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Syllabus2014 15 tcm13-67024 PDF
Specialization Block 55
Petroleum Engineering (PE) 57
Reservoir Evaluation and Management (REM) 57
Petroleum Geosciences (PetGeo) 57
Petroleum Engineering 58
Production Technologies 59
Reservoir Engineering Well Test Analysis 62
Reservoir Simulation 64
Petroleum Economics 66
Reservoir Evaluation and Management 68
Rock Mechanics, Geomechanics and Geophysics 69
Well Testing and Production Logging 71
Modeling and Management 73
Petroleum Geosciences 74
Stratigraphy and Reservoir Quality 75
Petroleum Systems 76
Petroleum Geophysics 77
Geomechanics and Flow Mechanics 78
This postgraduate program has been designed to train young professionals as their
initial steps towards a career within Repsol in oil and gas exploration and production. It
is aimed at university graduates from geosciences and/or engineering backgrounds, who
recently joined or wish to join Repsol companies active in the E&P field, professionals
from National Oil Companies, International Foundations invited by Repsol to the
program, and personnel from other E&P companies under a cooperation Agreement
with Repsol.
The students should have an excellent basic technical background before joining the
E&P Master at the Centro Superior de Formacion Repsol (CSFR). The education they
receive during this Master Program will help them familiarize with the necessary tools
and acquire key skills that will enable them to carry out their professional E&P activities
in the most efficient way.
Exploration and Production activities have a strong international character, thus the
program in Madrid is fully and exclusively taught in English. CSFR teaching staff is
composed by foreign university teachers and highly qualified petroleum industry
professionals drawn mainly from Repsol. The second quarter of the program called
Specialization Block is taught at Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh, United Kingdom).
The program lasts eleven months, starting on September 1st, 2014 and finishing on July
31st, 2015. It is structured in four blocks as they are described below:
Its purpose is that the students reach a basic level of knowledge in all areas involved in
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production activities. The methodology used is based on the
following key points:
The block is divided into one week modules, which include basic theoretical
concept.
Real case studies are carried out within each module.
Students performance is evaluated at the end of each module.
This block weighs 35% of the final mark of the Master. There is a required minimum
level of performance at BOB in order to continue on the Master program (please refer to
the Students Handbook).
Specialization Block
Its purpose is to go in depth into specific areas of the disciplines involved in an E&P
project (geology, geophysics and reservoir and petroleum engineering) according to the
students' preferences and their previous academic qualifications. The students will be
integrated into the relevant programs delivered by the Heriot-Watt University in
Edinburgh (United Kingdom). Those who intend to specialize in Engineering (Production
or Reservoir) will enter the MSc. in Petroleum Engineering or the MSc. in Reservoir
Evaluation and Management Specialization. Those who intend to specialize in
Geosciences will join the HWUs students at the MSc in Petroleum Geosciences.
This block will be evaluated in Madrid in examinations supervised by official HWU
invigilators. The average of these examinations weights 35% of the final mark.
Its purpose is to visualize in the Field most of the concepts learned in the previous
Blocks. It involves three different areas to be covered:
Geology Field School (takes place during the Basic Overview Block).
Drilling Field School.
Production Field School.
HSE Field School and Formal Certifications
Some presentations could be required at the end of each Field School, and the
participation and commitment during these weeks will be considered for approval of the
Master Program.
Its purpose is to apply the concepts learnt in the previous blocks while working in a
multidisciplinary team on a project with specific objectives and within a prescribed
schedule. The methodology includes:
Access to a database related to a real oil/gas field, which will be taken as a
starting point.
Use the technical advanced software tools as within Repsol E&P.
Tutorial support provided by Repsol experts and external consultants.
Formal presentation of conclusions and results upon project completion to a
Board of Experts composed by Repsol E&P Directors.
The evaluation strategy will be explained further in detail. The final mark for this block
weighs 30% of the final mark for the Master.
Overview
BLOCK I:
BASIC OVERVIEW BLOCK
CSFR Madrid
September to December 2014
BASIC OVERVIEW BLOCK
Module REFRESHMENT INTRODUCTORY COURSES
BOB 0 GEOLOGY FOR ENGINEERS + MATH&PHYSICS FOR GEOSCIENTIST
Lecturer
Dr. Tomas Zapata holds a Ph.D. in Structural Geology from Cornell University USA, after
graduating in Geology at University of Buenos Aires, where he was later Assistant
Professor from 2001-2011. He also has a Business Administration degree from the
Austral University of Argentina. Since 1996, he has conducted Exploration activities on
technical and managerial positions, analyzing several basins throughout Latin America,
focusing his studies on the Andean fold and thrust belt, where he participated on
several oil and deep gas discoveries. He was a Structural Geology specialist for the
Exploration study groups and he has published more than 40 papers on Structural
Geology and Tectonics of the Andes. He is currently the Director of Geology of Repsol
Exploracin, and he manages the geological knowledge providing specific services to
the E&P business units.
2 Rock Types
2.1 Igneous
2.2 Sedimentary
2.3 Metamorphic
3 Sedimentary Rocks
3.1Nature and Origin of Sedimentary Rocks (Chemical & Mechanical Weathering, Transport, Deposition and
Diagenesis)
3.2 Sedimentary Environments
3.3 Sedimentary Rock Classification
4 Stratification
4.1 Formations
4.2 Beds
4.3 The Facies Concept
4.4 Sedimentary Breaks & Unconformities
4.5 Transgretion/Regretion/Progradation
4.6 Sediments Dating
5 Structural Geology
5.1 Earth Tectonics
5.2 Faults Normal, Reverse, Listric Faults, Strike Slip, Horst, Graven
5.3 Fold System, Anticlne , syncline
5.4 Diapirsm
Mathematics & Physics for Non Engineers
Lecturer
MATHEMATICS
1 Exponents and Roots
2. Logarithms
3. Analytic Geometry
3.1 Line Equation
3.2 Least Squares Fit to a Straight Line
3.3Graphs (Log-Normal Scale)
4 Functions
4.1 Equation Solving
5 Derivatives
5.1 Definition
5.2 Derivatives
5.3 Properties
6 Partial Differentiation
PHYSICS
1 Physical Units
Distance/Volume/Time/Speed/Acceleration/Volume/Mass/Density/Pressure/Flow
Rate/Viscosity/Power
2 Unit Conversion
3 Energy
4 Fluid Mechanics
4.1 Poiseuille Law
4.2 Pressure losses for an incompressible fluid in a pipeline
4.3 Rheology
5 Gases Behaviour
5.1 Boyles Law
5.2 Charles Law
5.3 Avogadros Law
5.4 Equation of State for an Ideal Gas
5.5 Standard Conditions
5.6 Mole Fraction/ Daltons Law/Amagat Law/Apparent Molecular Weight/Specific
Gravity
BASIC OVERVIEW BLOCK
Module EXPLORATION PRINCIPLES: BASIN ANALYSIS AND
BOB 1B PETROLEUM SYSTEMS
Lecturers
Mr. Santiago Quesada joined Repsol Exploracion in 1997, and since then he has served
as Advisor Geologist for Geochemistry and Petroleum System Analysis in the
Department of Technology. He holds a BSc. and a Postgraduate Degree in Geology from
the University of the Basque Country (UPV). Mr. Quesada is an exploration geologist
with 15 years of experience in basin analysis and evaluation of play concepts, prospects
and leads; he is a specialist in Geochemistry and Petroleum System Modelling.
