Pilot Well Academy 2008-2011
Popina Bogdan Marian – Drilling geologist engineer
About Petrom
Exploration and Production
Exploration and Production Services
Refining
Marketing
Gas, Power, Chemicals
Facts & Figures
Turnover: 3.683 mn EUR Employees: 34, 729 Total oil and gas production: 70,27 mn boe Refining: 5,92 mn tons Filling stations: - 550 in Romania, - 257 in Moldova, Bulgaria and Serbia
About Petrom
E&P OPERATIONS OF PETROM
292 oil & gas fields 350,000 km 2D seismic 16.100 wells 220.000 boe per day 700 gathering stations 23,700 km in-field pipelines
crude oil and condensate production in 2007: 4.54 mil tons proven oil and gas reserves of approximately 0.89 billion boe gas production in 2007: 5.75 billion cm Petrom owns 17 onshore and 2 offshore exploration blocks, with a total surface of 59,450 km2
Almost no young or middle aged supervisors to take over when the senior DSV will retire
Not enough company men for the number of wells planed to be drilled at that time (300 wells/year)
Higher computer and English knowledge
Faster in adapting to international standards
42-47y, 10%
48-52y, 12%
52-57y, 6%
58-62y, 4%
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Average Age - 50 years
Why there was a need for young engineers?
So, the season of the fall began
What is our background? Engineering.
Any drilling graduates?
Yes, but just 2.
Why only 2 drilling engineers?
Engineering diploma ensures that you are capable of engaging in complex technical tasks. Further knowledge can be developed from here on.
Well Academ y Applicants
No. Last Name First name Genderm/ fem.
1 Ene Adrian Robert m2 Prisacaru Florina f3 Marinoiu Constantin m4 Stanciu Lucian m5 Podareanu Dragos m6 Banu Stefan Adrian m7 Dumitrescu Lucian m8 Moldoveanu Bogdan m9 Stan Viorel George m
10 Dragomir Viorel m11 Dancescu Alexandru m12 Zarnescu Andrei m13 Dumitru Bogdan Mihai m14 Trentea Sebastian m15 Poteca Bogdan Marian m16 Paun Adrian Viorel m17 Popina Bogdan m18 Stefan Ioan-Alexandru m19 Cazacu Bogdan m20 Negoi Adrian m21 Maxim Plekhanov m
Trainees
Program
For the first two years the course was split in two months of courses at the UPG (University of gas and petroleum) with UPG’s professors
The average course lasted for one week, but some of them were shorter or lengthier.
The courses ended with an exam for which 70 % of a total of 100% was required to pass it
Module 1 / content Module 2 / content Module 5 / content1 English 1 Physics 1 Compl.Basics,Dsgn&Running2 Petroleum History 2 Fluid Dynamics & Hydraulics 2 Artificial Lift 3 Geology & Reservoir Basics 3 Chemistry 3 Gas Compl.&Sour Gas Op.4 Drilling & Prod.Eng.Basics 4 Electricity 4 Hydraulic Fracturing Treatments5 HSE Basics 5 Appl.Basic Sciences-Drlg/WO Ex. 5 Acidizing Treatments6 Team Building Event 6 Information Technology 6 Introd.Surface Prod.Facilities
7 Measurements Technics8 Quality management
Module 3 / content Module 4 / content 9 Workover technics1 Drawworks,Masts,Substructures 1 Drillpipe & BHA Design 10 Fishing Operations2 Prime Movers 2 Drilling Fluids incl. Lab 11 Wireline and Slick Line Op.3 Top Drives & Rotaries 3 Wellbore Hydraulics 12 Hydr.Workovers/Snubbing Op.4 Mud Pumps 4 Casing & Tubing5 Mud Systems&Solids Control 5 Cementing Module 6 / content6 Field Trip 6 Drill Bits 1 Well Control and HP Work 7 Corrosion 7 Basic Well Logs 2 IWCF Course Ploiesti/Exam8 Project Management 8 Directional & Horizontal Drilling 3 Open&Cased Hole Well Test.Op.9 People Management 9 Coiled Tubing Operations 4 Offshore Drlg Platforms&Syst.
10 Communication etc. 10 Stuck Pipe 5 Petrom Standards&Procedures11 Location Management 11 Underbalanced Drilling 6 Drlg HSEQ, Envir.Compliance12 Economics 12 Drilling Contracts 7 Thesis Work
And two months at the well site which were divided into:
2 weeks at the wellsite and
2 weeks resting or office time
Program
Many were too theoretical and lack a connection with the practical experience
Outcomes and feedbacks for the courses
Best courses were done by trainers with some practical experience beside the theoretical knowledge
Everybody passed the exams
In some cases there was an initial fear that young engineers will be a near future replacement for senior supervisors, but it was not the case
The collaboration was useful for both parts dividing the tasks and exchanging knowledge
The tasks for young engineers grew over time in complexity until little assistance was necessary for most given tasks.
The key for success is reciprocal altruism, desire for self improvement and the sense of responsibility for any tasks at hand
At the of end of the shift the senior drilling supervisor would describe the activity of the junior DSVs and evaluate their activity
Outcomes and feedbacks wellsite
After two years the courses ended with a graduation thesis which was passed by all trainees.
It was followed by one whole year at the rig site for training purposes
The last year
The rest are drilling supervisors working in pairs with senior supervisors, with colleagues or other junior drilling supervisors.
What is the current status of the graduates?
5 of us at the office
The DSVs are responsible to finishing drilling the wells in safe conditions and that the real operations to reflect the planned one regarding quality, drilling time, drilling cost.
The KPI reflect the level of these achievement
Responsibilities and KPI’s
New Well Academy 2011-2013
New Well Academy - Feedbacks
2 course modules in Vienna for 2.5 months, 2 course modules in Romania for 2.5 months, 1 month IGD and 1 month for Well Academy project
In between courses around 2-3 months at wellsite.
More courses with people with practical and planning experience
Some negative feedbacks for UPG trainers regarding spoken English and presentation format which required changes in the trainers
UPG trainers best fitted for theoretical courses (physics, chemistry, etc)
Modules too long which affect the trainees learning capabilities
The pilot Well Academy seems to be a success in terms of quantitative help (i.e number of DSVs)
The qualitative help was provided by the English knowledge for the daily drilling reports and computer knowledge.
The real value will be seen in the long from the level of satisfaction of both the company and the DSVs
Most of the lessons learnt from pilot Well Academy were included in the next one
Conclusions
More courses with people with rig site or planning experience (implemented in the new Well Academy )
Increase time for some important courses
Include other courses (i.e borehole stability, coring…which was included in new Well Academy)
After coming from the wellsite the junior DSVs to spend some time in the office to get and to give feedback (also true for new Well Academy)
Recommendations
The End and Another Beginning
Any questions?