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This seminar provides non-technical support personnel an overview of the exploration/production process and arms them with the terminology associated with these procedures and practices which will increase their understanding of the process and facilitate communication between them and the engineers and geologists with whom they work.

COURSE OUTLINE

• Introduction and quick review of geology behind the process.
• "Oil Well" video illustrating basic drilling and completion, as well as a blow-out.
• Overview of on-shore drilling rigs:  Design considerations, pros and cons of different systems.
• Overview of Off-shore rigs:  Submersibles, Floating platforms, Barges, Jack-up.
• Directional Drilling Tools and Techniques:  Identification of conditions requiring a directional well, horizontal well productivity, and pros and cons.
• Well Completions:  Completion methods - open-hole, perforating, wire-wrap; discussion of oil well production equipment - casing, tubing, review of cementing practices and procedures.  Radial flow.
• Reservoir Stimulation:  Acidizing; Hydraulic Fracturing
• Reservoir Drive Mechanisms:  Dissolved gas, Gas cap, Water and combo drives; Discussion of the impact of different drives on oil and gas production.
• Improved Recovery Techniques:  Waterflooding; Artificial lift options - gas lift, sucker rod pumps and electrical submersible pumps.
• Handling Sub-Surface Fluids:  Removing water; separating liquid and gas; storing the crude oil.
• Well Log Analysis:  SP and GR Logs; shaliness; porosity measurement - equation calculation; density logs/sonic logs; determining saturation.