HDFR 105 - Fundamentals of Hydraulic Fracturing

Course Description
This training is designed for Engineers and Technologists in training and other oil industry personnel requiring advanced knowledge of the history, theories, operational fundamentals, materials and equipment pertinent to hydraulic fracturing. The course will also appeal to learners from outside the petroleum industry and those who are contemplating a career transition requiring a comprehensive overview of the technology.

Hydraulic fracturing learning topics include:

Applied geology
Basic reservoir engineering concepts
Well construction and integrity
Fracture treatment design
Field execution and real time treatment analysis.

The latest developments in numerical simulation technology, fracturing fluids, proppants and fracture mapping are also presented.

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