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| Introduction to Exploration Geophysics |
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Principles, data acquisition, data processing, interpretation approach, and applications of magnetic, gravity, seismic, and electrical surveys. How magnetic and gravity anomaly maps can help in primary delineation of rock types and basinal configuration. How to recognize common geological structures and features from seismic sections. Participants are encouraged to bring their own data bases including seismic lines and sections with due permission from the authority concerned.
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| Gravity & Magnetic Survey |
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Magnetic properties of rocks, magnetic field survey methods, data processing, qualitative and quantitative interpretation of magnetic anomalies. Concepts on the earth's gravity and its relation to geological features, gravity field surveying techniques, data processing/reduction, Bouguer gravity and geology. Application of magnetic and gravity survey projects, for the successful exploration of the hydrocarbon bearing structures and mineral deposits, would be presented as case studies.
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| Seismic Field Techniques |
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A comprehensive field techniques course that includes land, marine, and 3-D methods. Land: field layouts, surveying, sources, vibrioses, geophones, uses of arrays, determining near surface corrections, recording, quality control. Marine: marine acquisitions methods, positioning, quality control, real-time processing. 3-D Land methods: vertical seismic profiling.
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| Seismic Processing |
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The processing objectives include the basic methods: Fournier transforms, convolution, and correlation, deconvolution, automatic statics determination, velocity analysis, preservation of amplitude information, apparent velocity (2-D) filtering, migration methods, DMO and pre-stack migration, Depth migration, other types of operations, p transforms and attributes.
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| Seismic Interpretation for Geologists and Geophysicists |
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A course for geologists and geophysicists involved in interpreting geologic structure and relating from seismic data. Review of fundamentals: Nature of seismic events; reflectivity: multiples: relating CMP and geologic sections; reflector curvature; mechanics of interpretation. Seismic wavelets and resolution: Synthetic seismograms: wavelet phase; horizontal and vertical resolution; tuning.
Structural features: How to recognize and map faults; effects on seismic sections and other types of displays; determining the sealing qualities of faults. Structural style as an interpretation aid. Processing effects; corrections; wavelet processing; migration. Velocity: Factors affecting velocity; Interpretive use of velocity data; horizontal velocity variations; depth sections. Inversion of seismic data to velocity.
3D: Problems with Z-D data; 3-D methods; structure mapping; horizon slices for identifying stratigraphic features; fault slicing; mapping of porosity and net pay: interactive interpretation. Seismic stratigraphy: The Vail model: system tracts. Time and facies significance of reflections. Sequence analysis; observing sequences on well-logs and paleo data and relating to seismic evidences; facies analysis; case histories.
Reservoir geophysics: Uses at seismic data in delineating and describing reservoirs and in their surveillance. Hydrocarbon indicators and other topics: Hydrocarbon indicators; attributes; unconformities and examples of channels; reefs and other carbonate features.
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| Seismic (Sequence) Stratigraphy |
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Stratigraphic interpretation should be a routine part of any seismic interpretation. Applications will be illustrated by case histories and workshop sessions, including examples and problems brought by attendees. This course is for geologists and geophysicists who wish to understand the kinds of stratigraphic information that can be derived from seismic data and the techniques for doing so. Stratigraphic concepts play an important role in tying various types of evidences together in a consistent satisfactory interpretation. Applications of seismic stratigraphy will be illustrated by case histories and workshop sessions. This is basically a non-mathematical course aiming at extracting the maximum geological information from seismic data. Attendees should have previous seismic interpretation experience.
Philosophy of stratigraphic interpretation: Features with stratigraphic implications; seismic stratigraphy vs. sequence stratigraphy; nature of reflections; stratigraphy as record of catastrophes; time-and facies-significance of reflections; horizontal and vertical resolution; the desired zero-phase seismic wavelet: tuning. Deductive approach to sequence analysis: Systems tracts; sequence analysis; terminology; facies analysis.Seismic stratigraphy in different structural settings.
