This course provides a comprehensive understanding of onshore and offshore Oil & Gas field processing techniques, along with knowledge of technology and operating principles of surface production facilities equipment.
Public :
Engineers and technicians interested in onshore and offshore Oil & Gas field processing technology and equipment.
Level :Knowledge
Prerequisite :
Engineer degree or 2 months of experience in Oil & Gas operations.
Course Content
WELL EFFLUENTS BEHAVIOR
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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
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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
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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
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Duration : 1.25 Days
Crude stabilization by Multi Stage Separation (MSS). Management of foam issues. Crude dehydration and desalting. Emulsion treatment.
Crude sweetening (H2S removal).
Examples of oil treatment and associated gas compression process schemes.
PRODUCTION & INJECTION WATER TREATMENT
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Duration : 1 Day
Quality requirements for production water. Environment related constraints.
Main produced water treatments: API oil-water separators, plate separators, flotators, hydrocyclones…
Examples of process schemes for production and injection water treatment.
GAS PROCESSING & CONDITIONING
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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.
CASE OF OFFSHORE DEVELOPMENTS – FLOW ASSURANCE
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Duration : 1 Day
Main flow assurance issues. Multiphase flow.
Case studies: gas condensate field development; deep-offshore production.
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 in (deep) offshore developments.
Main preservation techniques and pigging solutions.
ROTATING MACHINERY
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Duration : 1 Day
Fundamentals of pumping circuits and gas compression. Operating principles, technology, selection criteria, performances and operating conditions of centrifugal & volumetric pumps and centrifugal & reciprocating compressors. Gas turbines. Turbo-expanders.
THERMAL EQUIPMENT
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Duration : 0.5 Day
Heat exchangers, air coolers, furnaces: types, operation, technology.
FUNDAMENTALS OF CORROSION
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Duration : 0.5 Day
Different types of corrosion, prevention and monitoring.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS - INSTRUMENTATION & PROCESS CONTROL - SAFETY SYSTEMS
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Duration : 1.5 Days
Electrical power generation. Electrical power distribution network and equipment.
Field instrumentation; controllers; control loop structures: simple, cascade, split range.
Distributed Control System (DCS). Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS): Emergency ShutDown Systems ESD, High Integrity Pressure Protection System (HIPPS), fire and gas system.
METERING & ALLOCATION
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Duration : 0.5 Day
Importance of metering and production allocation. Production accounting & material balance. Introduction to material balances: liquid and gas balances. Transactional metering of liquids and gas. Multi-phase metering: advantage, principle and fields of application.
Learning Objectives
Attendees will be able to implement the following skills:
Grasp fundamentals of Oil & Gas production techniques,
Explain operating principles and conditions of oil, water and gas treatment,
Detail the technology of main equipment and specifities of offshore production techniques,
Ascertain fundamentals of process control, draw a typical safety system layout,
Explain main metering techniques, corrosion issues, its prevention and monitoring.
Ways & Means
Very interactive training 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
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