Discipline Networks

Discipline Manager: Kevin Cuyler

Kevin Cuyler was with Halliburton for 18 years in various roles and multiple Product Service Lines (PSL) including: Baroid Fluid Services as both a Drilling Fluids Engineer and Technical Service Engineer, Training and Development Manager and Curriculum Development Manager for the global HR function, Global Technical Development Manager and Global Human Asset Manager for the Cementing Product Line. Kevin has also been a Curriculum Advisor for the Well Construction Discipline (7 years) and Halliburton Advisory Board Member to PetroSkills (3 years). He is currently the Director, Technical Division Operations at PetroSkills supporting the Technical Discipline Networks, Communities of Practice, Business Development, Technical Staff as well as Membership. Kevin continues to teach several courses at PetroSkills including Drilling Fluids Technology, Well Design Engineering, Drilling Practices and Basic Drilling, Completion and Workover Operation. Kevin is also the Discipline Manager for Petroleum Business, HSE and Multi-Discipline.

Key Discipline Course Offerings:

BASIC LEVEL COURSES

• Basic Drilling, Completion and Workover Operations (BDC)
• Basic Petroleum Engineering Practices (BE)
• Basic Petroleum Technology (BPT)
• Overview of Heavy Oil Resources (HOOV)
• Overview of the Petroleum Industry (OVP)

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL COURSES

• Evaluating and Developing Heavy Oil Resources (HOED)
• Evaluating and Developing Shale Resources (SRE)
• Operations Crew Resource Management (OCRM)

BASIC LEVEL MODULES

• E&P Industry and Asset Life Cycle

High-level Discipline Work Plan Activities (2022)

• Incorporating multiple facets of the PetroSkills Subsurface Engineer New Hire rotational program
• Incorporating facets of the “Financial Leadership for Non-Financial Managers” course

Tuesday, 18 January, 07:00-08:30 CST (GMT-6)

Discipline Manager: Matt Vanderfeen

Matt Vanderfeen is a veteran of the Energy Industry, having worked in senior leadership positions in both Upstream and Midstream market segments for Schlumberger, Weatherford, and Fugro. He spent 15 years in country management, technical services and global management roles in the Data and Information Management service line for Schlumberger.

Key Discipline Course Offerings:

FOUNDATION LEVEL COURSES

• Geomatics: Geodesy and Cartography - GEOM1
• Introduction to Machine Learning/Data Analytics for Subsurface Engineering and Geoscience Applications - IMLD
• Seismic Positioning Data Management - SPDM

High-level Discipline Work Plan Activities (2022)

Currently under discussion. Possibilities include:

• Release of CMAP v2.0
• Development of DM through DS end to end lifecycle workflow and development plan
• Access to foundation level Data Management training
• Development of advanced ML course
• Development of PetroAcademy modules

Currently Scheduled Discipline Network Meetings

January 18, 2022 (Virtual at Conclave)

Wednesday, 19 January, 08:00-11:00 CST (GMT-6)

Discipline Manager: Andy Harper

Petroleum geologist with 40 years of industry experience, including 21 years in E&P team of ARCO International, with assignments in Chile, Dubai, Norway, the UK and Indonesia, and as ARCO’s Resident Manager in Bogota, Colombia. Also worked as ARCO International Basin Studies Director and as Exploration Manager for Andean Basins. 

Worked 2001 - 2017 as Chief Geologist for China-based MIE Holdings Corp (MIEH), which has production in China, Kazakhstan, Canada and the US. Also served as CEO of MIE Jurassic Energy Corp, overseeing the MIEH Group’s operations in the US.

BA in Geology from Williams College and MS in Geology from University of Southern California. Certified as a Professional Geologist by the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists and AAPG Certified Petroleum Geologist.

Expertise in exploration, economics and risk assessment, clastic reservoirs and development geology.

Key Discipline Course Offerings:

BASIC LEVEL COURSES

• Basic Petroleum Geology (BG)

FOUNDATION LEVEL COURSES

• Carbonate Reservoirs (PCR)
• Computer-Based Subsurface Mapping (CSM)
• Geochemistry: Tools for Effective Exploration and Development (MGT)
• Horizontal Well Placement and Geosterring (HWP)
• Mapping Subsurface Structures (MSS)
• Petroleum Systems Analysis (PSA)
• Production Geology for Other Disciplines (PGD)
• Sandstone Reservoirs (SR)
• Structural Styles in Petroleum Exploration (ST)