Use of 3-D to see more subsurface detail: Structural use of time slices; reconstitution of depositional sur-faces; stratigraphic interpretation of 3-D data; interactive interpretation; turbidite mapping. Well-log evidences of sequences/system tracts. Evidences of sequences/system tracts on well-logs; combining well data with seismic stratigraphic interpretation. Methods contributing to understanding: Significance of velocity information; hydrocarbon indicators; offset dependence of amplitude (AVO); analysis and use of attributes; inversion. Other applications: Vertical seismic profiling; reservoir delineation, description, and monitoring.
A non-mathematical course on 3-D acquisition, processing, and interpretation. 3-D acquisition: Planning land and marine acquisition programs, determining sampling and adequate area of coverage, locating standards, monitoring acquisition. 3-D processing and imaging: Ways to look at 3-D data, use of work stations, structural use of time slices, mapping of faults, fault slicing and determining the sealing quality of faults, stratigraphic interpretation using horizon slices, reconstitution of depositional surfaces.
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| 3-D Seismic Methods |
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A non-mathematical course on 3-D acquisition, processing, and interpretation. 3-D acquisition: Planning land and marine acquisition programs, determining sampling and adequate area of coverage, locating standards, monitoring acquisition. 3-D processing and imaging: Ways to look at 3-D data, use of work stations, structural use of time slices, mapping of faults, fault slicing and determining the sealing quality of faults, stratigraphic interpretation using horizon slices, reconstitution of depositional surfaces.
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| Structural Styles in Petroleum Exploration |
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Broadly interrelated assemblage of geologic structures form the basic structural styles of petroleum provinces. This course exclusively analyze these structural styles in terms of seismic expression, profile, plan expression (both surface & subsurface), mechanics of deformation, hydrocarbon traps, and plate tectonic processes and habits. The structures include all kind of products related to basement processes: wrench, compressive, thrust and extensional faults: and detached processes: decollement thrust folds, normal faults, salt structures, and shale structures. How the traps associated with structures can be anticipated, forecasted and located from a step-by-step study of geological and geophysical parameters, would be presented as case studies.
Participants are encouraged to bring their own database including aerial photos, satellite imagery, structural geological maps, seismic sections, borehole logs etc. with due permission from the authority concerned.
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| Surface and Marine Geochemical methods of Petroleum Exploration |
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An overview of all surface and marine geochemical prospecting techniques is provided, including both direct and indirect methods. Major emphasis will be placed on surface and marine geochemical prospecting techniques using free or dissolved gases; however, the topics covered are wide ranging and include fluorescence, microbiological and hydrogeochemical methods as they apply to reservoir proximity studies. Topics include general and historical background on macro seepage relationships to reservoirs, methods of microseepage detection in both onshore and offshore environments (including sampling techniques for surface sediments, bottom muds, seawater and seismic shotholes), microbiological methods, fluorescence of bitumens, radiometric concepts, space imaging, benzene and iodine hydrogeochemical methods, application of carbon isotopes, generation of biogenic gases and their implications to exploration and environmental surveys. Hydrocarbon pattern recognition and dating will be discussed along with methods for identifying refined petroleum products, crude oils, and their weathered residues. Deep earth gases, such as helium, hydrogen and carbon dioxide, and mercury, associated with earth tectonics (earthquakes) and their relationship to subsurface reservoirs will be discussed. Geochemical data handling, mapping, and statistical methods will be covered, including a focus on the philosophy of anomaly selection and recognition.
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| Applied Petroleum Geology |
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A flowchart of a multi-disciplinary team involved in the applied aspects of petroleum geology. Role of geophysicists in delineating structural and stratigraphic traps from seismic studies. Defining these traps by a combined effort of geophysicists, structural geologists, and sedimentologists. This facilitates drilling, coring, and wireline logging. From this data base, sedimentologists, sedimentary petrologists, geochemists, and log analysts provide their respective interpretations which guide the production strategy.
