Oil Production and Processing Facilities
Course overview
This course will cover the topic of surface facilities required for the production of crude oil from oilfields and to process it in a central processing facility to produce export quality crude. Basics of this subject shall be covered from Process Engineering point of view and how these engineering decisions can affect other aspects of oilfield operations shall be discussed in brief.
The course is designed for
This course is intended for those disciplines listed below, as well as anyone with a specific interest in the topic.
- Process Design Engineers;
- Operations Engineers and Staff;
- Piping Engineers;
- Pipeline Engineers;
- HSE Specialists;
- Maintenance Engineers and staff; and
- Managers
Course outline
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Associated gas – a boon or a bane?
Oil processing equipment – dehydration, stabilization, storage, pumping and metering
Gas processing equipment – Dehydration, dew pointing, LPG recovery, compression, metering and export. No continuous flaring!!
Produced water treatment
Utilities – Pressure relief, blow down, flare and vent systems
Oilfield chemicals and their importance for processing operations
Environmental considerations
Oilfield Development and its main components
Gross wellhead fluids – composition and contaminants
Why is processing of gross fluids necessary – finished product specifications
Equipment used in oilfields
Oilfield layout and selection of equipment location
Well pad equipment
Equipment in the Central Processing Facility
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