Dr. lvaro Racero graduated as Mining Engineer and got his PhD from the Polytechnic
University of Madrid ETSIMM. His professional career started fist as operations
geophysicist for Prakla before joining Shell International E&P in 1986 into the exploration
division with international assignments in Netherland, Venezuela and Brunei. He moved
into Repsol E&P in 2001 for the New Ventures Dpt. Repsol successively promoted him to
Director of Exploration and Development for the Caribbean Region, Director of the North
America Business Unit, both in Houston, and Regional Executive Director for E&P activities
of Repsol in Europe Africa and Asia. In 2010, he was appointed as Repsols Regional
Executive Director for the Caribbean and Northern Latin America and now he is the
Executive Director of Technical Development for Repsol E&P.
He has been a member of the Repsol E&P Directors Committee since 2006
Objectives
To learn and understand the concepts and techniques of Petroleum Systems and Basin
Analysis and their applications to petroleum exploration.
1. Learn the different levels of Petroleum Investigation.
2. Understand the types and dynamics of sedimentary basins.
3. Learn the concepts and applications of petroleum systems.
4. Understand the geological elements and processes that make up a petroleum
system.
5. Become familiar with concepts of geochemistry and their applications to petroleum
exploration.
6. Learn the different computer techniques for petroleum system analysis.
7. Perform a computer-assisted petroleum system exercise with BasinMod to apply the
concepts.
Syllabus
Program
Software Applications
BasinMod 1D.
Dr. Alan Chambers has 21 years oil industry experience with Mobil Oil, Union Texas
Petroleum and Repsol Exploracion. Previously, he was awarded his doctorate in
Structural Geology (Imperial College, London) for his research into Himalayan thrust
belt evolution. Dr. Chambers is a specialist in Structural Geology, and has broad
experience in petroleum exploration projects. He is currently assigned to Regional
Exploracion (ME-CIS) in Dubai, UAE.
Objectives
To introduce the basic concepts of structural geology and the hydrocarbon trap.
1. To understand the Theory of Plate Tectonics.
2. To understand the Process of Rock Failure.
3. To understand the factors required to produce the Hydrocarbon Trap.
4. To recognize the main Extensional Trapping Styles.
5. To recognize the main Strike-Slip Trapping Styles.
6. To recognize the Contractional Trapping Styles.
7. To introduce the main Stratigraphic Trapping Styles.
Syllabus
Program
Microsoft Office.
Mr. Stephen Winstanley has more than 26 years experience working in the E&P
industry. He graduated with a B.Sc. Joint Honours in Geography and Geology from
Manchester University, England in 1984. Between 1985 and 1998 he worked as a
Petrophysicist for a number of Consultancys including Scientific Software-Intercomp,
Robertson Research and Ikoda. In 1998 he joined Anadarko Algeria Corporation and
worked rotation out of the Algerian Sahara and was a Senior Petrophysicist responsible
for all exploration, development and cased hole Petrophysical support to a dozen
producing Fields. In 2005 he re-located to Houston with Anadarko Petroleum
Corporation as Petrophysical Advisor working with the Gulf of Mexico Exploration
Team during a phase when several large Miocene and Eocence discoveries were made.
In 2010 he was made Manager of U.S. Onshore Petrophysics and oversaw the
increasing role of Petrophysics in unconventional and non-conventional plays such as
the Marcellus, Bone Springs, Eagleford, Avalon Shale, Wolfcamp and Onshore Louisian
Eocene. In 2011 he joined Repsol USA as Senior Petrophysical Advisor and has worked
with the U.S. Business unit on the Alaska Exploration and Mississippi Lime projects. He
currently works with the North America and Brazil Reservoir Development team and
provides Petrophysical support for projects as diverse as Pao de Azucar and Carioca
(Brazil) reservoir development, offshore Peru exploration and Canada exploration as
well as contributing to the Reservoir Characterization Manual.
Objectives
Syllabus
Program
Microsoft Office.
Dr. John Ford joined the Dept. of Petroleum Engineering in Heriot-Watt University as
Senior Lecturer in June 1998. He received a BSc. Honours degree in Civil Engineering
from University of Newcastle Upon Tyne and a MSc. in Petroleum Engineering degree
and a PhD from Heriot-Watt University. He spent several years employed by Shell
International Petroleum Co. Ltd, as a Drilling Engineer, in Brunei, Tunisia and Holland.
Objectives
Syllabus
1. Introduction
2. Overview
3. Rig Components
4. Drill String
5. Bits
6. Formation Pressure
7. Hydraulics
8. Well Control
9. Drilling Fluids
10. Casing
11. Cementing
12. Directional Drilling
13. Directional surveying
14. MWD
15. Offshore Drilling
Program
Day 1
Overview of Drilling.
Rig Components.
Bits.
Film: Rotary Rig.
Exercises:
- Bit Selection and Grading.
- Start Drilling program.
- Start Equipment List/Rig Spec.
Mr. Cristi Constantin Lupascu joined Repsol in 2009 as a Senior Geophysical Advisor for
Subsurface Imaging - Geophysical Technology Group in Houston. His current
assignment is Head of Repsol Data Processing Center - Geophysics Upstream in Madrid.
He holds a Master Degree in Geophysics from the University of Bucharest and he has
started his career 25 years ago in Romania, with Geomold SA Geological and
Geophysical Exploration. As part of a 3DGeo Development Houston team, he was the
recipient of 2007 Hart's E&P Special Meritorious Award for Engineering Innovation for
Imaging Ultra Deep Structures using Wave Equation Migration and Illumination. His
last assignment before joining Repsol was with Fusion Petroleum, Houston USA, as
Seismic Imaging and Operations Manager.
Objectives
1. Become acquainted with the main geophysical methods used in exploration, their
applications and their limitations.
