Prerequisites

Lecture 260.060 Geophysical Well Logging

Synopsis

The course covers the classical geophysical well-logging methods to determine lithology, porosity and pore fluids, as well as advanced borehole geophysical techniques. Specific topics covered are: • The borehole environment and Logging while drilling • Standard well-logging methods to determine lithology, porosity and pore fluids • The photo electric effect and spectral gamma methods • Nuclear magnetic resonance • Imaging and geomechanics • Formation testing • Borehole acoustic methods • Borehole seismic methods and synthetic well-ties In class exercises evaluate well-log data using commercial well-log analysis software and focus on the analysis of borehole data.

Objective

To understand the principles of borehole geophysics and integrate multiple geophysical data sets in qualitative and quantitative analysis.

Grading

continuous assessment

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Prerequisites

List of compulsory prior lectures

Synopsis

This course will discuss state-of-the art concepts, tools, rig selection, material selection, techniques and best practices used in drilling and completing various types of geothermal wells. A comparison on how geothermal well planning, drilling and completion concepts differ from standard oil and gas well construction is presented. Geothermal well planning focusing on time/cost versus depth on the one hand side plus technical issues on the other hand side like advanced BHA design, casing design, purpose selected well completions, cementing, annular isolation and well integrity issues will also be discussed.

Objective

Students will receive a fundamental knowledge on planning and executing geothermal well constructions based on the type of geothermal system being developed. Awareness of costs involved and technical issues during the well construction process must be developed.

Grading

Continuous assessment

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Prerequisites

BCs courses in PE

Synopsis

The sole purpose of this lecture is to introduce the state-of-the-art advancements in the industry so as to keep the students up to date with the current status of the technical projects as well as allowing them to pick out from potential areas of research and work on them further as their Master thesis. These topics not only include the recent technologies that are commercially available, but also the concept plans or patents that are being developed at the department. The participants will obtain a clear overview about the present state of the industry and inform themselves on the research capabilities of their department which should allow them to choose their future research or career path more clearly.

Objective

This course provides a unique opportunity for students to get informed about the latest technologies in the field of petroleum production and geothermal energy recovery; topics that may not have been covered in the previous lectures.

Grading

A final oral exam contributing to 100% of the grade.

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Prerequisites

no

Synopsis

(i) E&P-project valuation: Economic analyses with and without taxes, portfolio analyses; (ii) Risk and uncertainty: Probability distributions used in the petroleum business, decision trees; (iii) Strategic company planning und budgeting; (iv) Reserves and production forecasting: Prospect and play assessment, reserve booking policy, decline curve analysis; (v) Oil and Gas Field development

Objective

The aim of this course is, to give the student, based on the knowledge he gained in the lecture Petroleum Economics, a further insight in relevant aspects of petroleum business.

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written and/or oral

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Prerequisites

no

Synopsis

Selected chapters and actual topics from the petroleum business. Every student gets the chance to dive into selected topics of Petroleum Economics, in a way that under guidance of an advisor he is able to write a scientific article in SPE-paper style.

Objective

The aim of the course is to enable the student to write autonomously a scientific literature paper.

Grading

paper, written

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Prerequisites

List of compulsory prior lectures

Synopsis

The course consists of 3 parts: Geo-Mechanics, Advanced Drilling and Well Planning. The Geo-Mechanics part covers the following topics and necessary fundamentals of geo-mechanics for wellbore applications: the origin of stresses in the subsurface and how in situ stresses can be understood from wellbore data; mechanical properties such as rock strength, and the origins of pore pressure and how it is measured and estimated. The course then proceeds to show how these data are applied through the Mechanical Earth Model to critical problems in exploration and field development. This multi-disciplinary course provides a concise overview of basic rock mechanics and its application to wellbore stability and lost circulation. In the Advanced Drilling part specific problems associated with vertical and directional/horizontal drilling are discussed such as drill string fatigue design, advanced casing design (tri-axial, design for H2S applications), torque & drag (includes: drilling and pipe running operation), advanced hydraulics, surge & swab, hole cleaning & cutting transport and bottom hole assemblies design. Participants will receive instruction on planning and evaluating horizontal wells based on the objectives of the horizontal well. Additionally, they will become familiar with the tools and techniques used in directional drilling such as survey instruments, bottom hole assemblies, motors, steerable motors, and steerable rotary systems. Extended reach drilling, HPHT drilling and underbalanced drilling is also discussed in this part of the lecture. In the Well Planning part of the lecture students will learn to plan well using different modules of ‘Landmark’. Anti-collision planning, casing stress calculations, T&D soft-string modeling or applied hydraulics design are among the topics solved with ‘Landmark’ with the help of real well data.

Objective

Upon completion of the course, participants will get an insight understanding of technical well construction and planning for standard and special well design requirements (e.g. for extended reach drilling or underbalanced drilling). They will understand the importance of geo-mechanics and its meaning for well design and will be able to build geo-mechanical models using Excel sheet. Students will identify trajectory design issues and their influence on torque and drag and wellbore stability. They will design effective BHAs and match them to given objectives. Students will understand advanced casing design, fatigue failures of drill string components, understand surge / swab and optimize hole cleaning.

Grading

Continuous Assessment

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Prerequisites

Comprehensive knowledge about well drilling, logging, testing completions, servicing, reservoir management and production engineering. Completion, well servicing, production, reservoir and field personnel involved in gathering and interpreting data.

Synopsis

Collecting the data, information and events over the whole well, reservoir and field life cycle, their validation and analysis and transformation open various possibilities to learn and make collected data as valuable tools and new knowledge for fast and effective learning. It is a well-known that data, used for analysis of oil and gas well and reservoir performance (geological, drilling, well servicing, production, processing, economic, etc.) are not the data registered in short period of time, but they are every day, weekly or monthly data. When the data and information are registered, the response has to be prompt, because even the smallest delay in analyst’s reaction inevitably leads to loss of control over the wells’ and reservoirs’ performance. New registered data is always a new time signal that has to be directed in timely manner to corresponding location for the purpose of analysis. Well operation and production history data are recorded and stored on daily basis, and include “hidden” information on potential problem causes that have led to oil production decrease. Selection of well candidates for performing certain operation (workover and/or stimulation) requires knowing general well operating characteristics and a number of specific requirements in well performance, as well as different parameters which allow identification and development of different key performance indicators to quantify operation efficiency of well, reservoir and field and to estimate saving potential if proper corrective actions would be applied. The student will be learned how to prioritize the best candidates for solving the operational problems and increase petroleum production. The frequency of a problem class occurrence, as well as the fact that oil and gas production is basically a time sequence in which certain signals (e.g. oil/water/gas production) or phenomena (paraffin scaling in tubing, inorganic scaling at injection, pump damage, etc.) oscillate in time with typical frequency and phases. Establishing an internal functional and logic dependence between data, information and events is used for generating a well operation learning curve. The various data mining tools will be used to recognize the symptoms and to diagnose the problems in well operations and to allow students better understanding the value of data and information collected during monitoring and surveillance of well operations, both, in real and episodic time. Based on what is known about the field/reservoir, it would be discussed additional tools needed to check and exam well files and data with an aim to evaluate the most likely opportunities. Prior making the final decision whether the well is or not candidate for workover/stimulation, student will be acquired with knowledge how to effectively apply economic analysis to justify the proposed technical solutions.

