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Featured Course Catalogue

PRACTICAL AND COST-EFFECTIVE TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT FOR THE OIL & GAS INDUSTRY

training.rpsgroup.com

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Why Train With Us?RPS-PEICE is a leading provider of short (1 to 5

days duration) classroom courses, to the upstream,

midstream and downstream sectors of the

petroleum industry. Every year we offer hundreds

of public courses at training centers in Calgary,

Houston, Denver and London; with, in some cases,

an option to participate in the course remotely,

regardless of your location, using our Live Virtual

Training option.

Cross-training, introductory courses for junior

staff and technical awareness training for both

technical and non-technical personnel are particular

specialties of RPS-PEICE; while at the more advanced

level, RPS-PEICE offers courses on the application

of the latest techniques and technologies.

Our instructors are among the industry’s most

experienced, respected and knowledgeable in their

field.

In the ever-evolving energy industry, where training

and staff development have never been more

important, RPS-PEICE plays a key role in helping

fulfill your training needs.

Course PortfolioThis brochure provides a featured summary of our

most popular courses.

A comprehensive listing of the RPS-PEICE course

portfolio, as well as the calendar of currently

scheduled courses and online webinars can be

found on our website www.training.rpsgroup.com.

Please visit the website for additional details on our

courses and to book the course or webinar that

meets your training needs.

Enhance your professional development with PDHs/CEUsIt is our goal to ensure the time spent attending

a RPS-PEICE course is used efficiently, delivering

the most effective training materials, thus ensuring

your staff and organization receive the maximum

development benefit from the time spent.

On completion of each course, participants will

be awarded a RPS-PEICE course certificate, and

will earn Professional Development Hours (PDH)

and/or Continuing Education Units (CEU) for

application toward their professional organization

training requirements.

RPS-PEICE is part of the RPS GroupRPS-PEICE is part of the RPS Group (www.rpsgroup.

com), a leading consultancy to the petroleum

industry globally. RPS helps clients develop their

energy resources across the complete life-cycle,

combining technical and commercial skills with an

extensive knowledge of environmental and safety

issues.

Under the umbrella of RPS, PEICE and its affiliate

NAUTILUS WORLD (www.nautilusworld.com),

provides the oil & gas industry with a comprehensive

response to its training and development needs.

In-House and Customized TrainingAny of the courses offered by RPS-PEICE can

be held exclusively for your company, either at a

location of your choice, or at a RPS-PEICE training

center. This in-house training option, which is

typically cost- effective for groups of 8 or more, has

a number of advantages compared to our publicly

scheduled courses:

■ Travel cost savings: The course can be held

at your office or other convenient location,

minimizing the cost of travel and

accommodation for participants.

■ Tuition cost savings: With 8 or more

participants, there are significant tuition cost

savings per participant compared to our

public training prices.

■ Course Customization: Company-specific

materials, examples, case studies and

workshops can be incorporated into our

standard courses as required by the client.

Schedule Convenience: You can determine

the timing of the course to fit with your

schedule priorities.

Our course designers and instructors can work

with your technical/training experts to supplement

existing RPS-PEICE course materials with company-

specific data and case studies to enhance the

relevance of the training materials in line with your

particular requirements.

Tel: +1 (403) 284-1250 (Canada)

+1 (713) 482-3858 (USA)

Email: [email protected]

Web: training.rpsgroup.com

Taking Careers Further.............................

What past course participants have said...

Introduction to Upstream Petroleum Industry [page 22]“This was an excellent introductory course. The instructor was very knowledgeable, giving us real-life examples and illustrations to help us understand how a well is found, explored, appraised, and produced. I have more confidence in my job now that I have taken this course!”

Technical Communicator, Schlumberger

Petroleum Engineering for Non Engineers [page 7]“This training event was excellent - the information was detailed and the instructor did a good job of simplifying the topics so that it was understood. I really enjoyed this course.”

Digital Security Risk Management Consultant - Reservoir Development, BP

Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering [page 7]“A very good course. The information provided will be extremely helpful in helping me develop in my role. Would recommend this course to anyone who is considering it.”

Development Engineering, Cenovus

Introduction to Natural Gas Gathering [page 13]“This is an excellent introductory course for those new to the natural gas industry, or those already in the industry who would like to gain a better understanding of the technical side to natural gas gathering and processing.”

Environmental Specialist, Spectra Energy

Introduction to Petroleum Refinery Processing [page 16]“This was a great overview of the petroleum refining process. I wish that I had taken this course when I started my career in the refining industry.”

Senior Environmental Engineer, Big West Oil

Fundamentals of Oil & Gas Property Acquisition and Finance [page 18]“Very helpful. I usually see the end result of all this work. It was good to gain a better understanding of the work that goes into developing the business cases.”

Vice President - Client Relations, Business Development Canada

Shale and Tight Oil & Gas for Petroleum Engineers and Geologists [page 9]“The course gave me a good perspective on Shale Oil & Gas, and has provided me good insights on the important factors related to shale evaluation, development, drilling & completions and production.”

Development & Production Manager, PTTEP Canada Limited

Introduction to Drilling, Completion and Fracturing Fluids [page 11]“Intro to drilling and completion fluids included a very insightful overview of the oil industry, rig site as well as thorough information on the overall process and types of fluids. Being new to the industry, this course was a great foundation to build on!”

Sr. Category Specialist, Haliburton

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COURSE GUIDES ....................................................... 4Geoscience & Reservoir Engineering .............................................................................4Drilling, Completions & Production Engineering .......................................................4Upstream Facility Engineering & Operations ............................................................. 5Business & Commercial, Management & Leadership ............................................. 5

GEOSCIENCE .............................................................. 6Geology for Non-Geologists .............................................................................................6Geophysics for Geologists and Petroleum Engineers ...............................................6Introduction to Log Analysis ............................................................................................6

RESERVOIR ENGINEERING ..................................... 7Petroleum Engineering for Non-Engineers ................................................................. 7Reservoir Engineering for Non-Reservoir Engineers ................................................ 7Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering ...................................................................... 7Waterflooding Design, Management & Optimization ............................................8Well Test Analysis Workshop ..........................................................................................8

SHALE GAS AND TIGHT OIL & GAS ..................... 9Introduction to Shale and Tight Oil & Gas .................................................................9Shale and Tight Oil & Gas for Petroleum Engineers and Geologists ..................9Hydraulic Fracturing Shale and Tight Rock: Technical Design and Analysis ....9

HEAVY OIL & OIL SANDS ...................................... 10Introduction to the Canadian Oil Sands ....................................................................10

Heavy Oil Recovery Processes 1: Cold Production, CHOPS & Flooding ..........10Heavy Oil Recovery Process 2: Thermal (CSS, SAGD), Solvents

& Innovations .................................................................................................................10

DRILLING & WELL CONSTRUCTION ..................11Introduction to Onshore Drilling .................................................................................. 11Introduction to Offshore Drilling .................................................................................. 11Fundamentals of Directional Drilling .......................................................................... 11Introduction to Drilling, Completion & Fracturing Fluids ..................................... 11

PRODUCTION / COMPLETIONS ENGINEERING .. 12Fundamentals of Well Completions and Workovers .............................................12

Understanding and Optimizing Well Performance ................................................12

Hydraulic Fracturing Shale and Tight Rock: Technical Design and Analysis 12

FACILITY ENGINEERING & SURFACE OPERATIONS ....................................................... 13

Introduction to Crude Oil Gathering and Processing .............................................13

Introduction to Natural Gas Gathering and Processing .......................................13

Natural Gas Processing - Dehydration, Refrigeration, and Fractionation .......13

Reciprocating Compressor Fundamentals.................................................................14Introduction to Centrifugal, Reciprocating and Rotary Pumps - Design,

Application and Operation ........................................................................................14Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) Workshop .....................................14Fundamentals of Instrumentation & Controls .........................................................14

ENGINEERING CODES & STANDARDS .............. 15Introduction to ASME B31.3 Process Piping Code .................................................15

Advanced ASME B31.3 Process Piping Code ............................................................15

CSA Z662 Oil and Gas Pipeline Systems Code .......................................................15

API 650, 653, and 620 Storage Tanks .......................................................................15

REFINERY OPERATIONS ........................................ 16Introduction to Petroleum Refinery Processing and Bitumen Upgrading ........16

Fundamentals of Petroleum Refinery Economics....................................................16

Gasoline and Diesel Blending for Refiners and Traders .......................................16

PROCESS SAFETY & RISK MANAGEMENT ........ 17Fundamentals of Risk Based Process Safety Management ...............................17

Fundamentals of the Safety Lifecycle .........................................................................17

Introduction to PHA/HAZOP ........................................................................................17

PHA/HAZOP Facilitation Training ...............................................................................17

BUSINESS / COMMERCIAL .................................... 18Fundamentals of Petroleum Industry Economics ....................................................18

Fundamentals of Oil and Gas Property Acquisition and Finance .......................18Managing Risks and Strategic Decisions in Petroleum

Exploration & Production ..........................................................................................18

Introduction to Financial Reporting for the Petroleum Industry ........................19

Introduction to Energy Trading and Hedging ..........................................................19

LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT ........................... 20Fundamentals of Project Management ..................................................................... 20

Contract Management for Design & Construction Projects .............................. 20

Managing Public and Stakeholder Conflict Workshop......................................... 20Leadership Skills for Managers:

Managing by Influence ................................................................................................21

Effective Communication in a Demanding Work Environment .........................21

Conflict Resolution Skills for Difficult Situations .....................................................21

INDUSTRY & TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW .......... 22Introduction to the Upstream Petroleum Industry .................................................22

Introduction to the Downstream Petroleum Industry ...........................................22

Introduction to the Canadian Oil Sands ....................................................................22

Successful Shale and Tight Reservoir Development During Low Prices...........23

LNG Technologies and Production ..............................................................................23

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Production / Completions Engineering