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| Applied Sedimentology in Hydrocarbon Exploration |
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Seismic stratigraphic facies coupled with sedimentological facies in order to delineate traps across a sedimentary basin. Vertical and lateral facies analyses in terms of texture, structure, composition, and wireline log signatures using cores and wireline logs (borehole images, dip and SP/GR logs) with a view to determine depositional processes and settings. This can be calibrated/correlated with VSP/surface seismic sections in order to delineate thickness, distribution, geometry, and pinched-out direction of the promising formation or reservoir across the basin. It can be further confirmed through paleoflow analysis of the reservoir formation/beds (e.g. cross-beds) using enhanced borehole images and dipmeter logs. The integrated report would give exploration guides in order to penetrate the reservoirs with precision across the basin as well as to the development of the oil/gas field.
Participants are encouraged to bring their own database including seismic sections, core-photos, borehole images, dipmeter and SP/GR logs, etc. with permission from the authority concerned.
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| Exploration and Development of Sandstone Reservoirs |
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Methods of seismic section interpretations in terms of locating both structural and stratigraphic traps across a sedimentary basin. Sedimentary facies analyses using cores, borehole images, dipmeter, and SP/GR logs. Integrated interpretation of a desired formation or a sandstone reservoir in terms of its geometry (3D), pinched-out, paleoflow, and lateral distribution across the sedimentary basin. All kind of depositional environments for sandstone reservoir will be presented.
Participants are encouraged to bring their own seismic sections, core photos, wireline logs, etc. with due permission from the authority concerned.
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| Exploration of Carbonate Reservoirs |
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Gravity survey over a previously unstudied basin in order to outline the presence of sedimentary carbonate bodies. This facilitates a rigorously planned seismic survey with in depth interpretations to delineate the geometry and facies (stratigraphic) of the carbonate deposits including reefs. Drilling/coring and wireline logging data interpretation of multiwells, revealing depositional environmental setting, and confirming geometry and thickness of the most promising formation (reservoir). Petrographic (x-section/SEM), geo-chemical (XRD/XRF) and petro-physical (porosity/permeability) analyses provide compositional facies analysis and reservoir characteristics (diagenesis/cements, porosity, per-meability). Integrated report would guide both in advanced exploration and development of the carbonate reservoir.
Participants are encouraged to bring their own databases (seismic sections, core-photos, core-samples, wireline logs, borehole images, dipmeter, SP/GR, neutron/sonic and thin sections, etc.) with due permission from the authority concerned.
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| Reservoir Characterization for Geologists |
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Once a petroleum reservoir is discovered or delineated, it requires to be characterized in terms of its structure, sedimentation, geochemistry, and petrophysics. Structures include folds, faults, and fractures associated with the reservoir using seismic sections, borehole images, and dipmeter logs. Sedimentology involves vertical and lateral facies analyses in terms of texture, structure, and composition in order to delineate depositional process, setting, and environment. The data base includes cores, borehole images, dip-meter and SP/GR logs. Geochemical analyses provide chemical (elemental, oxide) composition of reservoir rock types. Petrophysical study quantify and qualify mineralogy, cements, porosity, permeability, etc. using thin sections (SEM), wireline logs, and lab data. The integrated report would provide the geological guide how to overcome local geological problems and obscurity in order to develop a field with precision.
Participants are encouraged to bring their own data bases including seismic lines, core photos, wireline logs, core samples, thin sections, etc. with due permission from the authority concerned.
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| Advanced Log Interpretation Techniques |
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General common logging techniques, signal data processing and interpretation methods. Advanced interpretation applications - a) porosity petrofacies from porosity logs (density, sonic, and neutron logs) and borehole images; b) permeability from RFT; c) lithology/texture from lithology logs (SP/GR logs); d) sedimentary/structural features and sequence from dipmeter logs and borehole images; e) sediment chemistry/diagenesis from geophysical/geochemical combination logs; and f) sediment rock facies from borehole images.
Participants are encouraged to bring their own data base including core samples, core photos, wireline logs, etc. with due permission from the authority concerned.
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| High Resolution Wireline Logging: Interpretations and Applications |
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Dipmeter logging - principle, tool, data acquisition, data processing hi-erarchy, interpretation methods, and applications. How dipmeter logs can be applied to delineate sedimentary/structural features (up to 4cm scale) as well as sediment cyclicity and sequence, and to characterize fractured reservoirs in depth.
