Seismic Interpretation - SI1

Key aspects of a stage-gate process; Influence of markets and regional practices on contract strategy development; Governance structure influence on decision making; Technology selection and engineering management in a limited resource environment; Stakeholder identification and influence planning for large, complex projects; How to influence the outcome of joint venture and non-operated projects; Critical factors in successful interface management; Risk identification and mitigation methodologies essential to preserve project value; Managing expectations associated with peer reviews, technical assists and gate approvals

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

Review of fundamentalsAreal sweep efficiency; Heterogeneity and vertical sweep; Residual oil saturation; Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Methods; Chemical EOR Methods; Polymer FloodingPolymers and their properties; Laboratory screening; Polymer flood field design and example field results; Overview of reservoir simulators for polymer flooding; Example simulations; Surfactant/polymer (SP) MethodsSurfactants; Surfactant-brine-oil phase behavior; Microemulsion properties; Capillary desaturation and oil mobilization; Laboratory screening; Field examples and designs; Reservoir simulators for SP; Example simulations; Alkaline/Surfactant/Polymer (ASP) MethodsAlkaline flooding - alkaline-surfactant/polymer; Effect of alkali on phase behavior; Laboratory screening; Field examples and designs; Reservoir simulators for ASP; Example simulations; Performance Control/Water Shutoff MethodsOverview of conformance control options (i.e. bulk gel, CDG, PPG, Bright Water); Gel properties; Laboratory screening; Field examples and designs; Reservoir simulators for conformance control methods

Supply chain strategy; Management systems, RP 2220, OGP guidance; Pre-qualification; approved contractor status; Bidding, evaluation criteria, appointment; Communication; Supply chain performance monitoring, interviewing skills, auditing

Reservoir characteristics for horizontal and multilateral well applications; Well performance prediction; Wellbore stability of horizontal wells; Stress field effect on drilling, completion, production and stimulation; Geosteering; Multilateral well structure, junction and application; Formation damage and its effect on horizontal well performance; Well completion and its effect on horizontal and multilateral wells; Intelligent completion: downhole monitoring and control; Well trajectory and completion optimization; Horizontal well fracturing; Acidizing of horizontal wells; Other stimulation methods

Types of international petroleum contracts; Important principles and terms in all contracts; Host governments and contractors contract objectives; Specific features of different types of contracts; dividing the production; Outline of a typical contract for E&P; Contract operating issues; Funding petroleum development programs; How the contractor is paid; Contractor's risk; Contract economics; Non-financial issues; Analysis of contract provisions; Model contract; Natural gas production under international contracts; Negotiations workshop; Ethics in international petroleum operations

Key aspects of a stage-gate process; Influence of markets and regional practices on contract strategy development; Governance structure influence on decision making; Technology selection and engineering management in a limited resource environment; Stakeholder identification and influence planning for large, complex projects; How to influence the outcome of joint venture and non-operated projects; Critical factors in successful interface management; Risk identification and mitigation methodologies essential to preserve project value; Managing expectations associated with peer reviews, technical assists and gate approvals

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

Review of fundamentalsAreal sweep efficiency; Heterogeneity and vertical sweep; Residual oil saturation; Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Methods; Chemical EOR Methods; Polymer FloodingPolymers and their properties; Laboratory screening; Polymer flood field design and example field results; Overview of reservoir simulators for polymer flooding; Example simulations; Surfactant/polymer (SP) MethodsSurfactants; Surfactant-brine-oil phase behavior; Microemulsion properties; Capillary desaturation and oil mobilization; Laboratory screening; Field examples and designs; Reservoir simulators for SP; Example simulations; Alkaline/Surfactant/Polymer (ASP) MethodsAlkaline flooding - alkaline-surfactant/polymer; Effect of alkali on phase behavior; Laboratory screening; Field examples and designs; Reservoir simulators for ASP; Example simulations; Performance Control/Water Shutoff MethodsOverview of conformance control options (i.e. bulk gel, CDG, PPG, Bright Water); Gel properties; Laboratory screening; Field examples and designs; Reservoir simulators for conformance control methods

Supply chain strategy; Management systems, RP 2220, OGP guidance; Pre-qualification; approved contractor status; Bidding, evaluation criteria, appointment; Communication; Supply chain performance monitoring, interviewing skills, auditing

