This 5 hour course provides an overview of offshore oil and gas field decommissioning. This includes descriptions of applicable regulations, recommended planning and implementation strategies, and the sequence of steps associated with offshore decommissioning and onshore disposal.

Participants will learn about each phase of the decommissioning process from financial and commercial considerations at the planning stage, well plugging and abandonment, and offshore de-activation of platforms, pipelines and subsea structures.

Upon the completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

• Understand the basic concept of decommissioning

 

• Describe laws, regulations, and guidelines applicable to decommissioning

 

• Focus on the key topics to consider across projects

 

• Master the basic concepts of Well Plugging and Abandonment

 

• Master the basic concepts of Flow line Abandonment

 

• Master the basic concepts of Structure Removal

 

• Master the basic concepts of Decommissioning Cost Estimates

 

• Appreciate the importance of planning and communication

 

• Understand associated challenges, such as ongoing liability