in deep
and ultra deepwater
Deepwater Seismic Interpretation Practical Depth Conversion for Seismic Interpreters
|
GEOPHYSICS
n
AVO processing
n
Mapping techniques: Hand and
computer data contouring
n
Seismic velocities: Average, interval,
NMO, rms, and Dix equation
n
Depth conversion techniques
n
Rift-basin mapping interpretation
n
Comparative interpretation of
poststack and prestack time
migrations
n
Map contouring, block faulting
n
Well location and depth mapping
precision
n
Compressional tectonics mapping
interpretation
n
Models for rift and salt structures in
sedimentary basins
n
Fault contouring
n
Prospect analyses
n
Salt and shale tectonics
n
Overpressure prediction
AUDIENCE
Geophysicists, geologists, and engineers
wanting to learn the basics of seismic
interpretation using Petrel software
PREREQUISITES
Knowledge of applied petroleum geology,
exposure to seismic methods, and a
working knowledge of Petrel software
Skill 5 days
:
Using methodologies for distinct geo-
logical and tectonic settings, this course
teaches the fundamental skills you need
for seismic interpretation. You study all
aspects of seismology interpretation and
compare hand-drawn and digital maps to
ensure that quality meets requirements
for subsequent digital interpretation.
You learn the principles of refection
seismology, including data acquisition,
processing, and interpretation. Lectures
with hands-on seismic mapping exercises
are repeated using Petrel software,
demonstrating the subtleties of subjective
hand-contouring of data versus grid-
algorithm contouring.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Seismic fundamentals
n
Seismic wave propagation, refection,
refraction
n
Wave equations, Poissons ratio
n
Wavelets, refection coeffcients, and
convolution
n
Poststack, prestack time migration
(PSTM), prestack depth migration
(PSDM)
n
Petroleum geology in worldwide
provinces and basins
n
Fundamentals of structural
interpretation
n
Fundamentals of seismic stratigraphy
n
Seismic attributes: Amplitude,
frequency, and phase
Seismic Attribute and
Image Interpretation with
Petrel Software
Skill 5 days
:
In this course, you are introduced to a nov-
el approach to 3D seismic interpretation.
It treats 3D seismic data and sampled
digital images like a photograph to be in-
terpreted directly as geology through the
image attributes, seismic or visual. Learn
what can be achieved with attributes
and image analysis techniques in seismic
interpretation. Gain speed, objectivity,
interpretation quality, accuracy, and the
ability to tackle interpretation tasks that
previously were not feasible. Understand
the geologic meaning and signifcance of
the main seismic attributes, which are the
appropriate attributes to use in certain
situations, and how to make an intelligent
estimate of attribute parameters.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Understand the meaning of sampled
images
n
Review detectability, resolution, and
color depth
n
Difference between data and
information
n
Strengths and weaknesses of
interpreters and workstations
n
Review of basic seismic attributes
n
3D image structure
n
Noise attributes and noise
suppression
n
Geologic structural attributes
n
Interpretation of stratigraphy through
attributes
n
Lithology and porefll
n
Time-lapse (4D) seismic data
n
Seismic and geology attributes
n
Future possibilities
n
Comparison of distribution of skills
and responsibilities - the highway
accident scene
AUDIENCE
Nonmathematical interpreters of 3D
seismic data of all experience levels, from
exploration, evaluation, or development
backgrounds
PREREQUISITES
Understanding of traditional 3D seismic
interpretation based on horizon and fault
picking, and static geological model
building

Seismic Analysis of
Carbonate Reservoirs
Skill 5 days
Carbonate reservoirs are important
E&P targets worldwide, and this course
introduces you to the fundamental seismic
techniques and methodologies used in
their analysis. Increase your understand-
ing of seismic data interpretation and
inversion methods and the application of
seismic and geometric attributes. Learn
to apply quantitative seismic methods for
fuid and fracture analyses.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Fundamentals of carbonate
seismology
n
Properties of carbonate rocks
n
Coring and core measurements
n
Seismic interpretation
n
Carbonate seismic facies
n
Application of complex attributes
n
Application of complex seismic
attributes
n
General classifcation of instanta-
neous attributes
n
Application of geometric attributes:
Dip and azimuth, artifcial illumina-
tion, and similarity
n
Acoustic impedance (AI) and AVO
seismic inversions
n
Convolutional seismic trace model
n
Types of inversion methods and
characteristics: Recursive, model-
based, and sparse-spike
n
Practical guide for selection of
inversion method
n
Basics of AVO analysis
n
AVO pitfalls and AVO for fuid and
fracture analyses
n
4D and multicomponent seismic data
n
4D seismic data for reservoir
monitoring
n
Multicomponent data for fracture
characterization and reservoir
monitoring
AUDIENCE
engineers interested in the application of
seismic methods for carbonate reservoir
analysis
PREREQUISITES
geophysics
Seismic Interpretation Mapping with Petrel Software
|
GEOPHYSICS

Seismic Stratigraphy
Skill 5 days
This course teaches practical seismic
stratigraphic interpretation skills. With
an emphasis on interpretation principles
at basin and feld scales, exercises are
based on actual data from many different
areas of the world. Learn to link the
seismic expression of stratigraphy with
basin type and evolution and demonstrate
its application to prospective evaluation
of sedimentary basins. Increase your
understanding of how and when to
apply seismic stratigraphy to feld- and
basin-scale reservoir analysis.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Introduction to seismic stratigraphy
n
Stratigraphic sequence fundamentals
and applications
n
Recognition of stratigraphic
sequences on seismic data: Onlap,
downlap, and truncation seismic
facies
n
Geometry of sedimentary bodies
n
Effects of seismic processing on
seismic facies expression and
importance of display parameters
n
Lithology, velocity, and seismic facies
n
Eustacy and relative sea-level
changes through time
n
Sea-level and sedimentation patterns
and the chronostratigraphic chart
n
Review of basin formation processes
and their impacts on sedimentation
patterns
n
Turbidite sedimentation patterns
n
Mapping of seismic facies and
prospective assessment
n
Carbonate depositional environments
AUDIENCE
seismic data interpretation
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of geophysics and
geology, and an awareness of seismic
interpretation
n
Imaging conditions and before-stack,
wave-equation migration algorithms
n
Velocity analysis for depth migration,
including tomography with salt-
related velocity analysis
n
Multiple attenuation and role of
wide-azimuth acquisition geometry in
multiple attenuation
n
Statics: Land and marine
n
Amplitude corrections
n
1D and 2D fltering, including f-k
fltering
n
Wavelets and deconvolution
n
Vertical seismic profle as a phase tool
n
Fresnel zone
n
Improving spatial resolution
n
Noise
n
Dip-moveout correction, offset
continuation and MOVES
n
Surface-related multiple elimination
(SRME)
n
Statics solutions
n
FX deconvolution
n
Zero-offset refection coeffcients
and refection coeffcients amplitude
dependence with offset
AUDIENCE
Processing geophysicists, seismic
data interpreters, and data acquisition
specialists
PREREQUISITES
Knowledge of geophysical principles
Skill 5 days
Designed for individuals who work with
seismic data, this introductory course
illustrates the ramifcations of processing
decisions on subsequent interpretations,
demonstrates data potential, and warns
of the possible pitfalls for the unwary
interpreter.
Material is presented in a sequence that
is the reverse of that for processing.
Because each processing step has its
own input requirements, an understand-
ing of those requirements facilitates
your understanding of each preceding
step. This reverse orderwhich puts
interpretation-heavy migration presenta-
tions at the startmotivates you to think
in a new fashion.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Simple imaging using zero-offset
data, normal-moveout (NMO) equa-
tion, and Dix interval velocities
n
Zero-offset migration
n
Artifacts introduced by migrating
incomplete data, including 2D data
n
Role of velocity in migration
n
Kirchhoff and reverse-time, zero-
offset migration algorithms
n
Fourier transform (amplitude and
phase), convolution, and correlation
n
NMO correction and stack to convert
data to zero offset
n
Estimation of stacking velocities
n
NMO and stack failures
n
Kirchhoff before-stack migration

Seismic Petrophysics
Skill 5 days
Seismic petrophysics involves the study
and application of well log data, and rock
physics theory and data to the interpreta-
tion of seismic data and observations. In
this course, you gain an understanding of
rock physics data and theory, integrate
these data with data from well logs in a
petrophysical evaluation, and then use the
results to model and interpret seismic data.
Moving progressively, you begin with
simple, commonly used models and
continually expand them to include
increasingly complicated and realistic
interpretations. At each step, you
investigate the relationships between
theory and laboratory, well log, and
seismic data. Course material includes
spreadsheets that incorporate many
of the studied models (predicting fuid
properties, rock properties, and seismic
response including AVO and elastic
impedance). Exercises on rock types
drawn from around the world are based
on these spreadsheets and require simple
calculations.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Fundamentals of seismic petrophysics
n
Seismic attributes and their relation-
ships to rock properties
n
Complex rocks: Unconsolidated and
consolidated clastics, carbonates
with vugs and fractures, shales, and
heavy oil formations
n
Fluids and fuid substitution: Methods
and input parameters
n
Fluid relationships to rock types
n
Principles of AVO
AUDIENCE
Geoscientists and engineers with some
experience in at least one of the following
felds: petrophysics, seismic interpreta-
tion, seismic processing, reservoir
characterization, or reservoir engineering
PREREQUISITES
General knowledge of both petrophysics
and geophysics
Seismic Processing for Interpreters and Others
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GEOPHYSICS

Seismic Attributes and
AVO Analysis
Advanced 5 days
Seismic attributes have radically changed
the way the industry explores for and
exploits hydrocarbon reserves. Attributes
are defned as all the measured, com-
puted, or implied properties obtained from
seismic data. With the proper tools, learn
how information that was once hidden
can now be extracted from seismic data
to enhance the prediction, characteriza-
tion, and monitoring of hydrocarbon
reservoirs. Hands-on exercises include
application of seismic attributes to
hydrocarbon felds presenting a variety of
rock types, structural styles, and tectonic
settings.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Fundamentals of rock physics and
seismic interpretation
n
Seismic attributes for reservoir
characterization
n
Fundamentals and pitfalls of seismic
interpretation
n
Rock physics
n
Complex trace attributes
n
AVO analysis and modeling for
n
Inversion methods
n
Problems and examples
AUDIENCE
Intermediate-level geoscientists wanting
a strong background in seismic attributes,
AVO, LMR, extended elastic impedance
(EEI), and simultaneous inversion
techniques for reservoir geometry
delineation, description of reservoir physi-
cal properties, and reservoir monitoring
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of seismic principles
n
Geometric attributes, trace similarity,
and stratigraphic volume attributes
n
Multiattributes analysis: Calibration,
applications, pitfalls, and limitations
n
Attribute classifcation: Factor
analysis(FA), principal component
analysis (PCA), statistical,
neural network, unsupervised, and
supervised classifcation
n
Attribute analysis on carbonate
reservoir case history
n
Spectral decomposition
n
Basics of rock physics and seismic
inversion
n
AVO theory and prestack attributes
n
Depth conversion methods and
uncertainty
n
Multicomponent seismic data
interpretation
n
Time-lapse (4D) seismic data and
reservoir monitoring
n
Gas hydrates interpretation
n
Characterization of naturally fractured
reservoirs
AUDIENCE
Exploration and production managers,
geoscientists, reservoir engineers, and
other professionals involved in seismic
interpretation or its end result
PREREQUISITES
Basic understanding of seismic
interpretation
Advanced 5 days
:
Technologies and enhancements for
seismic applications are evolving rapidly.
This advanced-level course focuses on
the recent developments in visualization,
integration, and interpretation techniques
for seismic data. Gain a solid understand-
ing of the seismic data interpreters role
in studies that involve poststack seismic
attributes, AVO, seismic sequence
stratigraphy, seismic geomorphology,
4D seismic data, and multidiscipline
integration. Recent and relevant case
histories, data examples, and exercises,
conducted both on paper and with Petrel
software, guide your understanding of
complete data integration into the seismic
model.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Visual perception, understanding, and
impact on interpretation
n
Fundamentals of signal theory,
wavelet, resolution, and scaling
n
Geological concepts, sedimentary
models, and structural styles
n
Introduction to Petrel seismic
interpretation module
n
Interpretation: Overall procedure and
2D and 3D techniques
n
Sequence stratigraphy and seismic
facies analysis
n
Seismic geomorphology, stratal
slicing, and volume fattening
n
Case history on automated fault
interpretation
n
Poststack attributes, refective at-
tributes, and transmissive attributes

Seismic Structural
Interpretation
Skill 5 days
With a focus on building fundamental
skills in seismic interpretation, this course
employs practical examples demonstrat-
ing distinct aspects of various geological
and tectonic provinces relative to their
hydrocarbon prospectivity. In practical
workshops, learn the main interpretation
techniques used for seismic sections and
skills for seismic data mapping. Special
emphasis is given to comparisons of
hand-contouring map interpretation with
workstation interpretation mapping for 2D
and 3D datasets.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Principles of seismology and proper
handling of seismic velocities
n
Technologies and methodologies for
seismic data interpretation in specifc
tectonic and geologic settings
n
Seismic interpretation mapping:
Hand-drawn interpretations,
computer workstation mapping
n
Comparisons of hand- and computer-
contoured maps, map QC
n
Hands-on mapping exercises
for geophysical exploration and
development
n
Seismic attributes applicable to
reservoir characterization, 2D and 3D
seismic data
AUDIENCE
All industry professionals, particularly
geophysicists, geologists, petrophysicists,
reservoir management professionals, and
drilling engineers
PREREQUISITES
Advanced Seismic Interpretation
|
GEOPHYSICS

GeoFrame CPS-3 Mapping
Fundamentals
Foundation 3 days
:
maps using GeoFrame CPS-3 mapping
requirements.
COURSE CONTENT
n
data for mapping
n
n
n
set parameters
n
n
envelopes
n
zone data
n
volumetrics
n
AUDIENCE
PREREQUISITES

GeoFrame Charisma
Foundation 3 days
:
Charisma seismic interpretation software
is fully integrated with GeoFrame
Geophysics and Geology modules such as
Synthetics, InDepth*, SeisClass*, ASAP*
automatic seismic area picker, GeoViz*,
and Basemap Plus* applications. In this
course, learn to use Charisma seismic
interpretation software in both time and
depth domains and to save interpretation
data directly to the GeoFrame database.
Increase your understanding of the
fundamentals of 2D, 3D, and 4D seismic
interpretation using Charisma software.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Display and interpretation of seismic
data using various techniques,
including multiframe and seismic
attribute displays
n
Generation of random lines
n
Defnition of horizons and faults
n
Drawing and editing of faults,
horizons, fault contacts, and fault
boundaries
n
Manual and automatic fault
assignment
n
Manual and automatic horizon
interpretation using various tracking
techniques
n
Editing, contouring, and interpolating
horizon maps
n
Grid operations
n
Extraction and use of seismic map
attributes
n
Interpretation of horizons and
faults in 3D
AUDIENCE
Development and exploration geophysicists
PREREQUISITES

Petrel Fundamentals
Awareness 2 days
:
This course is the foundation for all
other Petrel courses, teaching new users
intersections.
COURSE CONTENT
n
n
n
Data import
n
n
n
n
n
Plotting
AUDIENCE
Petrel software
PREREQUISITES

Advanced 1 day
In this advanced course, gain an
introduction to the workfows available
to build and run calibrated reservoir
geomechanical models that maximize
use of 3D and 4D seismic data. Rock
physics, relating the state of stress
in the earth with the propagation
velocity of seismic waves, forms the link
between seismic observations and the
geomechanical model. Discussions of this
link include both experimental data and
the theoretical viewpoint. Learn how a
combination of 3D geomechanical models,
coupled with fow models calibrated with
3D and 4D seismic data, can increase your
understanding of the reservoir depletion
processes and the stress state in the
reservoir and surrounding rocks.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Overview of workfows available to
build, run, and calibrate reservoir
use of 3D and 4D seismic data
n
Workfow applications to feld devel-
opment and reservoir management
n
Limitations of available workfows
n
Advanced workfows and techniques
for design of reservoir management
strategies
AUDIENCE
Multidisciplinary asset team members;
geologists, geophysicists, asset managers,
and reservoir, drilling, production, and
completion engineers
PREREQUISITES
Bachelors degree in engineering or
geosciences
:
|
GEOPHYSICS

Petrel Geophysics
Foundation 3 days
:
This course enables geophysicists and ge-
ologists to effectively use Petrel software
to interpret 3D and 2D seismic data. You
learn about the benefts of interpreting
in 2D and 3D interactively and how
real-time rendering of seismic data can
be used for superior QC of fault planes,
surfaces, and 3D models. Topics include
synthetic seismograms, horizon and fault
interpretation, automatic fault extraction
(ant tracking), surface generation from
interpreted data, attribute volumes and
attribute maps, depth conversion, volume
rendering, geobody interpretation, and
genetic inversion. Instruction also covers
the various visualization and cropping
techniques available to optimize your
workfow.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Importing 2D and 3D seismic data
n
Cropping and realization of seismic
volume
n
Survey and mistie managers
n
Generating synthetic seismograms
n
Interactive interpretation of seismic in
2D and 3D windows
n
Horizon tracking (seeded and guided
autotracking in 3D and 2D)
n
Making surfaces from the seismic
interpretation
n
Attribute volumes and attribute maps
n
Automated fault extraction
n
Structural framework: Modeling while
interpreting
n
Volume rendering
n
Petrel geobody interpretation
n
Genetic inversion
n
Domain conversion
AUDIENCE
Geophysicists, geologists, and technical
personnel
PREREQUISITES

GeoFrame Seismic Attribute
ToolKit Workfow
Foundation 1 day
:
This course presents the GeoFrame
Seismic Attribute ToolKit workfow, an
integrated solution for seismic attribute
extraction and analysis. Increase your
knowledge of the attributes that reveal
subtle variations in lithology and fuid
content, which may indicate potential
traps for oil and gas. Understand how to
combine geologic knowledge obtained
from wells with seismic attributes to
help identify drilling targets that involve
less risk.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Typical workfow for generating
seismic attributes
n
Key ToolKit features
n
Analysis of seismic attributes with
the SeisClass Explore module
n
Use GeoViz volume preview capability
for rapid parameter testing and QC
in 3D
n
Algorithms for spectral decomposition
n
Displaying VR S attributes and tracing
reconstruction in seismic window
n
Interpretation during attribute
extraction
n
Computation of multiple seismic
attributes in a single run
AUDIENCE
PREREQUISITES
GeoFrame Fundamentals course and a
working knowledge of IESX or Charisma
software

GeoFrame IESX Seismic
Interpretation
Foundation 3 days
:
Build on your knowledge of GeoFrame
fundamentals and the use of IESX seismic
interpretation software for 2D, 3D,
and 4D interpretation of horizons and
faults on seismic data. Learn how IESX
software can be fully integrated with
other GeoFrame Geophysics modules
such as Synthetics, InDepth, SeisClass,
ASAP, and GeoViz and with Basemap Plus
applications.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Selecting and displaying seismic lines
n
Interpreting and editing horizons, fault
cuts, fault contacts, fault traces, and
fault boundaries
n
Operations and interpretation tools
n
Displaying well paths, logs, and
synthetics on seismic sections
n
Gridding and contouring directly on
the base map
n
Applying operations to surfaces with
Basemap software
n
3D volume picking using ASAP
software
n
GeoViz Explore* software
AUDIENCE
PREREQUISITES

Foundation 2 days
:
From this course you gain the funda-
mentals needed to effciently manage
GeoFrame projects and project data.
Learn to use the GeoFrame integrated
reservoir characterization system to
describe the subsurface precisely
throughout your E&P workfow. The
course focus is on the functionality
common to all GeoFrame applications.
COURSE CONTENT
n
GeoFrame data model concept and
how data relate to each other
n
Functionality: Create, edit, back up,
restore, and delete projects
n
Assignment of access rights to secure
specifc data types
n
Loading of project well data in several
formats
n
Tasks: Browse, list, fnd, edit, and
display various data types
n
Set match and merge rules
AUDIENCE
New users of GeoFrame software,
including database administrators and
application support staff, and develop-
ment and exploration geologists and
geophysicists
PREREQUISITES
None
:
|
GEOPHYSICS

GeoFrame InDepth
Skill 2 days
:
Gain experience in use of GeoFrame
InDepth Velocity Analysis and Depth
Conversion software and learn to create
domain conversion models and transforms
horizons, faults, grids, and seismic data
from one domain to another.
COURSE CONTENT
n
3D multilayer, multifunction velocity
models
n
Seismic interpretations and velocity
data
n
Conversion of seismic interpretations
and seismic data between time,
depth, and velocity domains
n
Quality checks and edits of velocity
data
n
Building 3D velocity model from
borehole checkshot data
n
Loading stacking velocity data into
a project
n
Building 3D velocity model from
stacking velocities
n
Domain conversion of fault cuts,
horizons, grids, and seismic volumes
n
Use of crossplot for data analysis
n
Exporting a velocity model to
SEG Y format
AUDIENCE
PREREQUISITES
GeoFrame Fundamentals course and
software

GeoFrame IESX Gathers
Seismic Workfow
Skill 4 Hours
:
Increase your understanding of GeoFrame
IESX software capabilities for displaying
and annotating seismic gathers and
identifying their locations on base maps.
In this course you also learn to display
AVO graphs on gathers.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Display and annotation of gathers
using multiwindow displays
n
Posting of interpretation on gathers
and their associated stacked displays
n
Display and annotation of AVO graphs
on gathers displays
AUDIENCE
Development and exploration
geophysicists using prestack seismic
data for interpretation
PREREQUISITES
GeoFrame GeoViz Seismic
Interpretation and Visualization
Techniques Fundamentals
Skill 2 days
:
Learn how GeoViz 3D seismic interpreta-
tion and visualization software brings you
power and fexibility for maximum impact
on your workfows.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Simultaneous display of 2D and 3D
seismic data
n
3D volumes
n
Display and interpretation of horizons,
fault segments, fault contacts, fault
boundaries, and markers
n
Displays of boreholes, markers, log
curves, cross sections, and zones
n
Creation of fault surfaces and
tessellated surfaces
n
Creation of well sections, fault
sections, and drilling targets
n
Panning in three directions through
the 3D volume
n
Overlay of geological and geophysical
color attributes on surfaces
n
Simultaneous interaction of IESX or
Charisma windows, Basemap, and
DataManager* applications
n
Lighting, material, and color proper-
ties of displayed surfaces
n
Multiprobe capability
n
Variable opacity volume manipulation
n
Multiattribute analysis techniques to
highlight specifc geologic features
n
Use of interpretation-controlled
volume cuts to focus on key areas
n
Fault interpretation workfows
n
Interpretation of horizons and the new
ASAP functionality
n
Voxel picking
n
Detecting volumes and performing
isolated detailed analysis
n
Modifying interpretation settings and
user options
AUDIENCE
PREREQUISITES
GeoFrame Fundamentals course,
GeoFrame IESX Seismic Interpretation
course, or GeoFrame Charisma Seismic
Interpretation course

Studio for Petrel
Foundation 3 days
:
Learn industry best practices and
procedures for managing data created
from-and going into-the Petrel software
environment. Because the Petrel applica-
tion is only one of many that produces
and consumes data, you learn how to
best integrate Petrel software into your
data environment, allowing you to access,
publish, store, and enrich your companys
knowledge base.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Petrel data management
n
Petrel interface
n
Customizing the Petrel environment
and managing coordinate systems
n
Setting up Studio Knowledge
data environments
n
Data management workfows
n
Collaboration workfows
AUDIENCE
Data managers, data administrators,
and geoscientists with project and data
management responsibility and prior
experience with Petrel software
PREREQUISITES
Petrel Fundamentals course and general
knowledge of petroleum geology and
geophysics
:
|
GEOPHYSICS

GeoFrame CPS-3 Advanced
Mapping and Volumetrics
Advanced 3 days
:
Enhance your understanding of the
CPS-3* mapping and surface modeling
software tool kit a set of mapping
and modeling functions that enable you
to create many combinations of useful
workfows.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Functionality of CPS-3 application
n
Gridding operations
n
Algorithms
n
Mapping and modeling techniques
n
Integration of CPS-3 software with
GeoFrame applications
n
Organization of internal data into
coordinate systems
n
Transforming CPS-3 data from one
coordinate system to another
n
Import and export of data
n
Use of rotated grids
n
Single and dual-surface, arithmetic
operations, and logical operations
n
Simple macros
n
Edit and generalization of simple macros
n
Results and difference of gridding
algorithms
n
Mechanics and internal operation of
convergent gridding algorithm
n
Mathematics and mechanics of
integral algorithms
n
Computation and display of grid errors
for data point values
n
Incorporation of GIF and TIF images
n
Table lookup feature
n
Fault surfaces, fault traces, and blank
and fll polygons
n
Zone averages and interaction of
CPS-3 software with ResSum*
software for properties and thickness
calculations
n
IESX* seismic interpretation
software, GeoFrame Basemap*
software, and their interaction with
CPS-3 software
n
InDepth velocity analysis and
depth conversion software and its
interaction with CPS-3 software
AUDIENCE
PREREQUISITES
Familiarity with CPS-3 basic operations
and menus
GeoFrame GeoViz Advanced
Seismic Interpretation and
Visualization Techniques
Advanced 1 day
:
The focus of this advanced course
is effective use of GeoViz seismic
interpretation and visualization tools
within advanced workfows.
COURSE CONTENT
n
GeoViz functionality
n
Working with multiprobe capability
n
Manipulation of lighting, material, and
color properties of displayed surfaces
n
Variable opacity volume manipulation
n
Creating and interactively developing
fault surfaces
n
Multiattribute analysis techniques to
highlight specifc geologic features
n
Interpretation-controlled volume cuts
to focus on key areas
n
Fault interpretation workfows
n
Interpretation of horizons and the new
ASAP functionality
n
Voxel picking
n
Detecting volumes and performing
isolated detailed analysis
n
Modifcation of interpretation settings
and user options
AUDIENCE
PREREQUISITES
GeoFrame Fundamentals course,
GeoFrame IESX Seismic Interpretation
course, or GeoFrame Charisma Seismic
Interpretation course

Skill 2 days
:
uncertainties.
COURSE CONTENT
n
n
n
n
Updating 3D models with new input
data
n
n
Sensitivity and uncertainty analysis
setup
n
n
n
AUDIENCE
managers, and technical personnel
PREREQUISITES
Petrel Fundamentals course and
petroleum geology

Petrel Velocity Modeling
Skill 3 days
:
This course encompasses velocity
modeling, velocity handling, and domain
conversion functionality in Petrel
software. Increase your understanding
of how to prepare well data used for
velocity estimation and modeling,
including QC and editing of checkshot
data used in sonic calibration and QC of
time surfaces used for defning velocity
intervals. Discussions include velocity
modeling approaches, including well
velocity estimation, the nature and model-
ing of seismic velocities, surface-based
and 3D seismic velocity modeling, and
user-defned velocity functions. After you
complete the velocity modeling phase,
you learn domain conversion of various
objects and how to model structural
uncertainty.
COURSE CONTENT
n
QC and editing of well data:
Checkshots, sonic logs, well tops
n
Checkshot calibration of sonic logs
n
Velocity functions and velocity
modeling approaches
n
Velocity modeling using well data,
checkshots, and sonic logs
n
Velocity modeling using well tops
n
QC and editing of velocity modeling
results
n
Depth-error analysis and correction
n
Surface-based seismic velocity
modeling
n
3D grid-based seismic velocity
modeling
n
Anisotropy in seismic velocities
n
Geostatistical methods in modeling well
velocities against seismic velocities
n
Quantifying residual depth error and
creating depth-correction model to
address residuals
n
Creating user-defned velocity functions
n
Domain conversion
n
Modeling structural uncertainty
AUDIENCE
Geophysicists, geologists, and
petrotechnical personnel
PREREQUISITES
Geophysics course or similar experience
in Petrel software, and general knowledge
:
|
GEOPHYSICS

Techlog Advanced Analysis
Advanced 5 days
:
Techlog* softwares interpretation
and processing capabilities for the
management of wellbore image data,
pressure data, core data, and special core
data. Learn interpretation workfows for
analysis of these data as well as special-
ized tasks such as facies and rock type
detection and propagation. Enhance your
understanding of multiwell and multiuser
aspects, and advanced processing and
analysis within the Techlog application.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Core data: Loading, shifting, correct-
ing for stress, and clay closure
n
pressure data
n
log domains
n
Pressure data
n
n
displaying, picking and classifying dips
n
n
AUDIENCE
personnel
PREREQUISITES

Petrel Play to Prospect
Identifcation
Advanced 3 days
:
In this course you are guided through
three phases of an exploration workfow:
In the initiating exploration phase, you
learn to combine existing interpretation
with public data to differentiate between
potential prospective and nonprospec-
tive areas in a play model. In the lead
identifcation phase, you use new and
infll interpretation for surface gridding,
with geologic maps and regional models
as backdrop information. You understand
how to create a simple velocity model
for depth conversion, closure, and spill
point identifcation as well as with
migration paths. After new seismic and
well data are acquired, you discover leads
to prospect identifcation through use
of seismic well tie, improved structural
defnition and interpretation, reservoir
interval and 3D grid generation, refne-
ment of the velocity modeling for depth
conversion, volume calculation, and use of
the Petroleum Systems Quick Look plug-in
for fast, map-based charge analysis and
fow-path simulation.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Well tie to seismic data
n
2D and 3D seismic interpretation
n
QC of seismic interpretation
n
Surface gridding
n
Velocity modeling and depth
conversion
n
Spill point identifcation
n
Simple 2D-based volume calculations
n
Creating HydrocarbonC generation
maps
n
Modeling while interpreting
n
Analyzing migration pathways
n
Volume calculations
n
Quantify Hydrocarbon accumulations
n
Ranking of leads and prospects
AUDIENCE
Geophysicists, geologists, geochemists,
and technical personnel
PREREQUISITES
Petrel 2011 Geophysics course, Petrel
modeling skills, or equivalent Petrel
experience

GeoFrame Synthetics
Advanced 2 days
:
The GeoFrame Synthetics module bridges
the gap between geology and geophysics
by creating accurate time-to-depth
relationships for wells. Instruction
guides you through all the necessary
steps to generate accurate synthetic
seismograms.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Editing log data graphically
n
Editing checkshot data and calibrating
sonic logs
n
Generating synthetic seismogram
displays incorporating logs, seismic
interpretation, and tops data
n
Extraction of wavelets from 2D and
3D seismic data and from gener-
ated tubular seismic volumes along
deviated well paths
n
Refection coeffcient modeling
n
Display of logs and synthetic traces
on seismic sections
AUDIENCE
PREREQUISITES
software

GeoFrame SeisClass
Seismic Facies Analysis
Advanced 1 day
:
Build your attribute analysis skills with
this course on SeisClass multiattribute
classifcation software. Learn how to take
the guesswork out of seismic attribute
analysis, reducing cycle time, increasing
effciency, and lowering risks. Discussion
includes the technology supporting
SeisClass software, which uses the
reservoirs seismic attributes to generate
class and probability maps.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Classifcation of interpreted horizon
data based on measurable seismic
response
n
Sources of input data for the
SeisClass application
n
Crossplot tools for analysis of
attribute clusters and data selection
for the classifcation process
n
Use of unsupervised classifcation
schemes to assess natural clustering
in the data
n
Facies classifcation using seismic
attribute grids as input
n
Seismic classifcation maps
n
Use of supervised classifcation
schemes to correlate observed
reservoir parameters derived from
well data to classifcation maps
AUDIENCE
PREREQUISITES
software
:
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synchronization. Through assessment, training, and testing, competency
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GeoFrame CPS-3
:
Foundation
Awareness
Introduction to Production Logging
and Reservoir Monitoring
Integrated Reservoir Analysis
Statistics and Petrophysics
Introduction to Petrophysics
Basic Logging Methods
and Formation Evaluation
Basic Core Analysis
Well Placement
Fundamentals
Basic Petrophysics
and Petrophysical Properties
Basic Production Logging
Cased Hole Logging
and Formation Evaluation
Basic Reservoir Monitoring
Petrel Mapping and
Geological Workflows
Techlog Python
Petrel Fundamentals
:
:
:
:
:
Skill
Advanced
Petrophysical
Property Mapping
Well Integrity
Advanced Formation
Evaluation
Applied Reservoir Petrophysics
and Characterization
Advanced Formation
EvaluationCarbonates
Advanced Formation
EvaluationSandstones
Open Hole Log
Interpretation
Advanced Integrated Reservoir Analysis
Dipmeter and Borehole
Image Logging
Applied Core Analysis
Production Logging and
Reservoir Monitoring
Intermediate Production Logging
Solutions Workshop
Advanced Core
and Log integration
Openhole and Cased Hole Data Acquisition and Interpretation
Production Logging
Solutions Workshop
Applied Production Logging
Petrophysics Software
Petrel Advanced Wells
Techlog Core Data
Techlog Formation
Evaluation
Techlog Formation
Evaluation with
Quanti.Elan
Techlog Borehole
Facies Classification
Techlog
Advanced Analysis
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NExTs Petrophysics curriculum provides courses for technical and non-technical students at all experience levels. The Petrophysics course matrix
below organizes the curriculum by course focus and experience level. You can use this matrix to fnd the right course, build your training plans, and
understand the NExT Petrophysics curriculum. Software intensive courses are marked with a
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Introduction to Petrophysics
Awareness 5 days
In this course, you are introduced to
petrophysical principles and techniques
through hands-on physical experiments
that illustrate the importance of
basic reservoir properties: porosity,
permeability, resistivity of oil and water,
and capillary pressure. Topics include
petrophysical rock types in conventional
and unconventional reservoirs, wireline
logging, LWD, pore geometry, core, and
coring processes. You discover how
conventional reservoir properties differ
from unconventional reservoirs.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Porosity: Bulk volume, grain volume,
and pore volume
n
Permeability
n
Pore geometry fundamentals and
impacts in sandstone, limestone, and
dolomite
n
Wireline logging and LWD
n
Core and coring operations
n
Reservoir principles and mechanics
n
Unconventional reservoirs
AUDIENCE
understand the principles of petrophysics
PREREQUISITES
None

Basic Logging Methods and
Foundation 5 days
In this introduction to openhole data
acquisition, interpretation concepts,
and practices, you learn the primary
logging tools used, the physics of how
the measurements are made, and best
practices to determine porosity and
water saturation. Topics include new
high-technology tools and their applica-
tion to conventional and unconventional
environments, including NMR, LWD,
wireline formation testing, and borehole
imaging. You learn to interpret actual log
data in exercises designed to strengthen
your understanding and interpretation
skills.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Reservoir rock, sedimentary basins,
rock properties, carbonates, clastics,
shales, and diagenesis
n
Logging overview
n
SP and gamma ray
n
Porosity tools: Density, neutron, and
acoustic
n
Basics of resistivity, deep-reading
tools, true resistivity, shallow-reading
tools, and fushed-zone resistivity
n
Computation of shale volume
n
Quicklook methods
n
Computation of water saturation in
the presence of shale
n
Carbonates and their challenges
n
NMR
n
Borehole imaging
AUDIENCE
Petrophysicists, geoscientists, engineers,
and log analysts wanting to increase their
understanding of basic log analysis
PREREQUISITES
2-year technical degree

Basic Core Analysis
Foundation 5 days
Core analysis is integral to estimating
fuid fow, ultimate recovery, and
displacement effciencies. This course
teaches the basics of core analysis
methods as the foundation of complete
reservoir characterization. Learn how
comprehensive core data acquisition
is designed using a multidisciplinary
approach considering managerial, drilling,
geologic, and engineering requirements.
Understand how core analysis is affected
by the coring method, the coring fuid
systems, core handling at the wellsite,
and the core preservation techniques.
This course devotes signifcant time to
workshops, cases studies, and real-world
examples. With practical hands-on
exercises, you gain a better understanding
of how rocks, pores, and fuids interact
within the reservoir.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Porosity, permeability, residual fuids,
and lithology at a microscale
n
Depositional, lithologic, and textural
information
n
Reservoir connate water saturation
n
Review of directional permeability
studies
n
Understanding of areal changes in
porosity, permeability, and lithology
required to characterize the reservoir
for reserves estimates and for
reservoir modeling
n
Calibrating and improving log
interpretations
n
Pore geometry and mineralogy
information
n
Pore geometry and petrophysical rock
types using high-pressure mercury
porosimetry
n
Core-based NMR overview
AUDIENCE
Petrophysicists, geoscientists, and
engineers wanting a better understanding
of the use of core analysis in reservoir
description
PREREQUISITES
Basic understanding of reservoir
characterization and petrophysics and a
working knowledge of Microsoft

Excel
software
Introduction to Production
Logging and Reservoir
Monitoring
Awareness 5 days
Structured to provide the fundamentals of
production logging and fuid mechanics,
this course covers a variety of problems
encountered in developing a producing
asset, both from a well and a feld
perspective. You learn the fundamentals
of diagnosing these problems using
production logging tools and techniques,
as well as how to minimize future
occurrences using proactive reservoir
monitoring techniques.
Note: A 3-day abbreviated version of
this course is available by request.
Contact your regional NExT offce for more
information.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Tool conveyance using tractors and
coiled tubing
n
Depth control in cased hole wells
using gamma ray and casing collar
locator
n
Completions in vertical, deviated,
horizontal, and multilateral wells
n
Infow performance and productivity
index
n
Measurements of fuid velocities
using spinners and fuid injections
n
Diagnosing production problems using
production logs
n
Basic production logging tools
n
Calibrating the spinner tool
n
Single-phase fow interpretation and
productivity index
n
Logging techniques for reservoir
monitoring
n
PNL in capture mode: Determining
water, oil, and gas saturations in
cased wells
n
Leak detection using applied
temperature logging
n
Workshop: Single-phase fow and
estimating water saturation
AUDIENCE
Entry-level professionals of all disciplines
and nontechnical support staff respon-
sible for interpreting production logs or
using production log interpretations
PREREQUISITES
None
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Foundation 5 days
Production logging tools have specifc
uses as well as limitations. Learn the
various applications for these tools,
the interpretation assumptions that are
integral to their designs, and how log
quality is affected by the acquisition
process. Hands-on demonstrations teach
the fundamentals of production log
interpretation, and an in-class workshop
focuses on the interpretation of single-
and two-phase fow. Discussion includes
use of these logs for measurement of
three-phase fow.
COURSE CONTENT
n
index for oil wells and gas wells
n
Outfow performance: Matching
infow with outfow to optimize well
productivity
n
coiled tubing
n
Depth control in cased wells using
gamma ray and casing collar locator
data
n
Completions for vertical, deviated,
n
Pressure control system for rigless
operation
n
Reservoir fuids properties including
GOR, bubble point pressure, three-
phase diagrams
n
Reservoir drive mechanisms and
associated production problems
n
Justifcation of production log
acquisition
n
Flow regimes in vertical and deviated
wells and slippage velocities
n
Standard production logging tools
n
Techniques for measuring oil, water,
and gas rates including spinners,
oxygen activation, phase-velocity
logging, and gas bubble velocity
n
Measurement of three-phase holdups
n
Spinner calibrations to obtain fuid
velocities and hence production rates
n
Interpretation of logs for single-, two-,
and three-phase production
AUDIENCE
Geoscientists or engineers responsible for
interpreting production logs
PREREQUISITES
Engineering or geosciences degree
recommended as this course deals with
production logging physics.

