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Exploration & Production

www.ifptraining.com

A partner of excellence for oil and gas professional development

Field Operations


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For some 40 years, IFP Training has been the partner of choice for its clients

in the oil and gas, petrochemical and powertrain industries in their quest

to develop and maintain the professional competency of their workforce

at the highest level. In today’s world of ever-evolving technology, we

anticipate their needs and help them in the pursuit of operational

performance and safety.

Each year, some 15,000 industry professionals from 80 countries take

part in one of our 1,300 public or in-house training sessions customized to

meet their needs.

Our faculty of 100 permanent instructors and 600 consultants with

real industry experience hails from various sectors. Paramount amongtheir concerns is the relevance of the learning objectives, adaptation

of the course content to industry needs and the teaching quality.

The interactive and dynamic nature of our training sessions blends a solid

grounding in knowledge with hands-on practice.

Our comprehensive panoply of courses, with topics spanning from

geosciences, drilling and surface facilities to rening, petrochemicals,

products and engines, caters to a very wide audience, from operators

and technicians to engineers and managers. IFP Training is indeed

a partner of excellence for oil and gas professional development.

This catalog presents our public courses in Exploration & Production and

gives you an idea of the in-house training programs that we regularly

organize for our clients.

To help you with your search, we have labeled the different levels of each

program as follows: Discovery, Foundation, Prociency and Advanced.

We have also put together several paths of courses that could be followed

in order to acquire competency in various disciplines.

We would be delighted to welcome you at one of our many public training

sessions or to design a course to meet the specic needs of your company.

We wish to renew our appreciation for your condence and valued

partnership with IFP Training and look forward to serving you.

Jean-Luc KARNIK

Chief Executive Officer


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IFP Training 4

Your contacts 5

Course index 6

Typical career path 10

Public courses 13

In-house courses 55

Registration 69

Terms and conditions 70

Contents


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Our missionWe work hand in hand with the Oil and Gas, Petrochemicals and Powertrain industries to give you the best training

possible.

Our unique, industry-focused and customized training solutions are delivered worldwide by experienced instructors

who share a common objective: to develop your professional skills while improving industry best practices, overall

performance and operational safety.

Our history

IFP Training was created in 1975 by

IFP Energies nouvelles and IFP School

to meet the training needs of professionals

from the Oil and Gas, Petrochemicals and

Engine industries.

IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) is apublic-sector research and training

center. It has an international scope,

covering the fields of energy, transport

and the environment. From research

to industry, technological innovation is

central to all its activities. IFPEN focuses

on providing solutions to take up the

challenges facing society in terms of

energy and the climate, promoting the

emergence of a sustainable energy mix.

For more than 90 years now, IFP School

has been training young engineers to

overcome industry challenges. This

prestigious academic institution delivers

Master’s degrees to some 600 students

each year who saw in excellent post-

graduate programs setup in partnership

with world-class universities and

companies an opportunity to develop their

expertise and advance in their careers.

IFP TrainingTechnical expertise and know-how delivered by industry professionalsand experienced instructors


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Your contacts

Executive VP: Fouzia BAÏRI Tel. + 33 (0)1 41 39 11 74

[email protected]

GEOSCIENCES – RESERVOIR ENGINEERING

Manager: Laurence BOVE Tel. + 33 (0)1 41 39 11 55

[email protected]

DRILLING – COMPLETION – WELL CONTROL

Manager: Rémi FERRIÈRE Tel. + 33 (0)5 59 30 82 42

[email protected]

FIELD OPERATIONS

Manager: Benoît RABAUD Tel. + 33 (0)1 41 39 11 68

[email protected]

PROJETCS AND LOGISTICS

Manager: Yves BONNEFOY Tel. + 33 (0)1 41 39 11 73

[email protected]

GENERAL E&P TRAINING

Manager: Florent PRION Tel. + 33 (0)1 41 39 11 84

[email protected]

Exploration & Production Division

REFINING & CHEMICALS

Executive VP: Bertrand MOUCHEL Tel. + 33 (0)1 41 39 11 06

[email protected]

IC ENGINES & LUBRICANTS

Executive VP: Marc BONNIN Tel. + 33 (0)1 41 39 12 08

[email protected]

ECONOMICS & MANAGEMENT

Executive VP: Sylvie SAULNIER Tel. + 33 (0)1 41 39 10 84

[email protected]

Others divisions

Jean-Luc KARNIK Chief Executive Officer

Loïc du RUSQUEC Executive VP Business Development

[email protected]

Karim FAÏD Senior VP Marketing

[email protected]

Management

Tel. + 33 (0)1 41 39 12 12 [email protected]

FRANCE

RSI

Philippe VACHER Chief Executive Officer

[email protected]

UNITED STATES

RSI Simcon Inc.

Georges HOSTACHE Chief Executive Officer

Mob. + 1 832 448 5900

[email protected]

NIGERIA

Francis FUSIER [email protected]

Affiliates and Representations

BAHRAIN

IFP Training & Consulting Middle-East

Hervé CHAUVIN Managing Director

Mob. +973 3 998 5909

[email protected]

Mohamed SKHIRI VP Middle-East

Mob. +973 3 232 8804

[email protected]


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Public courses

Scheet Durationin days

Dates Location Tuition fee

(€ H.T.) Language Reference

Operation of Production Facilities

Fundamentals of Production E-500 2October 12 - 13

June 01 - 02

Rueil

Pau1,520 €

EN

FR

PROD / PRODCHAIN

PROD / CHAINPROD

Oil & Gas Field Processing E-501 5

June 22 - 26

November 30 - December 04

March 02 - 06

April 13 - 17

June 01 - 05

Rueil

Rueil

Port-Gentil

Rueil

Pau

3,120 €

3,120 €

3,450 €

3,120 €

3,120 €

EN

EN

FR

FR

FR

PROD / OGFP

PROD / OGFP

PROD / IPS

PROD / IPS

PROD / IPS

Field Processing

and Surface Production Facilities E-502 10

June 22 - July 03

November 30 - December 11

June 01 - 12

Rueil

Rueil

Pau

5,910 €

EN

EN

FR

PROD / FPSPF

PROD / FPSPF

PROD / PIPS

Advanced Oil & Gas Field Processing E-503 15

February 09 - 27

September 21 - October 09

May 26 - June 12

Rueil 8,750 €

EN

EN

FR

PROD / ADVGB

PROD / ADVGB

PROD / ADVFR

Module 1: Thermodynamics Applied

to Well Effluent Processing E-504 5

February 09 - 13

September 21 - 25

May 26 - 29

Rueil 3,060 €

EN

EN

FR

PROD / ADV1GB

PROD / ADV1GB

PROD / ADV1FR

Module 2: Oil and Water Treatment E-505 5

February 16 - 20


June 01 - 05

Rueil 3,060 €

EN

EN

FR

PROD / ADV2GB

PROD / ADV2GB

PROD / ADV2FR

Module 3: Gas Processing and Conditioning E-506 5

February 23 - 27

October 05 - 09

June 08 - 12

Rueil 3,060 €

EN

EN

FR

PROD / ADV3GB

PROD / ADV3GB

PROD / ADV3FR

Natural Gas E-510 5

June 29 - July 03

October 12 - 16


Rueil 3,120 €

EN

EN

FR

PROD / NATGAS

PROD / NATGAS

PROD / GAZNAT

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) E-511 5

March 09 - 13

June 07 - 11

November 16 - 20

May 18 - 22

Rueil

Dubai

Rueil

Rueil

4,090 €

3,000 €

4,090 €

4,090 €

EN

EN

EN

FR

PROD / LNG

PROD / LNG

PROD / LNG

PROD / GNL

Gas Sweetening and Sulfur Recovery E-514 5 November 02 - 06 Rueil 3,120 € EN PROD / ACIDGB

Production Accounting

and Material Balance Sheet E-520 3

October 19 - 21

April 13 - 15Rueil 2,290 €

EN

FR

PROD / BALSH

PROD / BILMAT

Production Panel Operator Training E-531 35September 14 - October 30

May 11 - June 30Rueil 32,450 €

EN

FR

PROD / PANELOPGB

PROD / PANELOPFR

Surface Production Superintendent Training E-533 58September 16 - December 09

April 09 - July 07

Pau, Rueil

& Martigues36,680 €

EN

FR

PROD / PRODSI

PROD / SIPROD

Production Engineer Training (ProdEng) E-534 60September 07 - November 27

May 11 - July 31Rueil & Martigues 30,540 €

EN

FR

PROD / PRODENG

PROD / INGPROD

Laboratory Analysis for Oil & Gas Production E-535 5 December 07 - 11 Pau 3,060 € EN PROD / LABOGB

