Naturally Fractured Reservoirs: Geologic and Engineering Analysis - FR

The nature of seismic data; What is wave propagation?; What causes seismic reflections and how they relate to rock properties including pore filling material; The wavelet in the seismic data and its limit of resolution; Seismic velocities as they relate to rock properties and the imaging process; The relationship between seismic velocities and pore pressure; Pore pressure prediction; Seismic data processing and seismic migration; Prestack, poststack, time and depth imaging; Direct hydrocarbon indicators and AVO; Seismic inversion for rock and fluid properties; Seismic attributes; Time lapse reservoir monitoring (4D seismic surveys); Recent developments in seismic acquisition, processing, and interpretation

Composition and properties of water-based drilling fluids; Analysis of API water-base mud and non-aqueous drilling fluid report; Identification and treatment of drilling fluid contaminants; Composition and properties of water-based and non-aqueous drilling fluid systems; Selection of water phase salinity for borehole stability; API water-based and non-aqueous drilling mud tests; Adjustment of non-aqueous drilling fluid properties; Managing invert emulsion fluid systems: rig preparation and displacement; Non-aqueous drilling fluids designed for environmental compliance

Gas Processing Systems; Physical Properties of Hydrocarbons; Qualitative Phase Behavior; Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium; Water-Hydrocarbon Behavior; Basic Thermodynamic Concepts and System Energy Changes; Relief and Flare Systems; Fluid Hydraulics; Separators; Heat Transfer; Pumps; Compressors; Refrigeration / NGL Extraction; Fractionation / Distillation; Glycol Dehydration; Adsorption Dehydration; Sour Gas Treating and Sulfur Recovery

Learn a step-by-step method to the structure, techniques, and approaches available to positively influence an effective negotiation; Know what behavior to adapt at each stage of the negotiation; Leverage the power of Best Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement (BATNA), Worst Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement (WATNA), and Walk Away Price (WAP); Adjust your communication style to achieve desired results; Deal with tough negotiators; Craft a strategy for your negotiation; Use the Agree, Bargain, Control or Delay (ABCD) method; Practice your negotiation skills in real world activities; Apply what you've learned to plan a negotiation back on the job

Forecasting oil production; Defining: "reserves", operating expenses, capital expenditures, inflation, factors effecting oil and gas prices; Cash flow techniques; Economic criteria: interest, hurdle rate, time value of money, selection, ranking criteria; Risk, uncertainty: types of risk, mathematical techniques, probabilistic models, uncertainty in economic analysis; Tips on economic factors in computer spreadsheet analysis; Ethics in economic analyses

Composition and properties of water-based drilling fluids; Analysis of API water-base mud and non-aqueous drilling fluid report; Identification and treatment of drilling fluid contaminants; Composition and properties of water-based and non-aqueous drilling fluid systems; Selection of water phase salinity for borehole stability; API water-based and non-aqueous drilling mud tests; Adjustment of non-aqueous drilling fluid properties; Managing invert emulsion fluid systems: rig preparation and displacement; Non-aqueous drilling fluids designed for environmental compliance

Gas Processing Systems; Physical Properties of Hydrocarbons; Qualitative Phase Behavior; Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium; Water-Hydrocarbon Behavior; Basic Thermodynamic Concepts and System Energy Changes; Relief and Flare Systems; Fluid Hydraulics; Separators; Heat Transfer; Pumps; Compressors; Refrigeration / NGL Extraction; Fractionation / Distillation; Glycol Dehydration; Adsorption Dehydration; Sour Gas Treating and Sulfur Recovery

Characterization of natural fractures and fracture systems; Influence of mechanical stratigraphy and structure on fracture development; Detection and prediction of subsurface natural-fracture occurrence and intensity from cores and well logs; Fractured rock properties affecting reservoir performance; Classification of naturally-fractured reservoirs with reservoir examples and potential production problems; Naturally-fractures reservoirs: Fluid-flow, Well performance and well testing, Reservoir performance, Numerical Simulation; Geomechanics/fluid-flow; Behavior and Stimulation of naturally-fractured reservoirs; Effects of natural fractures on reservoir permeability anisotropy, drainage area and waterflood sweep efficiency

