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Geological Engineering Training Seminars and Classes

From PetroEDGE

Introduction to DEVELOPMENT GEOLOGY 27 28 September 2010 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

Course Description A profitable development of an Oil & Gas field starts with a good understanding of the subsurface. The development then continues with integrated field management in which geology plays an essential role. In this course the a development life cyclea from the gathering of geological data, the interpretation thereof, and the preparation of geological models and the more...

Advanced Operations Geology with Fugro Robertson 23-27 April 2012

A large amount of geological data is acquired (at substantial cost) during a drilling operation. These include: Mud logs, Measurements While Drilling/ Wire-line logging, Drill cuttings, Cores and side-wall cores, Micro-palaeontology data, Geochemistry data, Formation pressure data, Drilling and well engineering information Ensuring optimal quality of this information and effective reporting more...

From B. F Environmental Consultant Inc

Training in Soil Science Soil Morphology and Hydric Soils

College Course Offered Through Wilkes University Current Soil Science and Geoscience Courses (Pennsylvania) Field Courses at Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA- B. F. Environmental Consultants is the co-instructor for a field training course titled "Field Methods In Applied Geosciences". Courses are offered as 1 day continuning education credits or university credit or as 3 days courses for more...

From Global Innovative Campus

Tuning of Industrial Process Controllers Description This course will cover the major areas of control system design and implementation for many industrial applications. Emphasized will be PID control design, but related methods such a lead/ lag compensators will be examined as well as adaptive and optimal controls. In all cases, practical applications to temperature, pressure, level and velocity and positioning control are of interest. more...

Water and Wastewater Treatment Description Municipal and industrial wastewater has received considerable attention of research and engineering, since it touches the daily life of all populations. Securing a safe, reliable source of potable water is an ever growing challenge for governmental and professional agencies, where daily demand is growing and yet more complex issues are evolving with the daily use of more chemicals and more...

Advanced Oxidation Technologies AOTs for Water and Wastewater Treatment Workshop Description This course is a practical 2-day program, where the emphasis is on learning by doing problems. Each lecture session will be followed by a problem-solving period, where participants can gain further insight into the fundamentals and design issues by working out practical problems, which will then be solved in a group session. The course takes the participant from a state of little or more...

Sanitary Sewer Stormwater Drainage Systems Design Workshop Description: Eighty percent of a municipalitya ™s problems are caused by twenty percent of its sanitary sewers and storm water drainage systems. The best way to avoid the majority of future problems is to pay greater attention to them during the design phase. This 2-day workshop is intended for those who require better understanding of sanitary sewer and stormwater drainage systems more...

Sanitary Sewer Stormwater Drainage Systems Design Workshop Description Eighty percent of a municipalitya ™s problems are caused by twenty percent of its sanitary sewers and storm water drainage systems. The best way to avoid the majority of future problems is to pay greater attention to them during the design phase. This 2-day workshop is intended for those who require better understanding of sanitary sewer and stormwater drainage systems design. more...

Flexible Pavement Design and Rehabilitation Workshop Description Pavements are one of the main components of our transportation and infrastructure systems. By daily expansion of our ground transportation systems and higher costs of construction, maintenance and rehabilitations of pavements, highway agencies are facing challenges to keep serviceability of their pavements to an acceptable level. During the last two decades, the issue of proper more...

Compressors, Fans and Pumps - Basics, Selection and Operation Description Compressors, Fans and Pumps are among the most frequently used mechanical machines in industrial and commercial enterprises. Achieving correct and efficient application has therefore considerable economic impact. This requires a clear grasp of the basic operating principles, machine and system performance characteristics, and selection criteria, plus knowledge of common problems and more...

Electrical Equipment Transformers Inverters Rectifiers Motors Variable Frequency Drives UPS Generators Circuit Breakers Fuses Description Maximum efficiency, reliability, and longevity of electrical equipment such as the various types of motors, variable-speed drives, transformers, generators, rectifiers, inverters, uninterruptible power systems, circuit breakers, and fuses are of great concern to many industries. These objectives can only be achieved by understanding the characteristics, selection criteria, common more...