Basic Petrophysics and
Petrophysical Properties
Foundation 5 days
This course covers fundamental
petrophysical relations, tool principles,
modern interpretation methods, and
core measurements. Emphasis is on the
importance of interaction among seismol-
ogy, geology, well log analysis, reservoir
engineering, and other disciplines.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Concept of reserves and hydrocarbon
initially in place
n
Fundamental tools, measurements,
and corrections: Gamma ray, density,
and resistivity tools; net sand and
shale volumes; porosity; shaly
reservoir models
n
Core measurements: Poros-
ity, cementation factor, saturation
exponent, water saturation, fractured
reservoirs, pressure-dependent
properties, quicklook evaluations
n
Spontaneous potential (SP), neutron,
and sonic, tools; mixed lithologies;
permeability and its evaluation from
logs
n
Effective versus total porosity,
clay distribution from logs, water
saturations from various techniques;
core analysis program, sampling
tools, cutoff criteria
n
Capillary pressure curves and
wettability, new logging tools,
uncertainty analysis, integration
with other disciplines (seismology,
reservoir engineering)
AUDIENCE
Engineers with no or limited petrophysical
background, including petroleum engi-
neers, seismologists, reservoir engineers,
drilling engineers, and geologists
PREREQUISITES
None

Basic Reservoir Monitoring
Foundation 5 days
In this course, you study the basics of feld
surveillance and reservoir monitoring with
tools such as pulsed neutron and carbon/
oxygen logging. You learn how these
are applied to diagnose reservoir wide
behaviors of water breakthrough, gas cap
migration, and behind-pipe commingling.
In an in-class workshop you learn to
evaluate water and gas saturations and
determine resistivity behind the casing.
COURSE CONTENT
n
n
Reservoir fuid properties: Gas/oil
ratio, bubble point pressure, and
three-phase diagram
n
coiled tubing
n
Depth control in cased hole wells
using gamma ray and casing collar
locator
n
Completions in vertical, deviated,
n
operation
n
Justifcation for production logs
n
PNL physics
n
PNL capture cross section mode and
carbon/oxygen mode
n
Acquisition of formation resistivity in
cased hole
n
Slimhole induction logging in plastic
(nonconductive) casings
n
Workshop: Using capture mode for
evaluating water and gas saturation
n
Workshop: Interpreting behind-casing
resistivity logs
AUDIENCE
Geoscientists or engineers responsible
for feld wide surveillance or reservoir
monitoring programs
PREREQUISITES

Cased Hole Logging and
Foundation 5 days
Learn to use cased hole logs for formation
and production evaluation including the
underlying science of cased hole logs,
the types of logging tools available, and
optimal situations for their use. Instruc-
tion covers how to ensure the quality of
logs for analysis and detect production
problems.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Reservoir and fow in wells
n
Saturation monitoring with pulsed
neutron capture and C/O logging
n
Learn single-phase fow in wells,
using basic fow meter logs
n
Cased hole logging to analyze
multiphase fow
n
Production logging techniques in
horizontal wells
n
Reservoir problem analysis
n
Basic survey planning to maximize
useful information
n
Perforation techniques, including the
choice of methods
AUDIENCE
Petrophysicists, geoscientists, or
engineers who interpret cased hole logs
or use cased hole log interpretation
PREREQUISITES
A 2 year technical degree and an
understanding of well operations
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Advanced Core and
Log Integration
Skill 6 days
In this course, you learn the impact of
lab-based core data on formation evalu-
ation and understand the wellbore data
that are required for an integrated model
of the reservoir at the wellbore scale.
Instruction covers the key objectives of
core-log calibration, including porosity,
lithology, saturation, and petrophysical
rock types, and makes use of core-to-log
calibration workshops. In a workshop
setting, increase your understanding of
how the integration of lithology, pore
geometry, porosity, permeability, and
water saturation can improve a static
reservoir model.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Core-log integration workfow
n
Core and log integration and depth
shifting
n
Fundamentals of log analysis using
NExT 4-Line interpretation method
n
Texture of matrix and pore system in
context of geologic framework and
lithology calibration
n
Porosity: Total, effective, and clay
parameters (wet, dry)
n
Quicklook hydrocarbon identifcation
methods and Rw, Ro, and Rwa
n
Log Sw using Archie-based
techniques: Variable m method
n
Use of capillary pressure data to
calibrate water saturation
n
Petrophysical rock types
n
Permeability prediction
AUDIENCE
Petrophysicists, geoscientists, engineers,
log analysts, and other subsurface
professionals responsible for exploitation
or early feld development projects
PREREQUISITES
A working knowledge of Microsoft
Excel
software and a basic understanding of
statistics

Well Placement
Fundamentals
Foundation 5 days
:
Introducing the fundamentals of geologic
well placement, sometimes called geo-
steering, this course encompasses both
the processes and techniques required for
placement of high-angle and horizontal
wells using geologic and petrophysical
data acquired while drilling. Reviews
include technologies and tools for
directional drilling, LWD, and MWD. Learn
from examples using different methods
to geosteer horizontal wells and their
applications.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Introduction to geologic well
placement

Applications, technologies,
and processes

n

Essential elements for well
placement

Important structural features for
well placement
n

Fundamentals

n
MWD

Acquisition of positioning and
drilling-related data

Tools and techniques for formation
evaluation
n
LWD



high-angle wells
n
Application of well placement
methods


n
AUDIENCE
high-angle wells
PREREQUISITES
evaluation

Statistics and
Petrophysics
Foundation 5 days
:
Structured to provide a strong foundation
in the use of statistics for petrophysical
interpretation, this course provides the
basis for building static 3D models. You
are introduced to the use of statistical
distributions, various averaging methods,
smoothing, curve ftting, and regression
methods. You learn to understand when
a dataset is statistically signifcant and
how statistics affect typical numerical
transforms, such as total porosity, ef-
fective porosity, absolute permeability,
lithology, and water saturation.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Fundamentals of statistics as applied
to petrophysics
n
Signifcance of residual analysis and
multilinear regression to improve
quality of ft (R2)
n
Improving ft by adding grain size,
shale volume, gamma ray, lithology,
and additional porosity devices
n
Nonparametric approaches to
evaluate nonstandard porosity-
permeability relationships
n
Mechanisms controlling water
saturation distributions
n
Empirical methods to calculate Win-
land pore throat radius, petrophysical
rock type, and log-computed water
saturation
AUDIENCE
of statistics used in petrophysical
interpretation
PREREQUISITES
characterization and petrophysics

Integrated Reservoir
Analysis
Foundation 5 days
This course teaches you skills for
integrated analysis of rock, pore, and
fuids data and how to solve problems
associated with identifying and exploiting
reserves. Increase your understanding
of pore scale interaction, including rock
texture characteristics and petrophysical
rock typing techniques. Learn to use pore
geometry tools such as core analysis
of porosity and permeability, capillary
pressure, wettability, and relative perme-
ability. Understand how to integrate these
measurements with well log information
to predict petrophysical rock types and
fow units. Gain experience with NExT
QuickScan and quicklook techniques
through in-class exercises.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Geological framework of reservoirs
n
Environments of deposition: Carbon-
ates and clastics
n
Scale of the pore system: Core versus
logs
n
Lab-measured porosity and
permeability
n
Winland R35 method for petrophysi-
cal rock type, with emphasis on pore
throat radius
n
Petrophysical rock types: Impact of
water saturation
n
Capillary pressure measurements:
Pore throat radius and water
saturation above free water
n
Flow units: Flow capacity versus
storage capacity
n
Defnition of high-fow zones and
barriers
AUDIENCE
Geologists, geophysicists, engineers,
and petrophysicists wanting improved
interpretation workfows
PREREQUISITES
Intermediate understanding of geology
and petrophysics
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Applied Core Analysis
Skill 5 days
Increase your understanding of
petrophysical properties as applied to the
interpretation of reservoirs from a core
analysis perspective. This comprehensive
course provides detailed instruction
on basic petrophysics, measurement
methods, and the controls over porosity,
permeability, fuids, wettability, and
relative permeability data analysis. You
investigate and understand the source
of petrophysical data errors through
hands-on correlation of a sample log;
a core dataset is analyzed and the
saturation-height model is created.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Reservoir geology
n
Upscaling
n
Preliminary characterization using
core analysis, coring methods, and
fuids data
n
Lithology from a facies, sedimentary
structure, and core description
n
Fractured systems
n
Characterization of pore geometry
using diagenesis interpretation from
thin-section petrography, scanning
electron microscopy, and X-ray
diffraction analyses
n
Clays and their impact on water
saturation
n
Total versus effective porosity
n
Petrophysical rock types and differ-
ence between fuid contacts and free
water level
n
Rock electrical properties and their
use in water saturation equations
n
Relative permeability and wettability
AUDIENCE
engineers responsible for reservoir
characterization who rely on core
interpretation and other integrated
petrophysical data for decisions and
analyses
PREREQUISITES
Basic understanding of geological
concepts and reservoir characterization
n
Two-phase fow, relative permeability,
and wettability
n
Quicklook analysis techniques for
determining pore size, rock types, and
fow units
n
Exploitation workshop to identify
potential in a mature feld
n
Quicklook interpretation techniques
with practical logging-physics
concepts, including resistivity, SP,
gamma ray theory, and calculation
of Rw
n
Saturation calculations using Rwa and
overlay techniques (basic Archie and
sensitivity analysis of inputs)
n
Tool corrections for resistivity and Rxo
measurements, and tornado chart
corrections
n
Porosity measurements (sonic,
neutron, and density), determining
lithology, and crossplot methods
n
Capillary pressure and electrical rock
properties using bulk volume water
techniques and Pickett plots with
core measurements
n
Quicklook carbonate and shaly sand
analysis using neutron-density
porosity crossplots
n
Advanced log analysis, including
NMR theory, basic dipmeter and
borehole image logs, VSP, and MDT
theory and applications
AUDIENCE
Geologists, geophysicists, engineers,
and petrophysicists wanting improved
interpretation workfows
PREREQUISITES
Intermediate understanding of geology
and petrophysics
Skill 10 days
The use of a subsurface integration model
can resolve reservoir problems that range
from petrophysical rock typing to log
analysis. In this course you learn how to
perform an integrated analysis of rock,
pore, and fuids data and how to solve
problems associated with identifying and
exploiting reserves. You apply tools for
analysis of the underlying uncertainty
and assumptions used in many reservoir
analysis techniques. You learn to identify
lithologic zones and fuid types from log
data, follow simple procedures for rapid
and accurate interpretation, and apply
correlations to core and petrophysical
rock type zonation to upscale log data
for reservoir simulation applications.
Materials cover advanced interpretation
for better understanding of dataset limita-
tions and measurement requirements for
effective reservoir development; reservoir
drive mechanisms, recovery factor, and
simulation models. You gain experience
with NExT QuickScan and quicklook
techniques through in-class exercises.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Integrated approach: Overview and
case histories
n
Petrophysical rock types and fow
units: Review of gas condensate
carbonate reservoir study with
routine core analysis and core-
handling issues
n
Hands-on calculation of grain density,
bulk volume, grain volume, pore
volume, and porosity
n
Principles of saturation distribution
and capillary pressure from
laboratory data
Advanced Integrated Reservoir Analysis

Dipmeter and Borehole
Image Logging
Skill 3 days
Gain a practical understanding of the
basics of dip and image measurement
techniques in the borehole environment
with an introduction to structural and
stratigraphic dip analysis . The course
focus is borehole imaging, data
acquisition, tool design, and data transfer
from the drill bit to the workstation. Learn
how borehole imaging can help determine
fracture orientation, identify fuvial
channels, assess pore-type partitioning,
distinguish matrix and fracture, improve
geosteering, and determine in situ
stresses. Discussions include advanced
technologies for exploiting shale gas and
coalbed methane resources.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Tool review: From dipmeter to
high-resolution FMI* fullbore
formation microimager, includes tools
for oil-based muds
n
Acoustic imaging tools and LWD tools
n
Image log QC
n
Geomechanics during the oil feld
life cycle
n
Fracture interpretation
n
Fluvial facies interpretation
n
Borehole image and dipmeter data
integrated with outcrop and core
data
n
Deepwater and turbidite depositional
settings
n
Carbonate reservoir porosity and
permeability
n
Integration of borehole image logs
and production logs
AUDIENCE
Geologists using image logs for geologic
sedimentary and structural analysis, and
geologists and engineers wanting to
increase interpretation skills for fractures
PREREQUISITES
Basic understanding of image tools and
applications, and of sedimentology and
structural geology
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Advanced Formation
EvaluationCarbonates
Advanced 5 days
The course expands on the concepts and
techniques covered in more basic courses
to include advanced reservoir analysis.
Learn about the latest interpretation tools
and methods and practice their use on
computer workstations. Material focuses
on solving problems in openhole formation
evaluation, such as complex carbonates
(porosity identifcation and analysis and
saturation) and thin beds (identifcation,
porosity, and saturation).
COURSE CONTENT
n
Classical formation evaluation
concepts
n
Reservoir evaluation and integration
of data and measurements
n
Identifcation of minerals and their
effects on log analysis and the
reservoir
n
Thin beds: Geology and reservoir
engineering aspects
n
Logging techniques for thin beds
n
Carbonates and their challenges
n
Carbonate composition and auxiliary
minerals
n
Types of carbonate porosity
n
Fractures and fracture analysis using
workstation-based programs
n
Vugs and their analysis
n
Porosity evaluation in low-porosity
formations
n
Evaluation of saturations and
prediction of permeability
n
Application of techniques for reservoir
evaluation
AUDIENCE
Geologists, geophysicists, petrophysicists,
reservoir engineers, and experienced log
analysts
PREREQUISITES
Basic Logging Methods and Formation
Evaluation course and a good understand-
ing of logs, core analysis, reservoir
analysis, and well operations

Advanced Formation
Evaluation
Advanced 5 days
In this course you learn advanced forma-
tion evaluation techniques using wireline,
LWD, and MWD data, including quicklook
methods and deterministic and probabi-
listic evaluations. Topics include current
technologies and services such as nuclear
magnetic resonance (NMR), image, and
dipmeter logs, as well as production
surveillance and other special-interest
devices. You gain an understanding of the
impact of QA on data and interpretations.
Measurement physics are presented in
the context of practical applications, with
a focus on simple procedures for rapid and
accurate log interpretation. Instruction is
reinforced with hands-on exercises and
feld examples.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Estimates of intrinsic reservoir
properties: Porosity, permeability,
residual fuids, and lithology
n
Petrophysical analysis using pressure,
fuid properties, and depositional
information for improved saturation
predictions
n
Determination of clay and shale
volumes
n
Shaly sand analysis
n
Dip and image logs for reservoir
studies
n
Probabilistic formation evaluation
methods
n
Practical application of mechanical
rock properties
n
Reservoir compartmentalization and
use of formation pressure and fuid
data in reservoir characterization
AUDIENCE
engineers responsible for advanced
reservoir analysis
PREREQUISITES
A good understanding of logs, core
analysis, reservoir analysis, and well
operations
Openhole and Cased Hole
Data Acquisition and
Interpretation
Skill 5 days
This course covers openhole, cased hole,
and production logging tools and their
applications. Learn openhole logging
tool principles, interpretation of log data
using quick look techniques, and how to
interpret data from complex shale bearing
formations. Instruction includes cased
hole logging applied to reservoir monitor-
ing problems, how to evaluate production
problems and two- and three-phase fow
rates using production logging tools in
vertical, deviated, or horizontal wells. Use
real log data in exercises to learn these
techniques including log quality control
workfows.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Basics of logging
n
Reservoir rock and fuid properties
n
Openhole logging interpretation
techniques
n
Openhole logging tools: principles
and types
n
Cased hole evaluations
n
Well integrity: Cement bond
log-variable density log (CBL-VDL),
ultrasonic, slim cement mapping tool,
Isolation Scanner
n
Casing corrosion principles:
Ultrasonic, multi-fnger Calipers,
electromagnetic (ETT)
n
Reservoir monitoring: Inelastic
capture, C/O ratios, pulsed neutron
capture tools, cased hole formation
resistivity
n
Production logging principles and
tools: Optical and electric Sensors,
fow meters, FloScan Imager
n
Estimating fuid holdup, two- and
three-phase fow estimation
AUDIENCE
Petrophysicists, geoscientists, or
engineers
PREREQUISITES
A 2 year technical degree and an
understanding of well operations
Intermediate Production
Logging and Reservoir
Monitoring
Skill 5 days
This course provides in-depth instruction
on cased hole logging tool physics,
interpretation, and QC techniques for
wellbore-specifc production logging
and reservoir monitoring scenarios. You
learn how and when to use these tools
for your logging objectives and quicklook
techniques for identifying log QC
problems. Using hands-on examples, you
learn to interpret behind-casing resistivity
data and measure three-phase fow using
production logs.
COURSE CONTENT
n
n
infow with outfow to optimize
productivity
n
Flow regimes in vertical, deviated,
and horizontal wells
n
Techniques for measuring individual
fuid velocities of oil, water, and gas
using spinners, oxygen activation,
phase velocity logging, and gas
bubble velocity
n
Three-phase holdups from electrical
and optical sensors
n
Spinner calibration: Obtaining fuid
n
Production logging in horizontal wells
n
PNL physics
n
PNL capture cross section mode and
carbon/oxygen logging mode
n
Cased hole formation resistivity data
n
n
Workshop: Capture mode for evaluat-
ing water and gas saturation
n
Workshop: Interpreting resistivity logs
acquired behind casing
n
Workshop: Three-phase fow
AUDIENCE
Petrophysicists and engineers responsible
for wellbore diagnostics or reservoir moni-
toring who want a detailed understanding
of cased hole logging tools
PREREQUISITES
Basic Production Logging and Reservoir
Monitoring course or more than 1 year of
experience with applied cased hole logging
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Applied Reservoir
Petrophysics and
Characterization
Advanced 7 days
Through dynamic modeling, you gain an
advanced understanding of applied res-
ervoir petrophysics and characterization
using integration of data at the pore scale.
You learn how to exploit interpretation
techniques to spot exploration opportuni-
ties, such as bypassed pay and new
resources in existing felds. You learn how
to improve dynamic simulation modeling
through integration of petrophysical data.
You study advanced permeability and
capillary saturation models, and construct
a wellbore numerical simulation based on
facies, petrophysical rock types, and NExT
QuickScan-based fow units.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Petrophysical rock types
n
Water saturation (Sw) and impact of
capillary pressure and rock electrical
properties
n
Comparison of log-based Sw
relationships
n
Permeability prediction and capillary
saturation workfows with example
model construction
n
Height function and Thomeer
approaches
n
Drainage and imbibition relative
permeability curves and their
relationship to wettability
n
Wellbore simulation using petrophysi-
cal rock types, facies, and fow units
n
Recovery factor simulation based on
petrophysical data
n
Application of feld-study fow units
AUDIENCE
reservoir characterization and modeling
PREREQUISITES
characterization and petrophysics
n
Three-phase production logging in
horizontal wells
n
Physics of pulsed neutron logging:
Principle of the minitron for neutron
generation
n
Pulsed neutron logging in capture
mode
n
Pulsed neutron logging in carbon/
oxygen ratio (C/O) mode: Develop-
ment of database charts to obtain
water saturation and water holdup
n
Acquisition of pressure data and
formation fuid samples behind casing
n
Workshop on use of capture and C/O
modes for evaluating water and gas
saturations
n
Workshop on interpreting resistivity
logging measurements acquired
behind casing
n
Workshop on production logging in
horizontal wells with three-phase fow
AUDIENCE
Professionals with geoscience background
PREREQUISITES
More than 2 years of experience interpret-
ing reservoir monitoring logs (attendees
are encouraged to bring diffcult log
examples for in-class discussion and
interpretation)
Advanced 5 days
Encompassing advanced techniques for
production logging and reservoir monitor-
ing, this course teaches the design of a
data-acquisition program for evaluation of
wellbore or reservoir behavior based on
feld development objectives. Hands-on
examples demonstrate in-depth log
interpretation techniques for resistivity
measurements acquired behind casing,
three-phase fow in horizontal wells,
and fuid saturations. Learn quicklook
techniques for log quality control as well
as how to plan and integrate multisource
data for a more complete evaluation.
COURSE CONTENT
n
n
productivity
n
n
Slippage velocities in vertical and
deviated wells
n
Various techniques of measuring
of oil, water, and gas velocities:
Spinners, oxygen activation, phase
velocity logging, and gas bubble
velocity
n
using electrical and optical sensors
n
Spinner calibrations in vertical,
deviated, and horizontal wells to
obtain fuid velocities and hence
production rates

Advanced Formation
Evaluation Sandstones
Advanced 5 days
shaly sand petrophysical concepts
and techniques for advanced reservoir
analysis. The latest interpretation tools
and methods are used to solve problems
in openhole formation evaluation,
such as complex sandstones (porosity
identifcation and analysis and saturation)
and thin beds (identifcation, porosity, and
saturation). Instruction includes classroom
exercises and computer-based lessons,
and a well-evaluation workshop.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Integrated reservoir evaluation using
logs, cores, and reservoir engineering
techniques
n
Shaly sands and associated analysis
challenges: Shales and clays, poros-
ity analysis, and minerals in shaly
sandstones
n
Saturation analysis in shaly
sandstones
n
Identifcation of minerals and their
effects on log analysis and the
reservoir
n
Thin beds: Geology and reservoir
engineering aspects
n
Dipmeter and borehole image log
analysis in sandstone reservoirs
n
Evaluation of saturations
n
NMR applications: Permeability and
producibility
AUDIENCE
reservoir analysis
PREREQUISITES
Good understanding of logs, core analysis,
and reservoir analysis
Applied Production Logging and Reservoir Monitoring
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GeoFrame CPS-3
Foundation 3 days
:
maps using GeoFrame CPS-3 mapping
requirements.
COURSE CONTENT
n
data for mapping
n
n
n
set parameters
n
n
envelopes
n
zone data
n
volumetrics
n
AUDIENCE
PREREQUISITES

Well Integrity
Advanced 5 days
This course teaches the monitoring
and diagnosis of wellbore integrity
using cased hole logging tools. Learn to
detect and identify interzone crossfow
caused by uneven depletion, and leaks
inside and behind the casing. Topics
include evaluating cement bond quality,
establishing corrosion monitoring, and
verifying perforation effciency.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Spinner calibration, single-phase
interpretation, and productivity index
n
Leak-detection techniques and
applications
n
Temperature database applications
n
Crossfow between zones caused by
uneven depletion
n
Crossfow prediction without well
shut-in
n
Temperature profling: Optical sensors
n
Cementing: Primary and remedial
n
Cement bond monitoring
n
Corrosion mechanisms and monitoring
n
Corrosion mitigation: Cathodic
protection and expandable tubulars
n
Perforating: Conveyance, perfor-
mance, and effciency
n
Workshop on leak detection
n
Workshop on interzone crossfow
AUDIENCE
Petrophysicists and production engineers
responsible for feld wide reservoir moni-
toring or production logging programs
PREREQUISITES
Intermediate Production Logging and
Reservoir Monitoring course, or more than
2 years of experience interpreting cased
hole logs

Solutions Workshop
Advanced 5 days
This immersive workshop teaches
you how to interpret diffcult reservoir
monitoring scenarios and to diagnose
reservoir behaviors not included in classi-
cal interpretations. Focused on reservoir
monitoring logging techniques, this course
gives you specifc strategies for their use
and interpretation. Through a hands-on
interactive workshop, using your data
and problems, you learn how to adjust
interpretation techniques for reservoir
and feld wide phenomena, especially in
waterfood operations. Participants are
encouraged to bring diffcult log examples
for in-class discussion and interpretation.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Reservoir fuids
n
Reservoir drive mechanisms
n
Infow and outfow performance
n
Justifcation for reservoir monitoring
logs
n
Nuclear physics of reservoir monitor-
ing and pulsed neutron logging (PNL)
n
PNL tools (Schlumberger and
Halliburton tools)
n
PNL capture cross-section measure-
ments and carbon/oxygen data
n
Log-inject-log technique to estimate
residual oil saturation
n
Acquisition of formation resistivity
behind steel and nonconductive
casing
n
Pressure measurements and sampling
behind casing
n
Field mapping of waterfood to
identify unswept zones
AUDIENCE
with experience in reservoir monitoring
logging and log interpretation
PREREQUISITES
ing reservoir monitoring logs

Production Logging
Solutions Workshop
Advanced 5 days
This immersive workshop teaches you
how to interpret diffcult product logging
scenarios and to diagnose production
behaviors not included in classical
interpretation techniques. Through a
hands-on, interactive workshop, using
your data and problems, you learn how to
adjust your interpretation techniques for
mechanical or fuid-specifc phenomena.
Participants are encouraged to bring dif-
fcult log examples for in-class discussion
and interpretation.
COURSE CONTENT
n
High-tech production logging tools for
horizontal wells
n
Flow regimes in horizontal wells and
effects on production log interpreta-
tions
n
Spinner calibrations, and production
log interpretations in horizontal wells
n
Reservoir fuids
n
n
Infow and outfow performance
n
Justifcation for production logging
n
Leak detection inside and behind
casing and tubing
n
Techniques for estimating three-phase
fuid velocities
n
Three-phase fuid holdups in vertical,
deviated, and horizontal wells
n
deviated wells
AUDIENCE
with experience in cased hole logging and
log interpretation
PREREQUISITES
ing production logs
:
PETROPHYSICS
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Petrel Mapping and
Geologic Workfows
Foundation 2 days
:
In this course, you focus on standard
2D workfows related to geological
mapping. You study the different gridding
algorithms and when to use them. You
learn about creation of isochore maps
from well tops, isochore processing, and
surface operations. You gain exposure
to the 2D volume calculation workfow,
in addition to extraction and plotting of
maps from a 3D model.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Display and color management
n
Creating and editing surfaces
n
Gridding algorithms
n
Isochore modeling
n
Surface operations
n
Extracting information from an
existing 3D model
n
Plot setup and print options
AUDIENCE
personnel
PREREQUISITES
Petrel Geology course or similar
petroleum geology

Petrel Fundamentals
Foundation 5 days
:
This course is the foundation for all
other Petrel courses, teaching new users
intersections.
COURSE CONTENT
n
n
n
Data import
n
n
n
n
n
Plotting
AUDIENCE
Petrel software
PREREQUISITES
:
N
E
W
N
E
W

Foundation 3 days
:
Petrel software offers various options
for well correlation. This course gives a
general overview of correlation and intro-
duces you to well data import procedures
with different formats and the use of the
Reference Project tool. It focuses on set-
ting well section templates, and the value
of sharing templates between projects,
wells, and well section windows. Interpret
and edit stratigraphic and fault well tops
(markers) along well paths based on log
readings. Learn advanced discrete and
continuous log interpreting and editing
options based on existing logs. Apply the
different techniques in a typical working
order, from simple exploration wells to
production phase.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Project organization, including Studio
Favorites, Studio Find, and Studio
Annotate features
n
Import procedures for wells and logs,
including the Reference Project tool
n
Working and setting with well section
and templates
n
Seismic and 3D model backdrop
n
Continuous and discrete log
interpretation (manual, calculator,
and neural nets), and log edits
n
Well top interpretation and edits
n
Time-depth relationship
n
Creating point well data attributes
n
Plotting and presenting results in
different windows
n
Workfows for exploration, appraisal,
development, and production phases
AUDIENCE
Development and exploration geoscientists
and petroleum engineers
PREREQUISITES
of petroleum geology

Foundation 5 days
:
The Techlog interactive suite brings all
your petrophysical and geological data
together. Learn the fundamentals of this
application and its base modules Techplot,
Techdata, and Quanti. Understand the
use of the data model within the Techlog
for loading, unloading, manipulating,
and displaying data in the system,
including core and images. Topics include
deterministic calculations and the
COURSE CONTENT
n
n
n
n
n
tion using Quanti module
n
n
AUDIENCE
Techlog software
PREREQUISITES
None
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Techlog Formation
Evaluation
Skill 5 days
:
Explore the use of Techlog base modules:
In this class, you achieve a good founda-
tion in the data model within the Techlog
analysis results.
COURSE CONTENT
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
AUDIENCE
and petrophysicists
PREREQUISITES

Skill 3 days
:
Structured for users with fundamental
Petrel modeling skills, this course covers
basic geostatistics, data preparation,
data analysis, facies, and petrophysical
modeling. Learn different ways to
create property models and how to
condition models to existing models and
secondary data. Understand the concepts,
algorithms, and software functionalities
in property modeling.
The frst half of the course focuses on
basic geostatistical concepts such as
variograms, kriging and Gaussian simula-
tion, and testing of both methods to fnd
their benefts and limitations. Premodeling
processes such as well data preparation,
data analysis, and log upscaling are
also covered.
The second half of the course focuses on
facies and petrophysical modeling using
stochastic methods. Data analysis and
the use of existing models and secondary
data are demonstrated as key issues in
the modeling sequence to guide
the result.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Geostatistics fundamentals
n
Data preparation, including well
log calculations and upscaling for
discrete and continuous data
n
Facies modeling
n
Data analysis
n
Sequential indicator simulation
n
n
Truncated Gaussian simulation
n
n
Data analysis
n
Sequential Gaussian simulation
n
Gaussian random function simulation
n
Modeling using secondary data
AUDIENCE
Exploration, development, and production
geologists; petrophysicists; and reservoir
engineers wanting to understand more
about property modeling
PREREQUISITES
petroleum geology

Skill 2 days
:
This course builds on the Petrel* Reservoir
Engineering course, covering deviated
well building in greater detail. Standard
well modeling with ECLIPSE and FrontSim
treats the entire well bore as a single
entity and therefore cannot take into
account pressure changes along the well
bore due to friction, valves, or pumps.
Such devices are often used with horizon-
tal wells to control the infow profle along
the well trace. To model these effects,
the multi segmented well model must be
used. This course will introduce you to the
capabilities of this well model and how to
use Petrel to confgure it. You also learn
how to add completions such as valves
and pumps and how to make development
strategies using the equipment. Sector
models can be useful to study parts of a
reservoir. This course shows you how to
defne sectors, how to select boundary
conditions, and how to run sector models.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Standard well model versus the
multisegmented well model
n
Pressure drop along horizontal wells
n
Designing horizontal wells and wells
with laterals
n
Confguring multisegmented wells
n
Completion design for multiseg-
mented wells
n
Development strategies with
group control
n
Sector models
AUDIENCE
Reservoir engineers
PREREQUISITES
Petrel Reservoir Engineering course

Techlog Python
Foundation 2 days
:
This course is designed to introduce users
to programming basic and advanced
scripts in the Techlog software. Learn
how to create, edit, open, and run scripts
in a Techlog workfow. Topics include
Python_ syntax and programming skills,
Python and Techlog modules (libraries),
and advanced scripting including reading
and writing and creating Techlog modules.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Introduction to Python Scripting

History and concept

Python programming inside
Techlog software
n
Introduction to the Python editor

Opening and running scripts

Programming basics

Python syntax and coding rules
n
Application workfow interface for
Python platform

Running your own equations in a
multiwell and multizone environment
n
Python modules

Data QC and harmonization, fle
import (Techlog database)

Custom plots (Techlog plot)

Mathematical and scientifc tools
(NumPy and SciPy packages)
n
Advanced scripting

Introduction to advanced basics
such as multidimensional lists
and dictionaries

Introduction to oriented object
programming
n
Reading and writing fles

Text, CSV, and Excel fles

Importing and loading data from
Excel fles

Reporting
n
Creating modules and custom libraries
AUDIENCE
Software developers or geoscientists
with basic programming skills interested
in a general understanding of Python
scripting in the Techlog software
PREREQUISITES
:
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Facies Classifcation
Advanced 2 days
:
You perform quick and detailed lithology
estimations with the GeoFrame Litho
ToolKit complete collection of lithofacies
tools and analysis techniques. Learn the
various techniques that can be used to
generate lithofacies.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Deterministic methods using
multiwell, multicurve GeoFrame
LithoQuickLook* software
n
Estimation of missing log curves using
neural network techniques
n
Creation of multiwell facies logs using
any log data as input
n
Application of cutoffs on multiple
curves
n
Artifcial neural networks (supervised
and unsupervised neural network) for
generating facies logs
n
Multidimensional histograms
n
Clustering methods
AUDIENCE
PREREQUISITES
Techlog Formation
Evaluation with
Quanti.Elan
Skill 2 days
:
This course introduces experienced log
interpreters to building log interpretation
models and generating solutions with the
Quanti.Elan solver of Techlog.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Load and quality control data
(from DLIS or LAS fles)
n
Pre-computation estimation of
critical parameters for interpretations
including mineral, rock and fuid
endpoints
n
Log response equations with
emphasis on neutron porosity and
resistivity-based saturation equations
n
Initialization and construction of
formation evaluation models
n
Zoning and classifcation groups
n
Combining formation evaluation
models
n
Post processing
n
Customization with Python
AUDIENCE
PREREQUISITES
Techlog Fundamentals course and
formation evaluation experience using
Techlog software.
:

Advanced 2 days
:
This course focuses on facies modeling,
the main method for guiding petrophysical
models. Material includes demonstrations
of pixel- and object-based models and
studies of complex hierarchical models
that combine multiple methods. Emphasis
is on advanced property modeling tools
such as the multipoint geostatistics
process. Discussions include the theory
behind this process, covering how to
create good training images, incorporate
soft probability data, vary direction, and
scale in the fnal simulation model. In
addition, you learn about the geobody
modeling tool for extracting seismic
bodies and using them directly as hard
data in the modeling process.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Geostatistics overview
n
Facies modeling methods with
classical geostatistics
n
Pixel-based facies modeling methods
n
methods
n
Conditioning and combining modeling
methods
n
Neural net learning systems
n
Multipoint statistics (MPS) theory
n
Region properties
n
Conditioning and scaling MPS models
n
Making and using seismic geobodies
n
Multipoint facies simulation
n
Optional: Conditioned petrophysical
modeling
AUDIENCE
Geoscientists with demonstrated
experience in property modeling in Petrel
software
PREREQUISITES
Property Modeling course, practical Petrel
experience, and knowledge of petroleum
geology

Techlog Advanced
Analysis
Advanced 5 days
:
Techlog* software interpretation
and processing capabilities for the
management of wellbore image data,
pressure data, core data, and special core
data. Learn interpretation workfows for
analysis of these data as well as special-
ized tasks such as facies and rock type
detection and propagation. Enhance your
understanding of multiwell and multiuser
aspects, and advanced processing and
analysis within the Techlog application.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Core data: Loading, shifting, correct-
ing for stress, and clay closure
n
pressure data
n
log domains
n
Pressure data
n
n
displaying, picking and classifying
dips
n
n
AUDIENCE
Development and exploration log
analysts and petrophysicists, geologists,
petroleum engineers, managers, and
technical personnel
PREREQUISITES
PETROPHYSICS
PETROPHYSICS
50

Advanced 5 days
:
with a focus on the management of
wellbore image data and the performance
of interpretation workfows for analysis
of these data. Topics include facies typing
using neural network methods, multiwell
plotting, cross section building, and
mapping in the Techlog application. Learn
to use Techlog geologic tools to achieve
effcient data integration.
COURSE CONTENT
n
n
n
n
prediction
n
Zone editing for feld maps, kriging,
and multiwell cross sections
AUDIENCE
PREREQUISITES

Techlog Core Data
Advanced 4 days
:
This course focuses on the management
of all types of core data within the
Techlog suite. Learn the interpretation
workfows for analysis of these data,
including facies detection and propaga-
tion, and explore the use of special core
data in saturation-height modeling.
COURSE CONTENT
n
n
pressure data
n
log domains
n
determination
AUDIENCE
PREREQUISITES

Techlog Borehole Image
Interpretation
Advanced 3 days
:
for the management of wellbore image
data and the performance of interpreta-
tion workfows for data analysis. You
gain a full range of skills to manipulate,
process, and use all kinds of borehole
image data within the Techlog suite.
COURSE CONTENT
n
n
n
AUDIENCE
and petrophysicists involved in wellbore
image data processing and interpretation
PREREQUISITES
:
Well Planning
and Design
Advanced Remedial
Cementing
Pore Pressure
Prediction Methods
Intermediate Petroleum
Geomechanics
Well Design and
Construction Engineering
Casing Design
Drillstring Design
Drilling Simulator
Basic Cementing
Cementing Operations
Drilling Engineering
Fundamentals of
Petroleum Geomechanics
Drilling Technology
Dynamic Pressure Drilling
Directional Drilling and Surveying
Management &
Well Operations
Drilling Project
Management
Drilling Optimization
Stuck Pipe and
Hole Cleaning
Deepwater Drilling
Operations and Well Control
Horizontal, Extended-Reach, and Multilateral Drilling
Stuck Pipe and
Fishing Operations
Well Control
Drilling Risk Management
Drilling Fluids
Well Placement
Fundamentals
Offshore Drilling Operations
Rig Awareness and Familiarization Field Course
Introduction to Drilling
Drilling Software
Petrel Drilling
:
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course matrix below organizes the curriculum by course focus and experience level. You can use this matrix to fnd the right course, build your training
plans, and understand the NExT Drilling Technology curriculum. Software intensive courses are marked with a
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Skill
Foundation
Awareness
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Introduction to Drilling
Awareness 5 days
If you work closely with drilling
engineering, operations, or management,
this course increases your understanding
of the concepts, terminology, and
processes used in drilling a well. It
provides a complete overview of the
workfow involved in the drilling of oil and
gas wells, from offce to wellsite. You
also learn the roles and responsibilities
involved in a drilling operation.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Well construction and the role of
drilling in the E&P life cycle
n
Well design, including planning
and engineering, and the data and
analysis techniques needed to design
a quality well
n
Terminology and concepts used in
the business of drilling, such as
well timing, costs, risks, and AFE
generation
n
Explanation of drilling equipment:
Drilling rigs, bits, casing, and rig foor
equipment
n
Directional drilling and deviation
control equipment and its operation,
including unique characteristics of
directional drilling
n
Wellsite operations: Drilling, logging,
casing, cementing, and completions
n
Drilling kicks and well control,
including well control equipment
n
Real-time data collection, monitoring,
and interpretation techniques used
during drilling operations
AUDIENCE
and nontechnical support staff
PREREQUISITES
None

Rig Awareness and
Familiarization Field Course
Foundation 5 days
This unique course gives you in-depth
exposure to drilling rig equipment and
its use with classroom instructions on
drilling, cementing, and directional drilling
concepts and technology. Learning is
reinforced by daily trips to an actual
drilling rig where you see frsthand the
rig and drilling equipment used in well
construction. Hands-on and classroom
lessons are supported by interactive video
training that explains the installation
and use of downhole equipment and
assemblies.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Life cycle of petroleum reservoir and
reservoir development phases
n
Drilling operations, including drilling
rig types and their uses, and drilling
equipment used on the rig foor and
downhole
n
Drilling deviated, horizontal, and
multilateral wells
n
Hands-on visit to a rig to inspect
drilling equipment with participation
in some rig operations
n
Hands-on visit to a cementing and
pumping unit to discuss completion,
cementing, acidizing, and stimulation
topics
n
Well life cycle with focus on openhole
and cased hole well data
n
Hands-on visit to a logging center for
an overview of data acquisition for
evaluation of well performance
AUDIENCE
and nontechnical support staff
PREREQUISITES
None
n
Well design considerations: From
leasing, contracts, and site prepara-
tion to data requirements
n
Characteristics of quality well design:
Directional drilling, well paths,
wellbore surveys, drilling fuid selec-
tion, drillstrings, BHA, bits, casing
selection and design, cementing, and
wellheads
n
Programming and drilling operations:
Operational sequence for drilling a
well, including a time-depth curve;
daily drilling reports; and real-time
operations
n
Troubleshooting and prevention of
common problems (kicks, well kill
procedures, BOP functions), and
various well control situations
n
Well completion options, equipment,
perforations, and data-collection
tools used for well evaluation
n
Well suspension and abandonment
procedures
AUDIENCE
understand the principles of drilling
PREREQUISITES
None

Drilling Engineering
Foundation 5 Days
In this course, you gain an introduction to
the terminology, concepts, processes, and
equipment used to drill oil and gas wells.
You learn rig component identifcation,
simple rig-sizing calculations, drilling fuid
properties, drillbit selection concepts,
directional drilling plan defnition, and
drilling technologies. You cover the
planning process followed by drilling
engineers, including initiating a well
plan and designing a well. Additionally,
you learn the basics of cost estimation
processes, fundamentals of well control,
drilling tool selection, and the important
standards used in the drilling industry.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Well construction: Exploration,
appraisal, and development drilling
n
Drilling rig components and crew roles
and responsibilities
n
Business of drilling, including well
costing and AFEs
n
Operational procedures
n
Risk management, hazards, and
loss-prevention methods
n
Drilling fundamentals: Rock types,
fracture gradients, formation
pressures, wellbore instability, leak
testing, kicks, and kick tolerance
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Basic Cementing
Foundation 5 days
This course presents the basic concepts
of primary cementing and illustrates the
adverse effects a poor-quality primary
cement job has on well performance.
Discussions include remediation using
squeeze cementing, the physical and
chemical properties of cement slurries,
and cement evaluation techniques.
In a class project, participants design
a cement job and perform a cement
evaluation.
Note: This course is taught in Russian only.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Primary cementing overview
n
Cement chemistry
n
Cementing materials and additives
n
Implication of well integrity on well
performance
n
Squeeze cementing
n
Performance characteristics of
cement slurries
n
In-lab demonstration of mixed cement
slurry properties
n
New cementing technologies
n
Cement evaluation using cement
bond, ultrasonic imaging, and variable
density logs
n
Plug cementing
AUDIENCE
Drilling engineers, completion engineers,
and production engineers
PREREQUISITES
Fluency in Russian language and a basic
understanding of drilling and completion
operations

Cementing Operations
Foundation 5 days
cementing, including primary cementing
and squeeze and plug cementing. You
learn the characteristics of a quality
cementing job and the impact of cement
chemistry. You increase your understand-
ing of the different phases of cement
slurry and the additives that are used to
affect the properties of each. You discuss
rheological models used during cement
job design and the requirements for effec-
tive mud removal. You perform classroom
exercises and are introduced to cementing
design and evaluation software.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Primary cementing concepts:
Overview, calculations, and
procedural steps
n
Cement chemistry: Fundamentals
of cement types and the impact of
additives
n
Cement laboratory equipment for
examination of slurry performance,
including thickening time, rheology,
stability, and other characteristics
n
Importance and procedural implica-
tions of mud removal
n
Gas migration: consequences, paths,
root causes, and slurries for its
control
n
Cementing temperature: Require-
ments, heat transfer, deepwater
scenarios, static temperature
determination, and misuse of MWD
and LWD temperature data
n
Applications, techniques, and tools for
squeeze and plug cementing
n
Cementing design and evaluation
software
n
Special-purpose cements
AUDIENCE
Drilling engineers, drilling supervisors,
trainee drillers, rig engineers, and service
company personnel
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of the oil and gas
industry with an awareness of cementing
operations; participants are required to
bring a hand-held calculator to complete
in-class exercises

Offshore Drilling Operations
Foundation 5 days
An introduction to offshore drilling
operations, this course covers the primary
drilling equipment, procedures, and design
constraints and considerations unique to
the offshore environment. Learn how drill-
ing operations differ for fxed installations
and mobile offshore drilling units.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Types of rigs: Land to offshore
n
Primary components of offshore rigs:
Hoisting, pumping, and rotating
n
Downhole drilling tools
n
Geology for drillers
n
Overburden, pore pressure, and
fracture gradient
n
Well planning - TvD exercise
n
Drilling fuids
n
Cementing
n
Well design workfow
n
Review of steel properties
n
Casing design
n
Well control
n
Drillstring design
n
n
Surveying
n
Completions
n
Drillstem test (DST) from mobile
offshore drilling unit (MODU)
n
Downhole tools
AUDIENCE
Drilling engineers
PREREQUISITES
None

Fundamentals of Petroleum
Geomechanics
Foundation 3 days
Learn the fundamentals of rock mechanics,
the origin of stresses in the subsurface,
and how in situ stresses can be under-
stood from wellbore data. This course,
using classroom instruction, exercises,
and workshops, teaches you how to apply
in situ stress data to critical problems in
exploration and development.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Impact of geomechanics on oilfeld
development: Drilling, completions,
and life of a feld
n
Principal stresses: Pore pressure,
effective stresses, stress and strain,
elasticity, yield, and failure
n
Procedures and limitations of lab
tests: Unconfned compression,
triaxial compression, thick-walled
cylinder tests
n
State of stress in the earth
n
Pore pressure and fracture gradient
n
Wellbore instability: Rock mechanics
versus operations, state of stress
around the wellbore, failure criteria,
infuence of trajectory, and
unconventional failures
n
Mechanical earth model construction
n
Operational aspects of wellbore
stability control
n
Sand production and prediction
n
Reservoir geomechanics
AUDIENCE
Technical professionals or managers
concerned with wellbore stability,
fracture stimulation, reservoir drainage
patterns, naturally fractured reservoirs,
overpressures, and fault seal analysis
PREREQUISITES
None
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Casing Design
Skill 5 days
The focus of this course is casing design
from an engineering and operational
perspective. You are provided with design
rules for a wide range of straightforward
and hostile environments. You also exam-
ine the nomenclature of casing design,
manufacturing processes, materials, and
properties. You review design policies
and procedures; the theory of burst,
collapse, and axial loadings; the theory
and limitations of API specifcations and
connections; and special cases such as
HPHT and sour environments.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Material properties
n
API ratings and formulas
n
Biaxial effects
n
Steel testing
n
Design concepts
n
Triaxial loading
n
Casing design rules
n
Factors affecting tubular strength
n
Sulfde stress cracking
n
Buckling
n
Connections
n
Design process
n
Casing setting depth determination
n
Service life models
n
Load cases
n
Thermal and bending load
determination
n
Load design for burst, collapse, and
axial loads
AUDIENCE
company personnel with basic drilling
engineering knowledge
PREREQUISITES
Understanding of wellbore geometry and
the basics of mechanical concepts, and
basic math skills; participants are required
to bring a scientifc calculator to complete
the in-course exercises

Advanced Remedial
Cementing
Skill 3 days
This course teaches the remedial
cementing techniques for diagnosing the
sources of unwanted water production
and mitigating the problem. Learn about
the applicable technologies and where
they may be applied to reduce water
production.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Integrated approach to watercut
problems in mature and new felds
n
Key watercut problems and an
integrated approach to mitigation
n
Watercut problem classifcation and
selection of optimal remediation
n
Logging diagnostics
n
Cement bond log evaluation
techniques
n
Remedial cementing and advanced
cementing technologies
n
Specifcations of cement slurry
system laboratory analyses
n
Description of API laboratory
equipment
n
API laboratory analysis procedures
n
Specifcation of remedial slurry
analyses
n
Remedial cementing system design
and equipment
n
Cementing pumping units
n
Cement slurry blending and mixing
systems
n
Remedial cementing manifold
n
Cementing simulation
AUDIENCE
Production engineers, drilling engineers,
completion engineers, and oilfeld
technical staff
PREREQUISITES
Fluency in Russian language and basic
knowledge of drilling and completion
operations

