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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Resources of the Week - CIA World Factbook, Beckhoff TwinCat, Featured Country: China
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Oil & Gas Supplier e-Transaction Automation: Threat or Opportunity?
Financial and Accounting executives in the Energy industry are insisting that their organizations do more with less. Enabling IT automation technology and removing time and effort from business processes is a very efficient way to cut costs and improve agility in the marketplace.
If this resonates with you and you would like to learn more, I recommend you to attend a free webinar organized by a sister Group, the Oil & Gas e-Transaction Forum. Speaker is Elaine Rothman, Senior Consultant e-Transaction Technologies, at Amalto Technologies.
Subject: Oil & Gas Supplier e-Transaction Automation: Threat or Opportunity?
Date/Time: Thursday, Sep 30, 2010, 11:00am-12:00pm CST (Houston Time)
Subject: Oil & Gas Supplier e-Transaction Automation: Threat or Opportunity?
Date/Time: Thursday, Sep 30, 2010, 11:00am-12:00pm CST (Houston Time)
Registration: http://bit.ly/webinar-2010-09-30
Saturday, September 25, 2010
PetroEd eLearning Catalog
PetroEd eLearning Catalog
Whether onshore or offshore, you can enhance your skills at your convenience. Get the experience and education you need anytime by enrolling in online courses from PetroEd. Our partnership with PetroEd provides you with a comprehensive list of training courses available through PetroEd.com. Note: All registrations take place on PetroEd.com.
Category: Drilling Fundamentals Length: 2 hours CEUs: 0.2
Bit Hydraulics explains the interaction of hydraulics with other drilling and mud parameters, for an understanding of overall drilling efficiency. This course include complete references of graphs, tables, equations, and rules for hydraulic calculations. Example problems walk the student through total hydraulic design, from liner size selection to actual jet sizing. An interactive "what if?" exercise permits the student to observe the effects of individual properties on bit hydraulic horsepower. Although aimed primarily at tri-cone bit hydraulics, a section on PDC and diamond bits is also included.
Category: Drilling Fundamentals Length: 4 hours CEUs: 0.4
Horizontal Drilling introduces the basic concepts and principles of horizontal well drilling. The course provides complete and clear explanations of why horizontal wells are drilled—from their use in connecting vertical fracture systems for increasing productivity to the control of water and gas coning in problem fields. The three basic types of horizontal wells (short, medium, and long radius) are depicted utilizing detailed graphics. These preliminary topics are followed by a unit devoted to the mechanics of drilling and completing a horizontal well. Angle-build and angle-hold assemblies for the different types of horizontal wells are presented, as well as animated depictions of steerable assemblies, conventional directional drilling, and short-radius drilling equipment. Informative discussions cover MWDs, top drives, and mud motors in horizontal well drilling operations.
Category: Drilling Fundamentals Length: 14 hours CEUs: 1.4
The premise of Introductory to Well Control computer based training course is that every member of the rig crew should understand the fundamental principles of well control in order to obtain the highest degree of safety during drilling operations. This self-paced interactive multimedia program takes a rig hand through the basic concepts of well control in an easy to understand, straight-forward manner. 3D animations, graphics and other visual imagery are used to quickly communicate complex subject material to manpower with diverse technical backgrounds and language skills.
Category: Drilling Fundamentals Length: 2 hours CEUs: 0.2
Kick Detection trains the student to detect drilling kicks as early as possible. This course illustrates the significance of formation porosity and permeability in the development of a drilling kick. It also shows the role of the mud column in holding back the kick. Several early warning signs are explained and demonstrated through animated graphics: mud returns cut with oil, water or gas; drilling break; pit gain; change in rate of mud return; decrease in mud pump discharge pressure; increase in drill string weight; and unaccounted-for fluid gain or loss while tripping. The lesson concludes with the proper actions that must be taken to assure early kick detection. These include noting changes made to pit volumes, maintaining trip sheets, using the trip tank, investigating any sign of a possible kick, responding to alarms, and proper maintenance of PVT equipment.
Category: Drilling Fundamentals Length: 20 hours CEUs: 2
Oilwell Drilling introduces the techniques and technologies involved in drilling oil wells. The course is intended for personnel new to the oil and gas industry, specifically including those in the administrative and support services as well as those in the field. Oilwell Drilling provides a firm foundation knowledge of oilfield practices and terminology that can prove invaluable in every sector of the industry. This course comprises ten computer-based training modules, each representing two hours of instruction and exercises.
Category: Drilling Fundamentals Length: 2 hours CEUs: 0.2
Primary Cementing reviews the objectives of cementing an open hole. The student learns the characteristics of an ideal cementable wellbore, and how best to achieve them. The course then describes the procedures used to condition the mud prior to cementing the wellbore, including specific additives for different configurations. Furthermore, it explains the key to attaining complete mud displacement during the cementing job, and how this positively influences the success of the completion.
