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Production Geology for Other Disciplines - PGD

Discipline: Geology
Level: Foundation
Instructors who teach this course:
  • Mr. Andrew S. Harper
    Mr. Andrew S. Harper
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    MR. ANDREW HARPER is a petroleum geologist with 32 years of international exploration and development experience, including 21 years with ARCO. He has experience in the North Sea, the Middle East, China, Indonesia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru and Colombia, as well as the US Rocky Mts. and the Alaska North Slope. Since 2001, he has worked with MI Energy Corp on three oil field development projects located onshore NE China. He received a BA in Geology from Williams College and an MS in Geological Sciences from the University of Southern California.

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  • Mr. Larry Lens
    Mr. Larry Lens
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    MR. LARRY F. LENS has over 41 years of experience in the petroleum industry working for Amoco and BP (33 years) and then for PetroSkills (6 years), as well as now working with the Denver Museum of Nature and Science as a Research Associate doing fieldwork and research on the Permian-Triassic rocks of Wyoming, USA. During his early career he worked extensively as a Geologist in the Texas Gulf Coast and West Texas regions in the United States. He later expanded into the international arena working Gabon and Congo after which he became Amoco's Regional Geologist for Africa and Middle East. He was Country Manager in Ghana, Consulting Geologist in New Orleans (where Amoco successfully piloted the first application of multi-disciplinary teams) and then Geology Discipline Manager (Chief Geologist) for Amoco's Worldwide Exploration Group. Mr. Lens later transferred to Denver to build a new exploration team to help increase Amoco's North American natural gas production later returning to the international arena as Relationship Manager/Government and Public Affairs Manager working Angola out of Houston and London. Mr. Lens then focused on an area that he felt passionate about. He took on the role of Technical Learning and Development Manager for BP E&P globally. This took him to start the work on the Training and Education strategy which was a part of BP's commitment to gain entry into Libya. He led BP's Education and Training Department in Tripoli, Libya which had considerable success having both an external focus in relation to BP's Training & Education commitment with the National Oil Corporation of Libya as well as an internal focus on training and development within BP. Mr. Lens also had a leading role in establishing and managing the BP Libya Trainee and Scholarship programs. These programs were tailored to be totally enmeshed with BP's E&P early development program called the Challenge Program. After retiring from BP in late 2009, Mr. Lens took on a leading role in developing the PetroSkills Accelerated Development Programs across all the E&P Disciplines, having seen this as a need in the oil and gas industry. Larry has a MS degree from the University of Georgia and a BS degree from the University of Michigan both in Geology.

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  • About the course
  • Designed For
  • You will learn
  • Course Content
Have you ever wondered why it seems like Geologists rarely give you a straight answer? Do they appear to be constantly avoiding direct answers to apparently simple questions? Are there never-ending qualifiers tacked to the answers they provide? "Usually, for the most part, chances are, often, almost all the time, maybe, could be, should be, can be, it depends..." What do you do with the ranges of the interpretations offered? This course will clear these questions... you will understand what makes the production geosciences tick; you will be able to phrase the appropriate questions, and then you will be able to deal with the answers. Geological factors bear directly on and usually control engineering activities such as drilling, logging, testing, completion, development, and production, as well as all financial decisions associated with development. This course assumes the participant has some understanding of elementary geology, but it will provide a review of key geological principles and environments of deposition, all keyed to focus on the practical impact of geological models and uncertainty on appraisal and development. Without a common understanding between geologists and engineers, there can be no real interdisciplinary communication or teamwork in reservoir development and production activities. Engineering, financial, and geological coordination and understanding are the objectives of this course.


"Real life examples as well as example problems were evenly distributed among topics at reasonable times throughout the week. I think the class overall was very great, with a knowledgeable instructor who answered questions very well. Wonderful course!" - Reservoir Engineer, United States


"The broad topics covered so well. John was very knowledgeable and easy to talk to." - Drilling Engineer


Production/completion/reservoir engineers, financial staff, professional staff from disciplines other than geology, and managers involved with reservoir management, and development/production, who might require an understanding of geological data, its variability, and the effects of the data, and its interpretation, on their projects and jobs. This course is also appropriate for geologists early in their career development that are slated for production or development positions.
How To:
  • Understand the sources of geological data and the interpretation of that data, including maps, cross-sections, electric logs, and seismic sections
  • Recognize the relationships between paleo-environmental interpretations and the practical application of these interpretations to field development
  • Recognize and appreciate uncertainty in geological and geophysical data/interpretation
  • Understand the uncertainty surrounding the geologist's interpretation.... "Why won't they give me a straight answer?"
  • Recognize ways in which geological data is presented for evaluation in integrated asset teams
  • Understand and more realistically evaluate geological data and interpretation
  • Understand geological interpretation impact on production and development...pro and con
  • Correlation and stratigraphy
  • Structural interpretation
  • Seismology
  • Clastic/carbonate deposition including an introduction to Unconventional Reservoirs
  • Reservoir geology
  • Reservoir characterization and modeling
  • Volumetrics
  • Well planning
  • Reservoir appraisal
  • Field development
  • Uncertainty analysis
Related courses
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Well Test Design and Analysis - WTA
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Applied Reservoir Engineering - RE
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Production Geology for Other Disciplines - PGD
Discipline: Geology
Level: Foundation
Duration: 5 days
Instructor(s): Andrew Harper, Larry Lens
Have you ever wondered why it seems like Geologists rarely give you a straight answer? Do they appear to be constantly avoiding direct answers to apparently simple questions? Are there never-ending qualifiers tacked to the answers they provide? "Usually, for the most part, chances are, often, almost all the time, maybe, could be, should be, can be, it depends..." What do you do with the ranges of the interpretations offered? This course will clear these questions... you will understand what makes the production geosciences tick; you will be able to phrase the appropriate questions, and then you will be able to deal with the answers. Geological factors bear directly on and usually control engineering activities such as drilling, logging, testing, completion, development, and production, as well as all financial decisions associated with development. This course assumes the participant has some understanding of elementary geology, but it will provide a review of key geological principles and environments of deposition, all keyed to focus on the practical impact of geological models and uncertainty on appraisal and development. Without a common understanding between geologists and engineers, there can be no real interdisciplinary communication or teamwork in reservoir development and production activities. Engineering, financial, and geological coordination and understanding are the objectives of this course.


