Flow Assurance in Production Systems

Overview

📍 Locations : DUBAI & LONDON & CAIRO & ISTANBUL ⏳ Duration : 5 Days

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Covers the identification, prediction, and mitigation of flow assurance issues like hydrate formation, wax deposition, asphaltenes, and emulsions in production systems.

Who Should Attend: Production engineers, flow assurance specialists, facilities engineers.
Training Format: Lectures, modeling exercises, case studies.

📅 Day 1: Introduction & Thermal Analysis

Time	Topic
08:30 – 09:00	Course overview
09:00 – 10:30	Flow assurance fundamentals
10:30 – 10:45	☕ Break
10:45 – 12:15	Heat transfer in pipelines
12:15 – 13:15	🍽 Lunch
13:15 – 14:45	Insulation & passive heating
14:45 – 15:00	☕ Break
15:00 – 16:30	Thermal modeling exercises

📅 Day 2: Hydrates

Time	Topic
08:30 – 10:00	Hydrate formation mechanisms
10:00 – 10:15	☕ Break
10:15 – 12:15	Hydrate prediction tools
12:15 – 13:15	🍽 Lunch
13:15 – 14:45	Inhibitors & low dosage techniques
14:45 – 15:00	☕ Break
15:00 – 16:30	Hydrate remediation case studies

📅 Day 3: Wax and Asphaltenes

Time	Topic
08:30 – 10:00	Wax precipitation and deposition
10:00 – 10:15	☕ Break
10:15 – 12:15	Paraffin treatment methods
12:15 – 13:15	🍽 Lunch
13:15 – 14:45	Asphaltene stability & deposition
14:45 – 15:00	☕ Break
15:00 – 16:30	Chemical and thermal solutions

📅 Day 4: Emulsions and Other Issues

Time	Topic
08:30 – 10:00	Emulsion formation & types
10:00 – 10:15	☕ Break
10:15 – 12:15	Demulsification techniques
12:15 – 13:15	🍽 Lunch
13:15 – 14:45	Slugs, scale, and solids management
14:45 – 15:00	☕ Break
15:00 – 16:30	Modeling flow assurance problems

📅 Day 5: Integrated Flow Assurance

Time	Topic
08:30 – 10:00	Integrated flow assurance planning
10:00 – 10:15	☕ Break
10:15 – 12:15	Economic impact of flow assurance
12:15 – 13:15	🍽 Lunch
13:15 – 14:45	Case studies: deepwater challenges
14:45 – 15:00	☕ Break
15:00 – 16:30	Group project & course wrap-up

Target audiences

Reservoir Engineers, Geologists

$ 5,750

Course Features

Lecture 0
Quiz 0
Duration 5 days
Skill level All levels
Language English
Students 40
Assessments Yes

Flow Assurance in Production Systems