Introduction to the Oil Industry

DRILLING / WELL TECHNOLOGY

DURATION 1 day

DESIGNED FOR All personnel who work in any area of the oil
and gas industry and can benefit from an
understanding of the terminology and
processes of the industry. Ideal for personnel
in disciplines such as HR, Procurement,
Finance, IT, Administration, PR, Marketing and
Sales, Operational and Technical Support
functions.
COURSE OVERVIEW
A 1-day awareness course providing non-technical personnel with a compre-
hensive overview of the terms and processes involved in the various branches
and disciplines of the petroleum industry.
Beginning with the intriguing question “A Life Without Oil?”, the course takes
participants on a fascinating journey starting from “the Nature of Oil and
Gas”, passing through Exploration and Drilling, Completions and Production,
Refining and Transportation, before concluding with “Industry Structure and
Development: The Future”.

COURSE CONTENT
• The Nature of Oil and Gas:
crude oil/natural gas/upstream and downstream
• Exploration:
formation of oil and gas/finding oil and gas
• Drilling:
types of rigs/major rig systems/drilling operations/challenges
• Completion and Production:
purpose and types/reservoir drives/recovery methods
• Refining and Transportation:
a typical refinery/refining processes/getting product to market
• Industry Structure and Development:
early industry/industry structure today/the oil and gas market in the
future
DATES 22 February 25 April
27 June 08 August
03 ober 07 ovember
05 December

COST £240 + VAT

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 Basic Drilling Awareness

DURATION 1 day

DESIGNED FOR Non-technical, administrative or support
personnel

COURSE OVERVIEW

One-day overview giving delegates an awareness of the equipment,

terminology and operations associated with the drilling process.

COURSE CONTENT

Setting the Scene

• The Geological Structures
• Types of Drilling Rigs

The Drilling Process: Equipment and Personnel

• The Rotary Drilling Process
• The Major Rig Components
• Casing and Cementing

The Nature of the Well and Potential Problems

• Vertical & Directional Wells
• Well Pressure Control
• Stuck Pipe Problems
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• Fishing Operations

Evaluation and Completion

• Evaluation by Drill Stem Tests and Well Logging
• Completion Hardware

DATES 31 January 13 March

10 April 22 May
19 June 07 August
25 September 20 November

COST £330 + VAT

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Basic Drilling Technology and Equipment

DRILLING / WELL TECHNOLOGY

DURATION 4 days

DESIGNED FOR Non-drilling and drilling personnel who wish to
enhance their understanding of the drilling
process.

COURSE OVERVIEW

Introduction to drilling technology (equipment, terminology and operations),

providing non-drilling personnel with the knowledge required for effective
teamwork and communication with their drilling colleagues.

COURSE CONTENT

• History and source of petroleum

• The multi-level interdependent composition of the petroleum industry
• The five systems of a drilling rig, their purpose and use
• Well planning overview
• The principles of the drilling process, fishing, and casing and cementing
• Principles of directional drilling
• Principles of well control and blow out prevention
• Differences between onshore and offshore drilling rigs and drilling practices
• How established drilling practices interface with modern tools and
technology
• Causes and prevention practices of lost circulation
• Practical hands-on site visits

DATES 14 - 17 January 18 - 21 February

17 - 20 March 21 - 24 April
26 - 29 May 21 - 24 July
18 - 21 August 15 - 18 September
01 - 04 October 10 - 13 November
08 - 11 December

COST £1075 + VAT

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 Introduction to Well Services

DURATION 2 days

DESIGNED FOR Office-based and new-hire operational personnel

who require an overview of Well Test operations,
Completions, Artificial Lift concepts, Wireline,
Coiled Tubing and Snubbing operations and
equipment including safety systems.

COURSE OVERVIEW

Theoretical training highlighting the equipment commonly used in the

relevant disciplines, the reasons why we use the equipment and the safety
systems associated with them.

COURSE CONTENT

Well Testing Wireline

• Drill Stem Testing • Slickline Operations
• Production Testing • Braided Line Operations
• Sub-Surface & Surface Equipment • Pressure Control Systems
Completions • Failure Scenarios
• Completion Types Coiled Tubing
• Completion Components • Coiled Tubing Operations
Perforating • Pressure Control Systems
• Perforating • Failure Scenarios
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Artificial Lift Systems Snubbing

• Beam Pumps • Snubbing Operations
• Gas Lift • Hydraulic Workover Operations
• Hydraulic Jet Pumps • Pressure Control Systems
Well Servicing Overview • Failure Scenarios
• Barriers Used In Well Servicing Operations

DATES 24 - 25 March 02 - 03 June

08 - 09 September 01 - 02 December

COST £595 + VAT

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Customised Drilling Technology

DRILLING / WELL TECHNOLOGY

DURATION Variable (1-5 days)

DESIGNED FOR Groups of:

a) Offshore or Onshore non-drilling personnel

who interface with the drilling process
b) Drilling personnel who require focused
training on aspects of drilling technology

COURSE OVERVIEW

Client-specific training covering aspects of drilling technology and its applica-

tions. A modular approach ensures that course content can be tailored to
provide fit-for-purpose training for groups of drilling or
non-drilling personnel, covering required subject areas at the correct level and
depth. Participants will achieve an enhanced appreciation of "what's going on
in the hole".