Objective

The students will lean how to organize big data volume (data, information, events and knowledge) to perform well analysis and to apply problem analysis methodology. Systematic approach to manage big data will be applied with the focus on the value of the data, symptoms recognition methodology and problem diagnosis. The course will allow a deeper understanding concerning the value of various type of data collected during long well and reservoir life cycle. Furthermore, the student should learn how to use the tools to manipulate such data and to convert them to useful information and knowledge with aim to achieve efficient data monetization and produce smarter from maturated brown fields and new discovered green fields.

Grading

Exam is written and if it would be required final check can be done orally. The exam is combined from theoretical and practical questions following the course content The grading also considers the performance of the students in the course, discussions and activities during lectures.

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Prerequisites

Oil and Gas Production Principles

Synopsis

The integrated lecture will give an overview of the most popular artificial lifting systems. Sucker rod pumps, gas lift installations, electrical submersible pumps, progressive cavity pumps and hydraulic pumps are introduced and discussed in detail. The course discusses advantages, disadvantages and the usage criteria of different AL-systems. The working principle, design and system optimization and operation procedures are discussed and applied within exercises on hand-calculations and software. Industry standard software and the Pump Testing Facility (PTF) are used to aid the training. An insight into new technologies and developments will be the final chapter of this practical to inform the students about the state of the art and the potentials for future investigation.

Objective

This course prepares the participants to understand the design and working principles of artificial lift systems, their advantages, and limitations, and analyze various case studies.

Grading

Continuous evaluation during the course.

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Prerequisites

Oil and Gas Production Principles

Synopsis

The lecture will give an overview of the most popular artificial lifting systems. Sucker rod pumps, gas lift installations, electrical submersible pumps, progressive cavity pumps, and hydraulic pumps are introduced and discussed in detail. The course examines the advantages, disadvantages, and the usage criteria of different AL-systems. The working principle and design are discussed and applied within exercises and hand-calculation. Industry-standard software and the Pump Testing Facility (PTF) are used to aid the training. An insight into new technologies and developments will be the final chapter of this course to inform the students about state of the art and the potentials for future investigation.

Objective

This course prepares the participants to understand the design and working principles of artificial lift systems, their advantages and limitations, and analyze various case studies.

Grading

Continuous evaluation during the course.

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Synopsis

Concept, meaning and contents of the asset and mainteance management; business basics of asset and maintenance planning, -provision, -administration and taking out of service; tasks of the asset and maintenance calculation; maintenance of units; economics and goal system of the maintenance; maintenance strategies; structure organization and leadership instruments of the maintenance; Spare part management, failure costs accounting asset controlling; moduls of totally Productive Maintenance (TPM)

Objective

Knowledge about principles of leadership and the us of instruments of a modern asset management/maintenance

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written and/or oral

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Synopsis

Advanced accounting, basic knowledge of international accounting standards IFRS, balance analysis, Controlling, Benchmarking; financing methods (capitalmarket, etc.), valuation procedures (projects, business), Mergers and Acquisitions

Objective

Based on their undergraduate accounting, valuation and financing knowledge the students should get conductive skills relevant for practices in management functions. The lecture focuses on the internationalisation of the content of teaching.

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written and/or oral

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In this lecture the basics of change management are discussed. Change management is the process of developing a planned approach to change in an organization. Typically the objective of change management is to optimize the collective benefits for all stakeholders involved in the change and to minimize the risk of failure of implementing the change. Based on these objectives the following topics are discussed in this lecture: the psychology of change; schools and concepts of change management; management´s role in change; change management process; tools of change management; role of HR-Management; Communication.

Objective

understanding of: the psychology of change; schools and concepts of change management; management´s role in change; change management process; tools of change management; change management in industrial plants.

Grading

written and/or oral

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Prerequisites

BSC courses in PE

Synopsis

The lectures will cover various types of situations where a crisis have occurred and describe the importance of setting up a crisis management system. The steps and procedures that have to be followed will be taught and different approaches to remediation will be discussed in the class. These are crucial details that nurtures the participants’ sense of responsibility while improving their competence in leadership. In addition, the students will also get trained in a TV studio in a simulation that strengthens their character and self-confidence, as well as their conversational and promoting skills. All this will allow them to take charge in case of a disaster or even act as company’s spokesperson. Successful participants will be able to identify the crisis potential. They will be capable of setting up a crisis organization within a short period of time. The ability of internal and external communication will be demonstrated and strengths and weaknesses will be identified.

Objective

This lecture intends to prepare the students for situations where unexpected events occur and need to be dealt with in a short amount of time. It trains the students, as future engineers and managers, to handle tough situations, make decisions and claim responsibilities.

Grading

In-class practice rounds are discussed and evaluated by the lecturers as well as the fellow students. Also a written exam will be given to evaluate the theoretical knowledge of the students.

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Synopsis

Introduction to Decision and Risk Analysis -Decision Elements, Decisions & Outcomes, Hard decisions Multi-objective decision-making methodology -Structuring/Framing the decision situation -Evaluating/Modelling the decision -Deciding, sensitivity analysis and assessing trade-offs Assessing and Modeling Risk & Uncertainty -Review & development of relevant probability, statistics and economics concepts -Monte Carlo simulation Influence Diagrams and Decision-tree analysis Creating Value in Uncertain Decision Situations -Value of Information -Value of Flexibility (Handling attitude to risk) Psychological and judgmental aspects of decision-making & uncertainty assessment

Objective

The aim of this course is to deepen the knowledge and to give further insights in Decision Making and Risk Analysis in the oil business.

Grading

Paper, written and/or oral

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Prerequisites

The successful completion of the lecture and practical Drilling Engineering and Well Design is highly recommended. List of compulsory prior lectures

Synopsis

Subdivision of the drilling process into discrete operations; analysis and optimization of costs for each operation; analysis of bit and drilling performance; development of time versus depth and time versus cost charts; analysis of learning.

Objective

Upon completion of this course the students will be able to: • Differentiate between lost time, productive time, flat time and invisible lost time. • Gain basic knowledge about the common methods used for drilling time projection. • Describe the different type of drilling contracts and tendering process. • Developing time versus depth curve by using multiple methods. • Estimate the drilling cost and prepare AFE. • Classify drilling activities and select the best KPIs to measure the performance for each activity. • Apply project management concept on well planning. • Read and use the daily generated drilling reports

Grading

Project and final exam.

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Prerequisites

BSc courses in PE

Synopsis

In the first part of this lecture, the knowledge of Electrical Engineering will be brushed up by an introduction to electrical drives and control systems. The lecture will then continue with a brief look into the concept of energy efficiency. Different methods, equipment, and techniques will be discussed along the way. Later on, the students will have the opportunity to get familiar with some of the material in 2-3 laboratory sessions. They will learn about the working principles of such devices as well as the state-of-the-art technology available in this field of work. The second part of the lecture, however, starts with an overview of the impact of heat on oil & gas production, especially in the context of flow conditions, precipitations, steam, and hot-water injection, and well integrity. Continuing with the principles of heat transfer, the heat equation is discussed, and the three modes of heat transfer – conduction, convection & radiation - are reviewed in detail. Incorporating and developing Fourier’s law, Newton’s law of cooling, and the Stefan-Boltzmann law of pollution, the fundamentals for a wellbore heat transfer model will be elaborated. Particular emphasis is given to the impact of natural and forced convection on the heat transfer, including correlation models based on Nusselt-, Grashof-, Reynolds- and Prandtl numbers. Based on the conservation of mass, momentum, and energy, the principal equations for wellbore heat transfer are derived. The final wellbore heat transfer model allows an estimation of the fluid flow temperatures and, thus, of the fluid properties and along the production/injection string based on some boundary conditions like tubing isolation or heating.