INTERMEDIATE & SPECIALIZED LEVEL COURSES

• Analysis of Structural Traps in Extensional Settings (ESS)
• Basin Analysis Workshop: An Integrated Approach to the Exploration and Evaluation of Conventional and Unconventional Resources (BA)
• Compressional and Transpressional Structural Styles (CPST)
• Deep-water Turbidite Depositional Systems and Reservoirs (DWT)
• Development Geology (DG)
• Geochemical Techniques for Solving Reservoir Management and Field Development Problems (GTS)
• Integrated Carbonate Reservoir Characterization (ICR)
• Naturally Fractured Reservoirs: Geologic and Engineering Analysis (FR)
• Operations Geology (OG)
• Prospect and Play Assessment (PPA)

SKILL MODULE OFFERINGS

• Basic Petroleum Geology - 11 Skill Modules

High-level Discipline Work Plan Activities (2022)

EXISTING COURSE REVIEWS

Network review of the following existing courses by Geoscience Curriculum Advisors:

• Operations Geology (OG)
• Basic Petroleum Geology (BG)
• Naturally Fractured Reservoirs: Geologic and Engineering Analysis (FR)

COMPETENCY MAPS

1. Incorporate revisions based on planned updates to following Existing Courses:

• Operations Geology (OG)
• Structural Styles in Petroleum Exploration (ST)
• Analysis of Structural Traps in Extensional Settings (ESS)
• Naturally Fractured Reservoirs: Geologic and Engineering Analysis (FR)

2. Incorporate revisions based on the following Proposed New Course:

• Salt Tectonics in Hydrocarbon Exploration and Development (SALT) - Targeting PetroSkills Board Approval 1Q 2022.

NEW COURSE DEVELOPMENT

• Horizontal Well Placement and Geosteering (HWP) - Approved by PetroSkills Board 2Q 2021.
• Salt Tectonics in Hydrocarbon Exploration and Development (SALT) - Targeting PetroSkills Board Approval 1Q 2022.
• Geoscience of Unconventional Resources
• Applied Core Workshop - Unconventional Plays

Currently Scheduled Discipline Network Meetings

January 19, 2022 (Virtual at Conclave)

May 17, 2022

August 23, 2022

November 15, 2022

Wednesday, 19 January, 08:00-11:00 CST (GMT-6)

Discipline Manager: Tom J. Temples

30 years of experience in geology, geophysics, and instruction . Extensive experience in subsurface mapping, seismic stratigraphy, sequence stratigraphy, seismic interpretation, reserve estimation, risk assessment, petroleum geology, and geophysics. He is a former Vice President and Exploration Manager of an independent oil company, a Senior Geotechnical Advisor to the Department of energy and a Certified Petroleum Geologist and Geophysicist as well as a Professional Geologist.

Key Discipline Course Offerings:

BASIC LEVEL COURSES

• Basic Geophysics (BGP)

FOUNDATION LEVEL COURSES

• Seismic Imaging of Subsurface Geology (SSD)
• Seismic Interpretation (SI1)
• Seismic Velocities and Depth Conversion (SVDC)

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL COURSES

• AVO, Inversion, and Attributes: Principles and Applications (AVO)

SPECIALIZED LEVEL COURSES

• 3D Seismic Attributes for Reservoir Characterization (SARC)
• Advanced Seismic Stratigraphy: A Sequence-Wavelet Analysis Exploration-Exploitation Workshop (ADS)
• Applied Seismic Anisotropy for Fractured Reservoir Characterization (ASAF)
• Use of Full Azimuth Seismic and Microseismic for Unconventional Plays (FAMS)

SKILL MODULE OFFERINGS

• Basic Petroleum Geology - 11 Skill Modules

High-level Discipline Work Plan Activities (2022)

EXISTING COURSE REVIEWS

Network review of the following existing courses by Geoscience Curriculum Advisors:

• AVO, Inversion, and Attributes: Principles and Applications (AVO)
• Seismic Imaging of Subsurface Geology (SSD)
• Use of Full Azimuth Seismic and Microseismic for Unconventional Plays (FAMS)

COMPETENCY MAPS

• Update for new tools like PetroScan
• Update for data analytics skills for geophysicists

NEW COURSE DEVELOPMENT

• Integrating Relative Geologic Time, Structural Geology and 3D seismic for more effective stratigraphic develolpment
• Short focused mid-career courses

Currently Scheduled Discipline Network Meetings

January 19, 2022 (Virtual at Conclave)

May 18, 2022

August 24, 2022

November 16, 2022

Discipline Manager: Jeffry G. Hamman

Over 42 years of industry experience with Gulf (6), Chevron(5), Marathon (22), BP (6), and now Hamman Subsurface Consulting, LLC. Experience is nearly evenly split between production and technology organizations. While always officed in various parts of the US, reservoirs worked are highly varied in composition and properties and are located around the globe in a variety of depositional and tectonic settings. Fields have spanned the production life cycle from new discoveries to late-stage floods. Expertise is primarily focused on integrated reservoir characterization and management.