Fundamentals of Directional Drilling

Drilling & Well Construction

Introductionto O�shore

Drilling

Introduction to Onshore Drilling

Introduction to Drilling,Completion and Fracturing Fluids

More Advanced

Introductory

Principles ofGas Well

Performance & Deliquification

Hydraulic Fracturing Shale & Tight Rock: Technical Design

& Analysis

Petroleum Engineeringfor Non-Engineers

Introduction tothe Canadian

Oil Sands

Introduction toShale and Tight

Oil and Gas

Artificial Liftand Production

ptimization Solutionsfor O�shore Wells

Fundamentalsof Well Completions

and Workovers

Understanding and Optimizing

Well Performance

Shale and Tight Oil & Gasfor Petroleum Engineers

and Geologists

Geoscience

Geology for Non-Geologists

Geophysics for Geologists & Petroleum

Engineers

Reservoir Engineering for Non-Engineers

Well Test Analysis WorkshopMore

Advanced

Introductory

UnconventionalReservoir

Geology forNon-Geologists

Introduction to Log Analysis

Successful Shale andTight ReservoirDevelopment

During Low Prices

Hydraulic FracturingShale and Tight Rock:

Technical Design& Analysis

Introduction toShale and Tight Oil & Gas

Shale and Tight Oil& Gas for

Petroleum Engineersand Geologists

The UnconventionalNatural Gas

Toolbox

Waterflood Design, Management and Optimization

Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering

Petroleum Engineering or Non-Engineers

Reservoir Engineering

Geoscience & Reservoir Engineering

Drilling, Completions & Production Engineering

Course Guides

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Introduction to Natural Gas

Gathering & Processing

Introductionto Petroleum

Refinery Processing

Introductionto Petroleum

Refinery Processing & Bitumen Upgrading

PHA/HAZOP FacilitationWorkshop

Gasoline & Diesel Blending for

Refiners Traders

Introduction to Crude Oil Gathering & Processing

Introduction toCentrifugal,

Reciprocating & Rotary Pumps

Design, Applicationand Operation

Introduction to ASME B31.3 Process Piping

Code

CSA Z662 Oil & Gas Pipeline Systems Code

Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P & ID)

Workshop

API 650, 653 & 620 Storage Tanks

More Advanced

Introductory

Facility & Surface Engineering Refinery Operations

ProcessSafety& Risk

Management

Bunker FuelBlending for

Refiners & Traders

Introduction toPHA/HAZOP

Fundamentalsof the

Safety Lifecycle

AdvancedASME B31.3

Process PipingCode

EngineeringCodes &

Standards

ReciprocatingCompressor

Fundamentals

SCADA Systems and Industrial Networks for the Petroleum Industry

Fundamentals of Instrumentation

and Controls (I&C) Training

Natural Gas Processing -

Dehydration, Refrigeration,

and Fractionation

Fundamentals ofRisk Based

Process Safety Management

LNG Technologies & Production

Business / Commercial Leadership & Management

Conflict Resolution Skills for Di cult Situations

Introduction to Financial Reporting for the

Petroleum Industry

E�ective Communication in a Demanding

Work Environment

Introduction to Energy Trading & Hedging

Managing Risks & Strategic Decisions in Petroleum

Exploration & Production

Fundamentals of Natural Gas Marketing

Successful Presentations:Helping Others

Adopt Your Ideas

Fundamentals of Petroleum Industry Economics

Fundamentals of Petroleum Refinery Economics

Fundamentals of International Petroleum Industry Joint

Ventures & Alliances

Contract Management for Design & Construction Projects

Managing Public andStakeholder Conflict Workshop

Fundamentals of Project Management

Fundamentals ofOil and Gas

Property Acquisitionand Finance

Fundamentals ofStress Management

Presenting withGreater

Confidence

Leadership Skills for Managers:Managing by Influence

Business & Commercial, Management & Leadership

Upstream Facility Engineering & Operations

Course Guides

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Geoscience

Geology for Non-GeologistsThis popular course, which is available as either a four-

day or a two-day version, will provide non-geologists

with a practical understanding of the principles used

by petroleum geologists in the search for oil and gas.

The sessions will include both the scientific background

and the practical applications of geology. The tools,

techniques, and vocabulary of the petroleum geologist

will be emphasized throughout the course.

Course Outline

■ Origin, Nature, and Occurrence of Petroleum

■ Identifying and Classifying Rocks - Source Rocks,

Reservoir Rocks, and Seals

■ Sedimentology and Stratigraphy

■ Depositional Environments and their Significance

to Reservoir Rock Prediction

■ Geologic Time and Dating Geologic Events

■ Structural Geology - Folding and Faulting

■ Formation of Petroleum Traps

■ Surface and Subsurface Mapping Methods

■ Reconstructing Geologic Events Through Field

Work, Maps, and Cross Sections

■ Exploration Methods - Generating and Evaluating

Prospects

■ Working with Logs

■ Sources of Data

■ Sample Examination

■ Oil Shows at the Wellsite

■ Formation Evaluation

4 Day Course:

Instructor: Paul PausePDH / CEU : 32 / 3.2

2 Day Course:Instructor: Andy BurnettPDH / CEU : 16 / 1.6

Geophysics for Geologists and Petroleum EngineersThis three-day course presents the basic geophysical

principles in a non-mathematical yet practical, tutorial

fashion with numerous exercises. The course will cover

data acquisition, processing and interpretation. The

participant learns the limits of seismic in terms of

resolution, structural imaging and hydrocarbon detection

as well as the benefits and pitfalls.

In modern exploration for oil and gas, geophysics is

a key to success, particularly in offshore and frontier

areas. Contemporary geophysics (seismic) provides

the necessary technology to remote-sense the target

to reduce the exploration drilling risk. Seismic also

plays a significant role in reservoir characterization and

development.

Geologists and Engineers have learned to visualize and

quantify rock properties from their physical properties

graphically represented in well logs. The challenge is

to become equally comfortable with seismic data. The

seismic trace can be considered as an additional log

which, on the one hand comes by the thousand, yet on

the other, does not have the resolving power of the sonic

or density log.

Course Outline

■ Introduction

■ Brief History

■ Basic Simplicity

■ Normal Incidence

■ Anatomy of a Seismic Section

■ Anatomy of a Wavelet (Signal)

■ Amplitude, Frequency and Phase

■ The Convolutional Model

■ Modeling

■ The Synthetic Seismogram

■ Seismic Resolution and Tuning

■ Seismic Acquisition

■ 3-D Seismic

■ Seismic Data Processing

■ Interpretation

■ Pre- and Post- Stack Domains

■ A.V.O. Amplitude-versus-Offset

■ Seismic Attributes

■ Seismic Frontiers

Instructor: Easton WrenLength: 3 daysPDH / CEU : 24 / 2.4

Introduction to Log AnalysisThis three-day course covers the fundamentals of log

analysis for understanding openhole logs and teaches

immediate practical skills in formation evaluation.

Hydrocarbon evaluation, porosity and permeability

estimation are covered, together with rock typing

and pay assessment. Methods to integrate core data,

drill cuttings reports, DST results, and production

information with logs are described. Log quality control

and normalization issues are also discussed. Participants

are required to bring calculator or a laptop computer for

all 3 course days - please be sure to fully charge laptop

batteries prior to each day. Excel freeware log analysis

software is provided.

Course Outline

■ Review of Logging Tool Fundamentals and

Downhole Measurements

■ Quick-Look Log Analysis Techniques

■ Archie Log Analysis of Water Saturation and

Extensions to Non-Archie Rocks

■ Productivity Predictions of Water-Cut

■ Permeability Estimation from Logs

■ Pay Determination

■ Rock Composition from Log Overlays and

Crossplots

■ Shaly Sandstone Analysis

■ Simple and Complex Carbonate Analysis

■ Integration of Core Data with Logs

■ Case Studies and Exercises of Log Analysis which

include Cuttings, Core, DST and Production

Information

■ Borehole Environment and Log Quality Checks

■ Course Excel Freeware Demonstrations

Instructor: Larry MapleLength: 3 daysPDH / CEU : 24 / 2.4

“This was a great course that taught me the fundamentals of log analysis. There is a lot of useful information that I can use right away. I wish I’d taken this course sooner! Looking forward to taking more courses that will add upon this knowledge that I learned here.”

Geotech, Hilcorp Alaska

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Reservoir Engineering

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Petroleum Engineering for Non-EngineersThis course, which is available as either a four-day or a

two-day version, is designed to provide non-engineering

petroleum industry professionals with a thorough

overview of most key aspects of petroleum engineering

technology and its applications. The course addresses

engineering issues ranging from initial involvement at the

exploration stage to production optimization challenges.

The training sessions focus on relevant and practical

issues and include a combination of classroom exercises

and basic engineering problems.

Course Outline

■ Basic Petroleum Geology

■ Reservoir Fluid and Rock Properties

■ Fundamentals of Reservoir Fluid Flow

■ Oil and Gas Reservoir Classification

■ Oil and Gas Reservoir Delineation and

Development

■ Drilling Fundamentals

■ Well Completions and Workovers

■ Operations and Optimization

■ Casing and Cementing Production

■ Primary Recovery Mechanisms

■ Enhanced Recovery Mechanisms

4 Day Course:Instructor: Saad IbrahimPDH / CEU : 32 / 3.2

2 Day Course:Instructor: Saad IbrahimPDH / CEU : 16 / 1.6

Reservoir Engineering for Non-Reservoir EngineersThis four-day course is designed for professionals who

work with, or rely on, analyses provided by reservoir

engineers, or who otherwise need to understand and

communicate with them on a technical or commercial

basis. Those who would benefit from this course include

geologists, geophysicists, petrophysicists, facility and

operations engineers, drilling and production engineers,

pipeline engineers, and economic/business analysts. The

course provides an understanding of the underlying

value and limitations of the analyses provided by

reservoir engineers, as well as a better understanding

of the required data and assumptions involved in the

practice of reservoir engineering. Participants will obtain

an understanding of routine reservoir engineering

calculations, the data required to perform these

calculations, the primary tools and techniques used

by reservoir engineers, and the information gained by

the application of those techniques. The limitations of

the extrapolation of the results to the decision making

process will also be covered. Throughout the course,

the impact of the data, assumptions and technical

limitations are related to the economic impact they have

on reservoir management.

Course Outline

■ Reservoir Types and Drive Mechanisms

■ Rock and Fluid Properties

■ Volumetrics

■ Material Balance

■ Transient and Pseudo Steady State Fluid Flow

■ Fluid Displacement

■ Decline Curve Analysis

■ Reserves Estimation and Classification

■ Overview of Reservoir Simulation

■ Field Development Planning for Maximum

Economic Benefit

Instructor: Jerry HadwinLength: 4 daysPDH / CEU : 32 / 3.2

Fundamentals of Reservoir EngineeringThis five-day course is designed to introduce technical

professionals to the fundamental aspects of reservoir

engineering. Theoretical concepts coupled with

numerous practical case histories are presented to

assist reservoir and exploitation engineers in their

primary functions - the determination of oil and gas

reserves and the maximization of hydrocarbon recovery

under primary, secondary, and tertiary schemes. Field

development of unconventional gas reservoirs including

shale gas, tight gas and coalbed methane (CBM) will also

be covered. The application of horizontal wells and a

number of new technologies will also be reviewed. The

sessions will include a number of relevant class problems

and examples.