Drilling Simulator
Foundation 5 days
In this course, learn drilling operations
using the interactive Drilling Systems
Drilling Management Trainer, which
simulates the environment of a team drill-
ing a well. Through hands-on simulations,
learn the role and responsibilities of each
member of the drilling team, including the
drilling supervisor, driller, mud engineer,
and the directional driller.
COURSE CONTENT
n
n
Drilling fuids
n
Cement
n
Conductor driving
n
Casing tallies, centralizers, spaceout
n
Liner operations
n
Geology
n
Pressure testing
n
Well control
n
Fishing
AUDIENCE
Trainee drilling supervisors and drilling
engineers
PREREQUISITES
Basic understanding of drilling operations

Well Placement
Fundamentals
Foundation 5 days
:
Introducing the fundamentals of geologic
well placement, sometimes called geo-
steering, this course encompasses both
the processes and techniques required for
placement of high-angle and horizontal
wells using geologic and petrophysical
data acquired while drilling. Reviews
include technologies and tools for
directional drilling, LWD, and MWD. Learn
from examples using different methods
to geosteer horizontal wells and their
applications.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Introduction to geologic well
placement

Applications, technologies, and
processes

n

Essential elements for well
placement

Important structural features
for well placement
n

Fundamentals

n
MWD

Acquisition of positioning
and drilling-related data

Tools and techniques for
formation evaluation
n
LWD



high-angle wells
n
Application of well placement methods


n
AUDIENCE
high-angle wells
PREREQUISITES
evaluation
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Drilling Project
Management
Skill 5 days
Increase your understanding of the project
management principles that apply to drill-
ing operations, with a focus on the roles
and responsibilities involved, including
operations, personnel, administration,
fnance, and legal functions. You examine
the critical project and risk management
concerns of running drilling projects in an
effcient, safe, environmentally friendly,
and cost-effective manner. You apply
principles of project management in
practice and integrate those principles
into a drilling projects assets or project
team to optimize value and reduce identi-
fed risks.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Overview of drilling project
management
n
Cost versus value
n
Contract models
n
Project planning and design
n
Planning software
n
Drilling programming
n
Tendering and contracting strategy
n
Project fnance and administration
n
Supply chain management
n
Reporting systems
n
Communications and knowledge
management
n
Project closeout
n
Management systems
n
HSEQ management systems
n
Introduction to risk management
n
Risk management process
n
Levels of risk management
n
Operational risk assessments
and analysis
AUDIENCE
Drilling program managers, project
managers, and others with direct
involvement in the planning of drilling
operations
PREREQUISITES
Introduction to Drilling Engineering course
or equivalent work experience in drilling
engineering or management

Drilling Fluids
Skill 5 days
This course provides you with a
comprehensive understanding of drilling
fuids and instruction on the engineering
of a mud system, including both water-
and oil-based mud systems.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Introduction to drilling fuids: Proper-
ties, purpose, and problems
n
Regulatory compliance and
environmental considerations
n
Formation damage
n
Inhibition
n
Lubricity
n
Economic restrictions
n
Fluid density
n
Rheological properties
n
Solids control
n
Waste management
n
Loss control measure and trouble-
shooting
AUDIENCE
Drilling engineers wanting a better
understanding of drilling fuids and
their use
PREREQUISITES
Working knowledge of drilling practices
and concepts

Drillstring Design
Skill 4 days
Gain a comprehensive overview of how
to design a drillstring as well as how to
avoid operational problems and wear on
equipment. BHA design concepts and
optimization and drilling hydraulics are
investigated, with emphasis on practical
and safe operating procedures. Industry
standards are used as training aids to
supplement the presentation material
and promote a thorough understanding
of drillstring component operating limits
and practices.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Properties of steel
n
Axial force and buckling in submerged
tubulars
n
Drillpipe connections
n
Drillstring design for tension and
torque
n
Drillstring care and inspection
n
Drillstring damage and dynamics
n
Wellbore stability
n
Mud rheology
n
Bit hydraulics
n
Rotary, rotary steerable system (RSS),
and motor BHA design
AUDIENCE
Drilling engineering staff and drilling
service company personnel
PREREQUISITES
Work experience in drillstring design or
drilling operations

Directional Drilling and
Surveying
Skill 5 days
Learn the fundamentals, design
considerations, and operational aspects
of directional and horizontal drilling.
Increase your understanding of the
operations carried out by directional
drillers and how directional and horizontal
wells are designed and drilled.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Directional drilling fundamentals:
Applications and limitations
n
Terminology, well objectives, and
target
n
Well path planning: Calculations and
data acquisition
n
MWD
n
Downhole equipment: Drilling tools
and defection methods
n
Drilling motors, bits, and BHAs
n
Wellsite operations
n
Reservoir concerns for directional
well design
n
Drilling and surface considerations
n
Torque and drag modeling
n
Horizontal wells: Types and planning
n
Logging, coring, and completion
techniques
n
Wellbore-stability issues and hole
cleaning
AUDIENCE
company personnel with basic drilling
engineering
PREREQUISITES
1 to 3 years of feld experience with
drilling operations and basic math skills
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DRILLING TECHNOLOGY

Stuck Pipe and
Fishing Operations
Skill 5 days
You receive a practical treatment of the
causes of stuck pipe and twist-offs and
of the techniques employed to avoid such
problems. You also learn the investigation
techniques, operations, selection of fsh-
ing tools, and decision-making methods.
Discussions include techniques to prevent
problems leading to fshing operations and
operational techniques to recover the fsh
or to sidetrack the well.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Wellbore designs, types, and loading
of submerged tubulars
n
Steel mechanics and drillstring
design, including API RP 7G
n
Understanding and preventing
drillstring failures
n
Stuck pipe mechanisms and
consequences
n
Predicting and preventing stuck pipe
and lost circulation
n
Fishing operations: Causes, prevention,
tools, and operations
n
Directional drilling and sidetracking in
cased and open holes
AUDIENCE
Engineering, operations, and managerial
team members interested in the practical
aspects of drillstring recovery and the
business implications of fshing operations
PREREQUISITES
and basic math skills

Geomechanics
Skill 5 days
This course opens with a brief review
of the principles of elastic and isotropic
behaviors of rock, fundamentals of
geomechanics, earth stresses, and
mechanical earth models, and then moves
to more advanced topics. Learn the
impact of reversible and nonreversible
geomechanical behavior on drilling,
stimulation, sand production, and injec-
tion operations. Investigate anisotropy,
its nature and effect on geomechanics,
and its signifcance and infuence on
well construction and feld development.
Understand the mechanics of salt, its
short-term and long-term behavior, and
the impacts on drilling subsalt and presalt.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Importance of reversible and
nonreversible behaviors of rocks
for well construction and feld
development
n
Signifcance of anisotropic behavior of
rocks when considering mechanical
properties and stresses
n
Challenges in drilling salt and conse-
quent feld development, mitigation,
and management measures
AUDIENCE
Geologists; geophysicists; geomechanics,
drilling, production, completion, and res-
ervoir engineers; exploration supervisors
and managers involved with geomechanics
challenges of feld development
PREREQUISITES
Fundamentals of Petroleum Geomechanics
course or a strong understanding of
geomechanics fundamentals
Horizontal, Extended-
Reach, and Multilateral
Drilling
Skill 5 days
An integrated approach to the design
and drilling of horizontal, extended-reach
(ER), and multilateral wells includes
geologic, reservoir, drilling, completions,
and production considerations. Learn the
applications and limitations of ER drilling
technology and the essential deliverables
from each asset team member needed to
implement successful ER wells.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Directional drilling fundamentals:
Applications and limitations
n
Directional well planning: Positioning
and coordinate systems
n
Survey calculation methods
n
Anticollision and trajectory
management
n
Surveying tools
n
MWD
n
Downhole equipment: Drilling tools
and defection methods
n
Drilling motors and bit overview
n
Bottomhole assembly (BHA) design
and considerations
n
Geologic considerations in ER wells
n
Well profle, wellpath, and trajectory
design
n
Management of equivalent circulating
density (ECD) in ER wells
n
Earth modeling and wellbore-stability
matters related to ER wells
n
Torque and drag management
n
Multilateral well introduction, well
planning, and drilling operations
n
TAML junction defnitions and their
applicability to multilateral design
n
Completion matters for ER and
multilateral wells
n
Life-of-well issues for high-angle and
multilateral wells
n
Casing design for ER and multilateral
wells
AUDIENCE
trainee directional drillers, rig engineers,
asset exploitation teams, and service
company personnel
PREREQUISITES
Experience in basic drilling engineering
and wellsite operations, and exposure to
directional drilling operations; participants
are required to bring a simple scientifc
calculator for in-class exercises

Drilling Risk Management
Skill 5 days
This course teaches the theory and
application of the Hazard Analysis and
Risk Control (HARC) process and the
practice of hazard risk identifcation. You
learn how to identify, report, and mitigate
risks or hazards using HARC principles.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Drilling optimization principles
n
HARC overview
n
Offset well analysis
n
Risk mitigation and prevention
n
Operations forecasting and risk
mapping
n
Change management
n
Exemptions
n
Reporting and recording systems
n
Real-time monitoring solutions
AUDIENCE
Experienced drilling supervisors and
drilling engineers
PREREQUISITES
Experience with drilling operations and
planning
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Deepwater Drilling
Operations and Well Control
Advanced 5 days
This course teaches the operational
aspects of deepwater well construction
including deepwater exploration
and development drilling challenges,
selecting the necessary ft for purpose
tools, equipment, people, and pro-
cesses. Methods to address and mitigate
deepwater drilling hazards, risks, drilling
problems, project delivery issues will be
discussed using lessons learned from
several worldwide projects. This course
will also cover deepwater well control
management techniques using the IADC
guidelines.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Deepwater well design and
construction
n
Project management and logistics
n
Rigs and selection criteria
n
Equipment systems
n
Floating vessel drilling
n
Station-keeping
n
Wellheads and casing
n
Blowout preventers
n
Risers
n
Motion compensation
n
Riserless drilling
n
Drilling fuids
n
Cementing operations
n
Drilling problems and hazards
n
Well control management, equipment,
and techniques
n
Emergency response planning and
contingency management
AUDIENCE
Drilling personnel including managers,
superintendents, engineers, supervisors,
and drilling
PREREQUISITES
Working knowledge of mobile offshore
drilling units and drilling operations
experience with a knowledge of drilling
activities

Well Design and
Construction Engineering
Skill 5 days
Delivering an overview of the well
construction process and an introduction
to subsea drilling operations, the goal
of this course is to provide insight for
the planning and execution of a drilling
operation. Emphasis is on the conceptual
design and detailed engineering design
calculations involved in planning a well.
This course is part of the distance
learning Heriot-Watt MSc Petroleum
Engineering program but is not limited
to individuals who are registered for the
degree course.
Note: To fnd out more about the
Heriot-Watt MSc Petroleum Engineering
program, go to NExTtraining.net/Masters.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Overview of drilling operations
n
Drilling economics
n
Rig components
n
Drillstring design
n
Drilling bit design and selection
n
Formation pressures and well control
n
Pore, fracture, and abnormal
pressures
n
Principles of primary and secondary
well control
n
Well killing procedures
n
Blowout preventer (BOP) equipment
stack arrangements
n
Design, selection, and use of drilling
fuids
n
Casing and casing string design,
confgurations, and running operations
n
Cementing function, design, and
properties
n
Directional drilling design and
equipment
AUDIENCE
Trainee drilling engineers, petroleum
engineers, and specialist service company
engineers
PREREQUISITES
Drilling operations experience

Well Control
Skill 5 days
This course teaches the physical principles
and concepts related to maintaining and
regaining control of formation pressures
while drilling a well.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Formation pressures and their causes
n
Fracture pressure fundamentals
n
Kick tolerance, causes, and warnings
n
Shut-in procedures
n
Industry standards and recommended
practices
n
Kill sheet basics and usage
n
Wait-and-weight method and other
well control methods
n
Control of shallow gas kicks
n
BOP and diverter equipment
installation, operation, maintenance,
and testing
n
Well control equipment limits,
auxiliary units, and closing units
n
Subsea equipment overview
AUDIENCE
Persons who design, plan, and manage
well drilling operations including wellsite
supervisors, drilling engineers, and drilling
superintendents
PREREQUISITES
Minimum of 1 year drilling-related
experience and basic math and science
skills; participants are required to bring a
hand-held calculator for in-class exercises

Stuck Pipe and
Hole Cleaning
Skill 5 days
In this course on the mechanisms and
causes of stuck pipe, particular attention is
given to understanding the impact of hole
cleaning. You also learn how factors such
as casing seat selection, drillstring design,
drilling fuids selection, and well design can
affect the likelihood of stuck pipe.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Causes of stuck pipe
n
Casing setting depth
n
Forces acting on submerged objects
n
Drillstring design
n
Wellbore stability and causes of
instability
n
Lost circulation and its causes
n
Stuck pipe mechanisms and
consequences
n
Economics of hole recovery efforts
n
Drilling fuid types
n
Drilling fuids selection
n
Rheology of drilling fuids
n
Drilling fuids management
n
Cuttings behavior and transport
methods
n
Special well profle problems
n
Mechanical techniques for hole
cleaning
n
Hole cleaning monitoring and
management techniques
AUDIENCE
Field supervisors and engineers involved
in drilling operations
PREREQUISITES
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DRILLING TECHNOLOGY

Petrel Drilling
Foundation 3 days
:
Petrel software gives drilling engineers
and operations geologists the tools to
improve operational effciency and to
collaborate with the entire asset team.
It provides support before, during, and
after drilling operations through offset
well analysis, risk management, well
design, performance optimization, and
daily collaboration. This course provides
a different perspective for visualizing
drilling operations.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Petrel interface, fle structures, and
visualization tools
n
Importing well data
n
Managing surveys and plans
n
Creating geologic and drillers targets
n
Designing wells
n
Creating well sections for offset well
analysis
n
Creating and managing risks for use
in well planning or preparation and
mitigation
n
Editing log data
n
Streaming real-time log data
n
Creating projections to estimate
trajectory ahead of current survey
station
n
Creating reports
n
Create alarms for notifcation during
drilling
AUDIENCE
Drilling engineers, drilling specialists,
geologists, and petrophysicists working
closely with drilling operations
PREREQUISITES
of drilling operations

Pore Pressure
Prediction Methods
Advanced 3 days
A predrill estimate of formation pore
pressure is a key requirement for success-
ful exploration and drilling. This course
teaches you the basics of formation
pore pressure, including techniques for
predicting formation pressure, analyzing
pore pressure data, detecting and
collecting pressure data, and understand-
ing normal-, over-, and underpressured
environments. Practical analysis exercises
reinforce the presentations.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Formation pore pressure fundamentals
n
Pore pressure estimation techniques
n
Impact of pore pressure prediction on
exploration and drilling success
n
Pressure distribution concepts and
application
n
Fluid migration model background and
development
n
Hands-on pore pressure data analysis
AUDIENCE
Geoscientists and engineers wanting an
essential understanding of the impact
of pore pressure on drilling, wellbore
stability, and reservoir management
PREREQUISITES
Basic understanding of drilling, geology,
geophysics, and risks associated with
drilling operations

Dynamic Pressure Drilling
Advanced 5 days
This course teaches the principles of
dynamic pressure drilling, including
how and where to apply these drilling
methods. Learn how to select the optimal
equipment, controls, and drilling fuids
needed for effective drilling in underbal-
anced and managed pressure drilling
scenarios.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Dynamic pressure drilling overview,
applications, and techniques
n
Geologic issues
n
Drilling fuid selection, underbalanced
and two-phase fow considerations
n
Equipment selection and use
n
Rotating control devices (RCDs)
n
RCD seal elements
n
Drilling equipment for managed and
underbalanced pressure conditions
n
Designing for managed and underbal-
anced pressure conditions
n
Dynamic drilling methods for offshore,
including tripping methods
n
Candidate selection
n
Economics of dynamic pressure drilling
n
Management and HSE considerations
AUDIENCE
Drilling professionals embarking on a
dynamic pressure drilling assessment
PREREQUISITES
Fundamental understanding of basic
drilling technology

Drilling Optimization
Advanced 5 days
Structured to guide you through the
workfow to achieve optimal outcomes,
or no-surprises drilling, for each phase
of a single drillwell or a drilling program,
this course covers specifcation, design,
drilling, and completion. Increase your
understanding of the identifcation,
application, and implementation of drilling
optimization techniques that highlight
the data, calculations, and processes
necessary to validate drilling successes,
both qualitatively and quantitatively.
The course draws upon aspects of risk
management and statistical analysis
as a framework for measurement and
mitigation.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Variable versus fxed risks and control-
lable versus uncontrollable constraints
in design and implementation
n
Mitigation strategies for risks and
constraints, including mechanical
confguration, logistics, surface
and subsurface environments, and
trajectory; regulatory policies
n
Statistical analyses related to well
construction, including probability,
mean distribution, and standard
deviation
n
KPIs as a means to report project
progress and results
n
Ensure data collection, management,
and quality via data KPIs
n
Single drillwell and program
benchmarking
n
Mechanical earth model (MEM) for
planning and operations
n
Optimal drilling plan designs that
optimize KPIs for each drilling phase
n
Real-time management of well
construction performance
AUDIENCE
Drilling engineers
PREREQUISITES
Minimum 2 to 4 years of drilling engineer-
ing; experience in risk management or
project management suggested
:
Reservoir
Characterization
Full Life Cycle Fluid
Evaluation- Downhole
to Laboratory
Characterization, Evaluation,
and Enhanced Oil Recovery in
Naturally Fractured Reservoirs
Oil and Gas Reserves and Evaluation II
Oil and Gas Reserves and Evaluation I
PVT Properties of
Reservoir Fluids
Applied Reservoir Simulation
Applied Reservoir Engineering
Reservoir Engineering
Basic Reservoir Engineering Analytical Techniques
Introduction to Reservoir Engineering
Reservoir
Analysis
Reservoir
Management
Analysis of Production
Performance Curves
History Matching and
Conditioning Reservoir
Models to Dynamic Data
New Advances in
Well Test Interpretation
Resources and
Reserves Evaluation
Assuring Flow
from Pore to Process
Waterflood Management
Advanced
Well Test Analysis
Advanced Natural
Gas Engineering
Analysis and Development
of Tight Gas Reservoirs
Enhanced Oil Recovery
Processes: Miscible,
Polymer, and Thermal
Applied Geostatistics for
Petroleum Engineers and Geoscientists
Horizontal Wells: Applications, Drilling,
Completion, Productivity, and Surveillance
Conducting an
Integrated Reservoir Study
Well Productivity and
Enhancement
Management
Enhanced Oil Recovery Methods: Theory and Applications
Introduction to Field
Development Planning
Well Test Design
and Analysis
Natural Gas Reservoir
Engineering
Reservoir Optimization
using Applied Oilfield
Manager (OFM)
Reservoir
Simulation Software
Reservoir
Engineering Software
Techlog Fluid
Contact Analysis
ECLIPSE Thermal
Reservoir Simulation
Petrel Proxy
Modeling and Optimization
OFM
Advanced Topics
Techlog
ECLIPSE
Simulation of Naturally
Fractured Reservoirs
OFM
Waterflood Analysis
ECLIPSE
Advanced Topics
Petrel
Advanced Wells
ECLIPSE
Compositional Simulation
Petrel Uncertainty
for Reservoir Engineers
OFM Mapping
Applications Fundamentals
ECLIPSE Blackoil
Reservoir Simulation
Petrel Workflow Editor
and Uncertainty Analysis
OFM Forecast
Analysis Fundamentals
Introduction to
INTERSECT
OFM Fundamentals
Techlog
Fundamentals
Petrel Upscaling
and Fault Analysis
ECLIPSE
FrontSim Fundamentals
ECLIPSE
Applied Reservoir
Simulation Fundamentals
Petrel Reservoir
Engineering
Petrel Fundamentals
PIPESIM
Fundamentals
ECLIPSE Equation
of State and Pressure-
Temperature-Volume
Avocet Integrated Asset
Modeler Fundamentals
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NExTs Reservoir Engineering curriculum provides courses for technical and non-technical students at all experience levels. The Reservoir Engineering
course matrix below organizes the curriculum by course focus and experience level. You can use this matrix to fnd the right course, build your training
plans, and understand the NExT Reservoir Engineering curriculum. Software intensive courses are marked with a
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Introduction to Reservoir
Engineering
Awareness 3 days
This course on reservoir engineering
introduces you to the classic and current
techniques used to obtain reservoir fuid
properties from laboratory data and
correlations. You learn the fundamental
concepts of fuid fow, including
laminar and non-Darcy fow in multiphase
situations. Basic theory and practice
of well test analysis are presented as
a means for preparing input data for
reservoir simulation modeling. Exercises
and examples demonstrate applications
to actual situations.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Introduction to reservoir engineering
n
Reservoir types and lithologies
n
Reservoir fuid properties: PVT
data, specifc gravity, bubble point
pressure, gas/oil ratio, viscosity, and
formulation volume factor
n
Reservoir rock properties: Porosity,
permeability, formation capacity, and
net pay thickness
n
Fundamentals of fuid fow in porous
media
n
Darcys law
n
Reservoir classifcation and drive
mechanisms
n
Oil and gas infow and outfow
performance
n
Pressure buildup analysis
n
Oil displacement and enhanced
recovery
n
Basic concept of reservoir simulation
modules
AUDIENCE
understand the principles of reservoir
engineering
PREREQUISITES
None

Reservoir Engineering
Foundation 5 days
Course material focuses on the classical
methods of reservoir engineering.
Learn the fundamental principles of
multiphase fuid fow and study fuid
and rock characteristics. Case histories
demonstrate engineering concepts and
actual situations.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Fundamentals of reservoir engineering
n
Reservoir environment and formation
properties
n
Reservoir pressure, determination of
pressure gradients, and identifcation
of contacts
n
Measurement of relative permeability
n
Properties of reservoir fuids
n
Reservoir fuid fow and Darcys law
n
Principles of well testing in reservoir
characterization
n
n
Water infux
n
Decline curve analysis
n
Determination of hydrocarbon
reserves: Volumetric method
n
Material balance applications
AUDIENCE
Reservoir engineers, geologists, and
geophysicists
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of petroleum engineering
and geology
Methods: Theory and
Applications
Foundation 5 days
In this comprehensive overview of EOR
methods, you learn the various secondary
and tertiary recovery techniques that
are typically applied following primary
depletion of an oil reservoir. You increase
your knowledge of the formation and fuid
properties criteria considered in selecting
the most appropriate EOR or improved
oil recovery (IOR) method. Instruction
includes the fundamental calculations
you need to justify the selection of an
EOR or IOR method and to evaluate its
performance.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Environmental and economic aspects
of EOR methods
n
Comparative performance of different
EOR methods
n
Screening criteria and technical
constraints
n
Displacement fundamentals
n
Factors affecting oil recovery
n
Miscible fooding fundamentals and
applications
n
Phase behavior and fuid properties
n
EOR processes
n
Hydrocarbon miscible displacement
n
First-contact miscible, condensing-
gas, and vaporizing-gas processes
n
Principles and theory of high-pressure
gas, enriched gas, liquefed petroleum
gas (LPG) slug, and air and nitrogen
injection
n
Principles and theory of CO2 fooding
n
Recommended pilot design,
considerations, and workfow
n
Thermal methods
n
Screening criteria and calculations
AUDIENCE
Reservoir engineers and production
of EOR principles and applied techniques
PREREQUISITES
General knowledge of EOR and IOR

Basic Reservoir Engineering
Analytical Techniques
Foundation 5 days
Classical methods of reservoir
engineering are the basis of this course
on analytical techniques. Learn the
fundamentals of fuid fow, including
non-Darcy, immiscible fuid, and
multiphase fow. Increase your ability to
identify and apply the appropriate form of
the material balance equation for various
cases, including aquifers, and to use
the generalized Havlena-Odeh material
balance equation. Discussions include the
advantages and limitations of different
methods of production forecasting.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Fundamental concepts and calcula-
tions: Reservoir pressure, pressure
gradients, capillary pressure, and
fuid contacts
n
Fundamental rock properties
n
Review of core analysis methods
n
Effects of stress on properties
n
Rock and fuid interactions
n
Relative permeability effects and
measurements
n
Conventional (Arps), advanced
(Fetkovich), and modern decline curve
analyses
n
Material balance concepts and
general material balance equation
n
Characterization and quantifcation of
active energy components
n
Natural water infux
n
Fluid displacement and fractional fow
equation
n
Fundamentals of waterfooding
n
Recovery calculations, effects of
heterogeneity, mobility ratio, and
displacement effciency
AUDIENCE
Junior-level reservoir engineers, simula-
tion engineers, and petroleum engineers
interested in classical methods and
wanting to broaden their understanding of
PREREQUISITES
Minimum 2-year degree in engineering
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Oil and Gas Reserves
and Evaluation I
Foundation 5 days
Course emphasis is on deterministic
methods of reserves estimation and
evaluation. Gain a working knowledge of
classifcations and defnitions for reserves
and resources and guidelines for their
application from various authorities,
including Society of Petroleum engineers
(SPE), World Petroleum Council (WPC),
American Association of Petroleum Geolo-
gists (AAPG), and the US Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC). Understand
estimation methods and learn to perform
cash fow analysis, both before and after
tax, as a basis for establishing value
and reporting to regulatory authorities.
Discussions include international
contracts and reserves recognition and
booking.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Defnitions and classifcation of
petroleum resources and reserves
n
Industry and regulatory authority
classifcations and defnitions
n
SEC defnitions
n
Worldwide defnitions and
classifcations
n
Reserves estimation methods,
including material balance, decline
curve techniques, production data
analysis, and simulation
n
Reserves evaluation: Time value of
money, cash fow analysis, before and
after tax cash fow analysis
n
Financial yardsticks, reserves
reporting requirements for publicly
traded companies, reserves and
international contracts
AUDIENCE
Petroleum engineers, geologists, reserves
analysts, and anyone responsible for
estimation of reserves
PREREQUISITES
Basic understanding of geology and

Natural Gas Reservoir
Engineering
Foundation 5 days
This course covers various aspects of gas
reservoir engineering, including well test
analysis. Increase your understanding of
natural gas properties, and learn how to
determine gas reserves using material
balance calculations and perform gas
deliverability and nodal analyses.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Fundamentals of gas reservoir
engineering
n
Properties of natural gas
n
Determination of gas reserves
n
Gas deliverability
n
Nodal analysis
n
Gas well testing
AUDIENCE
Reservoir engineers, production
engineers, laboratory researchers, and
gas feld operators
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of petroleum engineering

Foundation 10 days
This course introduces the fundamental
approaches for constructing a feld
development plan (FDP). Learn the
concepts of project management and
the processes followed throughout the
different life cycle stages of a reservoir or
feld. This course details the workfow for
developing a FDP and then updating it to
adjust for changing reservoir conditions.
Gain an understanding of the importance
of reservoir monitoring and how it can be
used to anticipate reservoir dynamics.
Develop and apply a FDP roadmapa
risk register that identifes and mitigates
evolving FDP risksand a stakeholder
map that identifes the personnel es-
sential for successful implementation of
a FDP.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Reservoir life cycle
n
Dynamic FDPs
n
Development scenarios and options
n
Synchronized subsurface and surface
decision making
n
Data requirements and integration
n
Reservoir monitoring interfaces and
requirements
n
FDP components and tasks
n
Opportunity framing workfow and
roadmap
n
Building a risk register and
stakeholder map
n
Hands-on exercises building a FDP
n
Final presentation of the constructed
FDP
AUDIENCE
Engineers, geoscientists, and managers
interested in understanding and applying
FDP concepts
PREREQUISITES
Engineering or geoscience degree

Management
Foundation 5 days
Learn the basic reservoir management
techniques used by asset management
teams.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Reservoir management process
n
Data acquisition
n
Analysis and modeling
n
Reservoir model
n
Production operations
n
Reservoir management economics
n
Desktop simulation
n
Case studies: New felds, mature
felds, waterfoods, and EOR projects
AUDIENCE
Engineers, geoscientists, operating
personnel, and other asset team members
PREREQUISITES
Experience in oilfeld and gas feld
operations
62
Applied Geostatistics for
Petroleum Engineers and
Geoscientists
Skill 5 days
Your goal in this course is to produce a
consistent reservoir description through
integration of core, well log, and seismic
data and application of geostatistical
techniques. Learn the reservoir modeling
workfow, from construction of the 3D
static reservoir model through upscaling
for dynamic reservoir simulation. Increase
your awareness of geostatistics and
the situations that can beneft from
application of geostatistical techniques.
Instruction includes guidance through
assembly and analysis of the required
data for geostatistical techniques and the
resulting numerical models.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Basic probability theory and univari-
ate and bivariate statistics
n
Geologic content of data and spatial
continuity of rock properties using
variogram analysis
n
Estimation methods, including various
types of kriging
n
Simulation methods, including
sequential Gaussian simulation and
indicator simulation
n
Advanced geostatistical techniques,
including object modeling and
simulated annealing
n
Techniques for upscaling and
data integration (3D seismic and
production data)
AUDIENCE
Practicing reservoir engineers, production
engineers, and geoscientists working as a
part of an integrated reservoir manage-
ment team
PREREQUISITES
Knowledge of basic mathematics

Well Test Design and
Analysis
Foundation 5 days
Gain a solid understanding of the
theories underlying well test analysis
and interpretation and of how to design
a well test to achieve specifc objectives.
You learn the different types of tests and
techniques, both analytical and graphical,
for data representation and analysis. You
interpret complex data, such as those
from well tests in naturally fractured
reservoirs, hydraulically fractured wells,
horizontal wells, and gas and gas-
condensate reservoirs.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Basic concepts of reservoir
performance: Steady-state fow,
semisteady-state fow, and transient
well performance
n
Fundamental concepts of well test
analysis: Radial fow, damage and
stimulation, drawdown, buildup test-
ing; semilog analysis for estimation of
average reservoir pressure
n
Dimensionless variables, derivative
analysis and diagnostic plot, type-
curve matching, wellbore storage,
radial fow, late-time boundary, and
depletion effects
n
Well test interpretation in naturally
fractured reservoirs, fractured wells,
n
Variable rate analysis methods and
multiwell testing
n
Well test analysis in gas reservoirs,
modifcations for gas and multiphase
fow, and phase redistribution
n
Drillstem testing, design, and
analysis; and interference tests and
reservoir limits tests
n
Well test design: Test types and
step-by-step procedures
AUDIENCE
Reservoir engineers, production engineers,
and feld personnel involved with the
design and interpretation of well tests
PREREQUISITES
Degree in engineering and prior experience
with well testing

Well Productivity and
Enhancement
Foundation 5 days
In this course, you learn to perform rapid
and technically sound assessments of
well performance, identify problems, and
suggest corrective actions. Increase your
understanding of the different methods
of well surveillance, various causes of
productivity impairment, and remedial
actions to enhance productivity.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Concept of nodal analysis: Well infow
and outfow performance, and well
productivity
n
Various causes of productivity impair-
ment: Formation damage, perforating,
sand production, corrosion, paraffns,
asphaltenes, scale, and hydrates
n
Well surveillance, production logging,
and electrical and slickline surveys
n
Candidate selection and well
intervention for productivity
enhancement
n
Matrix stimulation and hydraulic
fracturing treatments
n
Productivity enhancement tools:
Through-tubing techniques; workover
rigs; monitoring, management,
prevention, and control of sand
production, corrosion, and paraffns
and asphaltenes; scale and hydrate
control and removal
n
Productivity enhancement through
artifcial lift
AUDIENCE
engineers, and others involved in well
performance evaluation and modeling
PREREQUISITES
Understanding of well operations
Reservoir Optimization
using Applied Oilfeld
Manager (OFM)
Foundation 5 days
In this hands-on workshop, you apply
engineering principles in a real-world
scenario and perform reservoir develop-
ment exercises through multiple phases.
Develop your capacity to make unique
reservoir engineering decisions involving
feld development, and improve your skills
in day-to-day use of OilField Manager*
well and reservoir analysis software.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Reservoir familiarization and
evaluation
n
Production phase and workover
candidate recognition
n
Well volumetric drainage
radius, horizontal well analysis, and
workover follow-up
n
Workover candidate recognition and
waterfooding pilot analysis
n
Waterfood evaluation and
surveillance
AUDIENCE
Petroleum engineers, reservoir engineers,
production enhancement engineers,
geologists, operations and business
development managers interested in
analyzing oil and gas performance data
PREREQUISITES
Knowledge of oil and gas production,
Microsoft
Excel spreadsheets, and basic

algebra
63
n
Data integration
n
3D property modeling
n
Role of geostatistics in reservoir
modeling
n
PVT, capillary pressure, and
volumetric reserves estimates
n
producing characteristics
n
Conventional data analysis, pressure
transient test, production data
analysis, material balance analysis,
and moving domain analysis
n
Upscaling: Interactive process
involving geoscientists and engineers
n
Initializing the reservoir model
n
Integrated team approach for history
matching
n
Performance forecasting, reservoir
optimization analysis, and parametric
studies
n
Economic modeling, and optimizing
the reservoir development plan
AUDIENCE
Geoscientists and petroleum engineers
responsible for conducting comprehensive
reservoir studies
PREREQUISITES
Background in petroleum engineering or
geosciences and experience in reservoir
studies
Skill 5 days
In this course, you conduct an integrated
reservoir study for the purpose of
optimizing a reservoir depletion plan or
instituting EOR operations. Understand
the data that is required and the workfow
that should be followed to ensure a
successful evaluation. Learn techniques
to characterize hydrocarbon reservoirs,
build a static reservoir model, and import
the static model into a reservoir simulator.
Discussion includes procedures for
integrated reservoir evaluation and how
to improve production rates, ultimate
recovery, and feld economics by identify-
ing potential for infll drilling, recognizing
bypassed hydrocarbons, and improving
EOR process effciency.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Objectives of integrated reservoir
studies
n
Flow scale considerations for data
management
n
Reservoir characterizationbuilding
blocks of the static model
n
Seismic data and well logs
n
Structural compartments
n
Fractured reservoir in situ stress
n
Fluid contact determination: Well
logs, capillary pressure, and seismic
attributes
n
Reservoir heterogeneity
n
Sedimentary facies analysis
n
Flow and nonfow units

Applied Reservoir
Simulation
Skill 5 days
Development of reservoir simulation pro-
grams is the focus of this comprehensive
course. You learn about model selection,
data preparation, and grid design, as
well as techniques for model calibration.
Discussion includes advanced concepts
such as pseudo relative permeability
and capillary pressure. Increase your
understanding of the role of simulation
in reservoir management. Study the
limitations and structural aspects of the
models as well as upscaling and simula-
tion techniques. Tutorials include use of
ECLIPSE reservoir simulation software but
prior experience with this simulator is not
required.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Fundamentals of reservoir simulation
n
Types of models: Black oil compo-
sitional, thermal, miscible, dual
porosity
n
Data used in a reservoir simulation
study
n
Practical guidelines for use of
reservoir simulators
n
Applications of reservoir simulation
n
Identifcation of models needed
n
Uses and misuses of simulation
n
Effect of time and space discretization
n
Small-scale and feld-scale models
n
Modeling faults and aquifers
n
Workshop: Problem solving using
related software applications
AUDIENCE
Engineers, geologists, geophysicists,
managers, and other oilfeld technical staff
PREREQUISITES
Basic understanding of petroleum
engineering and geologic concepts

Applied Reservoir
Engineering
Skill 5 days
The focus of this course is practical
reservoir engineering methods. Study
real-world techniques for understanding
reservoir behavior, sizing, analyzing
fuids in place, optimizing recovery, and
forecasting well and reservoir production.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Petroleum geology
n
Formation evaluation
n
Volumetric reserves estimates
n
Rock properties
n
Geostatistics
n
Fluid properties
n
Well performance, deliverability, and
testing
n
Pressure transient testing of oil and
gas wells
n
Productivity of horizontal wells
n
Gas and water coning in vertical and
horizontal wells
n
n
producing characteristics
n
Material balance calculations
n
History matching and uncertainty
assessment
n
Displacement of oil and gas
n
Introduction to waterfooding and EOR
AUDIENCE
Engineers responsible for routine reservoir
characterization and management
PREREQUISITES
Minimum 2-year degree in engineering
Conducting an Integrated Reservoir Study
64

PVT Properties of
Reservoir Fluids
Skill 5 days
This course presents the newest and
most accurate methods for obtaining
values of reservoir fuid properties from
laboratory data and correlations. Gain a
better understanding of the relationships
between the fve reservoir fuids. Learn
to manage problems concerning reservoir
fuid properties with increased confdence.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Analysis of reservoir fuid properties
n
Identifcation of the fve reservoir fuids
n
Compositional gradients in reservoirs
n
Properties of black oil from laboratory
reports (featuring recent calculation
procedures)
n
Field data required for use of reservoir
fuid property correlations
n
Properties of black oil from
correlations (featuring several recent
correlations)
n
Properties of dry gas (featuring
several recent correlations)
n
Properties of wet gas
n
Wet gas applications and computations
n
Properties of retrograde gas
n
Condensates from laboratory reports
n
Properties of retrograde gas
condensate (recent correlations)
n
Suggestions for obtaining water
properties
AUDIENCE
Reservoir engineers, production engineers,
and others involved in reservoir fuid
sampling, testing, and modeling
PREREQUISITES
Degree in engineering or science and
experience in the petroleum industry

Oil and Gas Reserves and
Evaluation II
Skill 5 days
In this course, increase your under-
standing of probabilistic methods for
reserves estimation and the risk and
uncertainties in evaluation economics.
Material includes an overview on
reserves and resources with defnitions
and classifcations. Gain exposure to
important background material from
statistics and probability techniques with
applications to expected value, probability
trees, and simulation. Instruction includes
an introduction to economic evaluation of
reserves evaluation and the probabilistic
estimation procedures commonly used in
various countries. Through spreadsheet
exercises, gain a deeper understanding of
important concepts and learn to handle
complex scenarios.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Reserves and resources: Classifca-
tions and defnitions, probabilistic
reserves techniques
n
Statistics and probability
n
Expected value and probability trees
n
Monte Carlo simulation: Application
to reserve estimation and evaluation
AUDIENCE
Petroleum engineers, geologists, reserves
analysts, and others responsible for
PREREQUISITES
Basic understanding of geology, reservoir
engineering, and petroleum economics
Horizontal Wells: Applica-
tions, Drilling, Completion,
Productivity, and Surveillance
Skill 5 days
This course is structured to increase your
understanding of all aspects of horizontal
wells and their applications. Learn the
evaluation of multidisciplinary applica-
tions and principles of horizontal wells as
you study related reservoir engineering,
drilling, and completion topics.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Horizontal well applications:
Drilling and completion, drilling risk,
geosteering, LWD
n
Horizontal well productiv-
ity: Steady-state approximations,
productivity index, fow regimes,
anisotropy, formation damage, skin
factor, slanted wells versus horizontal
wells
n
Applications of horizontal wells
and models: Coning problems, gas
reservoirs, fractured wells, fractured
reservoirs
AUDIENCE
engineers responsible for recommenda-
tions and evaluations of horizontal wells
PREREQUISITES
Basic understanding of reservoir engineer-
ing and pressure transient analysis
Processes: Miscible,
Polymer, and Thermal
Skill 5 days
For a better understanding of miscible,
polymer, and thermal EOR processes,
this course presents the theoretical and
practical aspects of each. Learn from case
studies and feld examples.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Introduction to EOR methods
n
Screening criteria and technical
constraints
n
Displacement fundamentals
n
Miscible fooding: Fundamentals and
applications, and miscible simulator
n
Polymer fooding: Applications,
rheology of polymer solutions, and
polymer adsorption and retention
n
Micellar-polymer or microemulsion
fooding: Determination of residual oil
saturations (tracers), surfactants and
cosurfactants, surfactant-brine-oil
phase behavior, polymer food
simulation, and comparison with
waterfooding
n
Thermal processes: Cyclic and
continuous steam injection, surface
facilities, thermal properties of fuids
and solids, evaluation of heat losses,
and performance predictions and
correlations
n
Simulation models as reservoir
management tools
n
EOR performance evaluation: Field
cases and exercises
AUDIENCE
engineers, and geoscientists interested
in EOR or involved in EOR projects from a
planning or operational perspective
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of reservoir engineering
65

Advanced 5 days
This overview of tight gas reservoirs
covers their evaluation, completion,
stimulation, and development. Material
encompasses geologic characteristics,
formation evaluation, estimation of
reserves and well performance, hydraulic
fracture treatment design and execution,
and feld development considerations.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Introduction to tight gas reservoirs
n
Formation evaluation
n
Statistical correlations
n
Well testing
n
Estimation of reserves and prediction
of performance
n
Well completions
n
Workovers
n
Hydraulic fracture treatment design
n
Hydraulic fracture treatment
execution
n
Development strategies and
economics
n
Field development considerations
n
Critical parameters
n
Infll potential
AUDIENCE
engineers responsible for optimizing
recovery from tight gas reservoirs
PREREQUISITES
Understanding of petroleum engineering
and a strong background in production or
operations

Advanced Well Test
Analysis
Advanced 5 days
In this advanced course, learn how to
analyze various types of pressure tests,
including fow tests, buildup tests,
and interference tests using Tiabs
direct synthesis (TDS) techniquean
alternative to type-curve matching and
regression analysis. Understand the
complexities of interpreting pressure
tests in hydraulically fractured wells,
naturally fractured reservoirs, and
horizontal wells. Bring your actual feld
data to class for interpretation using the
TDS and other techniques.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Theory and applications of the
pressure derivative
n
TDS technique for analysis of
drawdown and buildup tests
n
Identifcation of fow regimes using
the pressure derivative
n
Characteristic pressure behavior for
wells near one or multiple open and
closed boundaries
n
Effects of various wellbore and near-
wellbore phenomena on test data
n
TDS technique for estimation of
average drainage area pressure
n
Pressure tests in wells with vertical or
inclined hydraulic fractures
n
Well tests in naturally fractured
reservoirs
n
Conventional and advanced
interpretation techniques for pressure
tests in multilayered reservoirs
n
Application of TDS technique to
multiphase-fow tests and multirate-
fow tests
n
TDS technique for analysis of
horizontal well tests
AUDIENCE
Engineers and geoscientists wanting
a better understanding of well testing
principles and advanced interpretation
techniques for pressure transient tests
PREREQUISITES
Reservoir Engineering course