Key Discipline Course Offerings:

FOUNDATION LEVEL COURSES

• Coring and Core Analysis (CCA)
• Foundations of Petrophysics (FPP)
• Introduction to Fiber Optics for Well Surveillance (IFOS)
• Introduction to Geomechanics for Unconventional Reservoir (IGUR)
• Introduction to Machine Learning / Data Analytics for Subsurface Engineering and Geoscience Applications (IMLD)
• Geomechanics for Heavy Oil (HOGM)
• Mudlogging (MDLG)
• Well Log Interpretation (WLI)

INTERMEDIATE & SPECIALIZED LEVEL COURSES

• Applied Rock Mechanics (ARM)
• Capillarity in Rocks (CIR)
• Cased Hole Formation Evaluation (HS)
• Integration of Rocks, Logs and Test Data (ILC)
• Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Petrophysics (NMRP)
• Petrophysics of Unconventional Reservoirs (PUR)
• Shaly Sand Petrophysics
• Structural and Stratigraphic Interpretation of Dipmeters and Borehole-Imaging Logs (SSI)
• Wireline Formation Testing and Interpretation (WFT)

SKILL MODULE OFFERINGS

• Foundations of Petrophysics - 11 Skill Modules
• Geomechanics - 11 Skill Modules

High-level Discipline Work Plan Activities (2022)

EXISTING COURSE REVIEWS

Network review of the following existing courses by Geoscience Curriculum Advisors:

• Foundations of Petrophysics (FPP)
• Petrophysics of Unconventional Reservoirs (PUR)

COMPETENCY MAPS

1. Incorporate revisions based on planned updates to following Existing Courses.

• Foundations of Petrophysics (FPP)
• Petrophysics of Unconventional Reservoirs (PUR)

2. Incorporate revisions based on planned new Skill Modules

• Characterization of In-situ Stresses Fundamentals 
• Interpretation of Pressurized Fracturing Well Tests Core 
• Introduction and Overview of Petrophysics Core

3. Continue adding Geomechanical Skill Application

• Sand Production
• Borehole Stability and Drilling Design
• Subsidence
• Unconventional Reservoirs

NEW PROGRAM/TRACK DEVELOPMENT

• Petrophysics: Conventional Carbonates and Clastics, and Unconventional Reservoirs
• Geomechanics: Unconventional Reservoirs, Subsidence, Borehole Stability, Sand Production, and Heavy Oil

Currently Scheduled Discipline Network Meetings

January 19, 2022 (Virtual at Conclave)

May 17, 2022

August 23, 2022

November 15, 2022

Wednesday, 19 January, 13:00-14:30 CST (GMT-6)

Discipline Manager: Dr. Mohan Kelkar

Faculty member at University of Tulsa for more than 35 years; currently Chairman of Petroleum Engineering; has conducted research in reservoir characterization and modeling; also extensively consulted in the area of reservoir characterization and modeling; has published more than 60 refereed papers and has co-authored 3 books.

Key Discipline Course Offerings:

BASIC LEVEL COURSES

• Basic Reservoir Engineering (BR); Face-to-Face and Blended

FOUNDATION LEVEL COURSES

• Applied Reservoir Engineering (RE); Face-to-Face and Blended
• Well Test Design and Analysis (WTA)
• Reservoir Engineering for Other Disciplines (REO)
• Waterflooding A to Z (WF)
• Reservoir Fluid Properties (RFP)
• Enhanced Oil Recovery (ORE)

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL COURSES

• Capillarity in Rocks (CIR)
• Oil and Gas Reserves Evaluation (OGR)
• Integrated Reservoir Modeling (GRD)
• History Matching and Reservoir Optimization (HMRO)
• Reservoir Characterization (RC)
• Reservoir Management (RM)
• Unconventional Reservoir Resource Evaluation (URRE)
• Reservoir Management for Unconventional Reservoirs (RMUR)
• Reservoir Simulation Strategies (RSS)
• Reservoir Modeling of Heavy Oil Resources (HORM)

SPECIALIZED LEVEL COURSES

• Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery Fundamentals (EORC)
• Enhanced Oil Recovery with Gas Injection (EORG)
• Decline Curve Analysis (DCA)
• Gas Reservoir Management (GRM)
• New Opportunities in Old FIelds (NOF)
• Naturally Fractured Reservoirs (FR)
• Coalbed Methane Reservoirs (CMR)
• Streamlines: Applications to Reservoir Simulation, Characterization and Management (SRS)
• Horizontal and Multilateral Wells: Design and Analysis (HML1)