2. Understand the basic concepts of seismic wave propagation, reflection, diffraction
and refraction.
3. Understand in broad terms how 3D-seismic land and marine data are acquired.
4. Understand in broad terms how seismic data is processed.
5. Understand how seismic data can be linked to geology by using well data.
6. Learn how seismic data can be converted from time to depth.
7. Get to know how 2D-seismic data is interpreted and how horizon maps are made.
8. Learn how 3D-seismic data is interpreted. How horizon maps are made, the principle
of attribute extraction.
Syllabus
1. Introduction to Geophysics.
1.1. The Objective.
1.2. The Limitations.
1.3. Inversion of Data.
1.4. The Importance of Different Survey Methods.
1.5. The Gravity Method.
1.6. The Magnetic Method.
1.7. The Basic Seismic System.
1.8. The Seismic Objective.
1.9. The Role of Seismology in Hydrocarbon Exploration.
2. Seismic Waves.
2.1. Reflections.
2.2. Diffractions.
2.3. Refractions.
2.4. Ground-Roll.
2.5. Multiples.
2.6. Reflection Coefficient.
3. Data Acquisition.
Mr. Javier Prieto has more than 21 years experience working on the E&P industry. He
graduated as Bachelor Geological Science in Oviedo University, Spain.
He is currently Sr. Reservoir Geologist in the Reggane Nord Project, Argelia, and he has
worked for Repsol E&P as reservoir geologist in Libya oilfields and also different
development projects in Venezuela, Argentina, Ecuador and Madrid.
Objectives
Syllabus
1. Sedimentology.
1.1. Texture and properties clastics.
1.2. Fluvial reservoirs geometries.
1.3. Shallow marine reservoirs geometries.
1.4. Deep water reservoirs geometries.
2. Correlation.
2.1. Introduction.
2.2. Stratigraphy.
2.3. Correlation panels and cross sections.
2.4. Stratigraphy and reservoir performance.
2.5. Architecture, drive mechanism and recovery.
2.6. Compartmentalization and reserves.
2.7. Tutorial.
a) Layercake reservoir correlation.
b) Jigsaw reservoir correlation.
c) Casablanca reservoir correlation.
2.8. Supplement.
a) Sequence stratigraphic concepts.
b) Geobodies and outcrops.
c) Scale of geological elements.
Program
Abbotts, I.L., 1991, UK Oil and Gas Fields, 25years Commemorative Volume,
Geological Society, 573p.
Cosentino, L., 2001, Integrated reservoir Studies, Editions Technip, Paris, 310p.
Dubrule, O., 1998, Geostatistics in Petroleum Geology, AAPG Continuing
Education Course Note Series #38, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Jensen, J.L., Lake, L.W., Corbett, P.W.M., and Goggin, D.J., 2000, Statistics for
Geoscientists and Engineers, Elsevier.
Morton-Thompson, D., and Woods, A.M., 1992, Development Geology Reference
Manual, AAPG Methods in Exploration Series, 10, AAPG, Tulsa Ok, 550p.
Mr. Manuel Prida has 30 years of experience in the oil industry occupying several
positions mainly related to Reservoir Engineering within Repsol. He graduated as
Mining Engineer from the ETSIMO (1981); Master in Petroleum Engineering H.K. Van
Poolen (1982); Master in Numerical Simulation from the Polytechnic University of
Madrid (1991); and Economist from the UNED (2006). He is currently acting as
Reservoir Department Manager of Business Development in the Repsols headquarters,
Madrid. Initially, he was dedicated to the well testing and evaluation of exploration
wells in Spain and worldwide. He also participated in several integrated reservoir
studies, development projects, underground gas storage projects, and reserves
acquisitions evaluations in several countries. He was international expatriate in Egypt
and Libya, from 1994 to 2000. Upon his return to Repsol headquarters he was assigned
to business development activities.
Objectives
Syllabus
Program
Objectives
Syllabus
1. Fundamentals:
1.1. Darcys Law and its Applications.
1.2. Fluid and Pore Isothermal Compressibility.
1.3. Radial Diffusivity Equation and its Solution for Monophase Fluid Flow in Porous Media.
1.4. Outer Boundary Conditions Transient (Infinite), Semi Steady State and Steady State.
1.5. Superposition in Time and Space.
2. Well test Design and Execution:
2.1. Objectives.
2.2. Types of Tests.
2.3. Downhole and Surface Equipment.
2.4. Pressure Gauges and Rate Measurements.
2.5. Sampling of Produced Fluids.
3. Basic well test Interpretation:
3.1. Methodology.
3.2. Techniques: Pressure Derivative, Type Curve Matching, and Specialized Plots.
3.3. Early Time Near Wellbore Effects: WBS, Dimensionless Skin Factor.
3.4. Radial Homogeneous Flow: Determination of Reservoir Parameters (k, S).
3.5. Late Time Boundary and Depletion Effects:
a) Single Fault.
b) Intersecting Faults.
c) Linear Flow (Channel Sands and Parallel Faults).
Program
Objectives
Syllabus
Program
Day 1
Reservoir Simulation Overview.
Days 2-3
Tutorial on General Structure of an Eclipse Input Data File.
Days 4-5
Tutorial on Practical Use of Reservoir Simulation.
Software Applications
Eclipse 100.
Eclipse Office, Graf, Floviz.
Objectives
Syllabus
1. Well Completions.
1.1. Types of Well Completion.
1.2. Basic Well Completion Component Names and their Functions.
1.3. Example Well Completions.
2. Perforating.
2.1. Shaped charge design and performance.
2.2. Perforation Pattern and Well Inflow Performance.
2.3. Perforation Charge Performance.
2.4. Perforation Gun Types.
2.5. Perforating Techniques.
2.6. Impact on Well Productivity.
3. Well Performance.
3.1. Introduction.
3.2. Systems Analysis Of The Production System.
3.3. Importance of Hydrocarbon Phase Behaviour.
3.4. Reservoir Inflow Performance Review.
3.5. Tubing (Outflow) Performance.
3.6. Gradient or Pressure Traverse Curves.
3.7. Flow Maps and Correlations.
3.8. Temperature Modelling.
3.9. Surface Pressure Losses.
3.10. Completions Inflow Performance.
3.11. Computerized Well Performance Prediction Programs.
Production Operations Vol. 1 and 2 (4th Edition). T. Allan and A. Roberts. Oil and
Gas Consultants International, Tulsa, USA. ISBN: 0-930972-19-8.
Petroleum Production Systems. M. Economides, A. Hill and C. Ehlig -
Economides. Prentice Hall, 1994. ISBN: 0-13-658-683-X.