Borehole imaging - principles: electrical (FMS)and acoustics (UBI), tools, data acquisition techniques, image processing and enhancement, borehole image artifacts, image interpretation approaches, and applications. How borehole images can be used to delineate fine scale (up to 1cm scale) sedimentary/ structural features with absolute orientations and continuity. Furthermore, low sequential enhanced 2D and 3D images can provide interpretation for the poorly recovered coring intervals, palco flow analysis, and ichno (trace) fossil analysis/recognition.
Participants are encouraged to bring both FMS/FMI and UBI/BHTV images and all kind of dipmeter logs with due permission from the authority concerned.
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| Applied Subsurface Mapping |
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Concepts on mapping, various types of maps and cross sections, constructing maps in conventional ways as well as using modern techniques including computer approach. Contouring and contouring techniques, cross sections, isopach maps, fault maps, structure maps, integration of geophysical data in subsurface mapping, log correlation techniques, and directional drilled wells and directional surveys. The course includes case studies revealing interpretation and application of each kind of subsurface map and cross section for oil/gas fields across the world.
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| Micro-Paleontology |
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Sampling techniques, describing sediments, rocks containing the micro-fossils, picking up microfossils, taxonomy and identification of the microfossils in terms of classical genus and species, and point counting methods. Geologic age determination, ecology and despositional environment delineation, statistical analyses, and Milan Kovitch Cyclicity.
Participants are encouraged to bring their own study samples and data with permission from the authority concerned.
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| Drilling Technology |
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Introduction to well planning, drilling rig design and operation. Drilling programs, drill string and bit designs. Drilling mud composition, properties and functions. Casing plan/design, cementing technology and hydraulics. Latest technology and drilling/coring applied both in onshore and offshore of Southern USA (e.g. Texas/Louisiana) would be presented as case studies.
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| Well Drilling and Completion |
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Rigorous overview of well planning process and operational practices. Principals and producers for cost-effective casing designs, materials, design and procedures for cementing, optimization of bits, weight and R.P.M for minimum cost drilling/coring. Special specific drilling/coring and logging technology (e.g., temperature logs, measurement while drilling (MWD)) and well completion methods. Offshore drilling methods: drilling operations on drill ships/semi-submersibles, directional drilling methods (e.g. BHA selection and effects, typical applications), and slimhole drilling technology (e.g. unbalanced drilling, downhole motors and coil tubing drilling planning).
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| Practical Petrophysics for Exploration & Production |
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Concepts on petrophysical principles and properties. Quantitative measuring techniques (both laboratory and borehole/in situ environments) of various petrophysical properties/parameters. This includes: (a) geological - texture, mineralogy; (b) geophysical - magnetic, electrical, seismic/sonic, and radioactive; and (c) reservoir - porosity, cements, permeability, fluid-content (e.g. type, pressure, amount, etc.) Physical and subjective interpretation and application of the collected data sets individually and interactively. How geophysical and geological parameters can help in petroleum exploration - whereas reservoir parameters can guide production strategies - would be presented as case studies.
Participants are encouraged to bring their own database including core-samples, wireline logs, etc. with due permission from the authority concerned.
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| Formation Evaluation Basic & Intermediate Concepts |
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Studying a geological formation (e.g. sandstone strata) in a bore-hole condition in terms of its physical, chemical, and fluidcontent properties/behaviors, is a subject matter which largely depends upon economics. The actual study includes collecting and interpreting various sets of parameters involving drilling/mud logging, coring (core-analyses), wireline logging, and production testing. Then the integration of the above interpretation sets in order to produce a multidimensional report which ultimately focus on the cost and benefit for the studied formation in terms of its economic deposits, such as hydrocarbon reservoir (e.g. actual reserve, estimated primary and enhanced recovery, etc.).
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| Reservoir Engineering |
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Rock and fluid properties and interactions, PVT behavior of crude oil and natural gas, fundamentals of fluid flow through subsurface porous media, reservoir energy mechanisms in recovery, material balance and reserves estimation.