Course Outline

■ Petroleum Geology

■ Rock and Fluid Properties

■ Reservoir Drive Mechanisms

■ Reserves Determination

■ Deterministic (Volumetric and Material Balance)

and Probabilistic Techniques

■ Production Forecast using Decline Analysis

Empirical Methods

■ Non-Conventional Gas Reservoirs

■ Flow in Porous Media

■ Well Test Design, Planning and Analysis

■ Fluid Coning and Water Influx

■ Secondary and Tertiary Recovery Schemes

■ Waterflooding: Planning, Predicting Oil Recovery

and Performance Monitoring

■ Horizontal Well Applications

Instructor: Saad IbrahimLength: 5 daysPDH / CEU : 40 / 4.0

“Excellent Course! The instructor did a great job of explaining the material which covered all the basics in just the right amount of detail.”

Mine Geologist, Agrium

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“Excellent course with information you can walk out the door and start using immediately “

Completions Specialist, Talisman Energy

Reservoir Engineering

Waterflooding Design, Management & OptimizationThis three-day course, designed for practicing petroleum

engineers, geologists, and other technical support staff,

provides a basic understanding of the key technical

aspects which are involved across the entire life cycle of

a properly designed waterflood scheme. The sessions

include an overview of data requirements, methods

employed to obtain the data, and methods used to

interpret the data for the design, management, and

optimization of an effective waterflood. Participants

will be provided with the analytical tools that enable

estimation of the primary recovery baseline production

forecast and incremental waterflood recovery

predictions. The sessions will also provide practical

training to address waterflooding issues that are relevant

in today’s oil field operations. Modern methods of

optimization of existing more mature waterfloods will

also be covered in detail – including the use of streamline

models for waterflood surveillance and optimization.

In-class examples and hands-on exercises are included.

Some experience in petroleum engineering is a benefit,

but not a prerequisite. Participants are requested to

bring a calculator to the course.

Course Outline

■ Overview of Petroleum Geology and

Waterflooding Implications

■ Review Data Requirements for Reservoir

Description

■ Review Methods for Estimating Primary Recovery

Forecasts

■ Consideration of Various Analytical Waterflood

Models

■ Understanding Natural Water Drives

■ Waterflood Design and Production Forecast

Example

■ Water Quality Issues – Review

■ Regulatory Requirements for Waterflood

Applications

■ Waterflooding Tight Reservoirs

■ Consideration of Modern Surveillance Methods

for Mature Waterfloods

■ Waterflood Management and Optimization

Methods

■ Use of Steamline Models and Numerical Models

for Waterflood Optimization

Instructor: Rob LavoieLength: 3 daysPDH / CEU : 24 / 2.4

Well Test Analysis WorkshopThis three-day course will provide participants with a

comprehensive theoretical and practical knowledge of

well test analysis techniques. Emphasis will be placed

on the practical aspects of well testing and several

class examples will be offered and the use of the

analysis results as a reservoir management tool to make

decisions related to reservoir development and well

completion will be illustrated through case studies.

Recent developments in the testing of Multi-stage Frac

of Horizontal Wells (MFHW) and Mini fracing (DFIT)

are now included.

Attendees are encouraged to bring interesting well

test data for analysis and discussion in the class, using

commercial software. A detailed course hand-out,

which is an excellent reference, will be provided.

Course Outline

■ Review of the Flow Equations Including the

Diffusivity and Darcy Equation

■ Buildup Analysis: Principle of Superposition,

Horner Plot, Average Reservoir Pressure

■ Reservoir Boundaries and Channel Analysis

■ Wellbore Skin Factor and Partial Penetration

■ Wellbore Storage and the Use of Type Curves

Pressure Derivative

■ Draw-Down Testing and Reservoir Limit Testing

■ Hydraulically and Naturally Fractured Wells

■ Well Test Objectives

■ Data Quality (Pressure, Production and Fluids)

■ Well Test Interpretations

■ Gas Well Testing

■ Water Injectivity Tests

■ Well Test Design and Planning

■ Horizontal Well Test

Instructor: Saad IbrahimLength: 3 daysPDH / CEU : 24 / 2.4

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Shale Gas and Tight Oil & Gas

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Introduction to Shale and Tight Oil & GasThis two-day introductory course provides an overview

of shale development for people in the oil & gas industry

who have little to no technical training in evaluating,

drilling, completing or producing wells in shale reservoirs,

but require additional information so they can better

support, guide, value, forecast, or service those activities.

Though some key concepts of Shale development are

somewhat unique, fortunately they are not complex and

can be effectively transferred to those working in the

technical, support and financial segments of the industry.

The primary topics include unique terminology, horizontal

drilling, hydraulic fracturing, resource analysis, common

misconceptions, production forecasting, financial analysis,

critical rock properties for commercial development,

and environmental challenges.

Course Outline

■ Key Differences between Shale, Tight Rock and

Conventional Reservoirs

■ Shale Development History and Status

■ Unique Shale Concepts and Terms

■ Hydraulic Fracturing Fundamentals

■ Modern Hydraulic Fracturing Techniques for

Horizontal Wells

■ Resource Calculations and Quick-look Economics

■ Production Forecasting Concepts

■ Critical Shale Properties for Commercial

Development

■ Misconceptions reported by Trade and Business

Journals

■ Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids and Additives

■ Commercial Optimization Concepts

■ Environmental Challenges and Best Practices

Instructor: Steve HenningsLength: 2 daysPDH / CEU : 16 / 1.6

Shale and Tight Oil & Gas for Petroleum Engineers and GeologistsThis three-day course focuses on the technologies

currently being applied in evaluating and developing oil

and wet gas from shale and other tight reservoirs. The

course material is intended for engineers and geologists

who are familiar with conventional oil and gas evaluation

concepts and are seeking information on the unique

aspects of shale evaluation and development. Included

in the sessions are the unique concepts, data collection

methods, evaluation techniques, development processes

and completion technologies. Participants will be asked

to complete class problems and case studies using data

from existing and emerging shale plays.

Course Outline

■ Status and Impacts of Shale and Tight Reservoir

Development

■ Development Strategies and Timing

■ Recommended Core Tests and Options

■ Shale and Tight Rock Characteristics

■ Quick-Look Economics

■ Reservoir Quality Indicators and Characterization

■ Fracturing Objectives and Mechanics

■ Frac Stage Design Fundamentals

■ Fracturing Fluid and Additive Options

■ Horizontal Drilling and Completions

■ Frac Design Fundamentals for Shale

■ Seismic and Micro-Seismic Issues

■ Correlations of Well Completion Options to Well

Performance

■ Production Results from Different Frac Designs

■ Development Challenges and Solutions

■ Emerging Trends and Technologies

■ Environmental Issues

Instructor: Steve HenningsLength: 3 daysPDH / CEU : 24 / 2.4

Hydraulic Fracturing Shale and Tight Rock: Technical Design and AnalysisThis two-day course focuses on the data and techniques

needed to design and evaluate fracture treatments in

shale and other tight reservoirs, with special emphasis

on the practical methods that do not rely on computer

simulation. Actual field data will be presented to

illustrate the impacts of various treatment designs and

the correlations that have been developed to help

optimize treatments in different plays and in different

hydrocarbon windows. In addition, the sessions cover

the technical reasons for modifying treatments and for

selecting specific treatment intervals. A number of short

class problems are included to reinforce evaluation and

design concepts.

The course is intended for petroleum engineers,

geoscientists and others with technical experience or

training in oil and gas development for either conventional

or unconventional reservoirs.

Course Outline

■ Shale Overview

■ Hydraulic Fracturing Objectives

■ Fracturing Equipment

■ Insitu Stress Considerations

■ Calibration Field Tests

■ Electric Logs in Shale

■ Sweet Spots

■ Kerogen to Hydrocarbons

■ Unique Core Analysis

■ Seismic Attributes

■ Economic Analysis Issues

■ Fracs in Horizontal Wells

■ Multi-Stage Technology

■ Completion Options

■ Optimum Frac Length Design

■ Treatment Optimization

■ Forecasting Considerations

■ Treatment Planning

■ Environmental Issues with Fracs

■ Quick Frac Design

■ Proppant Transport

■ Fluid Additives

■ Fracture Monitoring Options

■ Design Approaches

Instructor: Steve HenningsLength: 2 days PDH / CEU : 16 / 1.6

“This course was just the course I was looking for. The course material filled in the gaps in my work experience and I now understand what is occurring during the frac, and why the frac operations may stray from the plan.”

Area Engineer, Weatherford

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Heavy Oil & Oil Sands

Introduction to the Canadian Oil SandsThis two-day course provides a comprehensive

introduction to the Canadian oil sands industry. The

sessions examine the entire industry value chain from

subsurface resources through to the marketplace, and

how the various segments of the industry interact.

Participants will gain an understanding of oil sands

resources and reserves, industry regulation, in-situ and

mining/extraction bitumen recovery processes and

projects, bitumen upgrading processes and projects,

present and future product markets, existing and

proposed pipeline systems, product pricing mechanisms,

the competitive landscape and major industry players.

The course reviews the major challenges facing the

oil sands industry and provides forecasts for industry

growth. It is suitable for both technical and non-technical

personnel.

Course Outline

■ Introduction and Oil Sands Industry Overview

■ Basic Concepts: Oil Sands and Bitumen Properties

■ Resources and Reserves

■ Oil Sands Industry Regulation

■ In Situ Bitumen Recovery

■ Oil Sands Mining and Bitumen Extraction

■ Upgrading: Converting Bitumen into Valuable

Products

■ Markets: Canada, the United States and Beyond

■ Market Access/Pipelines

■ Market Fundamentals: Global and Canadian Oil

Prices

■ Industry Challenges

■ Oil Sands Industry Outlook

■ Conclusions

Instructor: Clayton PhairLength: 2 daysPDH / CEU : 16 / 1.6

Heavy Oil Recovery Processes 1: Cold Production, CHOPS & FloodingThis one-day course provides technical professionals with

an overview of current upstream heavy-oil production

technologies and introduces new upstream production

technologies that have been developed in the last several

years. This course focuses on cold primary recovery

processes such as Cold Production and CHOPS, plus

some aspects of flooding.

