This training aims to give a complete overview of the main activities of Exploration & Production through its global process, by going through the key stages of the valorization of a hydrocarbon field. You will discover the fundamentals and vocabulary of Exploration & Production techniques: geosciences, reservoir engineering (enhanced recovery, unconventional resources, CO2 capture and storage), drilling, completion, production, projects, decision-making process, economic aspects and patrimonial contracts.
Public :
All professionals in contact with the oil industry: directors, ministries, executives, technicians, support trades... wishing to acquire the basic knowledge of oil exploration & production techniques and the associated vocabulary in order to interact effectively with specialists in different disciplines.
Level :Awareness
Prerequisite :
No pre-requisistes are necessary to follow this course.
Course Content
INTRODUCTION TO THE OIL & GAS INDUSTRY
Introduction to the energy business: energy resources; energy demand and supply.
Scope of the Oil & Gas industry:
Context: producer and consumer countries; national/ independent/ international oil companies; services companies; international organizations.
Risks related to the Oil & Gas industry.
GEOSCIENCES & RESERVOIR ENGINEERING
Introduction to petroleum geology:
Geodynamics of the earth. Sedimentary basins. Structural deformations (folds & faults).
Clastic and carbonate depositional environments and reservoirs.
Elements and processes of the petroleum system (source, reservoir, seal, traps).
Subsurface models, inputs data and concepts:
Seismic data gathering, processing and interpretation.
Well data acquisition and analysis.
Formation evaluation and sampling (logs and cores).
Reservoir characterization and modeling:
Data integration; introduction to reservoir modeling.
Management of subsurface uncertainties.
Volumetrics (in-place hydrocarbon estimation).
Subsurface Development Options: reservoir engineering:
Field development planning.
Drainage mechanisms: introduction to EOR and storage.
Different types of reservoir effluents and their behavior.
Unconventional resources:
Introduction to unconventional developments.
Non-conventional resources and their extraction techniques.
Environmental aspects.
FIELD OPERATIONS & DEVELOPMENT
Drilling:
Main functions of drilling rigs: lifting, rotating, pumping, power and safety.
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
explain the various phases of Oil & Gas development projects,
identify the contribution of all experts and technologies involved through a field development project,
understand the E&P value chain from prospect to market and associated contractual framework,
describe techniques involved in field development in order to efficiently interact with technical teams.
Ways & Means
Highly interactive course delivered by experts of the E&P industry.
Numerous examples and feedbacks from the industry. Numerous videos and animations.
To French entities : IFP Training is referenced to DataDock ; you may contact your OPCO about potential funding.
Please contact our disabled persons referent to check the accessibility of this training program : referent.handicap@ifptraining.com
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