Safety in Laboratories E-537 4December 14 - 17

July 06 - 10

Pau

Rueil2,710 €

EN

FR

PROD / SAFELABGB

PROD / SAFELABFR

Well Equipment and Operation

for Production Engineers E-546 5

September 14 - 18

May 18 - 22Rueil 3,060 €

EN

FR

PROD / WELLGB

PROD / WELLFR

New course

Also proposed in French

E-learning with personal remote coaching


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Public courses

Scheet Durationin days

Dates Location Tuition fee

(€ H.T.) Language Reference

HSE - Health, Safety & Environment

HSE in Surface Processing Operations E-550 5

May 18 - 22

November 09 - 13

March 22 - 26

July 13 - 17

Pau

Rueil

Alger

Rueil

3,060 €

3,060 €

2,500 €

3,060 €

EN

EN

FR

FR

HSE / EXPSAFOP

HSE / EXPSAFOP

HSE / EXPSECOP

HSE / EXPSECOP

Safety Engineering - Module 1 E-560 5

March 29 - April 02

November 16 - 20

June 15 - 19

Dubai

Rueil

Rueil

3,000 €

3,060 €

3,060 €

EN

EN

FR

HSE / SAFENG1GB

HSE / SAFENG1GB

HSE / SAFENG1FR

Safety Engineering - Module 2 E-561 5November 23 - 27

June 22 - 26Rueil 3,060 €

EN

FR

HSE / SAFENG2GB

HSE / SAFENG2FR

HSE in Construction / Maintenance Works E-570 4November 16 - 19

June 15 - 18Pau 2,710 €

EN

FR

HSE / WORKGB

HSE / WORKFR

Environmental & Societal Risk Management E-580 5

November 23 - 27

June 22 - 26 Rueil 3,060 €

EN

FR

HSE / ENVGB

HSE / ENVFR

HSE Superintendent Training E-590 58September 16 - December 09

April 09 - July 07Pau, Rueil & Mart igues 36,680 €

EN

FR

HSE / HSESI

HSE / SIHSE

Equipment, Maintenance, Inspection

Technology of Production Facilities Equipment E-600 10October 12 - 23

June 15 - 26Rueil & Martigues 5,910 €

EN

FR

MAT / EQUIP

MAT / MAT

Module 1: Static Equipment E-601 5October 12 - 16

June 15 - 19Rueil 3,120 €

EN

FR

MAT / EQUIP1

MAT / MAT1

Module 2: Rotating Machinery E-602 5October 19 - 23

June 22 - 26Martigues 3,120 €

EN

FR

MAT / EQUIP2

MAT / MAT2

Instrumentation, Process Control

& Safety Instrumented Systems

E-608 5October 26 - 30

May 18 - 22

Rueil

Port-Gentil

3,060 €

3,450 €

EN

FR

I-R / INST1GB

I-R / INST1FR

Metering and Allocation E-615 5November 02 - 06

May 31 - June 04

Rueil

Alger

3,060 €

2,500 €

EN

FR

I-R / METER

I-R / COMPT

Centrifugal and Positive

Displacement Pumps E-622 5 October 26 - 30 Rueil 3,060 € EN MAT / PUMP

Centrifugal and Volumetric Compressors E-626 5 November 02 - 06 Rueil 3,060 € EN MAT / COMPGB

Maintenance Superintendent Training E-640 58September 16 - December 09

April 09 - July 07Pau, Rueil & Mart igues 36,680 €

EN

FR

MAI / MAINSI

MAI / SIMAIN

Maintenance Management - Equipment

Availability Control E-645 5

November 23 - 27

June 22 - 26

Rueil

Pau3,120 €

EN

FR

MAI / MAINTMGT

MAI / GESMAINT

Process & Layout Engineering

Offshore Field Development -

Pipelines & Flow Assurance E-650 5

October 26 - 30

June 29 - July 03Rueil 3,120 €

EN

FR

DEV / OFFSHGB

DEV / OFFSHFR

FPSO/FSO & Oil Terminals E-660 5November 23 - 27

May 18 - 22Pau 3,060 €

EN

FR

DEV / TERMGB

DEV / TERMFR

Pipeline Hydraulics and Multiphase Flow E-670 5 September 28 - October 02 Rueil 4,060 € EN DEV / HYDRGB

Corrosion Prevention in Production Facilities E-675 5 April 20 - 24

June 08 - 12

Pau

Rueil3,060 €

EN

FR

DEV / CORGB

DEV / CORFR

Oil & Gas Process Simulation E-680 5 March 30 - April 03 Rueil 3,060 € EN DEV / SIMULGB

Field Development Project E-695 15November 23 - December 11

March 16 - April 03Rueil 8,750 €

EN

FR

DEV / FDEVGB

DEV / FDEVFR

New course


E-learning with personal remote coaching



In-house coursesTo see the agenda of in-house courses,

please refer to the specific training guide

Scheet

Duration

in days Reference

Natural Gas Storage E-515 2 PROD / STOCKGB

Natural Gas Transport by Pipeline E-516 2 PROD / TRANSGB

Production Chemicals: Use and Handling E-528 5 PROD / CHEMICAL

Preparatory Course to Production Field Operator Training E-529 25 PROD / PC

Production Field Operator Training (BOA) E-530 185 PROD / BOAGB

Surface Production Supervisor Training E-532 35 PROD / PRODSUP

Production Facilities Control Room Operation E-547 10 PROD / ADVCCRGB

Occupational Safety E-551 5 HSE / OCCSAFGB

Safety Engineering Workshop Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment Fundamentals E-565 5 HSE / SEWGB

Oil & Gas Facilities Environmental Impact Management E-581 5 HSE / ENVMGTGB

Social Risk Management E-582 5 HSE / SOCIALGB

Environmental Management of Spills & Emissions: Air, Water, Wastes, Soils E-583 5 HSE / POLLUTIONGB

HSE Engineer Training E-591 80 HSE / HSEENG

Advanced Instrumentation, Process Control & Automation E-609 5 I-R / INST2GB

Multivariable Predictive Control E-610 4 I-R / MVPCGB

Production Facilities Power Network and Electrical Equipment E-618 5 I-R / ELEC1GB

Production Facilities Power Network and Electrical Equipment (Advanced) E-619 5 I-R / ELEC2GB

Gas Turbines E-630 5 MAT / GT

Operation, Maintenance and Inspection of Rotating Machinery E-641 10 MAI / ROTMAINT

Machinery Vibration Signature Analysis E-643 4 MTM / PAVIB-E

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O P E R A T O R Sessions during this period Duration Reference Course number

INITIAL COURSES

Preparatory Course to Production Field Operator Training 25 days PROD / PC E-529

Production Field Operator Training (BOA) 37 weeks PROD / BOAGB E-530

Production Chemicals: Use and Handling 5 days PROD / CHEMICAL E-528

PANEL OPERATOR

P A N E L O

P E R A T O R

Sessions during this period Duration Reference Course number

INITIAL COURSES

Production Panel Operator Training 35 days PROD / PANELOPGB E-531

Laboratory Analysis Techniques for Oil & Gas Production 5 days PROD / LABOGB E-535

ADVANCED COURSES

Production Facilities Control Room Operation 10 days PROD / ADVCCRGB E-547

HSE in Construction/Maintenance Works 4 days HSE / WORKGB E-570Instrumentation, Process Control & Safety Instrumented Systems 5 days I-R / INST1GB E-608

Production Facilities Power Network and Electrical Equipment 5 days I-R / ELEC1GB E-618

Metering and Allocation 5 days I-R / METER E-615

Centrifugal and Positive Displacement Pumps 5 days MAT / PUMP E-622

Centrifugal and Volumetric Compressors 5 days MAT / COMPGB E-626

Gas Turbines 5 days MAT / GT E-630

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

S U P E R V

I S O R


INITIAL COURSES

Surface Production Supervisor Training 35 days PROD / PRODSUP E-532

ADVANCED COURSES


Corrosion Prevention in Production Facilities 5 days DEV / CORGB E-675

FPSO/FSO & Oil Terminals 5 days DEV / TERMGB E-660

Operation, Maintenance and Inspection of Rotating Machinery 10 days MAI / ROTMAINT E-641

