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Oil Production and Processing Facilities

This course examines the full chain of oil production, from reservoir and wellhead through artificial lift, gathering and crude treating to transport and refining. Covering onshore and offshore facilities, it also addresses produced water treatment, water injection and solution gas handling, with emphasis on equipment selection and sizing.

Discipline
Facilities
Level
Foundation
Duration
10 days
Formats
Classroom, In-house, Blended
Every course can be delivered in-house and tailored to your organisation.

Who should attend

Process and facilities engineers and senior operations staff involved in designing and operating oil and produced water processing facilities.

What participants will be able to do

  • Relate well inflow performance to facility design
  • Characterise oil, gas and water properties for equipment selection
  • Select processes and equipment to meet sales and disposal specifications
  • Size major separation and treating equipment
  • Apply thermodynamic correlations to facility evaluation

Topics covered

  • Well inflow performance
  • Artificial lift
  • Crude oil treating
  • Separator sizing
  • Produced water and injection
  • Solution gas handling