COURSE OVERVIEW

This practical and highly-interactive course includes real-life case studies and exercises where participants will be engaged in a series of interactive small groups and class workshops.
This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of Lab and Pilot Testing. It covers the importance of lab and pilot testing in the petroleum industry and its objectives in process development; the difference between lab testing versus pilot testing; the lab testing setup and equipment and the key components of a pilot plant setup; the factors influencing pilot plant design and safety considerations in pilot testing operations; the safety and compliance in lab and pilot testing as well as quality assurance and control in testing; and the crude oil and hydrocarbon analysis, water and wastewater analysis in petroleum operations, gas analysis and composition testing.
During this interactive course, participants will learn the fluid rheology and flow behavior testing, corrosion and scale testing in petroleum systems and catalytic and reaction testing in petroleum processing; the design and setup of pilot plants, process simulation and modeling in pilot testing and enhanced oil recovery (EOR) pilot testing; the hydroprocessing and refinery pilot testing, flow assurance and pipeline transport testing and environmental impact assessment in pilot testing; the data collection and interpretation in lab and pilot testing, process optimization through pilot testing and troubleshooting common issues in lab and pilot testing; and the risk management in pilot testing operations and advanced analytical techniques for lab and pilot testing.