Course Outline

■ Our World and Heavy Oil

■ Overview of Heavy-Oil Recovery Processes

■ Drive Mechanisms and Foamy-oil Drive

■ Cold Production (CP) - no sand

■ Sand Control vs. Sand Management

■ Cold Heavy-Oil Production with Sand (CHOPS)

■ Geomechanics of Sand Production

■ Implementation and Workovers

■ Performance Comparison: CP vs CHOPS

■ Production and completion engineering aspects of

CP and CHOPS

■ CHOPS in Horizontal Wells

■ Flooding

Instructor: Patrick CollinsLength: 1 dayPDH / CEU : 8 / 0.8

Heavy Oil Recovery Process 2: Thermal (CSS, SAGD), Solvents & InnovationsThis course focuses on the following recovery processes;

Steam Injection: Cyclic Steam Stimulation (CSS), and

Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD). It also looks

at Solvent Injection, ElectroMagnetics, Fireflooding /

Air Injection / In Situ Combustion / Toe-to-Heel Air

Injection (THAI),and Hybrid and Sequenced Methods.

Technology screening guidelines will be outlined and

informative assessments of the various approaches will

be provided.

Course Outline

■ Our World and Heavy Oil

■ Geomechanics Basics

■ Overview of Processes

■ Steam Flooding

■ Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD)

■ Cyclic Steam Stimulation (CSS)

■ Solvents

■ In Situ Combustion (ISC)

■ Pressure Pulsing

■ ElectroMagnetics (EM)

Instructor: Patrick CollinsLength: 1 dayPDH / CEU : 8 / 0.8

“Clayton was very knowledgeable and was able to answer almost all the questions. He also went into details when the class showed interest in further information. Showing core samples helped me understand the geology. Excellent instructor. Materials were well prepared and up to date.”

Manager, Strategic Policy, Alberta Energy

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Drilling & Well Construction

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Introduction to Onshore DrillingThis two-day course provides a non-technical overview

of the phases, operations, and terminology used in the

drilling and completion of an onshore oil or gas well. It

is intended for non-drilling personnel who work with

drilling professionals (e.g. accounting, administrative, and

support staff, environmentalists, landmen, stock analysts,

etc). No prior experience or knowledge of drilling

operations is required.

Course Outline

■ Basic Petroleum Geology

■ The “Well Construction” Process

■ Drilling Rig - Components and Functions

■ Drilling a Well - From Top to Bottom

■ Lease Preparation, Cellar, Conductor, Drill Bits,

■ Drilling Fluids, Tripping, Casing, Cementing

■ Formation Evaluation (Cuttings, Logging, Coring,

Drillstem Testing)

■ Directional, Horizontal & Relief Wells

■ Completions – Perforating, Hydraulic Fracturing,

Acidizing

Instructor: Dick HeenanLength: 2 daysPDH / CEU : 16 / 1.6

Introduction to Offshore DrillingThis two-day course taught at a similar level to the

onshore version is intended for non-drilling personnel

who work in the offshore drilling industry. This includes

marine and logistics personnel, accounting, administrative

and support staff, environmental professionals, etc. No

prior experience or knowledge of drilling operations is

required.

Course Outline

■ Basic Petroleum Geology

■ Offshore Well Construction Process

■ Drilling Rig Components & their Functions

■ Bottom Founded Offshore Rigs (types &

description)

■ Drilling a Well from a Bottom Founded Rig

■ Drill Bits, Drilling Fluids, Casing & Cementing,

Evaluation

■ Offshore Drilling from a Floating Rig

■ Anchoring, Dynamic Positioning, Motion

Compensation, Subsea BOPs, ROVs, Supply Boats,

Personnel Transfer

■ Completion & Testing

■ Directional Drilling & Relief Wells

■ Offshore Production Systems / Pipelines

Instructor: Dick HeenanLength: 2 days

PDH / CEU : 16 / 1.6

Fundamentals of Directional DrillingThis three-day introductory course will cover the history

of directional drilling, and provide exposure to the basics

associated with directional and horizontal drilling. The

sessions will cover both the benefits and disadvantages of

directional wells along with numerous applications. Basic

BHA design, well configurations, and well trajectories

will be presented, as well as the types of tools utilized

including bits, down-hole mud motors, and MWDs.

The basics of directional data, tool-face orientation,

overview of well planning, and basic calculations will also

be included.

Course Outline

■ Borehole Representation

■ Well Planning

■ Anti-Collision Monitoring

■ Survey Tools

■ Well Design Constraints

■ Vertical Drilling

■ Applications of Directional Drilling

■ Downhole Motors

■ Deviation Techniques

■ Toolface Orientation

■ Directional Control with Rotary Systems

■ Steerable Drilling Systems

■ Shop Tour

Instructor: Mark BlandLength: 3 daysPDH / CEU : 24 / 2.4

Introduction to Drilling, Completion & Fracturing FluidsThis three-day course designed for engineers, geologists,

technologists, managers, and operations personnel, will

present an overview of the application of oil well drilling

and completion fluids. The course includes discussions of

fluids technology and products, emphasizing the reasons

for fluid selection and application.

Course Outline

■ Upstream Petroleum Introduction and

Terminology

■ Fluid Types

■ Generic Product Classifications

■ Fluid Applications

■ Fluids Engineering, Testing and Reporting, Specific

Gravity and Pressure Control, Rheology, Viscosity

and Hydraulics, Filtration and Fluid Loss, Solids

Control and Solids Treatment

■ Fluid Systems and Chemistry, Clays and Polymers,

Water-Based Muds, Salt-Based Muds, Non-

Aqueous Muds, Clear Brine Completion Fluids,

Reservoir Drill-In Fluids, Fracturing Fluids

■ Problems and Solutions, Wellbore Stability, Lost

Circulation, Formation Damage

■ Special Systems

■ Health, Safety and the Environment

■ Waste Disposal

Instructor: Ryen CaennLength: 3 daysPDH / CEU : 24 / 2.4

“Excellent training, enlightened trainees. Practical concepts. Experienced and approachable instructor. Very good training materials. I recommend this training.”

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Production / Completions Engineering

Fundamentals of Well Completions and WorkoversThis three-day course is an introduction for engineers,

technologists, service personnel and others involved

directly or indirectly with the planning and programming

of completion and workover operations. This course

provides an overview of key considerations in well

completion and workover design, and a fundamental

explanation of well/service equipment and operations.

Technical explanations of common practices are given,

along with troubleshooting hints.

Course Outline

■ Completion Design Process

■ Reservoir Parameters and Hydrostatics

■ Safety, Regulations, Risk and Uncertainties

■ Well Performance Basics

■ Wellbore and Completion Equipment

■ Materials and Corrosion

■ Tubing Design Overview

■ Completion and Workover Fluids

■ Perforating Overview

■ Flow Assurance Basics

■ Stimulation Overview

■ Well Testing Basics

■ Well Intervention Overview

■ Examples of Well Completion Designs – HPHT,

Deepwater, Heavy Oil, etc

Instructors: Idi Ishaya / Michael GallupLength: 3 daysPDH / CEU : 24 / 2.4

Understanding and Optimizing Well PerformanceThis two day course is a concept and capability building

course designed for engineers, technologists, service

personnel and others involved directly or indirectly with

the design and operation of wells.  Well performance

basics and evaluation, production and operation concerns,

flow assurance, completion design and workovers, and

optimization solutions are all discussed. The course

provides an understanding of the fundamental factors

affecting when and how a well begins to see performance

changes, along with the process and design requirements

to understand and optimize well productivity for both oil

and gas wells.

Course Outline

■ Well Performance Basics: Inflow and Outflow

Relationships

■ Well Design Process

■ Well Testing Basics

■ Flow Assurance

■ Stimulation Overview

■ Artificial Lift Design and Operation

■ Deliquifying Gas Well Techniques

■ Well Surveillance and Optimization Process

Instructors: Idi Ishaya / Michael Gallup

Length: 2 days

PDH / CEU : 16 / 1.6

Hydraulic Fracturing Shale and Tight Rock: Technical Design and AnalysisThis two-day course focuses on the data and techniques

needed to design and evaluate fracture treatments in

shale and other tight reservoirs with special emphasis

on the practical methods that do not rely on computer

simulation. Actual field data will be presented to

illustrate the impacts of various treatment designs and

the correlations that have been developed to help

optimize treatments in different plays and in different

hydrocarbon windows. In addition, the sessions cover

the technical reasons for modifying treatments and for

selecting specific treatment intervals. A number of short

class problems are included to reinforce evaluation and

design concepts. The course is intended for petroleum

engineers, geoscientists and others with technical

experience or training in oil and gas development for

either conventional or unconventional reservoirs.

Course Outline

■ Shale Overview

■ Hydraulic Fracturing Objectives

■ Fracturing Equipment

■ Insitu Stress Considerations

■ Calibration Field Tests

■ Electric Logs in Shale

■ Sweet Spots

■ Kerogen to Hydrocarbons

■ Unique Core Analysis

■ Seismic Attributes

■ Economic Analysis Issues

■ Fracs in Horizontal Wells

■ Multi-Stage Technology

■ Completion Options

■ Optimum Frac Length Design

■ Treatment Optimization

■ Forecasting Considerations

■ Treatment Planning

■ Environmental Issues with Fracs

■ Quick Frac Design

■ Proppant Transport

Instructor: Steve Hennings

Length: 2 days

PDH / CEU : 16 / 1.6

“This course is really great - a wealth of information is covered, it is easy to understand but not over-simplified. Engineers and Techs alike will benefit from group conversations and real-life examples provided by the instructors.”

Production Tech., Anschutz Oil Company

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Facility Engineering & Surface Operations

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Introduction to Crude Oil Gathering and ProcessingThis two-day course is designed to familiarize participants

with the basic aspects of crude oil production and the

common processes and equipment used in gathering

and processing. This course is ideally suited to technical,

operations and maintenance personnel involved in oil

gathering and processing who have had limited exposure

in this area, or for professionals involved in other areas

of the petroleum industry who require a comprehensive

overview of oil gathering and processing.

