📘 Surface Facility Production Operations
🔎 Course Description This comprehensive course provides participants with in-depth knowledge of the design, operation, and optimization of surface production facilities in oil and gas fields. It covers separation systems, oil and gas treatment, produced water handling, compression, storage, and …
Overview
🔎 Course Description
This comprehensive course provides participants with in-depth knowledge of the design, operation, and optimization of surface production facilities in oil and gas fields. It covers separation systems, oil and gas treatment, produced water handling, compression, storage, and transport. Emphasis is placed on equipment selection, troubleshooting, safety, and maximizing production efficiency.
🎯 Learning Objectives
✅ Understand the function and design of key surface production equipment
✅ Operate and troubleshoot separation, dehydration, and compression systems
✅ Apply safety and integrity management to surface facilities
✅ Evaluate facility performance for production optimization
✅ Integrate subsurface and surface data for production management
👥 Who Should Attend
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Production and facilities engineers
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Field operations supervisors and technicians
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Process engineers
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Petroleum engineers involved in production operations
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Maintenance and HSE professionals
🗂️ Training Format
✅ Instructor-led lectures with real-world case studies
✅ Diagrams, photos, and videos of actual facilities
✅ Hands-on exercises with process simulations
✅ Group discussions on troubleshooting scenarios
✅ Daily recaps and Q&A sessions
📅 Detailed Daily Agenda with Time Breaks
📅 Day 1: Introduction to Surface Production Facilities
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Registration, Introductions, Course Overview |
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Overview of Production Systems: From Reservoir to Export |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 12:15 | Facility Layouts and Field Development Strategies |
| 12:15 – 13:15 | 🍽 Lunch |
| 13:15 – 14:45 | Introduction to Separation Processes and Equipment |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Safety Considerations in Facility Design and Operation |
📅 Day 2: Separation, Treatment, and Dehydration Systems
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Three-Phase Separators: Design and Operation |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Oil Dehydration and Desalting Systems |
| 12:15 – 13:15 | 🍽 Lunch |
| 13:15 – 14:45 | Gas Dehydration: Glycol and Solid Desiccants |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Produced Water Treatment and Disposal |
📅 Day 3: Compression, Pumping, and Storage Systems
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Gas Compression Equipment: Types, Operation, Maintenance |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Oil Pumps and Flow Assurance Considerations |
| 12:15 – 13:15 | 🍽 Lunch |
| 13:15 – 14:45 | Oil, Gas, and Water Storage Tanks: Design and Safety |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Export Systems: Pipelines and Metering |
📅 Day 4: Facility Operation, Troubleshooting, and Optimization
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Common Operating Problems and Troubleshooting Techniques |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Process Control and Instrumentation Basics |
| 12:15 – 13:15 | 🍽 Lunch |
| 13:15 – 14:45 | Energy Efficiency and Debottlenecking Strategies |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Group Exercise: Facility Troubleshooting Scenarios |
📅 Day 5: Maintenance, Integrity, and Future Technologies
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Integrity Management and Maintenance Planning |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | HSE and Emergency Response for Production Facilities |
| 12:15 – 13:15 | 🍽 Lunch |
| 13:15 – 14:45 | Digitalization and Automation in Surface Operations |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Review, Discussion, and Certificate Ceremony |
📦 Materials Provided
✅ Comprehensive course manual with facility diagrams
✅ Calculations sheets for equipment sizing
✅ Troubleshooting checklists
✅ Certificate of Completion
Target audiences
- Reservoir Engineers, Geologists
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