Introduction to Petroleum Technology

Introduction:

The Introduction to Petroleum Technology course offers a comprehensive introduction to the economic analysis techniques applied in the oil and gas sector. Participants will learn forecasting methods for profits, production, costs, and cash flow, enabling them to evaluate decision alternatives aimed at maximizing profits. The course covers various economic variables, including risk, uncertainty, costs, revenues, royalty/tax regimes, and production-sharing agreements, enhancing the depth of economic evaluation.

This introductory course will deepen your understanding of the petroleum industry, focusing on the technologies involved in the recovery and refinement of hydrocarbons, and the technical and economic principles that underpin petroleum engineering.

Objectives:

At the end of this Introduction to Petroleum Technology course, participants will be able to:

• Get acquainted with international oil and gas systems, including data on reserves, production, consumption, and exports.
• Appreciate the upstream, midstream, and downstream components and associated constructions.
• Summarize ordinary oil and gas operations facilities, including the location of wellheads, flow lines, separators, tanks, pumps, compressors, gas pipelines, gas treatment, processing, and refinery operations.
• Evaluate various methods for exploring, drilling, producing, treating, and transporting oil, gas, and their products.
• Understand the evaluation of oil and gas reserves.
• Grasp the intricacies of the industry, including offshore drilling, horizontal drilling, and safety operations.
• Comprehend petroleum economics and risk management.

Training Methodology:

• Interactive lectures
• Case studies
• Client exercises
• Group conferences
• Simulations
• Problem sessions
• Field visits (optional)
• Q&A sessions
• Multimedia presentations

Course Outline:

Unit 1: Introduction to Petroleum Technologies

• Types of Energy
• World Data
• Oil and Gas Resources, Extraction, Foreign Trade, and Usage
• The Necessity of Oil and Gas
• The Upstream Industry
• Formation of Oil and Gas
• Types of Reservoirs
• Oil and Gas Exploration
• Geophysical Surveys

Unit 2: Exploring Petroleum Engineering Technology

• Exploratory Drilling
• Controlled Drilling
• Drilling Underwater
• Completion and Testing of Oil and Gas Wells
• Stimulation and Workover of Oil and Gas Wells
• Characteristics of Rocks and Fluids

Unit 3: Advancing Technology in the Petroleum Industry

• Working Up Oil and Gas
• Special Techniques of Elevation
• Recovery Techniques
• Reservoir Model Studies
• Well Pressurization
• Oil Enhanced Recovery
• Surface Facilities

Unit 4: Downstream Processes and Technology

• Downstream Processes
• Oil Bulk Storage and Distribution
• Gas Processing and Separation
• Processes and Products of Oil Refining
• Petrochemistry

Unit 5: New Approaches in Petroleum Technology

• The Contribution of Technology
• HSE Management
• Corrosion Control