Project Cost Estimating and Control Description The purpose of this course is to present essential practices of project estimating and control, applying proven cost estimation techniques. The course is taught on the basis of a case methoda comprised of lectures and group question and answer periods. more...

Flexible Pavement Preservation Workshop Course Description: Pavements preservation is a program employing a network level, long-term strategy that enhances pavement performance by using an integrated, cost-effective set of practices that extend pavement life, improves safety and meet motorist expectations (FHWA). Pavement preservation includes routine maintenance, preventive maintenance, and minor rehabilitation. The key concept in a more...

Structural Design Step by Step Workshop Description This course is a practical structural design course that contains step-by-step procedures to help understanding and solving routine structural problems. The course contains a short introduction to the National Building Code of Canada, NBCC 2005, and then goes into details on how to calculate the expected loads on different structures, which include dead, live, snow, wind, seismic and more...

Environmental Site Assessment Phase I and II Description This course will closely follow the project stages. It will focus on the CSA/ CCME phased approach and various provincial guidelines for management of contaminated sites as well as remediation and site closure. more...

Transformers Principles Applications Selection Testing Maintenance and Troubleshooting Description Transformers are an indispensable part of electrical power systems. This course combines theoretical and practical considerations and aspects of operational principles of transformers, their types, selection, testing, maintenance and troubleshooting. The course emphasizes transformer's operational performance characteristics and electrical properties. The discussion is based on the more...

NPPE - Professional Practice Exam Preparation 14 PDHs Description As a prerequisite for registration with APEGGA, Engineering, Geologists, and Geophysicists graduates and other first time applicants are required to successfully complete an examination on the topics of professional practice, ethics and law to be able to practice their profession in Canada. This workshop is intended as a review course with mock exams to prepare one's self for the more...

Earned Value Project Management EVM 12 PDUs Description Improve your project performance by unlocking the power of Earned Value Management. Understanding Earned Value Management is critical to your project success. Earned value project management is a valuable, unique, and long lasting contribution to the modern project manager's toolkit. It allows you to assess the status of any kind of project in terms of cost, schedule and scope, more...

Industrial Wastewater Management and Treatment Methods Description Many of the contaminants in an industrial wastewater are actually raw materials lost from production processes whose recovery would increase process efficiency and reduce wastewater treatment costs. Therefore, a thorough understanding of production processes and the sources of contaminants in wastewater is needed, as is knowledge of the waste characteristics and treatment options. more...

Fundamentals of Engineering FE Exam Preparation - Other Engineering Disciplines - Morning Afternoon Exam Session 48 PDHs Description: This program is designed for exam candidates who want to pass the fundamentals of engineering exam offered by APEGGA, APEGBC and NCEES. Conditions and regulations of the exam could be found on these associations' respective websites. The FE exam is 8 hours in length: a four hour morning session and a four hour afternoon session. This workshop has been designed to train on how to more...

Fundamentals of Engineering FE Exam Preparation - Morning Exam Session 32 PDHs Description: This program is designed for exam candidates who want to pass the fundamentals of engineering exam offered by APEGGA, APEGBC and NCEES. Conditions and regulations of the exam could be found on these associations' respective websites. The FE exam is 8 hours in length: a four hour morning session and a four hour afternoon session. This workshop has been designed to train on how to more...

Flexible and Rigid Retaining Wall Systems Design Workshop Description: The goal of this course is to provide participants with state-of-the-practice design tools and construction techniques to expand implementation of safe and cost-effective earth retention technologies. This course addresses the selection, design, construction, and performance of earth retaining structures used for support of earth fills and excavations or cut slopes. The instructor more...

Transportation Planning Four-Step Travel Demand Modeling Description A travel demand analysis consists of assessing four components of the travel pattern for a study area: i) trip generation (TG) or where trips are coming from; ii) trip distribution (TD) or where trips are going to; iii) modal split (MS) or the shares among available modes for the flow between origin-destination (O-D) pairs; and, iv) network assignment (NA) or the route choice within more...

