The aim of the course is to provide students with a broad overview of introduction to petroleum engineering in order that advanced courses in subsequent years can be understood within a broader petroleum engineering context. This course covers introductions to petroleum drilling, completions and production, reservoir mechanics, fundamentals of rock and fluid properties, composition and PVT properties of petroleum fluids; basic physical and chemical properties of petroleum reservoir fluids related to reservoir processes and production. It also provides an introduction to decision-making and the petroleum business environment.The course is designed to provide oil and gas professionals the opportunity to gain a technical and commercial understanding of the industry fundamentals.On attending this Introduction to the Oil and Gas Industry training course you will learn:
The scientific origins of oil and gas
The commercial issues underpinning hydrocarbon exploration and development
The role of government and its agencies
Oil and gas terminology
The technological process of exploration
The technological process of drilling
The technological process of production
The challenges of decommissioning
Reservoir production mechanisms
Artificial lift systems
Well stimulation - fracturing, acidising and sand control
Production and treatment of reservoir fluids
Processing the production from oil and gas fields