Oilfield 101 or Intro to Oil and Gas Course

[vengie]

Does anyone know of an Oilfield 101 or Intro to Oil and Gas course?
This would ideally be a 1-3 day course with a brief review of upstream, midstream, downstream.

With the complete lack of candidates out there, we have several new hires from outside the industry or brand new grads from various backgrounds.
My goal is to provide a base overview of the industry they are working in / understanding of "Why this happens".

I suppose worst case I can build something... but time or something.

[pheoxs]

I'd bet there's some good/free youtube series out there that could be found to plop them down and watch for a day or two if you can't find an actual course.

[killramos]

I feel like SAIT or MRU used to do something like this?

Don’t know any specifics.

Hire ExtraSlow to do it?

[sk8r3124]

https://rbnenergy.com/school-of-energy/r15/register

This is the course I took when I first started. Rotates between Calgary and Houston, next one up is in Houston.

[riander5]

Theres a shitload on UDEMY that are 20 bucks or so that would probably suffice instead of blowing 4-5k USD on a new hire and sending them to RBN

https://www.udemy.com/topic/oil-and-gas-industry/

[ExtraSlow]

This is absolutely something I can do. But I don't have a ore-made course for this, so there's some prep. Would need to charge full price likely.

Or I could point you to some YouTube's that are pretty good background.

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I doubt you'd be happy with that RB course or most other commercial ones.

[SJW]

This is what I got when I hired on with Schlumberger

https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/a-primer-of-oilwell-drilling-a-basic-text-of-oil-and-gas-drilling/264523/item/9543373/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=pmax_canada_high&utm_adgroup=&utm_term=&utm_content=&gclid=CjwKCAjwrranBhAEEiwAzbhNtVtVxhq0T_V9JvlsCD-O8B_vgLja0DqEI4WLRgPYmhQsnUTO3F8TXRoCTncQAvD_BwE#idiq=9543373&edition=4891597

[taemo]

This was at least 5-6 years ago but I remember our company sending a bunch of us to SAIT to attend a 1 or 2 day introduction to O&G.
contact SAIT and see if they can set one up for you.

[ExtraSlow]

Sait corporate training group is capable of it.

[Pacman]

This is absolutely something I can do. But I don't have a ore-made course for this, so there's some prep. Would need to charge full price likely.

Or I could point you to some YouTube's that are pretty good background.

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I doubt you'd be happy with that RB course or most other commercial ones.

What are the youtube ones you suggest? We are looking to hire some out of industry people and would be a good to have them sit down and watch some videos to see what they are getting themselves into.

[vengie]

This is absolutely something I can do. But I don't have a ore-made course for this, so there's some prep. Would need to charge full price likely.

Or I could point you to some YouTube's that are pretty good background.

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I doubt you'd be happy with that RB course or most other commercial ones.

I'll keep this in mind.
Our HR team is currently constructing the LMS for our company.
I'll see if they have budget to hire a contractor to build part of it.

[ExtraSlow]

Two very good youtube videos are here:
1) An old shell filmstrip, very old, but actually packed with amazing information. Still technically relevant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJFhO60pxFQ
2) this basic drilling and completions video. Very high level, but worth understanding.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjm5k6Kf-RU

Neither of these cover Hydraulic Fracturing, or any midstream or downstream stuff. But an intro to drilling and the basics of upstream.

[ExtraSlow]

3) Chesapeake Hydraulic Fracturing video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjP-K1VaI1k

[ExtraSlow]

I will reserve this space for 4) gathering system pipelines, 5) processing, 6) refineries 7) products made from oil and gas.

It may take some time to find all that. The ones above I've used previously in courses including the annual lectures I give at UofC.

[ExtraSlow]

Also, just as a general rule of thumb, however much classroom time you are requiring, the trainer will require 1-2x that to prepare if they have given the same course previously, 5x to write the course if there are no handouts required, and 10x or higher if you need high quality notes with references for each topic.

I once had the "opportunity" to prepare a 40 hour course on a highly technical topic, from scratch, and the customer requested detailed notes on the topic, with references and formulas. Basically a textbook. The course was for 18 senior engineers, and the offered rate was $1800, total. It would have been much less than minimum wage, I declined. I did hear that same group ended up hiring one of the established consulting firms in town, for around $20,000 for the same course without many notes. I know the guy who taught the course. The world of training is weird. I'm glad it's not my main day-job anymore, but I do enjoy it still when it works out.

