Unconventional Petroleum Engineering for non-Engineers

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Disciplines: Management | Reservoir

Course Description

This course covers the key concepts applied by petroleum engineers to design, monitor, and evaluate wells completed in shale and tight reservoirs. The course is intended for individuals working in the oil and gas industry who are not trained or experienced as petroleum engineers but who guide, support, or collaborate with these engineers in the technical evaluation or design of shale wells. A special emphasis is placed on the reservoir, production, and completion engineering terminology and evaluation techniques that relate to shale and tight reservoirs but are rarely included in the development of conventional oil and gas reservoirs.

Learning Level

Intermediate – non engineer

Course Length

2 Days

Why Attend

Shale courses have been developed in recent years for the petroleum engineers whereas this particular course is intended for the other technical and supervisory members of the shale evaluation teams so they are better prepared to support and/or guide the engineers. The engineering analysis of oil & gas plays includes integrating technical data from a variety of different sources. The preparation and transfer of information from these sources to the engineers improves as the people working with the engineers gain an appreciation and understanding of what data is needed by the engineers and how it will be used.

Special Requirements

Participants should bring a calculator or other device to solve simple math problems.

CEUs

1.6 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) will be awarded for this 2-day course.

Additional Resources

This course has a supplemental book located in our SPE Bookstore entitled Unconventional Gas and Tight Oil Exploitation. Please check out this valuable resource!

Cancellation Policy

All cancellations must be received no later than 14 days prior to the course start date. Cancellations made after the 14-day window will not be refunded. Refunds will not be given due to no show situations.

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We reserve the right to substitute course instructors as necessary.

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