PRODUCTION SUPERINTENDENT

S U P E R I N T E N D A N T


INITIAL COURSES

Surface Production Superintendant Training 58 days PROD / PRODSI E-533

ADVANCED TECHNIQUES

Well Equipment and Operation for Production Engineers 5 days PROD / WELLGB E-546

FPSO/ FSO & Oil Terminals 5 days DEV / TERMGB E-660


Production Accounting and Material Balance Sheet 5 days PROD / BALSH E-520



Safety Engineering - Module 1 5 days HSE / SAFENG1GB E-560

Environmental Management of Spills and Emissions: Air, Water, Wastes, Soils 5 days HSE / POLLUTIONGB E-583

MANAGEMENT

Advanced Well Performance 5 days PRO / WELLPERF2E E-464

Advanced Oil & Gas Field Processing 15 days PROD / ADVGB E-503

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) 5 days PROD / LNG E-511

Offshore Fields Development - Pipelines & Flow Assurance 5 days DEV / OFFSHGB E-650Environmental & Societal Aspect Management 5 days HSE / ENVGB E-580

Maintenance Management Equipment Availability Control 5 days MAI / MAINTMGT E-645

Field Development Project 15 days DEV / FDEVGB E-695

Master of Sciences in Petroleum Engineering - IFP School Consult us

Courses for typical careerCourses for typical career development of production technician



PRODUCTION ENGINEER

J U N

I O R


INITIAL COURSES

Production Engineer Training 60 days PROD / PRODENG E-534

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT

S E N I O R


ADVANCED COURSES

Advanced Well Performance 5 days PRO / WELLPERF2E E-464

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) 5 days PROD / LNG E-511

FPSO/FSO & Oil Terminals 5 days DEV / TERMGB E-660



HSE in Surface Processing Operations 5 days HSE / EXPSAFOP E-550

HSE in Construction/Maintenance Works 4 days HSE / WORKGB E-570

Environmental Management of Spills and Emissions: Air, Water, Wastes, Soils 5 days HSE / POLLUTIONGB E-583

Instrumentation, Process Control & Safety Instrumented Systems 5 days I-R / INST1GB E-608

Advanced Instrumentation, Process Control & Automation 5 days I-R / INST2GB E-609

Production Accounting and Material Balance Sheet 5 days PROD / BALSH E-520


Production Facilities Power Network and Electrical Equipment 5 days I-R / ELEC1GB E-618

Centrifugal and Positive Displacement Pumps 5 days MAT / PUMP E-622

Centrifugal and Volumetric Compressors 5 days MAT / COMPGB E-626

Gas Turbines 5 days MAT / GT E-630


Machinery Vibration Signature Analysis 4 days MTM / PAVIB-E E-643

Maintenance Management Equipment Availability Control 5 days MAI / MAINTMGT E-645

Pipeline Hydraulics and Multiphase Flow 5 days DEV / HYDRGB E-670

Subsea Production Systems 5 days PL / SPSGB E-781

Subsea Pipelines 4 days PL / PIPEGB E-782


MANAGEMENT

Integrated Reservoir Management (IRM) 45 days GEN / IRM E-001

Exploration-Production Contracts and Negotiation 5 days EAM / EPCN E-068

Production Sharing and Joint Operating Agreements 3 days EAM / PSA E-064

Economics and Risk Analysis of Upstream Projects 5 days EAM / ERA E-070

Field Development Project 15 days DEV / FDEVGB E-695

Project Management 5 days PL / PROJGB E-700

Estimation and Cost Control 5 days PL / COSTGB E-746

Quality & Risk Management 3 days PL / QAQCGB E-722

Courses for typical careerCourses for typical career development of production engineer


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Can also be tailored in-house on request, for a group For additional in-house courses, please see the In-house Training section page 258

LANGUAGE DATES LOCATION FEES REGISTRATION CONTACT

FR Jun 01 - 02 Pau 1,520 € EXP Pau [email protected]

EN Oct 12 - 13 Rueil 1,520 € EXP Rueil [email protected]

AGENDA

The oil and gas chain: production position 0.5 d

Positioning of the production in the value E&P chain

World Primary production

Issues and technical constraints

Conventional resources

Unconventional resources

Job descriptions and skills for production activities

Onshore & offshore production 0.5 d

Technical specifications, operating modes

Operating patterns and mapping fields

Technical architectures

Organization (remote site, extreme conditions, manning, shift…)Case studies: FPSO, wet gas field (onshore), oil fields operated with reinjection, remotecontrol room, early production facilities…

From well to export point 1 d

From reservoir to wellhead: hydrocarbons and well effluent behavior

Well techniques, production techniques and well servicing

Surface facilities & treatment operations

Metering and expedition

Health Safety & Environment, sustainability

Budgets (CAPEX, OPEX) during the life cycle of a production field

2 Days

Level: Discovery

PURPOSE

To provide an introduction to oil andgas production, along with a glossaryof terms, covering fundamentals oftechnology, chain structure from well toexport terminal, skills and job positionsinvolved in operating production facilities

AUDIENCE

Non-technical staff or technicalprofessionals not directly involvedin hydrocarbons production(managers, executives, technicians,staff of human resources, financeof projects departments…)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

- To understand the different phases ofthe oil and gas production process

- To grasp the specific issues ofoffshore oil and gas production

- To understand organizations,skills and job positions involved inoperating production facilities

- To acquire a complete viewof the oil and gas productionchain, stretching over technical,business and economic issues

WAYS AND MEANSCourse delivered byindustry specialists

Numerous illustrations (videos,samples, equipment…) andcase studies

Fundamentals of Production E - 5 0 0

Field Operations

Operation of Production Facilities PROD / PRODCHAIN PROD / CHAINPROD

Coordinator: Benoît Rabaud





FR Mar 02 - 06 Port-Gentil 3,450 € EXP Rueil [email protected]

FR Apr 13 - 17 Rueil 3,120 € EXP Rueil [email protected]


EN Jun 22 - 26 Rueil 3,120 € EXP Rueil [email protected]

EN Nov 30 - Dec 04 Rueil 3,120 € EXP Rueil [email protected]

AGENDA

Fundamentals of reservoir, drilling and completion 0.5 d

Reservoirs: types, exploration techniques

Drilling principle - Case of offshore drilling

Main completion equipment - Principle of artificial lift by pumping, Gas Lift…

Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR): aim and principle of the main techniques

Well effluent behavior - Need for effluent field processing 0.5 d

Different types of well effluent - Main characterization parameters

Liquid/Vapor equilibrium of pure substances and mixtures - Vapor pressure curvesand phase envelopes

Constituents that pose problems for storage, transport, or commercialization/utilizationof crude oils and natural gases

Main specifications to be respected and required treatments

Crude oil processing 1 d

Crude stabilization by Multi Stage Separation (MSS) - Foaming problems and main availablesolutions

Crude dehydration and desalting - Emulsion problems and main treatments available

Crude sweetening (H2S removal)

Examples of oil treatment and associated gas recompression process schemes

Production and injection water treatment 1 d

Quality requirements for rejected water - Environment related constraints

Main necessary treatments: API oil-water separators, plate separators, floatators,hydrocyclones…

Reasons for water injection

Quality requirements and necessary treatments: chlorination, filtration, oxygen removal,sulfate removal

Examples of process schemes for production and injection water treatment

Gas processing and conditioning - Fundamentals of LNG 2 d

Hydrates formation prevention and inhibition: injection of MeOH, MEG, DEG, Low DosageHydrate Inhibitor (LDHI)

Gas dehydration: TEG units, solid desiccants (molecular sieves) units

Gas sweetening - Acid components (H2S and CO

2) removal: amine units, molecular sieves,

membranes

Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) extraction: use of cryogenic refrigeration, Joule-Thompsonexpansion, or Turbo-expander

Fundamentals of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) chain

5 Days

Level: Foundation

PURPOSE

To provide a comprehensive overview ofoil and gas field processing technology

AUDIENCE

Engineers and technicians interested,although not directly involved, in day-to-day oil and gas field processingoperations: reservoir engineers, drillingand completion personnel, platformdesigners, petroleum architects,equipment suppliers, economists...