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The SAIT folks have options. I have known some of thier trainers and they are a good bunch. You need to contact them for pricing.
https://www.sait.ca/business-and-industry/corporate-training/energy-and-environment

[Pacman]

The above shell video, NOW IN COLOR!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guFiQ87tg_s

[nicknolte]

There used to be a SAIT continuing education offering that was two-days and in-person. It was pretty comprehensive and relatively inexpensive ($500-600).

It doesn't appear in their course catalog anymore, but this looks like it might be similar:
https://coned.sait.ca/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=1027130&selectedProgramAreaId=1022677&selectedProgramStreamId=1022699

[themack89]

Making me curious if Oilfield wages have kept up w/ inflation. I seem to recall there was some institution that published standard wages for lease hand all the way to driller. Do they still do this?

[ExtraSlow]

Caoec has a standard hourly wage.

Here's what savanna has in a current job posting.
https://www.google.com/search?q=savanna+drilling+wages&oq=sqwanna+drilling+wages+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCAgBEAAYDRgeMgYIABBFGDkyCAgBEAAYDRgeMgoIAhAAGIYDGIoFMgoIAxAAGIYDGIoFMgoIBBAAGIYDGIoF0gEINjQ4MWowajmoAgCwAgA&client=ms-android-google&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=tldetailasync&htidocid=PDCdyYokS6QLRUYuAAAAAA%3D%3D&htiq=savanna%20drilling%20wages&htivrt=jobs


We are looking for Drillers, Derrickhands and Motorhands to join our team!

We are accepting resumes for all drilling rig positions in locations across Alberta such as Rocky Mountain House, Grande Prairie, Slave Lake and Edson. We are looking for experienced rig hands and eager to learn and advance in this fast-paced industry.

> Competitive Pay & Steady Work
> Earn BIG $$ with Overtime Pay – 12hr Rotational Shifts. Rotations are: 20/10 or 14/7 (project dependent)
> $195/ day Subsistence
Employee Referral Bonus up to $1500
>Company provided work gear including coveralls, hard hat and gloves (Employee Discount card for Safety Gear Purchases) and $250/yr safety boot allowance
> Committed to Employee Advancement with Green hand training and mentorship
> Company Paid Training
> Immediate Benefit Coverage
> Competitive Safety incentive Program
> Amazing company TFSA & Employee Stock Savings Plan with 150% employer match contribution

Wages:

Driller - $52.00/hr
Derrickhand - $45.50/hr
Motorhand - $40.00/hr
Floorhand - $38.00/hr
Leasehand - $37.00/hr

What you will need to work on a drilling rig:
• Legally eligible to work in Canada
• Be at least 18 years of age
• Possess a valid driver’s license and vehicle (travel to remote locations may be required)
• Possess valid H2S Alive certificate
• Have the means to financially support themselves for lodging/meals for non-camp/texas-camp (subsistence paid bi- weekly)
• Must be able successfully pass a Pre-Employment Testing (arranged by Savanna Drilling Recruitment Coordinator)

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $37.00-$52.00 per hour

Benefits:
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• RRSP match
• Vision care

Schedule:
• 12 hour shift

Supplemental pay types:
• Overtime pay

Work Location: On the road

[themack89]

Caoec has a standard hourly wage.

Here's what savanna has in a current job posting.

lol, that posting brings back some awful memories and some awfully good memories. But yeah for me back in 2008 I was at $27.50 as a leasehand. Inflation calculator says it should be around $37.75, so seems like its pretty darn close. That's nice to see.

I wonder how Gen Z likes it out there in the cold, if at all.

*Edit, now I'm wondering how my life would look if I kept doing MWD. I loved that job.

[ExtraSlow]

Rigs are not fully staffed. Most contractors have many openings.

[CompletelyNumb]

*Edit, now I'm wondering how my life would look if I kept doing MWD. I loved that job.

All these years later and I still get the occasional call to go back. Seems like staffing has been an issue since 2015.