In order to accomplish this, the course will be structured such that an actual property set will be utilized and the class will work through evaluating these properties from start to finish over the 2-day period. In addition, other terms and evaluation methods will be discussed along the way.

While open to anyone, the course is designed with the non-engineer, non-field, person in mind. It would be perfect for Assistants, Engineering/Geological/Land Technicians or support and Accountants, working directly in, or peripherally around, property evaluation groups.

“We have registered with the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy as a CPE sponsor. This registration does not constitute an endorsement by the Board as to the quality of our CPE program .” Eligible for 14 CPE credits
Prerequisite: None
Delivery Method: Group-Live
Program Level: Introductory
Preparation: None
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
June 19 - 20, 2012
Course# G145 114Q: In-State; Fee: $430
Course# G146 114Q - In-State with CPE Credits; Fee $445
Course# G147 114Q - Out of State with CPE Credits; Fee $470
Tuesday and Wednesday
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Fee: $430; Out of State: $455
1.4 CEU's
Instructor: J. T. (Tommy) Lent, Jr. obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from Texas Tech University in 1975. He began his career with El Paso Exploration Company (later Meridian Oil/Burlington Resources) in Midland, Texas. He also worked with Parker & Parsley (now Pioneer) and Graham Resources Ltd. His positions have ranged from various production and drilling capacities, Regional Production Manager and Reservoir Engineering Manager. He is currently Executive VP, as well as a partner, of CrownQuest Operating, LLC of Midland, Texas. CrownQuest is an independent drilling and producing oil and gas company, operating about 700 wells, with field offices in Farmington, New Mexico, and Coahoma, Texas in addition to the corporate office in Midland. He has had various industry experiences split between operations and reservoir/investment evaluation. He has been a registered Professional Engineer within the State of Texas since 1982 and a member of the Society of Petroleum engineers since 1972. Mr. Lent is a third generation oilman (his father was a geologist in the Permian Basin since 1950 and his grandfather a geologist in south Louisiana beginning in 1925). Tommy has built and maintained significant relationships and contacts throughout the Permian Basin.

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THE OILFIELD FROM PLANNING TO PLUGGING Register Now
(PTRT2015)
Course Description:
This basic course provides an overview of all phases of oilfield operations. The attendees will be introduced to leases, geology, drilling, completing, and producing wells. The class is ideal for non-technical people wanting to learn “the big picture,” to broaden their oilfield knowledge, and to learn the value and importance of methods used in the oilfield and some ways to improve them. Topics include: Finding the Prospect, Leasing the Land, Drilling the Well, Logging and Testing, Casing and Cementing the Well, Completing the Well, Additional Wells, Producing Equipment, Producing Operations, and Plug and Abandonment.

Objective:
The instructor is to present an overview of the terminology and applications used in exploration, drilling, and producing an oilfield, and the attendees should learn these terms and develop an understanding of the various activities that take place during the life of an oilfield.

We have registered with the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy as a CPE sponsor. This registration does not constitute an endorsement by the Board as to the quality of our CPE program.

*Eligible for 16 CPE credits.

Prerequisites: None
Delivery Method: Group-Live, PowerPoint, Slide Show, and DVD
Program Level: Beginning
Preparation: None

Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
July 31 - August 1, 2012
Course# G149 114Q - In State - $430
*Course# G150 114Q - In State with CPE Credits - $445
*Course# G151 114Q - Out of State with CPE Credits - $470
Tuesday and Wednesday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
1.6 CEU's
Instructor: T. E. Gill is a petroleum consultant in Midland, Texas. His work experience includes 30 years of service in drilling, production engineering, facility design and operation, and engineering supervision with subsidiaries of Chevron Corp. in Texas, Oklahoma, Venezuela, Trinidad, Columbia, and the Rocky Mountains. Mr. Gill is a registered professional engineer in Texas and a member of SPE and NACE. He holds a B.S. in chemistry from Midwestern University and a B.S. in petroleum engineering from The University of Texas.

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COMPUTER PLOTTING OF LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS FOR THE LAYMAN Register Now
(ITSW1058)

The seminar is designed to give the student a better understanding of the language of legal descriptions. It gives suggestions on handling "problem" or incomplete descriptions. This Seminar is best done in a computer lab, giving students "hands-on" experience. N/ET Deed Plotter is used in the Seminar for illustrative purposes.

•  Discussion of terms involved with metes and bounds descriptions (bearings and distance, curves, azimuths, etc.)   Many hours devoted to Curves issues.
•  Understanding metes and bounds descriptions and inputs to the computer.
•  Merging multiple parcels, with both sections and metes and bounds formats.
•  Calculating areas and closure precision of individual parcels, measure overlaps or gaps.
•  Calculating net areas on multiple tracts as "keeps & exceptions"
•  Solving for one unknown.
•  Dealing with poorly written or incomplete descriptions.
•  Entry of text for labeling.
•  Deed Conversion - reading descriptions directly from word processors
•  Analyze non-closing tracts
•  Drawing easements from Centerline or baseline descriptions and calculating easement areas.
•  A history of the U.S. Rectangular Survey System - aka PLS - Public Lands Survey System (Townships, Ranges & Sections)
•  Connecting parcels to PLS Sectional Monuments
•  "Draw Tract with the Mouse" - free hand in a fence or pond, etc., or "click" around an overlap or gap
•  Saving files for CAD &/or GIS use with .DXF formats or as a .WMF format for word processors
•  Obtaining Geo-Referenced & Google Earth Images to use as Background

This program has been accredited for 8 RL/RPL continuing education credits, 8 CPL recertification credits.

Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
April 2, 2012
Course# G087 113Q
Monday
7:45 am - 5:15 pm
Fee: $375; Out of State: $400
.8 CEU's
Instructor: Michael C. Johnson, of Casper, WY, had been a commercial real estate appraiser more than 30 years, (retired MAI),  using, reading and drawing legal descriptions for appraisal and custom mapping.  Mike has been associated with the Deed Plotter (now NET Deed Plotter) program writer since 1987 and the All Topo Maps programmer since 2000, in sales and support of these programs   He has taught seminars all over the USA since 1996.