Well Performance (2nd Edition). M. Golan and C. Whitson. Tapir, Norway. ISBN:
0-13-946609-6.
Surface Production Operations Vol. 1 and 2. K. Arnold and M. Stewart. Gulf
Publishing. ISBN: 0-87201-173-9.
Production Optimization Using Nodal Analysis. H. Beggs. Oil and Gas Consultants
International. ISBN: 0-930972-14-7.
Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production. F. Jahn, M. Cook and M. Graham.
Elsevier, No 46, Development in Petroleum Science. ISBN: 0-444-82883-4.
Mr. Jose Enrique Gomis has over twenty one years experience as a process engineer.
MSc Oil Refining, Gas, and Petro chemistry (UNIMET, 1994). BEICIP-FRANLAB (IFP
subsidiary) Diploma, Postgraduate Cycle in Oil Refining, Gas and Petro chemistry.
Mechanical Engineering (USB, 1990). Repsol YPF: Head of Production & Facilities UNAR.
Head Production & Facilities EAA. Engineering Manager Gassi Touil Project. Senior
Process Engineer, Technical Staff Group. Nous Group: Senior Process Consultant.
Process Design Instructor to graduate students. PDVSA: Project portfolio coordinator.
Project Leader. Senior Process Engineer. Surface facilities and gas engineering
instructor. Responsible for Process Support and Operation Follow up, heavy oil and tar
sands handling, dehydration and fractionation. UCV Instructor: Gas engineering
undergraduate course instructor, Petroleum Engineering School.
Mr. Napoleon Villalba has over twenty eight years experience in the Oil and Gas
industry, upstream and downstream, onshore and offshore, with experience
throughout field Operations and Maintenance Management, Engineering,
Construction, Facilities Commissioning, Projects Management, Field development
conceptualizations, and Gas contracts negotiations and commercialization. Graduated
as Process Control Systems Engineer in Los Andes University in Venezuela and post
graduate diploma in Gas Business Development and Management programs. He has
primarily worked for PDVSA, engineering consulting companies and Repsol, which
joined early 2006. He is currently assigned to the new projects and field development
revisions within the Direccion Ejecutiva de Desarrollo Tecnologico.
Objective
1. Provide a general overview of crude oil/ gas processing, the elements and
equipment in an integrated surface facility plant and the impact in field
development.
2. Understand the technical factors for the design and operation of a surface facility:
fluid characteristics, quantities, specifications, location, data quality, etc
3. Review the fluid behaviour aspects relevant for the design and operation of a
surface facility
4. Provide a general understanding of process operations: separation, dehydration, gas
treatment, gas processing, water treatment, fluid transportation, etc.
5. Provide a basic understanding on how process equipment work and how they are
designed and rated.
6. Discuss main elements related to managing a surface facility project: methodology,
cost, schedule, etc.
1. Introduction: Basic unit of measurement. The Wellhead. The gathering network. The
processing plant. Product specifications. Production handling basic concept and
schemes. The transport system. Impact on field development. Project metrics and
cost. Environment: Onshore. Offshore. Technologies
2. Hydrocarbon fluid behaviour:
2.1. Hydrocarbon composition: Chemical components. Contaminants. PONA. Oil cuts.
2.2. Natural gas properties: Composition. Specifications. Density and Specific Gravity.
Compressibility. Viscosity. Heating value. Liquid content.
2.3. Liquid hydrocarbon properties: Density and specific gravity. Characterization factor.
Assays. TBP. Critical properties. Pseudo components.
2.4. Phase behavior: Pure component. Mixtures. Fluid phase diagrams. Reservoir
applications. Separator applications. Fluid transport applications.
2.5. Equation of state: Ideal gas. Real gas. Cubic EOSs. Virial EOSs.
2.6. Phase equilibrium: Concepts. Ideal equilibrium constant. Simplified methods. EOS
methods. Phase calculation. Dew point. Bubble point.
2.7. Gas-Water Behavior: Water content in natural gas. Correlations. Hydrates. Hydrate
inhibition. Corrosion. Corrosion calculations.
3. Separation and oil treatment
3.1. Liquid stabilization: Vapor pressure. Process schemes. Separation stages. Selection
criteria.
3.2. Separators: Production separators. Test separators. Scrubbers. Slug catchers. Filters. KO
drums.
3.3. Process vessels: Operating principle. Process design and sizing. Mechanical design.
3.4. Crude Oil dehydration: Operating principle. Sizing considerations. The bottle test. Gun
barrels. FWKOs. electrostatic equipment. Desalters.
3.5. Distillation & Fractionation: operating principle. Fractionation. Sizing. Internals.
Operational features.
4. Water Treatment
4.1. Water Specifications.
4.2. Basic Principles and equations.
4.3. Process Schemes.
4.4. Process equipment.
5. Natural gas treatment and processing
5.1. Natural gas treatment: general aspects. Gas dehydration. Glycol process. Adsorption
processes. Acid gas problems. Gas sweetening. Amine processes. Physical solvent
process. Solid bed process. Membranes. Mercury.
5.2. Natural gas processing: Dew pointing. NGL extraction. LPG extraction. Process schemes.
Oil Absorption. Mechanical refrigeration. J-T expansion. Turbo expansion. NGL/LPG
storage.
6. Oil & Gas transportation
6.1. Fluid flow: Terms & definitions. Basic concepts. Single phase. Multiphase flow. Piping
process sizing. Mechanical sizing.
6.2. Liquid pumping: General concepts. Centrifugal pumps. Rotary pumps. Reciprocating
pumps. Drivers.
6.3. Gas compression: Thermodynamic of compressors. The process. Reciprocating
compressors. Centrifugal compressors. Screw compressors. Drivers.
7. Thermal equipments
7.1. Heat transfer: Definitions. Heat transfer mechanism. Basic equations. Heat transfer
resistances. The driving force...
7.2. Heat exchangers: Sizing and rating. Shell & tube heat exchangers. Hairpin heat
exchangers. Hairpin heat exchangers. Air coolers.
Program
Day 1
Introduction.
Hydrocarbon phase behaviour.
Exercises.
Day 2
Separation & oil treatment.
Exercise.
Water Treatment.
Day 3
Natural gas treatment & processing.
Oil Transportation.
Exercises.
Software Applications
Open Process design software in Basic 3.2 to be handed out during the course.
Excel spreadsheets.
Hysys (see Team Project 3rd term).
Questor Offshore (see Team Project 3rd term).