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| Integrated Reservoir Characterization |
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This course describes the latest methods for optimizing the accumulation and utilization of reservoir description data needed for efficient petroleum exploration and production activities. This multidisciplinary approach provides integrated reservoir description involving geophysical, geological, petrophysical, and reservoir and production engineering data and interpretations. This integrated report is then applied to design-production strategy and operations in order to achieve enhanced recovery of hydrocarbons.
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| Evaluation of Petroleum-Bearing Formations |
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Introduction to formation evaluation methodology. Rock and fluid properties. The borehole environment from which formation evaluation data are obtained. Measured properties, features and applications, and limitations of coring and core analysis, mud logging, and drill stem and wireline formation testing. Use of petrophysical models in formation evaluation. Introduction to wireline and measurement while drilling logs used for formation evaluation. Rock catalog usage to estimate rock property information from analog Systems. Measured properties, features and applications, and limitations of wireline and measurement while drilling logs used for formation evaluation. Evaluation of clean and shaly formations, Quick look evaluation techniques. Estimation of formation pressure gradient from well log data. Cased hole evaluation with pulsed neutron capture logs, Log quality control. Design of formation evaluation programs.
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| Advanced Reservoir Engineering |
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Capillary pressures and vertical distribution of gas, oil, and water saturations; relative permeability and fractional flow relationships; Buckley-Leverett equation and linear displacement efficiency of gas and water drives; effects of well patterns, mobility ratio, and reservoir heterogeneity on areal and vertical sweep efficiency performance of black oil reservoirs.
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| Essentials of Petroleum Refining for Process Engineers |
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General refining methods: treating and desalting, lube oil manufacturing, solvent deasphalting, and crude distillation. Heavy oil refining: fluid catalytic cracking, residual oil upgrading - delayed cooking, and residual oil upgrading - visbreaking. Hydrogen processing: hydrocracking, hydrotreating, and hydrogen production. Light oil catalytic processing: alkylation - sulfuric acid, alkylation - hydrofluoric acid, aromatic extraction, polymerization, and isomerization. The course involves extensive practical tasks both in labs and local oil refineries.
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| Natural Gas and Petroleum Properties & Characteristics |
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Description of naturally occurring petroleum gases and oils, with compositional and physical characteristics and how these are measured. Next comes thermodynamic properties such as density, dew point, and K-values, along with modeling techniques. This enables the user to be able to predict properties based on easily measured parameters. New correlations for viscosity and thermal conductivity will be presented, too. Finally, how engineers use this information to design processing facilities such as refineries and gas treatment plants. Safety aspects for both personnel and equipment will be discussed as well.
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| Natural Gas Processing |
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Gas and liquid separation: separation equipment, types of separators, separation principles, separator design, stage separation, low temperature separation, and gas cleaning. Dehydration processing of gas - water systems: water content of natural gas, gas hydrates, absorption dehydration, adsorption dehydration, and dehydration by expansion refrigeration. Desulfurization processing: removal processes, solid bed sweetening processes and physical and chemical absorption processes. The course involves extensive practical works in both laboratory and local gas processing plants.
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| Gas Distribution Engineering |
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Introduction, gas laws and pressure measurement on reservoirs, and on-site (short-term) gas distribution and transportation using tankers. Long-term gas field development in terms of distribution and transportation: gas pipe line - design, construction, and maintenance in both onshore and off-shore; gas storage in both underground storage and overhead tanks - characterization, design, development, and monitoring; and natural gas liquefaction design and container facilities. The course also includes management and economics related to gas distribution engineering plants.
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| Crude Oil/Refined Products Stocks Management and Associated Waste Management |
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This course has been tailor-made to suit the needs of Officers/Operators who perform various duties related to Crude Oil and Product Stocks management. These Officer/Operators, in the light of need for improving on their environmental awareness as regards the locations where crude oil is produced and products are made, will have to be exposed to the program on current Waste Management Technologies Management practices. Stock taking is the determination of the quantity and quality of crude oil and products held in storage tanks - at the field, terminals and depots.
