Every barrel deferred by a stuck pump, an overloaded separator or a hydrate plug is revenue a field never recovers. Across five days you trace the full production system, from reservoir inflow and inflow performance relationships through vertical lift, nodal analysis and the selection of rod pumps, electrical submersible pumps, gas lift and progressing cavity pumps. Facilities sessions cover two- and three-phase separation, crude dehydration and stabilisation, gas compression and dehydration, and produced water treatment, with reference to API RP 14C safety analysis and API 12J separator practice.
Later sessions tackle flow assurance and production chemistry, including wax, asphaltenes, scale, hydrates, emulsions and corrosion, then turn to the daily discipline of field operations: permit to work, shift handover, simultaneous operations, well integrity, metering and production allocation, deferment tracking and optimisation reviews. Production and process engineers, field supervisors, control room operators, petroleum engineers, maintenance planners and regulators' technical staff will find it relevant. You leave able to diagnose an underperforming well, read a facility's bottlenecks and lead a structured optimisation meeting. Classroom, online and in-house delivery are available, with a CPD-accredited certificate on completion.
Mature fields, tighter margins and stricter environmental expectations mean that production teams are judged on uptime, deferment and cost per barrel as much as on volumes. Operators across Africa and beyond are also bringing new developments on stream while extending the life of ageing assets, which demands staff who understand how reservoir, wells and surface plant behave as one connected system rather than as separate departments.
The Oil & Gas Production and Field Operations Training Course builds that system view over five days. It opens with reservoir drive mechanisms, fluid properties and the production system as a whole, then examines well deliverability and the choice and surveillance of artificial lift. Participants move on to separation, treating and compression facilities, the control of solids, hydrates and corrosion, and finally the operational routines that hold everything together: safe systems of work, integrity management, measurement, reporting and continuous improvement of output.
Teaching combines short technical briefings with calculations, field data sets and incident reviews drawn from onshore and offshore operations. Participants work in small groups on a composite field, diagnosing well problems, debottlenecking a process train and preparing a production optimisation plan that they can adapt to their own asset.
On completing the programme, participants will be able to:
By the final day each participant has:
Learning is anchored in field reality through:
Day 1: The Production System from Reservoir to Export
Day 2: Well Performance and Artificial Lift
Day 3: Surface Facilities and Fluid Processing
Day 4: Flow Assurance, Production Chemistry and Integrity
Day 5: Field Operations Management and Optimisation
Technical and operational staff responsible for producing assets will benefit, in particular:
A CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion issued by Vision Reach Global Consultancy is awarded to each participant who attends the full programme and completes the field data exercises and optimisation plan.
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By the end of the Oil & Gas Production and Field Operations programme, you'll be able to explain reservoir drive mechanisms and fluid properties and how they shape a field's production profile, analyse well performance using inflow performance relationships, lift curves and nodal analysis, select and monitor artificial lift methods suited to well conditions and field economics, and evaluate the operation of separators, treaters, compressors and produced water systems. The full breakdown of topics is covered session by session in the Course Outline tab above.
Technical and operational staff responsible for producing assets will benefit, in particular: Production engineers and production technologists, Process and facilities engineers, Field operations supervisors and superintendents, Control room and plant operators moving into senior roles, Petroleum and reservoir engineers who need a stronger surface view, Maintenance, integrity and reliability engineers, HSE advisers supporting production sites, and Technical staff of petroleum regulators and national oil companies.
Oil & Gas Production and Field Operations Training Course typically runs as 5 Days. It's available as in-person classroom, live virtual, and in-house corporate training — every course can also be delivered on-site for your team on dates that suit you.
Oil & Gas Production and Field Operations Training Course is scheduled in-classroom in Nairobi, Kenya, Mombasa, Kenya, Naivasha, Kenya, and Kisumu, Kenya, and 14 other locations, plus a live interactive virtual classroom you can join from anywhere. Check the schedule panel above for exact upcoming dates and fees in each location.
The next live virtual cohort of Oil & Gas Production and Field Operations starts November 2, 2026, with new classroom cohorts also running on a rolling basis. Pick a date and location in the schedule panel above, then click "Register for the Course" — it takes a few minutes and your seat is confirmed once payment or a signed purchase order is received.
Yes — delegates who meet the attendance requirement receive a Certificate of Completion for Oil & Gas Production and Field Operations Training Course from Vision Reach Global Consultancy, issued in the name you register with, so double-check the spelling at checkout.
Oil & Gas Production and Field Operations Training Course is pitched at intermediate professionals. If you're unsure whether it's the right fit for your current role or background, message our training advisors before you register and they'll help you confirm.
Fees for Oil & Gas Production and Field Operations Training Course vary by delivery location and format and are shown in real time in the schedule panel above once you pick a date. Register 3 or more delegates on the same course together and a 5% team discount is applied automatically — larger cohorts can request a custom corporate quote.
Yes — Oil & Gas Production and Field Operations Training Course can be delivered on-site at your offices (or virtually for distributed teams), with case studies and examples tailored to your industry and the specific challenges your team is working through. Switch to the "In-House" tab in the schedule panel above to request a proposal.
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