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Upstream Oil & Gas Fundamentals: Exploration, Drilling, Production & Operations

Upstream Oil & Gas Fundamentals: Exploration, Drilling, Production & Operations

1 Weeks
Professional Level
Certificate Included
Course Content

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IstanbulTurkey
October 15, 2026
€4,400
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GenevaSwitzerland
October 24, 2026
€4,900
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Kuala LumpurMalaysia
November 11, 2026
€4,800
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AmsterdamNetherlands
December 8, 2026
€4,900
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OnlineOnline
December 9, 2026
€2,400
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ParisFrance
December 16, 2026
€4,900
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DubaiUnited Arab Emirates
December 17, 2026
€4,400
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SingaporeSingapore
December 20, 2026
€5,100
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LondonUnited Kingdom
December 29, 2026
£4,800
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LisbonPortugal
January 1, 2027
€4,800
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TunisTunis
January 11, 2027
€4,400
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Course Information

Duration

1 Weeks

Category

Oil & Gas

Level

Professional Level

Certificate

Included

INTRODUCTION

The upstream oil and gas sector includes the activities required to discover, evaluate, develop, and produce hydrocarbon resources. These activities involve complex interactions between geology, geophysics, reservoir engineering, drilling, production, facilities, and business disciplines. Professionals working across the petroleum industry benefit from understanding how these functions connect throughout the asset lifecycle. Exploration decisions influence drilling programs, reservoir understanding shapes development strategies, and operating performance determines long-term asset value. This course provides a structured introduction to the technical and commercial foundations of upstream oil and gas operations. Participants examine exploration methods, reservoir concepts, well construction, production processes, and field development planning. The program also explains key terminology, workflows, risks, costs, and performance indicators used across the industry. Practical discussions help participants interpret upstream activities and communicate more effectively with multidisciplinary teams. The course provides a comprehensive foundation for professionals seeking stronger understanding of modern oil and gas exploration and production.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Participants will achieve the following objectives by this course:

  • Explain the structure and lifecycle of upstream oil and gas activities.
  • Describe petroleum systems and the geological conditions required for hydrocarbon accumulation.
  • Understand exploration methods used to identify and evaluate potential hydrocarbon resources.
  • Explain fundamental reservoir properties and their influence on field development decisions.
  • Describe major stages and equipment involved in drilling oil and gas wells.
  • Understand well completion, testing, stimulation, and production initiation activities.
  • Explain surface production systems and basic oil, gas, and water processing operations.
  • Evaluate common production challenges and methods used to improve well performance.
  • Recognize major operational, safety, environmental, and commercial risks in upstream activities.
  • Integrate technical and business perspectives when evaluating upstream projects and operations.

TARGET AUDIENCE

This program targets a professional audience seeking to improve knowledge and skills:

  • New professionals entering the upstream oil and gas industry across technical or commercial functions.
  • Engineers seeking broader understanding beyond their individual technical disciplines and operational responsibilities.
  • Geoscientists requiring stronger awareness of drilling, production, and field development activities.
  • Operations and maintenance personnel seeking integrated understanding of upstream asset workflows.
  • Project professionals involved in oil and gas developments, facilities, schedules, and costs.
  • Finance and commercial specialists supporting upstream investment, contracts, and performance evaluation.
  • Supply chain professionals working with petroleum projects, operations, equipment, and services.
  • Government and regulatory professionals involved in petroleum oversight and industry development.
  • Managers and executives seeking practical understanding of upstream business and technical operations.

COURSE OUTLINE

Day 1: Upstream Industry Structure, Petroleum Geology and Exploration Fundamentals

  • Overview of upstream activities across the hydrocarbon asset lifecycle.
  • Global oil and gas resources, reserves, developments, and production systems.
  • Petroleum system elements including source, reservoir, seal, trap, and migration.
  • Sedimentary basins and geological conditions supporting hydrocarbon accumulation.
  • Conventional and unconventional oil and gas resource characteristics.
  • Exploration workflows using geological, geophysical, and geochemical information.
  • Seismic acquisition, processing, interpretation, and prospect identification fundamentals.
  • Exploration risk, uncertainty, probability of success, and resource estimation.
  • Decision gates from prospect generation through exploration drilling.