High-level Discipline Work Plan Activities (2022)

• Review of 5 existing face to face courses
• Conversion of RE course in modular format
• Conversion of Waterflooding A to Z in Petroacademy as module 
• Potential courses in IOR for Unconventionals

Currently Scheduled Discipline Network Meetings

January 19, 2022 (Virtual at Conclave)

May 9, 2022

September 14, 2022

November 16, 2022

Monday, 17 January, 13:30-15:30 CST (GMT-6)

Discipline Manager: James Bobo

40+ years in industry including 20+ years in Well Construction in all of the key job roles in a number of major basins in the L48. Currently Discipline Manager for Well Construction / Technical Program Manager for Track One/Two and Course Director for Managing Wellsite Operations and Fundamentals of Casing Design.

Key Discipline Course Offerings:

BASIC LEVEL COURSES

• Basic Drilling Technology (BDT)
• Basic Drilling, Completion, and Workover Operations (BDC)
• Casing and Cementing (CAC)

FOUNDATION LEVEL COURSES

• Drilling Fluids Technology (DFT)
• Drilling Practices (DP)
• Fundamentals of Casing Design (BCD)
• Primary Cementing (PCE)
• Stuck Pipe Prevention (SPP)
• Well Design and Engineering (WDE)

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL COURSES

• Cementing Practices (CEP)
• Deepwater Well Engineering (DWE)
• Directional, Horizontal, and Multilateral Drilling (DHD)
• Drill String Design and Optimization (DSD)
• Managing Wellsite Operations (MWC)

High-level Discipline Work Plan Activities (2022)

• Supplemented Track One with Crew Resource Management, Project Management and Business/Soft Skills
• Revised Directional, Horizontal, Multilateral Drilling (DHD), Well Design Engineering (WDE) and Drilling Fundamentals (Previously Drilling Practices)
• Full Implementation of Track One (Well Site Supervision) and Track Two (Well Planner) for Halliburton which allows all courses to be offered F2F or WebEx ILT. Program recap below:

Track One Program Content for Implementation of Drilling, Completion and Well Intervention Programs (Wellsite Supervisor focused)

• Unit One: Well Construction Foundations
• Unit Two: Descriptive Formation Fundamentals
• Unit Three: Onsite Fluid Management
• Unit Four: Casing and Cementing Operations
• Unit Five: Directional Drilling Operations
• Unit Six: Drilling Excellence Operations
• Unit Seven: Initial Completions and Well Testing Operations
• Unit Eight: Well Intervention Operations
• Unit Nine: Managing Wellsite Operations
• Unit Ten: Crew Resource Management (optional for Track Two)
• Unit Eleven: Reduction of Unplanned Events
• Unit Twelve: Business/Soft Skills (optional for Track Two)
• Unit Thirteen: Project Management for Upstream Field Development (Optional for Track Two)
• Unit Fourteen: Comprehensive Review, Capstone Exercise and Testing

Track Two Program Content for Design of Drilling, Completion and Well Intervention Programs (Well Planner Focused)

• Unit One: Pre-planning
• Unit Two: Drilling Fluids Design Workshop
• Unit Three: Casing Design Workshop
• Unit Four: Cementing Design Workshop
• Unit Five: Directional Drilling Design Workshop
• Unit Six: Drilling Excellence Design Workshop
• Unit Seven: Completions Design Workshop
• Unit Eight: Well Interventions Design Workshop
• Unit Nine: Target Setting and Cost Estimating

Monday, 17 January, 09:00-11:00 CST (GMT-6)

Discipline Manager: Mason Gomez

33 years of industry experience in multiple engineering and managerial positions with Shell, Halliburton, and PetroSkills. Work history includes Offshore and Unconventional assets, live-in expat assignments in Africa, Middle East, and Australia, technical positions in Completions, Production, Reservoir, and Well Construction. Currently acts as EVP of Technical Training for PetroSkills, and as Lead instructor for Completions and Workovers, as well as a qualified instructor for other courses in PCE, RE, WC.