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ALL TOPO MAPS - GENERAL SOFTWARE TRAINING Register Now
(ITSW1058)
The primary objective of the seminar is to give the student (as a user of paper - printed USGS topographic maps), the skills and tools to deal with digital USGS topo maps & GPS (Global Positioning System). Therefore, allowing them to draw and find land parcels, with several different coordinate systems (Latitude / Longitude, UTM and State Plane) AND also draw Public Survey Aliquot parts. In Public Land states, where there are Sections, Townships, Ranges and PMs, this is the way lands are indexed.

By way of a brief overview of this seminar, the whole 1st half is dedicated to teaching the student ONE way to:

•  setup the system options
•  find the right map
•  creation and management of Annotation Source files
•  using the "best" cursor for you desired task
•  create a new custom Big Topo Map
•  drawing parcels ( or lines in general ) via freehand and snapping on corners drawing straight lines between
•  drawing sectional Aliquot parts via PLS (Public Land Survey ) Tool and PLS Magnet tool
•  adding text / map labels
•  printing and much more

The 2nd half of the seminar is "fleshing out" the "one way" skeleton that was presented in the 1st half with some of the many options to the basic steps previously completed, AND the use of many other tools. There are so many different ways to get the same task done, one of the options might suit a student better than another, therefore the options are discussed.

This program has been accredited for 8 RL/RPL continuing education credits, 8 CPL recertification credits.
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
April 3, 2012
Course# G088 113Q - In State
Course# G130 113Q - Out of State
Tuesday
7:45 am - 5:15 pm
Fee: $375; Out of State: $400
.8 CEU's
Instructor: Michael C. Johnson, of Casper, WY, had been a commercial real estate appraiser more than 30 years, (retired MAI),  using, reading and drawing legal descriptions for appraisal and custom mapping.  Mike has been associated with the Deed Plotter (now NET Deed Plotter) program writer since 1987 and the All Topo Maps programmer since 2000, in sales and support of these programs   He has taught seminars all over the USA since 1996.

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SEISMIC-MICRO TECHNOLOGY
www.seismicmicro.com

If you are interested in attending any of SMT classes, please contact the PPDC at 432-683-2832.

COMPLETE 2d/3d PAK INTERPRETATON
This course is designed to get you well on your way to understanding and using 2d/3dPAK. The course stresses development of SMT software skills by progressing through a basic seismic interpretation workflow and then advancing to gridding algorithms and has you experience our new flex grid among other new 8.3 features. This course is not intended to teach entry-level interpretation skills or definitions.
The class includes hands-on workstation exercises and covers the following topics:
•  Using the new KINGDOM Splash Screen, creating Authors, and using PAKnotes
•  The use and function of the Project Tree (Graphical Data Manager), including how to create a Work Tree
•  How to select and navigate through 2D and 3D Seismic data
•  Seismic Mistie Analysis using both bulk and interactive methods
•  Fault Interpretation - using both assigned and unassigned faults
•  Horizon Interpretation - utilizing different horizon picking methods including 2DHunt, Polygon Hunt and Horizon Snap to create time and amplitude surfaces
•  The generation and use of Fault Polygons
•  KINGDOM horizon and grid calculators, their parameters and uses
•  Creating and editing contours
•  Gridding algorithms and parameters
•  Time to Depth Conversion using several different methods NOTE: This course prepares the participant to use PAKnotes, create work trees, display and mistie correct seismic data, interpret and manage faults and horizons, grid and contour well and seismic data, and perform depth conversions.

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EXPLORING IN THE 3D WORKSPACE (VuPAK)
This course is designed for the experienced geoscientist. VuPAK is an interactive 3D visualization tool, which enables the interpreter to work with cultural, horizon, well, fault, surface and 2D and 3D seismic data more efficiently and effectively within a visualization framework. VuPAK is designed to be used with 2d/3dPAK (using either or both 2D and 3D data), AVOPAK, RSA, EarthPAK and TracePAK.
This course uses hands-on workstation exercises to address the following topics:

NOTE: At the end of this course participants will be able to create cubic volumes of seismic data, post wells and design proposed well locations, interpret horizons and faults in the 3D volume.

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SYNTHETICS - LINKING WELLS AND SEISMIC (SynPAK)
SynPAK is an easy-to-use application designed to help the interpreter create and manipulate synthetic seismograms. This course assumes that the user has basic interpretation skills and understands the significance of using synthetic seismograms to tie well interval data to seismic interpretation. Attendees should be moderately skilled in using the KINGDOM software.
This course uses hands-on workstation exercises to address the following topics:
•  Differences between log data, seismic data, and uses for synthetic seismograms
•  How to generate a basic synthetic
•  Time-Depth curve calculation
•  Creating velocity logs and log conversions
•  Selecting parameters and generating wavelets
•  Manipulating the synthetic
•  The Walden-White and Wiener-Levinson methods of trace extraction
•  Correlating synthetics with seismic data