Applied Project Controls 18 PDUs Description A project with poor control is a project that is out of control. Applied Project Controls training provides theoretical and practical applications of the important elements of effective project controls; project planning/ scheduling and cost control. Scheduling and cost control are the key elements of successful project management. As part of the Triple Constraints, the schedule and more...

Fundamentals of Hot Mix Asphalt HMA Mixtures Description Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) is the main civil engineering material in paving construction. More than 90% of roads and highways in North America are paved with HMA; therefore, many civil engineers work in the design, production, and construction of HMA. A successful design, production, and construction of HMA need significant knowledge, experience, and engineering judgement. During the more...

Wastewater Collection System Design and Construction Workshop Description Wastewater treatment and collection systems are a major expenditure of public funds. Sanitary systems are essential to protecting the public health and welfare in all areas of concen trated population and development. Sanitary sewers perform the vitally needed functions of collecting wastewaters and conveying them to points of treatment and disposal. The various stages of design and more...

Shallow Foundation Design & Settlement Analysis Workshop Description: Foundation Engineering is an important component of any project. All super-structures are to be supported on well-designed foundations for their safety and subsequent performance. The course imparts the principles of foundation analysis and design. This course provides the participants with the necessary skills to design shallow foundation systems. This course presents the more...

Geotechnical and Structural Foundation Design Description This course deals with all aspects of modern good practice in foundation design. These include: the importance of both the geological and geotechnical aspects of the ground conditions, current limit analysis methods for bearing capacity, and definition of factors of safety. The various settlement analyses and their underlying assumptions and reliability are discussed, together with a more...

Electrical Motors Practical Considerations Description Motors are the workhorse of industrial, building and commercial electrical power systems. This course combines theoretical and practical considerations and aspects of operational principles of motors, their types, selection, testing, maintenance and troubleshooting. The course emphasizes motora ™s operational performance characteristics and electrical properties. The discussion more...

Commissioning Testing and Maintenance of Electrical Systems Description Participants in this course will be offered comprehensive and crucial guidelines to understanding elements and procedures involved in the commissioning and start up of electrical apparatus and systems involved in major industrial and commercial projects. The course addresses the special problems that may be encountered in the starting up of any electrical system for the first time, more...

Sanitary Landfill Design for Long Term Performance Description Potential problems associated with the operation of landfills highly concern the public. Examples of these problems include landfill gas and leachate migration which can result in odours, groundwater contamination, escape and ignition of greenhouse and combustible gases, and landfill settlement and failures. These problems can occur during operations as well as during closure and more...

Piled Foundations Design Description: Pile foundations are the part of a structure used to carry and transfer the load of the structure to the bearing ground located at some depth below ground surface. The main components of the foundation are the pile cap and the piles. Piles are long and slender members which transfer the load to deeper soil or rock of high bearing capacity avoiding shallow soil of low bearing more...

Theory and Practice of Nutrient Removal for Wastewater Treatment Plants Description Operators, engineers, designers and managers involved with wastewater treatment plants aim for a thorough understanding of biological treatment processes in order to achieve the expected performance. The course stresses the understanding the fundamentals and bridges the theoretical considerations with the practical aspects of operation. more...

Technical and Business Writing for Engineers 24 PDHs Description: Effective communication is a vital skill in todaya ™s workplace. Engineers are typically more comfortable with numbers than with grammar or the writing process. To succeed as an engineer, you need more than technical know-how. This intensive, hands on course will address the key concepts and methodologies in writing clear, concise engineering communication. Engineers will more...

Renewable Energy and Alternative Energy Systems REAE Description This two-day course is intended to introduce the basics of Renewable Energy to anyone with little or no experience in this field. Theoretical and practical applications in solar power, wind, micro-hydro, geothermal, solar thermal technologies, fuel cells and rechargeable batteries will be explored. Concepts such as energy efficiency, energy types, equipment basics and simple designs more...

Contractor Consultant - A Successful Selecting Strategy DESCRIPTION Both quality and economy of construction projects depend on the efficiency and skills of consultants and contractors. Following proper procedures in their evaluation and selection enhances the probability of achieving high quality and keeping projects within budget. Also, design/ build and build/ operate/ transfer (BOT) projects require different method to ensure construction in time more...