The nature of seismic data; What is wave propagation?; What causes seismic reflections and how they relate to rock properties including pore filling material; The wavelet in the seismic data and its limit of resolution; Seismic velocities as they relate to rock properties and the imaging process; The relationship between seismic velocities and pore pressure; Pore pressure prediction; Seismic data processing and seismic migration; Prestack, poststack, time and depth imaging; Direct hydrocarbon indicators and AVO; Seismic inversion for rock and fluid properties; Seismic attributes; Time lapse reservoir monitoring (4D seismic surveys); Recent developments in seismic acquisition, processing, and interpretation

Composition and properties of water-based drilling fluids; Analysis of API water-base mud and non-aqueous drilling fluid report; Identification and treatment of drilling fluid contaminants; Composition and properties of water-based and non-aqueous drilling fluid systems; Selection of water phase salinity for borehole stability; API water-based and non-aqueous drilling mud tests; Adjustment of non-aqueous drilling fluid properties; Managing invert emulsion fluid systems: rig preparation and displacement; Non-aqueous drilling fluids designed for environmental compliance

Gas Processing Systems; Physical Properties of Hydrocarbons; Qualitative Phase Behavior; Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium; Water-Hydrocarbon Behavior; Basic Thermodynamic Concepts and System Energy Changes; Relief and Flare Systems; Fluid Hydraulics; Separators; Heat Transfer; Pumps; Compressors; Refrigeration / NGL Extraction; Fractionation / Distillation; Glycol Dehydration; Adsorption Dehydration; Sour Gas Treating and Sulfur Recovery

Learn a step-by-step method to the structure, techniques, and approaches available to positively influence an effective negotiation; Know what behavior to adapt at each stage of the negotiation; Leverage the power of Best Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement (BATNA), Worst Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement (WATNA), and Walk Away Price (WAP); Adjust your communication style to achieve desired results; Deal with tough negotiators; Craft a strategy for your negotiation; Use the Agree, Bargain, Control or Delay (ABCD) method; Practice your negotiation skills in real world activities; Apply what you've learned to plan a negotiation back on the job

Forecasting oil production; Defining: "reserves", operating expenses, capital expenditures, inflation, factors effecting oil and gas prices; Cash flow techniques; Economic criteria: interest, hurdle rate, time value of money, selection, ranking criteria; Risk, uncertainty: types of risk, mathematical techniques, probabilistic models, uncertainty in economic analysis; Tips on economic factors in computer spreadsheet analysis; Ethics in economic analyses

Composition and properties of water-based drilling fluids; Analysis of API water-base mud and non-aqueous drilling fluid report; Identification and treatment of drilling fluid contaminants; Composition and properties of water-based and non-aqueous drilling fluid systems; Selection of water phase salinity for borehole stability; API water-based and non-aqueous drilling mud tests; Adjustment of non-aqueous drilling fluid properties; Managing invert emulsion fluid systems: rig preparation and displacement; Non-aqueous drilling fluids designed for environmental compliance

Gas Processing Systems; Physical Properties of Hydrocarbons; Qualitative Phase Behavior; Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium; Water-Hydrocarbon Behavior; Basic Thermodynamic Concepts and System Energy Changes; Relief and Flare Systems; Fluid Hydraulics; Separators; Heat Transfer; Pumps; Compressors; Refrigeration / NGL Extraction; Fractionation / Distillation; Glycol Dehydration; Adsorption Dehydration; Sour Gas Treating and Sulfur Recovery

Characterization of natural fractures and fracture systems; Influence of mechanical stratigraphy and structure on fracture development; Detection and prediction of subsurface natural-fracture occurrence and intensity from cores and well logs; Fractured rock properties affecting reservoir performance; Classification of naturally-fractured reservoirs with reservoir examples and potential production problems; Naturally-fractures reservoirs: Fluid-flow, Well performance and well testing, Reservoir performance, Numerical Simulation; Geomechanics/fluid-flow; Behavior and Stimulation of naturally-fractured reservoirs; Effects of natural fractures on reservoir permeability anisotropy, drainage area and waterflood sweep efficiency

The nature of seismic data; What is wave propagation?; What causes seismic reflections and how they relate to rock properties including pore filling material; The wavelet in the seismic data and its limit of resolution; Seismic velocities as they relate to rock properties and the imaging process; The relationship between seismic velocities and pore pressure; Pore pressure prediction; Seismic data processing and seismic migration; Prestack, poststack, time and depth imaging; Direct hydrocarbon indicators and AVO; Seismic inversion for rock and fluid properties; Seismic attributes; Time lapse reservoir monitoring (4D seismic surveys); Recent developments in seismic acquisition, processing, and interpretation

