Well Site Supervisor Development Program
About the Course
This program is designed to develop your employees into the functional role of a Well Site Supervisor. By combining self-paced online activities with live virtual instruction and practical workshop application, this program equips your employees to be revenue generating team leaders at the well site. Using PetroSkills’ PetroAcademy application and/or delivered real-time virtual sessions via WebEx, this program gives you the confidence that your employees are being developed using proven industry-validated competencies for this critical role.
Target Audience
- Field supervisors and junior field supervisors who are being developed to be well site supervisors
- Entry-level well site field personnel
- Experienced personnel who are cross-training to move into a supervisory role leading operations at the well site
You Will Learn
- Well Construction Foundations
- Descriptive Formation Fundamentals
- Onsite Fluids Management
- Casing and Cementing Operations
- Directional Drilling
- BHA Dynamics
- Initial Completions and Well Testing
- Interventions
- Rigsite Logistics Management
- Crew Resource Management Design Workshop for Wells Leaders
- Performance Improvement
- Business / Soft Skills Training
- Project Management for Upstream Field Development
- Comprehensive Review, Capstone Exercise & Testing
Course Content
MONTH 1
UNIT 1: Well Construction Foundations | Duration (hours) | Delivery Format |
E&P Industry and Asset Life Cycle | 4.0 | Online Activity |
Petroleum Geology | 2.5 | Online Activity |
Hydrocarbon Reservoirs | 2.0 | Online Activity |
Rock and Fluid Properties | 3.5 | Online Activity |
Office Hours - Q&A | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Drilling Rig Crews | 0.5 | Online Activity |
Prepare to Spud - Operational Readiness | 0.5 | Online Activity |
Back to Work Plan Discussion | 1.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Unit 1 Recap | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Participant Rig Time | 2 weeks | On the Rig |
Post-Assessment Unit 1 | 2.0 | Online Activity |
Week off |
MONTH 2
UNIT 2: Descriptive Formation Fundamentals | Duration (hours) | Delivery Format |
Petrophysical Data and Open Hole Logging | 3.5 | Online Activity |
Mud Logging, Coring, and Cased Hole Operations | 4.5 | Online Activity |
Porosity Logging (Density, Neutron, and Sonic) | 4.0 | Online Activity |
Office Hours - Q&A | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Gamma Ray and Spontaneous Potential Logging | 3.0 | Online Activity |
Resistivity Logging Tools and Interpretation | 3.5 | Online Activity |
Special Petrophysical Tools: NMR and Image Logs | 2.0 | Online Activity |
Office Hours - Q&A | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Back to Work Plan Discussion | 1.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Unit 2 Recap | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Participant Rig Time | 2 weeks | On the Rig |
Post-Assessment Unit 2 | 2.0 | Online Activity |
Week off |
MONTH 3
UNIT 3: Onsite Fluids Management | Duration (hours) | Delivery Format |
Drilling Fluid Objectives and Functions | 0.5 | Online Activity |
Drilling Fluid Types, Additives and Properties | 1.0 | Online Activity |
Volumetric Accountability with Drilling Fluids | 4.0 | Online Activity |
Fluid Chemical Properties and Measurements | 2.5 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
WBM Build Scenarios (Calculations) w Exercises | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Fluids Processing / Solids Control | 0.5 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Solids Analysis of a Drilling Fluid (Tree) | 0.5 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Shaker Screen Nomenclature and Labeling | 0.5 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
WBM Contaminations | 1.5 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Electrical Stability Unit | .25 | Online Activity |
Non-Aqueous Fluids | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Drilling Fluid Reports | 1.5 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Waste Management | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Lost Circulation | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Drilling Fluid Impacts on the Technical Limit | 1.5 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Back to Work Plan Discussion | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Unit 3 Recap | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Participant Rig Time | 2 weeks | On the Rig |
Post-Assessment Unit 3 | 2.0 | Online Activity |
Week off |
MONTH 4
UNIT 4: Casing and Cementing Operations | Duration (hours) | Delivery Format |
Primary and Remedial Cementing | 0.5 | Online Activity |
Office Hours - Q&A | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Characterizing the Drilling Environment | 4.0 | Online Activity |
Casing Running Operations | 5.0 | Online Activity |
Oilfield Casing | 4.0 | Online Activity |