Mr. Gerardo Gonzalez is Manager of the Economic Evaluation Control and Studies
Department, in Repsol Upstream Planning & Resources. He received a BSc degree in
Economics from Universidad Autonoma de Madrid and a Technical Mining
Engineering degree from Universidad de Oviedo. He worked for more than eight
years as an Offshore Drilling Engineer in Hispanoil and Eniepsa Spanish operations. In
1988 he started to work as a Senior Economist in Repsol Exploracion New Ventures,
responsible in the elaboration of economic models for E&P investment analysis. From
1990 to 1999 he served as Senior Economist in Repsol Exploracion Planning. Then, from
1999 to 2002, he was a Senior Economist in Repsol S.A. Planning (Gas & Power). He has
taught courses for NIOC technical staff in Teheran (Iran) and has published papers
related to Oil & Gas industry in Mexico and Spain.
Objectives
Syllabus
Program
Software Applications
Microsoft Office.
Mr. Antonio Suarez has more than 30 years experience working on the E&P industry.
He graduated as Mining Engineer in ETSIMO, Spain, and he also has a M.Sc. in
Geophysics by Stanford University, and a M.Sc. Finances by the London Business
School. He has worked mainly for Chevron Overseas and Repsol, initially as well site
geologist, then seismic interpreter and explorationist, and later becoming Director New
Ventures and M.D. Business Development for Repsol. With great concern for
education, Mr. Suarez has been always in touch with Universities and Students, and he
is attending Energy Meetings and giving talks on International E&P Conferences.
This module is aimed to understand and learn how to cope with risks and
uncertainties related to E&P activities
Objectives:
Syllabus
Program
Day 1
Risks Associated to the E&P.
Basic Statistics.
Dealing with Risk
Exercises 1, 2 & 3.
Day 2
Prospect Resources Calculation.
Prospect & Block Valuation.
Exercises 4 & 5.
Day 3
Portfolio Management.
New Ventures.
Exercise 6.
Course Examination.
Software Applications
Microsoft Office.
Dr. Manuel Moreu is Professor of Offshore projects at the Spanish School of Naval
Architecture. He is a Naval Architect and holds a PhD in Offshore from M.I.T. He has
participated in all kind of projects, fixed and floating, drilling, production and storage
etc. His experience has been gained working for the Oil Companies, and for the main
Engineering Contractors.
Objectives
TIMETABLE
September-December 2014
Week 1
Business Reps
3 30 30
Refreshment courses (Afternoon)
4
T.Zapata / F. Mustieles
5
8
BOB 1B
9 BOB 1C
Week 2
Basin Analysis and
10 Structural Geology 37,5 37,5
Petroleum Systems
11 A. Chambers
A. Racero
SEPTEMBER
12
15
BOB 1B
16 BOB 1C
Week 2
4 BOB 6B BOB 6E
5 Reservoir Engineering Reservoir Simulation 37,5 37,5
6 M. Prida F. Mustieles
7
10
Week 11
11 BOB 2
BOB 9
12 Geology Field School 30 37,5
Risk Analysis
NOVEMBER
13 Gessal
A. Suarez
14
17
BOB 7A
Week 12
18 BOB 6D
Sub-Surface Production
19 Well Testing 37,5 37,5
Technology
20 E. Izaguirre
TBD
21
24
BOB 10
Week 13
25 BOB 6E
Offshore Structures
26 Reservoir Simulation 37,5 30
M. Moreu
27 F. Mustieles
28
1
BOB 7A BOB 7B
Week 14
2
Sub-Surface Production Surface Production
3 37,5 37,5
Technology Technology
4
Ashutosh Shah J.E.Gomis
5
8
DECEMBER
Week 15
9
BOB 10 BOB 9
10 30 30
Offshore Structures Risk Analysis
11
M. Moreu A. Suarez
12
15
BOB 7B
Week 16
16 BOB 8
Surface Production
17 Economic Evaluation 37,5 37,5
Technology
18 G. Gonzalez
N.Villalba
19
Total Lecture Hours 570,0 577,5
BLOCK II:
SPECIALIZATION BLOCK
January to March 2015
The aim of the course is to extend the skills developed at undergraduate level and
augment them with specialised courses relevant to Petroleum Engineers. The course
was established in 1975 based on industry preferences.
Entrants to the course will normally have a good honours degree in engineering or a
relevant science discipline such as Geology, Physics, Chemistry or Mathematics.
The aim of the course is to extend the skills developed at undergraduate level and
during work experience, and to augment them with specialised courses relevant to earth
scientists and engineering graduates who wish to study the fundamentals of Petroleum
Reservoir Geo-engineering.
The course was established in 1993. It was developed from innovative research, within
the Institute, that concentrates on integrating the geoscience and fluid flow
characteristics of petroleum reservoirs. It therefore produces graduates who understand
the effects of both reservoir structure and properties on the exploration for and
production of hydrocarbon reservoirs.
Entrants to the course will normally have a good honours degree in geology, geophysics,
engineering or a relevant science discipline such as Geology, Physics, Chemistry or
Mathematics.
Entrants to the course will normally have at least an upper second class honours degree
or its equivalent in a Geological or Geophysical science. Depending on the career choice,
a specialised module differs from common courses.
SPECIALIZATION:
PETROLEUM ENGINEERING
Heriot-Watt University
Modules:
Production Technology
Reservoir Engineering II (Well Testing)
Reservoir Simulation
Petroleum Economics
DR Davies.
Objectives
Syllabus
1. Introduction.
1.1. Role of production engineer.
1.2. Review of wellbore/reservoir connection and implications for fluid flow.
2. Well performance.
2.1. PI for oil and gas wells in steady state flow.
2.2. Concepts of flow in pipes and ipact of pressure loss components and horizontal pipes.
2.3. Physical property variation in flow up the wellbore for single phase gas and oil flow and
for multi-phase flow.
2.4. Slip and hold up and appreciate impact on flow efficiency and tubing sizing.
2.5. Gradient curves concepts.
2.6. Flowing bottomhole pressure based on assumed tubing head pressures and the intake
curve of flowing bottomhole pressure versus rate.
3. Well completions.
3.1. Evaluate bottom hole completion options.
3.2. Geometrical configurations for drilled wellbores for both production and injection
applications.
3.3. Generic operating principles for major completion equipment components.
3.4. Tubing for production/injection.
3.5. Wellheads.
3.6. Xmas trees.
3.7. Packers.
3.8. Seal assemblies.
3.9. Subsurface safety valves.
3.10. Nipple profiles.
3.11. Flow control and circulation devices.
3.12. Packer selection.
4. Perforating.
4.1. Options and advantages/disadvantages for perforating oil and gas wells.
4.2. Over balance and under balanced perforating.
4.3. Charge design and factors that influence performance.
Assessment methods
Examination: 80%
Coursework: 20%
S. Zheng.
Objectives
1. Understand the diffusivity equation and the derivation of analytical solutions related
to reservoir features (wells, fractures, aquifers).
