GIS for Oil & Gas Exploration and Operations Training

Overview

📘 Course Description:

This hands-on course is designed to introduce oil and gas professionals to the practical use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for exploration, development, and operations. Participants will gain skills in spatial data acquisition, integration, analysis, and visualization to support decision-making in upstream and midstream projects.

The course emphasizes real-world petroleum applications using ArcGIS (or QGIS as an alternative), and includes exercises in mapping wells, surface infrastructure, pipeline routing, reservoir monitoring, and environmental compliance.

🎯 Who Should Attend:

Geologists & Geophysicists
Reservoir & Petroleum Engineers
GIS Analysts
Exploration Managers
Environmental Scientists
Land and Regulatory Professionals

🧾 Training Format:

Duration: 5 Days
Format: Classroom or Live Online
Tools: ArcGIS Pro / ArcMap / QGIS (based on availability)
Method: Lectures, Demonstrations, and Hands-on Exercises
Materials: Digital course manual, GIS datasets, project templates

🗓️ 5-Day Daily Agenda with Time Breakdown

Day 1: Introduction to GIS and Spatial Thinking in Oil & Gas

Time	Topic
09:00 – 09:30	Course Overview & Objectives
09:30 – 10:30	Fundamentals of GIS: Concepts & Components
10:30 – 10:45	☕ Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:15	GIS Data Models: Vector, Raster, Coordinate Systems
12:15 – 13:15	🍽️ Lunch Break
13:15 – 14:45	Introduction to ArcGIS/QGIS Interface
14:45 – 15:00	☕ Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:30	Importing & Visualizing Oilfield Data (Wells, Seismic, etc.)

Day 2: Spatial Data Management & Integration

Time	Topic
09:00 – 10:30	Data Sources in Oil & Gas: Surveys, Maps, Satellite, DEM
10:30 – 10:45	☕ Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:15	Georeferencing & Digitizing Surface and Subsurface Features
12:15 – 13:15	🍽️ Lunch Break
13:15 – 14:45	Attribute Tables and Data Queries
14:45 – 15:00	☕ Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:30	Creating & Editing Well and Pipeline Layers

Day 3: Mapping and Spatial Analysis

Time	Topic
09:00 – 10:30	Thematic Mapping for Exploration & Production
10:30 – 10:45	☕ Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:15	Contour Mapping, Elevation Models & Surface Interpolation
12:15 – 13:15	🍽️ Lunch Break
13:15 – 14:45	Spatial Analysis Tools (Buffers, Clipping, Joins)
14:45 – 15:00	☕ Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:30	Exercise: Reservoir Extent Mapping & Infrastructure Planning

Day 4: Advanced GIS Applications in Oil & Gas

Time	Topic
09:00 – 10:30	GIS for Environmental and Regulatory Compliance
10:30 – 10:45	☕ Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:15	GIS in Well Planning, Surface Facility Design, & Land Access
12:15 – 13:15	🍽️ Lunch Break
13:15 – 14:45	Pipeline Route Optimization using GIS
14:45 – 15:00	☕ Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:30	Time-Series & Temporal GIS (e.g., production monitoring)

Day 5: Project Workflow and Integration

Time	Topic
09:00 – 10:30	Integration of GIS with Subsurface Data (Seismic, Logs)
10:30 – 10:45	☕ Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:15	Web GIS, Dashboards & Mobile GIS Applications
12:15 – 13:15	🍽️ Lunch Break
13:15 – 14:45	Final Project: Build a GIS Project for a Field Development Plan
14:45 – 15:00	☕ Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:30	Presentations, Q&A, Feedback, and Certificate Distribution

Target audiences

Reservoir Engineers, Geologists

GIS for Oil & Gas Exploration and Operations Training

$ 5,750

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