Reservoir characteristics for horizontal and multilateral well applications; Well performance prediction; Wellbore stability of horizontal wells; Stress field effect on drilling, completion, production and stimulation; Geosteering; Multilateral well structure, junction and application; Formation damage and its effect on horizontal well performance; Well completion and its effect on horizontal and multilateral wells; Intelligent completion: downhole monitoring and control; Well trajectory and completion optimization; Horizontal well fracturing; Acidizing of horizontal wells; Other stimulation methods

Types of international petroleum contracts; Important principles and terms in all contracts; Host governments and contractors contract objectives; Specific features of different types of contracts; dividing the production; Outline of a typical contract for E&P; Contract operating issues; Funding petroleum development programs; How the contractor is paid; Contractor's risk; Contract economics; Non-financial issues; Analysis of contract provisions; Model contract; Natural gas production under international contracts; Negotiations workshop; Ethics in international petroleum operations

Key aspects of a stage-gate process; Influence of markets and regional practices on contract strategy development; Governance structure influence on decision making; Technology selection and engineering management in a limited resource environment; Stakeholder identification and influence planning for large, complex projects; How to influence the outcome of joint venture and non-operated projects; Critical factors in successful interface management; Risk identification and mitigation methodologies essential to preserve project value; Managing expectations associated with peer reviews, technical assists and gate approvals

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

Review of fundamentalsAreal sweep efficiency; Heterogeneity and vertical sweep; Residual oil saturation; Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Methods; Chemical EOR Methods; Polymer FloodingPolymers and their properties; Laboratory screening; Polymer flood field design and example field results; Overview of reservoir simulators for polymer flooding; Example simulations; Surfactant/polymer (SP) MethodsSurfactants; Surfactant-brine-oil phase behavior; Microemulsion properties; Capillary desaturation and oil mobilization; Laboratory screening; Field examples and designs; Reservoir simulators for SP; Example simulations; Alkaline/Surfactant/Polymer (ASP) MethodsAlkaline flooding - alkaline-surfactant/polymer; Effect of alkali on phase behavior; Laboratory screening; Field examples and designs; Reservoir simulators for ASP; Example simulations; Performance Control/Water Shutoff MethodsOverview of conformance control options (i.e. bulk gel, CDG, PPG, Bright Water); Gel properties; Laboratory screening; Field examples and designs; Reservoir simulators for conformance control methods

Supply chain strategy; Management systems, RP 2220, OGP guidance; Pre-qualification; approved contractor status; Bidding, evaluation criteria, appointment; Communication; Supply chain performance monitoring, interviewing skills, auditing

Reservoir characteristics for horizontal and multilateral well applications; Well performance prediction; Wellbore stability of horizontal wells; Stress field effect on drilling, completion, production and stimulation; Geosteering; Multilateral well structure, junction and application; Formation damage and its effect on horizontal well performance; Well completion and its effect on horizontal and multilateral wells; Intelligent completion: downhole monitoring and control; Well trajectory and completion optimization; Horizontal well fracturing; Acidizing of horizontal wells; Other stimulation methods

Types of international petroleum contracts; Important principles and terms in all contracts; Host governments and contractors contract objectives; Specific features of different types of contracts; dividing the production; Outline of a typical contract for E&P; Contract operating issues; Funding petroleum development programs; How the contractor is paid; Contractor's risk; Contract economics; Non-financial issues; Analysis of contract provisions; Model contract; Natural gas production under international contracts; Negotiations workshop; Ethics in international petroleum operations

Key aspects of a stage-gate process; Influence of markets and regional practices on contract strategy development; Governance structure influence on decision making; Technology selection and engineering management in a limited resource environment; Stakeholder identification and influence planning for large, complex projects; How to influence the outcome of joint venture and non-operated projects; Critical factors in successful interface management; Risk identification and mitigation methodologies essential to preserve project value; Managing expectations associated with peer reviews, technical assists and gate approvals

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

Review of fundamentalsAreal sweep efficiency; Heterogeneity and vertical sweep; Residual oil saturation; Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Methods; Chemical EOR Methods; Polymer FloodingPolymers and their properties; Laboratory screening; Polymer flood field design and example field results; Overview of reservoir simulators for polymer flooding; Example simulations; Surfactant/polymer (SP) MethodsSurfactants; Surfactant-brine-oil phase behavior; Microemulsion properties; Capillary desaturation and oil mobilization; Laboratory screening; Field examples and designs; Reservoir simulators for SP; Example simulations; Alkaline/Surfactant/Polymer (ASP) MethodsAlkaline flooding - alkaline-surfactant/polymer; Effect of alkali on phase behavior; Laboratory screening; Field examples and designs; Reservoir simulators for ASP; Example simulations; Performance Control/Water Shutoff MethodsOverview of conformance control options (i.e. bulk gel, CDG, PPG, Bright Water); Gel properties; Laboratory screening; Field examples and designs; Reservoir simulators for conformance control methods