Course Outline

■ Characteristics of Oil, Water and Gas Production

■ Sales Product Specifications

■ Fluid Flow - Pipelines

■ Vapor/Liquid Separation

■ Compression

■ Dehydration

■ Typical Oil Well Production Facilities

■ Inlet Separation and Free Water Knockout

■ Oil Treating

■ Storage Considerations

■ Water Handling and Distribution

■ Vapor Recovery

■ Utilities

Instructor: Dale KrausLength: 2 days

PDH / CEU : 16 / 1.6

Introduction to Natural Gas Gathering and ProcessingThis two-day course is designed to familiarize participants

with the basic aspects of behaviour and characteristics of

natural gas, and the common processes and equipment

used in gas gathering and processing. This course is

ideally suited to technical, operations and maintenance

personnel involved in gas gathering and processing

who have had limited exposure in this area, or for

professionals involved in other areas of the petroleum

industry who require a comprehensive overview of gas

gathering and processing. It is not intended for Facility

Engineers with more than two years of experience.

Course Outline

■ Characteristics of Natural Gas

■ Sales Gas and Product Specifications

■ Vapour/Liquid Separation

■ Typical Gas Well Production Facilities

■ Gas Sweetening

■ Dew Point Control/Liquids Recovery

■ Sulphur Recovery/Acid Gas Injection

■ Processing - Other Considerations

■ Administration

Instructor: Dale KrausLength: 2 daysPDH / CEU : 16 / 1.6

Natural Gas Processing - Dehydration, Refrigeration, and FractionationThis three-day course will familiarize technical

professionals with the design and operation of several

common gas plant processing blocks. Day one will be

spent on dehy systems used in typical field gathering and

plant facilities, including a review of options available.

Day two will focus on mechanical propane refrigeration

systems typically used in Hydrocarbon Dew Point

and NGL Recovery systems, including a review of

design and performance enhancements. Day three

will focus on tower operations and troubleshooting

used in absorption and fractionation services, with

optimization and key performance indicators discussed

for each tower in each application. The course is aimed

at engineers, technologists and operators involved in gas

processing facilities.

Course Outline

■ Water Content of Natural Gas

■ Hydrate Formation, Prevention and Handling

■ Options for Dehydration

■ Glycol Dehydrator Sizing

■ Troubleshooting and System Optimization

■ Refrigeration Circuit Basic Design/Operation

■ Capacity Control

■ Power-Reducing Modifications

■ Troubleshooting H/C Dew Point Control

Problems

■ Gas Expander - Propane Refrigerant Comparison

■ Absorption and Fractionation Tower Design

■ Tower Internals

■ Capacity Control and Issues

■ Turn-Up and Turn-Down Problems

Instructor: Dale KrausLength: 3 daysPDH / CEU : 24 / 2.4

“The course was perfect, not too complicated and not too simple. Truly the best 24 hours in a classroom setting that I spent. If you have any exposure to Dehydration, Refrigeration, and Fractionation in your facilities, this course will break it down for you perfectly and you’ll walk away knowing you learned something extremely applicable. I would highly recommend this course! Dale Krauss is an excellent instructor, very knowledgeable and extremely experienced.”

Production Engineer (EIT), Enerplus

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Facility Engineering & Surface Operations

Reciprocating Compressor FundamentalsThis two-day course is geared to engineers and

technicians involved in assessing the performance and/

or reliability of reciprocating compressors. Participants

are equipped to identify actual performance, expected

performance and to resolve differences. Important

reliability factors, including rod loading, pulsation and

vibration, are covered. The course involves case studies

in which attendees actively engage in resolving problems..

Upon completing this course, participants will have:

a thorough understanding of performance measures

including capacity, power, efficiency, rod loading; the

ability to address differences between expected and

actual performance; and the proficiency to accurately

predict performance of a compressor under new

operating scenarios. Also improved ability to perform

troubleshooting and failure analysis on reciprocating

compressors.

The course is targeted at rotating equipment engineers,

engineering technicians and performance specialists.

It is recommended that attendees be familiar with

reciprocating compressor components and terminology.

Course Outline

■ The compression process in a reciprocating

compressor

■ Capacity and power from measured pressure-

volume diagrams

■ Predicting capacity and power from theory using

OEM sizing programs

■ Gas properties and equations of state; effect on

performance measures

■ Effects of pulsations and vibrations on

performance and reliability

■ Resolving differences between measured and

predicted performance

■ Rod and crosshead loading requirements

■ The key role of compressor valves in performance

and reliability

■ Loading curves and methods of capacity control

Instructor: Bryan LongLength: 2 daysPDH / CEU : 16 / 1.6

Introduction to Centrifugal, Reciprocating and Rotary Pumps - Design, Application and OperationThis two-day course provides an introduction to

the design, application and operation of centrifugal,

reciprocating and rotary pumps. It emphasizes practical

understanding, design guidelines and “rules of thumb”

with a minimum of mathematics. It covers application

and sizing, system design, basic theory and operation,

different types of pumps, pump components, pump

auxiliaries, pump selection and specification.

Course Outline■ Basic Pump Theory

■ System Design

■ Types of Pumps

■ Pump Selection and Optimization

■ NPSH and Cavitation

■ Mechanical Seals

■ Pump Bearings, Pump Materials

■ Pump Drivers

■ Operation and Maintenance

■ Pump Specification

Instructor: John HendersonLength: 2 daysPDH / CEU : 16 / 1.6

Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) WorkshopThis two-day course focuses on engineering drawings

typically used in the chemical and process industries by

engineers and technologists in the design phase, and by

operations and maintenance staff once facilities are up

and running. It is suitable for anyone interested in how

drawings should be created, maintained, and used in

assessing emergency situations and regulatory compliance

issues. The combination of classroom instruction and

workshop exercises focuses on critical documentation

essential to the safe day-to-day operation of facilities .

Course Outline

■ Introduction

■ Preliminary Engineering Drawings

■ Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams

■ Interpreting P&IDs - Valves

■ Interpreting P&IDs - Equipment

■ Interpreting P&IDs - Control and Safety Systems

■ Detailed Engineering Drawings

■ Engineering Drawings for Construction and

Operation

Instructor: Marcel Leal-ValiasLength: 2 daysPDH / CEU : 16 / 1.6

Fundamentals of Instrumentation & ControlsThis 2-day workshop includes instruction on the

fundamentals of instrumentation and controls as

they apply to the oil and gas industry. This workshop

provides the opportunity for the participants to obtain

a solid understanding of various technologies used for

process measurements, final control elements and

basic regulatory controls, including an understanding

of common pitfalls related to design, maintenance and

operational issues of instrumentation and controls.

Course Outline

■ Field Measurement devices including level,

pressure, temperature flow

■ Final Control Elements, including a step by step

approach to sizing control valves

■ Basic Control Theory

■ Common control Algorithms

■ Key design, maintenance and operations I&C

consideration

Instructor: David ClarkeLength: 2 daysPDH / CEU : 16 / 1.6

“Excellent training, enlightened trainees. Practical concepts. Experienced and approachable instructor. Very good training materials. I recommend this training.”

Mechanical Engineer, Mosaic Potash

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Engineering Codes & Standards

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Introduction to ASME B31.3 Process Piping CodeThis two-day course will introduce participants to the

ASME B31.3 Process Piping Code. The Code provides

requirements for the design, fabrication, examination

and testing of metallic piping systems designed for

the wide variety of fluid services used in the process

industries. Selection of materials, pipe, valves and fittings

will be discussed.

Course Outline

■ Code Jurisdiction

■ How the Code is Organized

■ Fluid Service Categories

■ Pressure Design Calculations

■ Material Selection for General and Aggressive

Service

■ Piping Reference Standards

■ Welding of Piping Systems Examination, Inspection

and Testing

Instructor: Don FrikkenLength: 2 daysPDH / CEU : 16 / 1.6

Advanced ASME B31.3 Process Piping CodeThis two-day course covers advanced topics related

to the ASME B31.3 Process Piping Code, emphasizing

the piping flexibility analysis process, with practice

application of simplified methods and illustration of

computer analysis methods. The course also covers

requirements for nonmetallic, Category M fluid service

and high pressure piping, as well as in-service inspection

to API 570 and a comparison to ASME B31.1 Power

Piping requirements.

Course Outline

■ Introduction to Flexibility Analysis

■ Layout and Support

■ Flexibility

■ Reactions

■ Designing with Expansion Joints

■ Nonmetallic Piping Systems

■ Category M Fluid Service

■ High Pressure Piping

■ In-Service Piping - Inspection, Repair, Alteration

and Rerating

■ What’s Different in B31.1

Instructor: Don FrikkenLength: 2 days

PDH / CEU : 16 / 1.6

CSA Z662 Oil and Gas Pipeline Systems CodeThis two-day course will provide participants with a

review of the Canadian Standards Association CSA

Z662 Code, with an emphasis on practical application

of the standard to oil and natural gas pipeline design,

construction and operation in onshore areas. The

course is designed for pipeline engineers, technologists,

inspectors or other professionals who require a working

knowledge of Z662. Participants are encouraged but not

required to bring a copy of the code (not included in

course fees) to the sessions.

Course Outline

■ Introduction to CSA

■ Scope of the Standard and Terminology (Clause 1

and 2)

■ Loss and Safety Management Systems (Clause 3)

■ Design (Clause 4)

■ Materials (Clause 5)

■ Installation and Joining (Clause 6 and 7)

■ Pressure Testing (Clause 8)

■ Corrosion Control (Clause 9)

■ Operating, Maintenance, and Upgrading

(Clause 10)

■ Sour Service (Clause 16)

Instructor: TBDLength: 2 days

PDH / CEU : 16 / 1.6

API 650, 653, and 620 Storage TanksThis two-day course is designed for petroleum or

other industry personnel responsible for the design,

construction, inspection, maintenance, regulatory

compliance, or operation of API above ground storage

tanks. The course will provide a comprehensive

overview of the relevant standards for new construction

and existing tank inspection, repair, alteration and

maintenance, highlighting the most recent revisions and

upcoming changes. Essential storage tank technology not

covered by the standards will also be reviewed. A copy

of the standards are not included in the course fees.

