Integrated Field Development Planning (IFDP)

Integrated Field Development Planning (IFDP) is a critical discipline in the oil and gas industry that ensures optimal value creation across the full lifecycle of hydrocarbon assets. This course provides a structured and integrated approach to developing field development plans by aligning subsurface understanding, surface facilities, drilling, economics, risk management, and execution strategies.

Participants will gain a clear understanding of how multidisciplinary teams collaborate to make robust development decisions, manage uncertainty, optimise capital investment, and ensure long-term asset performance. The course emphasises practical planning frameworks used by operators and national oil companies to deliver technically sound and economically viable field developments.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the principles and lifecycle of integrated field development planning
• Align subsurface, drilling, facilities, and commercial inputs into a single development plan
• Evaluate development concepts and select optimal development strategies
• Apply economic evaluation and risk assessment to development decisions
• Improve cross-functional collaboration and governance in FDP projects
• Develop structured, decision-ready field development plans