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

- To list main characteristicsof oil and gas well effluents

- To assess problems induced byunwanted compounds in well effluents

- To understand and explain fieldtreatment of oil and gas streamsand processes technology

- To grasp fundamentals of oil andgas field processing operationsand related operating conditions

- To ascertain the treatmentprocesses necessary for productionwater and injection water

WAYS AND MEANS

Course delivered byindustry specialists

Numerous applications andillustrations (videos, samples…)

Oil & Gas Field ProcessingField treatments of Oil & Gas well effluent

E - 5 0 1

Field Operations

Operation of Production Facilities PROD / OGF P PROD / IPS

Coordinator: Alexandre Scondo


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EN Jun 22 - Jul 03 Rueil 5,910 € EXP Rueil [email protected]

EN Nov 30 - Dec 11 Rueil 5,910 € EXP Rueil [email protected]

AGENDA

Fundamentals of reservoir, drilling and completion 0.5 dReservoirs: types, exploration techniques

Drilling principle - Case of offshore drilling

Main completion equipment - Principle of artificial lift by pumping, Gas Lift…

Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR): aim and principle of the main techniques

Well effluents behavior - Need for effluent field processing 0.5 dDifferent types of well effluent - Main characterization parameters

Liquid/Vapor equilibrium of pure substances and mixtures - Effluent behavior

Constituents that pose problems for storage, transport, or commercialization

Main specifications to conform with and required treatments

Crude oil processing 1 dCrude stabilization by Multi Stage Separation (MSS) - Foaming problems

Crude dehydration and desalting - Emulsion problems

Crude sweetening (H2S removal)Examples of oil treatment and associated gas compression process schemes

Production and injection water treatment 1 dRejected water: environmental constraints and required treatments

Injection water: aim, quality requirements and required treatments

Examples of process schemes for production and injection water treatment

Gas processing and conditioning 2 dHydrates formation prevention and inhibition: injection of MeOH, MEG, DEG, Low Dosage HydrateInhibitor (LDHI)

Gas dehydration: TEG units, solid desiccants (molecular sieves) units

Gas sweetening - Acid components (H2S and CO

2) removal: amine units...

Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) extraction: use of cryogenic refrigeration, Joule-Thomson expansion,or Turbo-expander

Fundamentals of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) chain

Case of offshore developments - Flow assurance 1 dOffshore production structures: jacket, semi-submersible, Spar, TLP, FPSO...Storage and offloading vessels (FSO, FPSO, FPU, buoy...)

Deep offshore developments - Examples of subsea architecture

Flow Assurance: problems of slug, erosion, hydrate formation, deposits (paraffins, asphaltenes,naphtenates, carbonates, sulfates, salts...) - Main preservation techniques and pigging solutions

Rotating machinery 1 dClassification and main types of pumps and compressors - Selection criteria

Turbo-expanders and gas turbines

Technology and main uses for each type of rotating machinery

Operating principle

Thermal equipment 0.5 dHeat exchangers, Air coolers, Furnaces, Heaters, fire tubes: types, operation, technology

Fundamentals of corrosion 0.5 d

Different types of corrosion, prevention and monitoring

Instrumentation & process control - Safety systems 1 dElements constituting a simple process control loop - Cascade and split-range loops - DCS

Technology and working principle of sensors, transmitters and control valves

Safety Systems: HIPS, ESD, EDP, F&G, USS

Metering and allocation 1 dImportance of metering and production allocation

Transactional metering of liquids and gas

Single-phase metering

Calibration of metering installations on test bench

Calculators: corrections, conversion into standards volumes

Multi-phase metering: advantage, principle and fields of application

10 Days

Level: Foundation

PURPOSE

To provide a comprehensiveunderstanding of onshore and offshoreoil and gas field processing techniques,along with a knowledge of technologyand operating principles of surfaceproduction facilities equipment

AUDIENCE

Engineers and technicians interested inonshore and offshore oil and gas fieldprocessing technology and equipment

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

- To grasp fundamentals of oiland gas production techniques

- To understand operatingprinciples and conditions of oil,water and gas treatment

- To learn about the technologyof main equipment and specifitiesof offshore production techniques

- To ascertain fundamentalsof process control and to drawa typical safety system layout

- To understand main meteringtechniques, corrosion issues,its prevention and monitoring

WAYS AND MEANSVery interactive training byindustry specialists

Numerous applicationsand illustrations (videos,samples, equipment…)

Field Processing and Surface Production FacilitiesEffluent treatment and equipment technology

E - 5 0 2

Field Operations

Operation of Production Facilities PROD / F PS PF PROD / PIPS






EN Feb 09 - 27 Rueil 8,750 € EXP Rueil [email protected]

FR May 26 - Jun 12 Rueil 8,750 € EXP Rueil [email protected]

EN Sep 21 - Oct 09 Rueil 8,750 € EXP Rueil [email protected]

AGENDA

Module 1: Thermodynamics applied to well effluent processing (cf. E-504) 5 d

Well effluent

Ideal and real fluid behavior

Liquid-Vapor equilibrium of pure substances

Vapor pressure curves

Enthalpy diagrams

Pro II simulation exercises

Liquid-Vapor equilibrium of mixtures - Mixture separation processes

Phase envelopes

Flash, Distillation, Absorption, Stripping

Pro II simulation exercises

Module 2: Oil and water treatment (cf. E-505) 5 dNeed for field processing of oil - Quality requirements

Crude oil treatment

Crude stabilization

Crude dehydration

Acid crude sweetening

Crude oil treatment process simulation using Pro II

Production water treatment

Regulation for disposal

Main treatments

Injection water treatment

Quality requirements

Main treatments

Module 3: Gas processing and conditioning (cf. E-506) 5 d

Need for field processing of gas - Quality requirements

Gas processing

Gas dehydration

Gas sweetening

NGL extraction

Simulation of a gas processing chain using Pro II

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)

15 Days

Level: Proficiency

PURPOSE

To deepen understanding of oil andgas field processing techniques

AUDIENCE

Engineers involved in operatingor designing oil and gas fieldprocessing facilities

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

- To understand main thermodynamictransformations involved inoil and gas processing

- To grasp a comprehensive picture

of oil and gas processing facilities - To simulate main oil and gas facilities - To master operating variables andconditions of processing facilities

WAYS AND MEANS

Highly interactive training withindustry-specialist lecturers


Extensive practice of ProII processsimulation software: a case studywill be developed all along these

3 weeks (simulation of a crudeoil and gas treatment process)

Advanced Oil & Gas Field ProcessingSizing - Simulation - Operation

E - 5 0 3

Field Operations

Operation of Production Facilities PROD / ADV GB PROD / ADV FR

NOTE

The course is a combination of threeseparate modules

Refer to next pages for detailed content







FR May 26 - 29 Rueil 3,060 € EXP Rueil [email protected]

EN Sep 21 - 25 Rueil 3,060 € EXP Rueil [email protected]

AGENDA

Well effluent 0.5 d

Constitution and physical states of matter

Constituents of well effluents: hydrocarbons, impurities, water, sediments...

Different types of effluents: black oil, light oil, volatile oil, condensate gas, dry gas...

Characterization parameters: GOR, CGR, BSW, WOR, Water Cut, Bo, Bg, B’g...

Examples of compositions of crude oil and natural gas effluent

Ideal gas and real fluid behavior 0.5 d

Ideal gas behavior

Behavior of real fluids: compressibility factor, Amagat’s law, law of corresponding state withtwo and three parameters

Equations Of State (EOS): conception, uses, examples, selection

Gas compression and expansion 1 d

Practical gas compression and expansion laws

Exercise: Compression of propane

Pro II simulation: Propane compressor

Liquid-vapor equilibrium of pure substances 1 d

Vapor pressure curves

Overall phase diagram of a pure substance (three dimensions: P, T and V)

Enthalpy diagrams of pure substances

Exercises: Vapor pressure and boiling points of pure components - Vapor pressureand boiling point - Case of a column

Pro II simulation: Propane Cryogenic Loop

Liquid-vapor equilibrium of mixtures - Mixture separation processes 2 d

Phase envelopes

Well effluents behavior from pay zone to surface processing facilities

Techniques applied to mixture separation: flash process, distillation process

Absorption and stripping phenomena

Exercises: Equilibrium coefficients (K values) and relative volatility - Vapor pressure ofa mixture of hydrocarbons - LPG recovery by physical absorption

Pro II simulation: Mixture Separation by distillation - LPG splitter

5 Days

Level: Proficiency

PURPOSE

To provide a thorough understandingof thermodynamics principlesunderlying operation and design ofoil and gas processing facilities

AUDIENCE

Engineers involved in operatingor designing oil and gas fieldprocessing facilities

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

- To learn about oil and gaswell effluents composition,

properties and characteristics - To grasp ideal gas law and real fluidbehavior and characterization methods