Earthworks Design Construction Inspection Description: In this two-day course, you will obtain a comprehensive overview of the principles and techniques of design, construction and inspection of earthworks. Issues that you will address through presentations by and discussion with an expert practitioner are site development, soil properties, estimating, excavation, placing and compacting, and the legal and environmental considerations more...

Design Construction and Rehabilitation of Culverts and Channels Description By participating in this workshop, you will focus on the practical application of sound planning, design, construction and maintenance practices for open channels and culverts. Culverts rehabilitation will also be introduced with the state-of-the-practice tools. An understanding of the hydrological and hydraulic principles that underlie practical design will also be developed. Case more...

PMP Exam Preparation 35 PDUs Description This Unique course is designed for the professionals who intend to register for the PMP EXAM (PMBoK Fourth Edition) - i. e. Exams taken after June 30, 2009. PMP is the Project Managersa ™ most globally recognized and respected certification credential. The certification attests to your professional commitment and project management expertise, providing worldwide recognition of more...

Power Generation - Gas Turbines, Co-Generation, and Combined Cycle Plants, Wind Power Generation, and Solar Power DESCRIPTION De-regulation of the electricity markets is sweeping across the world. There will be increasing opportunities for highly efficient power generating plants, such as combined cycle and co-generation, to compete against the older plants of established utilities. These new plants are environmentally friendly and more than twice as efficient as the older fossil and nuclear generating more...

Hydrostatic and Pneumatic Testing of a Piping System with Vessels to ASME B313 Code 3 PDHs Description Pressure testing is part of the start-up and commissioning phase of a plant prior to initial operation. It is usually done by the construction companies. The pressure testing is often under the control of Engineers, Technicians and personnel from Quality and Safety who, although qualified in their own discipline, may not have received formal Mechanical Engineering training. To be more...

Sanitary and Storm Sewers and Water Distribution Systems Design Workshop Description Eighty percent of a municipalitya ™s problems are caused by twenty percent of its sanitary sewers and storm water drainage systems. The best way to avoid the majority of future problems is to pay greater attention to them during the design phase. This 2-day workshop is intended for those who require better understanding of sanitary sewer and storm water drainage systems design. more...

Design of Concrete Structures Reinforced with Fibre-Reinforced Polymers FRP Description This 2 day-course throws the light on a fairly new type of reinforcing materials, Fibre-Reinforced Polymers (FRP), their composition, production methods, and available products for structural applications. The course discusses the FRP unique properties, behaviour and advantages over traditional reinforcing techniques. Also, case studies and related Canadian codes/ standards for more...

Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Workshop Description This two full-day course addresses, in a simple and systematic manner the concepts, theories and procedures of geotechnical earthquake engineering. more...

Introduction to Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide MEPDG Description: Most of the current pavement design methods including AASHTO Pavement Design are empirical-based. This means that they were developed based on considering limited local pavement materials, environmental factors, and traffic conditions. Although these pavement design methods have been used successfully by many highway agencies, frequently they are not accurate for specific pavement more...

Slab on Ground Design Workshop Description This course is a practical structural design course that contains step-by-step procedures that include instructions that help understand and design for slab on ground. This course presents information on the design of slabs-on-ground, primarily industrial floors. The course addresses the planning, design, and detailing of slabs. Background information on design theories is followed by more...

Total Building Commissioning Process Description Total building commissioning, a tool originally developed for HVAC systems, is being extended to all building systems: the current concept of total building commissioning. Its use is one the rise. Many major companies and government agencies now require the commissioning process on new construction and renovation projects. Owners of institutional, commercial, and industrial more...

Traffic Impact Assessment Description Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA) is a systematic and scientific study to analyze the impact of the traffic generated by a new development on the surrounding transportation system. Precisely, a TIA mainly deals with the generation, distribution and assignment of traffic to and from the proposed new developments. The submission of TIA is a mandatory requirement by most of the local more...