2. Use the analytical solutions to describe fluid flow in a reservoir.
3. Calculate reservoir permeability in simple and complex reservoir geometries.
Syllabus
Assessment methods
Examination: 80%
Coursework: 20%
Objectives
Syllabus
1. Introduction.
1.1. Description of a simulation model.
1.2. Simplifications and issues that arise in going from the description of a real reservoir to a
reservoir simulation model.
1.3. Description or reason and circumstances simple or complex reservoir models are
required to model reservoir processes.
1.4. Input data is required.
1.5. Typical outputs of reservoir simulations and their use in reservoir development.
2. Basic concepts in reservoir engineering.
2.1. Material balance equation for an usaturated oil reservoir.
2.2. Conditions under which the material balance equations are valid.
2.3. Single and two-phase darcy law in one dimension (1d).
2.4. Gradient and divergence operators as they apply to the generalized (2d and 3d) darcy
law.
2.5. Permeability as a tensor quantity.
2.6. 2d and 3d darcy law with permeability as a full tensor.
3. Reservoir simulation model set-up.
3.1. Simulation input - issues to be addressed by simulation, input data required, format of
data.
3.2. Simulation output - output of calculations, quality check output data to check for error
in input, post-processing analysis.
3.3. Analysis of results - identify impact of reservoir engineering principles in calculation
performed, identifiy numerical effects and impact of grid block size and orientation on
result, perform simple upscaling calculation to address numerical difussion.
4. Gridding and well modelling
4.1. Concept of gridding and of spatial and temporal discretisation.
4.2. Types of grid in 1D, 2D and 3D used in reservoir simulation.
4.3. Numerical dispersion and grid orientation and the solution to these numerical problems.
4.4. Local grid refinement (lgr), distorted, pebi and corner point grids.
4.5. Grid fineness/coarseness.
4.6. Streamline simulation.
4.7. Well models and productivity index (PI).
4.8. Average grid block pressure and peaceman formula.
4.9. Concept of multi-phase flow to calculate PIw and PIo.
5. Flow equations.
5.1. Physics of single phase compressible flow through porous media.
5.2. Equation for single phase compressible flow (PDE).
Assessment methods
Examination: 80%
Coursework: 20%
J Fennema.
Objectives
Syllabus
1. Introduction.
1.1. General financial aspects of the petroleum industry.
1.2. Nature and evolution of demand for oil.
1.3. Evolution of oil supply.
1.4. Role of the National Oil Company versus International oil company.
1.5. Financial parameters or statistics reflecting performance of a petroleum company.
1.6. Principal sectors of petroleum activity.
2. Evaluation methods.
2.1. Definition of an asset.
2.2. Evaluation concepts and objectives.
2.3. Book value and depreciation.
2.4. Market value and models.
2.5. Cash flow concept - capex and opex.
2.6. Cash flow models.
3. Time value of money.
3.1. Time Value.
3.2. Compound Interest.
3.3. Discounting.
3.4. Present value of a single cash flow.
3.5. Annuities.
3.6. Price Inflation - Money of the day.
3.7. Real terms, constant money, 2000 terms.
3.8. Purchasing power.
3.9. Conversion of money of the day to real terms and vice versa.
4. Project parameters.
4.1. Cash Flow Modelling - project screening and ranking, Maximum capital outlay, Payback
period,
4.2. Terminal cash surplus, Profit to investment ratio (undiscounted).
4.3. Discounted Measures of Value.
4.4. Net Present Value (NPV) from project cash flows.
4.5. Annual Capital Charge (ACC).
4.6. Internal Rate of Return (IRR).
4.7. NPV and IRR for acceleration projects.
4.8. NPV, NPVI and IRR as screening criteria.
4.9. NPV, NPVI and IRR as ranking criteria.
5. Government.
5.1. Importance of petroleum to government.
5.2. Resource Ownership.
5.3. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
5.4. Petroleum licensing.
5.5. Forms of licensing agreement.
5.6. Petroleum Development and government concerns.
5.7. Definition of good oilfield practice.
5.8. Purpose of a field development programme.
5.9. Flaring of methane.
5.10. Reservoir unitisation and describe its conceptual evolution.
5.11. Field abandonment.
5.12. Taxation - petroleum revenues.
5.13. Tax-reference price.
5.14. Corporate taxation of project - stand-alone and consolidated economic models.
5.15. Progressive and regressive taxes.
6. Sources of uncertainty and risk.
6.1. Geology - concept of exploration success.
6.2. Facilities problems encountered in subsurface and surface.
6.3. Environmental issues pertaining to oilfield development.
6.4. Human failure.
6.5. Government imposition of changes to project.
6.6. Describe an example of such a process.
6.7. Taxation policy and investment decisions.
6.8. Concept and implications of demand elasticity.
6.9. Function of spot markets and marker crudes.
6.10. Oil price uncertainty.
6.11. Market for gas.
6.12. Gas sales contract.
6.13. Gas pricing.
6.14. Exchange rate variation and influence on project economics.
6.15. Risk associated with borrowing money.
6.16. Partners risks associated with partnerships.
7. Risk Management.
7.1. Sources of information to reduce uncertainty.
7.2. Transferring risk financial instruments and commodity trading.
7.3. Diversification.
7.4. Joint ventures.
7.5. Scenario planning.
7.6. Relevant information in the context of decision-making.
7.7. Simple Decision Methods.
7.8. Sensitivity analysis.
7.9. Spider diagram.
7.10. Monte Carlo and Latin Hypercube sampling.
7.11. Mathematical Expectation.
7.12. Binomial probability Function to calculate expected value.
7.13. Preference Theory.
7.14. Decision Trees and value of information.
Assessment methods
Examination: 80%
Coursework: 20%
Master in Oil and Gas
Exploration and Production
SPECIALIZATION:
RESERVOIR EVALUATION
AND MANAGEMENT
Heriot-Watt University
Modules:
Rock Mechanics, Geomechanics and
Geophysics.
Well Testing and Production Logging.
Same as PE
Reservoir Simulation. Same as PE
Modelling and Management.
SPECIALIZATION BLOCK: REM
Module
G11RG ROCK MECHANICS, GEOMECHANICS AND GEOPHYSICS
Tutors
Objectives
Syllabus
1. Principles and methods of laboratory measurements (Yield & post yield behaviour of
rocks).
