About
This course covers the selection and use of chemicals used in oil and gas production. As oilfields mature more water is produced which requires the use of more chemicals to maintain production. Chemicals used for controlling corrosion, emulsions, foaming, mineral scales, paraffins (waxes), asphaltenes, gas hydrates, hydrogen sulfide scavengers, and water clarifiers are covered. The course includes methods to determine the need for chemical treating, how to select the proper chemicals, and how testing for chemical compatibility with the formation and other chemicals is performed. Requirements for environmentally friendly products and products for deep water production are discussed. The course will include how the use of chemicals can prevent problems, improve production and economics, and extend the life of the production equipment. Due to its modular construction, this course can be offered on an in-house basis with expansion of some of the major sections and deletion of others to suit the needs of individual client groups. Should you desire this approach, please contact us.
How To:
- Recognize corrosive conditions and monitor corrosion rates
- Select and apply corrosion inhibitors
- Predict and treat emulsions
- Understand causes and control of foaming
- Predict scale forming conditions
- Select and apply scale inhibitors
- Control gas hydrate formation
- Predict and control paraffin (wax) deposition
- Evaluate methods for asphaltene control
- Scavenge low concentrations of H2S
- Select and apply water clarifiers
- Select chemicals for use in deep water
- Select environmentally friendly chemicals
- Corrosive agents
- Corrosion inhibitor selection and application
- Predicting and monitoring corrosion rates
- Basics of oilfield emulsions
- Demulsifier selection and field application
- Foams
- Defoamers
- Foam basics
- Field application of foams
- How defoamers work
- Compounds that cause scaling
- Prediction of scaling tendency
- Scale inhibitors
- Solvents to dissolve scales
- Requirements for gas hydrates to form
- Types of compounds used to control hydrate formation
- Causes of paraffin (wax) problems
- Paraffin treatment chemicals
- Asphaltene stability tests
- Asphaltene treatment chemicals
- Chemicals used as H2S scavengers
- Application of H2S scavengers
- Oil carryover in water
- Removal of oil and oily solids
- Tests required for chemicals used in deep water
- Green chemicals (environmentally friendly chemicals)
Training Methodology
Pathways Training and consulting adopts the newest techniques of human resources Training and consulting and, with the following:
- Theoretical lectures are delivered via PowerPoint and visual displays (videos and short films)
- Making scientific evaluation to the trainee (before and after)
- Brainstorming and role-playing
- Using case studies related to the scientific material being delivered and the trainees' work.
- The participants get the scientific and practical material printed and on CDs and Flash memories.
- Preparing records and reports of the participants' attendance and results, with a general evaluation of the training program.
- A group of the best trainers and experts in all fields and specialties professionally prepares the scientific material.
- After finishing the course, the participants get certificates of attendance signed, certified, and issued by pathways Training and consulting.
- Our training programs start at 9:00 o'clock in the morning and end at 2:00 in the afternoon, with snack buffet during the lectures.
- Providing a lunch buffet during the training program period, with organizing a lunch party on the training program final day for taking some photos and certificate awarding.
