Oil & Gas Operations Gas Processing, Hydrates, Dehydration, Sweetening, NGL Recovery & Fractionation, Oil Production, Desalting, Stabilization, Storage Tanks

Oil & Gas Operations Gas Processing, Hydrates, Dehydration, Sweetening, NGL Recovery & Fractionation, Oil Production, Desalting, Stabilization, Storage Tanks

OBJECTIVES

• Familiarize the participants with global oil & gas related statistics, such as reserves, production, consumption and exports.
• Familiarize the participants with both upstream, middle stream and downstream operations and related facilities.
• Familiarize the participants with various methods and techniques used to explore, drill, produce, treat and transport oil, gas and their products.
• Understand the oil & gas operations of various field facilities from wellhead, flow lines, separators, tanks, pumps and compressors, pipelines, gas treatment and processing, refinery operations, etc.
• Understand the basic concept with regards to evaluating oil & gas reserves, artificial lift and enhancing recovery.
• Understand the challenge associated with this industry such as offshore operations, horizontal drilling and other safety concerns.
• Get a general feel for petroleum economics and risk analysis.

COURSE OUTLINE

DAY 1

• Energy Types
• Global Statistics
• Oil & Gas Reserves, Production, Export, and Consumption
• The Need for Oil & Gas
• The Upstream Operations
• Origin of Oil & Gas
• Reservoir types
• Exploring for Oil & Gas
• Seismic Technology

DAY 2

• Drilling an Exploration well
• Directional Drilling
• Offshore Drilling
• Well Testing & Completion
• Well Stimulation & Workover
• Rock & Fluid Properties

DAY 3

• Oil & Gas Production
• Artificial Lift Methods
• Recovery Mechanisms
• Reservoir Simulation
• Pressure Maintenance
• Enhanced Oil Recovery
• Surface Facilities

DAY 4

• The Downstream Operations
• Oil Storage & Transportation
• Gas Treatment & Processing
• Refinery Operations & Products
• Petrochemical Industry

DAY 5

• The Role of Technology
• Health, Safety & Environment
• Corrosion Protection
• Petroleum Economics