Course

Production Operations: 3/2-3/2023 (pm/am)

Ended Mar 3, 2023

Full course description

 

If you:

1)     Have difficulty with our registration process or want to register a group, please send a note to Tami Russell tamara.russell@unt.edu or call her at 940-783-7270 and she will register you.

2)       Would like to discuss the program, need more information, or would like to consider having this program in-house for your company, please email Jim Hoffman james.hoffman2@unt.edu.

Production Operations

(for the non-Technical)

The Fundamentals of Production Operations
How Production Operations Fit into both COST & REVENUE
How Optimizing Production Operations makes a difference to YOU!
Processes, Product, People and Procedures in completion and after the fluids leave the ground

Do you want to know, in just one day. . .

*    What all that production equipment is at a wellsite, how it works together and why we need it?
*    How Production Operations feed Revenue and Expenses?
*    What "enhanced recovery" is, the types and how it can stimulate production?
*    What a pumper, gauger and lease operator do and how automation has improved ROI?
*    How production is measured, monitored and improved both on the surface and below?
*    How production and reserves are related and how they affect the bottom line?
*    What all the buzzwords are about types of surface operations?
*    Where the fluids go and what happens to them after they emerge from the well?
*    If you are an accountant, what the services and products you are paying for actually do?
*    What can you tell your friends and neighbors about FRACKING?

When:   Wed., March 2(1:00-5:00CST) and Thur., March 3(8:30-12:30CST)
Where:  On your computer or tablet, wherever you have a good internet connection
Cost:   $299 per participant, including class materials
Program Level:  Basic
Delivery Method:  Group Internet Based (Virtual, Interactive-Live)
Prerequisites:  None
CPE Awarded 8 hrs
Area of Study:  Specialized Knowledge
Pre-Class PreparationNone

Who Should Attend:

·    New employees of an oil and gas company
·    Those in job functions other than in the field Production and Engineering
·    IT and Support Employees who interact with Production and Engineering
·    Land employees
·    Expense Side Accountants (A/P, JIB, AFE, Property)
·    Revenue Side Accountants (Production, Revenue, Reserves)
·    HR and Admin who support field operations
·    Company Recruiters
·    Petroleum Accountants (back office)                   

 Upon Completion of this program the following Objectives should be accomplished, with participants able to:

·    Explain the wellsite roles of personnel, equipment and expenditures
·    Explain surface and subsurface handling of well fluids and associated costs and benefits
·    Explain principles of Hydrocarbons, Reserves, Decline Curves and Production Operations
·    Explain the various options of well stimulation and remediation
·    Better interact with technical employees in both the field and the office
·    Perform Production Volume measurements and calculations
·    Explain how all of the above affects the bottom line of your company
·    Explain how automation & technology are changing the industry
·    Explain what you as an accountant are booking expenses for and why

 Key topics:

·    Fundamentals of Hydrocarbons
·    The Roles at the Production Site
·    Fundamentals of Reserves and Decline Curves
·    Enhancing Production
·    Reservoir Drive, Liquid Loading and reasons for Production Decline
·    Accounting Implications of Production Operations
·    Lease and Well Equipment and How it is Used
·    Movement of product on and off the Lease  
·    Measurement of Production Volumes
·    The Lease Operating Statement
·    New Automation developments

 

CPE & the Fine Print, Refunds and Cancellations: Requests for refunds must be received in writing two weeks prior to the program data and will be subject to a cancellation fee. No refunds will be granted after this 2-week period, but substitutes are allowed. For more information regarding refund, complaint, and/or program cancellation policies please contact our offices at 940.783.7270.   If you need CPE credit you can receive it for our virtual live programs EXCEPT IN NEW YORK and KANSAS! If you live in one of those states, please check with your state CPA society.      UNT DSI-PDX is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit.  Concerns regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors.  www.nasbaregistry.org