Key Discipline Course Offerings:

BASIC LEVEL COURSES

• Surface Production Operations (PO3)
• Well Stimulation, Practical and Applied (WS) - some relevant modules in PetroAcademy

FOUNDATION LEVEL COURSES

• Artificial Lift Systems (ALS) - some relevant modules in PetroAcademy
• Completions and Workovers (CAW) - available in PetroAcademy
• Coiled Tubing Intervention (CTI)
• Downhole Remediation Practices for Mature Oil and Gas Wells (DRP)
• Production Operations 1 (PO1) - available in PetroAcademy
• Performance Analysis, Prediction and Optimization Using Nodal Analysis (PO2)
• Operations and Development of Surface Production Systems (PO4)
• Production Technology for Other Disciplines (PTO) - available in PetroAcademy
• Unconventional Resources Completion and Stimulation (URCS)
• Unconventional Resources Completion and Stimulation Diagnostics (URCSD)

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL COURSES

• Acidizing Applications in Sandstones and Carbonates (ASC) - some relevant modules in PetroAcademy
• Beam Pumps (BP) - some relevant modules in PetroAcademy
• Electrical Submersible Pumps (ESP) - some relevant modules in PetroAcademy
• Flow Assurance for Offshore Production (FAOP)
• Formation Damage: Causes, Prevention and Remediation (FD) - some relevant modules in PetroAcademy
• Gas Lift (GLI) - some relevant modules in PetroAcademy
• Gas Production Engineering (GPO)
• Gas Well Deliquification (GWD)
• Hydraulic Fracturing Applications (HFU) - some relevant modules in PetroAcademy
• Water Management in Heavy Oil Resource Operations (HWOM)
• Production Chemistry (OGPC)
• Plunger LIft (PLS)
• Production Logging (RMP)
• Sand Control (SNDC) - some relevant modules in PetroAcademy
• Artificial Lift for Unconventional Wells (ALUW)

SPECIALIZED LEVEL COURSES

• Advanced Hydraulic Fracturing (AHF)
• Horizontal and Multilateral Wells: Completions and Stimulation (HML2)

High-level Discipline Work Plan Activities (2022)

• Handover from Ricardo Solares to Mason Gomez, so 2022 is a year of transition
• Looking to establish a new workplan during 2022 conclave meetings
• Would like to recruit a few more CAs
• What helps you (the CAs and CA member companies) the most?
• Programs

Currently Scheduled Discipline Network Meetings

January 2022 (Virtual at Conclave)

TBD

Wednesday, 19 January, 09:00-10:30 CST (GMT-6)

Discipline Manager: Kindra Snow-McGregor

Registered P.E. with an M.S. and B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering and Petroleum Refining with over 25 years’ experience in the Oil and Gas Industry. She is the course director for G4 and all G4 derivative courses and is responsible for the quality and content of all courses in her discipline.  She is an active senior / lead instructor for both Gas Processing, and Operator Training sessions. Prior to joining PetroSkills, she has served as technical lead on several significant projects in gas processing for clients such as BP, ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, Occidental, QatarGas, and XTO. Currently she also serves on the Board of Directors for the GPSA Midstream, as well the Editorial Review Board for the GPSA Engineering Data Books, the GPSA Membership Committee, and the GPSA Advocacy Committee. She has published ten technical papers at international conferences and is co-inventor on two technology patents in the gas processing industry.

Key Discipline Course Offerings:

PetroSkills Competency Maps Managed

• Oil and Gas Process Facilities (combined)

High-level Discipline Work Plan Activities (2022)

• Identify and Evaluate New Courses Required (Energy Transition) 
• Review Updated Oil and Gas Processing CMAP (Water Treating Updates)
• Course Update and Review : G4 LNG – Gas Conditioning and Processing – LNG Focus
• Course Update and Review : G-29 – LNG Short Course 
• Course Review: PF-81- CO2 Surface Facilities 
• Course Review: LCEO – Low Carbon Energy Options

Monday, 17 January, 09:00-11:00 CST (GMT-6)

Discipline Manager: Ron Frend

14 years with Shell Tankers (UK), 6 years with SIPC in Oman and 26 years running own consultancy in Oil & Gas industry and manufacturing.  Carrying out training in conjunction with consultancy since 2005 in Middle East, Europe, Asia, Australasia and North America. Developed advanced vibration analysis techniques now adopted throughout industry. Consultancy services include design, troubleshooting and maintenance of rotating and static equipment, maintenance management audits and optimization. M.Sc. C/E

Key Discipline Course Offerings:

FOUNDATION LEVEL COURSES

• Fundamentals of Pump and Compressor Systems (ME-44)
• Piping Systems - Mechanical Design and Specification (ME-41)
• Risk Based Inspection (REL-61)

SPECIALIZED LEVEL COURSES

• Compressor Systems - Mechanical Design and Specification (ME-46)
• Mechanical Specification of Pressure Vessels and Heat Exchangers (ME-43)
• Process Plant Reliability and Maintenance Strategies (REL-5)
• Turbomachinery Monitoring and Problem Solving (ME-62)

High-level Discipline Work Plan Activities (2022)

