Oil wells typically produce a combination of hydrocarbons, including oil, water, gas, and sometimes solid materials such as sand and minerals, which often contain significant amounts of salt and gases like hydrogen sulfide (H2S). The solids may include sand from the reservoir, dirt, scale, and corrosion products from the tubing.
Before the oil and gas can be sold, foreign substances such as water and sand need to be removed. This process is known as Crude Oil Treating.
The goal of crude oil treatment is to separate, eliminate, or modify these components to prepare the liquid hydrocarbons (crude oil) for sale and transport to refineries.
This Energy training course offers a comprehensive overview of the theories and technologies involved in crude oil treatment. It begins with an introduction to petroleum crude formation, production, and phase separation processes, followed by emulsion theory formation, crude oil desalting, stabilization, and the mechanisms used to separate water from oil. The course also covers crude oil storage and loading facilities.
Due to environmental regulations, the produced water must undergo treatment as well. This Energy training course will also provide an overview of the processes and operational conditions necessary to meet the required specifications for produced water.
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will gain a thorough understanding of crude oil treatment from start to finish (from formation to loading for refineries), with a particular focus on oil treatment operations.
The Crude Oil Treatments training course will cover:
- Crude Oil Formation, Accumulation, and Production
- Crude Oil Composition and Characteristics
- Phase Separation Process (Two-Phase and Three-Phase)
- Emulsion Formation and Treatment
- Crude Oil Dehydration
- Crude Oil Desalting
- Crude Oil Stabilization and Sweetening
- Crude Oil Storage, Loading, and Other Field Facilities
- Produced Water Treatment and Disposal
By the conclusion of this Energy training course, participants will have gained both theoretical knowledge and hands-on experience in:
- Understanding the theory behind crude oil formation, accumulation, and production.
- Recognizing the composition and characteristics of crude oil.
- Gaining practical knowledge of the fundamentals of field treating facilities.
- Understanding the properties and behavior of crude oil that influence production processing operations.
- Learning the techniques involved in field processes for treating and conditioning the full well stream production, preparing it for sale or final disposal, including separation, dehydration, desalting, stabilization, storage, and loading.
- Developing a solid understanding of the purpose and internal workings of various surface facilities and treating equipment.
- The training course will be reinforced by a learning mix that includes, lecture style presentation, training videos, open discussion, case studies, simulations and group work
- This Energy training course includes interactive sessions with questions, discussions and problem solving under supervision along with group exercises
- It will be conducted as an interactive workshop that encourages participants to share their own experiences and apply the program material to real-life situations
The competency of an organization's employees is key to its growth.
- Training provides an excellent opportunity to expand employees' knowledge, positively impacting their performance.
- Employees who gain new skills tend to apply them immediately in their roles.
- Employees who feel they are growing and learning are more likely to remain with the company, ensuring stability.
- A focus on employee development makes the organization more attractive to potential employees.
- Employees will become proficient in handling operational tasks related to surface facilities equipment.
- Competent employees will save time and effort by taking the right actions at the right time to resolve operational issues.
- Employees will gain a better understanding of their roles, leading to increased job satisfaction.
- Any weaknesses in specific work skills should be addressed and improved.
- Training should ensure enhanced performance and productivity for employees.
This Energy training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
- Field Service / production Operators, Senior Operators & Supervisors
- Operation Foremen and Team leaders
- Plant Engineers, field engineers & New engineers
- Maintenance Planners and Coordinators
- All field maintenance personnel (Multi crafts) those interested to understanding what they maintain
Day One: Petroleum Crude from Formation to Production
- Formation and Accumulation of Petroleum Crude
- Types of Petroleum Reservoir
- Drilling the Oil Well
- Producing the Oil Well
- Composition and Characteristics of Petroleum Crude
- Field Service Equipment
Day Two: Phase Separation Process
- Two-Phase Gas–Oil Separation
- Methods of Separation
- Gas–Oil Separation Equipment
- Three-Phase Oil–Water–Gas Separation
- Horizontal Three-Phase Separators
- Vertical Three-Phase Separators
- Separation Theory
Day Three: Emulsion Treatment and Dehydration
- Oil Emulsions
- Dehydration/Treating Processes
- Heating
- Chemical Treatment
- Electrical Aid
- Chemi-electric Dehydrators (Emulsion Theaters)
Day Four: Desalting of Crude Oil
- Description of The Desalting Process
- Relationship among Volume of Remnant Water, Its Salinity and Salt Content
- Electrostatic Desalting
- Determining Dilution Water Requirement
- Effect of Operating Parameters
- Desalter System Trouble Shooting
Day Five: Crude Oil Stabilization, Sweetening & Storage
- Stabilization Operations
- Types of Stabilizer Employing Energy as a Stripping Agent
- Crude Oil Sweetening
- Overview about Crude Storage Tanks
- Vapor Recovery Units
- Piping and The Oil Fields
- Produced / drained Water Treatment & disposal