Objective

This lecture consists of two main parts: an introduction to Electrical and Control Engineering and later a specialized look into the importance of such applications in Petroleum Engineering in the form of energy efficiency and heat transfer practices. This will build a strong knowledge base for students who would want to focus on designing energy-efficient equipment.

Grading

One oral exam will be held for each part, the grade of which would be weighted and averaged into one final grade.

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Synopsis

- Global aspects of energy and the role of energy for sustainable economics - Overview on energy markets - The oil and elecricity markets as examples for not grid vs. grid based energy markets - The role of energy for industrial companies - Systems view on energy management - The energy pentagon concept - Major objectives and methods for energy policy, planning, organization, personnel management, information, control, coordination and development

Objective

- Understanding the relevant mechanisms of energy markets - Getting a feeling for the importance of energy for industrial processes - Understanding energy management from a systems point of view - Being able to adapt an energy management concept accordingly to the needs of a company

Grading

written and/or oral

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Synopsis

This lecture discusses the prospect of transporting geothermal energy from the source all the way to the households. It also aims to define the challenges and considerations with regards to the planning and execution.

Objective

Geothermal energy, just like any other source of energy, needs to be transported from the production facilities to users, whether to public entities of private households. This course will look into the concept of energy transportation as a common practice and then focuses on the specifics of geothermal energy and identifies its special requirements. The main focus will be on designing networks, by discussing the various design types and comparing their performance. Various mathematical models exitst for that matter and they will be investigated individually in this lecture. The means to reach a successful and sustainable design and the methods for control and optimization will be another topic of this lecture. Lastly, different softwares that can be used for this purpose will be introduced and examples will be carried out in the class.

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Prerequisites

Computer basics

Synopsis

Definition of the subject „Energy Law“ and defining it against cognate legal areas, like water legislation, mining law ; environmental legislation, tax law, industrial and commercial law Sources of law; Introduction to the Legal Information System (RIS) and the EUR-LEX; Short historical review; fundamentals constitutional law with due consideration to the rights and duties of the federal government and the provinces Classification of energy law: grid - bound energy and non grid-bound energy; Energy related provision of the Treaty of Lisbon Liberalisation of the internal electricity and gas market; organization of the internal energy market Organisation of the energy authorizes: national regulatory authority and Agency (ACER); other national energy authorities; In-house aspects of energy law: Electricity autoproduction and emissions trading scheme Green electricity act change of supplier; contracts with non national suppliers Energy contracts; General conditions and energy prices energy taxes on natural gas and electricity and energy taxes repayment

Objective

- Outline of Austrian Energy legislation; - Aim of the course is to enable the students to comprehend recurring legal problems and to resolve it; - To keep in evidence all the relevant legislative acts by using the Legal Information System (RIS)

Grading

oral und/oder written

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Synopsis

Overview of energy management systems and the energy-efficient environment; structure of an energy management system according to ISO 50001; apply strategic and operational tools for energy accounting; use instruments to derivate energy targets; raise awareness and sensitisation of employees for the energy topic, evaluate energy aspects and apply energy register; use tools to assess the energy efficiency; layout an energy report; get information to implement and document an energy management standards; conduct a case study

Objective

• Gain knowledge to implement an energy management standard • Gain knowledge of relevant tools and instruments for energy management and energy cost accounting • Get ability to implement an energy management standard in companies

Grading

written and/or oral

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Prerequisites

BSc courses in PE

Synopsis

Objective: To obtain basic knowledge of physical and chemical principles underpinning microscopic displacements and reservoir-scale sweep processes. This knowledge will be applied to learn how to enhance recovery from oil reservoirs that already underwent primary depletion and secondary recovery processes. Content: The course establishes the theoretical foundation in displacement physics, for the participant to understand and design IOR and EOR (improved and enhanced oil recovery) processes. We examine multiphase-flow phenomena ranging from the pore scale (micro-displacement efficiency) to the field scale (viscous fingering, emulsification, etc.). A variety of EOR techniques will be discussed, including designed-water flooding, surfactant methods, miscible-gas injection, thermal recovery methods, and techniques for mobility control. The impact of these methods on displacement and sweep efficiency, their sensitivity to reservoir properties and their limits of applicability and associated risks will be discussed.

Objective

Participants of this course will acquire a solid foundations in EOR methods and an understanding where and when to apply them given their cost and compatibility with reservoir characteristics (EOR screening).

Grading

Continuous evaluation and active participation will account for 50% and a final exam (written or oral) will accounting for 50% to the final grading.

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Prerequisites

The student should be familiar with concepts of fractured reservoir engineering and reservoir simulation.

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Synopsis

Major Challenges for E&PCompanies in the coming Years Major non-technical Skillsrequired for Petroleum Engineers and Geoscientists Major Skills required for Oil & Gas Executives Essential Steps in Acquiring Oil and Gas Assets or Companies How to read and interpret Oil Company Reports How to develop a Strategy for an Oil Company Corporate Governance in the Oil Industry Code of Conduct in the Oil Industry Duties of Boards of Oil Companies How to found an Oil Company

Objective

The insemination of essential elements in the oand gas business from an general and leadership perspective

Grading

Paper, written and/or oral

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Synopsis

Holistically capture, analyze and evaluate the strategic and operational challenges in the field of Sustainability Management. Strategic and operational functions of Enviromental Controlling and Performance Assessment. Instruments: Sustainability strategies, SWOT-Analysis, Cause-and-Effect-relations, environmental performance measurement and control, environmental cost accounting, software solutions for life-cycle-assessment, sustainability balanced scorecard. These instruments are discussed in detail and the participant will be able to use these in practise.

Objective

The partipicipant will recognize sustainability not only as an inaccessible vision but as a guide for the conception of systems of environmental management. Composition of a coherent case study

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written and/or oral

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Prerequisites

Oil and Gas Production Principles Practical, Artificial Lift Systems Practical

Synopsis

This course is based on the knowledge, gained from the basic courses during the bachelor’s studies. Corrosion, erosion, and choke behavior are discussed as well as organic and inorganic scale phenomes along the production system. Removal and mitigation procedures are presented. Well Intervention and workover techniques, tools, and equipment are discussed in detail.

Objective

This complimentary course gives the students a detailed training on the flow assurance from the reservoir to the separator. Organic and inorganic scales and accumulations are discussed. Hand calculations in conjunction with the usage of state of the art software provide the students with fundamental knowledge on successfully designing and analyzing production systems. Well Intervention and workover techniques, tools, and equipment are discussed in detail.

Grading

Several assignments, a final written exam and a project done with the help of the educational will all contribute to the final grade.

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Prerequisites

BSc courses in PE

Synopsis

The first part of this lecture focuses on the history of the wellbore and the reservoir formation in its vicinity which presents the causes and various types of formation impairment. The next step is to deal with the concept of hydraulic fracturing, a form of stimulation, to alter the reservoir for a constructive purpose. To understand this phenomenon better, rock mechanics and fracture geometry, fracture conductivity, fracturing fluids, additives and proppants will be discussed individually to emphasize on their importance in a stimulation job. Moreover, theories of proppant transportation, as well as 2D and 3D models of fracture propagation, are presented. The lectures will also cover various types of acidizing technologies, as the second type of stimulation. It is of great importance to also talk about HSE issues as a key to successful performance of a stimulation job.

Objective

This course analyzes the various ways of purposely deteriorating the reservoir formation properties to remove obstacles and improve productivity. Such techniques surely play an important role in effective hydrocarbon recovery.

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Synopsis

Integration of various management systems (quality, environmental, safety as well as risk management systems) considering cultural, strategic, structural and informational aspects Development of basics and attempts of the integration of standard requirements Realization of a case study

Objective

The participants are enabled to put the acquired knowledge independently into practise. They know the most important aspects of integration and the generic management as well as the strategies of realization.