Various procedures for stock taking, custody transfer, laboratory analysis of salient parameters required for stock taking and their significance, meter proving, tank dipping, safety and environmental considerations will be treated.
Ambient air quality and fugitive emission monitoring programs will be presented and the latest air dispersion assimilation models will be discussed. Basic design principles and methods will be presented for all applicable air pollution control processes. Management of emissions and ecotoxic compounds from all sectors of this industry will be outlined.
The first elements in developing a water or wastewater treatment facility are water and/or waste characterization (quantity, quality, sources) followed by appropriate treatment studies. On the basis of these findings, a process flow sheet can be developed. Basic design principles and methods will be presented for all applicable water treatment wastewater pollution control/process (biological, chemical, physical, thermal). Start up and plant performance issues will be discussed. A special emphasis will be placed on treatment and land placement of residuals (bio-solid or sludge). Control of air emissions from both wastewater collection and treatment systems will be discussed.
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| Environmental Management |
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Contemporary environmental issues covered in this course include impact of hydrocarbons on the environment, regulatory strategies to manage hydrocarbons in the environment, air emission management, water/wastewater management, industrial solid/hazardous waste management, soil and groundwater remediation/site restoration, environmental management systems, ISO 14000 and effective strategies to approach the resolution of environmental concerns.
Waste reduction and pollution prevention technologies and management practices have been developed to contain waste management costs and more effectively utilize our world's precious natural resources. Typical technologies and methodologies include manufacturing or operating units and environmental process changes and reformulation of products to eliminate or minimize use of hazardous agents (i.e. hydrocarbon solvents, heavy metals in dyes and pigments) or to use less material (i.e. thin film high strength plastic bags) These types of activities also promote recovery of materials for reuse of waste as a product or conversion to a product of economic value. Pollution prevention practices will cover all operational areas of hydrocarbon industry from the geophysical survey step to dispersing fuel into an automobile.
Contemporary environmental strategies include waste minimization, waste detoxification, product recovery or conversion to materials of economic value, waste treatment for reuse of residuals and land placement. Effective utilization of these methods along with high level compliance with applicable environmental regulations serve as the basis of the ISO 14000 standards program. Discussion will include appropriate North American, European Union and United Nations environmental regulations and programs. The value, issues and elements of ISO 14000 standards will be presented.
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| Waste Management Technologies and Management Practices |
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Ambient air quality and fugitive emission monitoring programs will be presented and the latest air dispersion assimilation models will be discussed. Basic design principles and methods will be presented for all applicable air pollution control processes. Management of emissions and ecotoxic compounds from all sectors of this industry will be outlined.
The first elements in developing a water or wastewater treatment facility are water and/or waste characterization (quantity, quality, sources), followed by appropriat treatment studies. On the basis of these findings, a process flow sheet can be developed. Basic design principles and methods will be presented for all applicable water treatment/wastewater pollution control process (biological, chemical, physical chemical, physical, and thermal). Start up and plant performance issues will be discussed. A special emphasis will be placed on treatment and land placement of residuals (bio-solids or sludges). Control of air emissions from both wastewater collection and treatment systems will be discussed.
Contemporary environmental management strategies for solid and hazardous wastes include reduction, detoxification, recovery and reuse. Consideration will be given to incineration and return to land.
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| Environmental Restoration |
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The basic strategy for restoration of contaminated soil and groundwater is recovery and reuse. When these alternatives fail, one should destruct or land place these recovered contaminated materials. The first step in site restoration is the vertical and horizontal characterization of the site. Particular attention should be given to locate the major source of the contamination so one can develop a specific remediation plan. The plan may consider the future use of the site, consider to clean that site to a risk level relative to its specific planned use.
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| Petroleum Industry Upstream |
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Starts with geologic processes, rock cycle and rock classification, porosity, permeability cements, the sedimentary processes, compaction, shapes of sedimentary rock bodies, origin of coal, gas and oil, hydrocarbon source rocks, geophysical and seismic exploration, drilling technology, interpretation of well logs. The course ends with the production of oil and gas, including secondary recovery methods.
