Shale Oil & Gas Evaluation & Development training course

About the Course

The ongoing success in developing a wide variety of shale and tight rock reservoirs in North America has had a dramatic impact on markets, development activities and the training requirements for the industry. With natural gas offering an energy source that significantly reduces carbon dioxide emissions compared to coal, favourable gas prices in the future could push shale even further onto the scene as a game changer in most markets, offering an exciting step towards energy self-sufficiency. There are significant challenges to identifying commercial opportunities and to developing these resources but most of their development potential exists outside North America and so it is inevitable these reservoirs will continue to grow in global importance.

Who Will Benefit

This course will benefit those already familiar with the basic concepts & terminology used in CSG or petroleum development. It will provide a technical review of key exploration, development & optimisation concepts required to develop oil & gas from shale reservoirs.

• Geologists, engineers, consultants and service providers who are involved, or might become involved, in evaluating and developing shale reservoirs
• Managers, technical support staff, regulators, and project developers needing or wanting to learn more about the unique rewards and risks of shale reservoir exploration and development

Key Learning Objectives

• Understand the key differences between shale and tight rocks
• Learn the essential geological features needed for commercial development
• Review the limitations to defining recoverable oil and gas volumes
• Become familiar with the drilling and completion options and technical challenges
• Learn what technical processes and tools are applied to designing and evaluating hydraulic fracturing
• Review the common mistakes in testing, evaluating, and characterizing development targets
• Recognise the major differences in the various commercially successful plays

Delivered by Steve Hennings

Steve is a licensed Petroleum Engineer and technical trainer. He worked twenty years for a mid-size oil & gas operator, gaining experience in production, completions, computer simulation, and reservoir engineering before establishing an unconventional reservoir consulting firm in 2008.

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