This course aims to acquire a comprehensive knowledge and practical know-how of the production and field processing of heavy crude oil.
Public :
Production, field or process engineers involved in heavy oil production.
Level :Skilled
Prerequisite :
Engineer degree or equivalent experience in Oil & Gas field treatment.
Course Content
DRIVE MECHANISMS
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Duration : 0.25 Day
Primary recovery. Secondary recovery: water flooding, gas injection, solvent displacement using naphtha, DCO, DRU. Classic EOR methods: miscible gas injection, chemical flooding. Thermal EOR methods: Cyclic Steam Stimulation (CSS), Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD), In Situ Combustion (ISC), Toe-to-heel air injection.
WELL PERFORMANCE
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Duration : 0.25 Day
Needs for artificial lift. Viscosity reduction: dilution/blending, heating, emulsification through the formation of an oil-in-water emulsion, pour point reduction by using Pour Point Depressant (PPD). Forecast production of heavy crudes including behavior of horizontal wells.
COMPLETION ADAPTED TO HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION
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Duration : 0.25 Day
NEED FOR OIL FIELD PROCESSING - QUALITY REQUIREMENTS
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Duration : 0.25 Day
Quality requirements of crude oils. Needs for upgrading heavy crude oils. Examples of compositions of commercialized crude oils.
CRUDE OIL TREATMENT
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Duration : 1.5 Days
Crude stabilization (gas removal) by Multi Stage Separation (MSS): operating parameters (number of separation stages, pressures, heating and cooling needs...); influence on the quantity and quality (API grade) of the produced oil; foaming problems and main available solutions; associated gas recovery.
Crude dehydration (water removal) and desalting: emulsion problems in heavy crude oil production and impact of well production techniques on surface facilities; asphaltenes management in surface facilities; dehydration processes for heavy crude oils; heavy crude oil desalting.
Acid crude sweetening (H2S removal): principle of stripping, stripping of heavy crude oils.
Diluent recovery unit, diluent recovery assessment and maximum recovery diluent.
Asphaltenes precipitation in storage.
PRODUCTION WATER TREATMENT
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Duration : 0.25 Day
Main treatments. Operating principle and required performances. Comparison of the different available techniques. Selection criteria. Examples of production water treatment block flow diagrams.
INJECTION WATER TREATMENT
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Duration : 0.25 Day
Reasons for water injection. Quality requirements and necessary treatments. Main operating conditions of each treatment and required performances. Examples of injection water treatment block flow diagrams.
UPGRADER PRINCIPLES & OBJECTIVES
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Duration : 0.25 Day
Production, fluidification and transportation of extra heavy crude oils. Different ways to upgrade heavy crude oils. Overview of an upgrader, role and purposes of the different processes.
ATMOSPHERIC & VACUUM DISTILLATION
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Duration : 0.25 Day
Upgrader distillation units: principles of distillation, capacity, process flowsheets. Atmospheric and vacuum distillation unit: operating conditions, material balance, energy consumption and heat recovery. Corrosion and corrosion prevention in atmospheric and vacuum distillation units.
UPGRADER HYDROTREATMENTS TO PROCESS NAPHTHA & DISTILLATE
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Duration : 0.5 Day
Hydrotreatment chemical reactions and hydrogen consumption. Hydrotreatment processes: process flow diagram, operating conditions, products characteristics.
Heavy cuts thermal conversion processes. Visbreaking. Delayed coking process.
OTHER CONVERSION PROCESSES
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Duration : 0.25 Day
Deasphalting units: vacuum residues structure and properties; deasphalting principles: different deasphalting solvents, overall flow sheet, operating conditions; integration of deasphating units in conversion schemes.
INTEGRATION OF UPGRADING PROCESS WITH SUBSURFACE & SURFACE PRODUCTION
Learning Objectives
Attendees will be able to implement the following skills:
Describe heavy oil fundamental properties, main reservoir production mechanisms and the adapted techniques,
Explain the reasons for upgrading heavy crude oils, assess the various problems induced by unwanted compounds,
Master oil and water treatment processes, operations and related operating conditions,
Understand the role of different units in a heavy crude upgrading chain,
Acquire a good understanding of the operation of the units related to extra heavy crude oil processing.
Ways & Means
Highly interactive training course delivered by industry experts and adapted to participants’ experience.
Learning assessment
Assessment by test at the end of the course.
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Coordinator :IFP Training instructors, with expertise in the field and trained in modern teaching methods adapted to the specific needs of learners from the professional world.
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