• Rebuild of ME-62 Centrifugal Compressors
• Build blended modules for Mechanical Engineering

Currently Scheduled Discipline Network Meetings

January 19, 2022 (Virtual at Conclave)

April 18th

July 11th

October 24th

Wednesday, 19 January, 09:30-11:30 CST (GMT-6)

Discipline Manager: Jason Pingenot

28 years experience in IC&E design, engineering and commissioning. 4 years operating company experience with Encana Oil and Gas as Group Lead for IC&E central engineering group responsible for project support and standards development. 24 years engineering consulting, 3 years in ownership role. Currently Engineering Lead Specialist at Sigit Operating Company, LLC in Denver, CO. DM for IC&E discipline since June 2016 as well as an instructor with John M. Campbell / Petroskills since 2012.

Key Discipline Course Offerings:

BASIC LEVEL COURSES

• Instrumentation, Controls and Electrical Systems for Facilities Engineers (ICE-21)

FOUNDATION LEVEL COURSES

• Electrical Engineering Fundamentals for Facilities Engineers (E-3)
• Instrumentation and Controls Fundamentals for Facilities Engineers (IC-3)
• National Electrical Code Workshop (NEC-1)
• Power System Design Fundamentals for Electrical Engineers (M124V) - Currently only for Shell, public version forthcoming in 2022

SPECIALIZED LEVEL COURSES

• Flow and Level Custody Measurement (IC-73)
• Practical PID Control and Loop Tuning (IC-74)

High-level Discipline Work Plan Activities (2022)

• Develop IC&E Curriculum Advisor Network.
• IC&E Network meetings to direct, review and approved CMAP and Course Updates
• Assign and Coordinate Course Director roles for the discipline
• CDI tool evaluation of current courses
• Course Director “mapping review” of courses to Discipline CMAP.
• Update and review of current course offerings with focus on additional a renewables content within the discipline
• Design and Implementation of Career Development ‘Programs’ for identified job roles to provide guidance and development activities to support career development
• Development additional Blended Modules particularly in Electrical Discipline
• Conversion of Shell M124V Electrical Engineering Course into a Public Offering

Currently Scheduled Discipline Network Meetings

January 19, 2022 (Virtual at Conclave)

April 19th (Tentative)

July 19th (Tentative)

October 18th (Tentative)

Wednesday, 19 January, 14:00-15:30 CST (GMT-6)

Discipline Manager: Paul Monaghan

Paul Monaghan is a Technical Consultant and Director of  Midstream Business Development at PetroSkills. Paul joined John M. Campbell & Company in 2010 as a Technical Consultant prior to its acquisition by PetroSkills in late 2012. He left in 2015 to be COO of a training and development company, returning to PetroSkills in 2020. Paul is presently responsible for expanding competency development solutions and content for pipeline, terminal, gas processing, LNG, and related Midstream customers. In the past, Paul has worked for information technology and consulting companies that delivered operational excellence, asset reliability, workforce development, and organizational effectiveness solutions in the petroleum, energy, and heavy manufacturing industries. Paul holds a Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy.  

He qualified as Engineer Officer of U.S. nuclear submarines.

Key Discipline Course Offerings:

FOUNDATION LEVEL COURSES

• Onshore Pipeline Facilities - Design, Construction, and Operations (PL-42)
• Offshore Pipeline Design and Construction (PL-43)

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL COURSES

• Flow Assurance for Offshore Production (FAOP)
• Terminal and Storage Facilities (PL-44)

BLENDED COURSES

• Pipeline Engineering, Construction, and Operations (PEC)

High-level Discipline Work Plan Activities (2022)

• Revitalize Quarterly Discipline Network Meetings
• Recruit CAs (currently none)
• Recruit additional Pipeline Owners and Operators into Alliance
• Update PL43
• Leverage Honeywell Collaboration to expand Pipeline Training Programs for Operators, Crafts, and Engineers
• Build inventory of GWEs for Pipeline OQ Covered Tasks
• Develop interest in CSP to develop Pipeline Control Center Training Program
• Develop interest in CSP to develop Pipeline Field Operator Training Program
• Gauge interest in development of course on Pipeline Infrastructure, Regulations, and Business Future for business managers and analysts

Currently Scheduled Discipline Network Meetings

January 20, 2022 (Virtual at Conclave)

Late May 2022 (Tentative)

October 2022 (Tentative)

Monday, 17 January, 10:00-11:30 CST (GMT-6)

Discipline Manager: Bill Finch

With PetroSkills since July, 2018. Bill has 30 years of experience with Shell (and Texaco), starting as a process engineer, but his passion for operations evolved his experience into a full career as an Operations Manager over many upstream and midstream assets that include gas plants, gas pipelines, batch NGL pipelines, underground salt dome storage, onshore production (Permian) and Canadian Oil Sands. Bill also spent time in Shell’s HQ as Deputy Head of Surface Faculty, Learning and Development .

