Course Description:

In addition to the characteristics of crude oil, this course covers surface production facilities, such as well heads, flow lines and inlet manifold, separators, emulsion treaters…etc

Course Goal:

To enhance the delegate knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to deal with surface production facilities

Course Objectives:

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

• Understand the characteristics of crude oil.
• Recognize Christmas tree components and valves.
• Recognize flow lines and inlet manifold.
• Identify the importance of separation and recognize separators.
• Be familiar with emulsion treaters – (Heat – Chemical).
• Be familiar with oil treating.

Course Outlines: 

• Characteristics of crude Oil.
  • Physical properties of hydrocarbon.
  • Crude assays.
  • Distillation.
  • Hydrocarbon Gases.
• Well heads.
  • Christmas tree components & valving.
  • Master valves.
  • Wing valves.
  • Chokes.
  • SWAB valve.
  • Well – surface safety valves (SSV).
  • Surface controlled – sub surface safety value. (SC – SSV).
• Flow lines and inlet manifold.
• Separation and separators.
• Emulsion treaters – (Heat – Chemical).
• Oil treating.
  • Separators – freewater knockout.
  • Heater treaters – other treating methods.
  • Chemical – electrical – crude oil coolers (heat exchangers).
  • Gas dehydration.
  • Gas sweating & sulpher recovery.
  • Flare stacks and vent system.

Who Can Benefit? 

All petroleum personnel