For more information go to www.petroskills.com
BASIC DRILLING, COMPLETION AND WORKOVER OPERATIONS
For a detailed outline of the course, Click here
To register contact: www.petroskills.com or call (800) 821-5933. Fee is paid directly to PetroSkills
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
May 21 - 25, 2012
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee: $3,570 Paid directly to PetroSkills
Instructor: Mr. Richard Schroeder (click here for bio)
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NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN OLD FIELDS
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To register contact: www.petroskills.com or call (800) 821-5933. Fee is paid directly to PetroSkills
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
May 21 - 25, 2012
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee: $3,870 Paid directly to PetroSkills
Instructor: Mr. Curt Golike (click on names for bio)
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DIRECTIONAL, HORIZONTAL, AND MULTILATERAL DRILLING
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To register contact: www.petroskills.com or call (800) 821-5933. Fee is paid directly to PetroSkills
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
June 4 - 8, 2012
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee: $3,670 Paid directly to PetroSkills
Instructor: Mr. Richard S. Carden (click here for bio)
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PRODUCTION OPERATIONS 1
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To register contact: www.petroskills.com or call (800) 821-5933. Fee is paid directly to PetroSkills
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
June 18 - 29, 2012
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee: $6,350 Paid directly to PetroSkills
Instructor: PetroSkills Specialist
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NATURAL FRACTURES IN HYDROCARBON RESERVOIRS - Register Now
(PTRT 2010)
This class is designed to provide the industry geologist and engineer with a working knowledge of fracture characteristics and variability as they affect production in hydrocarbon reservoirs. This is a hands-on, applied course in fracture interpretation, description, analysis, and effects. The two-day course starts with an exercise in which students assess samples of different types of fractured rock and core. We return to these samples half way through the course to show students the salient features that most missed earlier but can now recognize. Other hands-on exercises include assessing fracture strikes in oriented core, assessing fracture distributions and intensities from core data, utilizing our teaching collection of over 50 fracture samples from the outcrop and the subsurface. Various types of fractures, including regional and structure-related fractures will be discussed, as well as the distributions of fractures in different lithologic and structural settings. The course will also expose students to the characteristics of the most common types of fractures, how to measure and assess fracture populations, and their likely effects on reservoirs. Students will learn to distinguish natural from induced fractures in core, how to determine the reliability of a core-orientation survey, and how reasonable fracture datasets can even be collected from archived, incomplete, un-oriented core. The course includes examples from numerous field and subsurface case studies.

BASIC WELL LOG ANALYSIS Register Now
This three day course will cover the basic principles of what the various open-hole well logs measure and how they are used in the evaluation of a potential reservoir. After a short introduction to well logging principles two well logs (Cretaceous Glen Rose and Frontier Sandstone) will be analyzed starting with the determination of formation temperature (Tf) and the correction of resistivity to Tf. Course will continue with discussion of the different types of well logs, and how the logs are used in the analysis of the two examples. During discussion of the different types of well logs a well site check list for log quality control will be presented. The two examples will be analyzed in detail which will include the following:

GLEN ROSE: Rw from SP, Lithology, Porosity, Pore Type, Resistivity, Archie Water Saturation, Bulk Volume Water, Moveable Hydrocarbons, and Ratio Water Saturation.

FRONTIER: Vcl from SP, GR, and Neutron-Density, Porosity, Effective Porosity, Archie Water Saturation, Bulk Volume Water, Moveable Hydrocarbons, Ratio Water Saturation, and Shaly Sand Analysis.

Each method used in the detailed analyses of the two examples will be outlined before the course participant does the calculations. In addition to standard well logging suites the application of the Dielectric and Magnetic Resonance Imaging logs will be presented. The last subject will be a short outline of methods to analyze and evaluate gas-bearing shales. At the end will be six problems with answers that the course participant can analyze and check for the results.

Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
August 13 - 15, 2012
Course# G171 114Q
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Monday - Wednesday
Fee: $775; Out of State $800
2.4 CEU's
Instructor: George Asquith, Ph.D. Pevehouse Chair of Petroleum Geology. He is a Professor of Geosciences and co-director of the Center for Applied Petrophysical Studies at Texas Tech University. Twenty- five years of petroleum industry experience that included research geologist Atlantic-Richfield Co., staff geologist ALPAR Resources, chief geologist Search Drilling Co., district geologist Pioneer Production Corp., and project leader Mesa Limited Partnerships. He has published one hundred and twenty publications, including 5 books in the fields of petrophysics, carbonate and clastic sedimentation/petrology, and computer geology. Dr. Asquith received the Distinguished Service Award from the WTGS 1999, and the Distinguished Lecturer for the Society of Professional Well Log Analysts (1991-1992 and 1994-1995). He was a lecturer for the AAPG Subsurface Carbonate Depositional Modeling School (1980-1986) and received the Monroe Cheney Science Award from the Southwest AAPG 2001.

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LOG ANALYSIS OF HYDROCARBON-BEARING SHALES - NEW Register Now

This is a one day course that will include background material on hydrocarbon-bearing shales, methods of evaluation, and case studies of both gas and oil bearing shales. In addition the students will be provided an EXCEL spreadsheet plus digital data from organic shale in order to do log analysis on their laptop computer. They will first determine the degree of thermal maturity from the log data in order to determine if they are going to use the EXCEL spreadsheet for oil or gas. The analysis will include how the geologist/engineer can vary values in the EXCEL spreadsheet for changes in matrix and clay mineralogy and how these changes affect OOIPstb or OGIPscf calculations.

Who Should Attend: Geologists and Engineers working on the evaluation of hydrocarbon-bearing shales

Prerequisite: A basic knowledge of Well Log Analysis

Learning outcomes: The geologists and engineers should be able to do log analysis including volumetric calculations on hydrocarbon-bearing shales using a standard logging suite.

Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
August, 16, 2012
Course# Pending (please enter "pending " on the registration form)
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday
Fee: $475; Out of State $500
.8 CEU's
Instructor: George Asquith, Ph.D. Pevehouse Chair of Petroleum Geology. He is a Professor of Geosciences and co-director of the Center for Applied Petrophysical Studies at Texas Tech University. Twenty- five years of petroleum industry experience that included research geologist Atlantic-Richfield Co., staff geologist ALPAR Resources, chief geologist Search Drilling Co., district geologist Pioneer Production Corp., and project leader Mesa Limited Partnerships. He has published one hundred and twenty publications, including 5 books in the fields of petrophysics, carbonate and clastic sedimentation/petrology, and computer geology. Dr. Asquith received the Distinguished Service Award from the WTGS 1999, and the Distinguished Lecturer for the Society of Professional Well Log Analysts (1991-1992 and 1994-1995). He was a lecturer for the AAPG Subsurface Carbonate Depositional Modeling School (1980-1986) and received the Monroe Cheney Science Award from the Southwest AAPG 2001.

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HYDRAULIC FRACTURING - Taught by Dr. Michael Economides - Register Now
(PTRT2015)
Who should attend: Engineers working with well stimulation and completions in the petroleum industry. Petroleum engineers or engineers with petroleum engineering experience are preferred. There is a presumption that participants have had petroleum production engineering exposure.