Composition and properties of water-based drilling fluids; Analysis of API water-base mud and non-aqueous drilling fluid report; Identification and treatment of drilling fluid contaminants; Composition and properties of water-based and non-aqueous drilling fluid systems; Selection of water phase salinity for borehole stability; API water-based and non-aqueous drilling mud tests; Adjustment of non-aqueous drilling fluid properties; Managing invert emulsion fluid systems: rig preparation and displacement; Non-aqueous drilling fluids designed for environmental compliance

Gas Processing Systems; Physical Properties of Hydrocarbons; Qualitative Phase Behavior; Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium; Water-Hydrocarbon Behavior; Basic Thermodynamic Concepts and System Energy Changes; Relief and Flare Systems; Fluid Hydraulics; Separators; Heat Transfer; Pumps; Compressors; Refrigeration / NGL Extraction; Fractionation / Distillation; Glycol Dehydration; Adsorption Dehydration; Sour Gas Treating and Sulfur Recovery

Learn a step-by-step method to the structure, techniques, and approaches available to positively influence an effective negotiation; Know what behavior to adapt at each stage of the negotiation; Leverage the power of Best Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement (BATNA), Worst Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement (WATNA), and Walk Away Price (WAP); Adjust your communication style to achieve desired results; Deal with tough negotiators; Craft a strategy for your negotiation; Use the Agree, Bargain, Control or Delay (ABCD) method; Practice your negotiation skills in real world activities; Apply what you've learned to plan a negotiation back on the job

Forecasting oil production; Defining: "reserves", operating expenses, capital expenditures, inflation, factors effecting oil and gas prices; Cash flow techniques; Economic criteria: interest, hurdle rate, time value of money, selection, ranking criteria; Risk, uncertainty: types of risk, mathematical techniques, probabilistic models, uncertainty in economic analysis; Tips on economic factors in computer spreadsheet analysis; Ethics in economic analyses

Composition and properties of water-based drilling fluids; Analysis of API water-base mud and non-aqueous drilling fluid report; Identification and treatment of drilling fluid contaminants; Composition and properties of water-based and non-aqueous drilling fluid systems; Selection of water phase salinity for borehole stability; API water-based and non-aqueous drilling mud tests; Adjustment of non-aqueous drilling fluid properties; Managing invert emulsion fluid systems: rig preparation and displacement; Non-aqueous drilling fluids designed for environmental compliance

Gas Processing Systems; Physical Properties of Hydrocarbons; Qualitative Phase Behavior; Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium; Water-Hydrocarbon Behavior; Basic Thermodynamic Concepts and System Energy Changes; Relief and Flare Systems; Fluid Hydraulics; Separators; Heat Transfer; Pumps; Compressors; Refrigeration / NGL Extraction; Fractionation / Distillation; Glycol Dehydration; Adsorption Dehydration; Sour Gas Treating and Sulfur Recovery

Characterization of natural fractures and fracture systems; Influence of mechanical stratigraphy and structure on fracture development; Detection and prediction of subsurface natural-fracture occurrence and intensity from cores and well logs; Fractured rock properties affecting reservoir performance; Classification of naturally-fractured reservoirs with reservoir examples and potential production problems; Naturally-fractures reservoirs: Fluid-flow, Well performance and well testing, Reservoir performance, Numerical Simulation; Geomechanics/fluid-flow; Behavior and Stimulation of naturally-fractured reservoirs; Effects of natural fractures on reservoir permeability anisotropy, drainage area and waterflood sweep efficiency

The nature of seismic data; What is wave propagation?; What causes seismic reflections and how they relate to rock properties including pore filling material; The wavelet in the seismic data and its limit of resolution; Seismic velocities as they relate to rock properties and the imaging process; The relationship between seismic velocities and pore pressure; Pore pressure prediction; Seismic data processing and seismic migration; Prestack, poststack, time and depth imaging; Direct hydrocarbon indicators and AVO; Seismic inversion for rock and fluid properties; Seismic attributes; Time lapse reservoir monitoring (4D seismic surveys); Recent developments in seismic acquisition, processing, and interpretation