Course Outline

■ Atmospheric Tanks

■ Tank Site, Foundation Design and Construction

■ Preventing Bottom Leaks, Tank Settlement

■ Materials - Carbon Steel, Aluminum, Stainless

■ Design, Sample Problems, Heated Tanks

■ External/Internal Pressure, Seismic, Other Loads

■ Nozzles and Roof Types

■ Fabrication (Shop Work)

■ Erection, Welding Requirements

■ Testing and Tolerances

■ Inspection, Radiography, Ultrasonic

■ Welding Requirements

■ Marking, API Monogram

■ Documentation, Special Service Standards

■ Existing Tank Evaluation, Inspection, Repair,

Alteration and Reconstruction

■ Failures Leading to these Requirements

■ Organizations that May Use the Standard

■ Definitions of Authorized Inspector, Storage Tank

Engineer

■ Evaluation to Determine Suitability for Continued

Use

■ How to Evaluate and Keep Bottoms Leak Free

■ Brittle Fracture Considerations

■ Inspection and Required Frequency

■ Repair and Alteration Requirements

■ Internal Inspection Timing Optimization

■ Low Pressure Storage Tanks

■ Refrigerated and Cryogenic (Such as LNG) Tanks

Instructor: Jack MooneyLength: 2 days

PDH / CEU : 16 / 1.6

“The instructor has a very good anecdotal style, easy to relate to with real-world experiences and able to engage the class. The information presented was nicely captured with references to current documents. Upcoming developments were discussed about the standards, but the real gem was the focus on practical value.”

Project Manager, CQ Strategy Ltd.

“This course should be a must for anyone who is, or has future responsibilities, involved in utilizing the Z662 code.”

Construction Manager, CNRL

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Refinery Operations

Introduction to Petroleum Refinery Processing and Bitumen UpgradingThis popular three-day course presents an overview

of the modern, integrated petroleum refinery. Each

refining process is presented covering configuration,

operating description and conditions, feedstock and

catalyst selection, stream yields and properties, process

parameter relationships and their effect on unit

performance and yields. The impact of each process on

environmental regulations and pollution control is also

discussed. Crude oil properties and assays are reviewed.

Current and anticipated future worldwide fuel product

specifications are presented. The effects of changes in

crude oil source and supply, in particular bitumen and

shale oil, as well as shifting product demand and import/

export balances on future refinery operation is also

discussed. Oil sands bitumen and heavy oil properties,

upgrader projects and their process flowsheets to

produce “synthetic crude oil” and refinery feeds are

presented.

Course Outline

■ The Refinery Flow Plan – Configuration,

Vocabulary, Streams, What Goes Where and

Why

■ Hydrocarbon Chemistry – How Paraffins, Olefins,

Naphthenes and Aromatics Differ

■ Crude Oil – Properties and Assays, What’s

Different About Bitumen and Shale Oil

■ Fuel Products – Gasoline, Jet, Fuel Oil and Diesel

Specifications: Today and Tomorrow

■ Atmospheric and Vacuum Distillation

■ Fluid Catalytic Cracking, Including Role in Diesel

and Propylene Markets

■ Catalytic Reforming

■ Aromatics Recovery for BTX Petrochemical

Feedstocks

■ Isomerization, Alkylation and Polymer Gasoline

■ Hydroprocessing – Hydrotreating and

Hydrocracking Applications

■ Hydrogen Production

■ Hydrogen Sulfide Removal (Amine Treating) and

Sulfur Recovery (Claus)

■ Vacuum Resid Properties

■ Vacuum Resid Processes – Visbreaking, Solvent

Deasphalting, Coking, Hydrocracking

■ Bitumen Properties

■ Bitumen (Tar Sand Oil) Upgrader Projects

■ Upgrader Flowsheets – Process Selection and

Synthetic Crude Oil Quality

■ Pollution Control Overview – Waste Water, Stack

Instructor: Marvin RakowLength: 3 daysPDH / CEU : 24 / 2.4

Fundamentals of Petroleum Refinery EconomicsThis one-day course presents an overview of refinery

economic terminology, including fundamentals and

methodology used to assess profitability of ongoing

operations, planned expansions and process unit

revamps. Discussions cover the definitions and

calculation of crack spreads and refining margins, issues

influencing feed and product pricing, including hedging

and speculative markets, capital and operating costs,

refinery complexity, process models and linear program

applications as operating and optimization tools, feed and

process unit economic drivers, and examples of project

profitability and annualized operating cash flow.

While this course is basic in nature, attendees unfamiliar

with refinery vocabulary and its processes are urged

to attend the “Introduction to Petroleum Refinery

Processing” course.

Course Outline

■ Economic Fundamentals – Terminology, Evaluation

Applications and Utilization

■ Margins and Crack Spreads – Difference Between,

Sources of Data, How Calculated

■ Feed and Product Pricing – Netback or Formula,

Derivatives, Pricing Factors

■ Capital Cost – How Derived

■ Operating Cost – Fixed vs. Variable

■ Refinery Complexity – Implications, How

Calculated

■ Operating and Optimization Tools – Simulation

Models and Linear Programming

■ Economic Drivers – Feedstocks, Products, Critical

Refinery Process Units

Instructor: Marvin RakowLength: 1 dayPDH / CEU : 8 / 0.8

Gasoline and Diesel Blending for Refiners and TradersThis very comprehensive three-day complete training

course is designed for traders, blending engineers, senior

operators, product coordinators, refinery planners,

refinery lab personnel, as well as fuels marketers, and

provides a complete overview and discussion of gasoline

and diesel blending techniques, technology and cost/

benefits. It addresses contemporary issues such as the

latest specifications, ultra low sulfur fuels, impact of bio-

fuels, Ethanol and bio-diesel blending, and environmental

impact of various fuel specifications. Case studies are

used to illustrate the relative importance of each aspect

of the gasoline and diesel blending operation, together

with specific exercises.

Attendees of this course will also receive an 800

page “Gasoline & Diesel Blending Handbook”, over 35

Blending Programs and Exercises, Gasoline Blending

Optimizer Program (Demo), Diesel Blending, Optimizer

Program (Demo), Blending Components Data Base, and

Gasoline and Diesel Specifications Catalogs.

Course Outline

■ Introduction to Gasoline Blending

■ Gasoline Specifications, Components & Additives

Typical

■ Blending Equipment

■ Hands-on Demos Gasoline Blending Tools

■ Blending Property Calculations

■ Blending Economics

■ Blend Control and Optimization

■ Quality Assurance: Lab and On-line Tests

■ Precision, Dispute, Resolution, and Setting Blend

Targets

■ Clean Fuels and Environmental Issues

■ In-Line Blend Release & Certification

■ Ethanol Blending

■ Benefits of Blending Automation

■ Diesel Blending

■ Diesel Specifications, Components, Additives

■ Hands-on Demos of Diesel Blending Tools

■ Diesel Theory: Calculating Properties

■ Diesel Quality Assurance

■ Biodiesel & Renewable Diesel

Instructor: Ara BarsamianLength: 3 daysPDH / CEU : 24 / 2.4

“This course was just the course I was looking for. The course material filled in the gaps in my work experience and I now understand what is occurring during the frac, and why the frac operations may stray from the plan.”

Area Engineer, Weatherford

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Fundamentals of Risk Based Process Safety Management This two-day course is designed to give personnel

involved with the safe and reliable operation of process

facilities a basic understanding of process safety

management using CCPS Risk Based Process Safety. The

course has been developed to be interactive using both

group work and case studies to reinforce the learning

and understanding. Participants will learn the differences

and similarities between occupational and process safety

systems and how they work together. They will see

a comparison of the current industry standard PSM

programs, the importance of each PSM component

and how the application of each element impacts daily

work activities. The objective is to help the participants

understand how PSM integrates into their current safety

management system and implementing key aspects of

PSM with the field workforce.

Course Outline

■ History of Safety

■ Process Safety Management in Canada

■ Drivers for Process Safety

■ Comparison of programs

■ How the PSM standard works

■ Program components overview

Instructor: Guillermo PacaninsLength: 2 daysPDH / CEU : 16 / 1.6

Fundamentals of the Safety LifecycleThrough this two-day course, participants will experience

the safety lifecycle starting from the conceptual phase of

a project right through to when it is operational and

implementing software tools. The overview begins with

a solid understanding of how to capture and present

risk at your facility using software, the results of process

hazard analyses, SIL Determination (LOPA), as well

as SIL Verification information, and ends by looking at

ways of managing risk in real time during operations and

maintenance. From a good P&ID to a great contingency

safety plan for operations, many people are involved

and it’s important to understand where the information

transfers and how each phase of the project relates to

the next, all being managed with the use of dedicated

software tools. This course is not just for the experts

but is a valuable overview for anyone involved in

hazard prevention and risk management at any level.

No knowledge of the IEC 61511 guidelines or other

standards is required to participate.

Course Outline

■ Process Hazard Analysis, PHA

■ What is Risk? What is a Hazard?

■ Bow Tie Concept

■ What is HAZOP?

■ Layer of Protection Analysis, LOPA

■ What is LOPA? What is SIL Determination?

■ Safety Requirement Specifications, SRS

■ Difference Between Protection Layers and the SIF

Protection Layer

■ Safety Integrity Level Verification

■ What is SIL Verification

■ Connection with LOPA and HAZOP

■ Probability of Failure on Demand

■ Real Time Risk Exposure

■ Risk Exposure Concept

■ Characteristics of Contingencies

■ How to Deal with the Loss of Safeguards in Time

Instructor: Guillermo PacaninsLength: 2 daysPDH / CEU : 16 / 1.6

Introduction to PHA/HAZOPThrough this one-day Process Hazard Analysis/ Hazard

and Operability Study (PHA/ HAZOP) overview you

will learn the theory behind conducting these studies

and why they matter. You will learn the principles

behind each of the major PHA methods (HAZOP,

What-if?, Checklist, FMEA) and the attributes of each

methodology.

Course Outline

■ Quantitative & Qualitative Hazard Analysis

■ Overview of HSE Hazard Management

■ Elements of Facility Risk

■ PHA Teams

■ PHA Methods: HAZOP, Preliminary Hazards

Analysis, Checklist Analysis, What-if? Analysis,

Checklist / What-if? Analysis, FMEA

Instructor: Marcel Leal-ValiasLength: 1 dayPDH / CEU : 8 / 0.8

PHA/HAZOP Facilitation TrainingThis three-day PHA/HAZOP course will teach

participants how to efficiently and effectively plan

and execute Process Hazards Analysis (PHA)

studies. This includes understanding the principles

behind each of the major PHA methods (HAZOP,

What-if, Checklist, FMEA), dealing with challenging

personalities within the SIL team, and avoiding

common pitfalls and traps. The course is geared to

PHA/HAZOP team leaders and scribes, health and

safety professionals, Loss Management specialists,

and engineers responsible for PHA studies.