Category: Drilling Fundamentals Length: 2 hours CEUs: 0.2
The first volume on Underbalanced Drilling (UBD) and Completions provides the student with an overview of the specialized technology and operations used in this critical oilfield discipline. The reasons why UBD techniques are employed are presented in a straightforward manner along with a discussion of advantages and concerns. The student will become familiar with the mechanical equipment used in UBD operations as well as the different types of UBD and their specific field application.
Category: Drilling Fundamentals Length: 8 hours CEUs: 0.8
Well Control Fundamentals introduces drilling professionals to the basic concepts and procedures for maintaining and regaining control of a well during drilling operations. This course begins by describing the various types of fluid pressures in a well and how they relate to depth, density and pipe length. Example calculations are provided to illustrate the mathematical inter-relationships between the parameters. A presentation of how these pressures exist and react at various points in the borehole and formation follows this introduction. Hydrostatic, friction, formation, surface, bottomhole, trapped, fracture/leak off and drill pipe pressures are all covered, as well as pressure gradients and the U-Tube principle. Following this overview on basic pressure behavior in the drilling process, procedures for regaining control of a well that has taken a kick are then discussed in detail. High-end graphics and animations walk the student in step-by-step fashion through the Driller's and Wait-and-Weight Methods of well control. Interactive worksheets for both methods of are provided and explained through the use of easy-to-understand terminology and real-world examples. The two methods are then compared to illustrate their advantages and disadvantages. The use of media-rich material and high-impact visuals throughout the course help to clarify and reinforce complex subject material. Quizzes are introduced at key points in the modules to reinforce the users understanding of learning objectives. The need to review specific concepts is identified through this electronic Q&A process.
General Petroleum
Category: General Petroleum Length: 4 hours CEUs: 0.4
Basic Oilfield Mathematics covers general mathematical calculations that are likely to be encountered in the oilfield. The course takes a practical approach, featuring numerous examples for tubular weights and volumes, tank capacities, API gravity, downhole static pressure, and unit conversion from one unit to another. It covers basic physics concepts such as density and specific gravity. The effect of well deviation on measurement and pressure calculations is explained. Principles of pressure and force are illustrated with examples. A few more advanced topics include fluid measurement and orifice metering calculations, and a few exercises in oilfield economics. This course comprises two computer-based training modules, each representing over an hour and a half of instruction and exercises
Category: General Petroleum Length: 14 hours CEUs: 1.4
This course is designed for students who require a basic understanding of the petroleum industry to perform their jobs. It provides an easy-to-understand introduction to the basics of upstream and downstream activities. Students will learn how hydrocarbon deposits are formed, explored for, and produced. Next, students will learn how crude oil and gas are converted from a raw material to finished product and delivered to markets, or traded worldwide, as a commodity.
Category: General Petroleum Length: 4 hours CEUs: 0.4
This Reservoir Engineering Primer is divided into two computer-based training modules. The first part of the course aims to provide a general understanding of oil and gas reservoirs. The course explains the geologic processes of reservoir formation, then examines the origins of oil and gas. The characteristics of a reservoir and their contributions to reservoir quality described in detail. The second module presents practical reservoir engineering techniques for calculating the original oil-in-place and gas-in-place in a reservoir. The student learns methods of determining each of the parameters used in the reservoir volumetric equation: area, net pay, porosity, and water saturation. Isopach mapping and contouring are also demonstrated. The reservoir is so fundamental to the petroleum business that the information included in this course is immediately relevant to everyone associated with the industry.Learn More
Health, Safety, and Environment
Category: Health, Safety, and Environment Length: 4 hours CEUs: 0.4
Crane Safety tackles the broad subject of offshore pedestal cranes and their safe operation. Students learn to identify the key components of cranes, and to recognize the importance of proper maintenance. The course explains crane capacity charts, and the process of calculating safe working loads. The effective use of a uniform set of hand signals is discussed, and standard hand signals are demonstrated for the student by digital video. Crane Safety is a crucial subject for rig personnel, and useful knowledge for anyone concerned with rig operations. This course comprises two computer-based training modules, each representing over an hour and a half of instruction and exercises
H2s Safety In Production Operations
Category: Health, Safety, and Environment Length: 2 hours CEUs: 0.2
Hydrogen Sulfide Safety in Production Operations instructs operations personnel in the characteristics of Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) and its effects on those exposed to it, as well as its impact on material and equipment. The dangers of sulfur dioxide gas (SO2), a by-product of H2S, are also discussed. The proper use of H2S safety equipment, including various types of H2S monitors and breathing apparatus, is covered in detail. By using the audio capability of the computer, the student is taught to recognize the warning alarms made by standard H2S detection equipment. Proper escape and rescue procedures in the event of an H2S leak are discussed, along with a step-by-step discussion of emergency treatment.
Norm In The Petroleum Industry
Category: Health, Safety, and Environment Length: 2 hours CEUs: 0.2
This course provides a general understanding of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM) in the petroleum industry. The origins of NORM in reservoir formations and the process whereby they are produced at the well site are shown. Animated graphics of the depositional processes help students visualize the sequence of events. NORM contamination in oil and gas production facilities is explained. The course also discusses radium contamination of scale and sludge and radon contamination in natural gas facilities. NORM contamination is so widespread in the petroleum industry that all personnel need to be informed of the potential hazards of NORM exposure.
