Oil & Gas Production and Processing

About the Course

The global energy demand is anticipated to grow at a rate of 1-2% annually, with 70% of the world's oil assets already in the mature phase. By 2030, the annual market will be 107 million barrels per day, making it clear that efficient production operations are required to meet this demand.

This 5-day interactive Oil & Gas Production and Processing training course address the fundamental ideas and methods required to plan, specify, and oversee oil field surface production facilities. It will discuss crude oil production, oil-gas-water separation, crude oil treatment, and gas treatment processes carried out before transportation to refinery and petrochemical plants for producing fuels and other commercial products.

Various process equipment and procedures utilised in primary separation and oil-gas-water treating systems are covered subsequently. Also, crude oil properties like API gravity, BS&W, and other general chemical and physical properties determine the commercial grading of crude oil in the market. Under the gas production and treatment, various impurities in natural gas and appropriate processing methods like gas sweetening and gas dehydration to remove these impurities. The importance of process monitoring, control, and troubleshooting in managing oil & gas production operations safely and efficiently with the basic instrumentation, control systems, and safeguarding systems utilised in oil & gas processing for monitoring and controlling process parameters are reviewed in detail with the participation of the delegates.

Core Objectives

Delegates will achieve the following objectives:

• Understand the exploration and production steps involved in the oil & gas industry and technological advancement
• Know the oil & gas treatment process and export quality requirements
• Different types of flow measuring devices for crude oil
• Understand the separation & separator principle
• Identify the different types of separators used in the oil & gas industries
• Understand the gas treatment process to remove contaminants in the gas
• Evaluate various process control systems applications in the oil & gas process

Training Approach

This training course is driven by a blended learning approach and draws on various adult learning techniques such as action learning, experiential exercises, group discussions, video case studies, role play, and self-reflection activities. The resulting variety helps delegates stay engaged throughout the course, feel challenged and draw quick wins for their development. It also ensures delegates are exposed to ample opportunities to apply what they learn to the real-world challenges they face in the workplace.

The Attendees

This training course will be valuable to professionals, including (but not limited to) the following:

• Oil & Gas Plant Operators
• Process Engineers
• Production Supervisors
• Control Room Operators
• Process Safety Engineers
• Mechanical, Electrical, and Instrumentation Engineers

Daily Discussion

DAY ONE: INTRODUCTION TO OIL & GAS PRODUCTION PROCESS

• Overview
• Basic Hydrocarbon Properties: Chemical and Physical
• Hydrocarbon Family - Classification
• Exploration, Drilling, and Work Over Process
• Well Head, Flow Lines, Manifold
• Oil Treating Process and Gas Processing Operation
• Process Flow Diagram: Oil & Gas Production Process

DAY TWO: OIL TREATMENT AND TRANSPORT

• Phase Separation of Oil, Gas, and Water
• Emulsions
• Sand, Wax & Asphaltness
• Oil Treating
• Field Desalting
• Crude Stabilisation & Sweetening
• Crude Oil Storage & Vapor Recovery
• Measurement and Transportation of Crude Oil
• Produced Water Treating
• Water Injection Systems
• Types of Separators: Slug Catchers, Degassing Drum, KODs
• High, Medium, & Low-Pressure Separators

DAY THREE: GAS PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING

• Natural Gas Processing:
  • Gas Sweetening
  • Amine Process
  • Absorption System
  • Amine Regeneration System
• Other Gas Sweetening Systems
  • Physical Adsorption System
  • Solid Bed System
  • Selection Procedure
• Process Control in Gas Sweetening:
  • Importance of Pressure and Temperature
  • Process variable monitoring and control
  • Safe Guard System
  • System Efficiency
• Heat Exchangers in Gas processing
• Shell and Tube Exchangers
• Reboilers and Fin Fan Coolers
• Effect of Temperature in Gas Processing

DAY FOUR: GAS PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING

• Gas Dehydration
• Absorption System: Glycol process
• Glycol Regenerating Process
• Process Control in Gas Dehydration Process
• Importance of Pressure and Temperature
• Process Variable Monitoring and Control
• Safeguard System and System Efficiency
• Physical Adsorption System

DAY FIVE: PROCESS MONITORING, CONTROL, AND PROCESS SAFETY

• Process Control, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting
• Basic Instrumentation used to control Natural Gas Process
• Pressure, Temperature, Flow, and Level control
• Process Safeguarding System
• Emergency Shutdown System
• Start-up and Shutdown Process
• Reading and Understanding Piping & Instrument Diagram