This course covers topics related to surface development and operations, the process of elimination, well analysis tools, oil & gas separation, oil treating, the treating process & steps in treating, types of treating systems & operating requirements, treating special problems, oil field pumps and compressors.

Course Goal:

To enhance the delegate knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to deal with problems of surface development and operations

Course Objectives:

By the end of this course the participant will be able to:

• Understand the Process of Elimination.
• Understand and employ well analysis tools.
• Be familiar with oil & gas separation.
• Understand the treating process & steps in treating.
• Identify types of treating systems & operating requirements.
• Be familiar with oil field pumps and compressors.

Course Outlines

• The Process of Elimination.
• Well analysis tools.
  
  • Oil well performance curve.
  • Gas well performance curve.
  • Injection well performance curve.
• Oil & Gas separation.
  
  • The theory & mechanics of the separation process.
  • Separator sizing curves.
  • Separator type selection.
• Oil treating.
• Basic principles.
  
  • The treating process & steps in treating.
  • Types of treating systems & operating requirements.
  • Treating special problems.
• Oil field pumps and compressors.
  
  • Basic gas properties.
  • Types of compressors.
  • Reciprocating compressors principles and operation.
  • Centrifugal compressors principles and operation.
  • Types of pumps.
  • Positive displacement pump principles.
  • Centrifugal pump principles.
  • Reciprocating compressors principles.
  • Centrifugal compressor principles.

Who Can Benefit? 

All petroleum staff