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written and/or oral

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BSc courses in PE

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Synopsis

This course is devoted to the theoretical and practical foundations of geothermy. Starting from fundamental physical principles production and transport of heat the heat regime and thermal budget of the Earth will be presented. After the global discussion the fundamental aspects of geothermal energy will be emphasized: radiogenic heat production in the crust and petrophysical parameters (thermal conductivity, capacity, porosity and permeability) Techniques to measure heat flow will be discussed. Petrophysical techniques to measure specific properties will be applied in the lab.

Objective

In-depth knowledge of thermal balance of the Earth and fundamentals for the utilisation of geothermal energy

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Prerequisites

BSc courses in PE, and in particular: Reservoir Engineering 1, Flow in Porous Media and Reservoir Fluids

Synopsis

The lecture builds on the reservoir engineering courses of the PE Bachelor, and develops on this basis advanced concepts for Petroleum and Geothermal Reservoir Engineering. The modules cover: - Classical reservoir engineering concepts for petroleum fields and geothermal energy developments - Fractured Reservoirs - Hydraulic well stimulation - Thermodynamics and Phase behaviour of reservoir fluids and geothermal working fluids - Heat storage properties and heat transport mechanisms in geological reservoirs - Engineering of Hydrothermal Systems and Enhanced Geothermal Systems - Reactive fluid transport and scaling issues. In the course, lectures will be combined with discussions, presentations and numerical simulations using MATLAB and Tough2/ ToughReact (Lawrence Berkeley Reservoir Simulation Code).

Objective

Participants of this course will acquire solid foundations Reservoir Engineering. They will become familiar with the specific reservoir engineering issues related to Petroleum Engineering and Geothermal Energy production operations. The course will enable to assess storage capacities, energy recovery and to assess the associated risks

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Prerequisites

Basic understanding of economic and managerial concepts and connections

Synopsis

The interactive course focuses on following themes: • Development and trends of today’s working environment; • Attractivity and branding of employers; • Satisfaction and engagement of employees; • Role and efficiency of the Human Resources Management; • Talent- and competency management; • Performance management; • Personnel and organizational development; • Total reward management; • Effective management and efficient leadership; • Diversity management; • Leadership practices and techniques.

Objective

Raising awareness, knowledge and understanding of strategic requirements and operational necessities with respect to the management of human resources in an increasingly global work environment, as well as its integrating role in the context of an holistic business environment.

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written and/or oral

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Prerequisites

none

Synopsis

Introduction into processes leading to induced seismicity. Seismic events associated with mining, reservoirs, geothermal plants and gas/oil production are presented. The necessary background in rock mechanics and seismology forms an essential part of the lecture.

Objective

Induced seismicity - reason and effect.

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Synopsis

Basics of quality management (ISO 9001, TQM), basics of environmental and energy management (ISO 14001, EMAS III, EN 16001), introduction into risk management, normativ, strategic and operational controlling, organisation, organisational methods, change management

Objective

Basic knowledge regarding management systems and instruments for industrial management and business administration

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written and/or oral

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Basic overview of international Plantbuilding business and its management methods, management requirements,business politics in the industry plant building (strategy, research and development, personnel politics), processes in metallurgy plant building; marketing and sales, feasibility studies, planning, engineering, construction, procurement (Contracting), project management (project organization, project controlling, contract formulation, risk management), project financing;

Objective

Basic knowledge about the international plant-building business for the metallurgical industry and its procedures, strategies and functions.

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Synopsis

Basics of risk management; organisational and normative aspects of risk management; methods and instruments of risk management; strategic and operational risk management; interfaces to quality, safety, environmental and generic management; different risk management systems; examples of the application of risk management in industrial enterprises

Objective

The objective of the lecture is the knowledge transfer concerning concepts and methods in the operational and strategic risk management and the transfer of application-oriented competencies associated with the handling of methods in the industrial context.

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Internationalization and globalization of the economy, Goals and tasks of intercultural management. Tools of intercultural management: cultural categories (Hofstede, Hall, Trompenaars, Tauber) Perception training, including reflection on own culture Communication training (direct and indirect communication, deductive and inductive structures of information, high/ low context communication). Culturally diverse strategies of management, their impact on - logistics, - planning and making use of processes, - negotiations, meetings, - leadership styles - and team work, also in virtual long distance teams especially in the following cultures: Austria, Germany, Anglo Saxon countries, Romanic/ Latino ccultures, Asia - and , to a lesser extent - Eastern Europe and Near East.

Objective

- The student knows some of the most influential intercultural theories, such as Hofstede, Hall and Trompenaars. - (S)he knows a cultural variety of communication styles and is able to interpret correctly indirect messages - (S)he knows about a cultural variety of strategies in planning and working with plans plus their impact on logistics. (S)he has first ideas how to deal with the possible difficulties. -(S)he knows what to possibly expect in negotiations and meetings in other parts of the world - (S)he knows what to possibly expect of long distance cooperation in virtual international project teams - (S)he knows about culturally different styles of personnel management

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Synopsis

Basics of the knowledge management; discussion of the knowledge concept; models( approaches) of the knowledge management; tasks and goals of knowledge management; measurement of Intellectual Capital, case studies

Objective

Basics in knowledge management; methods and tools to manage (generate, use, transfer, ...) knowledge and knowledge-intensive processes in organisations.

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Synopsis

Corporate culture; management - today; leadership, teamwork; basics of motivation; theory of motivation; basics of communication; transactional analysis; rhetoric and moderation; thinking and acting in complex systems.

Objective

The students are introduced to the topic leadership. They learn basic principles regarding leadership, such as.: organizational culture, Team management, rhetorical techniques.

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Synopsis

Mastering the basic MBA skills taught in American¿s top business schools: Marketing; Ethics; Accounting; Organizational Behavior; Quantitative Analysis; Finance; Operations; Economics; Strategy.

Objective

The main goal of this subject is to provide students a general overview about the core topics of a typical MBA course which are offered mainly by American business schools - whereby a cross link to related subjects which are tought in german should be achieved.

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written and oral

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Prerequisites

no

Synopsis

(i) Introduction to macro economics: Relationship between oil an GNP; (ii) Oil and gas products and prices: Supply and demand relationship, crude oil characteristics, futures und options markets; (iii) Contracts and licenses with NOCs and government; (iv) Geopolitics: Emerging petronationalism, oil and gas production as a worldwide business operation.

Objective

The aim of this course is, to give the student, based on the knowledge he gained in the lecture petroleum economics, a further insight in petroleum macro economics, contracts and geopolitics.

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Prerequisites

List of compulsory prior lectures

Synopsis

The course will present all relevant sensors on the rig and explain the measurement principles, as well as the required data quality assurance that needs to be applied interpreting these sensor readings. The participant will work through various examples of real-data from rigs to perform monitoring and analysis tasks, which typically are performed in real-time operating centers (RTOCs), or for post analysis. This will include requirements and examples for hydraulics monitoring, torque and drag monitoring, pore-pressure prediction and wellbore stability monitoring, as well as drilling performance evaluation. We will introduce data management and storage requirements and discuss data exchange standards, such as WITS or WITSML.

Objective

The participant will be introduced to all aspects of measuring at the rig, as well as reporting requirements and are able to apply that knowledge in the field. They also learn the necessary skills to perform analysis of all available data in real-time and to prepare the data for post analysis.

Grading

Midterm written exam and Oral exam at the end of the course.

