Pilot Well Academy 2008-2011

Popina Bogdan Marian – Drilling geologist engineer

About Petrom

Exploration and Production

Exploration and Production Services

Refining

Marketing

Gas, Power, Chemicals

Facts & Figures

Turnover: 3.683 mn EUR Employees: 34, 729 Total oil and gas production: 70,27 mn boe Refining: 5,92 mn tons Filling stations: - 550 in Romania, - 257 in Moldova, Bulgaria and Serbia

About Petrom

E&P OPERATIONS OF PETROM

292 oil & gas fields 350,000 km 2D seismic 16.100 wells 220.000 boe per day 700 gathering stations 23,700 km in-field pipelines

crude oil and condensate production in 2007: 4.54 mil tons proven oil and gas reserves of approximately 0.89 billion boe gas production in 2007: 5.75 billion cm Petrom owns 17 onshore and 2 offshore exploration blocks, with a total surface of 59,450 km2

Almost no young or middle aged supervisors to take over when the senior DSV will retire

Not enough company men for the number of wells planed to be drilled at that time (300 wells/year)

Higher computer and English knowledge

Faster in adapting to international standards

42-47y, 10%

48-52y, 12%

52-57y, 6%

58-62y, 4%

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Average Age - 50 years

Why there was a need for young engineers?

So, the season of the fall began

What is our background? Engineering.

Any drilling graduates?

Yes, but just 2.

Why only 2 drilling engineers?

Engineering diploma ensures that you are capable of engaging in complex technical tasks. Further knowledge can be developed from here on.

Well Academ y Applicants

No. Last Name First name Genderm/ fem.

1 Ene Adrian Robert m2 Prisacaru Florina f3 Marinoiu Constantin m4 Stanciu Lucian m5 Podareanu Dragos m6 Banu Stefan Adrian m7 Dumitrescu Lucian m8 Moldoveanu Bogdan m9 Stan Viorel George m

10 Dragomir Viorel m11 Dancescu Alexandru m12 Zarnescu Andrei m13 Dumitru Bogdan Mihai m14 Trentea Sebastian m15 Poteca Bogdan Marian m16 Paun Adrian Viorel m17 Popina Bogdan m18 Stefan Ioan-Alexandru m19 Cazacu Bogdan m20 Negoi Adrian m21 Maxim Plekhanov m

Trainees

Program

For the first two years the course was split in two months of courses at the UPG (University of gas and petroleum) with UPG’s professors

The average course lasted for one week, but some of them were shorter or lengthier.

The courses ended with an exam for which 70 % of a total of 100% was required to pass it

Module 1 / content Module 2 / content Module 5 / content1 English 1 Physics 1 Compl.Basics,Dsgn&Running2 Petroleum History 2 Fluid Dynamics & Hydraulics 2 Artificial Lift 3 Geology & Reservoir Basics 3 Chemistry 3 Gas Compl.&Sour Gas Op.4 Drilling & Prod.Eng.Basics 4 Electricity 4 Hydraulic Fracturing Treatments5 HSE Basics 5 Appl.Basic Sciences-Drlg/WO Ex. 5 Acidizing Treatments6 Team Building Event 6 Information Technology 6 Introd.Surface Prod.Facilities

7 Measurements Technics8 Quality management

Module 3 / content Module 4 / content 9 Workover technics1 Drawworks,Masts,Substructures 1 Drillpipe & BHA Design 10 Fishing Operations2 Prime Movers 2 Drilling Fluids incl. Lab 11 Wireline and Slick Line Op.3 Top Drives & Rotaries 3 Wellbore Hydraulics 12 Hydr.Workovers/Snubbing Op.4 Mud Pumps 4 Casing & Tubing5 Mud Systems&Solids Control 5 Cementing Module 6 / content6 Field Trip 6 Drill Bits 1 Well Control and HP Work 7 Corrosion 7 Basic Well Logs 2 IWCF Course Ploiesti/Exam8 Project Management 8 Directional & Horizontal Drilling 3 Open&Cased Hole Well Test.Op.9 People Management 9 Coiled Tubing Operations 4 Offshore Drlg Platforms&Syst.

10 Communication etc. 10 Stuck Pipe 5 Petrom Standards&Procedures11 Location Management 11 Underbalanced Drilling 6 Drlg HSEQ, Envir.Compliance12 Economics 12 Drilling Contracts 7 Thesis Work

And two months at the well site which were divided into:

2 weeks at the wellsite and

2 weeks resting or office time

Program

Many were too theoretical and lack a connection with the practical experience

Outcomes and feedbacks for the courses

Best courses were done by trainers with some practical experience beside the theoretical knowledge

Everybody passed the exams

In some cases there was an initial fear that young engineers will be a near future replacement for senior supervisors, but it was not the case

The collaboration was useful for both parts dividing the tasks and exchanging knowledge

The tasks for young engineers grew over time in complexity until little assistance was necessary for most given tasks.

The key for success is reciprocal altruism, desire for self improvement and the sense of responsibility for any tasks at hand

At the of end of the shift the senior drilling supervisor would describe the activity of the junior DSVs and evaluate their activity

Outcomes and feedbacks wellsite

After two years the courses ended with a graduation thesis which was passed by all trainees.

It was followed by one whole year at the rig site for training purposes

The last year

The rest are drilling supervisors working in pairs with senior supervisors, with colleagues or other junior drilling supervisors.

What is the current status of the graduates?

5 of us at the office

The DSVs are responsible to finishing drilling the wells in safe conditions and that the real operations to reflect the planned one regarding quality, drilling time, drilling cost.

The KPI reflect the level of these achievement

Responsibilities and KPI’s

New Well Academy 2011-2013

New Well Academy - Feedbacks

2 course modules in Vienna for 2.5 months, 2 course modules in Romania for 2.5 months, 1 month IGD and 1 month for Well Academy project

In between courses around 2-3 months at wellsite.

More courses with people with practical and planning experience

Some negative feedbacks for UPG trainers regarding spoken English and presentation format which required changes in the trainers

UPG trainers best fitted for theoretical courses (physics, chemistry, etc)

Modules too long which affect the trainees learning capabilities

The pilot Well Academy seems to be a success in terms of quantitative help (i.e number of DSVs)

The qualitative help was provided by the English knowledge for the daily drilling reports and computer knowledge.

The real value will be seen in the long from the level of satisfaction of both the company and the DSVs

Most of the lessons learnt from pilot Well Academy were included in the next one

Conclusions

More courses with people with rig site or planning experience (implemented in the new Well Academy )

Increase time for some important courses

Include other courses (i.e borehole stability, coring…which was included in new Well Academy)

After coming from the wellsite the junior DSVs to spend some time in the office to get and to give feedback (also true for new Well Academy)

Recommendations

The End and Another Beginning

Any questions?