- To comprehend liquid-vapor equilibriumof pure substances and mixtures

- To master the operating principlesand performances of mixtureseparation processes

- To understand gas compressionand gas expansion laws

- To perform simulations with ProII and master the fundamentalsof Equations Of State

WAYS AND MEANS



Extensive practice of Pro IIprocess simulation software

Advanced Oil & Gas Field Processing

Module 1: Thermodynamics Applied to Well Effluent ProcessingFluid behavior - Mixture separation - Gas compression

E - 5 0 4

Field Operations

Operation of Production Facilities PROD / ADV1GB PROD / ADV1FR







FR Jun 01 - 05 Rueil 3,060 € EXP Rueil [email protected]


AGENDA

Need for oil field processing - Quality requirements 0.25 d

Constituents raising problems for storage, transport, or crude oil sale

Different specifications and quality requirements of crude oils

Necessary treatments to reach these specifications

Examples of compositions of commercialized crude oils

Crude oil treatment 2.75 d

Crude stabilization by Multi Stage Separation (MSS)

Process principle

Operating parameters: number of separation stages, pressures, heating and coolingneeds... - Influence on the quantity and quality (API grade) of the produced oil

Foaming problems and main available solutions

Associated gas recompression - Typical associated gas compression schemes Applications: practice of separator summary design methods

Pro II simulation: study of the influence of separation stage number on the performancesof a MSS process

Crude dehydration and desalting

Emulsion problems

Main dehydration processes

Crude oil desalting

Applications: practice of desalter summary design methods

Acid crude sweetening (H2S removal)

Cold stripping: origin of stripping gas, need for sweetening of stripping gas

Hot stripping

Applications: practice of stripping column summary design methods

Pro II simulation: simulation of a crude oil stripping units case study Case study: Simulation of a whole crude oil field treatment plant - Study of an offshorecrude oil field treatment unit, based on a Multiple Stage Separation (MSS) process scheme -Optimization of the operating parameters

Production water treatment 1 d

Regulations for disposal

Main treatments - Operating principle and required performances

Comparison of the different available techniques - Selection criteria

Examples of production water treatment block flow diagrams

Injection water treatment 1 d

Reasons for water injection

Quality requirements and necessary treatmentsMain operating conditions of each treatment and required performances

Examples of injection water treatment block flow diagrams

5 Days

Level: Proficiency

PURPOSE

To provide a comprehensiveunderstanding of oil and water treatmentprocesses, operation and troubleshooting

AUDIENCE

Engineers involved in operatingor designing oil and waterfield processing facilities

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

- To assess various problems that canbe induced by unwanted elementsand compounds in crude oil streams

- To master oil and water treatmentprocesses, operations andrelated operating conditions

- To design main equipmentused for oil processing

- To ascertain main operating problemsencountered in oil and waterprocessing and related solutions

- To simulate crude oil treatmentprocesses using the Pro II software

PREREQUISITE

It is highly recommended to attendModule 1 first (cf. E-504)

WAYS AND MEANS





Module 2: Oil and Water TreatmentSizing - Simulation - Operation

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AGENDA

Need for field processing of gas - Quality requirements 0.25 d

Constituents raising problems for storage, transport, or end use of natural gas

Different specifications and quality requirements for natural gas

Necessary treatments to conform these specifications

Examples of compositions of commercialized natural gases

Gas dehydration (drying) and Hydrate formation inhibition 1.25 d

System behavior - Moisture content of a saturated gas

Applications: moisture content of different gases of various compositions

Hydrate formation inhibition by injection of inhibitors: MeOH, MEG, DEG, LDHI...

Gas dehydration processes: TEG units, Molecular Sieves...

Application: summary design of TEG unit

Pro II simulation: simulation of TEG unit

Gas sweetening: removal of acid components (H2S and/or CO2) 0.75 d

Overview of the techniques dedicated to gas sweetening

Chemical solvent processes - Amine units (MEA, DEA, DGA, MDEA…)

Physical solvent processes

Hybrid (physico-chemical) solvent processes

Overview of other techniques

Conversion of H2S: sulfur production (CLAUS process) and tail gas processing

Application: summary design of an amine unit

Natural gas liquids (NGL) extraction (removal of heavy components) 0.75 d

External refrigeration loop

Joule-Thomson expansion

Turbo-Expander

Application: calculation of cryogenic loop used for extraction

Pro II simulation: simulation of NGL extraction unit - Process selection

Case study: simulation of a whole natural gas field processing plant 1 d

Study of a natural gas dehydration, NGL extraction and compression unit - Optimizationof the operating parameters - Analysis of hydrate formation risks

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) 1 d

Liquefaction processes: operating principle, typical operating conditions, technologyof specific equipment (plate fin heat exchangers, spiral-wound heat exchanges, refrigerationloop compressors...), power consumption...

LNG storage and transport: storage tanks, LNG carriers, jetty, loading arms...

Safety considerations specific to natural gas liquefaction plants

Industrial examples of natural gas liquefaction units

5 Days

Level: Proficiency

PURPOSE

To provide a comprehensiveunderstanding of gas treatmentprocesses, operation and troubleshooting

AUDIENCE

Engineers involved in operatingor designing gas field processingand conditioning facilities

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

- To assess various problemsinduced by unwanted elementsin natural gas streams

- To master gas treatment andliquefaction processes, operationsand related operating conditions

- To perform hand calculationsfor summary design of maingas processing equipment

- To ascertain main operating problemsencountered in gas processing andconditioning and related solutions

- To simulate natural gas treatmentprocesses using the Pro II software

PREREQUISITE

It is highly recommended to attend

Module 1 first (cf. E-504)

WAYS AND MEANS

Highly interactive training byindustry-specialist lecturers




Module 3: Gas Processing and ConditioningSizing - Simulation - Operation

E - 5 0 6

Field Operations







EN Jun 29 - Jul 03 Rueil 3,120 € EXP Rueil [email protected]

FR Sep 28 - Oct 02 Rueil 3,120 € EXP Rueil [email protected]


AGENDA

Natural gas: types and production techniques 0.75 dTypes and characteristics of natural gas fields - Production techniques

Different types of natural gases (condensate, wet or dry gas) and characterization parameters

Constitution of natural gas well effluent, properties and specific hazards

Case of associated gases: recovery techniques, characteristics, composition, etc.

End uses of natural gas - Main quality requirements 0.25 dEnd uses of natural gases: fuel (domestic and industrial uses), conversion into other energy types(electricity production and cogeneration), automotive fuel (Natural Gas for Vehicles - NGV and conversioninto liquid automotive fuels GTL), chemical valorization, etc.

Quality requirements for commercial natural gases and associated products (ethane, LPG, condensates) -Examples of quality standards

Natural gas processing 2 d

Gas dehydration (drying) and Hydrate formation inhibitionSystem behavior - Moisture content of a saturated gas

Applications: moisture content of different gases of various compositions

Hydrate formation inhibition by injection of inhibitors: MeOH, MEG, DEG, LDHI, etc.

Gas dehydration: TEG units, Molecular Sieves, etc.

Application: summary design of TEG unit

Gas sweetening: removal of acid components (H2S and/or CO

2)

Different techniques applicable for gas sweetening:

- Chemical solvent processes - Amine units (MEA, DEA, DGA, MDEA, etc.)

- Physical solvent processes

- Hybrid (physico-chemical) solvent processes

- Overview of other techniques

Conversion of H2S: sulfur production (CLAUS process) and tail gas processing

Application: summary design of an amine unit

Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) extraction (removal of heavy components)

External refrigeration loop

Joule-Thomson expansion

Turbo-Expander

Application: calculation of cryogenic loop used for NGL extraction

Examples of gas field development schemes

Gas fields development options: onshore or offshore processing, single-phase or multiphase exportpipelines, “Wet” or “Dry” development

Other treatments: mercury removal, conversion or adsorption of mercaptans (RSH), etc.

Transport of natural gas in liquid phase - LNG option 1 dLiquefaction processes: principle, typical operating conditions, technology

LNG tanks: Single or Double or Full Containment (self-standing, membrane) - Hazards

LNG transport: LNG carriers (MOSS spheres, Membrane...), export and receiving terminals

LNG regasification at the receiving terminals, options for refrigeration duty recovery

Transport and storage of natural gas in gas phase 0.5 dGas pipes: technology, capacities, equipment, recompression units, operating conditions, etc.

