| Who Should Attend: Professionals working in the petroleum industry. This course is general and serves as a good introduction of the petroleum upstream industry. Audience can include finance- administration and human resources professionals in addition to relatively new petroleum engineers- geologists- geophysicists- and other engineers (surface and subsurface). Course Description: The course is designed for professionals from any discipline who work of the oil and gas industry- hence its level is introductory. It is designed to give the right level of exposure to the value chain of the oil and gas industry with emphasis on the upstream sector. The full life cycle of petroleum exploration and development projects will be discussed. Roles of different professionals within the industry will be clarified. Types of companies (operating and services) will be discussed in addition to agreements between countries and companies to explore- develop- and produce oil and gas resources. The course provides a comprehensive overview of how the petroleum industry runs and the major technologies needed for different phases of exploration- appraisal- development- and production of oil and gas wells. The risks associated with industry and environmental and financial impacts are also discussed. Topics to be covered: 1. The petroleum industry (upstream- midstream- downstream) 2. Reservoir life cycle and the value chain 3. Companies involved in the petroleum industry 4. Professional involved in the petroleum industry 5. Introduction to petroleum agreements and contracts 6. Exploration 7. Appraisal and evaluation 8. Field development 9. Production and reservoir management 10. Abandonment Course Schedule: Day 1: Introduction to upstream- midstream- and downstream industries; petroleum projects value chain; reservoir life cycle; companies involved in the petroleum industry; petroleum industry professionals and roles; introduction to geology; exploration of oil and gas; the petroleum system; exploration methods; data used in exploration; exploration risk; handling exploration risk. Day 2: Successful exploration leading to discovery- appraisal- logging- perforating- testing of oil and gas wells- coring and core studies- evaluation of reserves- development planning- drilling- types of wells- rig components and major functions- surface facilities. Day 3: Production of oil and gas wells- evaluation and improvement of production well performance- operations associated with production wells- well stimulation- artificial lift- abandonment of oil and gas wells- reservoir management- exploration and development leases- types of petroleum agreements. |