Introduction to the Oil and Gas Industry Course

Dave Anderson

This is an introductory level non-technical course, designed to provide a basic overview of the oil and gas industry for participants who do not have engineering or geoscience backgrounds (examples- HR and other support sectors, production accountants, oilfield workers, professionals working in regulatory or finance sector and land personnel). Read more...

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Course contents

    2 - Petroleum Exploration

    2.01 - Requirements For A Petroleum Reservoir To Exist (10 min.)

    2.02 - Petroleum Geology (19 min.)

    2.03 - Exploration Techniques (13 min.)

    2.04 - Land Survey Systems (17 min.)

    2.05 - Land And Mineral Rights (14 min.) Quiz

    3 - Drilling

    3.01 - Permitting And Well Classification (15 min.)

    3.02 - Drilling Rigs And Systems (13 min.)

    3.03 - Drilling Operations (borehole drilling, coring, DSTs and casing/cementing) (15 min.)

    3.04 - Drilling Problems (stuck tools, lost circulation, blowouts) (10 min.)

    3.05 - Openhole Logging (16 min.)

    3.06 - Directional Drilling (12 min.) Quiz

    4 - Well Completion & Stimulation

    4.01 - Overview (7 min.)

    4.02 - Perforating (8 min.)

    4.03 - Well Stimulation Design And Operations (29 min.)

    4.04 - Production String (15 min.)

    4.05 - Artificial Lift (14 min.) Quiz

    5 - Production, Processing & Distribution

    5.01 - Overview Of Surface Operations (12 min.)

    5.02 - Measurement Of Produced Oil & Gas Volumes (8 min.)

    5.03 - Gas Gathering & Compression (4 min.)

    5.04 - Overview Of Oil & Gas Facilities (11 min.)

    5.05 - Distribution & Marketing (17 min.) Quiz

    6 - Introduction To Petroleum Engineering

    6.01 - Rock Properties And The Volumetric Equation (30 min.)

    6.02 - Hydrocarbon Properties (44 min.)

    6.03 - Extraction And Recovery (24 min.)

    6.04 - Inflow Performance (6 min.)

    6.05 - Well Testing (18 min.)

    6.06 - Production And Reserves (23 min.) Quiz

    7- Petroleum and the Global Energy Market

    7.01 - Energy Literacy Overview (18 min.)

    7.02 - Global Energy Supply and Demand (17 min.) Quiz