Course Outline

■ Course Objectives

■ Quantitative and Qualitative Hazard Analysis

■ Overview of HSE Hazard Management

■ Elements of Facility Risk

■ Process Hazard Analysis Methods

■ PHA Documentation Issues

■ PHA Leadership

■ Practice Studies

Instructor: Marcel Leal-ValiasLength: 3 daysPDH / CEU : 24 / 2.4

“Very informative course and knowledgeable instruction, great learning experience.”

Process Engineer, Husky Energy Inc.

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Fundamentals of Petroleum Industry EconomicsThis three-day course offers an opportunity for

petroleum industry employees and related government,

financial, legal and service industries to gain an

understanding of the unique economic principles that

drive the “oil business” to success in the 21st century.

The course begins with a presentation of basic economic

theory and develops its application to financing, finding,

development, transportation and marketing of energy

resources. The impact of these on the success or failure

of the firm is then considered. The course uses real life

examples and experiences and, wherever possible, case

studies which allow all to participate in group discussion

and learning. Participants are required to bring a laptop,

loaded with Microsoft Excel, to the course.

Course Outline

■ Basic Economic Concepts in the Petroleum

Industry

■ Cash Flow and Profit Analysis Techniques

■ Performing Basic Economic and Financial

Calculations

■ World Energy Economics

■ Competing Fuel Analysis

■ Theory of the Firm in the Petroleum Sector

■ Depreciation and Cost Resource Pools

■ Company Financing

■ Joint Ventures

■ Sunk Cost Analysis

■ Fixed and Variable Costs

■ Principles of Discounting

■ Cost of Capital

■ Portfolio Management in the Petroleum Industry

Instructor: Gerald HendersonLength: 3 daysPDH / CEU : 24 / 2.4

Fundamentals of Oil and Gas Property Acquisition and FinanceThis three-day course is designed for industry

professionals requiring an understanding of the unique

aspects of oil and gas property transactions. The course

will focus on the skills required in evaluation (both buy-

side and sell-side), financing, acquisition, and exploitation

planning for an oil and gas entity. The course will

include a real-world acquisition case which will examine

undeveloped reserves, pipeline facilities, and competitive

bidding. Divided into teams, participants will analyze the

transaction, competitively bid to acquire the property,

arrange financing, and plan to exploit the property post-

closing. The case considers both an asset and corporate

shares acquisition with pre- and after-tax cash flow

analysis. Spreadsheet modeling and risk simulation of

the transaction are included. Participants will gain an

appreciation for those unique and specialized aspects of

energy transactions as well as the nuances for forecasting

product price, cost, and capital availability in successful

business development. Participants are required to bring

a laptop, loaded with Microsoft Excel, to the course.

Course Outline

■ Introduction to Oil and Gas Transactions

■ Review of Cash Flow Analysis

■ Unique Aspects of Oil/Gas Acquisitions

■ Reserves and Cost Forecasting

■ Pipeline Operation

■ Environmental Considerations in Acquisition

■ Structured Finance and Hedge Strategies

■ Competitive Bid Theory

■ Project Capital Scheduling

■ Expected Value and Simulation of Forecasts

■ Management Presentation Preparation

Instructor: Gerald HendersonLength: 3 daysPDH / CEU : 24 / 2.4

Managing Risks and Strategic Decisions in Petroleum Exploration & ProductionThis three-day course provides participants a practical,

hands-on approach to modern techniques in petroleum

risk management and strategic decision-making. The

techniques presented are applicable to all aspects

of petroleum exploration and production including

prospect evaluation, resource allocation, diversification,

risk sharing, and corporate planning. The course helps

participants develop problem solving, leadership, and

functional skills necessary to manage the modern

petroleum enterprise, and is well suited for exploration

and production managers, finance staff and managers,

economics/planning personnel, as well as geologists

and engineers. Participants will find the concepts and

techniques stimulating and beneficial, enabling them to

apply risk and decision-making concepts to their jobs

immediately.

Course Outline

■ Modeling and Structuring Complex E&P Decisions

■ Decision Analysis - Utilizing Influence Diagrams

and Decision Trees

■ Applications of Decision and Risk Analysis to the

Petroleum Sector

■ Value of Information Concepts and its Application

to the E&P Setting

■ The Value of Sensitivity Analysis and Monte Carlo

Simulation in E&P

■ An Overview of Modern Finance Concepts and

Investment Analysis

■ Portfolio Management - Models and Applications

in the E&P Sector

■ Capital Projects as Real Options - Evaluating

Investments

■ Corporate and Financial Risk Tolerance and E&P

Decision Making

■ Implications of E&P Corporate Risk Taking and

Performance

■ Incorporating Multiple Performance Objectives

into Your Analysis

■ Integration - Working to Improve Performance

Instructor: Michael WallsLength: 3 daysPDH / CEU : 24 / 2.4

“Very good overview of M & A process and theories. Case studies are interesting and instructor has a lot of great insight into the subject matter.”

Analyst, Long Run Exploration Inc.

“Gerry has an incredible and wide-ranging knowledge. The course provides excellent groundwork to implement the skills learned to real world scenarios.”

Financial Analyst, Red Willow Production Company

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Introduction to Financial Reporting for the Petroleum IndustryThis one-day course will provide participants with

an introduction to the practical aspects of financial

reporting in general, and of the petroleum industry in

particular. Starting with a basic overview of Generally

Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), participants

will then be exposed to the more specific elements of

financial reporting pertinent to the petroleum industry,

supplemented by examples of actual petroleum industry

financial disclosures.

Course Outline

■ Introduction - Accounting

■ The Economic Realities of Business

■ Financial Reporting - Basic Statements

■ Accounting Policies and Notes

■ Understanding Financial Statements

■ Internal Controls and Budgets

■ Public Company Reporting

Instructor: David MilholmLength: 1 dayPDH / CEU : 8 / 0.8

Introduction to Energy Trading and HedgingThis two-day course is designed for professionals wishing

to obtain a practical understanding of the basic energy

derivative structures that are used in trading, marketing

and risk management today. An emphasis is placed on

understanding how financial tools are added to physical

market components to manage the risk faced by both

energy users and suppliers. Participants are requested

to bring calculators preferably with the natural exponent

function to the course.

Course Outline

■ Energy Sector Risks (Physical, Financial, Basis,

Performance, Cross-Commodity)

■ Natural Gas Index Pricing

■ Crude Oil Pricing

■ Understanding the Forward Curve

■ Energy Forward Curve Behavior - Backwardation/

Contango/Cyclicality

■ Basic Hedging Instruments - Futures Contracts

and Forwards

■ Basic Hedging Instruments - Fixed-for-Float

(Fixed) Price Swap & Basis Swaps

■ Futures Versus Forwards Versus Swaps

■ Transforming Risks using Derivatives

■ Basic Risk Reporting - Position Reports and Mark-

to-Market Reports

■ Basic Risk Reporting - Profit/Loss Reports and

Value at Risk Reports

■ Managing and Controlling Risk Reports

Instructor: Detlef HallermannLength: 2 days

PDH / CEU : 16 / 1.6

“This was one of the better courses that I have attended. The material catered to the group and was more in-depth than many of the other courses I have taken. Highly recommended.”

Controller, Orlen Upstream

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Leadership & Management

Fundamentals of Project ManagementThis three-day workshop will equip participants with

the tools, skills, behavioral attributes, and competencies

needed to manage design and construction projects.

Participants learn “what” to do, “how” to do it, and

“why” they need to do it. The course is designed for

people involved in managing the design and construction

of operating facilities, including engineers, technologists,

technicians, tradesmen, and maintenance personnel.

Course Outline

■ Introduction and Definitions

■ Project Manager Behaviors

■ Budgeting and the Staged Gate Process

■ Project Authorization and Scope of Work

■ Engineering Control

■ Procurement

■ Request for Proposals and the Bidding Process

■ Construction Management

■ Contract Administration and Earned Value

Analysis

■ Commissioning Procedures

■ Training

■ Commissioning and Startup

■ Completion

Instructor: Morley SelverLength: 3 daysPDH / CEU : 24 / 2.4

Contract Management for Design & Construction ProjectsThis two-day workshop is about the construction site

contract administration process and how the activities

affect the contract administration team. It will benefit

those, in industry and government, who have to manage

the contracts in the field, and whose job it is to prepare

the contract documents, including field engineers,

contract administrators, construction managers, project

managers/engineers, and site personnel interfacing with

contractors.

Course Outline

■ Ethics When Dealing With Contractors

■ What Is A Contract

■ The Contract Package

■ Relationships With Contractors

■ Basis of Contract Administration

■ Common Causes Of Claims

■ Bid Process and Bid Evaluation

■ Bid Evaluation

■ Documentation

■ Meetings / Reports

■ Schedule Importance & Progress Monitoring

■ Procurement

■ Interface Coordination and Project Completion

Instructor: Morley SelverLength: 2 days

PDH / CEU : 16 / 1.6

Managing Public and Stakeholder Conflict WorkshopThe focus of this two-day Overview Workshop will

be on “getting ahead and staying ahead of conflict”

and preventing escalation into project resistance and

community outrage. The Workshop will help you

identify, understand and position for conflict; and provide

opportunities to interact with processes and tools that

support interest-based dialogue. You will acquire skills

that help bring together individuals or groups to engage

in difficult, yet broad-based participatory processes that

give stakeholders as much say as possible over aspects of

the project that matter most to them, and will allow you

to effectively identify and resolve their issues to allow

your projects to move ahead to meet your time frames.

The Workshop is designed for, project team members,

managers, supervisors and engagement/consultation

team leaders responsible for ensuring their stakeholder

engagement and required regulatory consultation

programs for their projects are both compliant and

effective.

Course Outline

■ Introduce the notion of “getting ahead and staying

ahead of conflict”

■ Explore why publics are getting angrier and how

to position for it

■ Develop an understanding of what you are up

against when engaging stakeholders and

community

■ Discuss the challenges, roadblocks and barriers

that exist for fulfilling regulatory compliance and

effectiveness

■ Explore tools and processes to manage difficult

conversations

■ Introduce concepts such as a company wide

engagement program consisting of: framework,

values, promises, strategies and tools

■ Build understanding of effective tracking,

documenting and demonstrating of objectors

contact and reporting

■ Provide role playing opportunities to interact with

strategies, processes and tools that support

interest-based negotiation

Instructor: David Gould & Barbara SamuelsLength: 2 daysPDH / CEU : 16 / 1.6

“If you are at all involved with, or considering entertaining a career in, Project Management - take this high level view. You will get a good overview of your roles and responsibilities.”