Water Distribution Systems Design Workshop Description This workshop is intended for those who require better understanding of water distribution systems design. You will be expected to complete a water distribution system design under instructor guidance by using first principle methods and/ or design aids. A workshop on Water Cad software will be conducted under instructor's supervision, you will also receive a limited edition version more...

Soils Engineering For Practical Applications Description The Soils Engineering for Practical Applications Workshop is a basic geotechnical course which will provide practical knowledge for both generalists and those needs to upgrade their knowledge in geotechnical design field. Each theoretical concept presented will be linked to practical applications in the geotechnical engineering area. The purpose of this workshop is to familiarize more...

Reliability Engineering for Asset Management Description Reliability Engineering for Asset Management is a 2-day short course that covers the basic concepts, methods, and tools for reliability analysis of engineering systems. These tools can be used to measure the reliability of a component, evaluate the reliability of a system, identify the weakest component in a system, determine the redundancy levels and spare inventory levels to ensure more...

LRFD - Foundation Design Workshop Description This course deals with all aspects of modern good practice in foundation design. These include: the importance of both the geological and geotechnical aspects of the ground conditions, current limit analysis methods for bearing capacity, and definition of factors of safety. The various settlement analyses and their underlying assumptions and reliability are discussed, together with a more...

Understanding the ABCs of a Centrifugal Pump 3 PDHs Description Centrifugal pumps are key equipment in a processing plant. Operation of a process plant is in the hands of process Operators and Mechanical Engineers who, although qualified in their own discipline, may not have received formal Mechanical Engineering training. To be effective, Engineers, Technicians and personnel from plant operation should have a fundamental understanding of the more...

Understanding the ABCs of API 682 Wet Mechanical Seals Description Almost all centrifugal and rotary pumps in a process plant come with mechanical seals. While some pumps will run smoothly without operational leakage problems, others take long trouble-shooting to arrive at the right seal. The selection of mechanical seals is set by and under the control of Mechanical Engineers with the aid of equipment Vendor. Engineers who, although qualified in more...

Practical Compressor Technology Selection Applications Operation Troubleshooting and Maintenance Description Maximum efficiency, reliability, and longevity of compressors, and bearings are of great concern to many industries. These objectives can only be achieved by understanding the characteristics, selection criteria, sizing calculations, sealing arrangements, common problems, repair techniques, as well as their preventive and predictive maintenance. This course is a MUST for those who use more...

LRFD - Bridge Substructure Design Workshop Description As our transportation infrastructure ages, there is an increasing need on the part of owners to demonstrate greater duty of care. Bridges are the most important part of transportation infrastructure. The conception, development and worldwide construction of bridges represents the most interesting and important achievements in civil engineering. Their safe, efficient and economic more...

Mechanical Engineering for Non-Mechanical Engineers in a Process Plant Description A process plant is predominantly made up of piping and other mechanical equipments. Growing up and working in a multi-discipline environment requires basic understanding of the plant piping and equipments. Engineers and Technicians, including new Mechanical Engineering graduates who work either in the design office or a process plant and who, although qualified in their own more...

Embankment Design Construction Slope Stability Settlement Analysis and Seepage Control Workshop Description This session provides the knowledge and skills needed to design, construct and maintain soil slopes and embankments. In this three-day workshop, you will obtain a comprehensive overview of the principles and techniques of design, construction and inspection of earthworks with special focus on earthen embankment. Some of the issues that will be addressed through a presentation and a more...

Urban Drainage Design Workshop Description: This two day workshop provides a detailed introduction to urban roadway drainage design. Design guidance for solving basic problems encountered in urban roadway drainage design is provided. The topics are hydrology including rational equation, soil conservation method, regression equations, and synthetic hydrographs; and highway drainage including gutter flow, roadway inlet more...

Industrial Instrumentation and Modern Control Systems Selection Applications Operation and Diagnostics Description This programme provides a comprehensive understanding of the design, selection, and tuning of modern control systems, digital control, distributed control systems (DCSs), supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, valves, control valves, actuators, and smart technology. This programme is a MUST for those who use this instrumentation and control systems. It covers how more...