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Synopsis

technical, environmental, economical importance of corrosion and corrosion protection in oil and gas production and refining, aspects of security, types of corrosion, corrosion monitoring and corrosion protection

Objective

generation of knowledge on materials and corrosion relevant for petroleum engineers

Grading

for an examination date please send an email to markus.oberndorfer@rag-austria.at

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Prerequisites

recommended: 600.053 Techniques in moderation and problem solving; 600.114 Quality Management

Synopsis

Handling quality management projects, quality management methods in product development (Quality Function Deployment, FMEA), quality management methods in production (Statistical Process Control, Poka Yoke), MiniTab (worldwide leading statistical software for quality improvement), Value Analysis, applying problem solving techniques

Objective

This course focuses on methods and instruments of quality management for product development and production stages. Students get to know basic methods and instruments of quality management and learn how to apply them in practice.

Grading

accompanying

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Prerequisites

BSc courses in PE

Synopsis

The lecture will cover all the general yet necessary processes for conditioning the natural gas so that it is prepared for the day to day applications. It begins with a description of the technical specifications of natural gas which will build the structure on which future conditioning techniques are going to be decided on. Further on, some of the compulsory processes including purification, desulfurization, dehydration, distribution, and storage will be explained in full details. The required equipment for the mentioned practices will also be named and introduced. In addition, the necessity of transportation of natural gas to the market by means of liquefaction or GTL-processes will be described and the challenges will be discussed. By the end, the importance of process flow diagrams will be demonstrated and later requested from the students.

Objective

The lecture will explain the process of natural gas production from the reservoir to the wellbore and finally, via the surface facilities, to its final destination at the customer’s location. This knowledge is of particular importance for the energy industry in Austria.

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Synopsis

1. Legal Requirements of Occupational Health & Safety - Laws, ASchG and associated Directives - How to read laws…?, RIS - European Context of ASchG - Overview ASchG and associated Directives: Basics of Evaluation; Requirements to work places; Requirements to tools, maschines (CE, MSV, …); Requirements to Chemical substances (MSDS, GHS/CLP, …) - Additional Laws (MSchG, KJBG, AAV, AZG, ARG, …) 2. Evaluation (Identification – Risk Assessment – Counter Measures) - Differences of ASchG and MSV (CE Regime z.B. MSV basierend auf 2006/42/EG) - Practical Examples 3. Behavior based safety (BBS) - Awareness – Safety as main task of Superiors - Examples of BBS OHSAS 18000 – Structure and main Principles - OHSAS vs. ASchG - H&S policy - Organization - Legal Compliance - Risk Analysis / Evaluation - Reporting, Information and Controll Systems - KPIs - Practical Examples Leal Responsibility - Obligations of employers - Legal Consequences

Grading

oral and/or written

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Prerequisites

List of compulsory prior lectures

Synopsis

This course covers all the important operations unique to offshore operations, such as rig types, rig move and emergency procedures and then goes into the various subsea structures and offshore drilling procedures. The students also have to prepare a short presentation about a specific topic, followed by an open discussion.

Objective

Participating students will get a valuable insight in the world of offshore operations and which they will need in their future career.

Grading

Final exam.

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Prerequisites

BSc courses in PE

Synopsis

This course covers on- and offshore facilities, like platform types, equipment, and working principles. Separators, pressure vessels, and heat exchangers are studied and designed. Refinery processes and tank facilities for short and long – term storage are discussed. Oil field water treatment technology and well abandonment principles are part of this course. The course also commits to addressing HSE, and in particular safety, as a concept. The identification of danger zones and protection methods, as well as monitoring techniques, are elaborated. By the end, the practices will be evaluated and categorized based on their functionality and energy efficiency.

Objective

This lecture describes the processes and equipment used in on- and offshore production facilities around the world in the up and midstream industry.

Grading

Continuous evaluation during the course.

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Prerequisites

successful completion of lecture „Erdölgeologie“ (630.121) or an equivalent lecture

Synopsis

This integrated lecture with exercises covers work processes, procedures, strategic thinking in the petroleum industry “from entry into a petroleum prone basin to drilling exploration wells”: what needs to be considered to become successful: • petroleum system • sedimentary basins and rocks • seismic – from acquisition to prospect generation • opportunity evaluation & selection • risk assessment & mitigation • reserves / resources / potential • petroleum contracts • unconventional resources and methods • preparation and execution of an exploration well (operations geologic aspects) • exercises: practical examples of opportunity evaluations, field studies & business cases

Objective

students shall understand technical aspects of the „petroleum puzzle“, of business environmental and company strategic considerations in the petroleum industry

Grading

written

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Synopsis

Fundamentals: flow rates, material selection and calculation, pipe manufactoring, route selection. Stations, compressors, pumps and auxiliaries, power supply. Tanker: loading systems, comparison tanker/pipeline. Onshore and Offshore Pipelines: laying methods, operation and maintenance, inspection, pipeline repair, service tools.

Objective

Advanced knowledge in pipeline design and construction, onshore and offshore

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Prerequisites

BSc in PE

Synopsis

This course begins with an introduction into shallow and deep geothermal energy recovery systems. For this to be fully understood, relevant thermodynamic principles and heat transfer phenomena that has been taught in the Bachelor program will be briefly reviewed. Further on, geological, hydrogeological and technical requirements of geothermal energy recovery are explained in detail. An important chapter will be devoted to evaluating and understanding the legal constraints. As a conclusion, the procedural steps to operate a geothermal well, from the initial idea all the way to the finished recovery plant, are explained and practiced in group projects.

Objective

This lecture provides the groundwork for the degree program in geothermal engineering. The thermodynamic knowledge of the students will be refreshed while the concept of geothermal energy as well as its extraction and treatment methods will be introduced.

Grading

Assignments, a final written exam and project work is part of the final grade.

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Prerequisites

Oil and Gas Production Principles, Artificial Lift Systems

Synopsis

The world is full of data, and the data volumes are exploding. But what is often lacking is a way to make the data usable. Data may or may not contain some essential things. The big question is how to get such information out of the data. In the past, we humans were the brain for everything. Still, nowadays, understanding and interpreting this data and the information-rich world is a challenge that can’t be tackled without the support of computers and fancy algorithms. The course starts with data acquisition and carries on via data QC/QA until building models based on the data combined with some (petroleum) expert know-how for providing decisions or predictions or at least decision support. The whole course is, of course, accompanied by the required math. In the framework of data acquisition, the sampling theorem will lead to the understanding of aliasing and the impact of the sampling process itself on the data. The Fourier and Hilbert transform, as well as some filtering principles based on the convolution integral, will support the understanding of noise reduction in the context of data QC/QA. Outlier detection and missing values handling as well as the tackling of time-shift problems, are a separate chapter in that block. In the context of the model building, deterministic models –e.g., dynamometer card analysis, liquid loading detection – in combination with heuristic models – e.g., Bayesian inference, neural networks, static and dynamic committee machines – will be discussed and applied. This first part of the two-part course focuses on data acquisition and QC/QA as well as on modeling using statistical methods such as linear and logistic regression as well as Bayesian methods.

Objective

The course gives insight into the (increasing) role of data in the oil & gas production business. Participants are trained in learning by doing throughout the whole class. Necessary tools are provided or recommended, as well as created by the participants themselves by programming it in VBA.

Grading

A final oral exam accounting for 100%.