Learning Outcomes: Training in a comprehensive course on hydraulic fracturing that includes both practical and fundamental aspects. Participants will understand the salient theories of production enhancement, rock and fracture mechanics, fluids and proppants, and all the important issues of fracture propagation and post-treatment evaluation. Practical information is supplied throughout the course based on the instructor's substantial experience in field operations worldwide. Particular emphasis is given to optimized design. Unique and custom-made design software is part of the course.

Textbook: Economides, M. J., and Martin, T., Modern Fracturing, hardbound, Energy Tribune, 2008 will be provided with the class.

Day 1
AM
Introduction to hydraulic fracturing
Production or injection enhancement
PM
Production mechanism, optimization
The Proppant Number and its significance
“Pushing the limits” of hydraulic fracturing

FUNDAMENTALS OF DIRECTIONAL DRILLING Register Now
(PTRT2010)
Who should attend:
Engineers, Consultants, Geologists, Rig Managers, Drillers, and anyone else interested in increasing their basic knowledge with regard to directional work

This class will cover the history of Directional Drilling and provide exposure to the basics associated with directional and horizontal drilling:

•  Benefits and disadvantages of directional work will be discussed along with numerous applications.

•  Basic BHA design, well configurations, and well trajectory will be explained in addition to types of tools utilized.

•  Tools discussed will be bits, down-hole mud motors and MWDs.

•  The basics of directional data, tool-face orientation, overview of well planning and some basic calculations will be covered as well.

An opportunity will be provided for students to observe the actual building of a MWD tool and mudd motor.  

Learning Outcomes:
A greater understanding of basic BHA design, as well as an increased understanding of well configurations, and well trajectory.  An increased understanding of basic calculations associated with directional drilling along with tool selection.
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
June 25 - 27, 2012
Course# G170 114Q
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Monday - Wednesday
Fee: $1,295; Out of State $1,320
1.8 CEU's
Instructor: Mark Bland is currently Operations Manager for a Directional Drilling Service Company, and is responsible for overseeing operations and supervision of directional drilling, MWD and motor shop. Prior to that, he was a directional driller and MWD engineer. Mark has experience in multilateral horizontal wells, short radius horizontal wells, utilizing anti-collision data for multi well pads, Power Drive and Power V Rotary Steerable Services, planning, executing and managing all aspects of a directional job, drilling in underbalanced and temperatures exceeding 300 degrees. He has also performed as a well site geologist, including management of technical information, identifying formations while monitoring/recording drilling fluid properties and recording drilling parameters. Mark graduated from Angelo State University in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science Degree, and from Sul Ross State University in 1999 with a Master's Degree in Education.

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PRACTICAL DRILLING FLUIDS TECHNOLOGY Register Now
(PTRT2010)
This course is designed for drilling engineers and supervisors, toolpushers, drilling fluids technologists, chemical sales personnel, laboratory fluids technologists and anyone desiring more knowledge of drilling fluid operations. It is not designed for mud engineering basic training. In this course, participants will learn the importance of drilling fluids (muds) and how they are applied on the rig.
•  Learn the functions, properties and the API/ISO standards for drilling fluids

•  Learn how a field mud engineer tests and reports rig data

•  Become familiar with the relative accuracy and repeatability inherent in testing muds

•  Become familiar with testing equipment and procedures

•  Learn drilling fluid formulations and additives for water-based, salt-based and non-aqueous fluids as well as for special application drilling fluids

•  Become familiar with drilling fluid additives – clays, polymers, weight materials and surfactants

•  Learn how contaminants effect drilling fluids and how to take corrective action against contamination

•  Learn drilling fluids rheology and annular hydraulics with practical hands-on exercises

•  Become familiar with drilling fluid engineering topics - lost circulation, stuck pipe, lubricity, and wellbore stability

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LAND

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PETROLEUM LAND MANAGEMENT Register Now
(PTRT 1000)
A Petroleum Land Management class designed for Landmen, Lease and Title Analysts, Division Order Analysts, Land Technicians, Attorneys, Landowners, Royalty Owners and anyone seeking to enter the industry or gain more education and knowledge about the industry from a land perspective. This information packed two day course teaches the nuts and bolts of Mineral Ownership Rights beginning with distinctions in real property ownership to running title in the county courthouse to understanding and negotiating key provisions of the oil and gas lease to promoting producing properties.

Class participants will gain ‘hands-on' experience in running the Chain of Title, a critical skill for landmen, by performing a basic title search through the use of abstract books and official public records at the County Courthouse. Once the ownership interest is determined a complete review f the various aspects of an Oil And Gas Lease, including an analysis of specific terms such as the habendum clause, Mother Hubbard Clause and Savings Clauses plus a review of the most commonly negotiated terms and amendments including Surface Use Amendments, Pugh Clause, Favored Nations Clauses and Deductions clauses will be provided and a calculation of leasehold interests will be presented.

Finally the course will focus on the management of producing properties including various leasehold calculations and “1/3 for ¼ promotes.” A MUST for anyone seeking a better understanding of the land side of the oil and gas industry.


Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)

Instructor: Alyce Boudreaux Hoge is an attorney, a Certified Division Order Analyst and a Certified Professional Lease and Title Analyst. She was admitted to the State Bars of Texas and Louisiana and has over 20 years experience in the oil and gas industry. Alyce received her Bachelor of Arts in History at Centenary College of Louisiana. She received her Juris Doctorate from Louisiana State University Law School. In 2006, Alyce founded Resource Legal Training, a company dedicated to meeting the training needs of attorneys and land professionals. Her popular seminars and webinars are offered nationally. She also offers in-house seminars that are customized to the company needs. Current clients include Dominion Exploration & Production, Inc., EOG Resources, Marathon Oil and Noble Energy, to name a few. Her speaking style is described as “humorous and informative” and Alyce is fond of saying she gives “Legal advice with Cajun spice.” Come see why many consider her training to be the BEST in the industry!