Underground storage (old reservoirs, aquifers, salt domes, etc.) - Required treatments at outlet

Natural gas economics 0.5 dResources, production and markets

Natural gas marketing: competition of other energy sources and consequences on gas contracts (pricesand duration), cost of transport and its impact on the structure of the gas chain

Future of the natural gas

5 Days

Level: Foundation

PURPOSE

To provide a comprehensive review ofthe techniques involved in natural gasproduction, processing and transport;complemented with an overview ofnatural gas valorization channels

AUDIENCE

Professionals from all sectors, involvedor interested in the natural gas industry

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

- To learn about fundamentals of naturalgas composition, characteristics,

production and field processing - To understand technical issuesand specific constraints of naturalgas transport and storage

- To review the various end-user marketsavailable for valorizing natural gas

- To grasp key natural gaschain economic issues

WAYS AND MEANS

Highly interactive training byindustry-specialist lectures


Natural GasProduction - Treatments - Transport - End Uses

E - 5 1 0

Field Operations

Operation of Production Facilities PROD / NATGAS PROD / GAZNAT






EN Mar 09 - 13 Rueil 4,090 € EXP Rueil [email protected]

FR May 18 - 22 Rueil 4,090 € EXP Rueil [email protected]

EN Jun 07 - 11 Dubai 3,000 € EXP Rueil [email protected]

EN Nov 16 - 20 Rueil 4,090 € EXP Rueil [email protected]

AGENDA

The LNG world 0.5 dThe LNG Chain - Order of magnitude and trends - Location of main plants worldwide

Base load LNG plants - Peak shaving LNG plants - Small LNG plants for LNG fueled vehicles

Receiving terminals - Regasification techniques - Satellite regasification techniques

LNG specific properties and associated hazards 0.5 d

Physical properties: Liquid-Vapor equilibrium, density, ratio of vapor methane / LNG, heat ofvaporization, heat of combustion...

Safety aspects: Flash Point, Fire Point, Auto-ignition Point, Minimum Spark Energy,Flammability Limits, Deflagration, LNG Vaporization, Rapid Phase Transition (RPT), Radiationlevels, Stratification / Roll-over, Sloshing, LNG clouds ignition, Asphyxiation risks, Cryogenicliquids jets, Piping behavior

LNG hazard prevention and mitigation measures 0.5 d

LNG spillage control at Design stage and in OperationLNG clouds control in operation

LNG fires control at Design stage and in Operation

Liquefaction and regasification processes 0.75 d

Feed pretreatment: sweetening, dehydration, NGL extraction, Hg and aromatics removal

Different liquefaction processes: Pure Component Refrigerants, Pure component(s) andMixed Refrigerant(s), Mixed Refrigerants

Peak Shaving simplified scheme

Regasification process

LNG storage, loading / offloading and transport 0.75 d

LNG tanks: Single or Double or Full Containment (self-standing, membrane) - Hazards

Jetty head, Jetty trestle, harborLNG Carriers: common features, technology, cargo operations, safety systems

Technology of LNG specific equipment 1 d

LNG cryogenic heat exchangers: Spiral Wound Heat Exchangers, Aluminum Brazed HeatExchangers

Technology of the Cryogenic Compressors and their drivers (Gas Turbines)

LNG Vaporizers: Open Rack Vaporizers (ORV), Submerged Combustion Vaporizers (SCV), etc. -Safety and Environmental aspects

Submerged LNG pumps: in-tank retractable pumps, cargo pumps, HP canned send outpumps, etc.

Liquid cryogenic turbo-expanders, Cryogenic valves

Cryogenic personnel protection items

LNG plant operation 0.25 dDay to day activities in an LNG plant - Experience of some plants

LNG trends - Research and new developments 0.25 d

LNG trends since the 70’s - Equipment and concept development - Future developments

LNG economic aspects 0.5 d

Gas markets: natural gas reserves and production, worldwide gas demands distribution,international natural gas trade

LNG contracts: specificities of LNG contracts, pricing, shipping contracts

LNG markets trends

5 Days

Level: Foundation

PURPOSE

To provide a comprehensivetechnical and economic review ofthe Liquefied Natural Gas industry

AUDIENCE

Professionals involved or interestedin the LNG industry: technical andmanagerial staff in the LNG industry,equipment providers, personnelfrom engineering companies, etc.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

- To review the structure of an LNG chain

and the world map of LNG plants - To understand main LNG physicalproperties and specificities

- To assess LNG facilities’ hazardsand HSE issues, along with riskmitigation and prevention techniques

- To grasp main liquefactionprocesses’ operating principles,conditions and constraints

- To gain an overview of the technologyof equipment used in the LNG industry

- To grasp the essence of LNGmarkets and contracts

WAYS AND MEANS



Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)Hazards - Technology - Operation - Economics

E - 5 1 1

Field Operations

Operation of Production Facilities P RO D / LN G P RO D / G NL






EN Nov 02 - 06 Rueil 3,120 € EXP Rueil [email protected]

AGENDA

Overview of gas sweetening processes 0.25 dNature, origins and compositions of the streams to be treated

The properties of sulfur compounds and CO2

Reasons for removing acid gases, usual specifications

Cost impact of gas sweetening and stakes

Acid gas management, impact on the sweetening unit

The different types of gas sweetening processes

Amine sweetening processes 1.5 dGeneral principles

Generic processes and proprietary processes

Typical process flow scheme

Amine unit design: key design parameters

Specific process arrangementsEquipment review, process control

Operational issues and troubleshooting

The specificities of amine units in refineries

Elgin-Franklin, an example of a versatile MDEA sweetening unit

An example of successive revamping of an amine unit

Acid Gas Enrichment

Other gas sweetening processes 0.75 dScavengers

Solid Bed processes

Redox processes

Other solvent processes: hot carbonate, physical solvents, hybrid solvents

Permeation membranes

Cryogenic distillation processesLPG sweetening

Guidelines for process selection

Recovering sulfur from acid gases 0.25 d Architecture of the sulfur recovery facilities

Sulfur properties

The sulfur market (sulfur uses)

Sulfur recovery units (Claus) 1.25 dChemical mechanisms & general process flow diagram

Key parameters of the Claus process

The thermal stage

The catalytic stages

Adapting the process to the acid gas quality (rich/lean acid gas)

Operational issues

Tail Gas Treatment 0.75 dTypes of TGT processes

Direct oxidation processes

Sub-dewpoint processes

Wet sub-dewpoint process

H2S absorption processes

Sulfur conditioning & storage 0.25 dLiquid sulfur degassing

Sulfur forming

Sulfur storage

5 Days

Level: Proficiency

PURPOSE

To provide a comprehensive technicalreview of sour gas treatment, sulfurrecovery, conditioning processes andstorage facilities, including operatingand troubleshooting issues

AUDIENCE

Professionals interested in sour gas:engineers involved in oil and gasfield facilities operation or design,managerial staff in gas processingfacilities, equipment providers, personnelfrom engineering companies

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

- To comprehend all concerns linked tosour gas treatment and sulfur recovery

- To review sulfur and acid pollutantsmain physical properties,specificities, and induced hazards

- To understand operating principlesand conditions of gas sweetening andsulfur recovery / handling processes

- To grasp main operating problemsencountered in sour gas processingand sulfur recovery and handling

WAYS AND MEANS



Gas Sweetening and Sulfur Recovery E - 5 1 4

Field Operations

Operation of Production Facilities PROD / ACIDGB PROD / ACIDFR






FR Apr 13 - 15 Rueil 2,290 € EXP Rueil [email protected]


AGENDA

The production chain from the reservoir to the export point 0.5 d

Field operations mapping

Surface facilities

PFD studies

Measures and metering systems along the chain 0.5 d

Well measurements and production tests

Locations of metering systems

Technology, accuracy, calibration

“Filter” concept of a metering system

Process metering

Transactional metering

Gauging

Liquid balances 0.5 d

Production accounting rules

Oil balance

Condensate balance

LPG balance

Water balance

Application: study of oil and condensate balance of an oil field

Gas balance 0.5 d

Accounting rules

Dry gas field case

Wet gas field case

Application: Reconstruction of a natural gas balance and associated gas (oil field and gas cap)

Performance monitoring and production reporting 0.5 d

Case study & production balances reconstruction: back allocation, satellitefields, main production centers

0.5 d

3 Days

Level: Foundation

PURPOSE

To provide the fundamental knowledgefor understanding production balance,linking relevant operations andproduction figures which impactissues such as transfer fee, exchangebetween fields, field use…

