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Background Learning: Petroleum Geology

Introduction and Overview

Fundamentals of Petroleum Geology (IHRDC_IPIMS_t30) 1
Hydrocarbon Properties (IHRDC_IPIMS_t31) 2
Subsurface Environment (IHRDC_IPIMS_t32) 3
Reservoirs (IHRDC_IPIMS_t34) 4
Hydrocarbon Generation and Migration (IHRDC_IPIMS_t3561) 5
Traps (IHRDC_IPIMS_t35) 6
Habitat of Hydrocarbons in Sedimentary Basins (IHRDC_IPIMS_t36) 7

Basic Skills of the Petroleum Geologist

Geologic Cross-Sections (IHRDC_IPIMS_t37) 8
Subsurface Mapping (IHRDC_IPIMS_t38) 9
Prospect Generation (IHRDC_IPIMS_t39) 10

Reservoir Characterization

Subsurface Facies Analysis (IHRDC_IPIMS_t48) 11
Sequence Stratigraphy (IHRDC_IPIMS_t56) 12
Nonmarine Sandstone Reservoirs (IHRDC_IPIMS_t49) 13
Shelf Marine Sandstone Reservoirs (IHRDC_IPIMS_t51) 14
Marginal Marine Sandstone Reservoirs (IHRDC_IPIMS_t50) 15
Deepwater Marine Sandstone Reservoirs (IHRDC_IPIMS_t2613) 16
Porosity Evolution in Sandstone Reservoirs (IHRDC_IPIMS_t52) 17
Exploration in Carbonate Rocks (IHRDC_IPIMS_t53) 18
Porosity Evolution in Carbonate Rocks (IHRDC_IPIMS_t54) 19
Evaporites and their Role in Petroleum Exploration (IHRDC_IPIMS_t55) 20

Structural Geology and Global Tectonics

Structural Geology (IHRDC_IPIMS_t57) 21
Plate Tectonics and Sedimentary Basins (IHRDC_IPIMS_t58) 22
Divergent Margins and Rift Basins (IHRDC_IPIMS_t59) 23
Convergent Margin Basins (IHRDC_IPIMS_t60) 24

Geochemistry

Introduction to Petroleum Chemistry (IHRDC_IPIMS_t61) 25
Applications of Petroleum Geochemistry (IHRDC_IPIMS_t62) 26

Petroleum Technology for the Non-Engineer

Drilling and Well Completion (IHRDC_IPIMS_t40) 27
Production Technology (IHRDC_IPIMS_t41) 28
Reservoir Management (IHRDC_IPIMS_t993) 29
Geosteering: Fundamentals, Planning, and Implementation (IHRDC_IPIMS_t36018) 30

Other Geological Techniques

Photogeology and Remote Sensing (IHRDC_IPIMS_t63) 31
Basin Analysis (IHRDC_IPIMS_t64) 32
Play Analysis (IHRDC_IPIMS_t65) 33
Basic Geostatistics (IHRDC_IPIMS_t23340) 34
Geographical Information Systems (IHRDC_IPIMS_t36166) 35

Background Learning: Petroleum Geophysics

Introductory Topics and Seismic Signals

Fundamentals of Exploration Geophysics (IHRDC_IPIMS_t66) 36
Geological Messages in the Seismic Trace (IHRDC_IPIMS_t71) 37
Signal Theory: A Graphical Introduction (IHRDC_IPIMS_t67) 38
Seismic Pulse Generation and Transmission (IHRDC_IPIMS_t69) 39
Seismic Reflection (IHRDC_IPIMS_t70) 40

Seismic Instruments and Field Techniques

Introduction to Field Work (IHRDC_IPIMS_t72) 41
Surveying and Mapping on Land (IHRDC_IPIMS_t75) 42
Positioning and Mapping at Sea (IHRDC_IPIMS_t76) 43
Multiple Coverage (IHRDC_IPIMS_t77) 44
Array Design (IHRDC_IPIMS_t78) 45
Vibroseis (IHRDC_IPIMS_t79) 46
Choosing the Field Variables (IHRDC_IPIMS_t80) 47
Quality Control in the Field (IHRDC_IPIMS_t81) 48
Multicomponent Seismic Applications (IHRDC_IPIMS_t6105) 49

Seismic Processing

Basic Processing (IHRDC_IPIMS_t36504) 50
Initial Processes (IHRDC_IPIMS_t36535) 51
Velocities (IHRDC_IPIMS_t36565) 52
Static Corrections (IHRDC_IPIMS_t36726) 53
Deconvolution (IHRDC_IPIMS_t36653) 54
Stacking, Filtering and Display (IHRDC_IPIMS_t36607) 55
Seismic Migration (IHRDC_IPIMS_t36616) 56

Seismic Interpretation

Basic Seismic Interpretation (IHRDC_IPIMS_t90) 57
Fault Interpretation (IHRDC_IPIMS_t92) 58
Seismic Contouring (IHRDC_IPIMS_t91) 59
Velocity Interpretation and Depth Conversion (IHRDC_IPIMS_t93) 60
Hydrocarbon Indicators (IHRDC_IPIMS_t94) 61
Seismic Stratigraphic Modeling (IHRDC_IPIMS_t95) 62

