Course Overview

The course is teaching the methodology and the petroleum engineering skills needed to plan the life cycle of gas and oil fields from the discovery, through the assessment phase, the project and development phases, the field operations period and the abandonment phase. It addresses topics as reserve and recovery estimation, reservoir depletion, production scheduling, number of wells and well placement, planning of production gathering and testing systems, designing well construction, well and production system performance, field processing facilities and export product control. 
The course introduces the concept of Integrated Field Management, including performance and optimization of field production from the reservoir to the export point.

Course Objectives

• To provide a comprehensive overview of the steps required to achieve an optimal field development plan with accurate lifecycle cost estimates for oil and gas developments
• To gain an appreciation of the key project drivers
• To understand how various disciplines interact to maximise project value and mitigate financial and technical risk
• To understand all aspects of the field development planning beginning with discovery of an oil or gas field through to defining what is required for project sanction and execution
• To understand the data needed to develop or redevelop an oil or gas field, and the additional information that could be collected to improve value and reduce risk
• To understand the many options available to develop a field including methods of increasing oil and gas recovery from the reservoir, ways of increasing production rates, drilling, completion and facilities choices. Onshore & offshore developments will be covered, including subsea, platform & extended reach developments
• To consider Safety & Environmental issues
• To be able to estimate & track costs and recognise the importance of planning
• To understand the nomenclature and terminology used in the industry (i.e. what other disciplines are talking about)
• Real Field examples and TurningPoint technology will be used to enhance learning