Advanced Natural Gas
Engineering
Advanced 5 days
This course explores the unique issues
and challenges related to exploitation
of natural gas, from upstream to
downstream. Learn about natural gas
exploration, processing, transmission,
and storage and the new generation of
gas-to-liquid (GTL) technologies.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Natural gas basics
n
Unique issues in natural gas explora-
tion, drilling, and well completion
n
Natural gas production from vertical
n
Natural gas processing
n
Natural gas transportation: Pipeline
and compressed natural gas
n
GTL technologies
n
Underground natural gas storage
n
Natural gas supply, alternative energy
sources and the environment
n
The great energy dilemma and
geopolitics
n
Energy interchangeability versus
infexibility
n
Alternatives to natural gas-fred
electricity: Coal, nuclear, wind,
and solar
n
Environmental impact of fossil fuels
and renewable energy sources
AUDIENCE
Geologists, engineers, managers, and
technical personnel
PREREQUISITES
Engineering knowledge

Waterfood Management
Skill 5 days
For effcient asset management, gain a
better understanding of waterfooding
and the distribution of immiscible fuids in
a reservoir, the process of immiscible fuid
displacement in a reservoir, waterfood
patterns, and the effect of pattern selec-
tion and orientation on food performance.
Learn to predict waterfood performance
using classical prediction methods.
COURSE CONTENT
n
General waterfooding
n
Effects of drive mechanisms on
waterfooding
n
Rock properties and waterfooding
n
Drainage process
n
Capillary pressure
n
Displacement processes and linear
fractional fow theory
n
Buckley-Leverett frontal advance
model, Welge prediction method
n
Analysis of waterfood pattern
mobility ratio
n
Pattern confgurations
n
Waterfood performance effciencies
and predictions
n
Prediction methods: Stiles, Craig-
Geffen-Morse, and Dykstra-Parsons
n
Simulation of waterfooding and
practical guidelines for reservoir
simulators
n
Simulation of waterfooding using
small- and large-scale models for
calibration
n
Waterfood feld examples and project
presentations
AUDIENCE
Engineers responsible for evaluation of
the economics, production potential, and
waterfood design for reservoirs under
waterfood or candidates for waterfood
PREREQUISITES
General knowledge of fuid and rock
properties and fuid fow in porous media
66
n
Fracture identifcation (natural or
coring-induced) and characterization
n
Well test analysis and analysis of
infow performance in horizontal wells
n
Imbibition, capillary pressure,
interfacial tension, and wettability
determination
n
Scaling laboratory results to predict
waterfood response
n
Numerical simulation of waterfooding
n
Phase behavior and minimum miscibil-
ity pressure determination
n
Gas injection experiments in fractured
systems
n
Evaluation, scaling, and design of gas
injection results
n
Case histories: Midale CO2 pilot and
Wellman Unit CO2 food
AUDIENCE
Reservoir engineers, geoscientists,
operating personnel, and other asset
team members involved in reservoir
management
PREREQUISITES
Experience in oilfeld and gas feld
operations and knowledge of naturally
fractured reservoirs
Advanced 5 days
Update your knowledge on techniques for
an integrated study of naturally fractured
reservoirs, including characterization,
experimentation, and integration of
information to determine the best
process options. Examine examples from
ongoing CO2 pilots to reinforce your
understanding of naturally fractured
reservoirs. Learn to use core laboratory
measurements of imbibition, capillary
pressure, and wettability at reservoir
conditions; history-matched laboratory
measurements for upscaling to reservoir
geometry, and wettability data for predic-
tion of waterfood performance. Analyze
reservoir performance during water
injection from laboratory experiments
of forced and free-fall gravity drainage
with CO2, and use commercial simulators
to match reservoir performance using
precisely measured lab and feld data.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Characterization of naturally fractured
reservoirs
n
Geologic and petrophysical analysis of
reservoir cores
n
Screening reservoir data for waterfood
and gas injection-well candidates
n
Core-log integration and reservoir
characterization
n
Development of specifc algorithms
for log evaluation (identifcation of
pay zones and water saturation in
the pay)

Assuring Flow from
Pore to Process
Advanced 5 days
:
From this course on fow assurance,
gain an advanced understanding of fuid
fow through a series of interconnected
systems from the reservoir to surface fa-
cilities, and the prevention and mitigation
of common fow impediments. Learn best
practices from worldwide feld examples,
as well as how to design ft-for-purpose
fow assurance solutions.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Key fow assurance issues
n
Technologies for capture and
characterization of fuid samples
n
Methodologies for measurement,
modeling, and management of
inorganic and organic solids
n
Fluid fow and heat-transfer character-
istics and their importance in design
of subsea architecture, model
selection, and liquids management
n
Processes of fuid fow integration,
heat transfer, and solids]
AUDIENCE
Engineers and technical staff responsible
for well surveillance, production optimiza-
tion, or completion design
PREREQUISITES
Working knowledge of well production
behaviors, basic reservoir engineering
principles, and surface facilities; exposure
to well completion design, nodal analysis,
and stimulation processes

Analysis of Production
Performance Curves
Advanced 4 days
In this workshop on classic and current
decline curve analysis methods, you
learn both theory and applications
to single- and dual-fuid production
systems. Explore methods to amend a
non-converging production curve, forcing
it to the economic limit, and learn how to
reinitialize decline curves. Study methods
for material balance time and real-time
relationships, analysis of performance his-
tories, generation of relative permeability
ratios from feld data, and the derivative
approach to determine whether water
breakthrough is from coning or behind pipe.
COURSE CONTENT
n
n
Arps curves: Nominal and continuous
exponential declines
n
Performance curves: Exponential,
hyperbolic, and harmonic declines
n
Fetkovich, Arps, and transient type
curves
n
Interpretation of feld curves for
n
Pseudo-steady-state fow equation
n
Blasingame-Lee solution
n
Production performance plots
AUDIENCE
Engineers, geoscientists, and industry
professionals interested in analyzing oil
and gas performance data
PREREQUISITES
Some knowledge of oil and gas production,
Microsoft
Excel spreadsheets, and basic

algebra
Characterization, Evaluation, and Enhanced Oil Recovery
in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs
67
History Matching and
Conditioning Reservoir
Models to Dynamic Data
Advanced 5 days
Production data are incorporated into
high-resolution reservoir models through
conventional and fast fow simulation
techniques such as streamline models.
In this course, learn different history-
matching workfows and their merits,
including assisted and automatic history
matching. Explore the many forms of
production datapressure transient test,
tracer test, multiphase production history,
and interpreted 4D seismic information.
Field examples illustrate the advantages
and limitations of these techniques.
COURSE CONTENT
n
History matching: Broad perspectives
and current status
n
History-matching workfows
n
Production data integration:
Background and theory
n
Flow simulation through geologic
models: Streamline approach
n
Streamline-based production data
integration
n
Assisted history matching and inverse
modeling with fnite-difference
models
n
History matching: Field applications
n
Experimental design: Background and
applications
n
Recent developments in history
matching: Ensemble Kalman flter
(EnKF) and Markov chain Monte Carlo
(MCMC)
AUDIENCE
Practicing geoscientists and engineers,
especially those involved in reservoir
simulation
PREREQUISITES
Knowledge of basic mathematics, general
knowledge of petroleum geology, reservoir
engineering, and petrophysics, plus
elemental software skills

New Advances in Well Test
Interpretation
Advanced 5 days
Structured for an understanding of well
test analysis fundamentals, this course
also introduces recent advances in well
test interpretation. Study methodologies
for systematic interpretation, and learn
through hands-on exercises and practical
problem-solving sessions.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Fundamentals of well test analysis
and interpretation
n
Well testing in complex systems
n
Well testing in different depositional
and tectonic environments
n
Well testing in reservoirs formed by
deposition in fuvial environments
AUDIENCE
engineers, and feld personnel involved
with well test design and interpretation
PREREQUISITES
Knowledge of transient well testing
nomenclature
n
Openhole sampling technologies,
including MDT* Modular Formation
Dynamics Tester
n
Visit to a technology or operations
center for physical demonstration of
downhole sampling and analysis tools
(location dependent)
n
Cased hole sampling during well or
production testing and laboratory
fuid characterization technologies
n
Workfows to develop thermodynamic
and transport characteristic models
n
Fundamentals of lab characterization
of hydrocarbon solids (asphaltene,
wax, hydrate)
n
Visit to fuids and fow assurance
analysis center for physical
demonstration of equipment and
measurement methods (location
dependent)
AUDIENCE
Members of multidisciplinary teams,
including petrophysicists and engineers,
who need an advanced understanding of
fuid properties from sample acquisition
to modeling
PREREQUISITES
Strong understanding of fuid properties
principles and modeling
Advanced 5 days
Advanced-level instruction focuses on
technologies for characterization of
reservoir fuids in situ and methods for
capture of a representative sample. Learn
the importance of proper sample handling
and the procedures that defne fuid
properties (vapor-liquid equilibrium phase
envelopes, gravimetric fuid properties,
and hydrocarbon solids) and rheological
transport characteristics. Hands-on
demonstrations include developing
mathematical models using equations
of state (EOS) for fuid PVT analysis, and
hydrocarbon solids phase boundaries
for applications in reservoir simulations,
production modeling, and surface
processing.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Physics of reservoir fuids, including
origin of fuid gradients, and reservoir
n
Downhole fuid-analysis technology:
Monitoring mud-fltrate contamina-
tion, live fuid analysis, component
analysis, and in situ analysis
n
Sample quality control and reservoir
characterization workfow examples
n
New developments in EOS for in situ
crude oil
n
Methods for determining reservoir
connectivity
Full Life Cycle Fluid Evaluation-Downhole to Laboratory
68

Petrel Fundamentals
Awareness 2 days
:
This course is the foundation for all other
Petrel* courses, teaching new users
intersections.
COURSE CONTENT
n
n
n
Data import
n
n
n
n
n
Plotting
AUDIENCE
geophysicists, geochemists, geoscientists,
petroleum engineers, and technical IT
personnel with no prior experience in
Petrel software
PREREQUISITES

ECLIPSE Applied Reservoir
Simulation Fundamentals
Foundation 5 days
:
In this overview of the history and
theory of reservoir simulation, you
study the critical appraisal of input
data, computational requirements, dual
porosity, group controls, condensate be-
havior, history-matching, and production
forecasting. Other topics can be included
by prior arrangement. Hands-on exercises
using small-scale simulation models
improve your understanding of reservoir
mechanics and appraisal of input data.
You are encouraged to present reservoir
models for analysis and discussion.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Simulation equations
n
Data analysis
n
Fine-grid and small-scale models
n
Coarse-grid and full-feld models
n
Simulation study plan and design
n
Compositional reservoir aspects
n
Fractured reservoir concepts
AUDIENCE
Reservoir engineers, geoscientists, and
other technically trained individuals
interested in learning the fundamentals of
ECLIPSE* reservoir simulation
PREREQUISITES
Reservoir engineering background

Foundation 5 days
:
The course focuses on use Avocet*
Integrated Asset Modeler production
software to integrate the reservoir with
the surface models. Instruction includes
software installation.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Overview of key reservoir network
coupling fundamentals
n
Coupling reservoirs to networks
n
Running time-based simulations
n
Connecting models
n
Adding a Microsoft
Excel model to a
fow diagram
n
Evaluating economics with Merak*
Peep models
n
Transferring compositions
AUDIENCE
Anyone wanting to integrate reservoirs
with surface models using Avocet
Integrated Asset Modeler
PREREQUISITES
Work experience in a production,
reservoir, or process engineering position
or in an asset business development
environment with knowledge of either
ECLIPSE* or PIPESIM* software

Resources and Reserves
Evaluation
Advanced 5 days
This course presents advanced techniques
for reserves estimation and addresses
the difference in classifcation of
resources and reserves. Learn defnitions
of reserves and resources and guidelines
for their application from various
regulatory and industry authorities,
including Society of Petroleum engineers
(SPE), World Petroleum Council (WPC),
American Association of Petroleum
Geologists (AAPG), and the US Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC). Discover
the latest and most accurate methods for
estimating reserves, both deterministic
and probabilistic, and gain a thorough
understanding of various reserves levels
and their equivalence in both systems,
including proved, proved plus probable,
and proved plus probable plus possible.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Basic defnitions and classifcations
n
Statistics and probabilities
n
Simulation
n
Probability and uncertainty
n
Expected value, and expected value
and decision trees
n
Utility theory
n
Unconventional resources
n
Defnition and classifcation of
reserves
n
Time value of money
n
Before-tax and after-tax cash fows
n
Decline curves
n
Volumetrics
n
Material balance
n
Economic yardsticks
n
Choosing investments
n
International contracts
n
Field examples
AUDIENCE
Petroleum engineers, geologists,
reserves analysts, and others involved in
PREREQUISITES
Degree in engineering or geoscience, and
knowledge of reservoir engineering and
petroleum geology
:
69

Introduction to
INTERSECT
Foundation 2 days
:
Structured as an introduction to construct-
ing INTERSECT* reservoir models, this
course covers basic INTERSECT features
and those that are relative to working
with Petrel* or ECLIPSE* reservoir simula-
tors. Learn how to use Petrel pre- and
postprocessors as the primary front end
for the INTERSECT simulator.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Overview of reservoir simulation
using the INTERSECT simulator
n
Data creation through Petrel Reservoir
Engineering application
n
Data editing using the ECLIPSE
INTERSECT Migrator
n
Field management
n
Improving simulator performance
n
Important behavioral differences in
ECLIPSE and INTERSECT software
AUDIENCE
Reservoir engineers working on simula-
tion studies
PREREQUISITES
Background in reservoir engineering

ECLIPSE FrontSim
Fundamentals
Foundation 2 days
:
ECLIPSE* FrontSim streamline black-oil
simulator is a three-phase, 3D simulator
that models multiphase fuid fow along
streamlines. Learn how to visualize the
dominant fow paths and depict fuid fow
behavior within complex geology, then
transfer this knowledge into ECLIPSE
applications. This course emphasizes
the use of the software rather than the
methodology of simulation studies.
COURSE CONTENT
n
ECLIPSE FrontSim fundamentals
n
Front-tracking and tracer simulation
n
Compressibility and changing
streamlines
n
Finite-difference and saturation
solvers
n
Gravity and segregation
n
Pressures grids and velocity felds
n
Fluids, rocks, and model initialization
n
End-point scaling
n
3-phase black-oil models
n
Aquifers, wells, and history-matching
n
Forecasts and waterfood optimization
AUDIENCE
technically trained individuals interested
in learning reservoir simulation using the
ECLIPSE FrontSim streamline simulator
PREREQUISITES
Reservoir engineering background and
ECLIPSE Applied Reservoir Simulation
Fundamentals course
ECLIPSE Equation of State
and Pressure-Temperature-
Volume
Foundation 5 days
:
ECLIPSE* PVTi software is an EOS
program for generating and analyzing
PVT data based on measurements of
petroleum mixtures. Use it to analyze
laboratory-derived PVT information
and generate input data for ECLIPSE
simulators. Increase your understanding
of the wide range of EOS models and
facilities available to group or pseudoize
fuid components automatically.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Properties of pure substances and
mixtures
n
Petroleum fuid phase behavior
n
PVT reports
n
Quality-check of laboratory
measurements
n
EOS models
n
Pseudocomponent splitting and
grouping
n
Simulate experiments with ECLIPSE
PVTi
n
Tuning EOS parameters using
regression techniques
n
PVT tables as input to ECLIPSE
simulators
n
Principles of miscible fooding
AUDIENCE
Reservoir engineers interested in
generating and analyzing PVT data
PREREQUISITES
Reservoir engineering background and
familiarity with reservoir simulation

ECLIPSE Blackoil Reservoir
Simulation
Foundation 5 days
:
The focus of this course is learning
ECLIPSE* Blackoil reservoir simulation
software, rather than simulation meth-
odology. This fully implicit, three-phase,
3D, general-purpose black-oil simulator
includes several advanced features of
ECLIPSE software.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Overview of how a simulator
initializes and executes
n
Block-centered and corner-point grid
geometries
n
Rock and fuid properties
n
Allocation of initial pressure and
saturation distribution
n
Aquifer defnition
n
Control wells under history-matching
and production regimes
n
ECLIPSE Blackoil fle structure
n
Input rules
n
Specifying and editing input and
output data
n
Building and executing a simulation
model
n
Analysis of results through
postprocessing
AUDIENCE
other technically trained individuals
interested in learning the ECLIPSE Blackoil
simulator
PREREQUISITES
Fundamentals course and background in
:
70

Petrel Reservoir
Engineering
Foundation 3 days
:
This course enables you to prepare and
run a Petrel* model for reservoir simula-
tion in ECLIPSE*, ECLIPSE FrontSim, and
INTERSECT* software. Become familiar
with the viewing options for results, line
vectors, and 3D grid properties. Learn the
gridding functions relevant to reservoir
engineers, such as those for local grid
refnement and aquifers. Create fuid
models and saturation function tables.
Understand the initialization of the model
and the QC of volumes. Instruction for
well engineering focuses on design of
vertical wells and associated completion
items, plus control wells during simulation
using the Make development strategy.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Setup of simulation case
n
Viewing of results
n
Simulation gridding
n
Fluid model (PVT)
n
Saturation functions
n
Design of wells, completions, and fow
controls
AUDIENCE
geophysicists, petroleum engineers,
managers, reservoir engineers, and
technical personnel
PREREQUISITES
of reservoir engineering or petroleum
geology and geophysics

OFM Mapping Applications
Fundamentals
Foundation 1 day
:
From this foundation class, gain the
necessary skills to effectively use the
OFM mapping functions.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Creating bubble maps, grid maps,
contour maps, and surface maps of
time or static data
n
Creating and manipulating MapperXY
plots and scatter plots
n
Creating and manipulating grid and
bubble map overlays
AUDIENCE
Anyone needing to learn OFM software
mapping functions
PREREQUISITES
OFM Fundamentals course

OFM Fundamentals
Foundation 2 days
:
Designed for people who are responsible
for setting up and maintaining an OFM*
project, this course teaches the basic
features of OFM well and reservoir
analysis software and some of its more
advanced features.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Opening and running an existing
database
n
Creating a new project from
spreadsheets and text-load fles
n
Setting up and confguring links and
local tables
n
Customizing project base maps
n
Filtering and grouping data
n
Generating calculated felds and
calculated variables
n
Creating single- and multiple-well plots
n
Creating and formatting well and feld
summary reports
n
Exporting reports and table data to
other applications
AUDIENCE
Anyone responsible for setting up and
maintaining a project using OFM software
PREREQUISITES
None

OFM Forecast Analysis
Fundamentals
Foundation 1 day
:
In this course, learn to analyze historical
production trends and future potential
using a variety of techniques with OFM*
Learn to relate and compare well
potential using fve different approaches:
empirical and analytical decline, compara-
tive analysis, numerical forecasting, and
theoretical capacity.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Performing rate-versus-time analysis
n
Setting up and changing variables
used in decline curve analysis (DCA )
n
Using DCA to forecast production for
individual or groups of wells
n
Generating reports and plots of
forecasted results
n
Using Fetkovich type curves to
study pseudosteady-state reservoir
behavior
n
Forecasting gas wells production and
reserves using P/Z analysis
n
Using analytical transient type curves
to study reservoir behavior
AUDIENCE
Anyone responsible for forecasting and
forecast analysis on historical production
using OFM software
PREREQUISITES
OFM Fundamentals
:
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ECLIPSE Advanced Topics
Skill 5 days
:
The ECLIPSE* software suite provides so-
lutions for the entire spectrum of reservoir
simulation, offering numerical simulation
techniques for all types of reservoirs and
all degrees of complexity. If you are an
experienced simulation engineer ready
to advance your knowledge of ECLIPSE
software, this course is structured for
you. Because of the wide range of topics
available, please specify the subjects of
particular interest when registering.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Initialization and end-point scaling
n
Modeling horizontal wells
n
Modeling downhole infow control
devices using multisegmented wells
n
Well and group controls
n
Gas lift optimization
n
Amalgamation of surface facilities
using reservoir coupling
n
Network modeling
n
Flux boundary and pressure boundary
conditions
n
Convergence issues
n
Actions and user-defned parameters
n
Gas supply contract modeling
(optional)
n
Refnement and coarsening of local
grids (optional)
AUDIENCE
Reservoir engineers wanting to learn
advanced simulation techniques
PREREQUISITES
ECLIPSE Blackoil Reservoir Simulation
course or experience as a simulation
engineer, and ECLIPSE Applied Reservoir
Simulation Fundamentals course

Foundation 5 days
:
The Techlog* interactive suite brings
all your petrophysical and geological
data together. Learn the fundamentals
of this application and its base
modules Techplot, Techdata, and Quanti.
Understand the use of the data model
manipulating, and displaying data in the
system, including core and images. Topics
include deterministic calculations and the
COURSE CONTENT
n
n
n
n
n
Workfows for deterministic evaluation
using Quanti module
n
n
AUDIENCE
Techlog software
PREREQUISITES
None

PIPESIM Fundamentals
Foundation 2 days
:
PIPESIM* production system
analysis software provides steady-state,
multiphase fow simulation for oil and
gas production systems. In this course,
learn to use its individual modules for well
modeling, nodal analysis, feld planning,
artifcial lift optimization, and pipeline
and process facilities modeling. Gain a
general understanding of how to design
and optimize a Total Production Systems
model from the reservoir to the fnal
processing delivery point.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Analysis of well performance
n
Design of models for pipeline and
process facilities
n
Nodal analysis
n
Development of black-oil and
compositional fuid models
n
Selection of multiphase fow
correlations
n
Surface network models
AUDIENCE
Anyone wanting to learn steady-state,
gas production systems to analyze
well performance, model pipelines and
facilities, and perform nodal analysis
using PIPESIM software
PREREQUISITES
None

Petrel Upscaling and
Fault Analysis
Foundation 2 days
:
Learn to assign properties to faults and
then visualize them to better assess
potential fault seals and points of high
crossfault fow. Discussions include how
to scale up a geologic model to coarser
models suitable for simulation. Examples
demonstrate how dynamic properties
of the coarse models can be validated
against the behavior of the fne model
and how different fault seal properties
affect the fow in the reservoir. You use
streamline simulation to enable this
comparison, and you learn how to set up
and run such simulations from Petrel*
software.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Visualization of grid properties on
faults
n
Fault seal properties
n
Upscaling a geological grid to a
simulation grid
n
Streamline simulation in screening
and upscaling workfows
n
Allocation data to study connectivity
n
Use of fault throw modifers to assess
how a change in throw affects
cross-fault fow
AUDIENCE
reservoir engineers, and technical
personnel
PREREQUISITES
of reservoir engineering or petroleum
geology
:
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OFM Waterfood
Analysis
Skill 1 day
:
In this course, learn to employ the OFM*
Streamline module to automatically or
graphically defne waterfood patterns
using production and reservoir data.
Learn to combine this information with
pressure data and PVT algorithms to
determine reservoir volumes and voidage.
Gain experience in setting up patterns
and performing analyses on a waterfood
project.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Confguration of static and dynamic
patterns
n
Use of pressure and PVT data
n
Loading of reservoir property data
n
Review of overall waterfood
performance
n
Analysis of waterfood by pattern
n
Calculation of voidage replacement
ratios, comparison by pattern
n
Creation of grid maps by well and
pattern
n
Creation of waterfood control
diagnostic and Hall plots
n
Estimate pattern confgurations and
pattern outlines
AUDIENCE
Anyone wanting experience in setting up
patterns and performing analyses on a
waterfood project in OFM software
PREREQUISITES
OFM profciency or OFM Fundamentals
course

ECLIPSE Compositional
Simulation
Skill 5 days
:
In this course on ECLIPSE* Compositional
software, learn how to study complex
hydrocarbon behavior problems and
compositional changes that occur in
geologically complex reservoirs when the
hydrocarbon is condensate or when crude
oil is volatile.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Black-oil and compositional models:
Defnitions, equations, assumptions,
approximations, and unknowns
n
PVT practices and phase behaviors
n
Structure and keywords
n
Miscible, immiscible, and WAG
displacement of an oil and gas
injection into condensates
n
Use of ECLIPSE PVTi and ECLIPSE
Compositional to model slim-tube
displacements
n
Full-feld compositional models
n
First contact miscibility
n
Condensing gas drive and vaporizing
gas drive
n
Thermodynamics
n
Solution scheme
n
Flash calculation
n
EOSs
n
Viscosity correlations
n
Characterization and component
lumping
n
Surface tension effects
n
Near-critical oil and gas relative
permeability
n
Standard laboratory experiments
n
Diffusion processes in compositional
simulation
n
Numerical dispersion and grid
orientation nine-point scheme
n
Perform gas-water and CO2 water
solubility modeling
n
Tracer tracking of compositional
components
AUDIENCE
Reservoir engineers wanting to learn
compositional simulation using the
ECLIPSE Compositional simulator
PREREQUISITES
Knowledge of Pressure-Volume-
Temperature or EOS modeling; reservoir
engineering background or familiarity with
ECLIPSE Blackoil simulator
n
Advanced topics in dual-porosity
simulation
n
Calculation of gravity imbibition and
drainage
n
Dual-porosity dual-permeability
systems
n
Viscous displacement option
n
Integrated capillary pressure
n
Matrix relative permeability
modifcations
n
Diffusion in black-oil simulation
n
Discretized matrix model
n
Alternate gravity drainage model
n
Conductive faults
n
Grid generation in fractured reservoirs
n
Simulation of fractured reservoirs
with a compositional simulator
n
Diffusion in compositional simulation
n
Simulation of triple-porosity systems
AUDIENCE
Reservoir engineers interested in
learning numerical simulation of fractured
reservoirs using ECLIPSE* simulators
PREREQUISITES
Experience with ECLIPSE single-porosity
simulations
Skill 5 days
:
This workshop course covers oil
recovery mechanisms and numerical
simulation issues in fractured reservoirs.
Approximately half the course is devoted
to problem solving in a workshop format
using related software applications
COURSE CONTENT
n
Fundamentals of fractured reservoirs
n
Geological aspects of fractured
reservoirs
n
Single-fracture and fracture-network
development
n
Simulation of fractured reservoirs
n
Assumptions and comparisons
n
Input variables
n
Relative permeabilities and capillary
pressure for fractures
n
Well testing in fractured reservoirs
n
Comparison of single- and dual-
porosity well tests
n
Oil recovery mechanisms in fractured
reservoirs
n
Oil expansion
n
Sudation
n
Gravity forces and capillary forces
n
Diffusion and convection
ECLIPSE Simulation of Naturally Fractured Reservoirs
:
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Techlog Formation
Evaluation
Skill 5 days
:
Explore the use of Techlog* base modules:
In this class, you achieve a good founda-
tion in the data model within the Techlog
analysis results.
COURSE CONTENT
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
AUDIENCE
and petrophysicists
PREREQUISITES

Skill 2 days
:
Engineering course, covering deviated
well building in greater detail. Standard
well modeling with ECLIPSE and FrontSim
treats the entire well bore as a single
entity and therefore cannot take into
account pressure changes along the well
bore due to friction, valves, or pumps.
Such devices are often used with horizon-
tal wells to control the infow profle along
the well trace. To model these effects,
the multi segmented well model must be
used. This course will introduce you to the
capabilities of this well model and how to
use Petrel to confgure it. You also learn
how to add completions such as valves
and pumps and how to make development
strategies using the equipment. Sector
models can be useful to study parts of a
reservoir. This course shows you how to
defne sectors, how to select boundary
conditions, and how to run sector models.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Standard well model versus the
multisegmented well model
n
Pressure drop along horizontal wells
n
Designing horizontal wells and wells
with laterals
n
Confguring multisegmented wells
n
Completion design for multiseg-
mented wells
n
Development strategies with
group control
n
Sector models
AUDIENCE
Reservoir engineers with prior experience
in Petrel software
PREREQUISITES

Skill 2 days
:
uncertainties.
COURSE CONTENT
n
n
n
n
Updating 3D models with new input
data
n
n
Sensitivity and uncertainty analysis
setup
n
n
n
AUDIENCE
PREREQUISITES
Petrel* Fundamentals course and
petroleum geology

Petrel Uncertainty for
Reservoir Engineers
Skill 2 days
:
Engineering course and focuses on how
to use Petrel software for sensitivity and
uncertainty studies. You learn how to run
the simulations and use Petrel tools for
viewing results, including histograms,
tornado plots, spreadsheets, and line
vectors.
You are introduced to uncertainty
concepts and how they are interpreted
in Petrel software, and to running a
sensitivity study. The course guides
you through setting input distributions,
sampling input from those distributions,
and running the resulting simulation
cases. In the simplest context, Petrel sets
up a workfow that allows you to run a
sensitivity or uncertainty study in a few
clicks. The course shows you ways to add
functionality to the basic workfows to
meet your specifc needs for defning input
or reporting results.
COURSE CONTENT
n
n
Workfow Editor
n
Statistics fundamentals
n
Running and visualizing results from a
sensitivity or uncertainty study
n
Customizing premade Petrel workfows
AUDIENCE
Reservoir engineers
PREREQUISITES
:
74

Techlog Fluid
Contact Analysis
Advanced 4 days
:
In this course, you learn about advanced
of Techlog* software that can be used to
manage core data, special data, and the
performance of interpretation workfows
for analysis of these data. Understand
how to make use of special core data in
saturation-height modeling and pressure
data obtained by wireline or LWD
technology. Learn new tools for managing
and resolving fuid contacts within
complex compartmentalized reservoirs
and advanced interpretation and data
handling of core and pressure data to
resolve complex fuid contacts.
COURSE CONTENT
n
n
pressure data
n
log domains
n
Pressure data
n
AUDIENCE
with prior formation evaluation experience
using Techlog software
PREREQUISITES

Petrel Proxy Modeling
and Optimization
Advanced 2 days
:
This course provides instruction on using
proxy models with Petrel*. Due to the CPU
intensive nature of simulation modeling,
proxy models are used to reduce
the time and iterations necessary to
determine the key relationships between
input parameters and results. In Petrel,
several tools are available for making
proxy models mimic simulation models at
a lower evaluation costs. These models
can be useful in sensitivity studies,
development scenario assessment, and
design optimization including completion
attribute design
COURSE CONTENT
n
The Uncertainty and Optimization
process
n
Proxy models
n
Analysis of input data
n
Proxy model creation in Petrel
n
Proxy models for sensitivity and
uncertainty workfows
n
Optimization task set up and
execution
n
Optimization using a proxy
AUDIENCE
Reservoir engineers, geologists, and
geophysicists
PREREQUISITES
Petrel Uncertainty for Reservoir Engineers
course or equivalent Petrel experience and
good reservoir engineering knowledge

OFM Advanced Topics
Advanced 1 day
:
This course focuses on topics outside the
range of features common to day-to-day
use of OFM* software but that are valu-
able to the end user. Learn signifcantly
more effective ways to work with an OFM
project including examining common
workfows using OFM software.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Study of workspaces
n
Links to external applications
n
Reviews of forecast results
n
Advanced table types, including
foreign key and lookup
n
Introduction to PVT functionality
n
Creation of user functions
n
Making the base map a dynamic tool
n
Techniques for creating continuous
pressure data streams
n
Creation and analysis of waterfood
patterns
n
Generation of waterfood-specifc
analyses (e.g., voidage replacement
ratio)
n
Injection-well specifc analysis
(Hall plot)
AUDIENCE
Anyone wanting to learn more advanced
and effective ways to work with an OFM
project using common workfows
PREREQUISITES

ECLIPSE Thermal Reservoir
Simulation
Advanced 5 days
:
Thermal recovery methods are typically
used in heavy oil reservoirs where the oil
viscosity is high at reservoir temperatures
but reduces as the temperature increases.
Learn how to use ECLIPSE* Thermal
software to extend the ECLIPSE Blackoil
simulator to study problems such as
steam injection, hot fuid or gas injection,
wellbore heaters, and simple combustion.
COURSE CONTENT
n
PVT practices and phase behavior
concepts of heavy oils
n
Worldwide thermal recovery
processes and screening criteria
n
Key features of thermal reservoir
simulation
n
Equations in ECLIPSE Thermal
software
n
SAGD recovery and the multiseg-
mented well model
n
Simulation of foamy oil
n
Structure requirements and keywords
for ECLIPSE Thermal software
AUDIENCE
Reservoir engineers interested in learning
simulation of thermal processes using
ECLIPSE Thermal simulator
PREREQUISITES
Experience with the ECLIPSE Blackoil
simulator
:
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PRODUCTION
Electrical Submersible Pumps
Applications Engineering
Foundation
Skill
Advanced
Awareness
Artificial Lift
Design, Diagnosis,
and Optimization of
Gas Lift Systems
Assuring Flow from Pore to Process
(Advanced)
High-GOR-Well
Liquid Loading
(Basic)
Introduction to Field Development Planning
Artificial Lift Technology
Introduction to Production Engineering
Stimulation
Hydraulic Fracturing
Acid Stimulation
Techniques
Formation Damage
and Mitigation
Hydraulic Fracture
Treatment Design
and Quality Control
General Production Engineering
Well Performance,
Completions & Workovers
Sand Control
Well Intervention
Applied Production Logging
Production Technology
Evaluation - Downhole
to Laboratory
Workovers and Completions
Advanced Production
Data Analysis and
Nodal Analysis
Completion and
Production Engineering
Production Software
PIPESIM Artificial Lift
Design and Optimization
OFM Waterflood Analysis
OFM Advanced Topics
Avocet Integrated
Asset Modeler Fundamentals
OFM Mapping
Applications Fundamentals
OFM Forecast
Analysis Fundamentals
OFM Fundamentals
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Introduction to Production
Engineering
Awareness 5 days
This course gives the basics on production
engineering that you need to improve your
asset team interactions. Learn about the
role of production engineering in building
capacity and maximizing production
performance using tools including well
testing, nodal analysis, and artifcial lift.
This engineering overview covers the
equipment and techniques that production
engineers employ both downhole and on
the surface
COURSE CONTENT
n
Overview of production engineering
n
Reservoir fundamentals and nodal
analysis
n
Well testing
n
Lower and upper completions,
perforations, and sand control
n
Completion fuids
n
Multilaterals
n
Well completion equipment
n
Production logging
n
Artifcial lift
n
Stimulation
n
Surface facilities
AUDIENCE
understand the principles of production
engineering
PREREQUISITES
None

Completion and Production
Engineering
Foundation 5 days
This course covers the role of the well,
how its production performance can
impact the larger integrated production
system, and considerations for completion
design. Learn the selection criteria for the
main completion components including
the feld operational and ongoing produc-
tion management concerns. Hands-on
exercises demonstrate the factors that
affect well fow behavior and productivity.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Integrated production systems:
Completion methods, engineering,
exploitation, and reservoir classifca-
tion based on the fuid types
n
Flow behavior: Flow in porous
media, well deliverability, comple-
tion effects, fow in pipes, choke
performance, and systems analysis
n
Design considerations: Tubing,
tubing loads and movement, tubular
connections, and casing
n
Equipment selection: Completion
equipment, casing and casing
suspension, wellheads, tubing and
connections, packers, and wellsite
operations
n
Subsea completions: Current
systems, applications, design require-
ments, controls, fowline connections,
remotely operated vehicles
AUDIENCE
Geoscientists, engineers, and managers
seeking a greater understanding of well
completions and production performance
PREREQUISITES
Minimum of 2 years of E&P experience
in subsurface engineering, operations, or
management

Foundation 5 days
Production logging tools have specifc
uses as well as limitations. Learn the
various applications for these tools,
the interpretation assumptions that are
integral to their designs, and how log
quality is affected by the acquisition
process. Hands-on demonstrations teach
the fundamentals of production log
interpretation, and an in-class workshop
focuses on the interpretation of single-
and two-phase fow. Discussion includes
use of these logs for measurement of
three-phase fow.
COURSE CONTENT
n
n
productivity
n
coiled tubing
n
Depth control in cased wells using
gamma ray and casing collar locator
data
n
Completions for vertical, deviated,
n
operation
n
Reservoir fuid properties including
GOR, bubble point pressure, three-
phase diagrams
n
n
Justifcation of production log
acquisition
n
Flow regimes in vertical and deviated
wells and slippage velocities
n
Standard production logging tools
n
Techniques for measuring oil, water,
and gas rates including spinners,
oxygen activation, phase-velocity
logging, and gas bubble velocity
n
n
Spinner calibrations to obtain fuid
n
Interpretation of logs for single-,
two-, and three-phase production
AUDIENCE
Geoscientists or engineers responsible for
interpreting production logs
PREREQUISITES
recommended as this course deals with
production logging physics

Artifcial Lift Technology
Foundation 5 days
With this introductory course, increase
your knowledge of artifcial lift methods
and the factors that affect optimal
designs and operations, including fuid
properties and multiphase fow regimes.
An overview of lift techniques, technolo-
gies, and equipment also covers alternate
deployment scenarios and multisensor
applications for surveillance and optimiza-
tion. Learn strategies and best practices
for feld production optimization and when
and how nodal systems analysis can be
applied to lift performance optimization.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Fluid fow fundamentals
n
Black-oil PVT
n
Infow performance
n
Nodal analysis
n
Comparison of artifcial lift methods
n
Progressive cavity pump systems
n
Beam pump systems
n
ESP systems
n
Gas lift systems
n
Artifcial lift selection
AUDIENCE
Anyone involved with well surveillance,
maximizing recovery, or identifying produc-
tion problems in artifcially lifted wells
PREREQUISITES
None
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Foundation 10 days
Develop and apply an FDP roadmap a
evolving FDP risks and a stakeholder
map that identifes the personnel essential
for successful implementation of a FDP.
COURSE CONTENT
n
n
Dynamic FDPs
n
n
decision making
n
n
requirements
n
n
Opportunity framing workfow
and roadmap
n
stakeholder map
n
n
Final presentation of the
constructed FDP
AUDIENCE
FDP concepts
PREREQUISITES
Hydraulic Fracture
Treatment Design
and Quality Control
Foundation 5 days
This course presents the basic principles
of hydraulic fracture treatment design
and optimization, including application
of fracture models. Focus is on the use
of a pseudo-3D fracture simulator to
design the optimal treatment pumping
schedule for both low- and high-perme-
ability wells. Learn how to select the
appropriate fuid and proppant for specifc
reservoir conditions and feld operations,
and how to establish quality control for
treatment operations.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Critical parameters in hydraulic
fracturing design
n
Fracture modeling
n
Fracture optimization
n
Fracture fuids and proppant
n
Mini-frac analysis
n
Fracture execution
n
Fracture evaluation
n
Supervising fracturing operations
AUDIENCE
Engineers and feld personnel responsible
for the design and execution of hydraulic
fracture treatments
PREREQUISITES
Basic understanding of production,
intervention operations, and reservoir
engineering

High-GOR-Well
Liquid Loading
Foundation 5 days
The course provides you with a basic
understanding of gas well liquid unload-
ing, including the use of standard artifcial
lift technology to assist in unloading and
in alternative foaming agent methods.
You use practical examples to enhance
your understanding of the gas well liquid
unloading processes.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Hydrocarbon physical properties:
two-phase fow basics
n
Well infow performance
n
Nodal analysis
n
Artifcial lift selection
n
Sucker rod pumps
n
Progressive cavity pumps
n
Electric submersible pumps
n
Gas lift
n
Gas well liquid unloading applica-
tionintermittent gas lift, plunger
lift, velocity strings, and injection of
surfactants (foaming agents)
AUDIENCE
Anyone involved in gas production
treatment, handling, or marketing who
wants to understand high GOR wells
PREREQUISITES
Basic understanding of well completions
and operations

General Production
Engineering
Foundation 5 days
This course introduces you to production
technology, reservoir concepts, formation
damage mechanisms, and nodal analysis.
You learn about completions, their types,
optimal selection based on producing
scenarios, and perforation types and
selection. You review lower completions
properties and their selection, including
screen and screenless scenarios. You
also learn about upper completions and
associated accessories and acidizing,
fracturing, slickline, coiled tubing, and
surface facilities.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Fluid and rock properties
n
Reservoir driving mechanisms
n
Nodal analysis
n
Completion design
n
Perforating
n
Sand control
n
Hydraulic fracturing
n
Wireline operations
n
Scale cleanout with coiled tubing
n
Surface facilities engineering
considerations
AUDIENCE
Anyone seeking to obtain an overview of
the practical aspects of feld development
planning
PREREQUISITES
operations
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Electrical Submersible
Pumps Basic
Skill 5 days
Structured around the fundamentals of
ESP design, sizing, installation, operation,
and troubleshooting, this course presents
how to size an ESP for a target well, opti-
mize voltage, change frequency correctly,
explain data from downhole gauges,
and understand VSD types based on
output signal, harmonic distortion, and its
mitigation. This course also compares use
of ESPs with other types of artifcial lift.
Practical exercises include tandem motor
connection, compression pump shimming,
full ESP installation, and startup with the
variable speed drive (VSD) in speed mode
and in automatic pressure feedback mode
using the Schlumberger Siberian Training
Center fow loop. A visit to the REDA
plant, in Tyumen, Siberia, enhances your
understanding of the pump construction
and use of ESP technology.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Artifcial lift overview
n
ESP design considerations
and limitations
n
ESP equipment, components,
and construction
n
Pump stage design
n
Shimming procedures (hand-on
simulator exercises)
n
ESP motors and cables
n
Tandem motor assemblies (hands-on
simulation or training-well exercises)
n
Applications of ESP sensors and
monitoring technology
n
Operational simulation of sensor
outputs (hands-on exercises)
n
VSD simulator (hands-on exercises)
or ESP assembly in a training well
n
Infow-outfow relationships
n
ESP sizing (ESP design exercise)
n
Optimization and diagnosis of
ESP performance
AUDIENCE
Technical staff involved in production
optimization using ESP technology
PREREQUISITES
Fluency in Russian language and basic
understanding of production engineering,
production feld experience, or experience
with ESPs
Design, Diagnosis,
and Optimization of
Gas Lift Systems
Skill 5 days
All facets of gas lift design and
optimization are presented, including
basic principles, equipment selection,
gas lift types, and monitoring. Learn
how to design and analyze continuous
or intermittent gas lift systems for fast,
safety-oriented solutions to increase or
optimize oil production.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Gas lift concepts, advantages,
and disadvantages
n
Gas lift surface and
downhole equipment
n
Valve mechanics: Principles of opera-
tion, classifcation of gas lift valves
n
Valve opening and closing forces,
shop calibration
n
Design of a continuous gas
lift installation
n
Nodal analysis, curve determination
of minimum gradient, gas static
pressure gradient
n
Mandrel spacing and selection of
operating and discharge valves
n
Overview of intermittent gas
lift methods
n
Design of an intermittent gas
lift installation
n
Conventional and unconventional
methods: Principle applications
and advantages
AUDIENCE
Technical staff with basic knowledge
of gas lift who are involved in the design,
optimization, and monitoring of gas
lift installations
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of well modeling and
nodal analysis, basic computer skills to
complete in-class exercises

Acid Stimulation
Techniques
Skill 5 days
This course covers the cause and
identifcation of formation damage during
drilling, cementing, perforating, producing,
and workover operations. Learn about
the impact of formation damage on well
performance and how to gauge the
effectiveness of acid stimulation treat-
ments, technically and economically.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Formation damage mechanisms
and their identifcation
n
Skin
n
Acids and additives used in
matrix stimulation
n
Acid reactions in carbonates
and sandstones
n
Acid treatment design
n
Acid displacement
n
Laboratory tests
n
Acidizing gravel packs
n
Acid fracturing design
n
Quality assurance
AUDIENCE
Technical staff responsible for
assessing under-performing wells
or designing acid treatments
PREREQUISITES
engineering

Workovers and
Completions
Foundation 5 days
Learn the role of engineers and feld
operators in planning and executing
workover operations. This course provides
in-depth information on the impact of
workovers and completion design in
maximizing feld production and increasing
recoverable reserves. It also emphasizes
the importance of a team concept as a
determining factor in operations success.
Gain a greater understanding of how to
apply advanced technologies to designing
and executing workover jobs, and how
to select the best operations method
to perform the task in the safest, most
effcient manner.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Workover and completion meth-
odology: Risk management, well
problems, and well control
n
Completion considerations:
Cement bond logs, perforations,
and fracture gradient
n
Sand control management, cement
squeeze jobs, and acid treatments
n
Rigless workovers, coiled tubing
operations, and fshing
n
Completion management, operations
in open and cased holes, and artifcial
lift systems
AUDIENCE
Engineers, operations personnel, and
managers working with or directing
multidisciplinary teams responsible for
well workovers or interventions
PREREQUISITES
Minimum of 5 years of experience in oil
and gas engineering or operations in the
upstream industry
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Production Technology
Skill 5 days
In this course, gain insight into the
role of the production engineer, well
productivity fundamentals, and basic
operational issues. Course material
introduces production technologies as an
aid to the feld development process and
explains important concepts in reservoir
and well productivity optimization.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Introduction to production technol-
ogy, reservoir production concepts,
reservoir drive mechanisms, and
composite production systems
n
Infow performance relationship,
tubing performance relationship,
and fow through chokes
n
Wellbore completion concepts,
multiple zone completion, and
completion equipment
n
Wireline services, perforating, and
completion practices
n
Well intervention, well problems,
and well abandonment
n
Advanced well systems
AUDIENCE
Production engineers, petroleum
engineers and service company engineers,
seeking a better understanding of applied
production technology.
PREREQUISITES
Experience with well operations and well
engineering.

