Oil & Gas Field Processing

Field Treatments of Oil & Gas Well Effluent
OGFP-EN-P

Who should attend?

  • This course provides a comprehensive overview of Oil & Gas field processing technology.
Public :
  • Engineers and technicians interested, although not directly involved, in day-to-day Oil & Gas field processing operations: reservoir engineers, drilling and completion personnel, platform designers, petroleum architects, equipment suppliers, economists…

Level :Knowledge

Prerequisite :
  • Engineer degree or 2 months of experience in Oil & Gas operations.

Course Content

  • WELL EFFLUENTS BEHAVIOR - Duration : 0.5 Day

      • 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.
  • FUNDAMENTALS OF RESERVOIR & DRIVE MECHANISM - Duration : 0.25 Day

      • Reservoirs: types, exploration techniques.
      • Drive mechanisms.
      • Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR): aim and principle of the main techniques.
  • FUNDAMENTALS OF DRILLING, COMPLETION & WELL PERFORMANCE - Duration : 0.5 Day

      • Drilling principle. Case of offshore drilling.
      • Main completion equipment.
      • Well performance. Needs for artificial lift: principle of artificial lift by pumping, gas lift…
  • CRUDE OIL PROCESSING - Duration : 1.25 Days

      • Crude stabilization by Multi Stage Separation (MSS): election of the number of stages, effect of operating parameters, management of foam issues.
      • Crude dehydration and desalting. Emulsion treatment: operating parameters, internals, chemicals selection.
      • Crude sweetening (H2S removal).
      • Examples of oil treatment and associated gas compression process schemes.
  • PRODUCTION & INJECTION WATER TREATMENT - Duration : 1 Day

      • Quality requirements for production water. Environment related constraints.
      • Main produced water treatments: API oil-water separators, plate separators, flotators, hydrocyclones…
      • Reasons for water injection.
      • Quality requirements and necessary treatments: chlorination, filtration, oxygen removal, sulfate removal.
      • Examples of process schemes for production and injection water treatment.
  • GAS PROCESSING & CONDITIONING - Duration : 1.5 Days

      • Inhibition of hydrate formation: injection of MeOH, MEG, DEG, LDHI...
      • Gas dehydration (drying): TEG units, solid desiccants (molecular sieves) units.
      • Gas sweetening. Acid components (H2S and CO2) removal: amine units, molecular sieves, membranes. Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) extraction: use of cryogenic refrigeration, Joule-Thompson expansion, turbo-expander.
      • Funfamentals of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) chain.

Learning Objectives

  • Attendees will be able to implement the following skills:
  • List main characteristics of Oil & Gas well effluents, assess problems induced by unwanted compounds,
  • Explain gathering network design and operations,
  • Detail field treatment of Oil & Gas streams and processes technology,
  • Grasp fundamentals of Oil & Gas field processing operations and related operating conditions,
  • Ascertain the treatment processes necessary for production water and injection water.

Ways & Means

  • Course delivered by industry specialists.
  • Numerous applications and illustrations.
  • Through our LMS, the following are shared or made available :
  • Introductory content a few days before the virtual class, to save time and efficiency.
  • Training material, applications and additional content.

Learning assessment

  • Entry and final tests.

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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.

To French entities : IFP Training is referenced to DataDock ; you may contact your OPCO about potential funding. Please contact our disabled persons referent to check the accessibility of this training program : referent.handicap@ifptraining.com