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| Petroleum Industry Downstream |
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A basic course in the refining process and the development of petroleum products. It includes crude oil characteristics and analysis, distillation, catalytic cracking, alkylation, catalytic polymerization, hydrotreating, catalytic reforming, delayed coking, visbreaking, gasoline treating, gasoline blending, heating oil blending and residual fuel oil blending.
The contemporary remediation approach in the U.S. is the use of a combinatorial source management (extract, remove, or treat in place) and in situ natural attenuation process (biological, chemical, physical, and thermal) over time to treat lower concentrations of contamination. Basic principles and design methods for both in situ and ex situ remediation technologies will be presented. A major emphasis will be waste material recovery, product improvement and utilization.
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| Oceanographic Considerations for Offshore Oil & Gas Development |
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This course is designed to provide a basic, non-technical understanding of the science of oceanography. Topics will include information from the geological, chemical, physical, and biological aspects of ocean science. Affects of ocean systems including salinity, wave action, currents, tides, development of ocean floor features, and winds will be discussed with respect to coastal and off-shore petroleum industries.
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| Liquified Natural gas (LNG) Industry |
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Overview of LNG history, current status, and future trends. Natural Gas marketing, supply & demand, reserves, production, and environmental impact. LNG Production activities, pre-treatment, liquification, storage, marine and support facilities. Existing base load producers and future trends, LNG carriers, current and future structures. Receiving terminal facilities, tankage, vaporization, support, and future terminals. LNG economics, capital estimating and pricing.
The 4 week course will provide in-depth coverage of these aspects as well as the operational considerations of cyrogenic processes in the LNG industry.
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| Petroleum Economics, Business and Marketing |
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This course covers the economic structure of the petroleum industry and factors influencing oil economics using cash flow models. Feasibility of developing a oil and gas related project and decision tools and models used to evaluate the economics of an investment or expenditure will be fully explored. We will learn about the economic feasibility using time value of money concepts and economic decision analysis using discounting models. Economic analysis of operations and oil and gas production operations on a world wide basis is presented. Reserve estimation and means of forecasting production using decline curves are explained. We will look at how oil and gas prices are determined and the marketing aspects of petroleum products.
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| Financing Energy Projects |
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This course is a stand alone course or a good follow up course to Petroleum Economics. This course discusses the methods of public and private financing of energy projects, especially in emerging economies. It discusses the financing related to upstream and downstream oil and gas projects, power generation, transmission, and distribution. Provides a brief background of project and corporate financing, major sources of funding, and a guide to preparing a project finance package. Provides methods for analyzing business environments, economic and financial viability, financial structures and environmental concerns of oil, gas, and power projects.
Participants are encouraged to bring their own case study, but it is not required.
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| Strategic Planning in Energy Project Management |
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An introduction to project management related to energy projects. We will look at project planning, developing a mission statement, goals, and objectives. We will learn how to develop scheduling techniques using critical path methods and scheduling of resource constraints. We will be looking at project control, analysis, and evaluation with balancing strategy and tactics in project implementation. What will make a project a success or failure. How can we manage quality improvements and solve problems in projects.
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| Financial Management, Budgeting, and Planning |
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A general look at financial management, accounting, budgeting, and planning related to oil and gas engineering and energy related businesses. We will discuss theory, planning, corporate financing and budgeting, cash management and finance functions. Discuss basic techniques for establishing and operating an operating and capital budget. Participants are encouraged to bring a budget that is not confidential with them as a case study to discuss. Departmental budgets and allocations will be discussed. Methods of capital expenditure justification and cost build-ups and decision making process using cash flow techniques.
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| Plant Management |
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Learn how to reduce manufacturing costs, plan purchasing, control inventory, manage plant personnel and operations. We will discuss techniques to handle labor relations, scheduling of materials, production operations, and services. Set standards of performance and measurement techniques. We will discuss specific issues related to your plant operations.
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The Houston Petroleum Institute (HPI) is owned and operated by The Schools Group, LLC. The Essex Management Center (EMC) and Infotronix Research Institute are other fine schools managed by The Schools Group, LLC.
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