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 Gas Sweetening Process at Upstream Oil and Gas (Amine System, Dehydration System, Demin System). It covers the gas sweetening in upstream oil and gas; the impact of wellhead chemicals and upstream machine oil entrainment on amine process; the role of gas treatment in meeting product specifications, environmental standards and storage; the properties and behavior of CO2, H2S, and other sour gases in natural gas streams; the types of amines used (MEA, DEA, MDEA, DGA and specialty formulated amines (sulfinol, solexol) including the selection criteria and their specific applications; the filtration, reclaimer and packed columns; the amine system components and design covering amine separator (effective inlet separation for gas sweetening process), contactor, regenerator, heat exchangers, pumps and strippers; the operational parameters, flow rates, temperature controls and amine concentration management; and the maintenance and safety practices. 

 

Further, the course will also discuss the fundamentals of gas dehydration including TEG, molecular sieves and the importance of water removal from natural gas; designing and operating the TEG dehydration units including glycol contactor, regenerator and pumps; the molecular sieves in gas dehydration including design considerations, operation and regeneration processes; the demineralization in gas processing and the impacts on system efficiency and corrosion prevention; and the components and operational aspects of demineralization systems including ion exchange processes and membrane technologies. 

 

 

During this interactive course, participants will learn the advanced process integration, process simulation and optimization techniques; the common operational problems covering amine foaming, antifoam options and selection, corrosion, amine losses, gas slippage, amine degradation and viscosity changes; diagnosing and addressing issues in dehydration and demineralization systems like glycol degradation and ion exchange resin fouling; and the best practices for achieving operational efficiency, reducing operating costs and optimizing the lifecycle of gas sweetening facilities.