Capillarity in Rocks - CIR

Safety techniques for hazard and effect management; Safety Culture; Work Environment; Chemical Handling / HAZCOM / Product Stewardship; Fire Safety; Electrical Safety; Confined Space; Lockout/Tagout; Logistics; Process

Reservoir fluid properties; Petroleum geology; The petroleum reservoir; Unconventional resources; Exploration technology; Drilling technology; Well completion and workover; Production operations; Recovery; Surface processing; Offshore operations

Fundamental concepts of petrophysics; Depositional systems and petrophysical rock parameters; Nature of porosity and permeability; Basic rock properties; theory and quicklook techniques; Mudlogging; Core analysis, acquisition, interpretation, and quality checks; Theory and basics of resistivity, radioactivity, acoustic tools; LWD/MWD versus open hole logging; Determination of rock types using core and logs; Cased hole logging; Petrophysical impact on economic uncertainty; Evolving petrophysical technologies

Objectives of integration; Key rock properties for formation evaluation; Impact of depositional environment and rock properties; Petrophysical rock type; Texture, porosity and permeability; Clay impact; Summary of basic logging tools; Subsurface rock sampling; Use of subsurface pressure data and evaluation; Relative permeability; Capillary pressure application to pay determination; Basic methodology for an integrated interpretation; Rock typing; Catalog approach; Clastic and carbonate rock types; Important reservoir rock parameters; Cementation and saturation components - CEC - fluid sensitivity; Review of production profiles; Overview of pressure transient analysis; Calculation of VClay/Vshale calibration of core and logs; Calculation of porosity using porosity Logs in complex lithologies; What is effective porosity?; Calculation of SW using different methods; Determining pay and pay classes

Explore the characteristics of change; Build an integrated change strategy; Embrace change positively using the power of vision; Use people and process to make change happen; Craft an effective measurement process to evaluate change; Facilitate change and overcome resistance through effective communication

Produced Hydrocarbon Fluids; Process Drawings; Production Facility Operations; Basic Physical Principles; Oil and Condensate Processing; Produced Water Treating; Gas Conditioning and Processing; Auxiliary Systems (Gas Lift, Sea Water Treating); STAVANGER / ABERDEEN - Typical North Sea oil and gas producing operations, produced water treating, seawater treating, other offshore topics of general interest; BRISBANE - Gas processing, introduction to Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) processes; MIDLAND - Gas conditioning and processing, sour gas treating, sulfur recovery; PITTSBURGH - Mechanical refrigeration principles and equipment, NGL fractionation and cryogenic NGL recovery

Fundamentals of seismology: Body waves that travel through a solid medium. Reflection, refraction, mode-conversion; Fundamentals of reflection seismology. P-P multi-azimuth. P-S multi-azimuth. S-S multi-azimuth; Fundamentals of seismic anisotropy; Fundamentals of 3D wide-azimuth seismic data acquisition. Issues of cost, number of channels, geophones chosen, recording system, fold, etc. Vertical component acquisition; multi-component acquisition; Fundamentals of seismic data processing: P-P multi-azimuth. P-S multi-azimuth. S-S multi-azimuth. Requirements for processing sequences. Necessity to comprehend the (chosen) contractor's definition of 'azimuth', and checks throughout processing to determine if the contractor is adhering to its definition of azimuth; Fundamentals of seismic data interpretation for fractured reservoir analysis, and in-situ stress evaluation. Commercially available software needed for multi-azimuth and/or multi-component 3D seismic interpretation; Fundamentals of seismic data modeling for anisotropy. Common (different) assumptions within different modeling packages; Commercially available support data. Where to find it; what it costs; how to integrate the required support data

Minerals and rocks; Plate tectonics; Geological times; Weathering and erosion; Deposition; Diagenesis; Reservoirs; Structural geology and petroleum; Origin, migration, and trapping of petroleum

Goals of casing design; Types of oilfield tubulars and connections; Casing point selection and size determination; Load estimation methods for casing and liners; Typical design factors; Theories of strength and failure (standard collapse, burst, axial; yield basis for combined loads); Design examples and exercises for all key loads and strings; Casing handling, running and hanging practices

