The Petroleum Industry - An Overview      Brochure and Registration Form
This nontechnical course is an uncomplicated overview of the petroleum and natural gas industries with an emphasis on the upstream aspects. This introductory course covers a broad range of oil and gas topics including the latest technologies, trends, and outlook for this fascinating business. It is ideal for the beginner or for those wishing to fill in the gaps of their energy knowledge. Although we bill this class as nontechnical in nature, we include as much detail as possible. The presentation is extremely visual employing hundreds of photos, graphics, videos & charts.

Course Objectives

Brief history of oil and gas; basic company organization; current events
How the world events affect the energy picture
Basic geology, source rocks, gas and oil traps and geologic time
Exploration for oil and gas; 3-D seismic, well logging 101, mapping
Drilling and completing wells; horizontal drilling; well stimulation
Latest shale gas operations; drilling & completions; trends
Production operations; offshore and arctic operations
Oil and gas reservoirs & their management; producing mechanisms and recoveries
Unconventional gas and oil reservoirs: how they are alike and differ
Oil/Gas leases and international agreements; conservation concepts; interests
Trends in leasing, royalty and bonus offerings in hot areas
The Natural Gas Industry, yesterday and today
How will the new administration affect oil and gas in the U.S.
The latest energy trends: local, national and worldwide
Class exercises and videos
And much more

About This Course
Included in each course is a 400+page workbook of slides, charts, illustrations, exercises, outlines and articles. Attendees find this book makes a good reference long after taking the class.
A continental breakfast for morning classes plus midmorning and afternoon break with refreshments will be served.

Prerequisites For This Course
There are no prerequisites for this course.

Continuing Education Credits

Continuing education credits, CPE, CPL., etc., have been granted for our courses by most states. Please call about your particular professional educational credits. We will do whatever we can to make sure you obtain those valuable CPE credits.

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