Office Hours - Q&A | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Well Barriers and Barrier Management; and Minimum Mud Weight Required for Maintaining Wellbore Stability | 3.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Real Time Casing Seat Optimization and Kick Tolerance Management | 3.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Back to Work Plan Discussion | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Unit 4 Recap | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Participant Rig Time | 2 weeks | On the Rig |
Post-Assessment Unit 4 | 2.0 | Online Activity |
Week off |
MONTH 5
UNIT 5: Directional Drilling | Duration (hours) | Delivery Format |
Directional Drilling and Trajectory Design | 2.5 | Online Activity |
Selected Reading - Directional, Horizontal, and Multilateral Drilling | 3.0 | Online Activity |
Office Hours - Q&A | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Well Planning Problem | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Selected Reading - Directional, Horizontal, and Multilateral Drilling | 3.0 | Online Activity |
Real-time Adjustments to the Directional Well Plan | 4.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Wellbore Tortuosity Considerations | 4.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Back to Work Plan Discussion | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Unit 5 Recap | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Participant Rig Time | 2 weeks | On the Rig |
Post-Assessment Unit 5 | 2.0 | Online Activity |
Week off |
MONTH 6
UNIT 6: Wellbore - Drilling Optimization | Duration (hours) | Delivery Format |
Bits and Hydraulics | 3.5 | Online Activity |
Hydraulic Calculations and Optimization | 1.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Office Hours - Q&A | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Selected Reading - Bits and Hydraulics | 2.0 | Online Activity |
Drill String and BHA | 3.0 | Online Activity |
Selected Reading - Drilling Practices | 3.0 | Online Activity |
Office Hours - Q&A | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Overview of Downhole Tools | 3.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Hydraulic Calculations and Mechanical Specific Energy | 3.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Back to Work Plan Discussion | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Unit 6 Recap | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Participant Rig Time | 2 weeks | On the Rig |
Post-Assessment Unit 6 | 2.0 | Online Activity |
Week off |
MONTH 7
UNIT 7: Initial Completions and Well Testing | Duration (hours) | Delivery Format |
Design Process for Completions and Workovers | 3.5 | Online Activity |
Onshore Conventional Completions | 4.0 | Online Activity |
Onshore Unconventional Completions | 3.5 | Online Activity |
Office Hours - Q&A | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Perforating | 3.5 | Online Activity |
Formation Damage and Matrix Acidizing | 3.0 | Online Activity |
Office Hours - Q&A | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Sand Control | 2.5 | Online Activity |
Hydraulic Fracturing | 4.0 | Online Activity |
Office Hours - Q&A | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Well Testing | 3.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Back to Work Plan Discussion | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Unit 7 Recap | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Participant Rig Time | 2 weeks | On the Rig |
Post-Assessment Unit 7 | 2.0 | Online Activity |
Week off |
MONTH 8
UNIT 8: Interventions | Duration (hours) | Delivery Format |
Well Intervention | 3.0 | Online Activity |
Flow Assurance and Production Chemistry | 5.0 | Online Activity |
Office Hours - Q&A | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Production Logging | 3.5 | Online Activity |
Office Hours - Q&A | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Casing Side Tracks | 1.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Abandonment | 1.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Remedial Cementing Troubleshooting Examples | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Back to Work Plan Discussion | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Unit 8 Recap | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Participant Rig Time | 2 weeks | On the Rig |
Post-Assessment Unit 8 | 2.0 | Online Activity |
Week off |
MONTH 9
UNIT 9: Rigsite Logistics Management | Duration (hours) | Delivery Format |
Well Construction Supply Chain Management | 3.5 | Online Activity |
Well Site Management Part 1 - Logistics, Communication and Safety | 3.0 | Online Activity |
Well Site Management Part 2 - Planning, Operations and Continuous Improvement | 3.5 | Online Activity |
Office Hours - Q&A | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Competency Development, Interpersonal Communications | 3.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Time Management | 3.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Problem Solving Facilitation | 3.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Process Improvement | 3.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Back to Work Plan Discussion | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Unit 9 Recap | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Participant Rig Time | 2 weeks | On the Rig |
Post-Assessment Unit 9 | 2.0 | Online Activity |
Week off |
MONTH 10
UNIT 10: Crew Resource Management Design Workshop | Duration (hours) | Delivery Format |