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Synopsis

Framework & processes: Definition of a project & Project Management, processes, standards, link between project management and the functional organization Initiation & planning: Finding ideas, project charter, scope/time/cost planning, Work Breakdown Structure Executing & controlling: Scope/time/cost controlling, cycles, methods, managing baseline changes PM-software: MS-Project, Trello/collaboration tools, PM via Excel, WBSTool Communication & documentation: Communication models & methods, communication planning, stakeholder management, documentation Organization (HR): Organization charts, roles and responsibilities, decision making Risk management: Identification, assessment, managing risks, reassessment/cycles Program & portfolio management, maturity: Definition of a program, managing a program, definition of a portfolio, managing a portfolio, stage gate models, maturity Managing people: Leadership, interpersonal skills, management skills, communication Conflicts & crisis: Conflict management, crisis management

Objective

The participants know the basics of professional Project Management and they are able to effectively initiate, plan and manage/control projects. The knowledge will also help the participants prepare for an optional certification according to the international PMI-standard (e.g. CAPM / Certified Associate in Project Management).

Grading

written written and/or oral Multiple-choice test in each following class

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Prerequisites

BSc courses in PE, Petrophysics of Reservoir Rocks, Geophysical Well Logs, Applied Geophysics, Sedimentology (including Lab, Petroleum Geology, Reservoir Engineering and Practical

Synopsis

Aims: Reservoir characterization and modeling is done to create and parameterize simulation models using sparse sub-surface information. The aim of this course is to explain geophysical reservoir characterization methods, reservoir modelling techniques and to demonstrate subsurface data integration across disciplines. Practical skills will be delivered through a series of exercises on real data. Objectives: The course shows how to utilize information from hydrocarbon fields at different scale for the construction of reservoir models. At large scale structural and stratigraphic seismic attributes can be calibrated to well data. AVO and inversion results will be applied for rock and fluid characterization. With geo-statistics reservoir properties will be analyzed. Deterministic (kriging, co-kriging) or stochastic algorithms (Gaussian simulation) will be covered in continuous property interpolation. For discrete properties object-based modeling, indicator simulation or multi-point statistics methods will be covered. Techniques for the averaging and upscaling of resulting geo-cellular reservoir models will also be addressed. They will be illustrated using state-of-the-art reservoir modelling software and data from actual reservoirs.

Objective

Participants will understand the logic, underpinning assumptions, and limitations of the most commonly used seismic attributes, statistical methods and geological modelling algorithms, and will be able to execute these methods using standard software tools in the frame of the static modelling workflow.

Grading

Five exercises (one for each main topic) need to be completed; team-work is appreciated. Short reports documenting parameters used, results and their interpretation should be submitted. Completed exercise summaries are the pre-requisite for a final mark. The mark will result from a final exam (written or oral).

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Prerequisites

BSc courses in PE (Reservoir Engineering 1, Flow in Porous Media, Reservoir Fluids)

Synopsis

Aims: To develop solid foundations in advanced reservoir engineering concepts through having a complete understanding of physics of reservoir engineering. Objectives: The course will focus on theoretical foundations of advanced reservoir engineering concepts. The physics of coning phenomena is explained and mathematical foundations are discussed. A review of aquifer models and prediction of aquifer performance by matching production data with other characteristics are illustrated. Efficiency of water flooding using Buckley-Leverett and other approaches will be reviewed and experimental and field studies presented. The review of conventional and recent methods in well testing of oil and gas wells for fractured and non-fractured reservoirs will be investigated. Inflow-outflow performance curve of oil wells are discussed. An introduction to characterization, modeling and simulation of Naturally Fractured Reservoirs (NFRs) is followed by some case studies.

Objective

Participants will acquire solid foundations in the advanced techniques of reservoir engineering, and understand how to apply them in complex reservoir problems in the future studies.

Grading

Course work (50%) + one written final exam (50%)

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Prerequisites

BSc courses in PE

Synopsis

Objective: The course aims to broaden the participant’s knowledge and perspective in reservoir engineering beyond the area of oil and gas production. Participants will get familiar with gas storage, acid gas and CO2 sequestration, energy recovery through CO2 injection and from geothermal systems. Content: We will apply reservoir engineering methods to non-oil and gas subsurface processes and operations, and address topics specific for the respective operations. The course covers reservoir engineering and operational aspects of: CO2 injection for sequestration, enhanced oil recovery and enhanced coal bed methane, natural gas and hydrogen Storage and geothermal energy production with focus on deep reservoirs and hot dry rock systems. Thereby we address specific thermodynamic properties such as CO2-brine phase behavior, gas sorption, the coupling of fluid transport and chemical reactions, i.e. reactive transport, and the coupling to mechanical rock properties. Lectures will be combined with discussions and exercises to deepen the knowledge.

Objective

Participants of this course will acquire solid foundations in storage and sequestration processes and energy recovery by CO2 injection and from geothermal systems. They will become familiar with the specific reservoir engineering issues of those operations. The course will enable to assess storage capacities, energy recoveries, as well as to assess the risks of such operations.

Grading

Continuous evaluation and active participation will account for 50% and a final exam (written or oral) will accounting for 50% to the final grading.

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Prerequisites

BSc courses in PE (Reservoir Engineering 1, Flow in Porous Media, Reservoir Fluids)

Synopsis

Aims: To provide a basic understanding and knowledge about unconventional resources for hydrocarbon oil and gas. Objectives: The course include classification of resources, geologic and geographic occurrences, recovery technology and economics of unconventional hydrocarbon resources. The course will cover theoretical and practical aspects of unconventional reservoirs, such as, shale oil and gas, tar sands and heavy oils, gas hydrates, Coal Bed Methane (CBM), and also tight gas reservoirs. The geochemical and petrophysical properties and recovery mechanisms of each type will be presented. Production strategies enhancing by fracking and drilling/completion constraints for optimal designing are discussed and criteria to assess the performance of such a reservoir based on well placement will be reviewed. Simulation techniques and limitations are followed by environmental impacts of unconventional oil and gas productions.

Objective

Participants will learn the physics of unconventional reservoirs and how to combine reservoir engineering knowledge to analyze them.

Grading

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Prerequisites

BSc courses in PE, Basics in Petroleum Geology, Petrophysics, Reservoir Engineering 1, Reservoir Simulation Methods 1, Production Engineering, Economics and Statistics

Synopsis

Aims: To develop the understanding for an interdisciplinary synergetic approach to efficient reservoir management with the goal to optimize economic recovery of petroleum assets Objectives: The application of reservoir management principles as a strategy throughout the life cycle of a petroleum asset at each stage, from discovery, through appraisal to development and production until abandonment the critical aspects of reservoir management are recovered. The successful economic development of a petroleum asset requires an integrated approach in every aspect. This approach is applied to data acquisition, reservoir description and modelling, assessing uncertainty, techniques of reservoir monitoring and surveillance, generating predictions of future reservoir performance and economic evaluation.

Objective

Successful participants will understand and be able to apply the principles of reservoir management. This includes goal setting, planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating reservoir performance to maximize economic recovery and minimize capital investment, risk and operating expenses. They will be able to identify, acquire and manage geosciences data that are required for building integrated reservoir models used for field development planning. They will also understand how these models are used together with traditional techniques like classical material balance and decline curve analysis to achieve optimum field development and operating plans. They will know how to apply the current reserves/ resource definitions to portray the total value of an oil and gas company by identifying all upside and downside potential. This supports portfolio management and the decision-making process.

