Course course

Understand Oil & Gas Operations: From Exploration to Production

Understand how oil and gas fields are discovered, evaluated, developed, and operated. Follow the journey from exploration to production through plain-language lessons, illustrated diagrams, practical examples, knowledge checks, and a fictional field case. Eight self-paced lessons, about 5 to 6 hours. No technical degree or oilfield experience required.

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What you will be able to do

• Distinguish upstream, midstream, and downstream activities
• Explain why a promising exploration result still needs appraisal and commercial evaluation
• Describe the roles of drilling fluids, casing, cement, and well barriers
• Distinguish MWD, LWD, wireline logging, and well testing at an introductory level
• Trace produced fluids from a well through separation and onward handling
• Calculate simple water cut, uptime, and illustrative gross oil revenue
• Identify common operating hazards and the limits of a beginner's authority

Course outline

1. 01Start here: Interactive course