Objectives
The objective of this course is to present the oil and Gas Processing, Cover the concepts of oil and gas treatment, and the basic concepts of discharge waters.
Content
MODULE 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE WORLD OF OIL & GAS
MODULE 1.1 WHAT IS OIL & GAS PROCESSING?
• Objectives of Oil& Gas Processing Plants
• Component industries in OIL & GAS
- Upstream Industries
- Midstream Industries
· Downstream Industries
MODULE 1.2 DEFINITION OF HYDROCARBON
• Definitions of hydrocarbons
• Hydrocarbon groups
• Alcanes, the object of petroleum extraction
• Physical characteristics of hydrocarbons
• Processing of hydrocarbons - crude oil
• Processing of hydrocarbons - gas
· Hydrocarbons as an energy source
MODULE 1.3 THE BEHAVIOR OF HYDROCARBONS
· Matter - an overview
• Study of pure gas
• Study of a real gas (or condensable fluid)
• Representation of changes of state of a pure substance
• Theoretical explanation of the difference between pure and real
behaviour
• Characteristic surface of a pure substance: p, v, t diagram
• Study of mixtures
· Behaviour of real hydrocarbons (multiple mixture)
MODULE 1.4 HYDROCARBONS IN RESERVOIRS
• Aim of the behaviour of Hydrocarbons
• Introduction to PVT analysis
• Different types of Hydrocarbons
• Oil Classification
· Gas Classification
MODULE 2 OIL TREATMENT
MODULE 2.1 SEPARATION
• Why an effluent has to be processed?
• Constraints associated with an effluent
• The liquid/gas separation process
• The various separation processes
• How separators are represented in various documents
· Operating parameters & settings
MODULE 2.2 OIL DESALTING
• Purpose of Oil Deslating?
• Crude Salt’s Chemistry
• Types of Desalters
MODULE 2.3 OIL STABILIZATION AND SWEETENING
• Aim of crude oil stabilization and sweetening
• Stabilization operation:
-Stabilization by flashing
-stabilization by stripping
MODULE 3 GAS TREATMENT
MODULE 3.1 GAS DEHYDRATION
• The purpose of dehydration
• Hydrate formation
• The composition of the gas
• Principles
• The different processes
§ dehydration by glycol absorption
§ dehydration by methanol absorption
§ dehydration by adsorption
MODULE 3.2 GAS SWEETENING
• The aim of deacidification
• The composition of gas
• The deacidification process
• Amine deacidification
· Amine deacidification: the different types of equipment
MODULE 3.3 HYDROCARBON RECOVERY
• The functions of hydrocarbon recovery
• What is hydrocarbon recovery?
· The different extraction processes
MODULE 3.4: GAS LIQUEFACTION
• The functions of liquefaction
• Transporting LNG
• The composition of raw gases
• Gas liquefaction process diagram
• Pre-treating raw separation gas
· The principle of NG liquefaction
MODULE 4: DISCHARGE WATERS
• The functions of discharge waters
• The characteristics of raw waters
• Raw water treatment
• Classification and comparaison of the different treatments
· Technology of the equipment used