This Applied Water Technology in Oil and Gas Production training course introduces the fundamental chemistry of handling produced, connate and flooding water related issues. It includes but is not limited to, produced oily water treatment, scaling and corrosion monitoring and control, bacterial growth and well bore pore blockage issues.
Production of both conventional and unconventional fossil fuels by their nature, involves the creation and accumulation of large volumes of waste water that needs to be treated to an environmentally acceptable level before discharge into the environment. Flooding or injection water is also required to be of a certain quality, to prevent well bore pore blockage and or bacterial growth. However, the importance of proper water treatment is frequently underestimated due to the tremendous variation in the water sources available for use. Produced water on the other hand, contains oil, suspended solids and dissolved salts and its treatment therefore is mandatory before disposal. This Applied Water Technology in Oil and Gas Production training course will help in the understanding of Good oil and water separation which is consequently necessary not only for water injection/ reuse but also to reduce its quantity for disposal and for meeting the strict environmental discharge regulations.
This Coventry Academy training course will enable participants to:
Learn the chemistry and physics of well bore pore blockage, scaling and corrosion
Appreciate the biochemical effects of bacterial growth in flooding operations
Understand the physics as well as the mechanics of proper oil and water separation
Appreciate the importance of reusing produced/ formation water
Learn practical techniques for produced water treatment and its management
Appreciate from first principles the scaling process and understand the chemistry and thermodynamics of scaling
What are the goals?
In this Coventry Academy training course you will:
Learn the details of the impact of effective oilfield water chemistry
Understand the importance of proper water treatment
Comprehend how to assess oilfield production liquid separation principles
Understanding and resolve operational problems in process equipment
Develop skills necessary to evaluate the technologies used in oil and water separation
Gain hands on techniques with commercial scaling software and understand the chemistry behind it
Who is this training course for?
This training course will serve both as an introduction to the subject and will greatly assist the candidates to progress to a more detailed knowledge of this industry. It is suitable to a wide range of professionals and will greatly benefit:
Plant and field engineers
Chemists, new engineers needing to understand produced water related problems in the production of oil and gas
Engineering and technical managers and supervisors
Maintenance coordinators
Operations and manufacturing managers and supervisors
Foremen and team leaders
Those interested in obtaining a general understanding of the industry
How will this training course be presented?
A range of interactive training methods will be used including practical exercises, case studies, question and answer sessions and group discussions to cover current practices in the field. In addition, commercial software will be used and demonstrated. Presentations will underpin topics that highlight key issues on oil water separation technologies and short films and animated exercises will be used during the program to enhance the participants’ knowledge of the subject. The training manual will support the learning experiences and provide additional reference material and examples.
Course Outline
Day One: Oilfield Water Chemistry
Fundamentals of Water Chemistry
Water treatment microbiology
Water Scaling
Corrosion and Control
Environmental Regulations and Water Specifications
Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD)
Water Sampling and Analysis
Day Two: Oilfield Water Generation, Separation Theory & Principles
Produced Water Generation and Management Practices
Environmental Impacts Caused by Produced Water
Emulsions / Stabilization, Destabilization
Henrys & Stokes Laws / Nucleus & Rate of Rise Theory
The Nature, Chemistry and Composition of Hydrocarbons
Equilibrium and Solubility Product First principles
Water formed scales
Day Three: Separation and Treatment (I)
Calculation of the solubility product and co-precipitation
Scaling calculations first principles
Commercial software - I – ScaleChem
Commercial software - II – OLI Studio: Corrosion
Corrosion control
Gas flotation systems - Dissolved Air/ Induced Gas/ Dispersed Gas
Key Design Parameters of Flotation / Air-To-Solids Ratio
Case Study – Calculation of the solubility of BaSO4/ Co precipitation of CaSO4
Day Four: Separation and Treatment (II)
Desalting Technologies & Equipment
Electro-deionization
Gravity Separation Systems /Separators - 2 and 3 Phase
Skim Tanks / Skim Piles
API Separators
Plate Coalescers
Filtration Technologies & Mechanical filters
Ion exchange & Membrane processes
Case Study
Day Five: Produced Water Disposal
Water injection and disposal systems - theory of operation, corrosion, scale and biological control
Treatment and Disposal of Produced Water
Transportation Problems
De-oiling / Soluble organics removal
Desalination / Disinfection
Evaporative processes
Wastewater recycle / reuse
Course Review & Close
The certificate
Coventry Academy Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course