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HOW TO BUY AN OIL AND GAS LEASE - NEW! Register Now
(PTRT 1000)
This one day class will provide a solid understanding of the more common provisions and the legal significance of an oil and gas lease and will focus on negotiating key clauses more likely to spell disaster for the oil company if the landman screws it up. The course is broken down into termination, savings and administration clauses and special attention is paid to surface use limitations and surface use agreements and often requested “Pugh Clauses,” “Continuous Drilling Clauses” and limitations on the “Shut-in Royalty Clause” and “Pooling Clause.” Students will develop a strategy and engage in leasing negotiations with a family with some pretty tough demands.

COURSE OBJECTIVE:
This course will prove very useful for those who are engaged in leasing, lease administration, due diligence and lease interpretation. Anyone successfully completing this course should be more effective and efficient in working with, interpreting, and negotiating the oil and gas lease and related documents such as assignments, farmouts and joint operating agreements simply because they will more clearly understand the lease.

AUDIENCE:
This is an ideal course for landmen, mineral owners, division order analysts, land secretaries, lease, title analysts, lawyers, land record specialists, land techs and anyone charged with better understanding and interpreting the oil and gas lease.

The class will emphasize simple practical techniques for effective negotiation sessions and will use a workshop approach to solve actual “real world” problems faced by those engaged in leasing, interpreting and administering leases.

Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
May 22, 2012
Course# G165 113Q
Tuesday
Fee: $300 Out of State: $325
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
.7 CEU's
Instructor: Dr. Patrick Fitzgerald, Ph.D., Ed.D., J.D. practices law with the firm Fitzgerald & Associates with offices in Dallas and Oklahoma City where his practice includes various areas of law related to the oil and gas industry. Concurrently, he is a Distinguished Visiting Industry Expert in Energy Management and Petroleum Land Practices in the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver where he regularly offers courses in the Petroleum Land Practices Certificate program. He is also a Visiting Scholar in Finance in the Price College of Business at the University of Oklahoma and a Lecturer in Energy Finance with the University of Colorado Denver where he teaches the graduate course “ Financial Management & Hedging in the Global Energy Markets .” At Texas Christian University, he is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Geology, Energy and the Environment within the College of Science and Engineering and teaches in the Petroleum Land Practices Certificate program. He also teaches a variety of land and energy classes for the McGuire Energy Institute in the Cox School of Business of Southern Methodist University and for the American Association of Petroleum Landmen. For many years, he has been a lecturer in various areas of land management for Midland College's Petroleum Professional Development Center. Dr. Fitzgerald is the author of two soon to be published "must have" texts: The Petroleum Landman's Deskbook to be released at the end of August 2011 and Farmouts , to be released at the end of December, 2011. Both will be made available by the American Association of Petroleum Landmen (AAPL) where Fitzgerald is  a regular contributor to Landman , a bi-monthly publication of the AAPL.

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FARMOUTS: CRITICAL CONCEPTS AND PRACTICES YOU MUST KNOW Register Now
(PTRT 1000)

COURSE OBJECTIVE:
This course will prove very useful for those who are working in negotiating, interpreting, and administering farmout and lease agreements and other arrangements impacted by the farmout agreement such as JOAs, AMIs and Exploration Agreements. It should be very useful to those engaged in due diligence who want to better evaluate their risk and expectations when they take a position subject to a Farmout.

AUDIENCE:
Landmen, Contract Negotiators, Contract Specialists, Attorneys, Paralegals, Accountants, Division Order Analysts, Members of the Land Support Team, especially lease analysts, "Joint Account" Billing, and Audit Personnel, Financial Analysts, Investors, Engineers, Geologists, Management, Production Personnel who need to know the ins and outs of oil and farmout agreements.

WHAT PARTICIPANTS CAN REASONABLY EXPECT TO LEARN:
At the completion of this program, students will be able to explain the history of the "Farmout Agreement" and how it is typically defined and distinguished from other relationships. Students will become more aware of the problems and pitfalls of the many choices available when negotiating Farmouts. Students will understand requirements for validity and how particular Farmout agreements and terms have been used and misused.

his class is a mix of lecture and group workshops including actual negotiations of farmout agreements from both the Farmor and Farmee perspective

Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
May 21, 2012
Course# G164 113Q
Monday
Fee: $300 Out of State: $325
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
.7 CEU's
Instructor: Dr. Patrick Fitzgerald, Ph.D., Ed.D., J.D. practices law with the firm Fitzgerald & Associates with offices in Dallas and Oklahoma City where his practice includes various areas of law related to the oil and gas industry. Concurrently, he is a Distinguished Visiting Industry Expert in Energy Management and Petroleum Land Practices in the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver where he regularly offers courses in the Petroleum Land Practices Certificate program. He is also a Visiting Scholar in Finance in the Price College of Business at the University of Oklahoma and a Lecturer in Energy Finance with the University of Colorado Denver where he teaches the graduate course “ Financial Management & Hedging in the Global Energy Markets .” At Texas Christian University, he is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Geology, Energy and the Environment within the College of Science and Engineering and teaches in the Petroleum Land Practices Certificate program. He also teaches a variety of land and energy classes for the McGuire Energy Institute in the Cox School of Business of Southern Methodist University and for the American Association of Petroleum Landmen. For many years, he has been a lecturer in various areas of land management for Midland College's Petroleum Professional Development Center. Dr. Fitzgerald is the author of two soon to be published "must have" texts: The Petroleum Landman's Deskbook to be released at the end of August 2011 and Farmouts , to be released at the end of December, 2011. Both will be made available by the American Association of Petroleum Landmen (AAPL) where Fitzgerald is  a regular contributor to Landman , a bi-monthly publication of the AAPL.