Key Discipline Course Offerings:

BASIC LEVEL COURSES

• Oil and Gas Processing Facilities for Operations and Maintenance (OT-1)
• Applied Maintenance Management

FOUNDATION LEVEL COURSES

• Gas Production / Processing for Operations and Maintenance (OT-3)
• NGL Fractionation and Cryogenic NGL Recovery for Operations and Maintenance (OT-42)
• LNG Facilities for Operations and Maintenance (OT-43)
• Fractional Distiallation Crude Oil (OT-44)
• Crude Oil Pipeline Operations (OT-50)
• Maintenance Planning and Work Control (OM-41)
• Effective Maintenance Shutdowns (OM-43)

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL COURSES

• Turnaround, Shutdown and Outage Management (TSOM)

High-level Discipline Work Plan Activities (2022)

• Create Maintenance Tech CMAP
• Update Upstream Midstream Operations (Operator) CMAP

Currently Scheduled Discipline Network Meetings

January 19, 2022 (Virtual at Conclave)

April 19th (Tentative)

July 19th (Tentative)

October 18th (Tentative)

Tuesday, 18 January, 07:00-08:30 CST (GMT-6)

Discipline Manager: Kevin Cuyler

Kevin Cuyler was with Halliburton for 18 years in various roles and multiple Product Service Lines (PSL) including: Baroid Fluid Services as both a Drilling Fluids Engineer and Technical Service Engineer, Training and Development Manager and Curriculum Development Manager for the global HR function, Global Technical Development Manager and Global Human Asset Manager for the Cementing Product Line. Kevin has also been a Curriculum Advisor for the Well Construction Discipline (7 yrs) and Halliburton Advisory Board Member to PetroSkills (3 yrs). He is currently the Director, Technical Division Operations at PetroSkills supporting the Technical Discipline Networks, Communities of Practice, Business Development, Technical Staff as well as Membership.

Kevin continues to teach several courses at PetroSkills including Drilling Fluids Technology, Well Design Engineering, Drilling Practices and Basic Drilling, Completion and Workover Operation.  Kevin is also the Discipline Manager for Petroleum Business, HSE and Multi-Discipline.

Key Discipline Course Offerings:

FOUNDATION LEVEL COURSES

• Safety Management Systems (SMS) - in progress
• Spill Control and Remediation Engineering (SCRE)

PetroSkills Competency Maps Managed by this Network

• HSE Combined Skills CMAP
• HSE Security and Resilience

High-level Discipline Work Plan Activities (2022)

• Will be reviewing skill requirements for Guided Work Experiences (GWEs)
• Blended Learning opportunities in HSE
• Course reviews in 2022:
  • Spill Control and Remediation Engineering (SCRE)
  • Completion of course - Safety Management Systems (SMS)

Currently Scheduled Discipline Network Meetings

January 18, 2022 (Virtual at Conclave)

Q2 2022

Q3 2022

Q4 2022

Tuesday, 18 January, 10:00-11:30 CST (GMT-6)

Discipline Manager: Carlton Jensen

Mr. Carlton Jensen is the Project Management Discipline Manager for PetroSkills. He has extensive experience in project management, project controls, risk management and engineering in both upstream and downstream energy industry. He leverages knowledge gained from working on megaprojects in the United States, Canada, China, Asia-Pacific, North Sea, and Middle East regions. He has worked 40+ years developing business processes and training for Project Management Systems, Project Controls and Value Improving Practices (VIPs). Additionally, he was a Strategic Decision and Risk Analysis (D&RA) consultant certified at Stanford University. He received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University, and M.S. in Management from Houston Baptist University.

Key Discipline Course Offerings:

FOUNDATION LEVEL COURSES

• Project Management in Upstream Field Development (FPM2)
• Petroleum Project and Program Management Essentials (P3ME)
• Facility Project Management - Blended (FPM4)

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL COURSES

• Project Controls for Owners and Contractors (PC21)
• Petroleum Project Management (PPM)
• Project Management for Engineering and Construction (FPM22)
• Brownfield Project Management (FPM42)
• Risk Management for Upstream Projects (PMRM)
• Construction Management for Project Professionals (FPM64)
• Petroleum Project Changes and Claims Workshop (PPCC)
• System Completion, Commissioning and Startup (CSU)
• Managing Non-Technical Risks (MNTR)
• Turnaround, Shutdown and Outage Management (TSOM)