Importance of understanding the various scales of heterogeneity in carbonate reservoirs; Carbonate deposition, diagenesis, mineralogy, rock textures and pore types; Carbonate rock and carbonate pore system classification; Carbonate rock properties and core analysis; Well log response, limitations, and strengths in carbonates; Determination of lithology, porosity, and permeability; Fracture identification and distribution; Porosity/depth relationships in limestone and dolomite reservoirs; Importance of sequence boundaries to development of pore architecture; Variations in carbonate pore architecture and its effect on permeability; Relationship of primary depositional facies, sequence stratigraphic framework and diagenetic history to pore architecture and reservoir quality; Controls on reservoir heterogeneity, from sub-reservoir to reservoir scale; Value of analogs for development of petrophysically-based reservoir models; Value and limitations of 3-D geostatistical models to understand reservoir heterogeneity and architecture

Introduction: What is LNG and where it comes from; Technical Fundamentals #1: Molecular weight, heating value and Wobbe Index; Technical Fundamentals #2: Vapor pressure, multi-component mixtures, thermodynamics; Gas Pre-treatment: Removal of acid gas, water, mercury and NGLs; Heat Exchangers: Description of heat exchangers specifically used for LNG production including Plate Fin and Coil Wound exchangers; Refrigeration: Single and multi-component refrigeration cycles; Rotating machinery: Compressors and drivers used for LNG, pumps and turbo expanders; Liquefaction: Description of typical liquefaction technologies for base-load and small scale production, issues relating to technology selection and operation.; LNG Storage: Description of LNG storage tanks, sizing basis, small scale tanks; LNG Shipping: Types of LNG carriers, marine management issues and LNG transfer; Siting Issues: Site selection and HSSE considerations; LNG Importing: Basis for sizing, technology selection, energy integration; Commercial Issues: The LNG chain and impact of contractual issues on LNG plant design and operation; LNG pricing; Project Issues: What influences LNG facility costs, benchmark costs, construction issues; New Developments: Development of off-shore LNG operations to regasification and liquefaction, coal seam gas project issues

Produced Hydrocarbon Fluids; Process Drawings; Production Facility Operations; Basic Physical Principles; Oil and Condensate Processing; Produced Water Treating; Gas Conditioning and Processing; Auxiliary Systems (Gas Lift, Sea Water Treating); STAVANGER / ABERDEEN - Typical North Sea oil and gas producing operations, produced water treating, seawater treating, other offshore topics of general interest; BRISBANE - Gas processing, introduction to Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) processes; MIDLAND - Gas conditioning and processing, sour gas treating, sulfur recovery; PITTSBURGH - Mechanical refrigeration principles and equipment, NGL fractionation and cryogenic NGL recovery

Safety techniques for hazard and effect management; Safety Culture; Work Environment; Chemical Handling / HAZCOM / Product Stewardship; Fire Safety; Electrical Safety; Confined Space; Lockout/Tagout; Logistics; Process

Reservoir fluid properties; Petroleum geology; The petroleum reservoir; Unconventional resources; Exploration technology; Drilling technology; Well completion and workover; Production operations; Recovery; Surface processing; Offshore operations

Fundamental concepts of petrophysics; Depositional systems and petrophysical rock parameters; Nature of porosity and permeability; Basic rock properties; theory and quicklook techniques; Mudlogging; Core analysis, acquisition, interpretation, and quality checks; Theory and basics of resistivity, radioactivity, acoustic tools; LWD/MWD versus open hole logging; Determination of rock types using core and logs; Cased hole logging; Petrophysical impact on economic uncertainty; Evolving petrophysical technologies

Objectives of integration; Key rock properties for formation evaluation; Impact of depositional environment and rock properties; Petrophysical rock type; Texture, porosity and permeability; Clay impact; Summary of basic logging tools; Subsurface rock sampling; Use of subsurface pressure data and evaluation; Relative permeability; Capillary pressure application to pay determination; Basic methodology for an integrated interpretation; Rock typing; Catalog approach; Clastic and carbonate rock types; Important reservoir rock parameters; Cementation and saturation components - CEC - fluid sensitivity; Review of production profiles; Overview of pressure transient analysis; Calculation of VClay/Vshale calibration of core and logs; Calculation of porosity using porosity Logs in complex lithologies; What is effective porosity?; Calculation of SW using different methods; Determining pay and pay classes

Explore the characteristics of change; Build an integrated change strategy; Embrace change positively using the power of vision; Use people and process to make change happen; Craft an effective measurement process to evaluate change; Facilitate change and overcome resistance through effective communication