"Real life examples as well as example problems were evenly distributed among topics at reasonable times throughout the week. I think the class overall was very great, with a knowledgeable instructor who answered questions very well. Wonderful course!" - Reservoir Engineer, United States


"The broad topics covered so well. John was very knowledgeable and easy to talk to." - Drilling Engineer
Designed For:
Production/completion/reservoir engineers, financial staff, professional staff from disciplines other than geology, and managers involved with reservoir management, and development/production, who might require an understanding of geological data, its variability, and the effects of the data, and its interpretation, on their projects and jobs. This course is also appropriate for geologists early in their career development that are slated for production or development positions.
You Will Learn:
How To:
  • Understand the sources of geological data and the interpretation of that data, including maps, cross-sections, electric logs, and seismic sections
  • Recognize the relationships between paleo-environmental interpretations and the practical application of these interpretations to field development
  • Recognize and appreciate uncertainty in geological and geophysical data/interpretation
  • Understand the uncertainty surrounding the geologist's interpretation.... "Why won't they give me a straight answer?"
  • Recognize ways in which geological data is presented for evaluation in integrated asset teams
  • Understand and more realistically evaluate geological data and interpretation
  • Understand geological interpretation impact on production and development...pro and con
Course Content:
  • Correlation and stratigraphy
  • Structural interpretation
  • Seismology
  • Clastic/carbonate deposition including an introduction to Unconventional Reservoirs
  • Reservoir geology
  • Reservoir characterization and modeling
  • Volumetrics
  • Well planning
  • Reservoir appraisal
  • Field development
  • Uncertainty analysis
Instructors:

MR. ANDREW HARPER is a petroleum geologist with 32 years of international exploration and development experience, including 21 years with ARCO. He has experience in the North Sea, the Middle East, China, Indonesia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru and Colombia, as well as the US Rocky Mts. and the Alaska North Slope. Since 2001, he has worked with MI Energy Corp on three oil field development projects located onshore NE China. He received a BA in Geology from Williams College and an MS in Geological Sciences from the University of Southern California.

MR. LARRY F. LENS has over 41 years of experience in the petroleum industry working for Amoco and BP (33 years) and then for PetroSkills (6 years), as well as now working with the Denver Museum of Nature and Science as a Research Associate doing fieldwork and research on the Permian-Triassic rocks of Wyoming, USA. During his early career he worked extensively as a Geologist in the Texas Gulf Coast and West Texas regions in the United States. He later expanded into the international arena working Gabon and Congo after which he became Amoco's Regional Geologist for Africa and Middle East. He was Country Manager in Ghana, Consulting Geologist in New Orleans (where Amoco successfully piloted the first application of multi-disciplinary teams) and then Geology Discipline Manager (Chief Geologist) for Amoco's Worldwide Exploration Group. Mr. Lens later transferred to Denver to build a new exploration team to help increase Amoco's North American natural gas production later returning to the international arena as Relationship Manager/Government and Public Affairs Manager working Angola out of Houston and London. Mr. Lens then focused on an area that he felt passionate about. He took on the role of Technical Learning and Development Manager for BP E&P globally. This took him to start the work on the Training and Education strategy which was a part of BP's commitment to gain entry into Libya. He led BP's Education and Training Department in Tripoli, Libya which had considerable success having both an external focus in relation to BP's Training & Education commitment with the National Oil Corporation of Libya as well as an internal focus on training and development within BP. Mr. Lens also had a leading role in establishing and managing the BP Libya Trainee and Scholarship programs. These programs were tailored to be totally enmeshed with BP's E&P early development program called the Challenge Program. After retiring from BP in late 2009, Mr. Lens took on a leading role in developing the PetroSkills Accelerated Development Programs across all the E&P Disciplines, having seen this as a need in the oil and gas industry. Larry has a MS degree from the University of Georgia and a BS degree from the University of Michigan both in Geology.


In-House Course Presentations
All courses are available for in-house presentation to individual organizations. In-house courses may be structured the same as the public versions or tailored to meet your requirements. Special courses on virtually any petroleum-related subject can be arranged specifically for in-house presentation. For further information, contact our In-House Training Coordinator at one of the numbers listed below.
Telephone 1- 832 426 1234
Facsimile 1- 832 426 1244
E-Mail inhouse@petroskills.com

Public Course Presentations
How to contact PetroSkills:
1-800-821-5933 toll-free in North America or
Telephone 1-918-828-2500
Facsimile 1-918-828-2580
E-Mail registrations@petroskills.com
Internet www.petroskills.com
Address P.O. Box 35448, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74153-0448, U.S.A