Practical Aspect of Flow Assurance & Production Chemistry in Oil and Gas Industry

LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE                    HRDF: CLAIMABLE 

Ten (10) CPD Hours approved by MBOT

TRAINER: 

Associate Professor Dr. Bhajan Lal Rahanu

 

27 FEBRUARY - 3 MARCH 2023

 

MS TEAMS

 

9.00AM - 1.00PM

 

RM 1,500 FOR PROFESSIONALS

10% Discount for Early Bird (until 27 January 2023) / Group / Students

CONTENT SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

Flow assurance in the oil and gas industry refers to the systems put in place to guarantee uninterrupted profitable and sustainable flow of hydrocarbons from the reservoir to surface facilities and ultimately to refineries. Flow assurance challenges include: gas hydrate, corrosion, inorganic scale, asphaltene, wax etc. Managing these risks is becoming more complex because of development of fields under harsher conditions. Different engineering and chemical solutions can be put in place to manage these challenges.

The goal of this course is to allow the participants to be familiarized with Flow assurance management and the chemical used in the upstream oil and gas production system. Chemical has been used in Oil and gas industry to assure the flow in the production system which requires several chemicals to maintain production. By the end of this training course, participants will be able to understand the basic principles of gas hydrate, corrosion, inorganic scale, asphaltene, wax. And further, this 5-day intensive flow assurance and production chemistry training course provides participants with fundamental as well as technical knowledge of different prevention and controlling methods being used in in the upstream oil and gas production system

Participant will have hands on gas hydrate formation in the lab. Gas hydrate formation and dissociation data analysis and interpretation, research paper and technical report writing training will be provided to the participants.

COURSE CONTENT

Introduction to flow Assurance and Corrosion:

  • Classification
  • Corrosion mechanism
  • Determination of the corrosion rate
  • Corrosion prediction
  • Common methods of corrosion control
  • Corrosion Inhibitors
  • Corrosion monitoring techniques

Introduction to Gas hydrate formation; Mitigating & Controlling hydrate methods

  • What is gas hydrate, its occurrence and application.
  • How hydrate form or occur during exploration, production, processing Various type of water-based drilling mud,
  • Overview of gas hydrate mitigation method for flow line,Type of chemical inhibitors
  • Case study

Hands on Practice

  • Gas hydrate formation testing
  • Corrosion formation testing
  • Hydrate and corrosion data analysis and interpretation
  • Research and technical paper writing

Introduction to produced water/water treatment and management: Introduction to wax and management 

  • Chemical in water treatment
  • Polyelectrolyte
  • Coagulant/Clarifier
  • Antifoam
  • Oxygen scavenger
  • Biocide
  • Introduction to wax
  • Precipitation and deposition
  • Wax associated problems
  • Remediation and prevention

Introduction to asphaltene, scale and management

  • Asphaltenes-Key properties
  • Deposition mechanism/model
  • Effect of variable on deposition
  • Deposition sites and impact
  • Deposition causes
  • Operational problems
  • Prevention and remediation
  • Mechanical
  • Thermal
  • Chemical treatments Oilfield scale
  • Type of scale
  • Principles and fundamentals: Scale deposition mechanism
  • Cause of scale formation
  • Prediction of Scaling Tendency
  • Control and remediation
  • Scale inhibitor selection


OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Understand the basic principles of gas hydrate, corrosion scale, wax, asphaltene and methods of protection
  • Have a sound understanding of flow assurance risk management in oil and gas industry
  • Recognize the cause and influence of the formation of solid substances that may damage the piping system or disrupt the process flow
  • Have a sound understanding of research paper and technical report writing skill


WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

  • Anyone interested to flow Assurance





OUR TRAINER

1. Associate Professor Dr. Bhajan Lal Rahanu (UTP)

Dr. Bhajan Lal Rahanu, Chartered Chemist, is Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering Department and core research member of CO2 Research Centre in Institute of Contaminant Management at the Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (2012-conti..). After receiving Ph.D. degree in 2004 from JMI Central University, New Delhi, India, Dr. Rahanu worked as postdoctoral research fellow and Research Scientist in USA, Canada, South Africa, Turkey, and Malaysia. His main areas of research interests are CO2 hydrates and its application in CO2 capture and storage, desalination and; Flow Assurance. He graduated 6 MSc, 5 Ph.D., 2 postdocs and more than 60 undergrades FYPI students since 2013. Dr. Rahanu has published 4 books related to oil and gas industry,  110 peer-reviewed journal papers, 45 conference papers and 4 book chapters. (H-index 35, i-10 index 90, no of being cited 3650) In addition, as project leader, he has secured 18 gas hydrate-related research projects worth RM 3.4 million from oil and gas industries, UTP, and Malaysian Government.

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REGISTRATION FEES

PROFESSIONALS

MYR1,500*

*fee quoted does not include SST, HRDF service fee, GST/VAT or withholding tax (if applicable).

EARLY BIRD/ GROUP/ STUDENT

MYR1,350*

*fee quoted does not include SST, HRDF service fee, GST/VAT or withholding tax (if applicable).

OUR LOCATION

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