COURSE OVERVIEW

 This practical and highly-interactive course includes real-life case studies where participants will be engaged in a series of interactive small groups and class workshops. 

 

With 70% of world oil assets in the mature phase, and world energy demand expected to increase at an annual rate of 1- 2% over the next 15 years.  Reaching an annual demand of 107 million barrels per day by 2020, the need for effective Production Operations to meet this demand is evident. 

 

This course covers the basic concepts and latest techniques necessary to design, specify, operate and manage modern oil field production and processing facilities.  It provides a clear understanding of the equipment and processes used in common separation and oil and water treating systems as well as the selection of piping and pumping systems.  The gathering, separation and final treatment systems for crude oil, before transport to refinery are discussed.  The concepts of export quality crude, field and fiscal measurements error is explained.  Hydrocarbon reconciliation and allocation of produced fluids to the contributing reservoirs are explained. Exercises and case studies are used to explain the learning of the various topics discussed.  This course will enable participant to develop a “feel” for the important parameters of designing and operating a modern production facility.  The participant will understand the uncertainties and assumptions inherent in designing and using the equipment in these systems and the limitations, advantages and disadvantages associated with their use. 

 

As some of course participants may have no background in production facility design other than what they have learned in the introductory petroleum engineering courses, the course will start with an overview explaining the goals of the facility with pictures of the equipment.  Then the instructor will discuss how the equipment is put together into a process system before explaining process calculations and equipment designing procedures.  The instructor will assign a project at the start of the course and have the participants take it another step forward as each day is completed.  As there are many correct answers in facility process and equipment design, no two projects will be identical, but the participant should be able to defend his/her selection in an oral presentation at the last day of the course