2. Rock Physics (Sonics properties of Rocks and Fluids).
3. Hydraulic fraccing process and the nature of well stability.
4. Rock compressibility as a drive mechanism.
5. Higher-order material descriptions (rheologies).
6. Rock mechanics principles.
7. Kinematic methods.
8. Understanding of core analysis report and core analysis techniques.
9. Strengths and limitations of poroperm data.
10. Derivation and meaning of parameters a, m, n.
Assessment methods
Examination: 80%
Coursework: 20%
Shiyi Zheng.
Objectives
1. Understand the diffusivity equation and the derivation of analytical solutions related
to reservoir features (wells, fractures, aquifers).
2. Use the analytical solutions to describe fluid flow in a reservoir.
3. Calculate reservoir permeability in simple and complex reservoir geometries.
Syllabus
Assessment methods
Examination: 80%
Coursework: 20%
P Corbett/M Christie.
Objectives
Syllabus
Assessment methods
Examination: 80%
Coursework: 20%
SPECIALIZATION:
PETROLEUM GEOSCIENCES
Heriot-Watt University
Modules:
Stratigraphy and Reservoir Quality.
Petroleum Systems.
Petroleum Geophysics.
Geomechanics and Flow Mechanics.
H. Lever
Objectives
Syllabus
Learning outcomes:
1. Understand the sequence of formation of a basin and the rocks and rock
sequences contained within it, for both siliciclastic and carbonate dominated
systems
2. Be able to integrate geological and geophysical data to determine the rock
sequences within the basin
3. Understand how diagenesis affects rock properties
Assessment Methods
Examination: 80%
Coursework: 20%
Objectives
Syllabus
Learning outcomes:
1. Understand the sequence of formation of a basin and the rocks and rock sequences
contained within it
2. Be able to integrate geological, geophysical and geochemical data
3. Determine the value of a prospect.
Assessment Methods
Examination: 80%
Coursework: 20%
Objectives
Syllabus
Learning outcomes:
11. Prioritisation of geophysical techniques according to E&P phase, basin setting, data
availability, budget & timelines
12. Basic seismic interpretation skills for sedimentary architectures, structures and map
making
13. Integration of reflection seismic and well data for existing well control and new well
planning and drilling Explain the processes of brine, oil, and gas movements in
hydrocarbon reservoirs and basins
Assessment Methods
Examination: 80%
Coursework: 20%
Sebastian Geiger
Objectives
1. To understand and quantify the movement of fluids (brine, oil, gas) in the subsurface
over timescales ranging from geological to human
2. To understand how the fundamental principles of geomechanics predicts
compaction, folding, faulting and fracturing on the basin to the reservoir scale
3. To be able to apply the fundamental physics of flow- and geomechanics to the
challenges encountered in assessing hydrocarbon exploration and appraisal issues
Understand the lab measurements of rock properties under stress
Syllabus
Learning outcomes:
14. Explain the processes of brine, oil, and gas movements in hydrocarbon reservoirs
and basins
15. Know where and why rock deformation takes place
Explain the fluid flow impacts of rock deformation
16. Understand the challenges in setting up models and running simulations for flow,
geomechanics, and coupling between these
Assessment Methods
Examination: 80%
Coursework: 20%
SPECIALIZATION BLOCK
TIMETABLE
January-March 2015
BLOCK III:
FIELD TRAINING BLOCK
Oct-Nov 2014 & Mar-Apr 2015
Collaborator: GESSAL
The GESSAL group (GESSAL E&P & GESSAL GAS) is a group of technical consulting
companies focused on geological and geophysical services for subsurface exploration
and research: hydrocarbon exploration and underground storage (gas & CO2).
Its services are supported by up-to-date technology used in: Regional Exploration
Evaluation, Basin Analysis, Petroleum System, Prospect Generation and Evaluation,
Geophysical and Geological Interpretation, Log Analysis, Petrography Interpretation,
Geological and Geochemical Modelling, Structural and Stratigraphic Analysis, Integral
Development of Exploration Programs, Reservoir Evaluation, Data Management,
Geological-Geophysical Computer Applications and Training Courses.
Objectives
1. Understand the basic review of the regional setting of the Basque-Cantabrian Basin
Petroleum System.
1.1. Regional Stratigraphy.
1.2. Tectonosedimentary evolution.
1.3. Basque-Cantabrian Basin Petroleum System.
1.4. Hydrocarbon Discoveries and Play Concepts.
2. Understand the basic concepts of petroleum system on the analysis of outcrop
observation and subsurface data of the Basque-Cantabrian Basin.
2.1. Outcrop recognition of the Basque-Cantabrian Basin Stratigraphy.
2.2. Understand the regional structure: Extensional and compressional features; Salt
Tectonics.
2.3. Understand the subsurface data (wells, seismic, geochemistry, etc) with outcrops
analogs.
2.4. Characterization of Source rocks, Reservoirs, and Seals.
2.5. Characterization of Traps and Structures.
2.6. Hydrocarbon generation, migration and preservation processes.
2.7. Ayoluengo Oilfield.
Discussion:
Characterization of source rocks for gas and oil, reservoirs and seals. Bunt Play, Duero
Basin Play and Ayoluengo Field source rock. Structure analysis and complex salt
tectonics areas. Age of structures and time of hydrocarbon generation. Ayoluengo Field
reservoir, Ayoluengo Play, Stratigraphic Play and Aptian-Albian gas play (Duero Basin
Play). Analysis of the basin margin section in comparison with a subsiding trough.
Structural analysis of the Montorio Folded Belt. Hontomin Play. Carboniferous and
Mesozoic source rock-reservoir-seal relationships, characterization of traps and
structures, analysis of hydrocarbon generation and migration processes, age of
structures and time of generation, play concepts.
The stops will provide a good mix of panorama overlooks, detailed outcrop analogues,
and examination of seismic records and well log data.
Day 1. Carboniferous, Triassic and Jurassic of the Polientes Trough. Stops in Barruelo-
Braosera: Stephanian facies, Carboniferous source rock for gas, Early Rift Stage,
Bunt facies, Navajo 1 well, Bunt reservoir potential. Stops in the access road to
Camino-Camino: Muschelkalk facies, Keuper facies, Navajo 1 well, Inter-Rift
Stage, Lias facies, Cadialso 1 well, carbonate reservoirs and seals, Lias source
rock for oil, thermal maturity.
Day 2. Polientes Trough Jurassic and Early Cretaceous. Stratigraphy and tectonics. Stops
in San Andrs: Dogger, Cadialso 1 well, Jurassic carbonate reservoir potential.
