PETEX Introductory Courses, cont.

Petroleum Fundamentals
3.3 CEUs, 35 CPEs for Texas Accountants (no prerequisites required), 30 CEs for TDI licensees, 27 CEs for Texas Landmen
Petroleum Fundamentals, cont.

Length: 4.5 Days

IntroductIon to Petroleum
Defining petroleum History of petroleum Uses of petroleum

New employees; attorneys; insurance, financial, and accounting employees; administrative personnel; and anyone who needs a fundamental overview of the petroleum industry.

OTHER PETEX COURSES

Advanced Petroleum Measurement (third of three levels) Completion and Workover Field Handling of Natural GasEmphasis on Engineering Field Handling of Natural GasEmphasis on Operations Fundamentals of Petroleum Measurement (first of three levels) Gauging, Testing, and Running of Lease Tanks Hydraulics for Pipeline Engineers Hydraulics for Pipeline Operators Intermediate Petroleum Measurement (second of three levels) LNG: Basics of Liquefied Natural Gas Mass Measurement of Hydrocarbon Fluids Natural Gas MeasurementFundamentals Natural Gas MeasurementDesign/Application/Inspection Natural Gas MeasurementElectronic Flow Measurement Natural Gas MeasurementSampling and Analysis Pipeline Technology Plant Processing of Natural GasEmphasis on Engineering Plant Processing of Natural GasEmphasis on Operations Production Technology Valves and ActuatorsOperation and Maintenance ValvePro Certified Valve Maintenance Technician

Petroleum GeoloGy and SeISmIc exPloratIon

Hydrocarbons and their Petroleum systems origin Petroleum exploration Rock types, depositional environments, and structures Types of ownership The lease and the law Preparations for leasing privately owned land Engineering technical concepts Development of drilling for oil Rotary drilling systems Routine drilling operations Development of offshore drilling Provisions of the lease Execution of the lease Transactions after leasing Leasing public lands

The University of Texas

Recommended For

aSPectS of leaSInG

PETEX Introductory Courses

Introduction to Offshore Operations (The Rig School) Elementary Drilling Petroleum Fundamentals

drIllInG oPeratIonS

Mobile offshore drilling units (MODU) Offshore drilling platforms Directional drilling Fishing Air or gas drilling Completing the well

Well control ProductIon

Early production methods Well completion Well testing Reservoir stimulation Reservoir drive mechanisms Artificial lift Onshore Improved recovery techniques Well servicing and workover Surface handling of well fluids Measuring and testing oil/gas Offshore

Enrollment Information
Your company is invited to participate in these training programs. For additional information, contact
PETEX Learning and Assessment Center The University of Texas 4702 North Sam Houston Parkway West, Suite 800 Houston, TX 77086 Tel: 800.687.7052 or 281.397.2440 FAX: 281.397.2441 Email: plach@www.utexas.edu
March, 2012

tranSPort of PetroleumoffShore and onShore refInInG and ProceSSInG

Basics of hydrocarbon relevant to refinery processes Processing basics Description of main processing steps

macro-economIc outlook for enerGy, foSSIl fuelS, and Petroleum

www.utexas.edu/ce/petex

PETEX Introductory Courses

Introduction to Offshore Operations
(The Rig School)
3.3 CEUs, 35 CPEs for Texas Accountants (no prerequisites required), 30 CEs for TDI licensees, 27 CEs for Texas Landmen, and 3 MCLEs for Texas Lawyers

All course sections taught by professionals with experience in the field!

Introduction to Offshore Operations, cont. offShore cataStroPheS and emerGency reSPonSe
Catastrophes Lessons learned Responding to emergencies

Elementary Drilling, cont. the rotatInG SyStem

Swivel Kelly and kelly drive bushing Rotary table Top drives Rotary torque indicator The drill stem Downhole motors Drilling bits Core barrels and coring Electric drives

Length: 4.5 Days

GeoloGy and GeoPhySIcS In offShore exPloratIon
Rock types, depositional systems, and structure Petroleum systems Geophysical (seismic) acquisition

InSurance for offShore oPeratIon

Personnel Accidents, blowouts, and weather O.E.E./E.E.D. insurance Rating areas Property insurance

offShore leaSe acquISItIon

Regulatory overview Leasing process Lease sale process Bidding process Lease terms Awarding leases Partnerships Basic drilling process and terms Well planning and business aspects Special operations Drillingoffshore considerations Processing of production fluids from platform wells Safety shut-in systems Subsea production system Gas handling and compression Disposal of produced H2O, H2S What law applies General maritime law Personal injury Seaman causes of action Typical offshore claims Oilfield contracts Risks under contracts Various states and maritime indemnity law Risk sharing

the economIcS of offShore exPloratIon and develoPment, an InveStment decISIon-makInG vIeW

PoWer and PoWer dIStrIbutIon SyStemS

Prime movers Mechanical drives

Recommended For

New employees; attorneys; insurance and financial employees; administrative personnel; and anyone who needs a basic knowledge of offshore operations.

drIllInG ProcedureS

New terms and acronyms Typical drilling procedures step-by-step Purposes of the BOP system Well control equipment Blowouts and their causes

the bloWout Preventer SyStem

drIllInG

the cIrculatInG SyStem

Elementary Drilling
3.3 CEUs, 33 CPEs for Texas Accountants (no prerequisites required), 27 CEs for Texas Landmen

offShore ProductIon

Length: 4 Days
hIStory of drIllInG for oIl and GaS PrelImInary to drIllInG
What oil is and how it is formed Exploration Types of reservoirs Planning the well

Drilling fluid Mud pumps Surface connections Introduction to downhole hydraulics Flow line and accessories Solids control devices Mud pit equipment

marItIme and State laW

fIShInG and fIShInG toolS dIrectIonal drIllInG

drIllInG rIGS

Rig types Moving in and rigging up Bases (substructures) Derricks and masts Drawworks Drillers control console Wirelines Traveling assembly Weight indicator Automatic drillers

Downhole measurements Steerable motor concept Reference systems and coordinates Directional well planning Directional drilling tools Setting production casing Perforating Running tubing and installing the christmas tree Acidizing Fracturing

Well comPletIonS

the hoIStInG SyStem

offShore reGulatIonS
Drilling Production

Recommended For

offShore StoraGe and termInalS

Offshore storage types Offshore storage options

Entry-level personnel in the drilling industry and personnel not directly involved in drilling but for those who need basic drilling principles and nomenclature.