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Prerequisites

BSc courses in PE, Flow in Porous Media, Reservoir Fluids

Synopsis

Aims: Students will be provided an insight into existing methods of numerical reservoir simulation based on black-oil formulations. The course will consist of presentation accompanied by hands-on exercises (predominantly Matlab). Objectives: At first, an introduction with a review of simulation artifacts will be given followed by a part on modeling concepts and simulator input data. Thereafter, the constitutive equations will be discussed and the discretization methods explained. Finally, well models are introduced to enable participants to develop numerical simulation codes suitable to reproduce meaningful simulation results that can match literature cases. The focus of this course is on classical multi-phase fluid flow problems and their associated solution algorithms to be expressed as pseudo-code written in Matlab language. The practical part will focus on 2-phase flow in one and two-dimensional models to be constructed and developed by participants. Classical methods implemented in black-oil reservoir simulators will be applied and discussed in more detail. Additional material on more specialized simulation topics will be covered in a subsequent course (Reservoir Simulation Methods II).

Objective

Successful course participants will understand how simulation methods can be employed to model multi-phase reservoir flow. Basic programming skills and knowledge of algorithms will be acquired during the course.

Grading

Course Work (50%), Final Exam (50%)

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Space-Time Discretization of Flow and Transport Equations

Synopsis

Aims: Following the objectives set out in Space-Time Discretization of Flow and Transport Equations, and taking them further, the aim of this course is to familiarize participants with the non-linear governing partial differential equations arising from reservoir physics, and the numerical / discretization methods used to simulate with them. Linearizing assumptions are removed sequentially through conceptual examples, and complexity is uncovered through different approaches designed to deal with each case. Learning all of these techniques requires studying some of the most important physical processes in a reservoir and their mathematical interpretation to ultimately construct a simulator code. In this manner, the aim is to expand and consolidate the student’s understanding of what happens in the underground. Objectives: In sequence, the course covers the conceptualization of flow-related processes in a reservoir and its surroundings. These processes and their interactions are formalized in terms of governing partial differential equations (PDEs). Their discretization and numerical solution with either the Finite-Volume or Finite-Element Methods (FVM, FEM) is illustrated. The course also covers the design of numerical experiments and visualization, analysis, and interpretation of simulation results. Special emphasis is placed on the non-linear aspects of two phase fluid flow in porous media.

Objective

Successful participants will understand how FEM/FVM methods and associated space-time discretization methods can be employed to solve multiphase flow equations (through two phase examples). Students will obtain valuable knowledge through the implementation of features used by the newest black-box commercial simulators. This will aid them in their work with any simulator they use, for whatever purpose.

Grading

Continuous assessment, course work (50%), final exam (50%)

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Prerequisites

BSc courses in PE, and in particular: Reservoir Engineering 1, Flow in Porous Media and Reservoir Fluids

Synopsis

The course will be based on the Reservoir Simulation Methods 1 course of the Reservoir Engineering curriculum and will provide the basic skills for numerical field simulations

Objective

Successful course participants will understand how simulation methods can be employed to model multi-phase reservoir flow. Basic programming skills and knowledge of algorithms will be acquired during the course

Grading

Course Work (50%), Final Exam (50%)

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Prerequisites

None

Synopsis

Instruction for the preparation of a scientific Thesis, Literature research, preparation of a presentation

Objective

The students learn to prepare and present a scientific Thesis due to the subject of their Master Thesis

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Prerequisites

BSc courses in PE

Synopsis

Aims: To develop skills in Core Analysis, Special Core Analysis and supporting techniques. To enable participants to analyze and interpret SCAL data. Objectives: We review the basic concepts of wettability, saturations, capillarity, and relative permeability. We will learn about experimental techniques to characterize basic rock and fluid properties and to measure capillary pressure and relative permeability saturation functions. Experimental data will be provided to obtain hands-on experience in analytical and numerical data interpretation, and to enable participants to “read” SCAL data.

Objective

Participants will become familiar with SCAL measurements and data interpretation methods (analytical and numerical). The course will enable to design a SCAL program, to QA/QC the resulting data and to predict water-flood performance and implications for EOR.

Grading

Continuous evaluation and active participation will account for 50% and a final exam (written or oral) will accounting for 50% to the final grading.

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Synopsis

- The visionary, normative, strategic and operative level of management - Environmental and market analyses and prognoses - The various types of strategy - Cases in strategic management - The innovation process - Concepts and types of marketing - Methods of marketing and market research - Segmentation and positioning - The marketing mix - The purchase decision - Product and customer management - Practical examples and cases in marketing

Objective

A thorough knowlegde of the principles as well as main methods and tools of Strategic Management; derived from this fundamentals, a sound unterstanding of the marketing function in general and its practical application especially in the business-to-business markets

Grading

written

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Prerequisites

BSc in PE

Synopsis

The lecture builds on the background gained in the previous semester about the importance of recovering geothermal energy. However, this course provides information on how exactly this energy is brought up to the surface and put to use. Therefore, the methods of completion of geothermal wells, as well as the necessary equipment, such as the implementation of isolated or alternative tubings, will be discussed in detail. Different measurement, monitoring, and safety installations will also be presented, and the students will have the opportunity to debate on the similarities and specialties of such systems compared to those of a conventional oil/gas case. Moreover, the concepts of flow assurance and water treatment will be covered to stress the necessity of implementing inhibition, removal techniques, and later disposal of the produced fluids properly to avoid problems and downtimes in the future. Last but not the least, the appropriate artificial lifting systems will be introduced, and the pros and cons, as well as the validity of using each of these systems, will be debated.

Objective

The course intends to inform the students about the geothermal energy production system as a whole, and discuss the basic principles and equipment used for optimum energy recovery.

Grading

60% pre- and post-projects, 40% final oral exam

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Prerequisites

BSc in PE

Synopsis

This integrated course covers a details discussion of the geothermal fluid – corrosion, scales, and gas interference effects. The understanding of the working principles and design of heat exchangers, pressure vessels, pipes, and separators are part of this course. The thermodynamic concepts for heat and electricity generation are discussed in detail – Clausius Rankine Process. Power plant configurations and conversion processes are presented and discussed in examples. Reinjection water treatment and HSE aspects are part of this course.

Objective

This lecture discusses the surface facilities that are compatible with geothermal energy-producing systems. Design and application criteria are discussed in detail.

Grading

Assignments, a final written exam, and project work are parts of the final grade.

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Prerequisites

Knowledge in writing scientific papers; completed bachelor studies recommended

Synopsis

Sustainable Development – basics, implementing Sustainable Development in business, instruments for Sustainable Business Management, elaboration of a term paper

Objective

Raising awareness for the concept of Sustainable Development; implementing Sustainable Business Management: identifying sustainability challenges for businesses, developing sustainability strategies, applying instruments for managing sustainability, sustainability assessment, sustainability reporting

Grading

Participation in group works, attendance, term paper

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Synopsis

Basics and simulation for business problems of system sciences and stochastic modelling (Monte-Carlo-Simulation), introduction into the use of simulation tools (iThink and YASAIw), elaboration and presentation of relevant case studies for the particular course of study (single- and teamwork)

Objective

The aim of the course is to model complex economical systems and analyze them by use of various simulation tools

Grading

written and/or oral

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Prerequisites

The student should be familiar with concepts of basic reservoir engineering. Knowledge of basic reservoir simulation is recommended.

Synopsis

Theoretical, experimental and mathematical subjects related to water flooding process will be provided in detail. This will include; fundamentals of water flooding, design & optimization, performance predictions surveillance, water flooding management, and extension of water flooding in terms of low salinity water, smart water, carbonated water, and augmented Nano flooding.

Objective

The objective of this course is to provide and introduce the students with the fundamental of conventional and non-conventional water flooding processes. The students should be able to identify and understood the key reservoirs and operational factors impacting a water injection project in terms of recovery efficiency. In addition, calculation of water flood performance through analytical (Buckley-Leverett using Matlab or Excel) and numerical simulator is part of the objective.

