Flow Assurance for Oil and Gas Production System
As conventional oil reserves decline, companies are developing unconventional fields with complex fluid properties.
- Level
- Intermediate
- Type
- Classroom
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About Training
As conventional oil reserves decline, companies are developing unconventional fields with complex fluid properties. All these factors mean that flow assurance plays an increasingly important role in the oil and gas industry and employers are frequently seeking skilled engineers in this field
This course will be cover the fundamentals of flow assurance and the phase behaviour of multiphase flow. Delegates will have an in-depth understanding of the systematic concept of flow assurance. Delegates will also learn the flow phenomena that can help to avoid problems such as hydrate formation, pressure waves, or high vicosity liquid flow failure.
Furthermore, this course will cover potential challenges to pipeline operation including: surge, hydrate formation, wax deposition, multiphase fluids, and slugging. The causes of these issues, design solutions and subsea operational will be an intergral part of the course.
Includes Specific and Actual Case Histories
For the “practical session” of the course, we work through a number of case histories (which were all preventable) to let the delegates learning & understanding.
Cover Specific Software Tools
There are three software tools will describe during the course: Maximus-a Integrated Production Modelling tool, Olga-1 dimensional transient code and LedaFlow- quasi 3D transient tool, the instructor will becover full 3D MCFD codes
Training Objectives
Maximize Success and Minimize Failure
Maximize success and minimize failure by planning effective flow pattern by understanding the systematic concept of flow assurance and phase behavior of multiphase flow
Increase Productivity
Increase work performance and productivity by applying competently the fundamental principles of fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer to analyze typical flow assurance system
Improve Sufficient Flow Management
Improve sufficient flow management in production system by learning various system analysis software applications
Audiences
The course will be of particular interest to engineers in oil and gas exploration, production and operating companies, consultants, contractors, service providers and equipment suppliers involved in design and operation. In addition, it useful for researchers or managers who wish to understand the technical issues to aid in their decision making.
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Production Engineer
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Flow Assurance Engineer
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Pipeline Engineer
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Material Engineer
Instructor
Paul Fairhurst
Paul Fairhurst is the managing director of his own oil and gas consultancy company which was formed in March 2011. His principal focus is on Flow Assurance at an advanced stage providing reviews and guidance to Flow Assurance studies base on his 33 years of experience and expertise in Flow Assurance design tools and projects. His expertise covers all aspects of upstream oil and gas project execution from concept selection, FEED, to detailed design and construction.
Before starting his own consultancy company, Paul Fairhurst was a Senior Flow Assurance Engineer for 21 years at BP Exploration. He is a leading expert in hydraulic design, multiphase flows and thermal management. As a senior flow assurance engineer, he managed the multiphase flow R&D programme for BP worldwide by providing input to QPR’s. He authored BP guidance documents on Design Issues for Deepwater Development and also the BP Multiphase Flow Design Manual. Additionally, he guided the BP software requirements on transient multiphase flow simulation and produced a white paper on new-generation software tools. Paul also managed a validation suite for testing commercial software products and was involved in numerous field trials and data analysis activities, primarily related to slugging flows. He undertook numerous technical studies for BP and professionally represented the company at partner meetings and peer reviews. He was the manager of the BP Multiphase Flow R&D program. Paul was involved in technical service work as well, where he was responsible for all BP’s work using the new breed of commercial transient multiphase flow simulators PLAC, OLGA, PeTra and TACITE including testing and validation studies.
Daily Aims
Day One
- Introduction of the Course Flow Assurance
- Fundamentals of Multiphase Flow
- Phase Behaviour & Physical Properties
- Teamwork Exercises: Magnus Flow Pattern Determination
Day Two
- Production Chemistry
- Oil & Gas Pipeline Design
- Slugging Flows (1)
- Slugging Flows (2)
Day Three
- Hydrates and Wax
- Gas/Condensaten Pipeline Design
- Case Study:
- Scale, Asphaltines and Napthenates
Day Four
- System Analysis & PipeSim Software
- Maximus Software Demonstration
- Transient Flows
- Class Exercise
- Software Demonstration
Day Five
- OLGA Software
- Subsea Separation and Boosting
- Multiphase Metering
- Subsea Wells and Completions
- Subsea Production Equipment
Training Schedule
No upcoming session is scheduled yet. Send a quick inquiry and we will let you know the next date.
Why Choose This Training
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Real Case Studies
Practical application of concepts through real world scenarios.
Practical Skills
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