Executive Petroleum Program:
Economics, Exploration and Production
Program Overview
Benefits
Faculty
Topics
Who Should Attend
Program Fees
Location
Continuing Education Units
Registration Information
Program Overview
The oil and gas industry is constantly evolving and it is imperative that executives are aware of the industry's current issues, challenges and evolving technologies. To create a forum to discuss and explore solutions, the University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering has developed the intensive 4-day Executive Petroleum Program.
The Executive Petroleum Program (EPP) provides a high-level technical overview of the upstream oil and gas industry to executives with a limited, or very specialized, background in engineering or petroleum technologies.
Sessions are led by top industry experts and are designed to give participants an understanding of the current issues and challenges in the upstream oil and gas industry - specifically in the areas of Geology, Geophysics, Drilling/Completion/Stimulation/Formation Evaluation, and Production/Reservoir Management.
Upon completion of this course, participants will have the knowledge to assess the potential application of new technology and make informed purchasing decisions across all areas of the upstream oil and gas industry.
Benefits [back to top]
Participants can expect to leave the program with a number of benefits, including:
- Acquiring a high-level understanding of the key technological elements of exploration and production
- Gaining a better understanding of the cost benefits of different exploration and production expenditures
- Knowing how to leverage new technologies into advanced opportunities
- Learning from and collaborating with industry experts and peers on current and technical challenges in the industry
Faculty [back to top]
The Executive Petroleum Program is taught by highly experienced oil and gas experts and executives, including many former presidents of professional societies such as the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG).
Invited speakers include:
Fred Aminzadeh, Former President of Society of Exploration Geophysicists
Bill Barkhouse, Former ExxonMobil Executive and Former President of SEG
Bill Cobb, Former President of SPE
John Donohue, Former President of Spirit 76
Iraj Ershaghi, USC Professor and Director of the Center for Interactive Smart Oilfield Technologies (CiSOFT)
John Gibson, President and CEO, Paradigm and former president of Halliburton
John E. Hodgin, President, Ryder Scott Company
Kathy Hogenson, President of Zone Energy and former President of Santos America
John Imle, CEO of Nations Petroleum and former President and Vice-Chairman of Unocal
Derek Mathieson, VP and President - Products and Technology, Baker Hughes
Donald Paul, Executive Director of USC Energy Institute and Former Executive Vice President, Chevron
Kurt Strack, President of KMS Technologies and Former Chief Scientist of Western Atlas
Dan Tearpock, President and CEO, Subsurface Consultants Associates
Topics [back to top]
Economic and Risk Assessments for Upstream Oil and Gas Industry
- Major risk Components in E&P
- Economics and Capex / Opex implications of different oil field programs
- Reserves Categories: conventional basins and unconventional resource plays (shale plays, vs. long life oil vs. over-pressured gas)
- Cost components of a barrel of oil and an mcf of gas
- Reserves Calculation, Reserves Certification
- Supply and Demand Forecasting
- Prospect Evaluation and Ranking
- E&P Project Economics
- How new technologies have impacted risk and economics of an asset
Overview of Oil and Gas Exploration (Geology)
- Petroleum Geology, Petroleum Systems
- Basin modeling, migration and seal
- Fundamentals of subsurface Mapping
- Sequence Stratigraphy
- Structural Geology
- Prospect, Interpretation and Mapping Evaluation - QAQC Techniques (QAQC = Quality Assurance-Quality Control)
Overview of Oil and Gas Exploration (Geophysics)
- Seismic Data Acquisition
- Seismic Data Processing (2D-3D Seismic)
- Geophysical Modeling
- Time Lapse Seismic, 3 component data, micro-seismic data
- Other Geophysical Data (Electromagnetic, Gravity, Borehole, MT, Satellite Imagery)
- Geophysical Data Interpretation
- Cost/Benefit Analysis of Seismic and Other Geophysical Data Expenditure
Drilling/Completion/Stimulation/Formation Evaluation
- Fundamentals of drilling
- Offshore drilling/Horizontal (directional) drilling/Multi laterals
- Cost implications of different types of drilling
- Petro-physical measurements
- Rock physics
- Fracture treatments
- Other logs (pressure data, flow rates, temperature)
Production and Reservoir Management
- Field Development
- Oil and gas production methods
- Artificial lift
- Enhanced oil /gas recovery techniques
- Production from fractured reservoirs and oil or gas shales
- Reservoir characterization/ monitoring
- Reservoir Simulation/ History Matching/ Geostatistics
Who Should Attend [back to top]
High-level executives (Chief Officers, Executive VPs, etc.) of:
- National Oil Companies
- Multi-National Oil Companies
- Independent Oil Companies
- Oil Service Companies
Investment community with an interest in the energy industry, including
- Venture Capitalists
- Fund Managers
- Investment Bank Executives
Program Fees [back to top]
TBA
Discounts are available for multiple attendees from one organization.
Program Fees include:
- 4-day intensive program with an opening reception on the first night
- All program materials, tools and literature
- Continental breakfast, luncheons, cocktail reception and dinner reception
- Collaboration with fellow oil and gas executives led by academic and industry experts
Location [back to top]
The Executive Petroleum Program will be held on the campus of the University of Southern California. Detailed location and accommodation information will be provided upon registration.
Continuing Education Units [back to top]
Continuing Education Units and Professional Development Hours are available upon request. Please contact Professional Programs at professional@mapp.usc.edu before the start date of the course to request units (awarded upon completion).
Registration Information [back to top]
To be notified when registration is available, please complete the following Course Request Form.