Stop in Barcena del Ebro: Bay of Biscay Rifting Stage, Purbeck facies continental
to marine transitional, Ayoluengo wells, Siliciclastic reservoir potential and seals,
source rock for gas, fracture patterns. Stop in Olleros de Paredes Rubias: Rifting
to Drifting Stage, Middle Cretaceous fluvial facies, Cantonegro 1 well, reservoir
potential, source rock for gas. Stop in Aguilar de Campo, carbonate lacustrine
facies, Abar 1 well, Stratigraphic lateral changes, source rock for gas and
reservoir potential, seismic revision, Mesozoic extensionAlpine compression
overprint, genesis and evolution of Mesozoic and Alpine traps.
Day 3. Marginal area. Stratigraphy and tectonics. Ayoluengo Oilfield. Stop in Humada:
Faults of Ubierna and Humada, folding area of Montorio. Stop in Amaya: Margin
type section, Jurassic dolomite, Hontomin wells, reservoir potential, Lias source
rock, thermal maturation. Stop in Basconcillos del Tozo: Oil shows, generation
and migration concepts, timing, etc. Stop in Ayoluengo Oilfield.
Day 4. Poza de la Sal Diapir: Basics on salt tectonics, evaporite different behaviour in
outcrops and subsurface, old halite mines. Structural cross- sections from
Montorio Folded Belt to the Duero Cenozoic foreland basin.
Day 5. Ayoluengo Oil Field Reservoir: Lower Purbeck: Corvio member and Fm Aguilar.
Weald meandering and braided facies. Final evaluation test.
Objectives
1. Observe the technology used in a drilling rig, drill string, bits, drilling tools, power
generation system, hoisting system and rotation system.
2. Show the mud system, pumps, pits, screen shakers, and solids control equipment.
3. Identify the different components involved in the BOP stack, Manifold, Flare, Vent.
4. Analyze the drilling control room and alarm systems. See the Geological cabin, data
gathering and Data transmission.
5. Observe typical drilling rig operations: Casing run, Cementing, Logging, Run
Completion, Casing Perforation, Coring, etc.
Itinerary
Objectives
1. Observe field operations, equipment spud, pulling and work over.
2. Evaluate the needs for roads to the site, well site dimensions, wellheads and
production equipment.
3. Recognize the instrumentation and monitoring systems in the field (scada).
4. Visit the field facilities; identify the different treatment units and the installations
used for secondary recovery.
5. Analyze the different roles of the personnel involved in field work.
6. Observe a metering unit; analyze the drilling control room and alarm systems.
Itinerary
Objectives
1. Learn and understand the main HSE rules and management principles that Repsol
applies to all the activities in the company.
2. Learn the Upstream hazard principles and Management system that Repsol applies
to all the E&P activities.
3. Learn the Environmental Impact Assessment in Repsol as a company.
4. Learn the Social and Environmental Impacts in Upstream operations.
5. Learn about the Repsol HSE culture, corporate responsibility, incident management
system, oil spill modelling and the personal protective equipment used in drilling and
production operations.
Itinerary
Objectives
1. Obtain the main certificates needed to obtain access to the Repsol Installations
worldwide (Seismic Acquisition, Drilling Operations, Production Operations, Offshore
operations, Helicopter Transport, H2S hazard induction)
Itinerary
1. Bosiet Certificate (Basic offshore safety induction and emergency training- include
HUET & Ebs).
2. H2S Induction course.
BLOCK IV:
TEAM PROJECT BLOCK
CSFR Madrid
May to July 2015
The purpose of the team project is to develop and consolidate the level of knowledge
acquired in class through a multidisciplinary work team. Students will use real data from
an E&P company database, and will establish, based on the information provided, a
geological model, build up one or more development scenarios, suggest different future
exploration strategies and recommend commercial options, within a given economic
context and environmental scenario. Specific project goals will be established in the
Project Guide later on.
The project is conceptually simple and involves the use of pre-selected data. Students
are not expected to find complex solutions, but to consolidate basic concepts and
knowledge within the framework of the generally accepted principles of exploration and
production.
The data will be taken from a field, in which the petroleum system can be easily
established. The database is extensive and complete, and covers all relevant aspects in
exploration and production. It includes:
Geological reports. Fluids Laboratory analysis reports
Seismic data. (PVT).
Drilling reports. Surface facilities schematics.
Well logs. Production history.
Core analysis. Previous Field Development
Plans.
BHT and BHP measurements.
RFT data.
This data is delivered in several formats in order to get the students familiarized with a
wide range of sources during the project, and face similar challenges as they would in
their professional life.
Objectives
Students will have to deliver by the end of the block, their own development plan
introducing the technical and economic strategy to increase the recovery factor from
the field.
By the end of the project, each team should have delivered a report and make a
presentation to a board of experts acting like a board of directors from the company.
The proposed development plan shall include:
Description of the regional geology and petroleum system.
Maps in depth and time.
Estimation of volumetric: Oil in place, Oil Water Contact, Recoverable Reserves.
Static model: Reservoir properties.
Dynamic model: Reservoir simulation.
Drilling campaign.
Surface facilities required.
Production decline analysis.
Multidisciplinary teams
Assessment
By the end of the project, each team will present their results to a Board of Experts
acting like a Board of Directors from an E&P company. Their grades weight 50% of the
final mark from the block and will be the same for all team members.
The 30% of the final mark will be given by the coordinators of the project, who will
continuously evaluate the performance of the teams. They will also hold preliminary
evaluation meetings through the project.
Finally, 20% of the final mark will be given by each student, evaluating the commitment
and results obtained by their team members.
Technical software
The software used for seismic interpretation, property modelling, reservoir simulation,
drilling plan, economic analysis, etc. available in CSFR is the same that is used in Repsol
in its everyday operations. As the licenses available are intended for academic purposes
only, the use of the software specific for the project will be limited to the project
timeframe.
Specialists from Repsol, and sometimes from the software builders, will teach the
proper use of these tools in tutorials. Students will be recommended to take the
tutorials, but the final decision on this recalls on each group.
The offer of places for these tutorials will be limited on the number of licenses available
in each case. For instance, GeoFrame (for static modelling) will be available for two users
per group (Geologist and Geophysicist) but Landmark (Drilling) will be available only for
one user per group.
Tutorials
Apart from training in specific tools for use in the project, other key areas will be
developed during this term. They will be taught in one-week tutorials.
These tutorials will not be assessed by the means of an examination, but will be
considered in the final mark for the project.
TUTORIALS
Team Project Block
Economics G. Gonzalez
Objectives
To develop competencies and train on personal skills in order to perform better in the
workplace; either individually or in teamwork. Encouraging self-development and
professional career growth. Program subject to changes in topics and schedule.
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PROJECT TIMETABLE
May-July 2015