Composition and properties of water-based drilling fluids; Analysis of API water-base mud and non-aqueous drilling fluid report; Identification and treatment of drilling fluid contaminants; Composition and properties of water-based and non-aqueous drilling fluid systems; Selection of water phase salinity for borehole stability; API water-based and non-aqueous drilling mud tests; Adjustment of non-aqueous drilling fluid properties; Managing invert emulsion fluid systems: rig preparation and displacement; Non-aqueous drilling fluids designed for environmental compliance

Gas Processing Systems; Physical Properties of Hydrocarbons; Qualitative Phase Behavior; Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium; Water-Hydrocarbon Behavior; Basic Thermodynamic Concepts and System Energy Changes; Relief and Flare Systems; Fluid Hydraulics; Separators; Heat Transfer; Pumps; Compressors; Refrigeration / NGL Extraction; Fractionation / Distillation; Glycol Dehydration; Adsorption Dehydration; Sour Gas Treating and Sulfur Recovery

Learn a step-by-step method to the structure, techniques, and approaches available to positively influence an effective negotiation; Know what behavior to adapt at each stage of the negotiation; Leverage the power of Best Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement (BATNA), Worst Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement (WATNA), and Walk Away Price (WAP); Adjust your communication style to achieve desired results; Deal with tough negotiators; Craft a strategy for your negotiation; Use the Agree, Bargain, Control or Delay (ABCD) method; Practice your negotiation skills in real world activities; Apply what you've learned to plan a negotiation back on the job

Forecasting oil production; Defining: "reserves", operating expenses, capital expenditures, inflation, factors effecting oil and gas prices; Cash flow techniques; Economic criteria: interest, hurdle rate, time value of money, selection, ranking criteria; Risk, uncertainty: types of risk, mathematical techniques, probabilistic models, uncertainty in economic analysis; Tips on economic factors in computer spreadsheet analysis; Ethics in economic analyses

Composition and properties of water-based drilling fluids; Analysis of API water-base mud and non-aqueous drilling fluid report; Identification and treatment of drilling fluid contaminants; Composition and properties of water-based and non-aqueous drilling fluid systems; Selection of water phase salinity for borehole stability; API water-based and non-aqueous drilling mud tests; Adjustment of non-aqueous drilling fluid properties; Managing invert emulsion fluid systems: rig preparation and displacement; Non-aqueous drilling fluids designed for environmental compliance

Gas Processing Systems; Physical Properties of Hydrocarbons; Qualitative Phase Behavior; Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium; Water-Hydrocarbon Behavior; Basic Thermodynamic Concepts and System Energy Changes; Relief and Flare Systems; Fluid Hydraulics; Separators; Heat Transfer; Pumps; Compressors; Refrigeration / NGL Extraction; Fractionation / Distillation; Glycol Dehydration; Adsorption Dehydration; Sour Gas Treating and Sulfur Recovery

Characterization of natural fractures and fracture systems; Influence of mechanical stratigraphy and structure on fracture development; Detection and prediction of subsurface natural-fracture occurrence and intensity from cores and well logs; Fractured rock properties affecting reservoir performance; Classification of naturally-fractured reservoirs with reservoir examples and potential production problems; Naturally-fractures reservoirs: Fluid-flow, Well performance and well testing, Reservoir performance, Numerical Simulation; Geomechanics/fluid-flow; Behavior and Stimulation of naturally-fractured reservoirs; Effects of natural fractures on reservoir permeability anisotropy, drainage area and waterflood sweep efficiency

The nature of seismic data; What is wave propagation?; What causes seismic reflections and how they relate to rock properties including pore filling material; The wavelet in the seismic data and its limit of resolution; Seismic velocities as they relate to rock properties and the imaging process; The relationship between seismic velocities and pore pressure; Pore pressure prediction; Seismic data processing and seismic migration; Prestack, poststack, time and depth imaging; Direct hydrocarbon indicators and AVO; Seismic inversion for rock and fluid properties; Seismic attributes; Time lapse reservoir monitoring (4D seismic surveys); Recent developments in seismic acquisition, processing, and interpretation

Composition and properties of water-based drilling fluids; Analysis of API water-base mud and non-aqueous drilling fluid report; Identification and treatment of drilling fluid contaminants; Composition and properties of water-based and non-aqueous drilling fluid systems; Selection of water phase salinity for borehole stability; API water-based and non-aqueous drilling mud tests; Adjustment of non-aqueous drilling fluid properties; Managing invert emulsion fluid systems: rig preparation and displacement;...