Flow Assurance for Pipeline Systems

Flow Assurance for Pipeline Systems

OBJECTIVES

• Identifying and applying fluid characteristics and behavior in the design and operations of pipeline systems
• Assess the physical behavior of the key flow assurance and integrity challenges: corrosion, hydrate formation, transient behavior and wax deposition
• Evaluate mechanical integrity of the pipeline
• How to evaluate the effectiveness of pigging operations and leak detection systems
• Define the roles and uses of Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition Systems (SCADA) in flow assurance

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Technical professionals engaged in pipeline flow assurance offshore and onshore including: project managers, pipeline engineers, facilities engineers, design engineers, and engineering contractors.

COURSE OUTLINE

• Introduction to oil and gas fluid transport properties
• Fluid property data and phase determination
• Fluid flow analysis – single and multiphase
• Slug formation and prediction
• Surge analysis
• Corrosion – internal and external
• Hydrate formation and prevention
• Wax formation and deposition, including prevention and remediation
• Asphaltene prediction, scale precipitation and sand production
• Pigging operations
• Leak detection methods and SCADA
• Startup/shutdown issues