Production Surface Facilities: Operation & Maintenance

Introduction

Oil & Gas Production Operations & Control training programme is aimed at improving the
delegates knowledge and understanding of the various principles of operation involved in
producing, handling and processing hydrocarbons and associated fluids. In this programme you
will learn how to:

• Increase learning and comprehension of the various systems

• Contributing towards safe, efficient and economic operation of plant and equipment

This workshop will improve delegates’ knowledge about various aspects of the production
operations. These include exploration and geology, drilling and preparation, production of gas
and oil, and surface processing units and operations. Issues related to mid-stream and down-
stream will be discussed as well.

Seminar Objectives

On completion of these training sessions; participants attending the programme will:

• Accurately describe the systems involved and their control

• Learn about the important design principles of each system and operational
characteristics
• State the hazards associated with each key topic discussed within the process and
utility systems
• Understand the basic concepts and principles of operation involved when dealing with
equipment used in Oil, Gas, Water Injection and Produced Water Systems
• List the precautions taken when dealing with chemical and toxic substances and in
particular demonstrate an awareness of the hazards associated with Hydrocarbons

Who Should Attend?

• Production personnel; Operations and maintenance supervisors

• Technicians and support engineers
• It would also be of benefit to safety and other support staff who have an interest in
increasing their understanding of hydrocarbon Production Operations

Personal Impact

Delegates will have:

• Better understanding of oil / gas industry

• The learning of surface facilities operation an construction such as separators and
tanks
• Better knowledge on pipers and valves
• Able to do calculation in production facilities
• Optimise operation procedure
 • Increase efficiency at work
• Minimise mistakes and faults
• Troubleshooting
• Problem solving

Competencies Emphasized

The trainees will be competent in following the operation procedure; avoiding wrongdoing; learn
theory and link it to practical; finding faults; use symptoms to solve problems; diagnose
mistakes; team work spirit; listen to others; learn the good practices.

Training Methodology

This seminar is a presentation with:

• PowerPoint presentation with good deals of group discussion; brainstorming; video

clips; calculations; problem solving; care for environment; health and safety issues
• Case studies and group discussion & Sharing views (trainees and instructors
workshop)
• Great opportunities for group discussion and sharing views and real case studies will
be discussed and analysed

Seminar Outline

Day 1: Process of Separations

• The oil and gas properties

• The fluid flow theory
• The separation techniques
• The multi phases flow
• The pressure control
• The G/L ratio
• The temperature factor
• The flow rate control
• Separation their types of separators
• How does a separator work
• The construction and operation of separator
• The control system used in separators
• The citation of separators
• Sizes and shapes of separators
• Separator and separation basic calculations
• Separators capacity
• Separators features
• The inside of separators

Day 2: Gas dehydration, -GL Recovery, Gas compression

• The physical and chemical properties of gases

• The gas laws
• The compression ability of gas
 • Type of compressors used in gas compression
• Gas storage tanks
• What is meant by gas dehydration?
• The chemical used in gas dehydration
• The process of gas dehydration
• What is the process of NGL?
• What is LPG?
• The process of LPG
• The process of cleaning
• The process of Gas absorption
• The prices of Gas washing

Day 3: Relief and flaring system, Drain system, produced water

• The importance of having a relief system

• How does the relief system work?
• What to deal with the produced water
• The oil water treatment
• How to handle the produced water
• Water injection process
• Water treatment techniques
• The drainages system that it works and how to control it
• The properties of produced water
• The usage of produced water
• The environmental impact of flaring system
• The health and safety issues in flaring system
• The environmental concerns of the produced water

Day 4: Utilities, Export System and Storage Tanks

• What are the main types of utilities facilities?

• The electricity and the generators
• The gas turbines in production plant
• The water treatment plant
• The boilers; steam generation and distribution
• The compressed air operation and construction
• The nitrogen tanks
• The cooling systems in production plant
• The terminals
• The piperwork & The valves
• The pumps and boosting station
• The compressors and their uses
• The storage tanks; Tanks types and sizes
• Tanks Shapes and operating
• The maintenance and handling
• Underground storage
• The supporting systems on storage tanks
 • Tank roof types: advantages and disadvantages
• Crude oil Tanks - Manual dripping and sampling
• Cathodic protection system
• Loading Pumps and Operations
• Storage Tank Inspection techniques
• Maintenance of tanks and minimising the corrosion problems

Day 5: Safety System (-ormal and Emergency shutdown System, Fire & Gas Detection )

• Risk assessment
• Safety precaution
• Fire and explosion
• Loss prevention
• Types of hazards
• The HAZOP study techniques
• Hazards analysis
• Preventing fire
• Safety culture
• The importance of PPE
• Safety manage system
• The safety procedures and policies
• The emergency response
• The noise hazard
• The leaks and spills
• The fumes and volatile vapours
• The gas detectors uses and operation
• The shutdown system the procedure and operation
• Health and safety related to ranks and tanks farm
• Safety Operation of Storage Tanks (Safety related devices)