Oil and Gas Processing Facilities for Operations and Maintenance

10-DAY

The public course content is governed by the common production / processing facilities in the regions where the course is being held. There are gas / LNG content focus, gas / expander plant, or oil / water / gas focused courses. All locations include an overview of gas processing, industry terminology, process drawings, units of measurement, hydrocarbons physical properties, phase behavior fundamentals, plus the localized topics below. Course content is customizable to client needs at no additional cost.

Gas Processing Modules Water / hydrocarbon behavior Basic principles of fluid flow Amine gas sweetening Mole sieve dehydration Mechanical Refrigeration Cascade refrigeration Mixed refrigerants NGL stabilization and fractionation Process troubleshooting LNG facilities

Oil and Gas Production and Processing Modules Basic principles of fluid flow Gas lift systems Production separators Crude oil dehydration Crude oil desalting Crude oil, condensate, and NGL stabilization Crude oil storage and vapor recovery systems Crude oil pipeline systems Produced water treating Process troubleshooting

DESIGNED FOR

Facility operators who require a working knowledge of the various processes used in production fluid conditioning and processing, including the common operational difficulties that may arise and operational tactics used to resolve them. Also suitable for maintenance technicians, supervisors, and managers, as well as other non-engineering personnel who would benefit in an understanding of gas processing techniques that can be applied in their daily work activities.

YOU WILL LEARN

• The effects of produced fluid compositions (oil/gas/water) on facility operation
• About separation, conditioning, and processing operations to meet product specifications on oil, gas, and produced water streams for disposal/re-use
• How to operate facilities to minimize operating costs
• How to apply a procedure for troubleshooting equipment and unit operations

COURSE CONTENT

• Basic chemistry and physical principles related to hydrocarbons
• Quick overview of gas processing
• Phase behavior fundamentals
• Mass transfer operations
• Amine gas sweetening
• Water-hydrocarbon behavior, including hydrate formation
• TEG gas dehydration
• Solid bed adsorbers
• Mechanical refrigeration
• Gas expansion NGL recovery (turbo expanders and Joule-Thompson effect)
• NGL stabilization and fractionation
• Claus sulfur recovery