Information about each of the HRH Training Courses
Read the short summaries about each of the training courses run by our experienced training instructors.
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Geological Analysis and Interpretation
- Petroleum Geology for Non-Geologists
- Lithological Interpretation While Drilling
- Introduction to Formation Pressure Evaluation
- Formation Pressure Evaluation
- Introduction to Reservoir Evaluation
- Formation Evaluation for Wellsite Geologists
- Advanced Gas Analysis
Geological Management
Drilling Operations
Geological Analysis and Interpretation
Petroleum Geology for Non-Geologists
For anyone without a geological background, our one day course will give you the fundamentals of petroleum geology and show how they are applied through a case study of the Brent Field. Combine with the Lithological Interpretation when Drilling course for a comprehensive introduction to geology in the petroleum industry.
Lithological Interpretation While Drilling
A two-day course covering the procedures and difficulties involved in the interpretation of drill cuttings samples. This course is suitable for personnel who will be required to describe and interpret drill cuttings either at the wellsite or in the office. Covers sample lagging, use of drill parameters and MWD, contaminants, etc.
This course can also be combined with the Petroleum Geology for Non-Geologists course described above. This is useful for Oil Company drilling engineers who may be required to describe drill cuttings samples at the wellsite.
Introduction to Formation Pressure Evaluation
A one-day course covering the evaluation of formation pore and fracture pressures at the wellsite during drilling. This provides useful background information for Wellsite Geologists who may be required to supervise the pressure evaluation engineers. The course is also useful to oil company Operations Geologists who may have no prior experience of these procedures.
Formation Pressure Evaluation
This is a full five-day course covering the evaluation of pore and fracture pressure evaluation during drilling. This course is suitable for anyone tasked with using drilling, LWD, and Wireline data to evaluate pressures. Wellsite personnel benefiting from this training include Wellsite Geologists, Mud Loggers and LWD engineers. Office based geologists involved in well planning will also find this material useful. Each technique discussed is backed up by practical exercise.
Introduction to Reservoir Evaluation
A two-day course introducing the use of LWD and Wireline data in the identification and assessment of reservoirs.
This course can also be combined with the Petroleum Geology for Non-Geologists course described above.
Formation Evaluation for Wellsite Geologists
A comprehensive four-day course aimed at Wellsite Geologists, this course covers tool physics of the main LWD and wireline tools, the application of data gathered to formation recognition, reservoir identification and fluid recognition, and finally quality control. The course avoids the detailed mathematics associated with many "wireline" courses that tend to specialise in petrophysics.
Gas Data Analysis
This can either be a two-day theory based course covering the interpretation of drill gas data (gas ratio analysis, total gas, etc.) or a three-day course with the addition of training in the operating principles of gas detection hardware. Hands-on exercises using HRH Limited gas detection equipment are included. The three-day option is only available in HRH Geological Services offices in Aberdeen, UK.
Geological Management
Wellsite Geology - Procedures and Responsibilities
A two-day course covering the duties of the Wellsite Geologist, focussing on the relationship between wellsite service staff and the geologist, as well as that between the Operations Geologist and the Wellsite Geologist. Explanation of the bureaucracy involved at the wellsite is included. This is based on HRH Limited procedures but can be modified to suit any individual client requirements.
The Role of the Operations Geologist
A three-day course covering the duties of the Operations Geologist before, during, and after the well is drilled. This covers in detail the writing of the Geological Programme, tendering for geological services, pre-spud meetings, reporting during drilling, and end of well report writing
Drilling Operations
Introduction to Drilling
A comprehensive three-day course covering rig types, the main systems on the rig, straight-hole drilling procedures, logging, casing and cementing, deviated well drilling procedures, coring, testing and abandoning. This course is suitable for geologists entering the oil industry with no practical rig experience. Both wellsite and office-based geologists will benefit from this material.
Understanding Drilling Fluids
A two-day course dealing with the behaviour of drilling fluids. This includes the reasons why drilling fluid density and viscosity are controlled, discussion of the various drilling fluid hydraulic models, flow regimes and how these affect the well, pressure distribution in the circulating system, interpretation of drilling fluid pressure behaviour and hole cleaning.
This course is of use to anyone dealing with drilling activities and is particularly useful to geologists whose data may be affected by the behaviour of the well.
Introduction to Well Control
A one-day course dealing with the procedures and processes involved in restoring pressure control to a well. Blowout preventer equipment is described, pressures measured in the BOP are explained, and circulation of the closed well is discussed. Simple practical exercises are used to describe the Driller Method and Wait and Weight Method of well control