Solar Photovoltaics Installation Description Solar Photovoltaic Installation is an intensive updating skill training course for two days, which introduce the main components of solar photovoltaics system, installation and municipal codes and workplace safety at the entrance level. more...

Harmonic Problems and Solutions Description Harmonic disturbances occur frequently on electric power distribution systems and may adversely affect the performance of industrial plants and commercial facilities. The available a quality of powera can be influenced by the characteristics of the load itself. With the increased use of computers and other sensitive electronic circuitry, electric power quality has become an more...

Slope Stability and Erosion Control Design Workshop Description The successful analysis and design of slope and erosion control requires an in-depth understanding of several subjects and concepts. It is imperative to harmonize slope stability and the use of erosion control techniques for retaining earth masses in attractive, environmentally compatible and cost-effective ways. This requires a thorough understanding of the erosion process, more...

Compressors Fans and Pumps Basics Selection and Operation Description Compressors, Fans and Pumps are among the most frequently used mechanical machines in industrial and commercial enterprises. Achieving correct and efficient application has therefore considerable economic impact. This requires a clear grasp of the basic operating principles, machine and system performance characteristics, and selection criteria, plus knowledge of common problems and more...

Piping System Fundamentals - Design Operation and Maintenance Description: The participant of this seminar will have an overview of the codes and standards governing the design of pressure retaining components and the piping design process. By the end of the seminar, the participant will understand pipe sizing for various flow conditions and pipe wall thickness calculation for internal pressure. Flow and pressure drop calculation; allowable stress and basic more...

Engineering Asset Maintenance Management Description Engineering assets may refer to mining facilities, manufacturing facilities, telecommunication systems, vehicle fleets, power generation stations, and chemical processing facilities. These assets represent a significant amount of capital investment. Their management including maintenance plays a critical role to ensure effective utilization of their full capacity and their useful more...

Requirement of Materials by Piping Code ASME B313 Chapter III Description Code requirements for design and construction include fluid service requirements, which affect selection and application of materials. The code sets limitations and qualification of materials based on their inherent properties. The selection of materials is often set by and under the control of Engineers and personnel from Quality who, although qualified in their own discipline, may more...

Construction Contract Claims Avoidance and Resolution Description The objective of this presentation is to demonstrate that problem free (minimal) project delivery is possible through real example and a review of project management techniques. In reviewing Public Works statistics vis a vis the effort in time and money to defend against claims it is certainly more prudent to put the effort into contract administration as a preventative effort more...

Fundamentals of Project Management 12 PDUs Description The goals of our two day seminar are to provide the participants with the essential knowledge, skills, and techniques to plan, organize, manage and control simple and complicated projects using a standardized project management approach. Basic project management and control essentials are presented throughout the project life cycle from project conception to project closing; such as more...

Uninterruptible Power Systems UPSs Industrial Batteries Variable Frequency Drives And Motors Description Maximum efficiency, reliability, and longevity of uninterruptible power systems (UPSa ™s), rectifiers, inverters, industrial batteries, variable frequency drives, and motors are of great concern to many industries. These objectives can only be achieved by understanding the characteristics, selection criteria, sizing requirements, common problems and repair techniques, preventive more...

Construction Planning and Scheduling Description The purpose of this course is to present a process of project planning and control from basic project management principles and pre-construction planning through scheduling using network diagrams and monitoring and controlling. The course is taught on the basis of a case methoda comprised of lectures and group question and answer periods. Subject to availability of hardware more...

Electrical Generators and Excitation Systems Selection Applications Operation Diagnostic Testing Refurbishment Troubleshooting a DESCRIPTION Maximum efficiency, reliability, and longevity of the various types of generators, exciters, voltage regulators, and protective systems are of great concern to many industries. These objectives can only be achieved by understanding the characteristics, selection criteria, common problems and repair techniques, preventive and predictive maintenance. This seminar is a MUST for more...

How to Effectively Manage and Control Quality in Products and Services Description The management and control of quality in organizations focus on these core principles: achieving customer satisfaction, striving for continuous improvement and encouraging the full involvement of the entire workforce. Because these principles are different from traditional management practices, many companies may be employing outdated work methods that rob their company of greater more...

