Short course/CPD
Subsea Oil and Gas Exploitation
Course date: Please enquire
Course overview
To provide the student with a knowledge and understanding of the equipment and procedures employed in the exploration and production of offshore oil and gas.
Location
Course fee:
- £1400 - Standard. 20% discount for Cranfield alumni, 10% discount for colleagues of alumni
- £1340 - Professional/trade association discount
- £1280 - Multiple bookings*
*Minimum of five delegates.
Accommodation fee:
Accommodation is not included in the price.
How to register
To request a place on this course, please complete the online Registration Form.
If you have any queries please contact:
Academic Operations Unit.
T: +44 (0) 1234 754176
E: shortcourse@cranfield.ac.uk
F: +44 (0) 1234 751206
Cranfield University
Cranfield
Bedfordshire
MK43 0AL, UK
T: +44 (0) 1234 754176
E: shortcourse@cranfield.ac.uk
F: +44 (0) 1234 751206
Please be aware that short courses/CPD are subject to:
Booking ConditionsCourse description
- reservoir engineering: introduction, reservoir rocks - properties, reservoir fluids, rock-fluid interaction, phase behaviour of reservoir fluids, classification of reservoir fluids
- drilling: history, drilling systems, tubing programs, connectors, primary guidance, motion compensation, wellhead housings, running tools, templates and tiebacks, completion overview
- subsea production: fundamental requirements, hardware - trees, manifolds, flowlines, analysis of building blocks, subsea developments - examples, case studies, new technologies.
On successful completion of this course the delegate will:
- Have a basic understanding of (petroleum) reservoir engineering.
- Have a knowledge of the equipment needed and procedures practiced for the extraction of natural hydrocarbons (oil and gas) from offshore locations.
- Understand the problems encountered and potential dangers involved during the extraction of oil/gas.
- Understand how procedures/equipment have developed in order to minimise the potential dangers.
- Understand the requirements in terms of equipment for the production of oil and gas in offshore and subsea locations.
- Have an overview of the factors to be considered in the development of an offshore/subsea oil/gas field.
This short course is also a module associated with a Masters-level programme. For further information please click on the programme title directly above in the Quick navigation box.