Factors that Effect Human Performance, Crew Resource Management | 3.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Situation Awareness and Decision Making | 3.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Effective Communications and Teamwork | 3.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Factors that Impact Human Performance | 3.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Leadership | 3.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Observation and Intervention | 3.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Back to Work Plan Discussion | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Unit 10 Recap | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Participant Rig Time | 2 weeks | On the Rig |
Post-Assessment Unit 10 | 2.0 | Online Activity |
Week off |
MONTH 11
UNIT 11: Performance Improvement | Duration (hours) | Delivery Format |
Well Performance Management | 4.0 | Online Activity |
Stuck Pipe Prevention | 4.0 | Online Activity |
Office Hours - Q&A | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Selected Readings - TRUE book | 4.0 | Online Activity |
Reduction of Unscheduled Events, Such as Stuck Pipe, Lost Circulation | 4.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Rig Repair, Downhole Equipment Failure, Drill String Failure, Drilling Jars and Investigative Reporting | 4.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Back to Work Plan Discussion | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Unit 11 Recap | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Participant Rig Time | 2 weeks | On the Rig |
Post-Assessment Unit 11 | 2.0 | Online Activity |
Week off |
MONTH 12
UNIT 12: Business / Soft Skills Training | Duration (hours) | Delivery Format |
Production Forecasting | 4.0 | Online Activity |
Oil and Gas Pricing | 4.0 | Online Activity |
Office Hours - Q&A | 1.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Cash Flow | 4.0 | Online Activity |
Economic Decision Tools | 4.0 | Online Activity |
Office Hours - Q&A | 1.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Risk and Uncertainty | 4.0 | Online Activity |
Financing and Ownership | 4.0 | Online Activity |
Office Hours - Q&A | 1.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Petroleum Industry Accounting | 4.0 | Online Activity |
Budgeting | 4.0 | Online Activity |
Office Hours - Q&A | 1.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Back to Work Plan Discussion | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Unit 12 Recap | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Participant Rig Time | 2 weeks | On the Rig |
Post-Assessment Unit 12 | 2.0 | Online Activity |
Week off |
MONTH 13
UNIT 13: Project Management for Upstream Field Development | Duration (hours) | Delivery Format |
Onshore Field Development Programs and Projects | 4.0 | Online Activity |
Project Governance | 4.0 | Online Activity |
Office Hours - Q&A | 1.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Project Resources and Organization | 4.0 | Online Activity |
Scope Delivery | 4.0 | Online Activity |
Office Hours - Q&A | 1.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Design Engineering Management | 4.0 | Online Activity |
Acquiring Goods and Services | 4.0 | Online Activity |
Office Hours - Q&A | 1.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Construction Management | 4.0 | Online Activity |
Risk Management | 4.0 | Online Activity |
Office Hours - Q&A | 1.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Cost Estimating for Facility Projects | 4.0 | Online Activity |
Scheduling | 4.0 | Online Activity |
Office Hours - Q&A | 1.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Progress Measurement | 4.0 | Online Activity |
Project Issues and Challenges - Session 1 | 3.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Project Issues and Challenges - Session 2 | 5.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Back to Work Plan Discussion | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Unit 13 Recap | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Participant Rig Time | 2 weeks | On the Rig |
Post-Assessment Unit 13 | 2.0 | Online Activity |
Week off |
MONTH 14
UNIT 14: Comprehensive Rewell-programswell-programswell-programswell-programsview, Capstone Exercise and Testing | Duration (hours) | Delivery Format |
Best of the Best Total Well: participants bring their own well data | 3.0 | Exercise |
Non productive time | 1.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Review Units 3,5,6 | 1.5 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Identify non-productive time on participant wells | 3.0 | Exercise |
Plateau time | 1.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Review Unit 4 | 1.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Plateau time on participant wells | 3.0 | Exercise |
Invisible Loss Time | 1.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Review Units 7,8 | 2.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Perfect Well Exercise Program Review | 3.0 | Instructor-led (Virtual or Face-to-Face) |
Participant Rig Time | 2 weeks | On the Rig |
Final Exam | 8.0 | Online Activity |
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