Produced Hydrocarbon Fluids; Process Drawings; Production Facility Operations; Basic Physical Principles; Oil and Condensate Processing; Produced Water Treating; Gas Conditioning and Processing; Auxiliary Systems (Gas Lift, Sea Water Treating); STAVANGER / ABERDEEN - Typical North Sea oil and gas producing operations, produced water treating, seawater treating, other offshore topics of general interest; BRISBANE - Gas processing, introduction to Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) processes; MIDLAND - Gas conditioning and processing, sour gas treating, sulfur recovery; PITTSBURGH - Mechanical refrigeration principles and equipment, NGL fractionation and cryogenic NGL recovery

Fundamentals of seismology: Body waves that travel through a solid medium. Reflection, refraction, mode-conversion; Fundamentals of reflection seismology. P-P multi-azimuth. P-S multi-azimuth. S-S multi-azimuth; Fundamentals of seismic anisotropy; Fundamentals of 3D wide-azimuth seismic data acquisition. Issues of cost, number of channels, geophones chosen, recording system, fold, etc. Vertical component acquisition; multi-component acquisition; Fundamentals of seismic data processing: P-P multi-azimuth. P-S multi-azimuth. S-S multi-azimuth. Requirements for processing sequences. Necessity to comprehend the (chosen) contractor's definition of 'azimuth', and checks throughout processing to determine if the contractor is adhering to its definition of azimuth; Fundamentals of seismic data interpretation for fractured reservoir analysis, and in-situ stress evaluation. Commercially available software needed for multi-azimuth and/or multi-component 3D seismic interpretation; Fundamentals of seismic data modeling for anisotropy. Common (different) assumptions within different modeling packages; Commercially available support data. Where to find it; what it costs; how to integrate the required support data

Minerals and rocks; Plate tectonics; Geological times; Weathering and erosion; Deposition; Diagenesis; Reservoirs; Structural geology and petroleum; Origin, migration, and trapping of petroleum

Goals of casing design; Types of oilfield tubulars and connections; Casing point selection and size determination; Load estimation methods for casing and liners; Typical design factors; Theories of strength and failure (standard collapse, burst, axial; yield basis for combined loads); Design examples and exercises for all key loads and strings; Casing handling, running and hanging practices

Importance of understanding the various scales of heterogeneity in carbonate reservoirs; Carbonate deposition, diagenesis, mineralogy, rock textures and pore types; Carbonate rock and carbonate pore system classification; Carbonate rock properties and core analysis; Well log response, limitations, and strengths in carbonates; Determination of lithology, porosity, and permeability; Fracture identification and distribution; Porosity/depth relationships in limestone and dolomite reservoirs; Importance of sequence boundaries to development of pore architecture; Variations in carbonate pore architecture and its effect on permeability; Relationship of primary depositional facies, sequence stratigraphic framework and diagenetic history to pore architecture and reservoir quality; Controls on reservoir heterogeneity, from sub-reservoir to reservoir scale; Value of analogs for development of petrophysically-based reservoir models; Value and limitations of 3-D geostatistical models to understand reservoir heterogeneity and architecture

Introduction: What is LNG and where it comes from; Technical Fundamentals #1: Molecular weight, heating value and Wobbe Index; Technical Fundamentals #2: Vapor pressure, multi-component mixtures, thermodynamics; Gas Pre-treatment: Removal of acid gas, water, mercury and NGLs; Heat Exchangers: Description of heat exchangers specifically used for LNG production including Plate Fin and Coil Wound exchangers; Refrigeration: Single and multi-component refrigeration cycles; Rotating machinery: Compressors and drivers used for LNG, pumps and turbo expanders; Liquefaction: Description of typical liquefaction technologies for base-load and small scale production, issues relating to technology selection and operation.; LNG Storage: Description of LNG storage tanks, sizing basis, small scale tanks; LNG Shipping: Types of LNG carriers, marine management issues and LNG transfer; Siting Issues: Site selection and HSSE considerations; LNG Importing: Basis for sizing, technology selection, energy integration; Commercial Issues: The LNG chain and impact of contractual issues on LNG plant design and operation; LNG pricing; Project Issues: What influences LNG facility costs, benchmark costs, construction issues; New Developments: Development of off-shore LNG operations to regasification and liquefaction, coal seam gas project issues