Construction Manager, CNRL

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Leadership Skills for Managers: Managing by InfluenceThis two-day course presents practical principles to assist

supervisors and managers to motivate and mobilize team

members toward the fulfillment of team and corporate

objectives, with a strong focus on interpersonal skills.

Course discussions will primarily focus on topics which

participants identify as challenges in their current job

assignments. The course, designed to help participants

understand, accept, motivate, and effectively manage

their “direct reports”, is aimed at those currently in, or

aspiring to, supervisory positions.

Course Outline

■ Introduction - Leadership

■ Characteristics of Respected Leaders

■ The Uniqueness of Individuals

■ Understanding Personality Types using DISC

Model

■ The Requirement for Trust: Trust-Building

Behavior

■ Creating an Ownership Environment: Managing

Performance

■ Achieving Results Through Others: Strategic

Delegation

■ Prioritizing Activities and Resources

■ Leading Teams

■ Cultivating Good Decision Making Habits

■ Preventing and Resolving Conflict

■ Confronting Unacceptable Behavior

Instructor: Paul EndressLength: 2 days

PDH / CEU : 16 / 1.6

Effective Communication in a Demanding Work EnvironmentThis two-day course will provide participants with

a framework for communicating more effectively by

understanding other peoples’ points of view, and by

customizing our messages to reach them effectively. The

course will illustrate how voice tones, body language,

and other factors affect an individual’s interpretation of

the words we choose when communicating. Through

a combination of lectures and interactive exercises,

participants will learn how values and beliefs impact the

way we absorb and store information, and how to direct

our communication towards the mental and emotional

language of others to allow the real message and intent

to be fully understood, thus helping us achieve our

desired outcomes.

Course Outline

■ Understanding the Nature of Communication

■ Why Communication Fails and What to do

About It

■ The Pitfalls of E-mail and How to Turn it to Your

Advantage

■ Understand Non-Verbal Communication to

Discover What is Really Being Said

■ How to Listen When the Pressure is On

■ A Simple Formula for Using Questions to Convey

Your Ideas

■ Decoding the Generalizations, Deletions, and

Distortions Used in Communication

■ How to Create Rapport with Anyone, Anywhere,

at Anytime

Instructor: Paul EndressLength: 2 days

PDH / CEU : 16 / 1.6

Conflict Resolution Skills For Difficult SituationsThis two-day course will provide participants with a

framework for more effectively resolving conflict by

understanding what conflict really is and how to prevent

it from taking on a life of its own in the workplace. The

course will illustrate that conflict is natural whenever

human beings work together, and it is therefore critical

that we have the skills to handle and manage conflict

in productive ways. Through a combination of lectures

and interactive exercises, participants will learn different

conflict resolution styles and how and when to use them,

how to strengthen staff trust and morale using positive

verbal and non-verbal communication techniques, and

effective intervention and facilitation strategies.

Course Outline

■ The Positives and Negatives of Conflict

■ Types of Conflict

■ Using the Johari Window

■ The Five Stages of Conflict

■ Discovering Your Own Conflict Resolution Style

■ The Communication Funnel

■ Developing Your Questioning and Listening Skills

■ The Seven Steps to Ironing Things Out

■ Developing Your Facilitation Skills

■ Setting Norms

■ Making an Intervention

Instructor: Paul EndressLength: 2 days

PDH / CEU : 16 / 1.6

“Excellent course and would recommend to everyone. I learned so many tools that will better serve me as a supervisor. Paul did a great job at making this course material interesting and managed to sustain my 100% undivided attention throughout. Very impressed.”

Turnaround Leader, BP

“The course provided excellent understanding of the sources of conflict and the path toward reaching a mutually agreed upon solution. Successful implementation will take practice with greater awareness toward understanding what the conflict is, who the players are, and searching for the win/win solution.”

VP & National Driling Manager Whiting Oil & Gas Corporation

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Introduction to the Upstream Petroleum IndustryThe Upstream Petroleum Industry is a complex mixture

of technical and non-technical disciplines. A consequence

is that many people employed with oil companies, and

related businesses which service the oil industry, do not

understand the basic fundamentals and terminology.

This popular two-day course is designed to familiarize

non-technical personnel in the petroleum and related

government, financial, legal, and service industries with

the basics of the upstream (E and P) petroleum industry

via slide presentations and video clips.. The course will

provide an overview of the key aspects of the upstream

petroleum industry, including exploration, risk factors,

drilling, production, unconventional resources, reserve

estimations and the history of the oil price.

Course Outline

■ Introduction and Objectives

■ Understanding the Petroleum Industry

■ Basic Geology

■ Petroleum Geology

■ Exploration Fundamentals

■ Regulatory Agencies

■ Mineral Rights, Leasing and Land

■ Drilling the Well

■ Formation Evaluation

■ Well Completion

■ Directional and Horizontal Drilling

■ Production

■ Non-conventional Resources

■ Reserves and Resources

■ The Oil Price

Instructor: Easton WrenLength: 2 days

PDH / CEU : 16 / 1.6

Introduction to the Downstream Petroleum IndustryThis two-day course has been designed for downstream

(refining, transportation, and marketing) sector

employees, suppliers, government regulators, industrial

petroleum buyers, or others interested in gaining

a broad understanding of the refining, supply, and

marketing of petroleum products. The course provides a

North American perspective on this industry describing

its infrastructure, processes, logistics, regulatory aspects,

and future challenges.

Course Outline

■ Refining Basics

■ Petroleum Basics: Types, Uses, and Characteristics

■ Supply: Managing Production to Meet Demand

■ Distribution: Moving Petroleum Across the

Continent

■ Petroleum Products and the Environment: Issues

and Challenges

■ Marketing Overview: Key Participants and

Infrastructure

■ Understanding Pump Prices: The Pump Price

Margin Model

■ The Downstream Sector and the Public: Prices

and Regulation

■ Pump Prices: Historical and Comparative Views

■ The Future of the Downstream Petroleum

Industry

Instructor: Jason ParentLength: 2 days

PDH / CEU : 16 / 1.6

Introduction to the Canadian Oil SandsThis two-day course provides a comprehensive

introduction to the Canadian oil sands industry. The

sessions examine the entire industry value chain from

subsurface resources through to the marketplace, and

how the various segments of the industry interact.

Participants will gain an understanding of oil sands

resources and reserves, industry regulation, in-situ and

mining/extraction bitumen recovery processes and

projects, bitumen upgrading processes and projects,

present and future product markets, existing and

proposed pipeline systems, product pricing mechanisms,

the competitive landscape and major industry players.

The course reviews the major challenges facing the

oil sands industry and provides forecasts for industry

growth. It is suitable for both technical and non-technical

personnel.

Course Outline

■ Introduction and Oil Sands Industry Overview

■ Basic Concepts: Oil Sands and Bitumen Properties

■ Resources and Reserves

■ Oil Sands Industry Regulation

■ In Situ Bitumen Recovery

■ Oil Sands Mining and Bitumen Extraction

■ Upgrading: Converting Bitumen into Valuable

Products

■ Markets: Canada, the United States and Beyond

■ Market Access/Pipelines

■ Market Fundamentals: Global and Canadian Oil

Prices

■ Industry Challenges

■ Oil Sands Industry Outlook

■ Conclusions

Instructor: Clayton PhairLength: 2 days

PDH / CEU : 16 / 1.6

“This course gives a very comprehensive overview of the downstream petroleum sector. It is especially useful to gain an understanding of how it all fits together when it comes to refining, distribution and retail.”

Data Analyst, Canadian Fuels Association

“Excellent delivery with a very knowledgeable instructor radiating his passion for what he is teaching and a genuine interest in passing that knowledge across to the student. I admire his ability to explain otherwise boring and complex topics in the most interesting and simplest way, without taking away the core meaning of what he is explaining! Awesome!”

Auditor, Alberta Energy

“Best training class I have taken in quite some time. I really enjoyed how Dr. Wren made a very technical subject easy to understand to a non-technical audience. Great Job!”

Senior System Analyst, ExxonMobil

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Successful Shale and Tight Reservoir Development During Low PricesThe sharp drop in oil prices at the end of 2014

caused shale developers to dramatically change how

they evaluated and developed their wells. Most cut their

development activities and some aggressively adopted

methods that successfully delivered more production

at less cost and/or adopted strategies for being more

selective in how or where development continued.

This two-day course reviews the latest strategic and

technical philosophies and methods for handling the

recent downturn in prices.

Course Outline

■ Previous Development Technology and

Approaches

■ Responses in Development Technology

■ Current Field Development Strategies

■ Shale Reservoir Characterization

■ Previously misunderstood Opportunities

■ Lessons already Learned

■ Critical Issues needing Advancement

■ Future Shale Development: Four Possible

Scenarios

■ Sorting through the Price Forecasts

■ Emerging Technologies

■ Regional Review

Instructor: Steve HenningsLength: 2 days

PDH / CEU : 16 / 1.6

LNG Technologies and ProductionThis two-day course will familiarize participants with

the basic terminology, processes and equipment used in

LNG Production. This course is ideally suited to process

and mechanical engineers, discipline engineers, other

personnel involved in engineering and construction,

operating company personnel who have had limited

exposure in this area, and for professionals involved in

other areas of the petroleum industry who require a

comprehensive overview of the LNG processing.

Course Outline

■ The Elements of the LNG Chain

■ The Upstream Processing Chain

■ Gas Treating and Dehydration

■ Review of Thermodynamic Fundamentals of

Liquefaction

■ Gas Liquefaction Cycles Technologies and

Equipment

■ Storage Facilities

■ Review of Process Operating Conditions of

Typical LNG Train

■ Marine Terminal Facilities

■ LNG Shipping

■ Receiving Terminals

■ LNG Peak Shaving Plants

■ New Trends: Small and Medium Size LNG Plants -

Floating LNG

Instructor: Jorge FogliettaLength: 2 days

PDH / CEU : 16 / 1.6

“Jorge has vast experience in the world of LNG and it really shows when he has class discussions on topics. The course is focused strongly on large LNG facilities, but the topics translate to the smaller and medium size facilities as well. Very good overview for somebody who is just getting started in the world of LNG.”

Process Engineer, Ferus

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