Category: Health, Safety, and Environment Length: 2 hours CEUs: 0.2
Oil Spill Volume Estimation introduces techniques for estimating the volume of an accidental oil spill. Determining the volume of accidental hydrocarbon discharge is rapidly becoming one of the most important aspects of maintaining an environmentally sound offshore production operation. Reporting the amount of accidentally-released oil in the environment during day-to-day operations (a legal requirement in most countries) has proven to be a major problem due to the non-intuitive manner in which hydrocarbons disperse over a body of water. By using color photographs of actual spills, this course trains operations personnel to correctly estimate the size of an oil spill. The photographs used in this module are part of the comprehensive archives of the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation (ITOPF) in London, and have been carefully categorized by the volume per unit area they represent. A systematic method of estimating the size of a spill is presented here in a clear, step-by-step set of procedures that can be used by field operators with no previous experience. A working knowledge of these techniques is also valuable for personnel in administrative and support roles, who may have to deal indirectly with the consequences of an accidental oil spill.
Production Operations
Category: Production Operations Length: 12 hours CEUs: 1.2
Artificial Lift introduces the techniques and technologies involved in artificial lift, with specific attention to sucker rod pumping, gas lift, and electric submergible pumps. The course provides a useful knowledge foundation to professionals in every sector of the industry, and of immediate value to field personnel. Each functional component of the sucker-rod pumping system is presented, and the major geometries of pumping units are defined with respect to their specific application and utilization. The operation of three different gas lift configurations is described. Detailed graphics illustrate the basic components and operation of electric submergible pumps. The relative advantages and disadvantages of each artificial lift method are compared and discussed. This course comprises six computer-based training modules, each one representing over an hour and a half of instruction and exercises.
Category: Production Operations Length: 6 hours CEUs: 0.6
This primer on Oilfield Metering reviews the methods used to measure fluid volumes in the oilfield for accurate accounting, process monitoring, and custody transfer. Liquid metering techniques are discussed first, followed by gas metering. The first part of the course concerns methods of liquid metering. Positive displacement, turbine, vane, paddle, orifice, and vortex meters are described. Maintenance, wear, and the effects of gas and solids in the liquid stream are reviewed. The second part of the course concerns methods of gas measurement. The unit describes orifice metering equipment in detail, and emphasizes the importance of maintenance and inspection. Methods of recording accurate measurements are reviewed, and the equations for calculating gas volumes are explained. This Oilfield Metering Primer comprises three computer-based training modules, each representing two hours of instruction and exercises.
Category: Production Operations Length: 2 hours CEUs: 0.2
This course on Perforating Fundamentals explains the basic concepts of perforating, including safety around explosives and the potential consequences of mistakes. It reviews topics related to shaped charges, including their design, completion, and detonation, as well as standoff, interference, and the manufacturing and performance of the shaped charge. The course then introduces perforating guns, including capsule guns, carrier guns, and pivot guns. Debris control and gun size are also discussed, along with tips on how to maximize clearance. The importance of the entrance hole diameter is reviewed. The course describes how perforating guns are run and fired in a well. A full range of firing systems and related equipment are discussed in the context of their field use. The course emphasizes safety procedures that must be followed in the field. It concludes with a review of supplemental equipment and perforating accessories.
Category: Production Operations Length: 10 hours CEUs: 1
Slickline Operations introduces the techniques and technologies involved in working with slickline and braided wireline. The course covers wireline jars and jarring operations, surface equipment, basic wireline tools, and applications specific to gas lift operations. Slickline Operations supplies a firm foundation knowledge of the practices and terminology that benefits not only new personnel in the field, but also those in administrative and support roles. This course comprises five computer-based training modules, each representing two hours of instruction and exercises. A reference dictionary of terms and abbreviations common to slickline operations is also included.
Category: Production Operations Length: 2 hours CEUs: 0.2
This course introduces the purpose, operation, and application of Subsurface Safety Valves. Case studies demonstrate the need for setting the valves at certain depths. Environmental complications encountered in sub-sea installations, arctic conditions, extreme temperatures, and even earthquake-prone regions are covered. Surface and subsurface controlled downhole safety valves are described, accompanied by detailed animations and graphics demonstrating the valves' operation. Students operate a surface control panel and see the effect of each action downhole
Category: Production Operations Length: 8 hours CEUs: 0.8
The Surface Facilities Primer introduces the equipment typically used to process fluids produced from oil wells, describing the identification, internal configuration, principles of operation, and contribution to the overall system of each of the major pieces of oilfield surface equipment. Emulsion breaking and the separation of oil, gas, and water are discussed. The course also covers the handling, storage, and transportation of hydrocarbons produced from the well. Two subjects in particular are afforded specific attention in this course: One module covers the function and operation of reciprocating compressors. Another provides detailed procedures for coupling alignment. The Surface Facilities Primer course comprises four computer-based training modules, each one representing over an hour and a half of instruction and exercises.
Friday, September 24, 2010
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