Produced Hydrocarbon Fluids; Process Drawings; Production Facility Operations; Basic Physical Principles; Oil and Condensate Processing; Produced Water Treating; Gas Conditioning and Processing; Auxiliary Systems (Gas Lift, Sea Water Treating); STAVANGER / ABERDEEN - Typical North Sea oil and gas producing operations, produced water treating, seawater treating, other offshore topics of general interest; BRISBANE - Gas processing, introduction to Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) processes; MIDLAND - Gas conditioning and processing, sour gas treating, sulfur recovery; PITTSBURGH - Mechanical refrigeration principles and equipment, NGL fractionation and cryogenic NGL recovery

Safety techniques for hazard and effect management; Safety Culture; Work Environment; Chemical Handling / HAZCOM / Product Stewardship; Fire Safety; Electrical Safety; Confined Space; Lockout/Tagout; Logistics; Process

Reservoir fluid properties; Petroleum geology; The petroleum reservoir; Unconventional resources; Exploration technology; Drilling technology; Well completion and workover; Production operations; Recovery; Surface processing; Offshore operations

Fundamental concepts of petrophysics; Depositional systems and petrophysical rock parameters; Nature of porosity and permeability; Basic rock properties; theory and quicklook techniques; Mudlogging; Core analysis, acquisition, interpretation, and quality checks; Theory and basics of resistivity, radioactivity, acoustic tools; LWD/MWD versus open hole logging; Determination of rock types using core and logs; Cased hole logging; Petrophysical impact on economic uncertainty; Evolving petrophysical technologies

Objectives of integration; Key rock properties for formation evaluation; Impact of depositional environment and rock properties; Petrophysical rock type; Texture, porosity and permeability; Clay impact; Summary of basic logging tools; Subsurface rock sampling; Use of subsurface pressure data and evaluation; Relative permeability; Capillary pressure application to pay determination; Basic methodology for an integrated interpretation; Rock typing; Catalog approach; Clastic and carbonate rock types; Important reservoir rock parameters; Cementation and saturation components - CEC - fluid sensitivity; Review of production profiles; Overview of pressure transient analysis; Calculation of VClay/Vshale calibration of core and logs; Calculation of porosity using porosity Logs in complex lithologies; What is effective porosity?; Calculation of SW using different methods; Determining pay and pay classes

Explore the characteristics of change; Build an integrated change strategy; Embrace change positively using the power of vision; Use people and process to make change happen; Craft an effective measurement process to evaluate change; Facilitate change and overcome resistance through effective communication

Produced Hydrocarbon Fluids; Process Drawings; Production Facility Operations; Basic Physical Principles; Oil and Condensate Processing; Produced Water Treating; Gas Conditioning and Processing; Auxiliary Systems (Gas Lift, Sea Water Treating); STAVANGER / ABERDEEN - Typical North Sea oil and gas producing operations, produced water treating, seawater treating, other offshore topics of general interest; BRISBANE - Gas processing, introduction to Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) processes; MIDLAND - Gas conditioning and processing, sour gas treating, sulfur recovery; PITTSBURGH - Mechanical refrigeration principles and equipment, NGL fractionation and cryogenic NGL recovery

Fundamentals of seismology: Body waves that travel through a solid medium. Reflection, refraction, mode-conversion; Fundamentals of reflection seismology. P-P multi-azimuth. P-S multi-azimuth. S-S multi-azimuth; Fundamentals of seismic anisotropy; Fundamentals of 3D wide-azimuth seismic data acquisition. Issues of cost, number of channels, geophones chosen, recording system, fold, etc. Vertical component acquisition; multi-component acquisition; Fundamentals of seismic data processing: P-P multi-azimuth. P-S multi-azimuth. S-S multi-azimuth. Requirements for processing sequences. Necessity to comprehend the (chosen) contractor's definition of 'azimuth', and checks throughout processing to determine if the contractor is adhering to its definition of azimuth; Fundamentals of seismic data interpretation for fractured reservoir analysis, and in-situ stress evaluation. Commercially available software needed for multi-azimuth and/or multi-component 3D seismic interpretation; Fundamentals of seismic data modeling for anisotropy. Common (different) assumptions within different modeling packages; Commercially available support data. Where to find it; what it costs; how to integrate the required support data

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