AUDIENCE

Managers, engineers, non-technicalstaff involved in production reportingor material-balance handling(assessing fee, value created, etc.)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

- To establish production balancefrom basic data (well tests, processmeasurements, fiscal data)

- To grasp performance monitoringand production reporting tools

- To assess impact of differentoperations on material balances

- To know accounting and backallocation rules specific toprocess or production mode

WAYS AND MEANS

Highly interactive and applied course

by industry specialist lecturersNumerous illustrations (videos,samples…) and cases studies

Production Accounting and Material Balance SheetLiquid & gas balances - Measures & metering - Production reporting

E - 5 2 0

Field Operations

Operation of Production Facilities PROD / BALSH PROD / BILMAT






FR May 11 - Jun 30 Rueil 32,450 € EXP Rueil [email protected]


AGENDA

Panel operator’s role 5 dControl room organization and panel operator role

Panel operator reporting and handover duties. Plant documentation in control room

Radio-communication

Process control & automationProcess control

Control loop & associated symbolization. Instruments technology

Controllers operating principles & parameters. Control loops structures

Standalone simulator: Simple loop controller tuning and impact of P,I,D actions - Case of a 3-phaseseparator; Typical transmitters faults

Distributed Control System (DCS)

ICSS architecture and system components. Human-machine interface (HMI)

HMI Functions: trends, alarms… Automated sequences and Safety Instrumented Systems: PSS, ESD,

HIPPS, EDPIntegrated plant simulator: DCS views and functionalities browsing; Reading safety logics; Packagesequence analysis

Well and production lines operation 5 dReservoir conditions and production modes. Production principles and physics applied to well

Surface wells and subsea wells: equipment; architectures, operating procedures

Common well interventions. Production and injection wells monitoring - Common troubles

Safety and prevention/protection barriers

Integrated plant simulator: Well - Production lines section parameters analysis - FPSO case

Rotating machinery operation 4 dOperating parameters and mechanical conditions monitoring, protection systems and operation ofcentrifugal pump, reciprocating compressor, centrifugal compressor

Production products and processing 5 dWell effluents. Introduction to flow assurance: hydrates prevention, deposits

Surface processing: main operating parameters of common processes

Crude oil and sales gas custody transfer and export

Standalone simulators: Crude oil processing, gas processing, metering and export - FPSO case

Integrated plant operation following best practices 8 d Alertness, proactive plant operation. Trends usage as an anticipation tool

Alarms management: alarm types and classification, decision making

Steady state runs: routine checks, post-handover checks, global performances checking

Operating in transient conditions: Production planned shutdown; Production restart

Integrated plant simulator: Practice of integrated plant operation in steady and transient conditions -Case of a FPSO

Safety in operation in normal and downgraded mode 8 dRoutine operations: Permit to Work, work orders, isolations, inhibitions management

Downgraded situations. Special operations: SIMOPS, black start

Process upsets: reacting and acting in a structured manner

SIS: Process and emergency shutdown levels - Related panel operator role and duties

Emergency shutdown procedures and crisis management: stress management and making decision

Integrated plant simulator: Operating in downgraded situations; Emergency shutdown monitoring -Managing process upsets through exercises of progressive difficulty; Emergency shutdown proceduresimplementation

35 Days

Level: Foundation

PURPOSE

To provide the required skills andcomprehensive knowledge to holdthe position of a panel operator withthe appropriate attitude towardsplant operation safety issues

AUDIENCE

Experienced field operators calledon to hold a panel operator positionin oil and gas production facilities

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

- To grasp the necessary foundation

methodology and a philosophy to drivean oil and gas process with a DCS

- To be convinced of the absolutenecessity of a proactive andanticipatory operation

- To analyze and react methodically toanomalies, incidents and emergencysituations in a safe manner

- To implement crisismanagement procedures

WAYS AND MEANS

Very practical training programwith numerous case studies

Half of the training dedicated tointensive hands-on practice on world-class generic dynamic simulator

Production Panel Operator Training E - 5 3 1

Field Operations

Operation of Production Facilities PROD / PANELOPGB PROD / PANELOPFR

Coordinator: Patrick Steiblé

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FR Apr 09 - Jul 07 Pau, Martigues& Rueil

36,680 € EXP Pau [email protected]

EN Sep 16 - Dec 09Pau, Martigues

& Rueil36,680 € EXP Pau [email protected]

AGENDA

Downhole production - Well performance 6.5 dUnits - Dimensions

Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering - Well testing

Fundamentals of Drilling, Completion and Well Servicing

Artificial Lift (Pumping, Gas Lift...) and Well Performance

Oil, water and gas processing 10 dEffluent behavior - Fundamentals of thermodynamics - Specifications

Oil processing

Production and Injection water treatment

Gas processing

Work on Study cases to detail processes and concerns

HSE risks and management 17.5 dHSE risks, flammability, overpressure systems: PSV, flare and flare network, closed and opendrains...

Safety in operation: use of utilities, degassing/inerting, confined space entry, start-up &shutdown

Safety during construction & maintenance works: lifting & rigging, work at height, electricalsafety…

Work permit system - SIMultaneous OPerations (SIMOPS) management…

HSE management systems - Management of change - Downgraded situations - HSEreferential & responsibilities

Safety engineering: HAZID, HAZOP, layout optimization and identification of major accidents -Risks matrix…

Safety systems: HIPS, ESD, EDP, F&G, USS - Safety logic diagrams

Human factors - Opersafe: philosophy and methodology

Incident analysis and reporting - Root cause analysis

Instrumentation & process control - Electricity 2.5 dInstrumentation & Process Control - Distributed Control System (DCS) - Electricity

Rotating machinery (in Martigues) 5 dRotating machinery: pumps, compressors, turbo-expanders, and gas turbines

Corrosion, inspection & integrity 3 dMetallurgy - Corrosion - Inspection - Facility integrity management

Multidisciplinary conferences 3.5 dTerminal and FSO / FPSO

Deep offshore: development challenges and specific operating constraints

Flow assurance - Chemicals injection monitoring - Deposit prevention and monitoring

Field Operations Management (FOM): objectives and methodology

Dynamic training simulator in Lacq 5 dUnit troubleshooting - Practice on Dynamic Training Simulator

Team work management

Work methods and communication 2 d

Work methods and team management

Written and oral communication

Revisions - Oral assessment 3 d

58 Days

Level: Foundation

PURPOSE

To provide the in-depth technicalknowledge of oil and gas processingoperations, along with the managerialand communication skills, forqualifying to hold the position ofproduction superintendents

The required high-level knowledgestretches over a wide range of issuesin relation to reservoir, corrosion,inspection, maintenance, wellperformance, flow assurance…

AUDIENCE

Professionals with a significantexperience in oil and gas surfaceproduction who are called on to holdposition of production superintendents

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

- To describe the overall productionprocess, from reservoir tooffloading facilities

- To explain available toolsand techniques for wellperformance enhancementand production optimization

- To explain state-of-the-art oiland gas production techniques

- To describe HSE managementrules and responsibilities

- To acquire world class work methodsand communication skills

- To anticipate anomalousevents and react effectivelyto avoid production loss

WAYS AND MEANS

Several applications and illustrations(videos, samples, tools…)

Intensive teamwork

Use of dynamic training simulations

Practical sessions withequipment in a workshop

Surface Production Superintendent TrainingCertifying Training Course

E - 5 3 3

Field Operations

Operation of Production Facilities PROD / PRODSI PROD / SIPROD

NOTE

1 week in Martigues (south of

France), 1 week in Rueil

Coordinator: Jacques Parpant





FR May 11 - Jul 31 Rueil & Martigues 30,540 € EXP Rueil [email protected]

EN Sep 07 - Nov 27 Rueil & Martigues 30,540 € EXP Rueil [email protected]

AGENDA

Fundamentals of geosciences and reservoir engineering 5 dPetroleum geology and geophysics

Reservoir fluids - Petrophysics

Well log interpretation

Well testing - Reservoir engineering and simulation

Fundamentals of drilling, well completion and servicing 5 dFundamentals of drilling - Well completion, well servicing and workover

Well performance and artificial Lift

Advanced oil & gas field processing 15 dModule I: THERMODYNAMICS APPLIED TO WELL EFFLUENT PROCESSING

Well effluent - Ideal gas and real fluid behavior

Gas compression and expansion

Liquid vapor equilibrium of pure components and mixtures - Mixture separationModule II: OIL & WATER TREATMENT

