SPE 2-Day Training Courses

29-30 October

0800–1700

Asset Management—Tools, Process, and Practice

Alok Jain

Participants in this 2-day course will learn to develop and put in context an integrated asset management plan. They will begin by defining the asset from the earliest phases and work through its lifecycle, including all of the infrastructure, facilities, equipment and services.

Why You Should Attend

You’ll learn asset management strategies and skills that will serve you well throughout your career.

Forecasting Production and Estimating Reserves in Unconventional Gas Reservoirs

John Lee

This course, offered in both 1-day and 2 day versions, teaches the skills and understanding needed to forecast production and estimate reserves in unconventional (ultra-low permeability) gas reservoirs. Although the course emphasizes gas shale and tight gas formations, some of the material also applies to oil reservoirs. You’ll also learn the basic theories that describe how fluids move through a reservoir, as well as some of the most common drilling and completion techniques for recovering them. (Students must bring a laptop.)

Why You Should Attend

There are various ways to forecast production and estimate the size of unconventional gas reservoirs. In this course you’ll learn the strengths and weaknesses of each system. This course will give you the competence to forecast production and estimate reserves for individual gas and oil wells and reservoirs using state-of-the art methods.

Hydraulic Fracturing/Pressure Analysis

This training course is sold out.

Michael Smith

This 2-day course presents the basics of analyzing fracturing pressure, including design parameters that can be determined, and the uses and limitations of such analysis for on-site design. Sessions include real-world examples from a variety of wells, from tight gas and shale to high permeability, offshore, and frac-pack treatments. (Students must bring a laptop.)

Why You Should Attend

Although operators have been fracturing reservoirs for decades, recent advances in the technology are having a dramatic effect on the industry. This course will give you a strong foundation for building your knowledge in this important area.

Intelligent Well Technology

Michael Konopczynski

This 2-day course presents the basic knowledge and fundamentals of intelligent well completions needed to identify, plan and execute smart-well and smart-field projects. Participants will gain an understanding of the petroleum engineering considerations for intelligent well applications such as project screening, well performance modeling and reservoir simulation. They will also learn about the equipment, functionality, completion design and execution needed to successfully implement the project. (Students must bring a laptop and calculator.)

Why You Should Attend

If your field development plans include smart well technology, or if you’re wondering if they should, this course is for you.

Modern Production Data Analysis of Unconventional Reservoir

David Anderson

This 2-day course provides attendees with a comprehensive methodology for well performance analysis with specific focus on unconventional oil and gas.  The approach combines the use of several powerful techniques and will illustrate the practical aspects of production data analysis.  Participants are encourage to bring their own data as time will be allotted to go through their examples as a class.  Depending on interest and time available, examples from Barnett, Bakken, Montney, Horn River, Marcellus, Haynesville, and Eagle Ford plays will be presented.  Laptops are required for this course. 

Why You Should Attend

If you’d like to get more mileage from your production and flowing pressure data, this course is for you.

Oilfield Data Mining

Shahab D. Mohaghegh

This 2-day course examines the successful application of Artificial Intelligence and Data Mining (AI&DM) in the E&P industry in the past several years.  It will start with the fundamentals of AI&DM, covering artificial neural networks, evolutionary computing, and fuzzy logic. The course is devoted to field application of this technology with focus on production optimization and recovery enhancement.

Why You Should Attend

Artificial Intelligence is a collection of several analytical tools that attempts to mimic life. This technology is used extensively in other industries such as automation and manufacturing, financial market and home land security. It has been predicted that use of AI technology will introduce a step change in how E&P industry does business in the future.

Project Risk, Uncertainty and Decision Analysis

James Gouveia, Mark A. McLane, Gary P. Citron

In this 2-day course, you’ll learn to apply Risk and Uncertainty management principles to Decision Quality Analysis in the development of oil and gas reserves. On the first day, we set the background with Statistics and Probabilities, Estimating Under Uncertainty, and Probabilistic Reserves estimation principles. The second day features ways to determine the chance of geological and commercial success, and the use of Decision Trees to assess the value of new information. 

Why You Should Attend

This class is an excellent way to gain a lot of ground professionally in a short amount of time. If you’d rather be making the decisions than carrying them out, this course is for you.

Reservoir Simulation for Practical Decision Making

Dean C. Rietz, Miles R. Palke

This 2-day course covers all the important facets of reservoir modeling, with a considerable amount of the class time reserved for case studies. Previous models conducted by the instructors will also be discussed. (Students must bring calculator.)

Why You Should Attend

By the end of this course, you will better understand how to plan and conduct reservoir studies, and how to review studies conducted by others.

Review for the Principles and Practice Exam

Richard Hughes, William McCain

This 2-day course reviews the typical petroleum engineering problems found on the professional registration examination. Topics include drilling and completion, production logging, economics, reservoir engineering and formation evaluation. Course materials and sample problems are updated each year to remain abreast of changes in the examination.

Why You Should Attend

This course can save valuable time by helping you study for the professional registration exam in a focused way. By the time you take the exam, you’ll have the confidence of knowing that you are well prepared.

Shale Gas Completions, Fracturing and Production

This training course is sold out.

Ian Palmer, George E. King

This 2-day course acquaints participants with the latest well completion, fracturing, and production technologies for shale gas reservoirs. The interactive format includes field data and interpretations. The course presents an overview of shale gas technologies, such as multi-stage fracturing in horizontal wells, and a summary of field data from different shale gas plays.

Why You Should Attend

The technology for recovering shale and tight gas reserves is changing the face of the industry worldwide. If tight gas reserves are part of your portfolio, this course is for you.