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ADVANCED CONCEPTS IN ANALYZING & CURING TITLE REQUIREMENTS IN OIL & GAS TITLE OPINIONS (including Federal Fee Lands) Register Now
(PTRT1000)
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
This course will prove very useful for those who are working, or seek to work, with the compilation, interpretation and use of title opinions. Anyone engaged in due diligence, valuations, and interpretation of title issues, title curative work or deal structuring. It is ideal for landmen, land techs, lease title analysts, attorneys, investors, lenders and management who want and need to know more about how best to prepare and utilize title opinions for maximum success as we go about the critical task of identifying and curing defects,

WHAT PARTICIPANTS CAN REASONABLY EXPECT TO LEARN:
There are relatively few resources to aid the landman in review of title opinions. The issues that must be resolved by the title examiner and the landman will, of course, overlap. The same considerations which a title examiner must take into account when examining title are also involved when a landman analyzes a title opinion and determines whether adequate, alternative, curative measures exist for a particular requirement or whether curative action can be postponed or a requirement safely waived. Both the landman and the title examiner can benefit from a close look at the mechanics and organization of a title opinion.

In this course, students learn the following critical matters: The purpose of a title opinion, whether it is for lease acquisition, drilling, division order, security, or production purchase purposes and how the different types of opinions will control the format of the opinion, the information reported in the opinion, and what title defects lead to title requirements.

Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
May 23, 2012
Course# G166 113Q
Wednesday
Fee: $300 Out of State: $325
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
.7 CEU's
Instructor: Dr. Patrick Fitzgerald, Ph.D., Ed.D., J.D. practices law with the firm Fitzgerald & Associates with offices in Dallas and Oklahoma City where his practice includes various areas of law related to the oil and gas industry. Concurrently, he is a Distinguished Visiting Industry Expert in Energy Management and Petroleum Land Practices in the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver where he regularly offers courses in the Petroleum Land Practices Certificate program. He is also a Visiting Scholar in Finance in the Price College of Business at the University of Oklahoma and a Lecturer in Energy Finance with the University of Colorado Denver where he teaches the graduate course “ Financial Management & Hedging in the Global Energy Markets .” At Texas Christian University, he is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Geology, Energy and the Environment within the College of Science and Engineering and teaches in the Petroleum Land Practices Certificate program. He also teaches a variety of land and energy classes for the McGuire Energy Institute in the Cox School of Business of Southern Methodist University and for the American Association of Petroleum Landmen. For many years, he has been a lecturer in various areas of land management for Midland College's Petroleum Professional Development Center. Dr. Fitzgerald is the author of two soon to be published "must have" texts: The Petroleum Landman's Deskbook to be released at the end of August 2011 and Farmouts , to be released at the end of December, 2011. Both will be made available by the American Association of Petroleum Landmen (AAPL) where Fitzgerald is  a regular contributor to Landman , a bi-monthly publication of the AAPL.

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LAND AND LEASING - OIL AND GAS Register Now
(PTRT 1000)
For secretaries, lease analysts, geologists, engineers, and managers. Topics include: prospect acquisition, prospect lead/initial land check, takeoff, leasing and leases, surface agreement, farmouts/farmins. Drilling the prospect: title opinion/abstract acquisition/curative, offset support - dry hole, bottom hole, acreage contribution, option farmouts, exploration agreements, joint operating agreements. Interests and Computation of Interest: mineral interest, royalty interest, overriding royalty interest, leasehold interest - net revenue interest, working interest, net profits interest, production payment. Getting Paid: division order title opinion, division orders, payment, 100% indemnity.

Learning Objectives and Student Outcome:
To provide a concise reasonably comprehensive overview of the land side of oil and gas as it applies to exploration, title, leasing, drilling, production, and revenue for a wide range of persons...secretary's, engineers, geologists, interested persons as well as inexperienced land men... students should have the nuts and bolts and more. Probably too simplified for experienced land men and attorneys, although many have attended previous classes and seem to leave with some new viewpoints.
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
July 19, 2012
Course# G168 114Q
Thursday
Fee: $250; Out of State: $275
8:00 am - 4:30 pm (1.5 hrs for lunch)
.7 CEU's
Instructor: G. Ernest Gilkerson, President of Midland Oil and Gas Inc.

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INTERNET RESOURCES FOR LAND PROFESSIONALS
(ITNW1007)
Hands-on, online computer Internet course geared to landmen, geologists, and engineers. Participants will learn where information traditionally limited to the Courthouse and Government offices is now available online and in your office rather than hundreds of miles and dollars away. You will go to websites where the County Clerk's records are online in selected counties, as well as to pay websites that contain the information. In addition, you will learn how to locate individuals, both dead and alive, and search production records.
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
April 13, 2012
Course# G103 113Q: In-State
Course# G109 113Q: Out-of-State
Friday
Fee: $250; Out of State: $275
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
.7 CEU's
Instructor: Alan H. Morgan, CPL . Alan is the founder and currently Vice President-Land of Remora Oil Company and Access Exploration Corp. Remora provides internet land services across the United States. He graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a BA degree in Government and a BBA degree in Petroleum Land Management. Alan began his career as a landman with Texaco Inc. and subsequently worked as a landman for Border Exploration Company, Mesa Petroleum Company, and International Oil and Gas Corporation. He served as an adjunct professor in the Petroleum Land Management Program at the University of Houston-Downtown. Alan has served in numerous positions in the Houston Association of Professional Landmen, including president, second vice president, director, and chairman of the publications and ad hoc computer committees. He was recognized with the 1989 AAPL Education Award and 1994 Special Award. As assistant chairman of the AAPL Education Committee, Alan developed a presentation “Internet Resources for Land Professionals.” Internet tools that Alan identifies revolutionized the manner in which field landmen traditionally performed their functions. He was recognized as the 2001 AAPL Landman of the Year for his efforts.

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UNDERSTANDING AND FILING OF RAILROAD COMMISSION FORMS AND PROCEDURES Register Now
(PTRT1091)
This class is designed for the student whose business requires knowledge of the Railroad Commission of Texas filing procedures. It will cover an overview of drilling, completions, and production forms used by the RRC. The class will discuss the online filing of the drilling permit as well as the completion forms.
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
May 15, 2012
Course# G072 113Q
Tuesday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee: $275; Out of State $300
.7 CEU's
Instructor: Linda Derryberry, retired from the Railroad Commission of Texas in Austin after 38 years. Over the years her jobs included the production area as well as the P-5 organization area. During the late 1970s she moved to the proration department where she handled proration for oil districts 08 and 8A. Over the last ten years Linda was the oil proration trainer for new employees in all the areas of the department, as well as the assistant supervisor. She coordinated the Regulatory EXPO and seminars around the state. She also taught in the Forms and Procedures classes and helped develop the Forms and Procedures Manual used in these classes. Upon her retirement, she started working in regulatory consulting and is currently the owner of Linda Derryberry Consulting, LLC based in Austin Texas. Linda earned a BS from Texas State University.

