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Operations and Maintenance
Operator Training - Oil Production and Processing
Covering the journey from wellhead to finished product, this course focuses on operating oil production and processing facilities while explaining key aspects of design and equipment selection. A recurring theme is how well stream composition, including heavy oil characteristics, shapes facility behaviour. Solution gas and produced water handling are also addressed.
- Discipline
- Operations and Maintenance
- Level
- Foundation
- Duration
- Flexible length
- Formats
- Classroom, In-house
Every course can be delivered in-house and tailored to your organisation.
Who should attend
Mid-level and senior operations staff and facilities engineers working on onshore or offshore oil production and processing facilities.
What participants will be able to do
- Explain how well performance affects facility design and operation
- Describe the range of fluid properties from heavy to light oils
- Identify processing requirements and the equipment used
- Explain how equipment works together to meet processing goals
- Apply operating parameters to basic troubleshooting
Topics covered
- Well production characteristics
- Fluid properties
- Heavy oil handling
- Processing equipment
- Solution gas handling
- Produced water handling