Crude oil treatment: Stabilization, Dehydration, Sweetening

Reject and injection water treatment

Module III: GAS PROCESSING AND CONDITIONING

Gas processing: Dehydration, Sweetening, NGL recovery

Fundamentals of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Chain

Technology of oil & gas processing equipment 10 dModule I: STATIC EQUIPMENT

Piping & Valves - Storage equipment

Metallurgy - Corrosion - Fundamentals of Inspection

Thermal Equipment - Fundamentals of Electricity

Instrumentation & Process Control - Safety System

Module II: ROTATING MACHINERY (in Martigues)

Centrifugal and positive displacement pumpsCompressors and Turbo-Expanders - Gas Turbines

Schematization of oil & gas processes 2 dDrawing of a Block Flow Diagram (BFD)

Drawing of a Process Flow Diagram (PFD)

Study and analysis of a Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID)

Drawing of isometrics

Petroleum economics and project management 3 dFundamentals of contracts

Project profitability evaluation - Risk analysis of Exploration & Production projects

Project cost estimation and cost control

Offshore field development - Piping & flow assurance 5 dContext of offshore developments - Fixed and floating production structuresConstruction and installation of platforms

Pipelines: technology, laying and operation

Deep offshore developments - FPSO/FSO technology - Operation of Terminals

Flow Assurance & Multi-phase flow

Safety & environment in surface processing facilities 5 dProduct and equipment related risk - Hazards for personnel

Safety in production operations and during construction or repair works

Safety management and responsibilities

Introduction to fundamentals of safety engineering

Field development project - Jury 10 d

60 Days

Level: Foundation

PURPOSE

To provide the in-depth technicalknowledge of oil and gas productionfacilities design and operation necessaryto hold rapidly, and very effectively,the position of field engineer, ordesign engineer, or project engineer

AUDIENCE

Engineers (particularly youngfield, design or project engineers)interested in a specialization inoil and gas surface production

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

- To grasp fundamentals of reservoirengineering, drilling, well completionand servicing, and artificial lift

- To understand fundamental conceptsunderlying oil and gas processing

- To understand in detail operatingconditions and basic design ofoil, water and gas treatment

- To learn about technology of staticequipment and rotating machineryused in production facilities

- To learn about offshore developmenttechniques and flow assurance issues

- To identify main risks related to

O&G production operations andreview main safety rules

- To contribute to the dynamics offield development projects studies

WAYS AND MEANS

Highly interactive training withindustry specialist lecturers

Numerous applicationsand illustrations (videos,samples, equipments…)

Multiple teamwork sessions.Use of dynamic simulationsand industrial case studies

Numerous simulations performedusing the Pro II software

Several tutorials with equipmentin a workshop. Site/field visits

Production Engineer Training (ProdEng)Certifying Training Course

E - 5 3 4

Field Operations

Operation of Production Facilities PROD / PRODENG PROD / INGPROD

NOTE

This training includes 1 weekin Martigues (south of France)

for workshop and site visits






EN Dec 07 - 11 Pau 3,060 € EXP Pau [email protected]

AGENDA

Role and responsibilities of laboratory staff 0.5 d

Member of Production Staff - Equipment yields controls/monitoring

Final product quality controls/monitoring - Recommendations to improve treatments

Analyzes specific to crude oil 1 d

Specific gravity or Density

Vapor Pressure (Reid VP)

Water content: Basic Sediment & Water (BSW), Dean Stark distillation

Salt content: Chlorides content, Conductimetry

Acid components content

H2S content (Methylene Blue)

H2S & Mercaptans by Potentiometry

Total Acid Number (TAN) of liquid HydrocarbonsFluid rheology: Pour point, Kinematic viscosity, Wax content

Analyzes specific to gas 0.5 d

Gas characterization analyzes

Dew Point (HC & Water)

Gas composition by Gas Phase Chromatography (GPC)

Gas Specific Gravity estimate from composition

Acid components content

H2S content (Dräger), H

2S & Mercaptans content (Potentiometry, Iodometry)

CO2 content (Dräger & Acidimetry)

Analyzes for the follow-up of effluent treatment operations 1 d

Demulsifiers evaluation & selection (Bottle Tests, Field Tests)

Quality controls/monitoring of poor and rich Triethyleneglycol (TEG)

Water content, pH

Hydrocarbon content

Follow-up of equipment performances: Water content, Residual emulsion

Laboratory visit 1 d

Equipment visualization

Discussions on practices, difficulties...

Analyzes done to optimize anti-corrosion treatments 0.5 d

Deposits and scale analyzes

Chemical corrosion and bacterial corrosion appraisalRecommendations for chemical additives and treatments

HSE in laboratory activities 0.5 d

Laboratory facilities design and implementation

Chemicals management (storage, use...)

Occupational Health and Safety behavior

5 Days

Level: Proficiency

PURPOSE

To provide a comprehensive knowledgeof and develop practical skills inconducting reliable and safe laboratoryanalyzes for the oil and gas industry

AUDIENCE

Laboratory personnel, operationalstaff and other professionalsinterested in lab analyzes dedicatedto oil and gas operations

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

- To grasp the physical and chemical

concepts involved in various analyzes - To comprehend issues requiringspecial attention in various analyzes

- To assess the results of an analysisand decide whether to carryout the analysis over again

- To review main OccupationalHealth and Safety rules withinthe framework of lab activities

WAYS AND MEANS

Several applications and illustrations(videos, samples, tools…)

Lab visit

Laboratory Analyzes for Oil & Gas ProductionMethodology - Results analysis - HSE

E - 5 3 5

Field Operations

Operation of Production Facilities PROD / LABOGB PROD / LABOFR






FR Jul 06 - 10 Rueil 2,710 € EXP Rueil [email protected]

EN Dec 14 - 17 Pau 2,710 € EXP Pau [email protected]

AGENDA

Risks related to products 1.25 d

Inflammability

Explosive atmospheres (ATEX): flammable gases, oxidizers, ignition sources

Preventions and precautions against ignition hazards: electrical equipment approved forexplosive atmospheres classified areas, grounding, venting, inerting

Detection equipment (explosimeters portable and stationary, analysis) and extinction

Dangerous chemical reactions

Incompatibility between products, decomposition and thermal runaway, precautions duringstorage, use and disposal

Hazards behavior of fluids

Pressure in capacity, thermal expansion, vaporization, put under vacuum, icing

Operating precautions: filling limits…

Hazards to humans 0.5 d

Chemical risks

Hazard Identification: harmful, toxic, corrosive, carcinogenic, teratogenic, inert gas, thermalburns

Main forms of intoxication, entry into the body and metabolism

Prevention, collective and individual protection

Radiative risks

Non-ionizing radiation and ionizing units used effects on the body - Precautions for the useof laboratory analysis equipment

Electrical hazards

Effects and severity of electrotraumatisme - Action to be taken in case of accident - Logging

Hearing risks

Area of audibility, thresholds of pain sensation, effects and dangers of noise on the body

Measuring the level of exposure, individual and collective protection

Hazard materials 0.5 dOperating limits of the equipment: pressure, temperature, corrosion, regulations, andprecautions during installation and use - Protective equipment of pressure vessels

Utilities networks: check valves, hoses, identification, isolation, flow restrictor

Small equipment: glassware, hand tools, rotary tools

Materials for XRF analysis, chromatography, NMR, size, laser…

Machines implemented finished products and equipment testing application

Design and development laboratory management products 1 d

Laboratory: classification, ventilation, bench, fume…

Specific local: shop, gas storage, chiller, vacuum unit, laundry…

Product management: storage, labeling, marking, book products, expired products

Segregation and disposal of waste recycling, neutralization, sewers, landfills…

Individual behavior 0.25 dBehavior in the business: risk behavior, exemplary

Prevention of unsafe acts: observation techniques, communication, reaction to unsafe acts

Daily risk management: risk prevention, risks associated with laboratory work

Behavior health and safety 0.5 dPersonal hygiene - Medical supervision

Personal responsibility

Analysis and compliance procedures - Individual behavior - Danger habits

Available tools

Procedures - Analysis tasks - Procedures - MSDS

Service documentation and toxicology - Security service - HSC - Audits

Newsletter, reporting of accidents…

4 Days

Level: Proficiency

PURPOSE

To improve awareness regarding risks inlaboratories and pilot plants and developthe right skills to mitigate those risks

AUDIENCE

Technicians with responsibilitiesin various laboratories (control,R&D, application), pilot planttechnicians, security guards

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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