Course Value

Technical staff that needs an understanding of offshore field development, production work processes and facilities systems. It is a good choice for individuals with limited experience working with offshore Oil and Gas Operations and field development or are beginning or transitioning from other areas to be directly involved with the design, construction and operation of offshore oil and gas facilities.

Course Participants

Offshore engineering professional technicians and other related management personnel.

Course Contents

Optional Course Module

• Introduction to Offshore Systems for Business Professionals

Setting the stage: history and recent activities (1 day)

Five phases-explore through decommission (2 days)

Exploring in deepwater (2 days)

Drilling and completing wells (3 days)

Field development options and systems (1 day)

Marine construction equipment (1 day)

Fixed structures (1 day)

Floating production systems (2 days)

Subsea systems (2 days)

Production facilities (topsides) (2 days)

Pipelines, flow lines and risers (2 days)

Life cycle and decommissioning (2 days)

Future systems (1 day)

• Overview of Offshore Oil and Gas Systems

Field development planning (1 day)

Structural system options (1 day)

Oil and gas transportation system design and installation (1 day)

Well construction and servicing operations (2 days)

Drilling, processing and utilities topside facilities (2 days)

Production operations (2 days)

Life cycle considerations (1 day)

• Overview of Subsea Systems

Applications for subsea systems (1 day)

Flow assurance considerations in system design and configuration (1 day)

Field architecture considerations (2 day)

Subsea component descriptions and functions (2 days)

Fabrication, testing, installation, commissioning, and operational issues (2 days)

Production, maintenance, and repair considerations (2 days)

• Introduction to Offshore Drilling

Introduction (1 day)

Overview of Basic Petroleum Geology (1 day)

The "Well Construction" Process (1 day)

Types of Offshore Drilling Rigs - Bottom Founded Vs Floating (2 days)

Drilling Rig - Its Components and Functions (2 days)

Drilling a Well - From Top to Bottom (1 day)

Special Issues for Offshore Drilling Operations (Motion Compensation, Station Keeping, etc) (2 days)

Offshore Testing and Production (2 days)

Fundamentals of Offshore SystemsDesign and Construction

Offshore systems overview and field architecture selection (1 day)

Well construction and servicing equipment and operations (1 day)

Flow assurance (2 days)

Topside facilities (1 day)

Oil and gas transportation facilities (2 days)

Riser systems (1 day)

Subsea systems (2 days)

Production operations (1 day)

Infrastructure impact on design and operations (1 day)

Effects of the ocean environment (1 day)

Introduction to naval architecture (1 day)

Structural design processes and tools (2 days)

Construction plans and execution (2 days)

Project management lessons learned (2 days)

Life cycle and decommissioning considerations (1 day)

• Offshore Drilling Operations

Differences between onshore and offshore operations (2 days)

HSE and other risks associated with offshore operations (2 days)

Helicopter operations (1 day)

Boat Operations (1 day)

Crane and deck operations (1 day)

Simultaneous operations (1 day)

Emergency response (2 days)

Offshore structures commonly used in the oil and gas industry and their typical applications (3 days)

Bottom-supported or floating (3 days)

Fixed or mobile (3 days)

Moored or dynamically positioned (2 days)

Single use and multi-use structures (3 days)

Various styles and designs of marine risers (2 days)

Determine differences between various rig types (3 days)

Platform rigs (2 days) S

ubmersibles (2 days)

Barge rig (2 days)

Jack-up rig (2 days)

Semi-submersible (2 days)

Drillship (2 days)

Operational effectiveness differences between various configurations of rig equipment, especially multiple activity centers (2 days)

Clarify logistical drivers for drilling and completion operations (2 days)

• Offshore Pipeline Facilities-Design, Construction and Operations

Pipeline systems definition, survey, and route selection. (2 days)

Safety, environmental, and regulatory considerations. Codes and standards related to pipelines. (2 days)

Pipeline conceptual and mechanical design for strength, stability and installation. (3 days)

Impacts of pipeline hydraulics on pipeline design, construction and operations. (3 days)

Pipeline construction for offshore systems and the interrelationships with design and material selection. (3 days)

Pipeline materials and components, corrosion and cathodic protection, and coating selection. (3 days)

Special design considerations for risers and umbilicals, single-point moorings, and shore approaches. (3 days)

Introduction to flow assurance considerations and pipeline integrity aspects, leak detection and emergency planning considerations. (2 days)

Pipeline operations, maintenance and repairs considerations and their impacts on design and material selections. (2 days)

• Deepwater well design and planning

Introduction to deepwater well design and construction (2 days)

Managing deepwater drilling projects (2 days)

Deepwater risk management and loss control (3 days)

Deepwater equipment engineering and well design considerations (3 days)

Designing to meet deepwater geology and environmental conditions (3 days)

Fundamentals of deepwater drilling engineering (3 days)

Open water drilling; Deepwater drilling engineering (3 days)

Deepwater operations planning (2 days)

Deepwater contingency management (3 days)

Development drilling, completions, well-testing and abandonment (2 days)

Deepwater well control management (2 days)

• Deepwater drilling operations and well control

Introduction to deepwater well design and construction (3 days)

Deepwater project management and logistics Deepwater rigs and selection criteria (2 days)

Deepwater equipment systems (2 days)

Drilling from a floating vessel (2 days)

Station-keeping (3 days)

Wellheads and casing (2 days)

Blowout Preventers (2 days)

Risers (2 days)

Motion compensation (2 days)

Riserless drilling (2 days)

Deepwater drilling fluids (2 days)

Deepwater cementing operations (3 days)

Deepwater drilling problems and hazards (3 days)

Well control management, equipment and techniques (3 days)

Emergency Response Planning and Contingency Management (2 days)