Day 2: Reservoir Fundamentals, Evaluation and Field Development Concepts

  • Reservoir rock properties including porosity, permeability, saturation, and wettability.
  • Hydrocarbon fluid properties and their influence on reservoir behavior.
  • Reservoir pressure, temperature, energy mechanisms, and natural depletion processes.
  • Well logging, coring, fluid sampling, and formation evaluation methods.
  • Estimation of hydrocarbons initially in place and recoverable reserves.
  • Reservoir performance monitoring and basic production forecasting principles.
  • Primary, secondary, and enhanced recovery concepts and applications.
  • Development well patterns, spacing, drainage, and recovery considerations.
  • Integrating subsurface information into field development planning decisions.

Day 3: Drilling, Well Construction, Completion and Well Testing

  • Well planning objectives, trajectories, locations, and drilling program development.
  • Major drilling rig systems and their functions during well construction.
  • Drilling sequence from surface preparation through target reservoir penetration.
  • Casing, cementing, drilling fluids, pressure control, and well integrity.
  • Understanding drilling hazards, kicks, losses, stuck pipe, and instability.
  • Completion designs for safe and effective hydrocarbon production.
  • Perforation, stimulation, hydraulic fracturing, and sand control fundamentals.
  • Well testing objectives, procedures, measurements, and performance evaluation.
  • Handover from drilling and completion to production operations.

Day 4: Production Operations, Surface Facilities and Processing Systems

  • Well inflow, tubing performance, and integrated production system concepts.
  • Natural flow and artificial lift methods for sustaining production.
  • Production gathering, manifolds, flowlines, and transportation systems.
  • Oil, gas, and water separation principles and equipment.
  • Gas compression, treatment, dehydration, and export fundamentals.
  • Produced water handling, treatment, reinjection, and disposal methods.
  • Production measurement, allocation, metering, and performance monitoring.
  • Flow assurance challenges involving hydrates, wax, scale, and corrosion.
  • Troubleshooting common production constraints and operational performance problems.

Day 5: Field Management, Economics, Risk, Safety and Future Developments

  • Integrated asset management across subsurface, wells, facilities, and operations.
  • Field development planning stages and multidisciplinary decision-making processes.
  • Production forecasting, reserves management, and performance indicator monitoring.
  • Upstream project economics, capital expenditure, operating costs, and profitability.
  • Managing geological, technical, operational, commercial, and schedule uncertainties.
  • Health, safety, environmental, and process safety responsibilities in upstream operations.
  • Asset integrity, maintenance, reliability, and operational excellence principles.
  • Digital technologies, automation, data analytics, and intelligent field applications.
  • Energy transition considerations and future directions for upstream operations.

COURSE DURATION

Duration: 1 Weeks

This intensive professional program is delivered over five consecutive training days and combines expert instruction, technical explanations, industry examples, practical exercises, multidisciplinary case studies, operational scenarios, and guided discussions to develop a comprehensive understanding of upstream oil and gas exploration, drilling, reservoir development, production, field operations, economics, safety, and asset management.

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

The program is delivered by an internationally certified expert with extensive practical and consulting experience in upstream oil and gas operations, petroleum engineering, exploration and production, drilling, reservoir development, production systems, field operations, project evaluation, and asset management, providing participants with practical knowledge derived from real industry environments and international practices.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Yes, it provides a structured foundation covering the entire upstream lifecycle.

CONCLUSION

This program provides a comprehensive foundation in upstream oil and gas exploration, development, and production. Participants gain practical understanding of geological, engineering, operational, economic, and safety considerations. The course strengthens communication and decision-making across multidisciplinary teams and complex petroleum projects. Practical exercises connect core industry concepts with realistic upstream challenges and operating situations. Graduates leave better prepared to contribute effectively across the modern upstream oil and gas value chain.

Upstream Oil & Gas Fundamentals: Exploration, Drilling, Production & Operations

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