PRS3020 Conventional Oil/Gas Recovery & Production

1.1 outline steps that are taken to prepare a successful oil or gas well for production; e.g., installation of production casing and tubing, cementing, installation of wellhead, well perforation; safety considerations such as first aid, clothing and equipment, government and industry regulation, lifting and hoisting techniques

1.2 describe well site production equipment and surface facilities and their functions in production, maintenance and safety; e.g., service rig (blowout preventers, rig tank, tongs, wellhead), flare line, accumulators

1.3 describe and compare natural flowing wells with wells that depend upon artificial lift

1.4 explain well stimulation treatments used to ensure underground movement of conventional oil or gas to the well bore; e.g., acidizing, fracturing

1.5 describe primary methods used to extract conventional oil or gas; e.g., naturally occurring water displacing oil, expansion of natural gas and gravity drainage resulting from the movement of oil within the reservoir from the upper to the lower parts

1.6 explain environmental assessment and management practices conducted in the industry throughout recovery and production operations

1.7 describe technological advances used to address environmental concerns throughout recovery and production; e.g., directional wells, land reclamation, control of sulphur, emissions

1.8 investigate well completion practices and production equipment used in frontier operations; e.g., arctic, off-shore

2.1 identify physical factors that determine the portion of oil in a reservoir that can be produced naturally through primary recovery methods; e.g., density and viscosity of the oil, porosity and permeability of the rock, pressure in the reservoir

2.2 explain applications of infill drilling to improve oil or gas recovery rates; e.g., directional wells

2.3 explain secondary methods of enhanced oil recovery; e.g., water injection, natural gas reinjection, gas lift, beam pumps, electrical submersible pumps

2.4 explain tertiary methods of enhanced oil recovery; e.g., carbon dioxide flooding, miscible flooding, steam injection, fire flooding, horizontal drilling

2.5 identify social and economic factors that influence the life of an oil and/or gas well

2.6 describe techniques used to estimate recoverable oil and gas reserves (proved reserve, probable reserve and established reserve)

2.7 describe future sources of oil and gas supplies; e.g., unrecovered oil in existing reservoirs, frontier production, oil sands, coalbed methane

2.8 consider factors that determine estimates of recoverability and producibility; e.g., reservoir characteristics, economic considerations, regulatory limitations

3.1 describe well site and satellite facilities used for dehydration, separation, heating and measurement processes; e.g., surface and underground

3.2 describe different types of field storage facilities; e.g., pipeline systems, tankers and barges

3.3 examine and describe distribution networks used to move conventional oil or gas from the well site to market (or refinery); e.g., rail systems, trucking systems, tanker systems

3.4 illustrate the layout of a pipeline system used for transporting conventional oil or gas; e.g., gathering lines, trunk lines, gas transmission systems

3.5 explain the functions of pump stations, compressor stations and electronic inspection devices in moving oil or gas along transmission lines

4.1 demonstrate fundamental skills to:

4.2 demonstrate personal management skills to:

4.3 demonstrate teamwork skills to:

5.1 identify short-term and long-term goals

5.2 identify steps to achieve goals