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Maximize your Cerberus investment with online training!

• Train more people at lower cost1.

• Worked examples step you through data entry, running calculations and interpreting the results.

• Written for new or inexperienced users.

• Attain a minimum level of competency before attending a training class in person. Students enter classroom already able to navigate the software, can cover advanced material more quickly.

• Learn Cerberus and perform job planning even without the benefit of classroom teaching.

• See hundreds of screen captures, learn valuable tips and find out how the models work.

• Monitor progress with multiple choice quizzes.

• Certify your employees as qualified Cerberus users with the final exam.

• Follow-up classroom training available.

Cerberus^® is job design software used by service companies and operators worldwide to model almost any operation involving the deployment of coiled tubing (CT).

The Cerberus online tutorials introduce new users to Cerberus for Coiled Tubing modeling software and bring them to a minimum level of competency, ideally prior to attending a training class in person. In this manner, students enter the classroom already familiar with navigating the software and some of the basic concepts behind the modeling, allowing more advanced topics to be addressed more quickly. The online material is sufficiently detailed, however, that individuals wishing to teach themselves Cerberus should be able to perform their own job planning even without the benefit of a subsequent class. Experienced users should find them a useful refresher, and may even discover some features that they were not aware of.

Each tutorial consists of an introduction followed by two detailed worked examples. Each steps you through the process of configuring and modeling a job.

Each step that the student should follow is shown in blue text and preceded by the mouse symbol shown here.

The first example in each tutorial is very straightforward, the second introduces some complications. Each is stand-alone so you can study them independently. This means there is some repetition, but every opportunity is taken to vary the input data where possible. For instance, one scenario involves flow while the other does not. One well is onshore while the other is offshore, and so on. It takes about 2 hours to complete each example.

The tutorials make frequent use of blue information boxes and yellow tip boxes like the ones below. These are used to present background information about the models, or features on the current screen which are useful to know about but not needed for the example. This helps to keep the student on track without being swamped with too much detail.

Evaluating Progress with Quizzes Each worked example is followed by an online multiple choice quiz. The student is emailed his score but not which questions he got correct. A company can use these quizzes to evaluate the progress made by each student. For example, Baker requires their personnel to attain a minimum score of 80% before attending a class in person. An example of a quiz is included in this preview.

Cerberus for Coiled Tubing Books Each tutorial is accompanied by a 100 page study guide (for a separate charge), in full color with dozens of screen captures from the software. We strongly recommend that you obtain copies for each student as a reference and for studying offline. This is especially valuable for field personnel who can use their waiting/idle time to complete the tutorials where an Internet connection is difficult or not possible at all. You can view some sample pages in Adobe® pdf format by clicking here.

Tip	Useful hints on how to use the software are presented in yellow tip boxes like this one.

Cerberus for Coiled Tubing - Tutorial Preview

The following is a combined Table of Contents for the tutorials, with some of the links enabled for this preview. The worked examples naturally have the most interesting material. Please remember that, while this preview has material from both the Achilles and Orpheus tutorials, they are sold as separate stand-alone products. Overview - what is Cerberus modeling software? Getting Started - software installation and setup. Fatigue Modeling ACHILLES Quiz - questions to test your knowledge before taking the tutorial. Worked Example 1 - new CT and manual data entry. Test 1 - questions about the first example. Worked Example 2 - used CT with data from an acquisition system. Test 2 - questions about the second example. Tubing Forces Modeling ORPHEUS Quiz - questions to test your knowledge before taking the tutorial. Worked Example 1 - manipulating a lost BHA. Test 1 - questions about the first example. Worked Example 2 - working with flow and pressure. Test 2 - questions about the second example.

Information Request Form

The online tutorials are available for an annual license fee, which varies depending on which modules are required and how many users will be accessing them. The printed books are only available to customers subscribing to the online tutorials. Please contact your nearest NOV-CTES office, or use the form below, to request pricing and licensing information. Please enter the following information, then click the submit button. Name : Title : Company : Location : Phone : E-mail : Which Cerberus modules are you likely to want to subscribe to? CT Fatigue (Achilles) CT Forces (Orpheus) Cerberus for Wireline How many Cerberus users in your company are likely to need to access the tutorial? 1-10 people 1-25 people More than 25 people Comments :

Aradia Consulting is owned by Paul Brown, former Senior Vice President of CTES, L.P. (now NOV-CTES) and primary designer of the Cerberus software suite from 1995-2005. Paul is a former field engineer and coiled tubing specialist with 25 years of oilfield experience. Aradia Consulting provides training and other support services both independently and on behalf of NOV-CTES.