This Energy training course on Applied Water Technology in Oil and Gas Production provides a comprehensive introduction to the chemistry and techniques involved in managing water-related issues in oil and gas operations. It covers a broad range of topics, including the treatment of produced oily water, monitoring and controlling scaling and corrosion, addressing bacterial growth, and preventing wellbore pore blockages.
Oil and gas production, both conventional and unconventional, generates large volumes of wastewater that must be treated to meet environmental standards before it can be safely discharged. Additionally, injection water used in flooding processes must meet specific quality requirements to avoid wellbore pore blockages and bacterial growth. Despite its significance, water treatment is often overlooked due to the variability of water sources. Produced water, which contains oil, suspended solids, and dissolved salts, requires mandatory treatment before disposal. This training course focuses on the essential processes of oil and water separation, not only to support water injection and reuse but also to minimize waste for disposal and comply with environmental discharge regulations.
By attending this Applied Water Technology in Oil and Gas Production training course, participants will:
- Gain an understanding of the chemistry and physics behind wellbore pore blockages, scaling, and corrosion.
- Learn about the biochemical impacts of bacterial growth during flooding operations.
- Understand the principles and mechanics of effective oil and water separation.
- Recognize the importance of reusing produced and formation water.
- Learn practical methods for treating and managing produced water.
- Explore the scaling process, including the chemistry and thermodynamics involved in scaling.
In this Applied Water Technology in Oil and Gas Production training course, you will:
- Explore the effects of effective water chemistry in oilfield operations.
- Understand the critical role of proper water treatment in production processes.
- Learn how to assess the principles behind oilfield production liquid separation.
- Gain insights into troubleshooting operational challenges with process equipment.
- Develop the skills needed to evaluate various technologies used in oil and water separation.
- Get hands-on experience with commercial scaling software and gain an understanding of the underlying chemistry.
A range of interactive Energy training methods will be used including practical exercises, case studies, question and answer sessions and group discussions to cover current practices in the field. In addition, commercial software will be used and demonstrated. Presentations will underpin topics that highlight key issues on oil water separation technologies and short films and animated exercises will be used during the program to enhance the participants’ knowledge of the subject. The training manual will support the learning experiences and provide additional reference material and examples.
This Applied Water Technology in Oil and Gas Production training course will serve both as an introduction to the subject and will greatly assist the candidates to progress to a more detailed knowledge of this industry. It is suitable to a wide range of professionals and will greatly benefit:
- Plant and field engineers
- Chemists, new engineers needing to understand produced water related problems in the production of oil and gas
- Engineering and technical managers and supervisors
- Maintenance coordinators
- Operations and manufacturing managers and supervisors
- Foremen and team leaders
- Those interested in obtaining a general understanding of the industry
Day One: Oilfield Water Chemistry
- Fundamentals of Water Chemistry
- Water treatment microbiology
- Water Scaling
- Corrosion and Control
- Environmental Regulations and Water Specifications
- Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD)
- Water Sampling and Analysis
Day Two: Oilfield Water Generation, Separation Theory & Principles
- Produced Water Generation and Management Practices
- Environmental Impacts Caused by Produced Water
- Emulsions / Stabilization, Destabilization
- Henrys & Stokes Laws / Nucleus & Rate of Rise Theory
- The Nature, Chemistry and Composition of Hydrocarbons
- Equilibrium and Solubility Product First principles
- Water formed scales
Day Three: Separation and Treatment (I)
- Calculation of the solubility product and co-precipitation
- Scaling calculations first principles
- Commercial software - I – ScaleChem
- Commercial software - II – OLI Studio: Corrosion
- Corrosion control
- Gas flotation systems - Dissolved Air/ Induced Gas/ Dispersed Gas
- Key Design Parameters of Flotation / Air-To-Solids Ratio
- Case Study – Calculation of the solubility of BaSO4/ Co precipitation of CaSO4
Day Four: Separation and Treatment (II)
- Desalting Technologies & Equipment
- Electro-deionization
- Gravity Separation Systems /Separators - 2 and 3 Phase
- Skim Tanks / Skim Piles
- API Separators
- Plate Coalescers
- Filtration Technologies & Mechanical filters
- Ion exchange & Membrane processes
- Case Study
Day Five: Produced Water Disposal
- Water injection and disposal systems - theory of operation, corrosion, scale and biological control
- Treatment and Disposal of Produced Water
- Transportation Problems
- De-oiling / Soluble organics removal
- Desalination / Disinfection
- Evaporative processes
- Wastewater recycle / reuse
- Course Review & Close