Simplified ASME B313 Process Piping with emphasis on Piping Stress and Materials Description Interpreting and understanding the ASME B31. 3 Process Piping Code was never easy. Ita ™s a design code that requires long years of engineering and design experience to fully understand the requirement of the code. A process plant is predominantly made up of piping. Anyone whose work is related to a process plant needs some basic understanding of the piping designs and more...

Practical Pump Technology Selection Applications Operation Troubleshooting and Maintenance Description This programme provides a comprehensive understanding of the various types of reciprocating, rotary, and centrifugal pumps. This includes piston pumps, plunger pumps, rotary pumps, screw pumps, two- and three-lobe pumps, cam pumps, vane pumps, bellows-type metering pumps, diaphragm pumps, canned motor pumps, and centrifugal pumps. The characteristics, selection criteria, sizing more...

Optimized Product and Service Portfolios - Methods Tools and Applications Description The two-day course describes methods, tools and applications for conducting product and service portfolio planning. Portfolio decisions provide organizations with better insight to the ongoing spending and future investment in products and services. Gaining insight into a portfolio's program, projects and applications enable the portfolio manager to align assets with the companya more...

Power Generation - Gas Turbines Co-Generation and Combined Cycle Plants Wind Power Generation and Solar Power De-regulation of the electricity markets is sweeping across the world. There will be increasing opportunities for highly efficient power generating plants, such as combined cycle and co-generation, to compete against the older plants of established utilities. These new plants are environmentally friendly and more than twice as efficient as the older fossil and nuclear generating plants. more...

Problem Solving and Decision Making Description Decision making is a process of choosing among alternative courses of action for the purpose of attaining a goal or goals. This is an important matter for managerial functions. What should be done? When? How? Where? By whom? Do you do it alone? Do you involve others? Do you let others make the decisions? Some people just aren't good at making decisions. Other people can snap to a more...

From HOT Engineering

Introduction to Land & Offshore Drilling

This three-day course provides a non-technical overview of the phases, operations, and terminology used in the drilling and completion of an oil or gas well. The course will provide participants with a better understanding of issues faced in all aspects of drilling operations. This includes the aspects common to all petroleum drilling (onshore, bottom-founded offshore, and floater operations). In more...

Production Logging and Reservoir Monitoring

Based on the highly successful Reservoir Monitoring and Production Log Interpretation course which Roger Nutt taught for many years, this course has been modified to reduce the time spent on Cement Bond and Casing Corrosion Logs and their interpretation, to give additional time for interpreting production and reservoir monitoring logs, designing the logging program, engineering the surveys, and more...

Applied Reservoir Management

The reservoir life cycle and how requirements for successful operation of a reservoir throughout its entire life change will be discussed. Development of a field goes beyond technical expertise; it requires consideration of economics, the environment, the government (regulations) and the public. Reservoir management therefore requires sophisticated tools to make decisions and determine a course of more...

Carbonate and Fracture Petrophysics - A Roadmap

This intermediate-level course details the primary problems of carbonate and fracture evaluations and how to optimise data acquisition and data integration for useful output. A wide variety of examples from high porosity/ low permeability carbonates, detrital carbonates, low porosity fractured carbonates and basement fractured reservoirs are employed to demonstrate the often severe shortcomings of more...

Advanced Gas Condensate Reservoir Management

Thorough evaluation of gas condensate reservoirs requires an understanding of not only the fluid behaviour in the reservoir, but also the sampling and testing procedures together with the wellbore performance. This course addresses the key subjects concerning the performance of gas condensate systems from reserve evaluation to production optimisation planning. more...

Carbonate Geology for Oil and Gas Exploration & Development

This five-day seminar introduces participants to establish principles of carbonate geology applied to hydrocarbon exploration and development geology. Using a highly acclaimed, hands-on approach, each participant learns to describe typical carbonate rocks, delineate facies and sequences, evaluate reservoir quality, relate carbonates to log and seismic expression, better predict play relationships more...

