Operations Geology

Course

In City of London

£ 2,830.34 + VAT

*Indicative price

Original amount in EUR:

3,300 €

Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Level

    Advanced

  • Location

    City of london

  • Class hours

    31h

  • Duration

    5 Days

This course teaches the fundamental elements of wellsite and operations geology. Suitable for: The course is designed for personnel familiar with the basics of hydrocarbon exploration who want to advance into wellsite and operations geology. The course will also give oil company new hires valuable insight into the process of wellsite data acquisition, the value of the data and also its limitations. The usefulness of these data in regional studies and well planning is also stressed. The course assumes a basic knowledge of rigs, rig equipment, drilling activities and the personnel involved in these activities.

Facilities

Location

Start date

City of London (London)
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Start date

On request

About this course

The operations geology role has evolved over the last few years. It is no longer exclusively a well execution phase role involving data acquisition and distribution. Now it is a wide-ranging, responsible and dynamic role encompassing safety critical functions through the entire life of a well.
This course describes how to perform this critical role and to become an effective practitioner.

By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:
– The role of modern operations geologists
– Personal leadership (soft skills) - the importance of good communication and awareness
– How to competently plan the geological aspects of a well including well and data acquisition programs
– How to identify, manage and mitigate drilling and subsurface risks
– How to competently perform well surveillance
– How to manage wellsite derived data effectively
– How to predict and evaluate formation pore, fracture and overburden pressures
– The basics of geomechanics and influences of earth stresses
– The basics of geosteering and well trajectory analysis
– How to manage and archive final well documentation

Designed for you, if you are:
– Familiar with the basics of wellsite and operations geology and want to become more proficient in operations geology
– An oil & gas company geologist, as it will give you valuable insights into the process of well planning, wellsite data acquisition, the value of the data, its limitations and its use in regional studies and well planning

The course assumes some basic knowledge of rigs, rig equipment, drilling activities and the personnel involved in these activities.

You will be taken along a path from well planning, through execution and on to well review. Each phase will be described and supported using exercises and case studies. The manual provides a good future reference for what has been taught in the course.

We look forward to hearing from you and endeavour to respond to your inquiry as quickly as possible!

– Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) and wellsite/operations geology
– Overview of the operations geology roles and responsibilities
– Importance of ‘soft skills’
– Well planning from location identification to spud
– Working with shallow hazards
– Drilling and subsurface risk identification, mitigation and management, NPT analysis
– Data acquisition program
– Coring/Sidewall coring programs
– Geological contracts, contractor evaluation and quality control
– Personnel preparedness
– The geological program
– Fundamentals of directional, ERD and geosteering
– Well surveillance and well data management, data quality
– Supporting the wellsite geologists
– Liaising with drillers and subsurface teams
– Managing geological contractors
– Incident management
– Monitoring partner wells
– Geopressure development and influences of earth stresses on drilled wells
– Formation pore, fracture and overburden pressure prediction and evaluation
– Use of trend line analysis and indirect indicators for pore pressure evaluation
– Wireline Logging QC and MDT pressure evaluation
– Logs, reports and final well documentation

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Subjects

  • Operations Geology
  • Well Planning
  • Working with Shallow Hazards
  • Risk Assessment
  • NPT Analysis
  • Data Acquisition
  • Coring and Coring Programs
  • Geological Contracts
  • Well Surveillance
  • Well Data Management
  • Trend Line Analysis
  • Wireline Logging QC
  • MDT Pressure Evaluation
  • Logs/Reports/Final Well Documentation
  • Geosteering Basics
  • Well Trajectory Analysis - Basics
  • Pressure Prediction & Evaluation

Teachers and trainers (1)

Tim Herrett

Tim Herrett

Instructor

Course programme

Course Description:

The operations geology role has evolved over the last few years. It is no longer exclusively a well execution phase role involving data acquisition and distribution. Now it is a wide-ranging, responsible and dynamic role encompassing safety critical functions through the entire life of a well.
This course describes how to perform this critical role and to become an effective practitioner.he support of practicals and 30 years experience of the instructor.

TOPICS

  • Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) and wellsite/operations geology
  • Overview of the operations geology roles and responsibilities
  • Importance of ‘soft skills’
  • Well planning from location identification to spud
  • Working with shallow hazards
  • Drilling and subsurface risk identification, mitigation and management, NPT analysis
  • Data acquisition program
  • Coring/Sidewall coring programs
  • Geological contracts, contractor evaluation and quality control
  • Personnel preparedness
  • The geological program
  • Fundamentals of directional, ERD and geosteering
  • Well surveillance and well data management, data quality
  • Supporting the wellsite geologists
  • Liaising with drillers and subsurface teams
  • Managing geological contractors
  • Incident management
  • Monitoring partner wells
  • Geopressure development and influences of earth stresses on drilled wells
  • Formation pore, fracture and overburden pressure prediction and evaluation
  • Use of trend line analysis and indirect indicators for pore pressure evaluation
  • Wireline Logging QC and MDT pressure evaluation
  • Logs, reports and final well documentation

Additional information

Course Fee:
London, UK: 3300 EUR +VAT.

Applicable VAT will be added.

All our courses are held at top quality hotels with excellent meeting facilities.

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Operations Geology

£ 2,830.34 + VAT

*Indicative price

Original amount in EUR:

3,300 €