Hydraulic Fracturing
Skill 5 days
Designed to increase your understanding
of hydraulic fracturing, course material
covers factors that contribute to successful
fracturing operations, including rock
properties and treatment design and
parameters. Learn how to plan and execute
the job, and then evaluate the results.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Candidate selection
n
Principles of rock mechanics
n
Fracture mapping; microfracturing
testing; minifracturing testing
n
Designing hydraulic fractures
n
Fracturing fuids
n
Proppant
n
Fracturing high-permeability
formations
n
Planning and executing fracturing
operations
n
Evaluating hydraulic fracturing
n
New developments in hydraulic
fracturing
AUDIENCE
Engineers and feld personnel responsible
for the design and execution of hydraulic
fracture treatments
PREREQUISITES
Basic understanding of production,
intervention operations, and reservoir
engineering

Formation Damage
and Mitigation
Skill 3 days
formation damage mechanisms, damage
assessment, and mitigation methods. You
learn about design and implementation
of matrix treatments and hydraulic
fracturing, including techniques for
damage mitigation in carbonates.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Main types of damage mechanisms
n
Damage identifcation and location
n
Types of well intervention
n
Candidate selection for matrix
treatments
n
Matrix treatments in sandstones
n
Hydraulic fracturing concepts
n
Proppant
n
Fluids for hydraulic fracturing
n
Carbonate acidizing
n
Acid fracturing
AUDIENCE
Engineers or feld personnel seeking
to understand formation damage and
solutions
PREREQUISITES
Minimum 2-year technical degree or
equivalent feld operations experience
Electrical Submersible
Pumps Applications
Engineering
Skill 5 days
Designed for technical staff who
want both theoretical and practical
knowledge about the advantages and
limitations of ESPs, this course includes
design, optimization, and diagnosis of
wells producing with ESPs. Gain a solid
understanding of ESP technology and
its applications, as well as of the pump
components and their functions. Specifc
instruction is given on the affnity laws
for centrifugal pumps, downhole gas
separators, and gas handlers. Reviews
include both standard and nonstandard
applications of ESP technology.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Review of artifcial lift systems
n
Standard and nonstandard ESP
applications
n
Reservoir dynamics: Infow
performance relationship and
total dynamic head
n
Description of downhole equipment
n
Pump selection and dimensioning
n
Physical limits
n
Nodal analysis
n
Surface equipment
n
Alternatives to standard means of
deployment
AUDIENCE
Technical staff involved in production
optimization using ESP technology
PREREQUISITES
Basic understanding of production
engineering, production feld experience,
or experience with ESPs
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Assuring Flow from
Pore to Process
Advanced 5 days
:
COURSE CONTENT
n
n
n
n
Fluid fow and heat-transfer
characteristics and their importance
in design of subsea architecture,
model selection, and liquids
management
n
heat transfer, and solids
AUDIENCE
PREREQUISITES
Advanced Production
Data Analysis and
Nodal Analysis
Advanced 5 days
:
In this course, learn how to predict
theoretical well production rates using
well measurements and how to identify
constraints that impact performance
in the reservoir, completion, and
wellbore system. Learn how to analyze
production data to fnd permeability, skin
factor, and drainage area and to forecast
future performance based on historical
production trends and known reservoir
properties.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Infow performance in oil wells
n
Transient infow performance
relationship curves
n
Pressure drop across the completion
n
Systems analysis graph
n
Production data analysis
n
Transient fow
n
Material balance for various
reservoirs
n
Transient versus steady-state fow
n
Estimates of skin factor and perme-
ability from transient fow
n
Estimates of drainage area from
pseudosteady-state fow
AUDIENCE
Reservoir and production engineers
involved in improving feld performance
through identifcation and remediation of
underperforming wells
PREREQUISITES
Solid understanding of steady-state and
pseudosteady-state forms of Darcys law;
basic understanding of well test analysis,
including ability to identify the early and
middle time regions on a log-log plot;
Horner graph analysis (for permeability
and skin factor)

Well Intervention
Skill 5 days
This course focuses on the equipment
needed for well interventions or
workovers, with and without a rig, and
the resources necessary for equipment
selection. Learn the characteristics of
a competent workover program and the
performance metrics used to quantify
workover success.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Workover and wellbore equipment
n
Workover program requirements
n
Tubulars, metallurgy, and selection
n
Subsurface safety valves
n
Completion accessories
n
Tubing-handling equipment
n
Wellheads and christmas trees
n
Surface separation equipment
n
Completion types and
equipment selection
n
Artifcial lift types and selection
n
Procedures for a successful workover
n
Barrier, well handover, and well
control standards
n
Rig operations and management
n
Workover operations and problems
n
Slickline, wireline, coiled tubing,
and fshing operations
n
Completion, perforation,
and cementing
n
Stimulation and sand control
n
High-pressure testing
n
Reporting requirements for
performance improvement
n
Sidetracking, directional drilling, and
associated problems
AUDIENCE
Drilling engineers, workover engineers,
and drilling and workover supervisors
needing a better understanding of work-
overs, the techniques employed, and the
assessment of workover success
PREREQUISITES
Minimum of 1 year rig experience
recommended

Sand Control
Skill 5 days
To increase your understanding of sand
control, this course encompasses sand
control concepts and design as well as
methodologies for selection of optimal
techniques. Learn best practices for sand
control in horizontal drains and water
injectors, sand management, quality
control procedures for job execution,
and postjob evaluation.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Basic rock mechanics
n
Sand prediction
n
Methods for sand control
n
Sand management
n
Gravel pack design
n
Screenless methods
n
High-rate water-pack
n
Frac pack
n
Sand control job execution
and evaluation
AUDIENCE
Engineers responsible for sand control
design and execution
PREREQUISITES
Engineering degree or equivalent experience
with sand control operations
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Evaluation Downhole
to Laboratory
Advanced 5 days
Advanced-level instruction focuses on
technologies for characterization of
reservoir fuids in situ and methods for
capture of a representative sample. Learn
the importance of proper sample handling
and the procedures that defne fuid
properties (vapor-liquid equilibrium phase
envelopes, gravimetric fuid properties,
and hydrocarbon solids) and rheological
transport characteristics. Hands-on dem-
onstrations include developing mathemati-
cal models using equations of state (EOS)
for fuid PVT analysis, and hydrocarbon
solids phase boundaries for applications in
reservoir simulations, production modeling,
and surface processing.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Physics of reservoir fuids, including
origin of fuid gradients, and reservoir
n
Downhole fuid-analysis technology:
Monitoring mud-fltrate contamina-
tion, live fuid analysis, component
analysis, and in situ analysis
n
Sample quality control and reservoir
characterization workfow examples
n
New developments in EOS for in
situ crude oil
n
Methods for determining
reservoir connectivity
n
Openhole sampling technologies,
including MDT* Modular Formation
Dynamics Tester
n
Visit to a technology or operations
center for physical demonstration of
downhole sampling and analysis tools
(location dependent)
n
Cased hole sampling during well or
production testing and laboratory
fuid characterization technologies
n
Workfows to develop thermodynamic
and transport characteristic models
n
Fundamentals of lab characterization
of hydrocarbon solids (asphaltene,
wax, hydrate)
n
Visit to fuids and fow assurance
analysis center for physical demonstra-
tion of equipment and measurement
methods (location dependent)
AUDIENCE
Members of multidisciplinary teams,
including petrophysicists and engineers,
who need an advanced understanding of
fuid properties from sample acquisition
to modeling
PREREQUISITES
Strong understanding of fuid properties
principles and modeling

Electric Submersible
Pumps Advanced
Advanced 5 days
In-depth instruction focuses on the
benefts and limitations of ESPs in
challenging production environments.
Learn design of ESP systems for special
applications, including production of
viscous oil, production of oil with high gas
content or solids, and production from
dual completions. Hands-on exercises
include generation of pump curves (head
versus fow rate) for several pump speeds.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Study of reservoir performance
n
Generation of centrifugal pump
curves
n
Standard and nonstandard
applications
n
Affnity laws and nodal analysis
n
ESP design for highly deviated wells
and wells with high gas content
n
Review of viscous fuids and
emulsion applications
n
ESP troubleshooting
n
Techniques for production through
annular space and fuids recirculation
AUDIENCE
Production professionals involved
in production optimization with
ESP technology
PREREQUISITES
ESP Applications Engineering course or
feld ESP experience
n
Three-phase production logging
in horizontal wells
n
Physics of pulsed neutron
logging: Principle of the minitron
for neutron generation
n
Pulsed neutron logging in
capture mode
n
Pulsed neutron logging in carbon/oxy-
gen ratio (C/O) mode: Development
of database charts to obtain water
saturation and water holdup
n
n
Acquisition of pressure data and
formation fuid samples behind casing
n
Workshop on use of capture and
C/O modes for evaluating water
and gas saturations
n
Workshop on interpreting resistivity
logging measurements acquired
behind casing
n
Workshop on production logging in
horizontal wells with three-phase fow
AUDIENCE
Professionals with geoscience background
PREREQUISITES
More than 2 years of experience
interpreting reservoir monitoring logs is
recommended (attendees are encouraged
to bring diffcult log examples for in-class
discussion and interpretation)
Advanced 5 days
Encompassing advanced techniques for
production logging and reservoir monitor-
ing, this course teaches the design of a
data-acquisition program for evaluation of
wellbore or reservoir behavior based on
feld development objectives. Hands-on
examples demonstrate in-depth log
interpretation techniques for resistivity
measurements acquired behind casing,
three-phase fow in horizontal wells,
and fuid saturations. Learn quicklook
techniques for log quality control as well
as how to plan and integrate multisource
data for a more complete evaluation.
COURSE CONTENT
n
n
infow with outfow to optimize
well productivity
n
n
deviated wells
n
Various techniques of measuring
of oil, water, and gas velocities:
Spinners, oxygen activation, phase
velocity logging, and gas bubble
velocity
n
using electrical and optical sensors
n
Spinner calibrations in vertical,
deviated, and horizontal wells to
obtain fuid velocities and hence
production rates
Applied Production Logging and Reservoir Monitoring
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OFM Mapping Applications
Fundamentals
Foundation 1 day
:
From this foundation class, gain the
necessary skills to effectively use the
OFM* mapping functions.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Creating bubble maps, grid maps,
contour maps, and surface maps
of time or static data
n
Creating and manipulating MapperXY
plots and scatter plots
n
Creating and manipulating grid and
bubble map overlay
AUDIENCE
Anyone needing to learn OFM software
mapping functions
PREREQUISITES

OFM Forecast Analysis
Fundamentals
Foundation 1 day
:
In this course, learn to analyze historical
production trends and future potential
using a variety of techniques with OFM*
Learn to relate and compare well
potential using fve different approaches:
empirical and analytical decline, compara-
tive analysis, numerical forecasting, and
theoretical capacity.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Performing rate-versus-time analysis
n
Setting up and changing variables
used in decline curve analysis (DCA )
n
Using DCA to forecast production for
individual or groups of wells
n
Generating reports and plots of
forecasted results
n
Using Fetkovich type curves
to study pseudosteady-state
reservoir behavior
n
Forecasting gas wells production and
reserves using P/Z analysis
n
Using analytical transient type curves
to study reservoir behavior
AUDIENCE
Anyone responsible for forecasting and
forecast analysis on historical production
using OFM software
PREREQUISITES

OFM Fundamentals
Foundation 2 days
:
Designed for people who are responsible
for setting up and maintaining an OFM*
project, this course teaches the basic
features of OFM well and reservoir
analysis software and some of its
more advanced features.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Opening and running an
existing database
n
Creating a new project from
spreadsheets and text-load fles
n
Setting up and confguring links
and local tables
n
Customizing project base maps
n
Filtering and grouping data
n
Generating calculated felds and
calculated variables
n
Creating single- and
multiple-well plots
n
Creating and formatting well
and feld summary reports
n
Exporting reports and table data
to other applications
AUDIENCE
Anyone responsible for setting up and
maintaining a project using OFM software
PREREQUISITES:
None

Foundation 5 days
:
COURSE CONTENT
n
n
n
n
Connecting models
n
Adding a Microsoft

Excel model
to a fow diagram
n
Evaluating economics with
Merak* Peep models
n
AUDIENCE
PREREQUISITES
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OFM Advanced Topics
Advanced 1 day
:
This course focuses on topics outside the
range of features common to day-to-day
use of OFM* software but that are valu-
able to the end user. Learn signifcantly
more effective ways to work with an OFM
project including examining common
workfows using OFM software.
COURSE CONTENT
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Study of workspaces
n
Links to external applications
n
Reviews of forecast results
n
Advanced table types, including
foreign key and lookup
n
Introduction to PVT functionality
n
Creation of user functions
n
Making the base map a dynamic tool
n
Techniques for creating continuous
pressure data streams
n
Creation and analysis of
waterfood patterns
n
Generation of waterfood-
specifc analyses (e.g., voidage
replacement ratio)
n
Injection-wellspecifc analysis
(Hall plot)
AUDIENCE
Anyone wanting to learn more advanced
and effective ways to work with an OFM
project using common workfows
PREREQUISITES
course

PIPESIM Artifcial Lift
Design and Optimization
Skill 2 days
:
Using PIPESIM* software, learn to evalu-
ate artifcial lift options for the conceptual
design of a deepwater feld development.
Learn how to optimize gas lift allocation
for a feld on the basis of current operat-
ing conditions and constraints.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Conceptual design for
deepwater development
n
Subsea tieback design
n
Infow performance evaluation
n
Analysis of gas lift design
n
ESP design
n
Multiphase booster performance
n
Field performance forecast
n
Optimization of gas lift allocation
AUDIENCE
Anyone wanting to evaluate
artifcial lift options, optimize gas lift
allocation, and perform ESP design
PREREQUISITES
PIPESIM Fundamentals course or a
working knowledge of PIPESIM software

OFM Waterfood Analysis
Skill 1 day
:
In this course, learn to employ the OFM*
Streamline module to automatically or
graphically defne waterfood patterns
using production and reservoir data.
Learn to combine this information
with pressure data and PVT algorithms
to determine reservoir volumes and
voidage. Gain experience in setting up
patterns and performing analyses on
a waterfood project.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Confguration of static and
dynamic patterns
n
Use of pressure and PVT data
n
Loading of reservoir property data
n
Review of overall waterfood
performance
n
Analysis of waterfood by pattern
n
Calculation of voidage replacement
ratios, comparison by pattern
n
Creation of grid maps by well
and pattern
n
Creation of waterfood control
diagnostic and Hall plots
n
Estimate pattern confgurations and
pattern outlines
AUDIENCE
Anyone wanting experience in setting up
patterns and performing analyses on a
waterfood project in OFM software
PREREQUISITES
course

Foundation 2 days
:
PIPESIM* production system
analysis software provides steady-state,
gas production systems. In this course,
learn to use its individual modules for well
modeling, nodal analysis, feld planning,
artifcial lift optimization, and pipeline
and process facilities modeling. Gain a
general understanding of how to design
and optimize a Total Production Systems
model from the reservoir to the fnal
processing delivery point.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Analysis of well performance
n
Design of models for pipeline and
process facilities
n
Nodal analysis
n
Development of black-oil and
compositional fuid models
n
Selection of multiphase
fow correlations
n
Surface network models
AUDIENCE
Anyone wanting to learn steady-state,
gas production systems to analyze
well performance, model pipelines and
facilities, and perform nodal analysis
PREREQUISITES
None
Characterization, Evaluation, and Enhanced Oil Recovery
in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs
Eclipse Thermal Reservoir Simulation
Enhanced Oil Recovery Methods: Theory and Applications
Enhanced Oil Recovery Processes: Miscible, Polymer
and Thermal
Applied to the right reservoirs, enhanced oil recovery tech-
niques dramatically increase recovery factors. NExT offers
training on essential knowledge, tools, and skills to identify
the reservoirs which can most beneft from EOR techniques
including:
Enhanced Oil Recovery Training
Essential Knowledge to Maximize Recovery
SURFACE FACILITIES
NExTs Surface Facilities curriculum provides courses for technical and non-technical students at all experience levels. The Surface Facilities course
matrix below organizes the curriculum by course focus and experience level. You can use this matrix to fnd the right course, build your training plans,
and understand the NExT Surface Facilities curriculum. Software intensive courses are marked with a
: icon and feld courses are marked with
a icon. All NExT courses are available to be held at your location. Contact us at classes@NExTtraining.net to schedule a private class.
Selection, Operation, and Maintenance of
Pumps, Compressors, and Prime Movers
Plant Turnaround Management
Introduction to
Maintenance and Reliability
Condition-Based Maintenance
for Static and Rotating Equipment
Maintenance Management
and Control Indicators
Pipeline Design, Operation, and Maintenance
Oilfield Corrosion Management
Maintenance Integrated Planning
Maintenance Cost Control
Reliability Methodologies
Applied to Maintenance
Risk and Reliability Engineering
Crude Oil Pumps and Gas
Compression Systems
Low-Voltage, High-Voltage,
Grounding, and Testing Equipment
Emergency Systems and Electrical
Components and Equipment
Subsea Production Systems
and Technologies
Utilities:
Design and Operation
HAZOP and SIL Application
Introduction to HAZOP and
Process Hazard Analysis (PHA)
Gas Compression and Transportation
Offshore Facilities
Gas Processing and Conditioning
Introduction to Surface Facilities
Avocet Workflow
ManagerLevel 1
Monitoring and Reporting Systems
in Production Testing
Assuring Flow from
Pore to Process
Avocet Workflow
ManagerLevel 2
Integrated Approach to Optimizing the Economy of the Asset Life Cycle
Avocet Integrated
Asset Modeler Fundamentals
Avocet Data Manager
for Specialists
Gas Conditioning
and Handling
Avocet Workflow Builder
Data Mining and Application
Heavy Oil Gathering and Transport System
Surface Facility
Production Operations
Avocet Data Manager
Advanced Reporting and Graphing
Multiphase Flow
Avocet
Workflow Workshop
PIPESIM for Surface Facilities:
Design, Modeling, and Optimization
Metering, Measurements,
and Production Tests
Avocet Data Manager
Fundamentals
Automation, Instrumentation,
Measurements, and Process Control
Hydrocarbon Properties
and Behaviors
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Applied to Production Operations
Integration of Safety into
Systems and Processes
Subsurface-Surface
Production Optimization
Crude Oil and
Water Treatment
Integrated Production System, Gathering Network, and Flow of Fluids
Avocet Workflow Builder
HSE in Exploration and Production
Introduction to Flow Assurance
Avocet Surveillance
Installation
Avocet Volumes Manager
for Administrators
for End Users
Advanced
Skill
Foundation
Awareness
Maintenance
and Reliability
Facilities Process
Design
Surface Facilities
Operations
Surface Facilities
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SURFACE FACILITIES
Introduction to HAZOP
and Process Hazard
Analysis (PHA)
Awareness 5 days

The role of hazards analysis is an
important one in the process industry. In
this course, increase your understanding
of process hazards analysis (PHA)
terminology and learn to differentiate
occupational safety from process safety.
Instruction includes PHA methodology,
the role of human error, and the differ-
ences between occupational ergonomics
and human factors.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Fundamentals of PHA
n
What if and checklist techniques
n
HAZOP techniques
n
Human error
n
Approaches to mitigate error-likely
situations
n
Examples of error-likely situations
n
Workshop: HAZOP simulation
AUDIENCE
understand the principles of HAZOP and
Process Hazard Analysis (PHA)
PREREQUISITES
None

Gas Compression
and Transportation
Foundation 5 days
This course presents an intensive review
of natural gas compression and transport
systems. Learn how to use process
simulation to evaluate the health of these
systems and the data types needed for
simulation. Complete exercises based
on actual operational problems using
simulation software and increase your
understanding of the system design,
selection, and maintenance. Learn how
to identify the procedural limitations of
calculations used for design and opera-
tions specifcations and how to work more
effciently using simulation software.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Natural gas systems
n
Characteristics of gases
n
Laws affecting gas behavior
n
Gas handling in compression plants
n
Factors affecting the compression
system: Gas conditioning
n
Gas compression systems: Principles,
compressor types, and operating curves
n
Compressor selection, control, and
operations
n
Other equipment: Drivers, gas
turbines, combustion chambers and
other drivers
n
Compression system simulation:
Objectives for design, selection, and
operation; equations of state and
their applications
n
Estimation of thermodynamic
properties
n
Flow diagram for preparation of
compression stages
n
Simulation of pipelines and compressors
n
Behavior of hydrocarbon, water, and
dehydrated gas
n
Natural gas transport
n
Criteria for handling of natural gas
AUDIENCE
Personnel involved in gas feld develop-
ment, facilities design, operation, and
maintenance
PREREQUISITES
Basic understanding of gas processing
and conditioning

Offshore Facilities
Awareness 5 days
This course provides an overview of the
topside and subsea facilities used in
offshore oil and gas felds. Learn how
offshore production facilities are designed
and operated and how recent technolo-
gies are applied. Understand how the
production facilities change with water
depth and the producing constraints that
drive those changes. Discussion includes
the evolution of subsea facilities with
the increasing number of deepwater
developments.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Classifcation of offshore facilities
according to depth
n
Shallow-water production facilities
n
Deepwater facilities
n
Fixed platforms
n
Floating production systems
n
Subsea systems: Technological
development and trends
n
Structural considerations in offshore
facilities
n
Environmental, geographical, and soil
considerations
n
Layouts of offshore facilities
n
Evolution of the Recommended
Practice for Planning, Designing
and Constructing Fixed Offshore
Platforms (API RP 2A)
n
Offshore facilities construction
engineering
n
Subsea production system
n
Digital oilfeld production monitoring,
control, and optimization technologies
AUDIENCE
Engineers responsible for or involved
with offshore production operations or
surveillance looking for an introduction to
offshore facilities
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of production systems

Introduction to
Surface Facilities
Awareness 5 days
Structured to provide the fundamentals
on surface facilities, this course covers
the production process from the wellhead
to custody transfer. Topics include
production surface facilities systems,
including gathering, separation, produc-
tion treatment, metering systems, and
process equipment. Learn about applied
fow assurance and how produced fuids
are converted to saleable products.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Field development overview
n
Well fow control and safety system
n
Gathering system
n
Fluid separation system
n
Oil treatment
n
Water treatment
n
Gas treatment
n
Flow assurance overview
n
Custody transfer and measurements
n
Process equipment
AUDIENCE
Engineers and geoscientists involved in
feld development or production of oil
and gas
PREREQUISITES
Minimum of 2-year technical degree or
equivalent experience
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Emergency Systems and
Electrical Components
and Equipment
Foundation 5 days
Encompassing lectures and practical
exercises, this course covers emergency
power systems and associated compo-
nents and equipment. Learn to design
and diagram a main or emergency power
system. Understand emergency sources
of power, power supplies, and detailed
emergency and capacity requirements.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Emergency power systems
n
Emergency power requirements
n
Design of emergency power systems
n
Principles and designs of main and
emergency systems
n
Emergency power system components
n
Power generation and distribution
n
Emergency generators: Rotating
equipment
n
Diesel engines
n
Turbines
n
Alternators
n
Cogeneration principles
n
Steam turbines
n
Uninterrupted power supplies (UPS)
n
Principles of UPS maintenance
AUDIENCE
Electrical engineers
PREREQUISITES
Understanding of basic electrical
engineering

Crude Oil Pumps and Gas
Compression Systems
Foundation 5 days
Learn the fundamentals of oil and gas
properties and their applications for the
engineering and operations of pumps,
pump stations, compressors, and
compression stations.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Fundamentals of oil and gas behaviors
n
Chemistry of oil and gas
n
Pumping systems at production
facilities
n
Types and applications of pumping
systems
n
Pumping stations and booster stations
n
Pump selection, application, and
performance evaluation
n
Pump installation, operation, and
maintenance design considerations
n
Gas compression systems at
production facilities
n
Gas compression systems and
equipment
n
Thermodynamics of compression
n
Types and applications of compressors
n
Selection criteria for dynamic and
positive displacement compressors
n
Compressor thermodynamics and
operating characteristics
n
Compressor installation, operation,
and maintenance design considerations
n
Gas transportation systems (codes
and considerations)
n
Safety, environmental, and regulatory
considerations; standards related to
gas handling and transportation
AUDIENCE
Process engineers, mechanical engineers,
instrumentation and control engineers,
and surface facilities project engineers
PREREQUISITES
None

Crude Oil and
Water Treatment
Foundation 5 days
This course covers oil and water-treating
equipment, design, and operations encom-
passing the theories, technologies, and
examples. Learn the primary challenges
faced in crude oil handling, including
emulsion formation (both theoretical
and actual examples), stabilization, and
the mechanism and technology used to
destabilize and separate water from oil.
Understand the use of desalting technolo-
gies and processes to bring produced
fuids to required oil specifcations. Gain
exposure to the technologies, processes,
and operational conditions employed
to treat produced water to required
specifcations.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Oil treatment fundamentals: Crude oil
specifcations, dehydration, desalting,
water solubility, viscosity, theoretical
and actual case applications, Stokes
law, variables affecting crude
oil dehydration, and demulsifer
requirements and selection
n
Emulsion theory
n
Crude oil dehydration equipment:
Type, design, and operation criteria;
dehydration performance, and
technology selection
n
Crude oil desalting: Principles,
equipment, technology, design
considerations, and selecting systems
based on cost and longevity
n
Water treatment: Specifcations,
properties of produced water,
environmental regulations, design
of treatment process and equip-
ment, enhanced gravity, chemical
treatment, technology analysis and
selection
AUDIENCE
Surface facilities operation and design
engineers, production chemists, fow
assurance engineers, and production
engineers wanting a better understand-
ing of the treatment fundamentals for oil
and water
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of oil and gas production
systems and crude oil properties

Gas Processing
and Conditioning
Foundation 5 days
This course covers the major
technical aspects of gas processing
and conditioning. Obtain an overview
of the fundamentals and tools used to
determine the main properties of natural
gas as they relate to gas separation,
dehydration, sweetening, measurement,
and transportation. The focus is on plant
and equipment design and operations
and includes in-class exercises for the
identifcation of key variables for optimal
designs and operations.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Natural gas properties and behavior
n
Water-hydrocarbon behavior and the
effect of contaminants (H2S, CO2)
n
Hydrates: The problem, deposition
site, impact, composition and
structure, conditions of formation;
hydrate detection, control, and
remediation
n
Gas separation: Principle, types,
multistage process, condensate
stabilization, and two- and three-
phase separators
n
Gas sweetening: Processes, designs,
and operating aspects
n
Gas dehydration: Processes,
dehydration, theoretical discussion
and principles, application to actual
cases, key operating parameters,
most common operational problems
and possible solutions
n
Gas measurements
n
Gas transportation system
n
New developments and emerging
technologies
n
Commercial issues
n
Technological challenges for natural
gas production
AUDIENCE
Engineers, gas plant managers, and
supervisors responsible for gas process-
ing operations or design
PREREQUISITES
General knowledge of oil and gas
production systems
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SURFACE FACILITIES
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Natural gas heating values
n
Transport properties for petroleum,
gas, and water
n
Oil viscosities: Defnitions and
correlations
n
Gas viscosity calculations
n
Oil-water emulsions: Viscosity
calculations
n
Simulation of transport properties of
petroleum fuids
n
Vapor-liquid equilibrium
n
Ideal solution principle
n
Material balances in gas-liquid
separation
n
Determination of dew point and
bubble point
n
K values for vapor-liquid equilibrium
calculations
AUDIENCE
instrumentation and control engineers,
and surface facilities project engineers
PREREQUISITES
None
Foundation 5 days
In this course, improve your understanding
of the application of phase behavior
principles and phase diagrams to a
production system. Learn technology
fundamentals and property correlations
and how to apply phase behavior and
applied thermodynamics to production
problems.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Petroleum reservoir fuids and
fundamentals of phase behavior
n
Chemistry of petroleum fuids
n
Phase behavior of pure-component
and multicomponent systems
n
Classifcation and identifcation of
fuid types
n
Behavior of petroleum reservoir fuids
in the two-phase region
n
Properties of crude oil and formation
water
n
Properties of natural gases
n
Natural gas classifcation: Sweet gas,
sour gas, and acid gas
n
Behavior of ideal gases, equations of
state, and ideal gas mixtures
n
Water content in natural gas
n
C3+ content in natural gas and GPM
calculations

HAZOP and SIL Application
Foundation 5 days
This course provides a working approach
to Hazard Operability (HAZOP) practices
and procedures for those responsible for
ensuring the safety of process operations
from design through daily operations.
In this course, learn how to apply the
techniques of HAZOP analysis including
the tips, tricks, and secrets that analysts
use to implement and maintain effcient
operation procedures. Material also
covers the tools needed for hazard identi-
fcation including root cause identifcation
and the application of redundant system
layers for protection, prevention, and
mitigation. Learn how to conduct hazard
analysis to qualify and quantify risk and
the probability of associated failures.
COURSE CONTENT
n
HAZOP methods and applications
n
Hazard identifcation and mitigation
strategies
n
Hazard analysis and probability
determination
n
Risk analysis and failure considerations
n
Safety integrity level (SIL) assessment
AUDIENCE
Engineers, safety and environmental
personnel, plant operators, area managers,
and maintenance personnel
PREREQUISITES
Surface Facility Production Operations
course

Gas Conditioning
and Handling
Foundation 5 days
This introduction to the principles and
tools used to assess production fuid
separation and equipment design also
addresses the optimal conditions for
effcient operations. Topics include gas
sweetening, dehydration, compression,
and transportation. Through class
exercises, identify key parameters for an
optimal operation and improvements that
increase the effectiveness of personnel,
reduce operational costs, and optimize
the gas conditioning and handling.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Natural gas: Value chain, characteristics,
quality, and specifcations
n
Production fuids separation: Two and
three phases, horizontal and vertical,
design criteria, operational condition
and criteria
n
Gas sweetening: Processes, advan-
tages and disadvantages, design and
operation criteria, typical operating
problems, and troubleshooting
n
Gas dehydration: Processes, advan-
tages and disadvantages, selection
criteria, design and operation criteria,
typical operating problems, and
troubleshooting
n
Liquid removal
n
Gas transportation
n
Process equipment: Compressor
design and operation criteria; and
heat exchanger types, design and
operation criteria, and selection
AUDIENCE
Surface facilities design and operations
engineers, and gas processing engineers
responsible for gas handling operations,
design, or optimization
PREREQUISITES
General knowledge of gas production and
gas conditioning
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Introduction to
Flow Assurance
Foundation 5 days
This course introduces you to the main
types and causes of fow impediments
along with the methods and technologies
commonly applied for their prevention,
control, and remediation. Increase your
understanding of the main problems
associated with fow assurance, including
asphaltenes, paraffns, emulsion, scales,
sand, slugging, corrosion, and hydrates.
Learn which technologies and techniques
to use for specifc problem environments
and the advantages and disadvantages of
each. You identify the types and causes
of fow impediment and the methods or
technologies that should be applied for
the prevention, control, and remediation
of these fow impediments.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Flow assurance principles and
fundamentals
n
Inorganic scale: Deposition principles,
prediction, modeling, management
program design, and scale prevention
n
Hydrates: Deposition principle,
impact, hydrate detection, control,
and remediation
n
Paraffns (wax): Deposition principle,
properties, factors affecting deposi-
tion, operational problems, control,
and remediation
n
Asphaltenes: Key properties, deposi-
tion mechanism, modeling, effect
of variables, operational problems,
prevention, and remediation
n
Emulsions: Crude oil natural
surfactants, characteristics, and
treatments
n
Corrosion: Factors infuencing oilfeld
corrosion and their control
AUDIENCE
Engineers responsible for assessing,
diagnosing, or troubleshooting fow
assurance problems in an operational or
design capacity
PREREQUISITES
General knowledge of production systems
and surface operations

Foundation 10 Days
Develop and apply a FDP roadmap, a risk
register that identifes and mitigates
evolving FDP risks, and a stakeholder map
that identifes the personnel essential for
successful implementation of a FDP.
COURSE CONTENT
n
n
Dynamic FDPs
n
n
decision making
n
n
requirements
n
n
roadmap
n
stakeholder map
n
n
FDP
AUDIENCE
FDP concepts
PREREQUISITES
Integrated Production
System, Gathering Network,
and Flow of Fluids
Foundation 5 days
This course focuses on optimal design
methods by considering the complete
hydrocarbon production process from
initial asset production to abandonment.
Learn to evaluate fuid properties and
phase behaviors from in situ reservoir
conditions to that in the gathering
network. Increase your understanding of
the essential data used by the surface
facility engineer to design or operate
equipment and facilities. Learn how to
integrate the tools, the properties, and
fuid fows with simulation software to
model an integrated subsurface-surface
gathering network.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Subsurface-surface integrated system
n
Hydrocarbon production process
n
Hydrocarbon properties
n
Basics of fuid properties
n
Thermodynamics
n
Wellhead and wellhead equipment
n
Flowlines and gathering network
n
Fluid fow principles
n
Single-phase fow
n
Pressure drop for gas or liquid
n
Multiphase fow principles and
defnitions
n
Flow pattern correlations for
horizontal pipe
n
Use of PIPESIM* or similar software
to simulate gathering network
AUDIENCE
Surface facility design and operation
engineers, production managers, and feld
production operations
PREREQUISITES
None

HSE in Exploration
and Production
Foundation 3 days
This course presents comprehensive
methods and tools used for development
of risk management processes. Learn how
to improve the safety of operating condi-
tions at production facilities, minimize the
risk in emergency situations, and establish
proactive mitigation strategies.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Risk management: Basic defnitions,
occupational health plan, risk
recognition, unsafe act, and
risk-generating source
n
Risk evaluation objectives
n
Determination of risk magnitude
n
Relate exposure results with clinical
investigation
n
Risk-control methods and their
effectiveness
n
Sampling strategy, plan, and methods
n
Sample analysis: Direct-measurement
tools and continuous sample analysis
n
Risk control
n
Administration of risks at work
n
Accidents: Causes, results, and oc-
cupational and disease management
n
Hazard identifcation: HAZOP
analysis, qualitative methods for
risk analysis, human error analysis,
accident scenarios, natural threats,
and preparation for emergencies
n
Case identifcation, and evaluation
and control of an emergency
AUDIENCE
Engineers and HSE specialists interested
in establishing systematic HSE procedures
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of exploration, develop-
ment, and production operations
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SURFACE FACILITIES

Maintenance Cost Control
Foundation 5 days
In this course, learn to establish strategic
plans for maintenance cost control and
create cost classifcation structures
based on your asset or company strategy.
Understand how to identify cost control
weak spots in your asset or operation
and generate the information you need to
support cost-based decisions.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Maintenance cost causes
n
Maintenance cost classifcation
n
Reliability tools for maintenance
cost control
n
Maintenance value chain
n
Maintenance cost control: Budget
and estimations
n
Feasibility studies
n
Planning tasks and their costs
n
Activity-based costs
n
Real-world case studies
AUDIENCE
Maintenance personnel responsible for
cost control procedures, monitoring, or
decisions
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of maintenance and
reliability engineering
n
Reliability, availability, durability,
and maintainability
n
Reliability engineering
n
Types of failure
n
Reliability: Block analysis; series,
parallel, and combination systems
n
Example operational reliability model
n
Criticality and root-cause analysis
n
Principles of failure mode and effects
analysis
n
Risk-based inspection principles
n
Reliability-centered maintenance
principles
n
Reliability methodology selection
n
Risk-cost beneft model defnitions
n
Reliability strategy
AUDIENCE
Maintenance managers, operations
personnel, and engineers interested
in assessing maintenance reliability or
establishing procedures for reliability
assurance
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of production surface
facilities
Foundation 5 days
This course introduces classic and current
techniques for maintenance and reli-
ability decision making. Learn to apply a
reliability probabilistic approach, conduct
cost-beneft analysis, and implement
predictive maintenance activities. Course
focus is on the information typically
available in most operations and how it
can be used to conduct failure analysis.
Understand how to apply maintenance
and reliability concepts to generate a
well-planned predictive maintenance
program. Increase your knowledge of
information and reliability methods
that can be used to create a prognosis
of equipment components, equipment,
plants, and assets for any subsurface-
surface production system or subsystem.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Maintenance: Philosophy and type
n
Task categories
n
Failure fnding
n
Creation of a preventive
maintenance plan
n
Work request and work order
n
Maintenance forms and reports
n
Maintenance system design
n
Value-improving practice
Low-Voltage, High-Voltage,
Grounding, and Testing
Equipment
Foundation 5 days
The fundamentals of low- and high-
voltage power systems and associated
equipment and components are the focus
of this course. Increase your knowledge of
electrical safety, equipment operational
and safety features, workplace regula-
tions and licenses, and optimal arrange-
ment of substations and switchrooms.
Understand how electrical equipment for
surface facilities is inspected and tested.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Low- and high-voltage switchgear
n
Electrical safety: Grounding, earthing,
bonding, faults
n
Earthing system
n
Regulations on electricity: Concept of
duty holder
n
Electrical systems, work activities,
and protective equipment
n
Strengths and capabilities of
electrical equipment
n
Electrical equipment in adverse or
hazardous environments
n
Insulation and barriers
n
Protection from overload and short
n
Circuit currents
n
Disconnection and isolation of circuits
n
Precautions for safe isolation
working live
n
High-voltage switchgear, operations,
features
n
Power transformer operation
n
Power cable and earthing system
n
High-voltage operations and safety
and licensing requirements
n
Arrangements of systems, substa-
tions, switchrooms
n
Testing and metering equipment
AUDIENCE
Electrical and design engineers and facili-
ties design and construction managers
PREREQUISITES
None
Introduction to Maintenance and Reliability
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SURFACE FACILITIES

Multiphase Flow
Foundation 5 days
In this course, you learn the theory of
multiphase fow and how to calculate
the pressure drops in single-phase, two-
phase (gas and liquid), and multiphase
fow systems. Learn to conduct fow
pattern prediction, evaluate the effects
of slugging and transient fow, and gain
exposure to fuid fow modeling software.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Single-phase fuid
n
Pressure drop equations and correla-
tions for single phase fow
n
Multiphase fow
n
Software for modeling fuid fow
n
Operational considerations of
multiphase fow
n
Multiphase fow metering
AUDIENCE
Production engineers and facilities
engineers
PREREQUISITES
A basic understanding of surface facilities
production systems and fuid hydrodynamics
Monitoring and
Reporting Systems in
Production Testing
Foundation 5 days
In this course, you learn procedures for
production testing of wells, including
sampling of hydrocarbon fuids. You iden-
tify the main variables used to measure
and monitor volumes in the production
system. You gain an understanding
of the assumptions and calculations
used to derive volumes, pressures, and
temperature that most people take for
granted when using production values.
You apply the procedures to test and
sample a well and interpret the results of
the collected data.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Well production tests: Reasons
to test, technical and operational
processes
n
Well testing process
n
Data obtained and calculations made
n
Determination of unsafe conditions
n
Flow metering applications: Single-
phase metering and measurement
standards (API, AGA, and GPA)
n
Water content measurements
n
Multiphase measurements: Conven-
tional separation, gamma absorption,
vibrating tube, neutron interrogation,
weighing, and multiphase fow rate
calculations
n
Activities in fow station: Station
type, physical condition of station
and of equipment
n
Measurement activities to acquire
samples: Procedure prior to, during,
and after sampling
AUDIENCE
Production and surface facility engineers
wanting a better understanding of how to
acquire and handle well test information
that is crucial to production calculations,
allocations, or reporting
PREREQUISITES
operations

Metering, Measurements,
and Production Tests
Foundation 5 days
Procedures for production volumetric well
testing and hydrocarbon sampling and
metering are the focus of this course. You
study the measurement and calculation
principles behind each well test variable,
including the equipment used, its function,
associated instruments, calculations, and
measurement criteria.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Flow metering principles
n
Flow metering equipment: Orifce
plates, turbine meters, ultrasonic
meters, and Coriolis meters
n
Fluid Levels: Principles, instruments,
and sensors
n
Water content measurements: Electri-
cal parameter-based, density-based,
and factors affecting measurements
n
Multiphase measurements:
Separation meters (gas and liquid),
gamma absorption, vibration tube,
and neutron interrogation
n
Well production tests: General
description of well test process;
pressure data; physical condition
of wellhead, well instrumentation,
and controls; failure reports, and
equipment adjustments
n
Measurements at fow station: Physi-
cal condition of fow station, process
to pass the well for test, process to
restore the well for production after
test, and fuid measurements at the
fow station
AUDIENCE
Engineers and production managers
seeking a better understanding of the role
of well tests and metering in production
calculations, allocations, and reporting
PREREQUISITES
General knowledge of production facilities
and operations

