Course Content - Petroleum Processing Technology Series

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Oil and Gas Separation

 

2 Workbooks comprising 6 sections

 

Study time needed

25 hours

Headers and Manifolds

Theory of Separation

Construction of Separators

Control of Separators

Separator Safety Systems

Operation of Separators

Gas Dehydration

 

1 Workbook comprising 4 sections

 

Study time needed

20 hours

Water in Natural Gas

Auto Refrigeration Processes

Solid Desiccant Dehydration

Liquid Desiccant Dehydration

Petroleum Gas Compression

 

4 Units each in a separate Workbook

 

Study time needed

40 hours

Unit 1 – AN OVERVIEW

Compressor Applications

Basic Principles of Compression

Types of Compressor

 

Unit 2 – RECIPROCATING COMPRESSORS

Design and Construction

Auxiliary Systems

Operation of Reciprocating Compressors

 

Unit 3 – CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS

Design and Construction

Auxiliary Systems

Operation of Centrifugal Compressors

 

Unit 4 – OTHER TYPES OF COMPRESSOR

Positive Displacement Compressors

Continuous Flow Compressors

Natural Gas Liquids Recovery

 

1 Workbook comprising 4 sections 

 

Study time needed

20 hours

The Theory of NGL Recovery

NGL Recovery using Compression and Cooling

NGL Recovery by Refrigeration

NGL Recovery using an Absorption Process

Oil Pumping and Metering

 

1 Workbook comprising 5 sections

 

Study time needed

25 hours

Centrifugal Pumps : terms and concepts

Construction and Operation of Centrifugal Pumps

Oil Metering and Sampling

Pig Launching Facilities

Operation of a Typical Oil Pumping and Metering System

Injection Water Treatment

 

1 Workbook comprising 4 sections

 

Study time needed

25 hours

Reasons for Water Injection

Reasons for Treating Injection Water

Sea Water Treatment Equipment

Operation of a Typical Water Injection System

Produced Water Treatment

 

1 Workbook comprising 4 sections

 

Study time needed

20 hours

Problems Associated with Produced Water

Basics of Produced Water Treatment

Produced Water Cleaning Equipment

A Typical Produced Water System

Gas Flow Measurement

 

1 Workbook comprising 4 sections

 

Study time needed

20 hours

Gas Flow Measurement

Applications and Gas Physics

Fluid Flow Principles

Measurement Devices and Methods

Orifice Plate Metering Equipment

Process Flow & P&ID's

 

2 Workbooks comprising 7 sections

 

Study time needed

20 hours

Plot Plans and Elevation Drawings

Process Flow Diagrams

Piping and Instrument Diagrams

Figures, Illustrations and Symbols

Oil Treatment (Dehydration)

 

1 Workbook comprising 4 sections

 

Study time needed

20 hours

Emulsions – Their Nature and Occurrence

Principles of Emulsion Treating

Dehydration Systems and Equipment

A Typical Dehydration System

 

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