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RAILROAD COMMISSION GAS WELL REGULATION Register Now
(GEOT1000)

Course Description: “Railroad Commission Gas Well Regulation” provides knowledge and practical tools for dealing with the Railroad Commission's regulatory requirements for gas well completion and production. Gas well allowables and appropriate responses to Commission violation letters are covered. Detailed filing approaches to real-life regulatory situations are presented in a workshop setting.

Course Objectives: Primary objectives of the course are to provide an overall understanding of the Commission's regulatory scheme related to gas wells while providing everyday examples of filing requirements. Providing practical applications of increased knowledge of gas well compliance requirements is the primary focus of the class. Online filing of completion forms and production reports will not be covered.

Student Outcomes: Participants will gain a better understanding of Railroad Commission (RRC) rules, procedures, and filing requirements for gas completions and subsequent filings. With a more complete grasp of Commission requirements, students can more efficiently handle RRC gas well compliance issues.


Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Course# G077 113Q
May 16, 2012
Wednesday
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Fee: $175; Out of State $200
.4 CEU's
Instructor: Dorsey Twidwell, is currently the Senior Regulatory Specialist for PGH Petroleum & Environmental Engineers, L.L.C., petroleum, environmental, and regulatory consulting firm in Austin, Texas. Dorsey recently retired from the Railroad Commission of Texas after nearly thirty years of state service. He finished his career as an Assistant Director in the Oil and Gas Division in charge of Administrative Compliance. Dorsey was the Proration Unit Manager for many years prior to his final position and traveled extensively for the RRC teaching Proration at seminars across the state. During his Railroad Commission career, Dorsey worked on such diverse projects as online filing systems, gas proration rule revisions, and integration of the oil and gas departments.

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TCEQ PERMIT-BY-RULE REGISTRATION OF PERMIAN BASIN OIL AND GAS PRODUCING FACILITIES Register Now
(PTRT1091)
This one-day course will provide an introduction and overview of TCEQ air regulations pertinent to Permian Basin oil and gas production, focusing on well-head and satellite collection facilities that fall under “Permit by Rule” registration requirements. Brief mention will also be made of similar facilities whose emission levels warrant and require a “minor” permit.

Objective:
To provide a basic and working understanding of current and pending TCEQ rules pertaining to well-head and satellite oil and gas production facilities in the Permian Basin of Texas.

Anticipated Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of an active participation in this one-day course, attendees should understand the general process, emission calculations and key steps in completing a TCEQ permit-by-rule registration for a typical Permian Basin oil production satellite facility.

Attendees should also understand the opportunities, limitations and trade-offs inherent in using flares and vapor recovery units to control emissions. Additionally, attendees should understand the additional complexity involved in preparing a minor permit application for facilities whose emissions exceed the maximum permitted under permit-by-rule.

Course Topics
•  Introduction to present and pending TCEQ air regulations.
•  Permit-by-Rule (PBR) registration requirements for a typical Permian Basin satellite battery.
•  Characterization of emission sources and quantification of emission rates.
•  Overview of emission controls (flares, vapor recovery units): when these are required, options and trade-offs, recordkeeping requirements.
•  Characterization and quantification of maintenance, start-up and shut-down (MSS) emissions.
•  Preparing and submitting the PBR registration application.
•  Managing your (PBR) registered facilities: emission inventory, recordkeeping and reporting. Managing change.
•  Integrating TCEQ air compliance into a common management system for multiple states.
•  Overview and recap of PBR registration for selected case studies.
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Course# G112 113Q
April 24, 2012
Tuesday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee: $225; Out of State $250
.8 CEU's
Instructor: Peter Galusky, Jr., PH.D., P.E. has worked as an environmental engineer for over twenty-five years in a wide range of progressively responsible positions. He has provided environmental engineering analysis and regulatory compliance services in support of programs and projects in applied hydrology, ecological permitting and public relations. He has also been extensively involved in environmental regulatory analysis at the federal and state levels. His work over the last fifteen years has focused on environmental compliance engineering in the oil and gas industry, encompassing air compliance, water resource management and environmental engineering. Peter founded Texerra, an environmental engineering consulting practice, in Midland in 2005 and serves as its principal environmental engineer.

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ECONOMIC EVALUATION AND INVESTMENT DECISION METHODS Register Now
(BUSA1092)
Organized for managers, engineers, geologists, landmen, scientists, accountants and others concerned with evaluating investments; the course addresses the economic analysis of income and service producing investments based on discounted cash flow analysis procedures. Covering economic analysis techniques used to optimize the development and operation of petroleum and non-natural resource production, and processing operations, the 4-day course addresses both before-tax and after-tax analysis considerations. The textbook, Economic Evaluation and Investment Decision Methods, 12th Edition, by Franklin J. Stermole and John M. Stermole, demonstrates the evaluation techniques presented using a variety of applications for people with technical and non-technical backgrounds, with or without previous evaluation experience.

We have registered with the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy as a CPE sponsor. This registration does not constitute an endorsement by the Board as to the quality of our CPE program.

*Eligible for 30 CPE credits

Prerequisite: None
Delivery Method: Group-Live, PowerPoint lecture and problem solving by participants
Program Level: Beginning/Intermediate
Preparation: Pre-Course Self Teaching Manual, approximately 80 pages. Introduction to material covered in Day 1.

Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
May 21 - 24, 2012
Course# G078 113Q - Fee: $2,395; Out of State $2,420
*Course# G123 113Q - In State with CPE Credits - $2,410
*Course# G124 113Q - Out of State with CPE Credits - $2,435
Monday - Wednesday: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
3.0 CEU's
Instructor: John Stermole is President and a Director of Investment Evaluations Corporation since 1984. He received a B.S.B.A. in Finance from the University of Denver and a M.S. in Mineral Economics from the Colorado School of Mines. In addition to co-authoring the textbook, "Economic Evaluation and Investment Decision Methods," now in the 11th Edition, 2006, articles written by Mr. Stermole have been published via the "Institute for Global Resources Policy & Management, Colorado School of Mines," the "Northwest Mining Association," "Heavy and Highway Construction" and a chapter in the text, "The Business of Petroleum Exploration," published by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)," 1992 and re-printed in 1993. Since 1986, Mr. Stermole has presented the course "Economic Evaluation and Investment Decision Methods" more than 250 times to the companies, government agencies and institutions listed below.

Since 1988, Mr. Stermole has taught at Colorado School of Mines for the departments of Economics and Business (Mineral Economics), Chemical Engineering and Petroleum Refining, and Environmental Science, teaching the course, "Economic Evaluation and Investment Decision Methods" to junior, senior and graduate level students. Mr. Stermole also teaches the same subject matter at the University of Denver, College of Law. In 1997 he served as a Fellow to the Institute for Global Resources Policy and Management at the Colorado School of Mines. Prior to joining IEC, Mr. Stermole gained three and a half years of industry experience at Lowdermilk Construction Co. (also Tectonic Construction) applying engineering economy to heavy construction projects including state and interstate highway projects, mine site development and equipment repair and replacement analyses.

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TEXAS OIL AND GAS CALCULATIONS Register Now
(PTRT1091)
8:30 am

History

Terminology

Collins #1 – Preparing to drill, title examination, leasing, assignment of override owner

Calculate gross working interest, royalty, override and net working interest and prepare division order

Discuss Calculating net revenue interest, and formulas. Student completes multiple exercises.

10:15-10:30

Collins #2 – Collins #1 well plugged, new leases taken, higher royalty. Farm-outs and override reservation exercises.

Working Interest Owner in the Collins #2 farms out their working interest reserving an override. Review spreadsheet.

After payout of the farm out.

Lunch: 11:30 – 12:15

Collins #3 – Assignment to Multiple partners and override conveyance. Class calculates a non-op interest and sets up for interest for a non-op well including preparing division order.

Collins #3 – non-consent – discuss non-consent formulas.

2:15 – 2:30 break

Collins #3 – Partners go non-consent, review working interest owners that take non-consent, including partners that don't take non-consent. Calculate the new billing deck. Calculate the net revenue working interest for the owners taking non-consent.

Demonstration of Spreadsheet building reviewing the non-consent formula's and after payout change on the spreadsheet. In class discussion of the after payout changes and the calculations using the spreadsheets.

Opinion styles and discussing the different formula's attorney's use.

4:30 – class over

Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Course# G162 114Q
August 6, 2012
Monday
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Fee: $350; Out of State $375
.7 CEU's
Instructor: Sherry Robinson, Order Manager for Exco Resources in Warrendale, Pennsylvania. Sherry has over 32 years of land administration experience, as a Division Order Analyst and the last 10 years, managing and training new employees. Sherry has taught many work-shops with NADOA, SADOA and speaking with Rhonda at various petroleum organizations. Sherry is a member of National Association of Division Order Analysts and serves on the board for the newly formed ABADOA, Appalachian Basin Association of Division Order Analysts, in Pennsylvania.

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PETROLEUM GEOLOGY FOR NON-GEOLOGISTS Register Now
(PTRT1091)
For landmen, geological technicians, secretaries, and engineers with no geological background. Topics include Earth systems, rocks and minerals, sedimentology and stratigraphy, geologic time and history of Earth, structural geology, folding and faulting, origin, nature, and occurrence of petroleum, formation names, and evolution of the Permian Basin. Also discussed is oil in the Permian Basin - trends, plays, and petroleum systems, surface and subsurface mapping methods, working with logs, sources of data, well-site operations, and formation evaluation. Materials to bring to class: straight edge, calculator, colored pencils, #2 pencil and eraser, notebook.

The goal of this class is to provide non-geologists with a practical understanding of petroleum geology by reviewing both the scientific background and the practical applications of geology in the search for oil and gas. The tools, techniques, and vocabulary of the petroleum geologist will be emphasized throughout the course.
Upon completion of this course, the participant should:
(1) Understand the basic principles of petroleum systems
(2) Understand the principles used in studying geologic history and basin evolution
(3) understand the concepts of depositional systems and sedimentary facies
(4) Understand the basic concepts of hydrocarbon traps
(5) Understand the concepts of subsurface mapping and prospect generation
(6) Understand the factors controlling risk in hydrocarbon exploration and production
(7) Understand the basics of well-log analysis and formation evaluation

Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
August 6 - 9, 2012
Course# G141 114Q: In-State
Monday - Thursday - 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Fee: $1,295; Out of State $1,320
2.8 CEU's
Instructor: Paul Pausé, is an independent consulting geologist in Midland, Texas. Paul has an undergraduate degree in geology from the University of California at Berkeley and he received his master's degree in geology at UCLA.

He began his career as a petroleum geologist with AtlanticRichfield Company and moved to Midland with ARCO in 1977. After leaving ARCO, he worked for JM Huber, Davis Oil, and HCW Exploration. An independent for 16 years, Paul consults on exploration and development projects, sells his own prospects, and teaches courses in computers and petroleum geology at the Midland college. He is a Licensed Professional Geologist with the state of Texas (#1226), and a Certified Petroleum Geologist (#2444) with the Division of Professional Affairs of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.

Paul is an active member of several professional societies including the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists (SIPES), Geological Society of America, West Texas Geological Society, and SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology). He recently served as president of the West Texas Geological Society, and is also a past-president of the Permian Basin section SEPM, past-chairman of the Midland Chapter of SIPES, and past-president of the Texas Section of the National Association of Geology Teachers. Paul has received the Dedicated Service award from both the WTGS and the Permian Basin Section SEPM. In May, 2002, he received the West Texas Geological Society's highest recognition, the Honorary Life Membership award.

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