Maintenance Integrated
Planning
Foundation 5 days
This course teaches an integrated
approach to the maintenance planning
process. You learn how to apply tech-
niques and tools to develop a strategy for
your maintenance organization and use
cost-risk-beneft analyses to maximize
value creation and quantify uncertainty.
COURSE CONTENT
n
World-class maintenance
n
Maintenance value chain and
responsibilities
n
Maintenance engineering
n
Maintenance planning and program-
ming execution
n
Risk in maintenance planning
n
Planning the control in maintenance
n
Strategic direction of maintenance
tasks
n
Risk defnition
n
Uncertainty quantifcation and
propagation
n
Generic strategy
n
Defnition of maintenance planning
(portfolio matrices)
AUDIENCE
Engineers, planners, and managers
responsible for maintenance program
planning or implementation
PREREQUISITES
Introduction to Maintenance and
Reliability course or equivalent experience
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Integration of Safety into
Systems and Processes
Foundation 5 days
This introductory course on integration
of safety considerations into work
processes and procedures targets the
reduction of events or incidents that can
adversely impact personnel, facilities, or
the environment. Learn to identify the pre-
cursors to accidents through systematic
assessments, established procedures,
and integration of lessons learned. Gain
exposure to best practices and regulatory
requirements for safety, the environment,
and work processes.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Safety fundamentals: Accidents,
incidents, acts, unsafe conditions, risk,
hazards, fre and fammability limits,
explosions, and emergency plans
n
Organic Law of Prevention, Work
Conditions and Environment
(LOPCYMAT)
n
Industrial health: Fundamentals,
ergonomics, personal protective
equipment, and health based on
human behavior
n
Environmental: Fundamentals,
laws and regulations, applications,
handling and disposal of solids and
liquids
n
Safety in work practices: Fundamen-
tals, standards, requirements, and
applications
n
Risk analysis in the workplace
n
Permits for hot and cold work
n
Blocking and de-energizing of
equipment (lines and containers)
n
Confned spaces
n
Excavations
n
Equipment setup
n
Work at elevated areas
n
Safety procedures for the plant
pre-startup and startup
n
Investigation of accidents
n
Risks related to H2S and other
toxic gases
AUDIENCE
Personnel involved in operation or
maintenance of production and plant
systems
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of production operations
and HSE principles

Risk and Reliability
Engineering
Foundation 5 days
Reliability and risk analyses can be
applied to surface facilities production
systems to qualify and quantify risks at
all levels: one piece of equipment, one
process, or a complete system. Learn to
apply these analyses to forecast failures
and calculate the associated economic
impact. The course focuses on practical
application of theoretical techniques
through real-world in-class exercises.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Risk analysis
n
n
Uncertainty determination and
management
n
Deterministic and probabilistic models
n
Integrated reliability analysis
n
Statistics for risk and reliability
analyses
n
Use of tools (RARE and Crystal
Ball) for goodness-of-ft tests and
Monte Carlo simulation
n
Reliability, availability, and maintain-
ability (RAM) analysis for repairable
equipment
n
Methods for availability and calcula-
tion of expected number of failure
events for repairable equipment
n
Forecasting failures and availability of
an ESP installation
n
Principles of economic analysis:
Projected cash fow, discount rate,
net present value (deterministic
model and probabilistic model)
n
Risk analysis: Dimensioning risk for
undesirable events, qualitative and
semi-quantitative methods for risk
analysis, quantitative risk analysis
(QRA) and ESP installation example
n
Determining risk mitigation actions
n
Risk and proftability matrix
AUDIENCE
Engineers responsible for assessing,
quantifying, or predicting failures in
production operations equipment or
facilities
PREREQUISITES
General knowledge of maintenance and
reliability concepts

Reliability Methodologies
Applied to Maintenance
Foundation 5 days
An introduction to reliability methods
and techniques to improve production
operations and maintenance. This course
emphasizes analysis of the production
operation as a complete system. Learn
to apply systematic analysis techniques
to assess modes and root cause of
failures; determine the cost versus
benefts of, possible solutions, and
solution specifc risks. Understand how
to integrate reliability assessment results
into operational maintenance monitoring.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Reliability methodologies
n
Criticality analysis
n
Failure mode and effects analysis
n
Risk-based inspections
n
Reliability-centered maintenance
n
Root-cause analysis
n
Risk-cost-beneft analysis
n
Risk analysis: Deterministic
to probabilistic
n
Risk matrices
n
Integrated reliability system
n
Reliability based on conditions
n
Reliability-based history data
n
Risk propagation
n
Strategy for an integrated
reliability system
n
Exercises on actual cases
AUDIENCE
Engineers and planners responsible for
the design or monitoring of maintenance
systems
PREREQUISITES
General knowledge of risk, maintenance,
and reliability engineering

Subsea Production Systems
and Technologies
Foundation 5 days
An introduction to subsea production
facilities, this course takes you from
conceptual design to operation. Learn
about the latest facility designs and
implementations, their advantages and
disadvantages, and the rapidly changing
trends of future technologies.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Subsea Production Systems (SPS)
concepts, defnitions, and commonly
used architectures
n
General design requirements
and drivers
n
SPS equipment, selection, and
operation
n
Flow lines
n
Flow assurance
n
Maintenance and repair
n
Subsea well intervention
n
Digital oil feld
n
Production monitoring, control and
optimization technology
n
Data acquisition and data management
n
Integrated systems
n
Discussion and integrated
system examples
AUDIENCE
Engineers involved with subsea facilities
design or operations who want to learn
about evolving subsea facility technologies
PREREQUISITES
General knowledge of oil and gas production
systems and offshore production systems
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SURFACE FACILITIES
Automation, Instrumentation,
Measurements, and
Process Control
Skill 5 days
Gain the theoretical and practical
knowledge to use automation,
instrumentation, control, and metering
technologies to increase effciency and
safety of operations and productivity of
the production process.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Subsurface-surface automation
concept
n
Automation pyramid
n
Process control: Centralized control,
optimization, integration
n
Telecommunication
n
Quantifcation of value creation
n
Identifcation of opportunities to
add value using subsurface-surface
automation technologies
n
Improvement on deferred production
n
Inline production optimization
n
Typical solutions of subsurface-surface
automation system and potential
benefts
n
Fluids measurements and custody
transfers
n
Automated well tests
n
Artifcial lift automated control
n
Bottomhole sensors and intelligent
wells
n
Monitoring and diagnosis applications
n
Inline optimizers
n
Diagnosis and optimization of
integrated system
n
Technological solutions and automa-
tion platforms
n
Standards and recommended
practices
AUDIENCE
Production engineers, facilities engineers,
or operations engineers looking for
practical exposure to automation and
control concepts and techniques
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of the production
system, process instrumentation, and
control metering principles

Utilities:
Design and Operation
Foundation 10 days
This comprehensive course encompasses
a large number of different types of utility
systems: water, steam, air, nitrogen,
fuel, electric power, fare and vent, drain,
water treatment, storage, and loading.
For each type of utility, instruction covers
the relevant support systems, layout,
design, reliability, key specifcations, and
applications.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Service water and cooling water
n
Fresh water, potable water, and
demineralized water
n
Air systems and nitrogen systems
n
Design drawings: Sample process
and instrumentation, utility fow, and
process layout
n
Specifcations: Mechanical drawings
and datasheets
n
Fuel systems
n
Electric power systems
n
Emergency power systems
n
Flare and vent systems
n
Drain systems
n
Water treatment systems
n
Support systems and components
n
Designs, equipment, and technologies
n
Operation, maintenance, and safety
AUDIENCE
electrical engineers, instrumentation and
control engineers, and surface facilities
project engineers
PREREQUISITES
facilities and operations

Surface Facility Production
Operations
Foundation 5 days
Field development processes are closely
associated with surface facilities engineer-
ing processes; gathering systems; and fuid
treatment, transportation, measurement,
and storage. This course focuses on the
physical characteristics of natural gas
and oil and their effects on separation,
treatment, and measurement. Exercises
include the design and operation of surface
production equipment and processes.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Asset development and life cycle
n
Properties of production fuids
n
Effects of fuid properties on
production system
n
Principles of operation
n
Manifold and gathering systems and
fowlines
n
Fluid fow: Single phase and
multiphase (correlations, fow
pattern, and pressure drops)
n
Pigging: Design, operations, and
purposes
n
Separators: Two and three phases,
horizontal or vertical, and separation
stages
n
Gas conditioning: Dehydration and
sweetening
n
Oil treatment: Fundamentals,
dehydration, desalting, emulsion,
equipment, and operations
n
Water treatment: Properties of
produced water, equipment,
technologies, treatment processes
and chemicals
n
Corrosion considerations:
Internal (CO2, H2S, oxygen, material
selection, mitigation) and external
(material selection and mitigation)
AUDIENCE
Engineers and managers wanting to
understand production operations
facilities from an engineering perspective
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of production systems
and hydrocarbon properties
Selection, Operation, and
Maintenance of Pumps, Com-
pressors, and Prime Movers
Foundation 5 days
Structured to provide the basics of
equipment selection, operation, and
maintenance, this course also covers the
basic theory of fuid mechanics including
cavitation, surge, networking of pumps
and compressors, and maintenance
strategy.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Pump classifcations
n
Dynamic pump calculations
n
Cavitation and performance curves
n
Dynamic pump construction
n
Pump operations and troubleshooting
n
Classifcation, operation, and
troubleshooting of positive displace-
ment pumps
n
Fundamentals and classifcation of
compressors
n
Operation and troubleshooting of
centrifugal compressors
n
Operation, maintenance, and
troubleshooting of reciprocal
compressors
n
Seal systems
n
Prime mover equipment
n
Gas turbines
n
Electrical motors and diesel engines
n
Types of maintenance and
maintenance tools
AUDIENCE
Oil, gas, and petrochemical maintenance
staff
PREREQUISITES
Basic understanding of surface facilities
equipment and operations
N
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SURFACE FACILITIES

Heavy Oil Gathering
and Transport System
Skill 5 days
This introductory course on heavy
and extra-heavy oil focuses on the
considerations for storage, transport,
and treatment and encompasses the
technology analysis for transportation.
Learn how to assess the fow of heavy
oil in a gathering system and techniques
for mitigating fow problems inherent
to heavy oil operations. Using modeling
software, develop gathering scenarios
and model transportation issues.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Heavy oil production system, nodal
analysis, fow of fuids, and surface
processing
n
Isothermal fow in pipeline,
incompressible single-phase fow
n
Temperature profles in pipelines
n
Crude oil diluents and hydraulic
analysis to determine optimal
volumes
n
Impacts of diluents on density,
viscosity, pressure requirement
n
Effect of terrain topography on heavy
oil transport, including water as
conveyance medium
n
Gas-liquid fow in a gathering system,
correlations
n
Structure of gathering network and
basic equations
AUDIENCE
interested in heavy oil gathering and
transportation
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of hydrocarbon properties,
fuid fow, and production surface facilities
design and operations
Failure Mode and Effects
Analysis Applied to
Production Operations
Skill 5 days
Failure mode and effects analysis
(FMEA) is used to assess the potential
for occurrence of equipment failures and
problematic events in a process and to
qualify their effects. Emphasis is on the
practical aspects of the techniques for
optimization of production operations.
Learn the theoretical and practical
aspects of FMEA, criticality analysis,
root-cause analysis, risk-based inspection,
and decision-making analysis for
production operation activities.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Criticality analysis
n
FMEA: Types of analysis, functional
approach, applications
n
Application of FMEA to subsurface-
surface system
n
Root-cause analysis
n
Risk-based inspection
n
Reliability, availability, and maintain-
ability (RAM) analysis
AUDIENCE
Surface facilities engineers, production
engineers and managers, and mainte-
nance and reliability engineers
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of reliability engineering
and oil and gas production systems
n
Techniques for condition-monitoring
maintenance in rotation equipment
n
Monitoring techniques
n
Application of condition monitoring in
actual case
n
Dynamic monitoring on rotating
equipment
n
Integration of inspection techniques
n
Condition monitoring in static
equipment
n
Cost-risk-beneft procedure for
condition-based maintenance plan
n
Economic justifcation of condition-
based maintenance plan
AUDIENCE
Maintenance and reliability engineers,
and surface production engineers
responsible for maintaining rotating or
static equipment
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of maintenance and
Skill 5 days
The course gives you a methodology
to establish, revise, and optimize the
systems controlling static and rotating
equipment using condition-based
maintenance (predictive maintenance),
algorithms, and processes. Emphasis is on
the use of proactive monitoring combined
with technical and fnancial constraints to
ensure the operational reliability required
by the production system. Through
exercises derived from real-world
projects, you practice these techniques.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Maintenance as a process
n
Maintenance practices, paradigms,
and value chain
n
Maintenance spend: How much
and when
n
Benefts of condition-based
maintenance
n
Handling of information to modify
maintenance plan and improve
decisions
n
Flow diagram for optimal maintenance
frequency
Condition-Based Maintenance for Static
and Rotating Equipment
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SURFACE FACILITIES

Pipeline Design, Operation,
and Maintenance
Skill 5 days
This course is structured for a comprehen-
sive understanding of the essentials of
pipeline design, operations, maintenance,
and management. Learn to design a
gathering network, calculate pressure
drop, determine fuid pattern, and
optimize the network arrangement. Use
a gathering network simulator (PIPESIM
software or equivalent) to demonstrate
the best operating and design conditions
for a system. Add to your knowledge of
the practical considerations for pipeline
networks, including design, regulatory
requirements and classifcations, material
selection, and corrosion considerations.
Increase your awareness of pipeline
monitoring, ft-for-purpose evaluations,
risk analysis, and predictive and preventa-
tive maintenance.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Fluid fow: Single phase and
multiphase
n
Use of software for simulation of
gathering network
n
Pipeline surveys
n
Pipeline codes, legislation,
and classifcations
n
Pipeline designs
n
Material characteristics and selection
n
Pipeline construction and commis-
sioning
n
Pipeline external protection
n
Pigging
n
Pipeline integrity management
and maintenance
AUDIENCE
Engineers and managers who design,
operate, or monitor pipelines
PREREQUISITES
Knowledge of fuid fow, metal degrada-
tion, and physical properties of steel

Oilfeld Corrosion
Management
Skill 5 days
In this course, receive an introduction to
the mechanisms and causes of corrosion
in oil and gas production systems and the
appropriate methods for monitoring and
control. Learn to identify the corrosion
mechanism and estimate and predict the
corrosion rates. Understand how to select
materials based on the corrosion environ-
ment, evaluate and select corrosion
inhibitors, and elaborate on a corrosion
management plan for pipelines.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Impact of corrosion in production
systems
n
Corrosion principles and classifcation
n
CO2 and H2S corrosion
n
Corrosion-inhibition mechanisms
n
Corrosion prediction: Application to
actual cases
n
Corrosion-inhibitor guidelines
and selection
n
Corrosion monitoring
n
Guidelines for material selection
n
Pipeline external corrosion: External
protection and NACE recommended
practices
n
Risk-based inspections
n
Actual study cases
AUDIENCE
Engineers wanting a better understanding
of corrosion and its management in oil
and gas production systems
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of corrosion and
production systems

Maintenance Management
and Control Indicators
Skill 5 days
Learn to identify, select, and apply main-
tenance indicators, or key performance
indicators (KPIs), that ensure effective
maintenance management, maximize
equipment performance, and clearly
communicate the current status to all
decision makers. Understand the common
indicators, what they can tell you, and the
value they bring. Discussion includes the
importance of composite KPIs and how to
select the right mix of indicators.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Maintenance: Defnition, evolution,
and classifcation of standardized
indicators (types and application)
n
Data selection and analysis for KPIs
n
Effciency indicators: Mean time
between failure, mean time to repair,
availability, and reliability
n
Performance indicators: Absenteeism,
overtime, contracted manpower,
training, and training plan
n
Costs indicators
n
Safety indicators
n
Economic indicators: NPV and ROI
n
Maintenance indicators: How to
make it run
n
Analysis of actual cases
n
Deviation analysis
AUDIENCE
Engineers, managers, or planners
responsible for maintenance or production
processes
PREREQUISITES
Knowledge of maintenance and reliability
engineering
Integrated Approach to
Optimizing the Economy of
the Asset Life Cycle
Skill 5 days
Techniques that can optimize the
economic value of an asset throughout
its life cycle are the focus of this course.
Theoretical and practical topics are in-
cluded, as well as risk analysis, reliability
engineering, life cycle economic analysis
(probabilistic and deterministic), and
decision-making analysis for production
operation activities.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Risk analysis
n
n
Stepwise approach to implement
integrated risk reliability practices
n
Integrated approach to asset
optimization throughout the life cycle:
Concept, applications and benefts,
implementation, and toolkit
n
Statistics for risk and reliability
analyses: Monte Carlo simulation
n
Uncertainty management
n
Sources of data for reliability analysis
n
Principles of subsurface risk analysis
n
Principles of production process
reliability analysis, and analysis of
actual case
n
Economic analysis
n
Risk-based analysis of an assets
economic life cycle
AUDIENCE
Engineers or operations managers
interested in applying the principles of
economic analysis to asset or operations
optimization
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of reliability engineering,
risk assessment, and economic analysis
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Avocet Data Manager
Fundamentals
Foundation 1 day
:
Learn to collect operations information
used internally (for operations management,
production and reservoir engineering, feld
planning, revenue accounting) and exter-
nally (for joint venture partners, royalty
owners, service companies, purchasers,
transporters, and various governmental
bodies). Understand how the Avocet*
Data Manager application collects and
conditions the data for availability to
various users in the appropriate format,
reducing time spent entering data.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Software features for optimizing
productivity
n
Operations and installation
n
Confguration and facility setup mode
n
Data entry
n
Import and export functions for
loading and unloading data to other
applications
n
Reports and graphs for tracking and
viewing facility performance
AUDIENCE
Anyone responsible for collection and
conditioning of data for users of Avocet
Data Manager software
PREREQUISITES
None

Assuring Flow from
Pore to Process
Advanced 5 days
COURSE CONTENT
n
n
n
n
Fluid fow and heat-transfer character-
istics and their importance in design
of subsea architecture, model
selection, and liquids management
n
heat transfer, and solids
AUDIENCE
PREREQUISITES

Subsurface-Surface
Production Optimization
Skill 5 days
From this overview of the production sys-
tem from reservoir to separator, learn to
optimize the process using an integrated
approach, including nodal analysis and
identifcation of major pressure losses. In
hands-on in-class exercises, use special-
ized software to identify constraints and
propose recommendations for production
optimization.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Overview of production system from
reservoir to surface: Production sys-
tem and process, well completions,
lift methods, gathering systems, and
separation systems
n
Nodal analysis: Main pressure-drop
components, infow performance
relationship, completion, tubing
system graph, and gas well produc-
tion behavior
n
Subsurface-surface production
operation: Integrated vision,
procedures, best practices, identifca-
tion of restrictions and corrective
actions, production optimization
using automation technology, and
performance management
n
Integrated production systems,
software and tools focusing on
performance modeling, technology
trends, and integrated information
management for control, monitoring,
and automation
AUDIENCE
Engineers responsible for production
optimization and tasked with evaluating a
subsurface network and surface system
as one integrated system
PREREQUISITES
Knowledge of the production system from
subsurface to surface

Plant Turnaround
Management
Skill 5 days
Course material is designed to give you
the tools and knowledge you need to
optimize programmed plant shutdowns or
turnarounds. Learn to apply principles and
methods based on effective, effcient, and
safe shutdown of actual plants. Instruc-
tion focuses on planning, programming,
maintenance activities, and controls to
obtain the lowest cost while meeting
or exceeding quality and safety standards.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Programmed plant shutdown manage-
ment (maintenance turnaround
management)
n
Types of plant shutdowns
n
Top down review of the macro-
functions in plant shutdown planning
n
Barriers to and key factors for the
success of a plant shutdown
n
Methods to manage a programmed
plant shutdown
n
First stage: Integrated strategy
(actual cases)
n
Second stage: Development of scope
of work (actual cases)
n
Third stage: Execution of plant
shutdown (actual cases)
n
Fourth stage: Plant shutdown
closeout (actual cases)
AUDIENCE
Engineers, planners, supervisors,
and managers responsible for plant
turnaround planning or implementation
who need a systematic methodology for
plant turnaround management
PREREQUISITES
Strong knowledge of maintenance and
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for End Users
Foundation 4 days
:
Learn how to use the fexibility of
Avocet* Volumes Manager for entering,
managing, and reporting production
information. Understand how to validate
and allocate production data in all types
of operational settingsconventional
land; offshore; deep offshore; foating pro-
duction, storage, and offoading vessels;
coalbed methane; steam-assisted gravity
drainage (SAGD); and heavy oil. Increase
your understanding of features for data
entry, visualization and computation
of production, allocation of fuids, and
operational and regulatory reporting.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Browsing and navigating through
the application
n
Data entry using the application on a
disconnected device
n
Checking for data errors and
validating data
n
Loading data from external sources
n
Visualizing networks
n
Calculation and allocation processes
n
Reporting
AUDIENCE
Anyone wanting to use a fully confgured
Avocet Volumes Manager system for
data entry, visualization and computation
operational and regulatory reporting
PREREQUISITES
None

for Administrators
Foundation 3 days
:
Learn how to use the fexibility of
Avocet* Volumes Manager to build
custom solutions for managing production
information. Understand how to deploy
and confgure the software for all types of
operational settingsconventional land;
offshore; deep offshore; foating produc-
tion, storage, and offoading vessels;
coalbed methane; steam-assisted gravity
drainage (SAGD); and heavy oil. Increase
your understanding of features for data
entry, visualization and computation
operational and regulatory reporting.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Setup of facility, completions, wells,
equipment, and other processes
n
Generation of organizational and
other hierarchies using links
n
Allocation networks
n
Data loaders
n
Calculations and allocation processes
n
Setup of disconnected data collection
n
Defnition of security
n
Reports through Microsoft
SQL
Server
reporting services
Note: This course can be customized to
include training on the Avocet Volumes
Manager System Development Kit, which
covers advanced implementation and
confguration topics, such as modifying the
transaction system, adding new screens,
setting up unit conversions, localizing the
software, and setting up reporting views.
AUDIENCE
Anyone wanting to confgure or
administer an Avocet Volumes Manager
system for end users
PREREQUISITES
Avocet Volumes Manager for End Users
course

Avocet Surveillance
Installation
Foundation 1 day
:
In this course, you acquire the skill set
required for BabelFish administrators
to install, administer, and maintain the
BabelFish Portal server.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Installation checklist
n
Web server specifcations
n
Database confguration
n
Confguration system data source
name
n
Client side components and
confguration
n
Troubleshooting and installation
testing
n
Administration console test
n
Toolbar test
n
Page and table creation test
n
Fast and diagnostic trend tests
n
Trend menu test
n
Statistics from pages trend
AUDIENCE
BabelFish administrators
PREREQUISITES
None

Foundation 1 day
:
COURSE CONTENT
n
n
n
n
Connecting models
n
Adding a Microsoft
Excel model to a
fow diagram
n
Evaluating economics with Merak*
Peep models
n
AUDIENCE
PREREQUISITES
:
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SURFACE FACILITIES

Avocet Workfow
Manager Level 1
Skill 3 days
:
Increase your understanding of how the
Avocet* Workfow Manager integrates
various data sources (including real-time
surveillance data) to the engineers
desktop, providing a platform for
automating engineering processes from
calculations to workfows. Learn how to
set up the Avocet Workfow Manager to
act as a real-time enabler by providing
cleansed, aggregated, and preprocessed
production data for use by other applica-
tions such as Avocet Data Manager and
OFM* software.
Note: Avocet Workfow Manager includes
the functionality previously available in the
DECIDE!* Data Hub software.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Workfow fundamentals and
terminology
n
Installation and deployment
n
Licensing options
n
SQL Server confguration
n
Data model and advanced data
acquisition settings
n
Recommended backup and restore
practices
n
Data acquisition strategies
n
Raw data cleansing and aggregation
AUDIENCE
Anyone wanting to integrate various
data sources to the engineers desktop
to establish a platform for automation of
engineering processes
PREREQUISITES
None

Avocet Data Manager
for Specialists
Skill 2 days
:
Building on the concepts taught in the
Avocet* Data Manager Fundamentals
course, you gain the knowledge to be
frst-line support for internal clients as
well as a key player in the setup and
confguration of new facilities.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Tips and tricks to save data entry time
n
Setting up and connecting new
facilities with equipment (tanks,
meters, pumps)
n
Modifying and customizing reports
n
Setup of basic security
n
First-line support for users
AUDIENCE
Anyone wanting to become frst-line
support for internal clients using Avocet
Data Manager
PREREQUISITES
Avocet Data Manager Fundamentals course
PIPESIM for Surface
Facilities: Design, Modeling,
and Optimization
Skill 3 days
:
This course teaches the usage of
PIPESIM, steady-state multiphase
simulator, for designing, modeling and
optimizing of surface facilities. Practical
and comprehensive problems will be
discussed and analyzed throughout the
course.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Single branch pipeline modeling for
single- and multi-phase fow
n
Flow assurance analysis during a
subsea tie-back design including
erosion, corrosion, hydrates and wax
n
Initial slug catcher sizing
n
Transmission network
n
Looped gathering networks
n
Impact of adding compression
n
Full network modeling and
optimization
n
Water injection network model
n
Advanced PIPESIM modeling tools
n
Economic evaluation of a gathering
system design
AUDIENCE
Flow assurance engineers, feld
operations staff, facilities engineers, and
production engineers
PREREQUISITES
General petroleum engineering knowledge
and good software skills

Avocet Workfow Builder
Foundation 3 days
:
The focus of this course is the real-time
feld management platform that merges
data mining technology with conventional
reservoir engineering methods. Through
hands-on exercises, learn how data
mining allows effcient discovery of valu-
able, nonobvious information from your
E&P data warehouse. Review artifcial
intelligence methods such as neural
networks, and self-organizing maps as
advanced surveillance tools.
Note: Avocet* Workfow Builder includes
DECIDE!* Desktop software.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Workfow fundamentals
n
Data storage
n
Preparation of data for working in
Avocet Workfow Builder software
n
Loading data from data sources
n
Setup of a hierarchy
n
Data visualization options
n
Overview of data mining modules
n
Self-organizing maps (SOMs)
n
SOM theory and application
n
Neural network development
n
Theory and application of backpropa-
gation neural networks
n
Material balance with interference
(MBI)
n
Automatic history match of MBI
AUDIENCE
Anyone wanting to understand real-time
data storage and data mining using
artifcial intelligence and SOMs
PREREQUISITES
None
:
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SURFACE FACILITIES
Avocet Data Manager
Advanced Reporting
and Graphing
Advanced 1 day
:
Building on the skills taught in the
Avocet* Data Manager for Specialists
training, this course teaches you to
become an in-house expert in creating
and modifying Avocet Data Manager
reports and graphs.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Building reports
n
Building a report with multiple tables
including battery, oil wells, and
injection wells
n
Creating user-defned calculations
n
Creating graphs
n
Using Avocet Spreadsheet
add-in module software to defne
Microsoft
Excel reports and build

custom input
AUDIENCE
Anyone wanting to create and modify
Avocet Data Manager reports and graphs
PREREQUISITES
Avocet Data Manager for Specialists
course

Avocet Workfow Workshop
Skill 4 days
:
In this course, you gain insight into the
client server concept, learn best practices
in using data mining techniques, and study
petroleum engineering methods through
hands-on examples. You learn how the
Avocet* Workfow client server system
processes production and reservoir
surveillance tasks automatically.
Note: Please contact your local NExT
contact to schedule this course as each
class is tailored to your Avocet Workfow
software implementation. This workshop
is customized for client requirements
and may require advanced notice for
preparation time.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Loading of data into Avocet Workfow
software from different data sources
n
Data visualization options
n
Self-organizing maps (SOMs), theory
and application
n
Development of a neural network
n
gation neural networks (BPNNs)
n
Overview of petroleum engineering
modules
n
Hands-on exercises, examples, and
workfows
n
Data mining modules
n
Automation of tasks
n
Rules for data cleansing and event
detection
n
Alarm and notifcation conditions
n
Linking a database to receive data
AUDIENCE
Experienced Avocet Workfow users and
administrators who want to automati-
cally process production and reservoir
surveillance tasks
PREREQUISITES
Avocet Workfow Builder and Avocet
Workfow ManagerLevel 1 courses
Avocet Workfow
Builder Data Mining
and Application
Advanced 3 hours
:
In a series of three 1-hour webcasts, you
learn detailed information about data
mining theory and applications.
Note: Avocet* Workfow Builder includes
DECIDE!* Desktop software
COURSE CONTENT
n
gation neural networks (BPNNs)
n
Theory and application of self-
organizing maps
n
Theory and application of Bayesian
belief networks
n
Theory and application of genetic
algorithms in context of material
balance with interference
n
Specialized visualization tools
(multidimensional crossplot) to
analyze cluster results
n
Special topics in petroleum
engineering: Permeability and pore
prediction in uncored wells, hydraulic
fracturing job optimization, and well
rate estimation using BPNNs
AUDIENCE
Busy professionals who want detailed
information on Avocet Workfow Builder
data mining theory and applications
PREREQUISITES
Avocet Workfow Builder course

Avocet Workfow
Manager Level 2
Advanced 2 days
:
This advanced course teaches workfow
developers how to design and deploy
automated workfows for data collection,
cleansing, and automated calculation.
Learn how to quickly diagnose workfow
problems and best practices and pitfalls
for combining tasks. Instruction on user
management and how to secure data
from unwanted access while granting
access to validated users.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Workfow fundamentals and
terminology
n
Recommended backup and restore
practices
n
Managing and scheduling workfows
n
Constructing or editing a workfow
n
Using tasks in workfows
n
Troubleshooting strategies
n
Administering users and access
privileges
n
Viewing and manually editing data
AUDIENCE
Anyone wanting to learn advanced
workfow confgurations in the Avocet
Workfow Builder
PREREQUISITES
Avocet Workfow Builder and Avocet
Workfow ManagerLevel 1 courses
:
First-Time Leadership and Supervision
International Business Communication Skills
International Oil and Gas Exploitation Contracts
International Oil and Gas Management Skills
Negotiation Skills for the Oil and Gas Industry
Oil and Gas Asset Management with immersive
business simulation
For oil & gas leaders, the combination of business skills and tech-
nical expertise provides a strong career foundation. With six new
business skills courses from NExT, you now have more options to
build your career including:
New Business Skills Courses
Finance
Strategic Project
Management
Petroleum Exploration and Production
Petroleum
Economics and Risk
Business
Skills
Risk Assessment and
Management in the
Petroleum Business
Risk Analysis and
Management
Oil and Gas
Asset Management
Negotiation Skills for the
Oil and Gas Industry
International Oil and Gas
Management Skills
Exploitation Contracts
Supply Chain Strategy
Contracts, Procurements,
and Partnering
Applied Project
Management Oil and Gas
First-Time Leadership
and Supervision
International Business
Communication Skills
Project Management
Tendering and
Technical Bidding
Petroleum
Economics
Risk, Uncertainty,
Decisions
Oil and Gas Reserves: The
New SEC Reporting Rules
Petroleum Decision
and Risk Analysis
Economics of
Unconventional Gas
Portfolio
Management
Introduction to
Petroleum Economics
Exploration and Production
Accounting Level 1
Accounting Level 3
Auditing in the
E&P Industry
Mastering Finance
for Nonfinancial
Oil and Gas Personnel
Accounting Level 2
Project
Management
Economics
Software
Merak
Enterprise Planning
Merak VOLTS
Reserves Management
Fundamentals
Merak Decision
Tool Kit Fundamentals
Merak Peep
Decline Fundamentals
Merak Peep
Fiscal Model
Library Fundamentals
Merak Capital
Planning Fundamentals
Merak Decision
Tool Kit and Merak
Peep Monte Carlo
Merak Peep
Fundamentals
Merak Peep
Advanced
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Advanced
Skill
Foundation
Awareness
NExTs Management and Economics curriculum provides courses for technical and non-technical students at all experience levels. The Management
and Economics course matrix below organizes the curriculum by course focus and experience level. You can use this matrix to fnd the right course,
build your training plans, and understand the NExT Management and Economics curriculum. Software intensive courses are marked with a
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MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS
102

Introduction to Petroleum
Economics
Awareness 2 days
This blended-learning class is an excellent
introduction to the fundamentals of
petroleum economics, including revenue,
expenditures, fscal systems, risk analysis,
and investment analysis. The blended-
learning experience includes questions
and answers from e-learning material,
exercises, class discussions, team presenta-
tions, and an interactive challenge.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Cash fow basics
n
Calculating revenue
n
Estimating expenditures
n
Fiscal systems
n
Risk analysis
n
Investment analysis
n
Petroleum economics challenge
(interactive exercise)
AUDIENCE
understand the principles of petroleum
economics
PREREQUISITES
None

First-Time Leadership and
Supervision
Foundation 5 days
As international companies move toward
a fatter, team-based structure, supervi-
sors and team leaders are combining a
leadership role with full-time operational
responsibilities. This course develops core
leadership and supervisory skills in people
who are new to these demanding roles.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Preparing for smooth transitions into
leadership
n
Assessing your leadership capabilities,
challenges, and potential growth areas
n
Managing yourself and your time to
achieve goals
n
SMART goals and action plans
n
Communication techniques
n
Team spirit and motivational skills
n
Developing delegation skills and plans
n
Coaching plans and techniques to
improve performance
n
Problem-solving and decision-making
techniques
n
Managing confict and stress
constructively
AUDIENCE
New leaders and supervisors or those
preparing for management
PREREQUISITES
None

Accounting Level 1
Foundation 3 days
This introductory-level course delivers a
comprehensive overview of international
accounting and fnance practices in the
E&P industry. It is particularly suitable
for fnance personnel who are new to the
industry or those who want a broader
understanding of oil and gas fnancial
policy, joint ventures, and cost-control
topic areas. Topics include industry
accounting policies and practices; an
introduction to managing project, develop-
ment, and operating costs; the accounting
and fnancial management implications
of exploring for and producing oil and
gas; and the background and accounting
treatment of fnancial issues that are
unique to the E&P industry.
COURSE CONTENT
n
How accounting policies infuence
fnancial performance reporting
n
Successful efforts and full cost
accounting
n
Decommissioning costs
n
Joint venture accounting
n
Cost control and analysis
n
Drilling cost control and forecasting
n
Managing project and development
costs
AUDIENCE
Finance staff new to the industry wanting
a broader understanding of the oil and gas
fnance function, staff being developed
for broader accounting and fnancial
management responsibilities, audit
and information systems staff involved
with fnancial controls and systems, and
treasury and tax specialists
PREREQUISITES
None

Petroleum Exploration and
Production
Awareness 4 days
In this course, follow the different phases
of an oil felds life cycle: exploration,
appraisal, well construction, feld develop-
ment, and production. Gain an overview of
reservoir and feld E&P through exercises,
class discussions, team presentations,
and interactive challenges. Review
relevant principles and considerations
from a domain perspective of geology;
geophysics; petrophysics; reservoir,
drilling, completions, and production
engineering; and production operations.
Understand the fnancial implications
of these various phases and the role
of professionals in each, as well as the
functions of stakeholders.
COURSE CONTENT
n
E&P life cycle
n
Functions of companies and
personnel, and their roles and
responsibilities
n
Technologies, processes, and
workfows for successful exploitation
n
Political, environmental, and fnancial
aspects of the oil and gas industry
AUDIENCE
exploration and production
PREREQUISITES
None
N
E
W
N
E
W
N
E
W
N
E
W
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Oil and Gas Reserves: The
New SEC Reporting Rules
Foundation 2 days
This course provides substantial details on
and interpretation of the U.S. Securities
& Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for
reporting oil and gas reserves. Discussions
include classifcation of resources;
the SPE/WPC/AAPG/SPEE Petroleum
Resources Management System, which
provided the basis for many of the new
SEC reserves defnitions; the effects of
the new rules on nontraditional resource
disclosures; and recommendations for
adapting to the new rules. Instruction
includes lectures and discussions, and
more than half the class time involves
solutions to classroom problems and
discussion exercises. The focus is on
broad concepts rather than on details
of reserves estimation procedures.
The course workbook includes relevant
publications of the SEC, the SPE, and the
Financial Accounting Standards Board
(FASB).
COURSE CONTENT
n
Overview of 2009-2010 rules
n
Classifcation of resources
n
Petroleum Resources Management
System
n
SEC defnitions and disclosure
requirements
n
Reserves in nontraditional reservoirs
n
Compliance with the new SEC rules
AUDIENCE
Engineers, geoscientists, accountants,
bankers, attorneys, and others involved in
reserves estimation, auditing, or reporting
PREREQUISITES
Basic understanding of oil and gas reserves

Oil and Gas Asset
Management
Foundation 5 days
:
Gain an understanding of the entire oil
company decision-making process from
initial new country entry strategy to feld
abandonment. This course addresses the
technical and business challenges as well
as the interactions with fscal and govern-
ment bodies. Topics include the value
of information (VOI) in various aspects
from exploration to production as well
as the typical business and economics
frameworks for oil companies.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Worldwide oil and gas supply and
demand, reserves, and production
n
Exploration phase of the E&P life
cycle
n
Appraisal and feld development
planning activities
n
Economics and fnancial planning
n
Industry challenges and tough
problems by region and geography
n
Review of independent and national
oil companies
n
Prospect risking and calculation of
expected monetary value
n
Reservoir drive mechanisms, recovery
factors, and production profles
n
Drilling problems and solutions
n
Well planning process
n
Rig types and selection, site prepara-
tion, drilling systems and equipment,
drilling techniques, and casing and
cementing
n
Examination of production operations
in feld development planning,
maintenance engineering in feld
development planning, infll drilling
and workover activities, enhanced
oil recovery, and production
debottlenecking
n
Economic and planning scenarios
refecting investment criteria, risk
analysis, decision trees, and VOI
n
Review of oilfeld development project
AUDIENCE
Anyone wanting an increased understand-
ing of the management of E&P assets
PREREQUISITES
None
Mastering Finance for
Nonfnancial Oil and Gas
Personnel
Foundation 2 days
Designed for personnel who do not have a
fnancial background, this course presents
the basic principles, theory, and practice
of fnancial reporting and analysis as they
apply to the oil and gas industry. You learn
how to interpret, understand, and act on
fnancial information as well as how to
develop effective decision-making skills.
Increase your understanding of fnancial
management elements that are specifc
to the oil and gas industry and key E&P
accounting topics, including depreciation,
reserves, decommissioning, and asset
impairment tests.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Sources and uses of fnancial
information
n
Understanding fnancial information
n
Cash fow and proft
n
Measuring fnancial performance
n
Accounting practices and policies
n
Budget preparation and control
n
Effects of taxation
AUDIENCE
Anyone wanting a better understanding of
fnance and budgeting
PREREQUISITES
None

Foundation 10 days
Develop and apply an FDP roadmap, a
evolving FDP risks, and a stakeholder map
that identifes the personnel essential for
successful implementation of a FDP.
COURSE CONTENT
n
n
Dynamic FDPs
n
n
decision making
n
n
requirements
n
n
roadmap
n
stakeholder map
n
n
FDP
AUDIENCE
FDP concepts
PREREQUISITES
Degree in engineering or geoscience
N
E
W
N
E
W
N
E
W
N
E
W
104

Auditing in the
E&P Industry
Skill 5 days
An intensive training program designed
to improve auditing skills, this course
enhances your understanding of audit
principles and practices that are unique to
the E&P business. You learn how to apply
a structured methodology for conducting
internal, production-sharing, and joint
venture audits, implement a multidisci-
pline team approach to audits, and adopt
a model of audit best practices.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Audit defnitions and types of audits
n
Audit principles, techniques, planning,
risk, and interviews
n
Audit process
n
Auditing techniques, such as
fowcharting
n
Audit testing, sampling, and reporting
n
Internal auditing controls
n
Operational and contract audits
n
Joint venture auditing and adopting
best practices
n
Audit meetings and closeouts
n
Auditing issues and accounting
procedures for production-sharing
contracts
AUDIENCE
Anyone working in the upstream oil and
gas industry wanting to learn about or
update auditing techniques, as well as pro-
fessional accountants with a background
in statutory audit who want to learn about
internal and joint venture audits
PREREQUISITES
None

Applied Project Management
Oil and Gas
Skill 5 days
The focus of this course is delivery of
project management techniques for
estimating, planning, managing, and
controlling an oil and gas project. It
extends to identifcation, assessment,
and control of qualitative risks, as well as
quantitative risk analysis using the basics
of probability. Delivered in a workshop
style, the course combines lectures
on how to develop relevant estimates,
plans, and risk analysis with the course
case study project. The workshop format
can be adapted to develop estimates,
plans, and risk analyses as deliverables
for client-specifc projects. All terms and
techniques used are compatible with the
Project Management Institutes (PMI) A
Guide to the Project Management Body of
Knowledge.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Terms, processes, and stage gate
reviews in capital value process
n
PMI processes for management of oil
and gas projects
n
Decision-support reports and
documents
n
Defning and estimating activities
through the project life cycle
n
Scope management and work
breakdown structures
n
Use Microsoft
Project in project
planning and control
n
Setting up basic project cost and
progress recording
n
Standard software for risk management
n
Qualitative and quantitative risk
assessments
n
Risk mitigation strategies, preliminary
contingency levels, and critical
variables
n
Monte Carlo methods and expected
monetary outcome
n
Risk-based forecasts
n
Risk and earned value
n
Stakeholder analysis and manage-
ment skills
n
Project and baseline reviews
AUDIENCE
Oil and gas industry project management
professionals
PREREQUISITES
Project Management course or PMI PMP
Certifcate or 7 years of experience in
project management

Project Management
Foundation 5 days
In this course, gain in-depth and
comprehensive coverage of the key skills
and knowledge you need for effective
project management as described in the
Association for Project Managements
APM Body of Knowledge and the
Project Management Institutes A
Guide to the Project Management Body
of Knowledge. Instruction is through
a combination of lectures, practical
exercises, and interactive sessions. You
draw upon your own experiences and
real-world examples to enhance the learn-
ing experience. The topics, disciplines,
and enabling skills are progressively
built upon and linked to the development
of case studies in a team environment.
This course, taught by a PMI Registered
Education Provider, prepares you for the
Project Management Institutes PMP

certifcation examination.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Project fnancial appraisal
n
Scope management (including work
defnition)
n
Time management (planning and
scheduling)
n
Cost management (monitoring and
control)
n
Risk management
n
Procurement and contracts
n
Alliances and partners
n
Quality
n
HR management
n
Project success and failure
AUDIENCE
Project engineers, supervisors, and
project leaders seeking to increase their
knowledge of project management
PREREQUISITES
None