COURSE CONTENT

Modules may be selected and adapted from:

• Well planning
• Geology
• Rig systems and equipment
• Rig types
• Rig preparation
• Drilling operations
• Casing and cementing
• Directional drilling
• Well control
• Special operations
• Formation evaluation
• Testing

DATES Available on request only (group training)

COST Available on request for group training

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 Advanced Drilling Technology

DURATION 5 days

DESIGNED FOR Senior drill crew personnel
Well/Drilling Engineering personnel

COURSE OVERVIEW

Combination of lecture and workshops which is designed to:

a) broaden understanding of key operational issues among drill crew personnel

whose responsibilities may have widened (e.g. with alliancing agreements).

b) benefit drilling engineering personnel by adding a practical dimension to existing

knowledge.

c) give service engineers a greater appreciation of how their equipment inter faces
with the drilling programme.

COURSE CONTENT

• Drilling fluids
• Lost circulation
• Hydraulics
DRILLING / WELL TECHNOLOGY

• Casing and cementing

• Drill string failure prevention

DATES Available on request only (group training)

COST Available on request for group training

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Casing and Cementing

DRILLING / WELL TECHNOLOGY

DURATION 2 days

DESIGNED FOR Drilling and engineering personnel

COURSE OVERVIEW

Class-based training designed to increase understanding of issues related to

casing design, casing practice, cementing operations and techniques.

COURSE CONTENT

• Casing design
• Casing practices and procedures
• Cementing operations
• Cementing techniques

DATES Available on request only (group training)

COST Available on request for group training

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 Advanced Casing Design

DURATION 5 days

DESIGNED FOR Operational and engineering personnel

COURSE OVERVIEW

Comprehensive and in-depth course for operational and engineering person-

nel involved in well-planning, well plan inspection and auditing. The course,
consisting of lectures and workshops, is designed to increase awareness and
understanding of issues relating to casing functions, design considerations,
and factors affecting casing design.

COURSE CONTENT
• Casing function/physical properties/strength
• Selection of casing setting depths
• Casing design (graphical method)
• Casing design considerations (max load concept)
• Safety factors
• Effects of:
- shock load
- hole deviation
- drag
- bending
- buckling
- external/internal pressure changes
DRILLING / WELL TECHNOLOGY

- temperature
- subsidence
• Biaxial considerations
• Triaxial stress in casing design
• Casing practices/handling
• Casing equipment
• Casing design/casing preparation workshops
• Casing cementing considerations/cementing workshop

DATES Available on request only (group training)

COST Available on request for group training

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Stuck Pipe Prevention

DRILLING / WELL TECHNOLOGY

DURATION 1-2 days (variable)

DESIGNED FOR Rig-site and office-based drilling and
engineering personnel

COURSE OVERVIEW

1-day course for drilling and engineering personnel focusing on the causes
and avoidance of stuck pipe. Designed to develop "team thinking" in the
problem-solving process of prevention and freeing of stuck pipe.

COURSE CONTENT

• The causes of stuck pipe

• Stuck pipe warning signs
• How different team members play their role in the prevention and
freeing of stuck pipe
• Freeing methods of stuck pipe
• Precautions to take in preventing stuck pipe

DATES Available on request only (group training)

COST Available on request for group training

5-9
 Extended Reach Drilling (ERD) Workshop

DURATION 1-2 days (variable)

DESIGNED FOR The ERD team

COURSE OVERVIEW

A pre-spud workshop for the implementation team of highly deviated and

extended-reach drilling operations. The course will familiarise the team mem-
bers with the differences between conventional and extended-reach drilling
and highlight issues important to the successful drilling of the ERD well. A
combination of lecture, group discussion and practical scenarios will ensure
that each member of the team is prepared for the well-to-be-drilled.

COURSE CONTENT

• Hole cleaning & stuck pipe prevention in ERD wells

• Drilling practices
• Tripping practices
• Drill string design
• Torque & drag/swab & surge issues in ERD wells
• Hydraulics
• Directional drilling/surveying
• Drilling fluids
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• Well control
• Casing running & cementing
• Casing wear
• Case histories
• Logistics
• Practical simulation exercises

[Also available as an on-the-rig refresher course]

DATES Available on request only (group training)

COST Available on request for group training

5 - 10
Well-site Drilling Supervision

DRILLING / WELL TECHNOLOGY

DURATION Variable

DESIGNED FOR Personnel new to or inexperienced in the role of

the Drilling Supervisor at the well site

COURSE OVERVIEW

A combination of lecture, workshop and group interaction covering all aspects

of supervising the execution of drilling operations on rigs, with the aim of
ensuring that all well-site activities are carried out to the highest standards of
safety and efficiency.

COURSE CONTENT

• Introduction to Geology
• Field Evaluation & Development
• Drilling Operations Polices
• Emergency Contingency Planning
• Drilling Economics
• Drilling Contracts & Tendering
• Well Planning
• Evaluation (logging/coring/MWD/testing)
• Rig Selection
• Rig Acceptance
• Drilling Optimisation
• Drilling Problem Solving
• Drilling Project Management

DATES Available on request only (group training)

COST Available on request for group training

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