Supply chain strategy; Management systems, RP 2220, OGP guidance; Pre-qualification; approved contractor status; Bidding, evaluation criteria, appointment; Communication; Supply chain performance monitoring, interviewing skills, auditing

Reservoir characteristics for horizontal and multilateral well applications; Well performance prediction; Wellbore stability of horizontal wells; Stress field effect on drilling, completion, production and stimulation; Geosteering; Multilateral well structure, junction and application; Formation damage and its effect on horizontal well performance; Well completion and its effect on horizontal and multilateral wells; Intelligent completion: downhole monitoring and control; Well trajectory and completion optimization; Horizontal well fracturing; Acidizing of horizontal wells; Other stimulation methods

Types of international petroleum contracts; Important principles and terms in all contracts; Host governments and contractors contract objectives; Specific features of different types of contracts; dividing the production; Outline of a typical contract for E&P; Contract operating issues; Funding petroleum development programs; How the contractor is paid; Contractor's risk; Contract economics; Non-financial issues; Analysis of contract provisions; Model contract; Natural gas production under international contracts; Negotiations workshop; Ethics in international petroleum operations

Key aspects of a stage-gate process; Influence of markets and regional practices on contract strategy development; Governance structure influence on decision making; Technology selection and engineering management in a limited resource environment; Stakeholder identification and influence planning for large, complex projects; How to influence the outcome of joint venture and non-operated projects; Critical factors in successful interface management; Risk identification and mitigation methodologies essential to preserve project value; Managing expectations associated with peer reviews, technical assists and gate approvals

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

Review of fundamentalsAreal sweep efficiency; Heterogeneity and vertical sweep; Residual oil saturation; Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Methods; Chemical EOR Methods; Polymer FloodingPolymers and their properties; Laboratory screening; Polymer flood field design and example field results; Overview of reservoir simulators for polymer flooding; Example simulations; Surfactant/polymer (SP) MethodsSurfactants; Surfactant-brine-oil phase behavior; Microemulsion properties; Capillary desaturation and oil mobilization; Laboratory screening; Field examples and designs; Reservoir simulators for SP; Example simulations; Alkaline/Surfactant/Polymer (ASP) MethodsAlkaline flooding - alkaline-surfactant/polymer; Effect of alkali on phase behavior; Laboratory screening; Field examples and designs; Reservoir simulators for ASP; Example simulations; Performance Control/Water Shutoff MethodsOverview of conformance control options (i.e. bulk gel, CDG, PPG, Bright Water); Gel properties; Laboratory screening; Field examples and designs; Reservoir simulators for conformance control methods

Supply chain strategy; Management systems, RP 2220, OGP guidance; Pre-qualification; approved contractor status; Bidding, evaluation criteria, appointment; Communication; Supply chain performance monitoring, interviewing skills, auditing

Reservoir characteristics for horizontal and multilateral well applications; Well performance prediction; Wellbore stability of horizontal wells; Stress field effect on drilling, completion, production and stimulation; Geosteering; Multilateral well structure, junction and application; Formation damage and its effect on horizontal well performance; Well completion and its effect on horizontal and multilateral wells; Intelligent completion: downhole monitoring and control; Well trajectory and completion optimization; Horizontal well fracturing; Acidizing of horizontal wells; Other stimulation methods

Types of international petroleum contracts; Important principles and terms in all contracts; Host governments and contractors contract objectives; Specific features of different types of contracts; dividing the production; Outline of a typical contract for E&P; Contract operating issues; Funding petroleum development programs; How the contractor is paid; Contractor's risk; Contract economics; Non-financial issues; Analysis of contract provisions; Model contract; Natural gas production under international contracts; Negotiations workshop; Ethics in international petroleum operations

Key aspects of a stage-gate process; Influence of markets and regional practices on contract strategy development; Governance structure influence on decision making; Technology selection and engineering management in a limited resource environment;...