Petroleum Economics
Foundation 4 days
:
The course teaches the fundamentals of
petroleum economics as applied to selection
of oil and gas projects, including a review
of the time value of money concepts.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Introduction to petroleum economics
n
Forecasting production volumes
n
Entering and using product prices
n
Calculating royalty and interest
n
Operating expenses and capital
investments
n
Depreciation and taxes
n
Infation, escalation, and discounting
n
Cash fow
n
Economic indicators
n
Net present value
n
Worldwide fscal systems
n
Incremental analysis
n
Project selection
AUDIENCE
Anyone wanting a fundamental
knowledge of petroleum
PREREQUISITES
None
N
E
W
N
E
W
N
E
W
N
E
W
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Accounting Level 3
Skill 5 days
This highly interactive 5-day workshop
is for those who want to take their E&P
accounting skills to an advanced level.
Learning centers on highly realistic E&P
company scenarios and a computer-based
simulation to plan, record, and report
company progress through international
E&P activities. Teams participate in the
fnancial management of these activities,
including operator and nonoperator
accounting, recording of transactions,
updating of fnancial statements, and
analysis of company performance.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Review budgets, enter billings
into an accounting system, and
prepare fnancial statements for new
exploration joint venture
n
Account for development costs; sales
revenues; depletion, depreciation,
and amortization (DD&A); a decom-
missioning provision; and production
under terms of tax-based fscal
arrangement
n
Prepare cash calls and billings, and
maintain operator accounting records
for your company as an operator of a
new venture
n
Prepare fnancial statements
refecting the change in accounting
policy from full cost to the successful
efforts method
n
Account for a companys participation
in a new venture under a production-
sharing contract
n
Perform a test and account for the
result of falling oil price on reserves
n
Adjust the company portfolio of
assets for a farmout
n
Prepare a briefng for your CEOs
meeting with investment analysts on
company performance and fnancial
status
AUDIENCE
Professionals wanting advanced skills in
E&P accounting
PREREQUISITES
Exploration and Production Accounting
Level 1 and Level 2 courses, and experience
working with spreadsheet techniques;
participants must furnish their own
computers preinstalled with Microsoft

Excel software

Accounting Level 2
Skill 5 days
Increase your knowledge and understand-
ing of international E&P fnance and
accounting to an intermediate level. An
in-depth examination of international
practices and current developments, this
course covers a broad range of relevant
topics. You are encouraged to challenge
existing methods as a basis for reviewing
procedures and introducing improvements
in your workplace.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Regulation of oil and gas company
accounting
n
Impairment or ceiling tests
n
Accounting disclosures
n
International accounting standards
n
Accounting for fnancing arrangements
n
Accounting for sales revenue
n
Accounting for E&P company taxes
n
State frameworks for control and
exploitation of petroleum reserves
n
Production-sharing contracts and their
accounting practices
n
Joint venture cash management,
billing, and cost allocations
n
Materials and inventory accounting
n
Cost control
n
Departmental and corporate budgets
AUDIENCE
E&P accounting professionals wanting to
gain advanced skills
PREREQUISITES
Level 1

Economics of
Unconventional Gas
Skill 4 days
:
Particularly suitable for personnel
involved with shale gas and coalbed
methane, this course presents a probabi-
listic approach that can be immediately
implemented for economic evaluation
of unconventional gas resources. Case
studies highlight the technology
and workfows that can help reduce
the uncertainty in your evaluations.
Course material includes an overview
of worldwide unconventional activity,
discussion of technical and development
uncertainties, and the use of a decision
analysis process including sensitivities,
decision trees, and value of information.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Worldwide unconventional gas activity
n
Impact of unconventional gas projects
on company portfolio
n
Uncertainty and risk analysis
n
Technical and development uncertain-
ties and risks
n
Strategies and technologies to
minimize uncertainty and risk
n
Value of information during pilot and
appraisal phases
n
Decision analysis process
n
Building economic cases
n
Building decision models
n
Considerations and options for
modeling
n
Multiple decision analyses (exercise)
n
Break-even price, hurdle rate, and
other metrics
n
Case studies and practice problems
AUDIENCE
Geoscientists, engineers, commercial
team members, or managers wanting to
model and analyze the business impact of
unconventional resources
PREREQUISITES
Experience with petroleum economics
and analyzing project feasibility using
petroleum economics software

Contracts, Procurements,
and Partnering
Skill 3 days
In this course, you receive a compre-
hensive overview of the key phases
and elements that make up contract
procurement and partnering; the focus
is on project-based environments. Gain
a thorough foundation in the basics of
contracts, types of contracts and their
applications, and their relative strengths
and weaknesses. Learn how to use
e-procurement tools, the savings that can
be realized from them, and where they ft
into the overall procurement strategy.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Alliancing and partnering
n
Contracts
n
Contract structure
n
Tender process
n
Standard forms of contracts
n
Effective contract negotiation
n
Supply chain management
n
Contract administration
n
Dispute resolution
AUDIENCE
Anyone involved in contracts or
partnering
PREREQUISITES
None
N
E
W
N
E
W
N
E
W
N
E
W
N
E
W
N
E
W
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Negotiation Skills for the
Oil and Gas Industry
Skill 5 days
Designed to improve the outcomes of
your negotiations, this course teaches a
structured approach to negotiating that
is combined with practice sessions to
improve your negotiating confdence.
Through exposure to the Breakthrough
Negotiation Strategy, you learn how to
achieve results in diffcult and complex
cases. Understand how to plan and
prepare for negotiations, recognize the
vital steps in a negotiated settlement, and
learn to exhaust one step before proceed-
ing to the next. Participants negotiate
in teams, practice resolving impasses
and handling diffcult negotiations, and
learn to respect cultural differences in
international negotiations.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Negotiation as a process: Key steps
n
Preparing tactics, and knowing your
subject and counterpart
n
Preparation checklist
n
Importance of initiation
n
Presentation after initiation and
before bargaining
n
Communication and human behavior
in negotiations
n
Seven steps to effective communica-
tion
n
Verbal and nonverbal communication
and how to listen
n
Dealing with different personalities,
handling international negotiations,
and impact of cultural differences
n
Overview of bargaining and
presentation
n
Getting concessions and closing the
deal
n
Case studies
n
Critical success factors and habits of
successful negotiators
AUDIENCE
Persons with little or no previous nego-
tiating experience who want to improve
their ability and confdence; professionals
working in the oil and gas industry,
including those involved in commercial
and interpersonal negotiations
PREREQUISITES
None

Exploitation Contracts
Skill 5 days
This course draws widely on industry case
studies and realistic examples to deliver
a broad-based, practical introduction
to managing contracts for oil and gas
exploration, development, and production.
Instruction makes extensive use of pe-
troleum industry case studies, examples,
and exercises, with participants working
individually and in teams to tackle a
variety of industry-specifc challenges.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Structures and benefts of different
types of international contracts
n
Key elements of oil and gas exploita-
tion contracts
n
Structuring contracts to meet specifc
needs
n
Needs and expectations of
national and international oil and gas
companies
n
Nonfnancial elements and their
impact on economics and proftability
n
Identifying and managing risks and
opportunities in the contract terms
n
Differentiating oil and gas exploita-
tion and marketing issues in gas
contracts
n
Modeling changing parameters in a
typical production sharing contract
(PSC)
AUDIENCE
Oil and gas company personnel at all
levels and in all disciplines, including busi-
ness development, contract negotiations,
business analysis, strategic planning, joint
venture representation, and petroleum
project investment
PREREQUISITES
None

Management Skills
Skill 5 days
Designed to improve international man-
agement skills, this course enables you
to identify the competencies required for
international managers and assess your
own competence in personal effective-
ness and relationship management. Learn
to improve your skills in critical areas such
as motivation, cross-cultural communica-
tion, team management, delegation,
coaching, confict management, and
change management.
COURSE CONTENT
n
International management
n
Using scenarios: SWOT analysis
(strength, weakness, opportunities
and threats) and SMART (specifc,
measurable, attainable, realistic, and
timely) goals and action planning
n
Communication and infuencing
n
Situational team leadership
n
Top 10 tips for team leaders
n
Performance reviews
n
Managing people through change
n
International manager career
development
n
Planning for future self-development
AUDIENCE
Managers and professionals working in an
international or multicultural environment
PREREQUISITES
First-Time Leadership and Supervision
course

International Business
Communication Skills
Skill 5 days
This course will help you achieve business
goals by improving your international
business communication and infuencing
skills. Learn to identify the cross-cultural
communication skills required by inter-
national managers, to assess these skills
and opportunities for development, and to
apply key principles for more successful
communication, both verbal and written.
Increase your effectiveness in leading
and participating in international business
meetings, writing proposals and reports
that infuence clients and colleagues
toward a desired point of view, and
deliver successful business presentations
to an international audience.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Understanding communication
n
Effective verbal communication
n
Effective writing skills
n
International presentation skills
n
Practice in performing presentations
(exercise)
AUDIENCE
Managers and other professionals work-
ing in an international or multicultural
environment who want to improve skills in
business communication
PREREQUISITES
None
N
E
W
N
E
W
N
E
W
N
E
W
N
E
W
N
E
W
N
E
W
N
E
W
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Supply Chain Strategy
Skill 5 days
Learn to develop a procurement and
supply chain management strategy that
can make valuable quantifable contribu-
tions to your companys performance.
This practical course shows you how
to adopt a best practices model and
outlines the latest thinking in upstream
petroleum industry procurement. Topics
include development and implementation
of an effective procurement strategy,
planning that reduces the overall cost of
purchasing, and management to deliver
maximum value at minimum cost.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Contract as legal instrument,
investment tool, and management
and control tool
n
What can go wrong in contracting
n
Roles of contract policies and
procedures
n
Best practice procurement process
n
Illustrations and benefts of supply
chain management (SCM)
n
Scopes of work and the 10 golden
rules
n
Alternative tendering strategies
n
Contract strategies and how to
develop them
n
Contract risk assessment and its
importance
n
Types of contracts and preparation of
contractor selection criteria
n
Tender preparation, issue, and
evaluation
n
Preparing the contract and managing
the contractor using a performance
review process
AUDIENCE
Personnel at all levels and in all disciplines
who have responsibility for, and involve-
ment in, the entire procurement process;
line operational managers and specialists
(the end users), as well as contract
managers and contract specialists
PREREQUISITES
None

Risk, Uncertainty,
Decisions
Skill 5 days
Understand why projects can fail due to
adverse events with geologic, technical,
commercial, or contractual origins. In
this course, increase your understanding
of how risk and uncertainty impact the
decisions on which projects you choose
and how you develop them, and how
these decisions affect their economic
performance. Improving the quality of de-
cisions is the main goal of this course, not
just understanding risk and uncertainty
for their own sake. Probabilistic concepts
and tools are used to describe projects
with risk and uncertainty to give a better
understanding of the principles and tools
underlying these concepts.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Probability overview and simple
exploration economics
n
Dependencies
n
Decision analysis
n
Decision trees, Bayes formula, and
the value of information
n
Describing uncertainty
n
Components of accuracy
n
Monte Carlo analysis and its
application
n
Correlations and regressions
n
Geostatistics: Stationary assump-
tions, variograms, kriging, cokriging,
fltering, and multiple realizations
AUDIENCE
E&P professionals involved in data
analysis and interpretation, including
geologists, geophysicists, and reservoir
engineers active in exploration, appraisal,
feld development, reserves estimation, or
economics; decision makers interested in
learning more about decision analysis
PREREQUISITES
Exposure to basic statistics and a working
knowledge of Microsoft
Excel worksheets

Portfolio Management
Skill 4 days
:
Course participants learn about
portfolio theory and its incorporation
into the process of upstream oil and gas
corporate planning. Material highlights
proven processes and technologies for
portfolio optimization used by companies
worldwide. Topics include important
concepts and processes for portfolio
analysis, including an easy-to-follow
process for analysis to meet business
unit or corporate goals, and workfows
to model the business and decide which
wells to drill, projects to undertake, or
properties to acquire.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Portfolio theory, analysis, and
optimization
n
Portfolio management workfows and
implementations in E&P
n
Corporate metrics, corporate
strategies, and impact of risk and
uncertainty in portfolio management
n
Workfows related to business
analysis, strategy development, and
portfolio optimization
n
Portfolio analysis versus optimization
n
Process for portfolio analysis
n
Business rules and project dependen-
cies
n
Modeling and testing of different
strategies
n
Analysis and comparisons of different
portfolios
n
Using charts and grids to answer
critical business questions
n
Group problem (exercise)
AUDIENCE
Current or potential business unit or
corporate planners wanting to understand
and model the fnancial performance of an
organization
PREREQUISITES
Introduction to Petroleum Economics
course and experience in project
economics

Petroleum Decision
and Risk Analysis
Skill 3 days
Learn multiple approaches to modeling
decisions for oil and gas projects. This
course highlights a proven process and
technology for decision analysis used
by companies worldwide. An overview
includes fundamentals and examples
of decision analysis, discussion of
uncertainties and risk, and various ways
to incorporate them in oil and gas project
evaluations. Discussions cover the use
of sensitivities, decision trees, and value
of information in both deterministic and
probabilistic approaches to evaluating oil
and gas projects.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Decision and risk analysis, including
decision criteria
n
Decisions: How to address them
and more importantly how NOT to
address them
n
Essentials of uncertainty, risk,
probability, and statistics, including
choosing distribution types and
eliminating bias
n
n
Modeling upstream oil and gas
decisions
n
Analyzing decisions and making
recommendations
n
Key uncertainties
n
Simple decision models with
deterministic analysis
n
Complex decision models with
probabilistic analysis
n
Case studies
n
Group problem
AUDIENCE
team members, or anyone wanting to
incorporate uncertainty and risk into
models of oil and gas decisions
PREREQUISITES
Petroleum Economics course and
experience in project
N
E
W
N
E
W
N
E
W
N
E
W
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Strategic Project
Management
Advanced 5 days
All aspects of project management are
presented for both greenfeld and brown-
feld environments. Theory is combined
with the practice of key skills in a program
designed to develop and improve your
performance in a project management
team. You review capital, operations, and
maintenance projects. Participants can
earn up to 37 PDUs for Project Manage-
ment Institute certifcation.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Project execution
n
Strategy issues
n
Project scope, value, and time
management
n
Project integration and context
n
Procurement management (including
contracts)
n
Risk management
n
Value improvement practices and
constructability
n
Project quality, communications, and
human resources management
AUDIENCE
Experienced project managers or profes-
sionals responsible for managing projects
and wanting to learn advanced techniques
PREREQUISITES
Project management experience and the
Project Management course
Risk Assessment and
Management in the
Petroleum Business
Advanced 5 days
Structured to meet the needs of
individuals in nearly any area of the
petroleum business, this example-flled,
practical-application course delivers
fundamental risk and uncertainty-related
concepts and techniques with a special
emphasis on exploration. Topics covered
include representation and integration
of uncertainty and chance of failure; sto-
chastic processes, such as Monte Carlo
analysis; calculation of risk-weighted
values; dependence; sensitivity analysis;
and other related methodologies.
COURSE CONTENT
n
How to express risk and the meaning
of mitigation
n
Risk assessment and risk management
n
Considerations for uncertainty and
chance of failure
n
Major players in risk assessment and
management efforts and how they
view and express risk
n
Importance of risk integration
n
Soft risks
n
Forms of uncertainty expression
n
Distributions, Monte Carlo analysis,
and cumulative frequency plots
n
Concepts of expected value for
success (EVS) and expected value for
portfolio (EVP)
n
Volumes versus value
n
Integration of soft risks for best
estimate of perceived value
AUDIENCE
Geoscientists and engineers wanting to
learn application of risk techniques in the
petroleum business
PREREQUISITES
None

Risk Analysis
and Management
Advanced 4 days
Uncertainty is inherent in all projects
and operations, particularly in technical,
fnancial, schedule, legal, and qual-
ity arenas. This course presents the
techniques used in the identifcation,
assessment, and control of uncertainties
in a project-based enterprise. Learn about
risk analysis and management as a feld of
expertise focused on the systematic and
comprehensive analysis of uncertainty.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Risk analysis process and stages of
risk life cycle
n
Assessment of exposure, impact, and
probability
n
Risk identifcation process
n
Mitigation strategies
n
Using Microsoft
Excel
and @Risk
for project risk analysis
n
Case study analysis: Resetting
probability parameters
AUDIENCE
Anyone wanting to increase skills in
project risk management
PREREQUISITES
None

Tendering and
Technical Bidding
Skill 4 days
This course covers the key aspects of
technical bidding and tendering in the
context of project management. Emphasis
is placed on business performance,
the tender process, contracts, and
quantitative methods, including those for
procurement.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Analyzing specifcations
n
Developing clarifcations
n
Estimating, planning, and risk
assessment
n
Collaborative working
n
Preparing bid plan
n
Bid compilation
n
Pricing
n
Adjusting and confrming bid plan
n
Presentation of fnal proposal
n
Postbid review
AUDIENCE
Engineering and project managers;
construction managers; project, construc-
tion, and discipline engineers; contracts,
procurement, and cost engineers;
business development executives; tender
managers; and accounting supervisors
PREREQUISITES
Basic understanding of the business
process
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Merak VOLTS Reserves
Management Fundamentals
Foundation 3 days
:
Merak* VOLTS volume tracking and
reporting software provides both
management fexibility and data security.
In this class, learn to use Merak VOLTS to
manage your worldwide reserves and re-
sources information and facilitate analysis
of corporate value. Discussion includes an
overview of technical volumes, which are
based on analytical estimation methods
and technical reservoir parameters.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Calculating value of reserves and
resources
n
Updating production data and forecasts
n
Monitoring reservoirs to QC production
predictions
n
Reports for regulatory requirements
n
Terminology
n
Creating reservoirs
n
Entering technical volumes and lease
information
n
Linking a well for historical production
using Merak Decline or Merak VOLTS
tools
n
Change records and their approvals
n
Batch processes (creating reservoirs,
reporting, balancing)
n
Search and flter reservoirs
n
Reporting of reserves and resources
n
Scenarios
AUDIENCE
Anyone wanting to develop or improve
skills and understanding of Merak VOLTS
software
PREREQUISITES
None

Merak Peep
Fundamentals
Foundation 2 days
:
Designed to deliver Merak* Peep module
fundamentals, course material focuses
on the functionality of this petroleum
economic evaluation program. Learn to
navigate effciently through the case
document, edit existing data, and analyze
economic runs.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Preferences for customized views and
calculation parameters
n
Workfows to create, edit, and copy
economic case documents
n
Essential economic inputs: Produc-
tion, price, ownership, provincial
royalties, state taxes, international
tax regimes, operating costs, and
capital
n
Filters and user parameters to sort
large volumes of data
n
Scenario Manager for rapid sensitivity
analysis
n
Consolidations to value workovers
and aggregate projects
n
Batch processes to edit or report
multiple cases at once and calculate
price sensitivity
AUDIENCE
Anyone wanting to improve skills and
understanding of project economics
involving Merak Peep software
PREREQUISITES
Petroleum Economics course or experience
with petroleum economics

Merak Peep Decline
Fundamentals
Foundation 1 day
:
Increase your production forecasting
expertise with this course on intuitive
production decline analysis workfows.
Learn how the use of the Merak* Decline
module can save you time, reduce
duplication of effort, and tie seamlessly
into your economic analysis. Understand
how this tool facilitates basic decline
analysis and forecasts of production and
remaining reserves.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Maintaining current in-house and
vendor data to understand production
levels
n
Fine-tuning estimates of remaining
reserves
n
Keeping updated historical data ready
for reporting and retrieval
n
Creating plots and reports based on
different analysis options
n
Setting up preferences to customize
forecasting workfow
n
Importing and exporting production
history
n
Creating groups and summary wells to
better manage well data
n
Forecasting production rates and
volumes
n
Linking wells to economic cases for
rapid assessment of production value
n
Basic decline analysis, rate-time
curves, and cumulative curves
n
Graphs and reports
AUDIENCE
Anyone wanting to develop or improve
skills and understanding of decline curve
analysis using the Merak Peep Decline
module
PREREQUISITES
Understanding of basic decline analysis
techniques and theory

Merak Decision Tool Kit
Fundamentals
Foundation 1 day
:
Merak* Decision Tool Kit software gives
you a consistent method for risk analysis
so that you can compare opportunities
and quantify your risk and uncertainty.
A better understanding of risk exposure
at the asset and corporate level enables
you to avoid underestimating risk and
overestimating the value of investments.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Using tornado charts and the Merak
Peep application to build a decision
tree
n
Modeling simple decisions
n
Complex decision trees
n
Dependent probabilities
n
Information value
AUDIENCE
Anyone wanting to learn effective use of
the Merak Decision Tool Kit software
PREREQUISITES
Merak Peep Fundamentals course and
an understanding of basic risk analysis
concepts such as sensitivity analysis and
expected value
:
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Merak Peep Fiscal Model
Library Fundamentals
Skill 4 days
:
You learn to use Merak* Fiscal
Model Library (FML) software to its
full advantage by understanding the
reporting and comparative capabilities
within and between the different fscal
regimes, whether exploring a new area or
analyzing projects close to home.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Understand how Merak Peep software
and Merak FML work together
n
Explore data entry and navigation in
Merak Peep Basic FML-reporting and
graphics
n
Review Merak FML working-
interest positions, consolidations, and
incremental values
n
Understand the Modelers and
Negotiators Merak FML
n
Learn about fscal scenarios and the
explorationists Merak FML
n
Understand auditing and managing
of models
AUDIENCE
Any person who uses the Merak Peep Fis-
cal Model Library for a project evaluation
PREREQUISITES
Merak Peep Fundamentals course

Merak Peep Advanced
Skill 1 day
:
With this course, reach a new level of
expertise as a Merak* Peep software
user. You learn to quickly fnd and edit
several Merak Peep cases, modify
existing reports, and create new reports.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Standard reports
n
Batch rollup reporting
n
Filters, groups, and hierarchies to sort
and organize data
n
Advanced batch functionality to
perform mass edits
n
Running scripts to perform multiple
edits simultaneously
n
Performing result sets searches and
rollup reporting to calculate specifc
or aggregate results
n
Consolidations for complex royalty
and other calculations
n
Scheduler tool for linking cases
sequentially
AUDIENCE
Anyone wanting to improve Merak Peep
skills beyond the fundamental level or to
evaluate multiple projects using Merak
Peep software
PREREQUISITES

Merak Decision Tool Kit
and Merak Peep Monte Carlo
Skill 1 day
:
In this course, you work in Merak* Peep
and Merak Decision Tool Kit software
to explore the principles of Monte Carlo
analyses and how to apply them to your
project evaluations.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Deterministic analysis versus
Monte Carlo analysis
n
Random walks and their input
parameters
n
Correlations
n
Use of report settings
n
Visual Monte Carlo trees
n
Choice and chance nodes
AUDIENCE
Merak Peep software users responsible
for preparing or modifying Merak Peep
models using the Merak Fiscal Model
Library application
PREREQUISITES
Merak Decision Tool Kit Fundamentals
course, Merak Peep Fundamentals
course, and an understanding of basic
Monte Carlo theory

Merak Capital Planning
Fundamentals
Skill 3 days
:
Learn how to use portfolio management
as the link between strategy and
opportunity. The analysis performed
in Merak* Capital Planning strategic
portfolio management software enables
you to understand your options and
explore alternatives using consistent tools
and processes. Review the basics of E&P
corporate planning and the role of risk
and uncertainty in portfolio management,
and understand the role a solution like
Merak Capital Planning software plays
within a corporate portfolio management
workfow.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Creating comprehensive business
strategies with optimal portfolio
solutions
n
Using charting and analysis tools to
examine portfolio solutions
n
Viewing deterministic or stochastic
project or portfolio data
n
Setting up business rules and goals
n
Generating portfolio solutions for
various objectives
n
Generating project economics through
Merak Peep and Merak Results
Broker
n
Loading Microsoft Excel results data
through the Merak Results Broker
AUDIENCE
Anyone responsible for portfolio analysis
or management using Merak Capital
Planning software, including persons
wanting to understand the role of
portfolio management in E&P
PREREQUISITES
:
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Merak Enterprise
Planning
Advanced 5 days
:
The Merak* Enterprise Planning platform
provides a comprehensive environment
for a living business plan. Use it to shift
from static, lengthy annual planning to
more dynamic, event-driven or evergreen
planning. In this course, learn to generate
the contextual planning information
your organization requires and how this
information is captured in an open and
accessible format. Material includes
setup of scheduled, standardized, and
enterprise-scale calculations to support
timely synchronization of multiple
disparate data sources.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Workfow-synchronization through
calculation, reporting, and
visualization
n
Typical deployment and confguration
scenarios
n
Data fows; data sources; mapping to
variables, scenarios, and attributes;
calculation settings; and automated
scheduling
n
Data visualization on the desktop and
published to the Web
n
Data cube customization-indicators,
KPIs, perspectives, security roles
AUDIENCE
Anyone responsible for business planning
using results from multiple software
tools and processes, and administrators
who support engineering and corporate
planning workfows across an enterprise
PREREQUISITES
Merak Peep Software Advanced course
and an intermediate understanding of
multiple data sources, data cubes, and
calculation servers
:
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Unconventional gas resources are rapidly becoming a competitive advantage for many
companies. NExT helps companies become better positioned by offering the most
comprehensive training for exploration and development of unconventional gas.
The NExT Unconventional Gas Program is designed to shorten the learning curve for
the experienced professional through focused courses, core case studies, hands-on
examples, and the most recent advances in industry understanding.
The NExT Unconventional Gas Program focuses on the full asset life cycle: exploration,
appraisal, development, and production. Course modules cover foundation to advanced
levels through a variety of learning options such as feld courses, laboratory work,
instructor led classes, and hands-on software tools.
NExT Unconventional Gas Program
Curriculum includes:

Unconventional Gas Reservoirs: Coalbed
Methane, Shales, and Tight Sands

Shale Gas Evaluation: Finding Production
Sweet Spots

PetroMod Petroleum Systems Modeling
for Shale Plays

Geomechanics Applications in Shale Gas

Shale Gas and Oil Production: Exploiting
Production Sweet Spots

Economics of Unconventional Gas
The NExT Unconventional Gas Program
can be tailored to match team or asset
requirements.
Accelerated training for unconventional gas teams
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NExTs Unconventional Resources & Geomechanics curriculum provides courses for technical and non-technical students at all experience levels.
The Unconventional Resources & Geomechanics course matrix below organizes the curriculum by course focus and experience level. You can use this
matrix to fnd the right course, build your training plans, and understand the NExT Unconventional Resources & Geomechanics curriculum. Software
intensive courses are marked with a
: icon and feld courses are marked with a icon. All NExT courses are available to be held at your location.
Contact us at classes@NExTtraining.net to schedule a private class.
Coal Bed Methane
and Tight Gas
Geomechanics Applications
in Coalbed Methane
Analysis and Development of
Tight Gas Reservoirs
Petroleum Systems and Exploration and Development Geochemistry
Unconventional Gas Reservoirs:
Coalbed Methane, Shales, and Tight Sands
Introduction to the
Geology of Coalbed Methane
Economics of Unconventional Gas
Petroleum Exploration and Production
Shale Gas
in Shale Gas
Shale Gas and Oil Production:
Exploiting Production Sweet Spots
PetroMod Petroleum
Systems Modeling
for Shale Plays
Shale Gas Evaluation:
Finding Production Sweet Spots
Heavy Oil
Geomechanics Applications in Heavy Oil
Heavy Oil Exploitation
Heavy Oil Transport
and Gathering Systems
Geomechanics
Reservoir Geomechanics
Pore Pressure
Prediction Methods
Fundamentals of
Intermediate
Awareness
Foundation
Skill
Advanced
:
113
UNCONVENTIONAL RESOURCES & GEOMECHANICS
114

Petroleum Exploration
and Production
Awareness 4 days
In this course, follow the different phases
of an oil felds life cycle: exploration,
appraisal, well construction, feld develop-
ment, and production. Gain an overview of
reservoir and feld E&P through exercises,
class discussions, team presentations,
and interactive challenges. Review
relevant principles and considerations
from a domain perspective of geology;
geophysics; petrophysics; reservoir,
drilling, completions, and production
engineering; and production operations.
Understand the fnancial implications
of these various phases and the role
of professionals in each, as well as the
functions of stakeholders.
COURSE CONTENT
n
E&P life cycle
n
Functions of companies and
personnel, and their roles and
responsibilities
n
Technologies, processes, and
workfows for successful exploitation
n
Political, environmental, and fnancial
aspects of the oil and gas industry
AUDIENCE
exploration and production
PREREQUISITES
None

Economics of
Unconventional Gas
Skill 4 days
Particularly suitable for personnel
involved with shale gas and coalbed
methane, this course presents a probabi-
listic approach that can be immediately
implemented for economic evaluation
of unconventional gas resources. Case
studies highlight the technology
and workfows that can help reduce
the uncertainty in your evaluations.
Course material includes an overview
of worldwide unconventional activity,
discussion of technical and development
uncertainties, and the use of a decision
analysis process including sensitivities,
decision trees, and value of information.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Worldwide unconventional gas activity
n
Impact of unconventional gas projects
on company portfolio
n
Uncertainty and risk analysis
n
Technical and development uncertain-
ties and risks
n
Strategies and technologies to
minimize uncertainty and risk
n
Value of information during pilot and
appraisal phases
n
n
Building economic cases
n
Building decision models
n
Considerations and options for
modeling
n
Multiple decision analyses (exercise)
n
Break-even price, hurdle rate, and
other metrics
n
Case studies and practice problems
AUDIENCE
team members, or managers wanting to
model and analyze the business impact of
unconventional resources
PREREQUISITES
Experience with petroleum economics
theory and applied software use

Fundamentals of
Foundation 3 days
In this course, you learn the fundamentals
of rock mechanics, the origin of stresses in
the subsurface, and how in situ stresses
can be understood from wellbore data.
Understand how to apply in situ stress
data to critical problems in exploration and
development. Fundamental concepts are
coupled with exercises and workshops.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Impact of geomechanics on oilfeld
development: Drilling, completions,
and feld production life
n
Principal stresses, pore pressure,
effective stresses, stress and strain,
elasticity, yield and failure envelopes
n
Laboratory testing: Procedures,
limitations, unconfned compression,
triaxial compression, thick-walled-
cylinder tests
n
State of stress in the earth, pore
pressure and fracture gradient
n
Wellbore instability: Rock mechanics
versus operations, state of stress
around the wellbore, failure
criteria, infuence of trajectory, and
unconventional failures
n
Mechanical earth model construction,
operational aspects of wellbore
stability control
n
Sand production and prediction
n
Reservoir geomechanics
AUDIENCE
Technical professionals and managers
involved with wellbore stability, fracture
stimulation, reservoir drainage patterns,
naturally fractured reservoirs, overpres-
sures, and fault seal analysis
PREREQUISITES
None

Heavy Oil Exploitation
Foundation 5 days
Heavy Oil Exploitation is a foundation
course covering full E&P life cycle with
major focus on the challenges in exploita-
tion. The course introduces applications
of various key technologies and their
appropriate interpretations along with
systematic workfows and feld examples.
Participants will learn ways to reduce the
lifting costs and make heavy-oil assets
more economically viable.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Heavy oils: Defnition, geologic
features, technologies and workfows
for sampling and phase behavior
characterization, production
challenges
n
Recovery methodologies: Nonthermal
and thermal, toe to heel air injection
with and without solid catalyst,
and steam-solvent-based hybrid
processes
n
Nonthermal and thermal simulation
processes
n
Completions types and requirements
for thermal recovery processes, sand
control and management techniques
n
Production techniques and lift
methods
n
Surface processing and upgrading
schemes, transportation methodolo-
gies, storage practices
AUDIENCE
geologists, geophysicists, asset manag-
ers; and reservoir, drilling, production,
completion, and facilities engineers
PREREQUISITES
geosciences
|

in Heavy Oil
Skill 3 days
Structured to help engineers and
geoscientists make informed decisions
on development strategies and opera-
tions in heavy oil sands, course material
presents the essential geomechanics
aspects employed in thermal-based
recovery operations.
Learn how to build mechanical earth
models (MEMs) and the advantages of
coupling geomechanics models with
reservoir models. Understand the
geomechanical effects that can result
from steam-assisted gravity drainage
(SAGD) projects and keep up to date with
technologies and tools for monitoring the
integrity of the reservoir and the caprock.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Basic principles of rock mechanics
n
In-depth discussion of earth stresses:
In situ stresses, plate tectonics, stress
profles from logs, pore pressure, and
principle of effective stress
n
Types of rock failures and their causes
n
MEMs: Data requirements for typical
geomechanical analysis, process of
building MEMs incorporating log and
core data and feld stress measurements,
calibration of geomechanical model
n
Geomechanical effects in SAGD projects

Risk scenarios

Temperature effect on rock properties,

Rock strength, porosity, and

permeability

Thermal stresses and strains

Reservoir compaction and subsidence

n
Caprock integrity analysis to assess
hydraulic and mechanical integrity
n
Workfow for coupled reservoir-
geomechanics modeling: Common
techniques, one-and two-way
coupling, advantages and disad-
vantages of coupled modeling for
wellbore stability
n
Reservoir monitoring: Surface and
downhole tools and technologies
to monitor reservoir and caprock
deformation
AUDIENCE
Engineers, geoscientists, and technologists
involved in exploration, drilling, completion,
and production in unconventional
reservoirs; asset and technical managers
PREREQUISITES
geosciences

in Coalbed Methane
Skill 2 days
Explore the aspects of geomechanics for
coalbed methane (CBM) recovery that
can result in better feld development and
operational decisions. A unique feature of
this course is the unifed geomechanics
approach that combines theoretical,
laboratory (core testing), and feld aspects
for effective exploitation of these un-
conventional reservoirs. Course material
covers the fundamentals of geomechanics
as applied to coal, cleats, and natural
fractures and their infuence on drilling,
wellbore stability, and stimulation. Learn
the critical elements in designing coalbed
completions and the geomechanical
aspects for CBM enhanced recovery
efforts and CO2 sequestration.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Fundamentals of geomechanics:
Stress and strain, mechanical
properties, in situ stresses, principle
of effective stress, computation of
mechanical properties and strength
parameters from logs and calibration
with static properties
n
Coal characteristics: Coal structure
characterization, effect of coal cleats
and natural fractures on mechanical
properties, strength and stresses,
evaluation of coal mechanical proper-
ties and strength from core data
n
Wellbore stability in coal: Borehole
stresses and near-wellbore mechanics
n
Coal stimulation: Basics of fracture
gradient and hydraulic fracturing
n
Common completion techniques
n
Geomechanical impacts on CBM
enhanced recovery projects and CO2
sequestration
AUDIENCE
Engineers, geoscientists, and
technologists involved in exploration,
drilling, completions, and production in
unconventional reservoirs; asset and
technical managers
PREREQUISITES
geosciences
n
Coalbed permeability: Cleats,
mineralization, permeability
anisotropy, in situ stresses, and their
effects on fracture permeability and
orientation
n
Matrix shrinkage and associated
causes, swelling and its productivity
impact
n
CO2 injection, matrix swelling,
permeability reduction
n
Produced water composition,
hydrologic maps as indicators of
reservoir compartmentalization and
permeability and pressure
n
Gas content measurement of coal:
Methods, inferred gas content
n
Well considerations: Architecture
and placement, completion methods,
hydraulic fracture stimulation, open
hole or cavity, horizontal and vertical
wells, in-seam boreholes, cross-seam
boreholes
n
Artifcial lift: Requirements and
methods
n
Water production, compositional
analysis, and management
n
Production analysis: Decline curve,
produced water and effects on well
completion
AUDIENCE
understand the principles of the geology
of coalbed methane
PREREQUISITES
None
Foundation 3 days
This introductory course reviews the
origins of coalbed methane (CBM);
controls on its occurrence, composition,
and production; assessment of resources
and producibility in various geologic
settings; infuences on its permeability
and production rates; hydrologic issues
and water production; and methods of
drilling, completing, and stimulating CBM
wells.
Examples from several basins clarify the
controls on CBM occurrence and produc-
ibility and demonstrate the origins of CBM
fairways, or sweet spots. Properties of
contrasting systems (thermogenic versus
biogenic and water-productive versus
water-free systems) are described in
terms of origins, gas resources, and CBM
play characteristics.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Fundamentals of CBM reservoirs:
History, importance, and how they
differ from conventional reservoirs
n
Factors that impact reservoirs: Depo-
sitional environment, self-sourcing,
storage mechanism, reservoir extent,
quality, and continuity
n
Regional structural settings: Depth
of the coal reservoirs, total coal
thickness, coal occurrence, compart-
ments, faulting, and sealing versus
transmissivity
n
Gas-prone kerogen: Sorption
and diffusion, moisture content,
thermogenic versus biogenic, mixed
gas and migrated gas, maturation
versus burial depth
n
Gas composition, presence of nonhy-
drocarbon gases and corresponding
heating value
Introduction to the Geology of Coalbed Methane
116
Petroleum Systems
and Exploration and
Development Geochemistry
Skill 5 days
Applications-oriented, this course
presents interpretation guidelines to
evaluate prospective source rocks
and defne petroleum systems. Learn
about some of the main applications of
geochemistry to reduce the risk in E&P:
total organic carbon (TOC), rock-
evaluation pyrolysis, vitrinite refectance,
thermal alteration index, kerogen
elemental analysis, geochemical logs and
maps, reconstructed generative potential
calculations, and gas chromatography.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Fundamentals of petroleum
geochemistry
n
Basic geochemical measurements and
interpretation pitfalls
n
Construction of the original
petroleum generative potential of
spent source rock
n
Identifcation and quantifcation of
elements and processes that control
petroleum systems
n
Collection of oil and rock samples and
evaluation of data quality
n
Use of biomarkers and isotopes
to correlate oils and source rocks
and assess thermal maturity and
biodegradation
AUDIENCE
geochemical coordinators, managers, and
geoscientists wanting more knowledge
of petroleum systems, petroleum
geochemistry, and basin modeling
PREREQUISITES

Geomechanics
Skill 5 days
This course opens with a brief review
of the principles of elastic and isotropic
behaviors of rock, fundamentals of
geomechanics, earth stresses, and
mechanical earth models, and then moves
to more advanced topics. Learn the
impact of reversible and nonreversible
geomechanical behavior on drilling,
stimulation, sand production, and injec-
tion operations. Investigate anisotropy,
its nature and effect on geomechanics,
and its signifcance and infuence on
well construction and feld development.
Understand the mechanics of salt, its
short-term and long-term behavior, and
the impacts on drilling subsalt and presalt.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Importance of reversible and
nonreversible behaviors of rocks
for well construction and feld
development
n
Signifcance of anisotropic behavior of
rocks when considering mechanical
properties and stresses
n
Challenges in drilling salt and conse-
quent feld development, mitigation,
and management measures
AUDIENCE
Geologists; geophysicists; geomechan-
ics, drilling, production, completion,
and reservoir engineers; exploration
supervisors and managers involved
with geomechanics challenges of feld
development
PREREQUISITES
Fundamentals of Petroleum Geomechanics
course or a strong understanding of
geomechanics fundamentals

Heavy Oil Gathering
and Transport System
Skill 5 days
This introductory course on heavy
and extra-heavy oil focuses on the
considerations for storage, transport,
and treatment and encompasses the
technology analysis for transportation.
Learn how to assess the fow of heavy
oil in a gathering system and techniques
for mitigating fow problems inherent
to heavy oil operations. Using modeling
software, develop gathering scenarios
and model transportation issues.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Heavy oil production system, nodal
analysis, fow of fuids, and surface
processing
n
Isothermal fow in pipeline,
incompressible single-phase fow
n
Temperature profles in pipelines
n
Crude oil diluents and hydraulic
analysis to determine optimal
volumes
n
Impacts of diluents on density,
viscosity, pressure requirement
n
Effect of terrain topography on heavy
oil transport, including water as
conveyance medium
n
Gas-liquid fow in a gathering system,
correlations
n
Structure of gathering network and
basic equations
AUDIENCE
interested in heavy oil gathering and
transportation
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of hydrocarbon properties,
fuid fow, and production surface facilities
design and operations

in Shale Gas
Skill 2 days
This course presents the fundamentals
of geomechanics as they apply to
exploitation of shale gas reservoirs.
Instruction combines theoretical, labora-
tory (core testing), and feld aspects,
resulting in a consolidated approach to
understanding the optimal methodologies
and technologies for effcient recovery
of these resources. Field examples from
unconventional reservoirs reinforce the
understanding of these fundamentals and
their applications.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Fundamentals of geomechanics in
unconventional reservoirs, including
stress, strain, and mechanical
properties
n
Shale heterogeneity evaluation, shale
characterization methodologies,
including petrography and X-ray
diffraction, and shale anisotropy from
microscopic to feld scale
n
Review of workfows using
geomechanics principles to evaluate
the variation in lateral anisotropy
from well to well
n
Design of data-acquisition programs
for effective geomechanics analyses
n
Workfows for estimation of
anisotropic parameters using acoustic
azimuthal anisotropy
n
Mechanical earth models and tight
rock analyses
n
Key geomechanical elements affect-
ing hydraulic fracture stimulation
design, including heterogeneity and
natural fractures
n
Completion strategies including
horizontal completions, hydraulic
fracturing, fracture fuid and proppant
properties, and microseismic and
hydraulic fracturing monitoring
AUDIENCE
Engineers, geoscientists, and
technologists involved in exploration,
drilling, completions, and production in
unconventional reservoirs
PREREQUISITES
geosciences
|
Shale Gas and Oil
Production: Exploiting
Production Sweet Spots
Advanced 4 days
According to some industry forecasters,
the E&P gas boom is just beginning. In this
course, the focus is on the engineering
aspects of exploiting shale gas reservoirs.
Understand the methods and workfows
for characterizing and developing these
unconventional resources, including
reservoir evaluation, well architecture
and placement, completions, hydraulic
fracture treatments, and production. Gain
a fundamental understanding of the asset
exploitation life cycle. Instruction includes
feld examples and in-class exercises on
the economic viability of these assets.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Unconventional versus conventional
reservoirs
n
In-depth discussion of shale gas
and shale oil reservoirs: Evaluation
methodologies and workfows; basic
geologic, geophysical, petrophysical,
and geomechanical considerations
n
Introduction to drilling operations and
to methodologies and workfows for
well architecture, construction, and
placement
n
Best practices: Well completions,
stimulation strategies, operations,
and evaluations
n
Production and feld redevelopment
strategies to maintain economic
production
AUDIENCE
Operating company multidisciplinary asset
team members; engineers, geoscientists,
fnancial decision-makers, and resource
managers
PREREQUISITES
geosciences

Advanced 5 days
Course topics encompass evaluation
and development of tight gas reservoirs
and the completion and stimulation of
production wells. Learn the geologic
characteristics of these reservoirs and the
preferred techniques and technologies
for formation evaluation, including log
and core analysis, in situ stress tests, and
well tests. Understand the considerations
for feld development, how to estimate
reserves and predict well performance,
and design and execute hydraulic fracture
treatments.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Tight gas reservoirs: Defnition,
resource distribution, history of
development
n
Reservoir considerations, geo-
logic characteristics, depositional
environments, diagenesis, reservoir
continuity and tectonics
n
Formation evaluation techniques
including log and core analysis,
statistical correlations, in situ stress
tests, well tests leading to reserves
estimation, predictions of gas in place
and production performance
n
Well completion strategies including
tubular design, perforating consider-
ations; workovers; hydraulic fracture
treatments including candidate
selection treatment type
n
Injection methods, selection of
fuids and proppants, and pumping
schedules
n
Fracture treatment execution, onsite
monitoring, QC practices
n
Principles of fracture pressure
analysis, fowback, and water
management
n
Workfows for evaluation of fracture
performance
n
Critical parameters for feld
development and redevelopment
considerations, strategies and
economics including infll drilling
AUDIENCE
Reservoir and production engineers
responsible for optimizing recovery from
tight gas reservoirs
PREREQUISITES
Petroleum engineers with a strong
production or operations background
PetroMod Petroleum
Systems Modeling
for Shale Plays
Skill 5 days
:
Based on the use of PetroMod* software,
this course presents the tools and
workfows used in exploration for a shale
gas system. Learn the use of PetroMod
software in hands-on exercises.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Global review of shale gas exploration
n
Shale gas: Reservoir and charge,
characterization, properties, and
challenges
n
PetroMod mapping of facies, total
organic content, and hydrogen index
n
Shale gas charge, trap and seal,
Langmuir adsorption, principles
n
Theoretical aspects of geomechanics
(hands-on exercises)
n
Geomechanics for shale gas with
full petroleum system assessment
individual basin exercise
n
Field example of Latin America
exploration
AUDIENCE
Unconventional gas exploration
geologists, basin and petroleum systems
modelers, and geomechanics and
geochemical experts
PREREQUISITES
Introduction to PetroMod course
(within last 2 years)