SPECIALIZED LEVEL COURSES

• Advanced Project Management I
• Advanced Project Management II
• Advanced Project Management Workshop

High-level Discipline Work Plan Activities (2022)

• Grow the PM Network (3 to 4 additional CAs needed)
• Complete development of FPM4-Blended (11 modules, 1/2 day each)
• Evaluate need for a program that addresses Engineering Management for Petroleum Projects
• Validate CMAP 1st and 3rd quarter
• Audit PM courses for quality
• Identify projects of interest to CAs

Currently Scheduled Discipline Network Meetings

January 18, 2022 (Virtual at Conclave)

Q2 2022

Q3 2022

Q4 2022

Tuesday, 18 January, 07:00-08:30 CST (GMT-6)

Discipline Manager: Kevin Cuyler

Kevin Cuyler was with Halliburton for 18 years in various roles and multiple Product Service Lines (PSL) including: Baroid Fluid Services as both a Drilling Fluids Engineer and Technical Service Engineer, Training and Development Manager and Curriculum Development Manager for the global HR function, Global Technical Development Manager and Global Human Asset Manager for the Cementing Product Line. Kevin has also been a Curriculum Advisor for the Well Construction Discipline (7 yrs) and Halliburton Advisory Board Member to PetroSkills (3 yrs). He is currently the Director, Technical Division Operations at PetroSkills supporting the Technical Discipline Networks, Communities of Practice, Business Development, Technical Staff as well as Membership.

Kevin continues to teach several courses at PetroSkills including Drilling Fluids Technology, Well Design Engineering, Drilling Practices and Basic Drilling, Completion and Workover Operation.  Kevin is also the Discipline Manager for Petroleum Business, HSE and Multi-Discipline.

Key Discipline Course Offerings:

BASIC LEVEL COURSES

• Essential Leadership Skills for Technical Professionals (OM-23)
• Essential Technical Writing Skills (ETWS)
• Expanded Basic Petroleum Economics (BEC)
• Managing Non-Technical Risks (MNTR)
• Negotiating Skills for the Petroleum Industry (NSPI)

BASIC LEVEL MODULES

• Cash Flow (in progress)
• Decision Analysis Process (in progress)
• Oil and Gas Pricing (in progress)
• Risk and Uncertainty (in progress)
• Production Forecasting (in progress)
• Economic Decision Tools (2022)
• Finance and Owndership (in progress)
• Petroleum Industry Accounting (in progress)
• Budgeting (2022)
• Value of Control (2022)
• Judgements and Bias (2022)
• Bayes' Rule (2022)

FOUNDATION LEVEL COURSES

• Contracts and Tenders Fundamentals (SC-41)
• Cost Management (CM)
• Economic Evaluation of Prospects and Producing Properties (EPP)
• Economics of Worldwide Production (EWP)
• Effective Materials Management (SC-42)
• Managing and Leading Others (MLO)
• Meeting Management and Facilities (MMF)
• Petroleum Finance and Accounting Principles (PFA)
• Petroleum Risk and Decision Analysis (PRD)
• Presentation Skills for the Petroleum Industry (PSPI)
• Team Building for Intact Teams (TB)
• Team Leadership (TLS)

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL COURSES

• Cost/Price Analysis and Total Cost Concepts in Supply Management (SC-64)
• Inside Procurement in Oil and Gas (SC-61)
• International Petroleum Contracts (IPC)
• Making Change Happen: People and Process (MCPP)
• Strategic Procurement and Supply Management in the Oil and Gas Industry (SC-62)
• Supplier Relationship Management (SC-63)

SPECIALIZED LEVEL COURSES

• Advanced Decision Analysis with Portfolio and Project Modeling (ADA)

PetroSkills Competency Maps Managed by this Network

• Distribution Logistics
• Landman
• Petroleum Business
• Petroleum Professional Development
• Strategic Supply Chain
• Supply Logistics

High-level Discipline Work Plan Activities (2022)

• Competency Map Reviews:
  • Incorporation of existing soft skills in competency development across various disciplines and Job Roles
  • Review of Landman CMAP
• Course Reviews:
  • OM-23 (Essential Leadership Skills for Technical Professionals)
  • MLO (Managing and Leading Others)
  • TLS (Team Leadership Skills)
• Integration of Petroleum Business skills, courses and CMAPS to Mid-Career needs of the alliance members
• “Packaging and Direction” of Petroleum Business courses going forward with modules
• Supply Chain courses and CMAP reviews by Alliance Members

Currently Scheduled Discipline Network Meetings

January 18, 2022 (Virtual at Conclave)

Q2 2022

Q3 2022

Q4 2022