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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
Table of Contents
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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.”
Mechanical Engineer, Mosaic Potash
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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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Process Safety & Risk Management
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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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Business / Commercial
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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Industry & Technology Overview
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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About RPS
RPS is a global, multi-disciplinary consultancy, providing integrated technical, commercial and project management support in the fields of geoscience, engineering and HS&E to the energy sector. 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.
RPS Group PLC is listed on the London Stock Exchange with offices in the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Canada, USA and Australia/Asia Pacific.
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About Training at RPS
RPS training, through its affiliate companies, RPS-PEICE and RPS-NAUTILUS WORLD, provides a broad portfolio of technical and non-technical training courses to meet the development needs of the energy sector. Course subject matter spans technical geoscience & engineering, business & commercial, effective communications, and leadership & management training, ranging from basic awareness to skilled application level. We also specialize in providing in-house, customized, cost-effective training, at a company’s own site, or at one of our training centers. RPS training can provide comprehensive assessment, development and appraisal of personnel as an important element in a company’s recruitment and retention strategy.