3-D Seismic and Other Geophysical Methods

3-D and 4-D Seismic (IHRDC_IPIMS_t23455) 63
Gravity and Magnetics (IHRDC_IPIMS_t96) 64
Crosswell Seismology (IHRDC_IPIMS_t5600) 65
Vertical Seismic Profiles (IHRDC_IPIMS_t6365) 66
Other Geophysical Techniques (IHRDC_IPIMS_t996) 67

Background Learning: Petroleum Engineering

Petroleum Production Performance

Fluid Flow and the Production System (IHRDC_IPIMS_t978) 68
Artificial Lift Methods (IHRDC_IPIMS_t36234) 69
Production Performance Evaluation (IHRDC_IPIMS_t982) 70

Production Equipment and Operations

Wellheads, Flow Control Equipment and Flowlines (IHRDC_IPIMS_t110) 71
Wireline Production Operations (IHRDC_IPIMS_t112) 72
Fluid Separation and Treatment (IHRDC_IPIMS_t111) 73
Oilfield Safety (IHRDC_IPIMS_t113) 74
Cased Hole Logging (IHRDC_IPIMS_t114) 75
Intelligent Completions (IHRDC_IPIMS_t36209) 76

Drilling Engineering

Well Planning (IHRDC_IPIMS_t115) 77
Drill String Components (IHRDC_IPIMS_t116) 78
Drill Bits (IHRDC_IPIMS_t983) 79
Drilling Fluids and the Circulating System (IHRDC_IPIMS_t117) 80
Directional and Horizontal Drilling (IHRDC_IPIMS_t118) 81
Underbalanced Drilling (IHRDC_IPIMS_t23393) 82
Drilling Problems and Drilling Optimization (IHRDC_IPIMS_t119) 83

Production Facilities Design

Oil Systems and Equipment (IHRDC_IPIMS_t6433) 84
Gas Systems and Equipment (IHRDC_IPIMS_t6434) 85
Water Systems and Equipment (IHRDC_IPIMS_t6435) 86
Utility Systems and Equipment (IHRDC_IPIMS_t6436) 87
Instrumentation (IHRDC_IPIMS_t6437) 88
Platform and Structural Design Considerations (IHRDC_IPIMS_t6438) 89

Well Completion and Stimulation

Basic Completion Design and Practices (IHRDC_IPIMS_t120) 90
Cementing (IHRDC_IPIMS_t121) 91
Completion Equipment (IHRDC_IPIMS_t1926) 92
Perforating (IHRDC_IPIMS_t122) 93
Acidizing and Other Chemical Treatments (IHRDC_IPIMS_t123) 94
Hydraulic Fracturing (IHRDC_IPIMS_t124) 95
Sand Control (IHRDC_IPIMS_t125) 96
Horizontal Wells: Completion and Evaluation (IHRDC_IPIMS_t126) 97

Reservoir Engineering

Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering (IHRDC_IPIMS_t986) 98
Reservoir Environments and Characterization (IHRDC_IPIMS_t984) 99
Improved Recovery Processes (IHRDC_IPIMS_t987) 100
Reservoir Modeling and Reserves Evaluation (IHRDC_IPIMS_t989) 101
Issues in Reservoir Management (IHRDC_IPIMS_t991) 102

Offshore Operations

Offshore Production Facilities (IHRDC_IPIMS_t36282) 103
Deepwater Drilling (IHRDC_IPIMS_t36797) 104

Other Petroleum Engineering Topics

Natural Gas Fluid Properties (IHRDC_IPIMS_t141) 105
Risk Analysis Applied to Petroleum Investments (IHRDC_IPIMS_t142) 106
Oil and Gas Pipelines (IHRDC_IPIMS_t5723) 107
Integrated Reservoir Characterization (IHRDC_IPIMS_t5858) 108

Background Learning: Formation Evaluation

Wireline Well Logging

Formation Evaluation Overview (IHRDC_IPIMS_t29946) 109
Logging Equipment and Procedures (IHRDC_IPIMS_t29947) 110
Well Logging Tools and Techniques (IHRDC_IPIMS_t29948) 111
Well Log Interpretation (IHRDC_IPIMS_t26) 112
Dipmeter Surveys (IHRDC_IPIMS_t27) 113
Borehole Imaging (IHRDC_IPIMS_t5610) 114

Well Testing and Analysis

Fundamentals of Well Testing (IHRDC_IPIMS_t127) 115
Gas Well Testing (IHRDC_IPIMS_t128) 116
Oil Well Testing (IHRDC_IPIMS_t129) 117
Drillstem Testing (IHRDC_IPIMS_t130) 118
Advanced Pressure Transient Analysis (IHRDC_IPIMS_t24035) 119

Rock and Fluid Sampling and Analysis

Fluid Sampling and Analysis (IHRDC_IPIMS_t999) 120
Coring and Core Analysis (IHRDC_IPIMS_t998) 121
Sampling and Analysis of Drilled Cuttings (IHRDC_IPIMS_t29) 122
Mud Logging (IHRDC_IPIMS_t997) 123

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