E-502 - Field Processing and Surface Production Facilities

Effluent treatment and equipment technology

10 Days
Overview

PROD/FPSPF

LEVEL
Foundation
AUDIENCE
Engineers and technicians interested in onshore and offshore oil and gas field processing technology and
equipment
PURPOSE
To provide a comprehensive understanding of onshore and offshore oil and gas field processing techniques, along
with a knowledge of technology and operating principles of surface production facilities equipment
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
To grasp fundamentals of oil and gas production techniques
To understand operating principles and conditions of oil, water and gas treatment
To learn about the technology of main equipment and specifities of offshore production techniques
To ascertain fundamentals of process control and to draw a typical safety system layout
To understand main metering techniques, corrosion issues, its prevention and monitoring
WAYS AND MEANS
Very interactive training by industry specialists
Numerous applications and illustrations (videos, samples, equipment)

Agenda
FUNDAMENTALS OF RESERVOIR, DRILLING AND COMPLETION

0.5 d

Reservoirs: types, exploration techniques

Drilling principle Case of offshore drilling
Main completion equipment Principle of artificial lift by pumping, Gas Lift
Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR): aim and principle of the main techniques

WELL EFFLUENTS BEHAVIOR - NEED FOR EFFLUENT FIELD PROCESSING

0.5 d

Different types of well effluent - Main characterization parameters

Liquid/Vapor equilibrium of pure substances and mixtures Effluent behavior
Constituents that pose problems for storage, transport, or commercialization
Main specifications to conform with and required treatments

CRUDE OIL PROCESSING

1d

Crude stabilization by Multi Stage Separation (MSS) - Foaming problems

Crude dehydration and desalting - Emulsion problems
Crude sweetening (H2S removal)
Examples of oil treatment and associated gas compression process schemes

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PRODUCTION AND INJECTION WATER TREATMENT

1d

Rejected water: environmental constraints and required treatments

Injection water: aim, quality requirements and required treatments
Examples of process schemes for production and injection water treatment

GAS PROCESSING AND CONDITIONING

2d

Hydrates formation prevention and inhibition: injection of MeOH, MEG, DEG, Low Dosage Hydrate Inhibitor
(LDHI)
Gas dehydration: TEG units, solid desiccants (molecular sieves) units
Gas sweetening - Acid components (H2S and CO2) removal: amine units...
Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) extraction: use of cryogenic refrigeration, Joule-Thomson expansion, or Turboexpander
Fundamentals of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) chain

CASE OF OFFSHORE DEVELOPMENTS - FLOW ASSURANCE

1d

Offshore production structures: jacket, semi-submersible, Spar, TLP, FPSO...

Storage and offloading vessels (FSO, FPSO, FPU, buoy...)
Deep offshore developments - Examples of subsea architecture
Flow Assurance: problems of slug, erosion, hydrate formation, deposits (paraffins, asphaltenes,
naphtenates, carbonates, sulfates, salts...) - Main preservation techniques and pigging solutions

ROTATING MACHINERY

1d

Classification and main types of pumps and compressors - Selection criteria

Turbo-expanders and gas turbines
Technology and main uses for each type of rotating machinery
Operating principle

THERMAL EQUIPMENT

0.5 d

Heat exchangers, Air coolers, Furnaces, Heaters, fire tubes: types, operation, technology

FUNDAMENTALS OF CORROSION

0.5 d

Different types of corrosion, prevention and monitoring

INSTRUMENTATION & PROCESS CONTROL - SAFETY SYSTEMS

1d

Elements constituting a simple process control loop - Cascade and split-range loops - DCS
Technology and working principle of sensors, transmitters and control valves
Safety Systems: HIPS, ESD, EDP, F&G, USS

METERING AND ALLOCATION

1d

Importance of metering and production allocation

Transactional metering of liquids and gas
Single-phase metering
Calibration of metering installations on test bench
Calculators: corrections, conversion into standards volumes
Multi-phase metering: advantage, principle and fields of application

Information / Registration
2015 course calendar
FR
EN
EN

DATES
Jun 01 - 12
Jun 22 - Jul 03
Nov 30 - Dec 11

LOCATION
Pau
Rueil
Rueil

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FEES
5,910
5,910
5,910

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