Basin Analysis and Petroleum Systems

This 5 day course covers the theory of basin formation, the controls on, and mechanisms of subsidence and sedimentation, and then looks at examples from around the world of typical basin types. Emphasis is on impact basin style and sedimentation has on the hydrocarbon habitat and prospectivity, offering analogues for use in exploration. Within each basin, depositional systems are reviewed, and more...

Advanced Drilling Engineering

This course will cover selected areas of drilling engineering such as horizontal and extended reach drilling, advanced hydraulics and hole cleaning. It includes data analysis procedures and real time data analysis. The course comprises theoretical as well as practical sections. more...

Advanced PVT and EOS Fluid Characterization

Phase behaviour plays an important role in most oil recovery processes and is an essential part of all enhanced oil recovery processes. Thus, understanding of the underlying phase behaviour is an important first step towards description and modelling of Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) processes. The use of both laboratory experiments and correlation to obtain PVT data will be discussed and illustrated more...

Foundations of Petrophysics

Petrophysics is a key discipline in petroleum exploration and production. The main objectives of this course are to understand: - The petrophysical properties and corresponding logging methods, - The fundamentals of log interpretation and formation evaluation, - The link between petrophysics and seismic reservoir characterisation tools more...

Introduction to Petroleum Engineering

The objective of this course is to develop an understanding of the technologies and applications of modern petroleum engineering. The course addresses engineering issues ranging from initial involvement in exploration to production optimisation challenges. It is considered a primary course prior to specialised training programs. more...

Petroleum Economics and Business

This course teaches the fundamentals of assessing the economic viability of upstream oil & gas projects in terms of the data/ information required, the calculation techniques used, the assumptions made and how to interpret the resulting metrics such as NPV, ROI, ROR, IRR, P/ I, etc. more...

Wellsite and Operations Geology

This course teaches the fundamental elements of wellsite and operations geology. First, a review will be made of the background to and some of the basics of these related disciplines. The course will then detail each of the main duties and responsibilities of operations and wellsite geology. These will include choosing and the quality control of the geological contractors, the ever increasing task more...

Introduction to Petroleum Geoscience A Residential Lecture Field Based Course

This residential course, set in the beautiful Yorkshire National Park of the UK, offers an intensive introductory course in exploration petroleum geology designed for new hire graduate geologists, geophysicists or engineers wanting more experience of geoscience. more...

Well Completion Design for Reservoirs with Sanding Problems

The main objective of the course is to transfer the knowledge for the detailed sand face completion design process for reservoirs with sanding problems. The process for geological and engineering characterisation of the reservoir will be introduced as well as the impact on well or reservoir properties on sand face completion design and sand control method selection. The course presents the tools more...

Multiphase Flow Metering

Over the last two decades the development, evaluation and use of Multiphase Flow Meters (MFM) systems has been a major focus for the Oil & Gas industry worldwide. Since the early 1990's, when the first commercial meters started to appear, there have been around 2, 000 field applications of MFM for field allocation, production optimisation and well testing. So far, many alternative metering systems more...

Introduction to Petroleum Geology for Non-Geologists

The course covers the fundamental principles of petroleum geology and the activities of the oil industry from basin analysis and prospect definition to drilling, field development, transportation and refining. Numerous actual examples are used throughout the course to illustrate the points covered. more...

Introduction to Petroleum Prospect Appraisal

This course provides an introduction to how to identify, map, describe and risk a prospect, assess its volumetrics and propose it to management for drilling. Learning is by way of a mixture of lectures and exercises using actual examples. more...

Carbonate Reservoir Characterisation

This course will provide the basics of carbonate reservoir description for the less experienced staff (covered in 2 days), followed by 3 days of more advanced material. The subsequent 3 days will address the road map (workflow) used in data preparation and data analysis to build a coherent 3D static model of the reservoir. more...

From IBC Asia (S) Pte Ltd

Fundamentals of Oil Gas Exploration and Production 13 - 14 February 2012 Singapore This intensive 2 day course will provide participants with a solid all round grounding in the technologies, concepts, methods and language used in upstream oil and gas projects. more...