Reservoir Geomechanics
Skill 3 days
With this presentation of petroleum
geomechanics in the context of reservoir
modeling, you learn the underlying
principles behind subsurface stress and
strain, how to account for rock mechanics
and fracturing in your simulation models,
and understand how a reservoir description
can be affected by naturally occurring
faults and fractures and operational
intervention.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Reservoir mechanics: Purpose and
application
n
Physics of coupling: Pore volume, fow
properties, and fracture mechanics
n
Mechanisms of modeling coupled
problems, types and applications
of numerical coupling, uncoupled
modeling using reservoir simulation
n
Coupled modeling and gridding,
compaction and subsidence
n
Fault reactivation (seismicity),joint
mechanics
n
Geomechanics of fractured reservoirs,
theory of joints (deformation,
permeability)
n
Hydraulic fracturing, injection
fracturing, injection of produced
water (PWRI), water fracturing, shear
fracturing, coupled geomechanical
modeling of fracturing processes
AUDIENCE
Reservoir engineers wanting to apply
geomechanical principles to reservoir
evaluations or to model fracture and fault
attributes
PREREQUISITES
Understanding of reservoir simulation
principles and equations
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Unconventional Gas
Reservoirs: Coalbed Methane,
Shales, and Tight Sands
Advanced 5 days
This course, with its emphasis on coalbed
methane reservoirs and overview of
shale gas and tight gas sand reservoirs,
covers the critical aspects of these three
unconventional resources. Understand
the role that natural fractures play in fuid
fow from these typically low-permeability
formations. Learn the optimal drilling,
completion, and stimulation practices for
production from these reservoirs.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Unconventional gas: Origins in
self-sourcing reservoirs, thermal
maturation, and hydrocarbon
generation
n
Thermogenic versus biogenic
self-sourcing gas reservoirs, controls
on gas occurrence and producibility
n
Role of natural fractures in
unconventional gas production,
review of hydrology role in water
production and management
n
Drilling, completion, and stimulation
practices, with focus on mature US
basins
n
Examples of mature unconventional
gas plays around the world
AUDIENCE
geologists; geophysicists; reservoir,
drilling, production, completion, and
facilities engineers; and managers
PREREQUISITES
geosciences, or experience in exploitation
of unconventional gas reservoirs

Advanced 1 day
In this advanced course, gain an
introduction to the workfows available
to build and run calibrated reservoir
use of 3D and 4D seismic data. Rock
physics, relating the state of stress
in the earth with the propagation
velocity of seismic waves, forms the link
between seismic observations and the
geomechanical model. Discussions of this
link include both experimental data and
the theoretical viewpoint. Learn how a
combination of 3D geomechanical models,
coupled with fow models calibrated with
3D and 4D seismic data, can increase your
understanding of the reservoir depletion
processes and the stress state in the
reservoir and surrounding rocks.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Overview of workfows available to
build, run, and calibrate reservoir
use of 3D and 4D seismic data
n
Workfow applications to feld devel-
opment and reservoir management
n
Limitations of available workfows
n
Advanced workfows and techniques
for design of reservoir management
strategies
AUDIENCE
geologists, geophysicists, asset managers,
and reservoir, drilling, production, and
completion engineers
PREREQUISITES
geosciences

Pore Pressure
Prediction Methods
Advanced 3 days
A predrill estimate of formation pore
pressure is a key requirement for explora-
tion and drilling. In this course, learn the
fundamentals of formation pore pressure,
including techniques for its prediction,
analysis of the data, detection and collec-
tion of pressure data, and understanding
normal-, over-, and underpressured
environments. Practical analysis exercises
reinforce your understanding of this
crucial measurement.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Formation pore pressure fundamen-
tals
n
Pore pressure estimation techniques
n
Impact of pore pressure prediction on
exploration and drilling success
n
Pressure distribution: Concepts and
application
n
Fluid migration model background and
development
n
Hands-on pore pressure data analysis
AUDIENCE
Geoscientists or engineers wanting to
learn the fundamentals of pore pressure
and its effects on drilling, wellbore
stability, and reservoir management
PREREQUISITES
Basic understanding of drilling, geology,
and geophysics; basic understanding of
risks associated with drilling operations
Shale Gas Evaluation:
Finding Production
Sweet Spots
Advanced 4 days
Shale gas reservoirs have distinct
characteristics that require specifc evalu-
ation techniques. In this course, learn the
geologic, geophysical, and petrophysical
attributes of these reservoirs, including
the origin and accumulation of the natural
gas. Gain exposure to the methods and
workfows for identifying, characterizing,
and developing shale gas reservoirs.
Instruction includes feld examples that
deliver a foundation for understanding
the exploration, appraisal, and location of
production sweet spots for development.
Exercises demonstrate how to assess
economic viability of assets.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Unconventional versus conventional
reservoirs
n
Geologic, geochemical, and
geomechanical considerations in
exploitation
n
Role of geomechanics in basin
modeling and petroleum systems
analysis, risk assessment
n
Development of mechanical earth
models (MEMs) including thickness,
depth, pressure, and gas storage
capacity
n
Formation evaluation methodologies:
Mineralogy, porosity, permeability,
free and total gas quantifcation,
adsorbed gas
n
Correlation of wireline logs, borehole
images, microseismic analysis, and
wireline formation tests
n
In situ permeability and determination
of permeability anisotropy
n
Calculations of gas in place
n
Key criteria governing wellbore
placement, including drainage areas
and borehole spacing
n
Penetration of production sweet spots
and their economics
n
Statistical drilling and sweet spot
drilling
AUDIENCE
Operating company multidisciplinary asset
team members, engineers, geoscientists,
fnancial decision-makers, and resource
managers
PREREQUISITES
Bachelors degree in geosciences
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Awareness 1 day
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This course teaches the fundamentals of
data quality management using InnerLogix
DQM. Through a series of software
demonstrations, learn how the software
can automate and manually control data
quality control processes to address data
management challenges.
COURSE CONTENT
n
DQM methodology
n
InnerLogix tools and technology
n
InnerLogix DQM Solution Workshop
n
DQM implementation situations
n
References and DQM pilots
AUDIENCE
Data management professionals, data
loaders, data managers, database and IT
administrators, and petrotechnical staff
PREREQUISITES
Basic understanding of the E&P
industry and its information management
challenges

GeoFrame Administration
Foundation 5 days
:
Administration fundamentals for
GeoFrame* reservoir characterization
software include installation, confgura-
tion, and maintenance. You also receive
an introduction to the Oracle
database
management system and its relationship
to the GeoFrame system.
COURSE CONTENT
n
GeoFrame fundamentals for installa-
tion and administration
n
Confguration of printers and plotters
n
Management of licenses
n
Addition of users and disks
n
Archival and deletion of projects
n
Basic Oracle administration, such as
monitoring table spaces
n
Starting and stopping the database
n
Backup and recovery
n
SQL statements related to
GeoFrame projects
n
Relational database basics, design of
models, and terminology
n
SQL language elements
n
SQL*Plus environmental and
basic commands
n
Oracle server architecture
AUDIENCE
GeoFrame database administrators and
application support staff
PREREQUISITES
Profciency in Linux

and UNIX

applications

Finder Fundamentals
Foundation 5 days
:
The Finder data management system
offers extensive data domains and
applications to ensure the preservation
and security of E&P corporate data. In
this course, learn the fundamentals of
the software that enable management of
your data.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Login, project overview windows, and
main menu options
n
Basic map menu options
n
Customization of existing maps
n
New maps
n
List Assistant
n
Selecting data from predefned flters
n
Browsing data using forms and reports
n
Document searches
n
Integrating database access tools
n
Map directory and image overlays
n
Plots with predefned layouts
n
Cross sections
n
Browsing, inserting, and updating data
AUDIENCE
loaders, data managers, and database
and IT administrators
PREREQUISITES
None

eSearch Fundamentals
Foundation 1 day
:
Learn the fundamentals of eSearch that
enable asset browsing and ordering with
a common view of physical and digital
data. Instruction introduces you to the
interface, fle structure, and visualization
tools, and you are guided through
the asset-oriented process, including
check-in and check-out, search and flter
operations, and inventory status.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Interfaces
n
Ordering
n
Central management of local assets
n
Barcode scans
n
Bulk edits
n
Browsing of documents and
attachments
n
Custody activity reports
AUDIENCE
Data and information management
professionals, data loaders, data manag-
ers, database and IT administrators, and
petrotechnical staff
PREREQUISITES
None
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:

ProSource Fundamentals
Foundation 2 days
:
ProSource access technology provides a
single tool for browsing, editing, creating,
and managing information from multiple
distributed repositories. This course is
recommended as the frst step in learning
the ProSource information management
application and associated products.
Instruction covers the fundamental
workfows supported by the ProSource
application. The ProSource interface
and the workfows covered are common
to the suite of ProSource products. The
training guides you through the use of this
software so that you can quickly and ef-
fciently manage data and understand the
architecture supporting the application.
COURSE CONTENT
n
ProSource architecture and
integration strategy
n
Using the tree folder structure to
access data using queries
n
Searching for specifc data
using constraints
n
Accessing spatial data and related
information with the map
n
Accessing underlying data sources
to view and edit data
n
Analyzing results with the
data viewers
n
Performing and managing data
transfers using the Data Transfer
Manager
AUDIENCE
Data management professionals with
limited or no experience with ProSource
software who require a basic understand-
ing of the interface and workfows
PREREQUISITES
None

MetaCarta Fundamentals
Foundation 1 day
:
In this introductory class, you become
familiar with the MetaCarta user
interface and learn to use the search tools
and methodologies.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Finding locations using the map
interface
n
Using keywords to focus location-
specifc searches
n
Document collections
n
Natural language processing
AUDIENCE
managers, database and IT administra-
tors, and petrotechnical staff
PREREQUISITES
Anyone interested in search tools and
new ways to fnd data
GeoFrame IESX Seismic
Data Loading and Data
Management
Foundation 2 days
:
In this course, you learn to load 2D and 3D
seismic data for use in IESX software. You
learn to manage and QC IESX data and to
troubleshoot data problems.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Creation of new projects
n
Preview of 2D and 3D seismic headers
and data
n
Loading 2D seismic data and station
locations
n
Loading 3D seismic data and generat-
ing time slices and surface slices
n
Loading cartographic data with
Tobin format
n
Managing data with IESX
DataManager system
AUDIENCE
GeoFrame IESX application users and
support staff
PREREQUISITES
GeoFrame Charisma
and Data Management
Foundation 2 days
:
In this course, learn the fundamentals of
loading 2D and 3D seismic data into the
Charisma* seismic interpretation module
of the GeoFrame application.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Creating new projects
n
Creating surveys within the project
n
Loading navigation data from
ASCII fles and directly from
SEG Y trace headers
n
Loading 2D and 3D seismic data from
SEG Y tapes
n
Creating subprojects for sharing of
seismic data
n
Generating time slices and crosslines
from a 3D volume
n
Backing up and restoring seismic and
horizon data
AUDIENCE
GeoFrame Charisma application users and
support staff
PREREQUISITES
122
:

Avocet Data Manager
for Specialists
Skill 2 days
:
Building on the concepts taught in the
Avocet Data Manager Fundamentals
course, you gain the knowledge to be
frst-line support for internal clients as
well as a key player in the setup and
confguration of new facilities.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Tips and tricks to save data entry time
n
Setting up and connecting new
facilities with equipment (tanks,
meters, pumps)
n
Modifying and customizing reports
n
Setup of basic security
n
First-line support for users
AUDIENCE
Anyone wanting to become frst-line
support for internal clients using Avocet
Data Manager
PREREQUISITES
Avocet Data Manager Fundamentals
course

for Data Managers
Foundation 3 days
:
Structured to introduce you to the
Techlog Techplot and Techdata modules,
this course teaches the data model
manipulating, and displaying data,
including core and images. Study the
multiwell and multiuser aspects and gain
a frm foundation for manipulating data
projects of all sizes and complexity within
the Techlog suite.
COURSE CONTENT
n
n
n
n
AUDIENCE
Data management specialists, data
PREREQUISITES
None

Studio for Petrel
Foundation 3 days
:
Learn industry best practices and
procedures for managing data created
from-and going into-the Petrel software
environment. Because the Petrel applica-
tion is only one of many that produces
and consumes data, you learn how to
best integrate Petrel software into your
data environment, allowing you to access,
publish, store, and enrich your companys
knowledge base.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Petrel data management
n
Petrel interface
n
Customizing the Petrel environment
and managing coordinate systems
n
Setting up Studio Knowledge
data environments
n
Data management workfows
n
Collaboration workfows
AUDIENCE
and geoscientists with project and data
management responsibility and prior
experience with Petrel software
PREREQUISITES
Petrel Fundamentals course and general
knowledge of petroleum geology and
geophysics

ProSource Petrel and
Results Fundamentals
Foundation 2 days
:
Improve the management of your data
and information with this course on the
ProSource Petrel workfow extension and
the ProSource Results software. Learn
to use the ProSource Petrel workfow
extension to add functionality to the
ProSource data management application,
which supports project publishing and
archiving as well as workfows for the
ArcGIS
spatial module for fle exports.

Understand how to use ProSource Results
software to store data interpretation
results in a vendor- and platform-
independent system, immediately
accessible by end users.
COURSE CONTENT
n
ProSource Petrel workfow extension
and ProSource Results software
n
ProSource information management
and spatial modules in Petrel
software
n
ProSource Petrel ArcGIS module
within Petrel software
n
Exporting and importing shape fles
and grid fles
n
Publishing to ArcSDE fles from
Petrel software
n
Publishing, archiving, and
restoring projects
n
ProSource Results software for
permanent storage
n
Management of projects using the
ProSource Results application
n
Navigating through the tree structure
to access data
n
Searching for data using ProSource
Results software and loading to an
interpretation tool
n
Archiving unstructured data associated
with a study
AUDIENCE
managers, and petrotechnical staff who
require a basic understanding of the
ProSource interface, workfows, and
integration with Petrel software
PREREQUISITES
ProSource Fundamentals course or
working knowledge of ProSource and
Petrel software
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:

ProSource Administration
Skill 3 days
:
If you are an application or database
administrator, this course enhances
your ability to install and administer
the ProSource environment and the
underlying data repositories.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Installing ProSource software and
associated architecture
n
Connecting the ProSource application
to underlying data repositories
n
Confguring data access, database
views, questions, and capabilities
n
Confguring fully customizable data
access trees
n
Using the IM Administration Console
to support tasks: Defning users,
entitlements, groups, and metadata
confgurations
AUDIENCE
professionals, data managers, and
database and IT administrators
PREREQUISITES
ProSource Fundamentals course or work-
ing knowledge of ProSource software,
and an understanding of UNIX systems
administration, Apache, Tomcat, and
SQL applications

MetaCarta Administration
Skill 2 days
:
Designed for administrators of the
MetaCarta
geographic information
search engine, this course teaches basic
installation, confguration, and network
connectivity. You also learn the concepts
of crawling, scanning, and indexing of
document repositories.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Installation of an appliance
n
Confguration of network connectivity,
security, and active directory
n
Users and ingestion into the index
n
Suitable document repositories
for scanning
n
Collections: Fundamentals and
construction
n
Backups and hardware maintenance
procedures
n
Aggregation of several appliances
n
Custom gazetteer
AUDIENCE
Data management professionals,
data managers, and database and IT
administrators
PREREQUISITES
MetaCarta Fundamentals course

InnerLogix Data Quality
Management Intermediate
Skill 4 days
:
This course encompasses the InnerLogix*
suite of software tools (DataLogix,
QCLogix, QCSync, QCAnalyst, QCRulesE-
ditor, ILXAdmin, and QCSummary). You
learn a methodical, systematic approach
to the workfows for data quality
assessment and improvement. Discussion
includes an overview of the data
quality management (DQM) methodology
supported by the InnerLogix application.
Understand how to use the DQM tool to
improve data quality and enforce the data
quality rules you have chosen.
COURSE CONTENT
n
DQM and the Six Sigma technique
n
Use and value of quality data for
trusted analyses and decisions in the
industry
n
Use of DataLogix toolset to manually
analyze, assess, and correct E&P data
n
Use of QCLogix and QCSync (QCPro
toolset) to automate the assessment,
correction, and synchronization of
E&P data
n
Creation of rule sets for data quality
assessment and correction using
QCRulesEditor
n
Use of ILXAdmin to perform adminis-
tration tasks, create QCProjects, data
links, and run jobs
n
Analysis of data quality results and
defects using QCAnalyst
n
Web-based reports of quality scores
using QCSummary
AUDIENCE
loaders, data managers, database and IT
administrators, and petrotechnical staff
PREREQUISITES
Basic understanding of the E&P
industry and its information management
challenges

Finder Data Loading
Skill 5 days
:
In this course on the Finder* data
management system, learn to load and
unload general types of E&P data into the
Finder master datastore.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Standard data types
n
Workfows for loading data types:
Wells, seismic, graphic objects, and
leases
n
Finder HTML data dictionary and
Entity Relationship (E-R) diagram
pages
n
Beneft of creating E-R diagrams
before loading data
n
Three main methods for loading data:
LCC, SpreadSheet Loader, and SQL
loader
n
Loading wells: Location, directional
surveys, logs, and markers
n
Loading geographic and cultural
features
n
Loading seismic location data, produc-
tion data, and drilling data
n
Use of unloaders: 2D and 3D location
data, LAS, shape
AUDIENCE
loaders, data managers, and database
and IT administrators
PREREQUISITES
Finder Fundamentals course
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Studio for Petrel
Administrator
Skill 2 days
:
This course teaches how to install and
confgure servers to be used in a Studio
Knowledge environment.
It also covers creation of a Reference
Project, User Projects, and a Repository
in Studio Knowledge and how to transfer
indexes between them. Instruction
includes how to verify that the Studio
Data environment is operational.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Studio Knowledge installation
n
Studio Knowledge confguration
n
Data population and transfer
n
Creation of Studio Find Indexes
n
Creation of the Studio Data
environment
n
Studio Collaborate Validation
AUDIENCE
and geoscientists with project or data
management responsibility.
PREREQUISITES
General knowledge of G&G data. Petrel
Fundamentals course and the Studio
for Petrel Basic Data Management
course or equivalent Petrel and Studio
experience.

ProSource Seismic
Fundamentals
Skill 3 days
:
This course covers ProSource Seismic
software fundamentals and workfows
for complete data management in a
multivendor environment. Learn to use
this solution for collection and delivery
of seismic data between projects. The
ProSource user interface, an integral part
of the application, utilizes the Seabed
database for attribute storage and the
ArcSDE technology for access.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Navigation structure, seismic data
formats, fundamentals of numbering
systems, and difference between
2D and 3D
n
Refresh of geodetic concepts
regarding ellipsoids, data, and
projections associated with handling
seismic data
n
Scan, edit, and QC of seismic trace
header data
n
Loading processed 2D navigation data
and 2D and 3D seismic data
n
Loading tape indexes and scanning of
seismic data in a GeoFrame project
n
Viewing and selecting loaded data
n
Exporting data from ProSource
Desktop to a SEG Y fle, IESX
software, Charisma software,
or SeisWorks project
AUDIENCE
ers, and database and IT administrators,
particularly those working with seismic
data
PREREQUISITES
ProSource Fundamentals course or a
working knowledge of ProSource software

ProSource Logs
Fundamentals
Skill 2 days
:
In this course, you learn the fundamentals
and workfows for ProSource Logs
software, which leverages the Seabed
E&P data store system to provide a data
management solution for well logs. Learn
how to scan, load, view, and export well
log data fles in various industry-standard
formats.
COURSE CONTENT
n
ProSource Logs fundamentals
n
Starting the software and connecting
to a database
n
Navigating through the tree view
n
Loading data using the Loader job
functionalities
n
Browsing and updating data
n
Exporting data in various formats
n
Loading and associating documents to
ProSource Logs entities
n
Searching for electronic documents
AUDIENCE
ers, and database and IT administrators,
particularly those working with well log
data
PREREQUISITES
ProSource Fundamentals or working
knowledge of ProSource software

ProSource Enterprise
Fundamentals
Skill 3 days
:
This course teaches you the fundamentals
of and workfows for ProSource Enterprise
software, which leverages the Seabed*
E&P datastore system to extend the
functionalities of the ProSource data
management application. You receive an
overview of the functionalities and the
procedures needed to execute specifc
workfows of data loading, validation, and
QC; exporting data; and using utilities. An
introduction to the Seabed data model
explains its use in the ProSource Enter-
prise application. Learn how to use the
ProSource application to manage data and
understand the architecture supporting
the application. Lessons and exercises are
designed in a workfow fashion, focusing
on practical user needs that let you apply
your new skills immediately.
COURSE CONTENT
n
ProSource Enterprise architecture and
integration strategy
n
Navigating through the ProSource
Enterprise tree view to access data
n
Visually integrating different data
types using different data viewers
n
Accessing and browsing the Seabed
data model and other data sources
n
Loading data using a variety of
loader functions
n
Browsing and validating data
n
Exporting data from the Seabed data
model to different formats
n
Using the tools to manipulate and
ensure data quality
AUDIENCE
ers, and database and IT administrators
PREREQUISITES
ProSource Fundamentals course or
working knowledge of ProSource software
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InnerLogix:
DQM Advanced
Advanced 4 days
:
In this course, you are introduced to topics
for advanced users of InnerLogix software.
The focus is on adapters, assessment and
correction rules, scheduling and monitor-
ing of quality control jobs, and other
system maintenance functions. You learn
about data mapping, and data translation
when implementing a typical DQM
project. You also examine the friction
points and impact matrix creation process,
and create the respective assessment
and correction rules set. An overview
of InnerLogix system installation and
migration emphasizes post-DQM project
maintenance and ongoing activities.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Adapters
n
Data mapping and data translation
n
Standard friction points and impact
matrix
n
Predefned methods and methods
from scripts for assessment and
correction rules
n
Manual handling of exception wells
and correction tools
n
Installation, upgrades, and migration
n
QC jobs scheduling, monitoring,
reporting, and logging
AUDIENCE
Geologists, geoscientists, geotechnicians,
database administrators, IT professionals,
and other personnel involved in a DQM
project
PREREQUISITES
InnerLogix Data Quality Management
course or experience with InnerLogix
technology, DQM methodology, and
implementation processes

eSearch Administration
Advanced 1 day
:
Structured for application and database
administrators, this course presents the
fundamentals of eSearch administration
and the advanced workfows to support
its use for asset browsing and ordering
with a common view of physical and
digital data.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Data design concepts
n
Business rules and adherence
n
Data administration and custom
confguration
n
Advanced issues and workfow tactics
n
Port and machine changes
AUDIENCE
Data and information management pro-
fessionals, data managers, database and
IT administrators, and data warehouse
administrators
PREREQUISITES
eSearch Fundamentals course
Avocet Data Manager
Advanced Reporting
and Graphing
Advanced 1 day
:
Building on the skills taught in the
Avocet* Data Manager for Specialists
training, this course teaches you to
become an in-house expert in creating
and modifying Avocet Data Manager
reports and graphs.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Building reports
n
Building a report with multiple tables
including battery, oil wells, and
injection wells
n
Creating user-defned calculations
n
Creating graphs
n
Using Avocet Spreadsheet
add-in module software to defne
Microsoft
Excel reports and build

custom input
AUDIENCE
Anyone wanting to create and modify
Avocet Data Manager reports and graphs
PREREQUISITES
Avocet Data Manager for Specialists
course

MetaCarta Advanced
Administration
Advanced 2 days
:
This course is designed for administrators
of the MetaCarta appliance who require
connectors to structured databases or
web sites and for developers who want
to integrate MetaCarta software into
other solutions. Learn how to confgure
alternate mapping packages, customize
interfaces, and use Web crawlers and
JDBC connectors.
COURSE CONTENT
n
Scanning and indexing a standard
structured database of a known
schema
n
Integrating a MetaCarta map into
another Web site
n
Creating and using KML results from
the MetaCarta application
n
Crawling and indexing complex or
secure Web sites using Heritrix
AUDIENCE
IT system administrators, application
support database administrators, user
interface developers, web developers,
and data managers
PREREQUISITES
MetaCarta Administration course and
an understanding of Oracle and SQL
databases
NExT Subsurface Integration Program
Fast track your asset team development
The NExT Subsurface Integration program
develops the reservoir characterization skills of
an asset team. Through world-class, hands-on
instruction and mentoring, teams solve complex
reservoir problems using the data from their
organizations felds.
This multi-week program guides students through
the evaluation workfows necessary to understand
their feld. Students learn how to integrate avail-
able data sources to build a static reservoir model
based in petrophysics. Through learning-by-doing,
students identify by-passed potential in existing
felds and investment potential in new areas.
Purpose built for each team and their felds, the
NExT Subsurface Integration program provides
an immersive learning environment. Based on
40 years of proven experience, the program fast
tracks the development of each student.
Learning objectives:
Conduct log analysis while learning
the limits of borehole acquisition
methods
Evaluate the effects of depositional
environments upon reservoir geom-
etry and quality
Determine the porosity, permeability,
saturation, and stress-dependent
parameters that affect
reservoir performance;
Integrate wellbore data to build a
reservoir model
Identify rock types and fow units
Understand and apply subsurface
integration practices
Learn and use software tools for reser-
voir analysis and modeling Petrel*
For more information on how NExT
can help fast track your asset teams,
visit us at NExTtraining.net.
Contact us at Programs@NExTtraining.net for more information.
Immersive Training Delivers
Practical reservoir characterization skills
Solutions to complex reservoir problems
Enhanced asset team effciency
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3D Reservoir Modeling Workshop 6
A
Acid Stimulation Techniques 78
Advanced Core and Log Integration 42
Advanced Formation Evaluation 44
Advanced Formation Evaluation
Carbonates 44
Advanced Formation Evaluation
Sandstones 45
Advanced Integrated Reservoir Analysis 43
Advanced Natural Gas Engineering 65
Advanced Production Data Analysis and
Nodal Analysis 80
Advanced Remedial Cementing 54
Advanced Seismic Interpretation 31
Advanced Well Test Analysis 65
Analysis and Development of
Tight Gas Reservoirs 65, 117
Analysis of Production Performance Curves 66
Applied Core Analysis 43
Applied Geostatistics 6
Applied Geostatistics for Petroleum Engineers
and Geoscientists 62
Applied Production Logging and Reservoir
Monitoring 45, 81
Applied Project Management Oil and Gas 104
Applied Reservoir Engineering 63
Applied Reservoir Petrophysics and
Characterization 45
Applied Reservoir Simulation 63
Applied Structural Geology in Hydrocarbons
System Analysis 13
Artifcial Lift Technology 76
Assuring Flow from Pore to Process 66, 80, 96
Auditing in the E&P Industry 104
Automation, Instrumentation, Measurements, and
Process Control 93
AVO and Seismic Inversion 27
B
Basic Cementing 53
Basic Core Analysis 40
Basic Logging Methods and Formation
Evaluation 40
Basic Petrophysics and Petrophysical
Properties 41
Basic Production Logging 41, 76
Basic Reservoir Engineering Analytical
Techniques ate Sequence Stratigraphy 7
Cased Hole Logging and Formation Evaluation 41
Casing Design 54
Cementing Operations 53
Characterization, Evaluation, and Enhanced Oil
Recovery in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs 66
Clastic Reservoir Characterization 8
Clastic Sedimentology for Exploration and
Development 7
Clastic Sequence Stratigraphy and
Sedimentation 8
Completion and Production Engineering 76
Condition-Based Maintenance for Staticand
Rotating Equipment 94
Conducting an Integrated Reservoir Study 63
Contracts, Procurements, and Partnering 105
Crude Oil and Water Treatment 87
Crude Oil Pumps and Gas Compression
Systems 87
D
Deepwater Drilling Operations and
Well Control 57
Deepwater Sedimentary Systems 8
Deepwater Seismic Interpretation 28
Design, Diagnosis,and Optimization of
Gas Lift Systems 78
Development Geology 3
Dipmeter and Borehole Image Logging 43
Directional Drilling and Surveying 55
Drilling Engineering 52
Drilling Fluids 55
Drilling Optimization 58
Drilling Project Management 55
Drilling Risk Management 56
Drilling Simulator 54
Drillstring Design 55
Dynamic Pressure Drilling 58
E
Economics of Petroleum Exploration 9
Economics of Unconventional Gas 105, 114
Electrical Submersible Pumps Applications
Engineering 79
Electrical Submersible Pumps Basic 78
Electric Submersible Pumps Advanced 81
Emergency Systems and Electrical Componentsand
Equipment 87
Enhanced Oil Recovery Methods: Theory and
Applications 60
Enhanced Oil Recovery Processes: Miscible,
Polymer, and Thermal 64
Evaluation and Management of Fractured
Reservoirs 13
Level 1 102
Level 2 105
Level 3 105
F
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis Applied to
Production Operations 94
First-Time Leadership and Supervision 102
Fluvial and Deltaic Architecture with Advanced
Petrel Modeling Field Course 9
Fluvial and Deltaic Depositional Systems 9
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Maintenance Management and Control
Indicators 95
Mastering Finance for Nonfnancial Oil and Gas
Personnel 103
Metering, Measurements, and Production
Tests 91
Monitoring and Reporting Systems in
Production Testing 91
Multiphase Flow 91
N
Natural Gas Reservoir Engineering 61
Negotiation Skills for the Oil and Gas
Industry 106
New Advances in Well Test Interpretation 67
Non-seismic Methods 26
O
Offshore Drilling Operations 53
Offshore Facilities 86
Oil and Gas Asset Management 103
Oil and Gas Reserves and Evaluation I 61
Oil and Gas Reserves and Evaluation II 64
Oil and Gas Reserves: The New SEC Reporting
Rules 103
Oilfeld Corrosion Management 95
Openhole and Cased Hole Data Acquisition and
Interpretation 44
Operations and Wellsite Geology 4
P
Petroleum Decision and Risk Analysis 107
Petroleum Economics 104
Petroleum Exploration and Production 102, 114
Petroleum Geology 5
Petroleum System Analysis 5
Petroleum Systems and Exploration and
I
Integrated Approach to Optimizing the Economy of
the Asset Life Cycle 95
Integrated ProductionSystem, Gathering Network,
and Flow of Fluids 89
Integrated Reservoir Analysis 42
Integrated Reservoir Management 61
Integration of Safety into Systems and
Processes 92
Intermediate Petroleum Geomechanics 56, 116
Intermediate Production Logging and Reservoir
Monitoring 44
International Business Communication Skills 106
International Oil and Gas Exploitation
Contracts 106
International Oil and Gas Management Skills 106
Introduction to Biostratigraphy 4
Introduction to Drilling 52
Introduction to Field Development Planning
61, 77, 89, 103
Introduction to Flow Assurance 89
Introduction to Geologic Interpretation of Seismic
Profles 11, 27
Introduction to Geology 3
Introduction to Geophysics 26
Introduction to HAZOP and Process Hazard Analysis
(PHA) 86
Introduction to Maintenance and Reliability 90
Introduction to Petroleum Economics 102
Introduction to Petrophysics 40
Introduction to Production Engineering 76
Introduction to Production Logging and Reservoir
Monitoring 40
Introduction to Reservoir Engineering 60
Introduction to Surface Facilities 86
Introduction to the Geology of
Coalbed Methane 4, 115
L
Low-Voltage, High-Voltage, Grounding, and Testing
Equipment 90
M
Maintenance Cost Control 90
Maintenance Integrated Planning 91
Formation Damageand Mitigation 79
Fractured Reservoir Characterization with Emphasis
on Carbonates 10
Full Life Cycle Fluid Evaluation
Downhole to Laboratory 67, 81
Fundamentals of Exploration for Hydrocarbons 3
Fundamentals of Petroleum Geomechanics 53, 114
Fundamentals of Seismic Data Acquisition,
Processing, and Interpretation 26
G
Gas Compression and Transportation 86
Gas Conditioning and Handling 88
Gas Processing and Conditioning 87
General Production Engineering 77
Geologic Assessment of Reservoir Seals
and Pay 13
Geology of Clastic Reservoirs 4
Geomechanics Applications in
Coalbed Methane 115
Geomechanics Applications in Heavy Oil 115
Geomechanics Applications in Shale Gas 116
Geostatistical Reservoir Modeling 13
Global Tectonics and Geological Prospecting Tools
for Exploration 10
H
HAZOP and SIL Application 88
Heavy Oil Exploitation 114
Heavy Oil Gathering and Transport System 94
Heavy Oil Transport and Gathering Systems 116
High-GOR-Well Liquid Loading 77
High Resolution Sequence Stratigraphy 10
History Matching and Conditioning Reservoir
Models to Dynamic Data 67
Horizontal, Extended-Reach, and
Multilateral Drilling 56
Horizontal Wells: Applications, Drilling, Completion,
Productivity, and Surveillance 64
HSE in Explorationand Production 89
Hydraulic Fracture Treatment Design and Quality
Control 77
Hydraulic Fracturing 79
Hydrocarbon Properties and Behaviors 88
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Seismic Interpretation Mapping with Petrel
Software 29
Seismic Petrophysics 30
Seismic Processing for Interpreters and
Others 30
Seismic Stratigraphy 30
Seismic Structural Interpretation 31
Selection, Operation, and Maintenance of Pumps,
Compressors, and Prime Movers 93
Sequence Stratigraphy Principles and
Applications 14
Shale Gas and Oil Production: Exploiting Production
Sweet Spots 117
Shale Gas Evaluation: Finding Production
Sweet Spots 118
South Pyrenean Foreland Basin Spain 12
Statistics and Petrophysics 42
Strategic Project Management 108
Structural Geology 5
Stuck Pipe and Fishing Operations 56
Stuck Pipe and Hole Cleaning 57
Subsea Production Systems and Technologies 92
Subsurface Facies Analysis 12
Subsurface Integration Field Courses Guadalupe
Mountains, USA 12
Subsurface Mapping 5
Subsurface-Surface Production Optimization 96
Supply Chain Strategy 107
Surface Facility Production Operations 88
T
Tendering and Technical Bidding 108
U
Unconventional Gas Reservoirs: Coalbed Methane,
Shales, and Tight Sands 118
Utilities: Design and Operation 93
W
Waterfood Management 65
Development Geochemistry 11, 116
PetroMod Petroleum Systems Modeling for
Shale Plays 18, 117
Pipeline Design, Operation, and Maintenance 95
Plant Turnaround Management 96
Play to Prospect Methods and Workfow 11
Pore Pressure Prediction Methods 58, 118
Portfolio Management 107
Practical Depth Conversion for Seismic
Interpreters 28
Production Logging Solutions Workshop 46
Production Technology 79
Project Management 104
Prospect Appraisal and Petroleum Economics 11
PVT Properties of Reservoir Fluids 64
R
Reliability Methodologies Applied to
Maintenance 92
Reservoir Engineering 60
Reservoir Geology 12
Reservoir Geomechanics 117
Reservoir Monitoring Solutions Workshop 46
Reservoir Optimization using Applied Oilfeld
Manager (OFM) 62
Resources and Reserves Evaluation 68
Rig Awareness and Familiarization Field Course 52
Risk Analysis and Management 108
Risk and Reliability Engineering 92
Risk Assessment and Management in the
Petroleum Business 108
Risk, Uncertainty, Decisions 107
S
Sand Control 80
Seismic Analysis of Carbonate Reservoirs 29
Seismic Attribute and Image Interpretation with
Petrel Software 29
Seismic Attributes and AVO Analysis 31
Seismic Geomechanics 32, 118
Well Control 57
Well Design and Construction Engineering 57
Well Integrity 46
Well Intervention 80
Well Placement Fundamentals 6, 42, 54
Well Productivity and Enhancement 62
Well Test Design and Analysis 62
Workovers and Completions 78
Field Courses
Carbonates and Evaporites Abu Dhabi 7
South Pyrenean Foreland Basin Spain 12
Subsurface Integration Field Courses Guadalupe
Mountains, USA 12
Avocet
Assuring Flow from Pore to Process 66, 80, 96
Avocet Data Manager Advanced Reporting
and Graphing 99, 124
Avocet Data Manager for Specialists 98, 122
Avocet Data Manager Fundamentals 97
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INTERSECT
Introduction to INTERSECT 69
Merak
Economics of Unconventional Gas 105
Merak Capital Planning Fundamentals 110
Merak Decision Tool Kit and
Merak Peep Monte Carlo 110
Merak Decision Tool Kit Fundamentals 109
Merak EnterprisePlanning 111
Merak Peep Advanced 110
Merak Peep Decline Fundamentals 109
Merak Peep Fiscal Model Library
Fundamentals 110
Merak Peep Fundamentals 109
Merak VOLTS Reserves Management
Fundamentals 109
Portfolio Management 107
MetaCarta
MetaCarta Administration 123
MetaCarta Advanced Administration 125
MetaCarta Fundamentals 121
Ocean
Ocean Software Development Kit 2011.1 24
Open Inventor .NET: 3D Visualization for Ocean
SDK 24
OFM
OFM Advanced Topics 74, 83
OFM Forecast Analysis Fundamentals 70, 82
OFM Fundamentals 70, 82
OFM Mapping Applications Fundamentals 70, 82
OFM Waterfood Analysis 72, 83
FINDER
Finder Data Loading 123
Finder Fundamentals 120
GeoFrame
GeoFrame Administration 120
GeoFrame Charisma Seismic Data Loading
and Data Management 121
GeoFrame Charisma Seismic Interpretation 32
GeoFrame CPS-3 Advanced Mapping and
Volumetrics 20, 35
GeoFrame CPS-3 Mapping Fundamentals
14, 32, 46
GeoFrame Fundamentals 14, 33
GeoFrame Geology Offce 15
GeoFrame GeoViz Advanced Seismic Interpretation
and Visualization Techniques 35
GeoFrame GeoViz Seismic Interpretation and
Visualization Techniques Fundamentals 34
GeoFrame IESX Gathers Seismic Workfow 34
GeoFrame IESX Seismic Data Loading and Data
Management 121
GeoFrame IESX Seismic Interpretation 33
GeoFrame InDepth 34
GeoFrame Litho ToolKit Facies Classifcation 20, 49
GeoFrame SeisClass Seismic Facies Analysis 36
GeoFrame Seismic Attribute ToolKit Workfow 33
GeoFrame Synthetics 36
InnerLogix
InnerLogix Data Quality Management
Intermediate 123
InnerLogix: DQM Advanced 125
InnerLogix DQM Solution Workshop 120
Avocet Data Manager Advanced Reporting
and Graphing 99, 125
Avocet Data Manager Fundamentals 96
Avocet Data Manager for Specialists 98, 122
Avocet Integrated Asset Modeler
Fundamentals 68, 82, 97
Avocet Surveillance Installation 97
Avocet Volumes Manager for Administrators 97
Avocet Volumes Manager for End Users 97
Avocet Workfow Builder 98
Avocet Workfow Builder Data Mining
and Application 99
Avocet WorkfowManager Level 1 98
Avocet WorkfowManager Level 2 99
Avocet Workfow Workshop 99
ECLIPSE
ECLIPSE Advanced Topics 71
Fundamentals 68
ECLIPSE Blackoil Reservoir Simulation 69
ECLIPSE Compositional Simulation 72
ECLIPSE Equation of State and
Pressure-Temperature-Volume 69
ECLIPSE FrontSim Fundamentals 69
ECLIPSE Simulation of Naturally
Fractured Reservoirs 72
ECLIPSE Thermal Reservoir Simulation 74
eSearch
eSearch Administration 125
eSearch Fundamentals 120
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PetroMod
Petroleum System Analysis 5
PetroMod Advanced Topics 1D, 2D, and 3D 17
PetroMod Introduction 1D, 2D, and 3D 16
PetroMod Petroleum Resource Assessments
with Special Reference to Petroleum Systems
Modeling 18
PetroMod Petroleum Systems Modeling for Shale
Plays 18, 117
PetroMod Pressure Calibration in Petroleum
Systems Modeling 19
PetroMod Quantifcation of Uncertainty Analyses in
Petroleum Systems Modeling 19
PetroMod Structural Analysis for Petroleum
Systems Modeling 19
PIPESIM
PIPESIM Artifcial Lift Design and
Optimization 83
PIPESIM for Surface Facilities: Design, Modeling,
and Optimization 98
PIPESIM Fundamentals 71, 83
ProSource
ProSource Administration 123
ProSource Enterprise Fundamentals 124
ProSource Fundamentals 121
ProSource Logs Fundamentals 124
ProSource Petrel and Results Fundamentals 122
ProSource Seismic Fundamentals 124
Petrel
Advanced Seismic Interpretation 31
Applied Geostatistics 6
Petrel Advanced Wells 48, 73
Petrel Drilling 58
Petrel Fracture Modeling 16
Petrel Fundamentals 14, 32, 47, 68
Petrel Geology 15
Petrel Geophysics 33
Petrel Introduction to Structural & Fault Analysis
Module (RDR) 21
Petrel Mapping and Geologic Workfows 15, 47
Petrel Multipoint and Conditional Facies
Modeling 21, 49
Petrel Play to Prospect Identifcation 36
Petrel Play to Prospect Risk 17
Petrel Property Modeling 17, 48
Petrel Proxy Modeling and Optimization 74
Petrel Reservoir Engineering 70
Petrel Structural Modeling 18
Petrel Uncertainty for Reservoir Engineers 73
Petrel Upscaling and Fault Analysis 71
Petrel Velocity Modeling 35
Petrel Well Correlation 15, 47
Petrel Workfow Editor and Uncertainty
Analysis 18, 35, 73
Seismic Attribute and Image Interpretation with
Petrel Software 29
Seismic Interpretation Mapping with Petrel
Software 29
Studio
Studio for Petrel Basic Data Management
34, 122
Studio for Petrel Administrator 124
Techlog
Techlog Advanced Analysis 21, 36, 49
Techlog Borehole Image Interpretation 22, 50
Techlog Core Data 22, 50
Techlog Fluid Contact Analysis 22, 74
Techlog for Geologists 22, 50
Techlog Formation Evaluation 19, 48, 73
Techlog Formation Evaluation with
Quanti.Elan 20, 49
Techlog Fundamentals 16, 47, 71
Techlog Fundamentals for Data Managers 122
Techlog Python 16, 48
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