Grading

Assignments & Final Exam

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Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of physical, electrical and mechanical coherences are expected. It is recommended to complete the first 2 semesters of the study program.

Synopsis

Based on industry experience, essential equipment for well construction will be explained. Emphasis will be put on the mast/substructure and hoisting equipment. Furthermore, introduction to electrical systems and hazardous areas will be given. Also, pump systems and solid control equipment will be touched. Power generation, basic well control and quality auditing will conclude this lecture.

Objective

The students gain knowledge in the different aspects of well construction. The participants improve their know-how on the various components and considerations for constructing a well. Furthermore they get a better understanding of design aspects of the different. Finally a sensibility for personnel and environmental safety will be acquired.

Grading

Continuous assessment and final exam

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Prerequisites

List of compulsory prior lectures

Synopsis

The course starts with a theoretical part, including safety instructions, an introduction to principal used equipment and procedures and a detailed discussion of backgrounds of the individual lab modules. In the practical part of this course students will execute a series of experiments. Principal properties like fluid viscosity, gel strength, weight and filtration is measured for two different fluid systems. The impact on these properties when drilling salt or shale is demonstrated. Special attention is laid on drilling problems like differential pipe sticking, mud cake resistivity and formation damage by drilling fluids.

Objective

The students understand and are able to conduct the most important drilling fluids rig-laboratory measurements. They are familiarized with mechanical and chemical and the hazards that come with those.

Grading

Continuous Assessment, Report and final exam.

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Prerequisites

List of compulsory prior lectures

Synopsis

The course is divided into three Modules. The first Module covers all the aspects related to ROP optimization, in these two days block, the students will also have the opportunity to gain a drilling practice using the Mini-Drill-Rig. The second Module is mainly specified for determining the rock strength Since the rock strength is strongly related to ROP performance, the second Module covers the entire test that is used to determine the rock strength. The students will have chance to use UCS test machine. In the last Module, the students will be allowed to use flow loop tool in order to study all the aspects related to hole cleaning and optimization.

Objective

The students are taught to apply their scientific and engineering knowledge to the solution of technical problems, within the requirements and constraints set by technological, material and economic considerations. Furthermore the successful participant will gain valuable practical experience from the operation of the Miniature Rig.

Grading

Continuous assessment

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Prerequisites

List of compulsory prior lectures

Synopsis

The course consists of three parts, the first part starts by giving an overview of the most crucial drilling problems, such as, well control, stuck pipe problems, lost circulation, drill pipe fatigue failures, formation damage. In the second half of the first part each participant will be assigned a topic related to drilling problems. The participant is requested to prepare two presentations. In first presentation he/she has to discuss the causes of the problem, while in the second presentation he/she must present the most effective solutions.

Objective

The successful student will leave the course with an enriched practical knowledge in problems related to drilling operations and is able to qualify them in order to create unconventional solutions for the actual drilling problems.

Grading

Continuous assessment

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Synopsis

The course consists of a theoretical and practical part in which students have the possibility to receive a well control simulation training, similar as required by the IWCF certificate. Theory of pressure control in drilling operations and during well kicks are discussed as well as abnormal pressure detection and fracture gradient determination. The rig site well control system is presented in detail and standard well control procedures like the Drillers Method and the Wait and Weight Method are evaluated and simulated in the practical part with the help of an in-house well control simulator.

Objective

This course is designed to familiarize the student with the basics of kick detection and well control. The session consists of an overview of kick indicators, various types of pressure, and well control equipment, techniques and procedures.

Grading

Written examination at the end of the course

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Prerequisites

List of compulsory prior lectures

Synopsis

Well Integrity course covers design and implementation of Barrier Elements important to provide isolation during the lifecycle of the well. Procedures to analyze the success of a well operation and its dependence on the Barrier Element integrity is discussed. Risk and economic analysis associated with selection of different Barrier Elements on the outcome of well operations and well events are included.

Objective

Upon completion of the course, Students should be able to analyze the risk of failure of different Barrier Elements and the economic impact on well operation. The course should help engineers understand why Barrier Elements are important for safe and economic production of subsurface energy. Students should also be able to design the Barrier Elements that are fit for the purpose.

Grading

Continuous assessment

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Prerequisites

Students are expected to have a basic understanding of geology, well logging, drilling engineering and production engineering. List of compulsary prior lectures

Synopsis

In this course students will be tought the basic concepts of well placement and the dependency of these principles on geoscience, drilling and production. Well placement and its applications are defined and the entire process from the planning to the execution stage is covered: Students will learn how to create the necessary geoscience models, well plans and LWD models. For the drilling stage, students will learn how to interprete measurements and the workflows to place the well in the target zone, meet the well objective and also consider the production restrictions for the later stage of the well life.

Objective

Students will learn how to create the necessary geoscience models, well plans, LWD models and will undergo telemetry and steering decision calculations.

Grading

Two written exams and project presentation

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Prerequisites

BSc courses in PE

Synopsis

Initially, the purpose of well testing as a useful tool in reservoir analysis will be described. Different types of well testing such as drawdown test, build up test, drill-stem test, etc. will be introduced and the process of efficiently performing them will be discussed. The most critical task to deal with would be to interpret the obtained data and extract the necessary parameters, which will be done in class in cooperation with the students. The crucial component of here would be the knowledge of mathematics. Nevertheless, relative software will be introduced to assist on the interpretation of data. In addition, diagnostic plots, testing uncertainties and data conversion methods will be presented to the students in order to efficiently conclude the topic. As the final chapter of this lecture, the idea behind digital oil fields, their advantages and the required tools and practices will be introduced to the students.

Objective

This course introduces the concept of well testing as a technique to measure reservoir properties. It investigates different test types and the procedure, as well as reviewing the advantages and disadvantages as compared to the other alternatives.

Grading

A final written exam contributing to 100% of the grade

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Prerequisites

BSc courses in PE

Synopsis

Aims: To provide the geo-mechanical background and skills in the quantification of the mechanical properties of reservoir rocks and deformation processes of relevance to petroleum engineering. Objectives: Departing from the already familiar concepts of strain and stress Young’s modulus and Poisson’s ratio, and elastic versus visco-plastic irreversible deformation, this lecture will explain how reservoir rocks deform (rheology), and the stress- and fluid pressure states they are in before and during production. This analysis also necessitates a review of natural / induced faulting and fracturing and the corresponding patterns and structures that often confine or occur within hydrocarbon reservoirs. The concepts: compaction, strain hardening and softening, strain localization, tensile and shear failure, constitutive models, the relationship between fluid pressure and effective stress, the yield-envelope, and typical stress states of the earth’s crust will be explained in sufficient detail to understand reservoir geo-mechanical studies and field tests. Special emphasis will be placed on stress measurement and wellbore stability (breakouts, hydraulic fracture etc.) as well as the deformation of reservoir rocks under low effective stress / elevated fluid pressure. FEM analysis will be used to investigate stresses and failure in geo-engineering applications. The PDEs governing elastic-plastic behavior and taking into account fluid pressure and flow will be introduced, deriving displacement based FEM formulations. Field studies on the Lost Hill anticline and offshore reservoirs in the western US will be used to illustrate these concepts in practice.

Objective

Course participants will learn standard techniques to evaluate the state of stress, fluid pressure regime, constitutive behavior and failure envelope for most common sedimentary rocks. This will enable them to assess borehole stability, the poroelastic response of a reservoir, and the risks of reservoir compaction and disintegration / sand production.

Grading

One piece of course work (30%), an interim exam (30%) and a final exam on all of the covered material (40%).

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