David Anderson

Introduction to the Oil and Gas Industry

8:51 Hours
This is an introductory level non-technical course, designed to provide a basic overview of the oil and gas industry for participants who do not have engineering or geoscience backgrounds (e.g., HR and other support sectors, production accountants, oilfield workers, professionals working in regulatory or finance sector and land personnel).

1.01 – About This Course (3 min.) 
1.02 – Overview Of The Oil And Gas Business (21 min.) 

2.01 – Requirements For A Petroleum Reservoir To Exist (10 min.)
2.02 – Petroleum Geology (19 min.)
2.03 – Exploration Techniques (13 min.)
2.04 – Land Survey Systems (17 min.)
2.05 – Land And Mineral Rights (14 min.) 

3.01 – Permitting And Well Classification (15 min.)
3.02 – Drilling Rigs And Systems (13 min.)
3.03 – Drilling Operations (borehole drilling, coring, DSTs and casing/cementing) (15 min.)
3.04 – Drilling Problems (stuck tools, lost circulation, blowouts) (10 min.)
3.05 – Openhole Logging (16 min.)
3.06 – Directional Drilling (12 min.)

4.01 – Overview (7 min.)
4.02 – Perforating (8 min.)
4.03 – Well Stimulation Design And Operations (29 min.)
4.04 – Production String (15 min.)
4.05 – Artificial Lift (14 min.) 

5.01 – Overview Of Surface Operations (12 min.)
5.02 – Measurement Of Produced Oil & Gas Volumes (8 min.)
5.03 – Gas Gathering & Compression (4 min.)
5.04 – Overview Of Oil & Gas Facilities (11 min.)
5.05 – Distribution & Marketing (17 min.)

6.01 – Rock Properties And The Volumetric Equation (30 min.)
6.02 – Hydrocarbon Properties (44 min.)
6.03 – Extraction And Recovery (24 min.)
6.04 – Inflow Performance (6 min.)
6.05 – Well Testing (18 min.)
6.06 – Production And Reserves (23 min.)

7.01 – Energy Literacy Overview (18 min.)
7.02 – Global Energy Supply and Demand (17 min.) 

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