Course Details

This course is appropriate for a wide range of professionals but not limited to:

• Field Operators and Technicians
• Production Engineers
• Process Engineers
• Maintenance Personnel
• HSE Officers working in upstream facilities
• Entry-level professionals in the oil and gas industry
• Anyone seeking a foundational understanding of gas separation and oil treatment processes

• Expert-led sessions with dynamic visual aids
• Comprehensive course manual to support practical application and reinforcement
• Interactive discussions addressing participants’ real-world projects and challenges
• Insightful case studies and proven best practices to enhance learning

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the composition and characteristics of produced fluids (oil, gas, water, and solids).
• Explain the purpose and operation of primary separation equipment.
• Describe the processes used for gas-liquid, oil-water, and solid-liquid separation.
• Recognize typical treatment methods for crude oil dehydration and desalting.
• Understand basic gas sweetening, dehydration, and compression methods.
• Identify operational problems and suggest appropriate troubleshooting steps.
• Apply safety and environmental considerations in oil & gas processing facilities.

DAY 1

Introduction to Oil and Gas Production & Separation Basics

• Welcome and introduction
• Pre-test
• Overview of upstream oil and gas operations
• Characteristics of produced fluids (oil, gas, water, solids)
• Flow behavior in pipelines and production systems
• Phase behavior and separation principles
• Introduction to separators: 2-phase and 3-phase
• Types of separators (horizontal, vertical, spherical)
• Exercise

DAY 2

Gas Separation Processes and Equipment

• Gas-liquid separation fundamentals
• Design and function of inlet devices, mist extractors, and internals
• Gas scrubbers and knockout drums
• Overview of gas dehydration methods (glycol, solid desiccants)
• Introduction to gas sweetening (H₂S and CO₂ removal)
• Case studies

DAY 3

Crude Oil Treatment and Dehydration

• Importance of oil treatment (pipeline/export specifications)
• Free water knockouts (FWKO) and heater treaters
• Electrostatic coalescers and desalters
• Emulsion formation and breaking techniques
• Factors affecting oil dehydration performance
• Oil sampling and analysis basics
• Case studies

DAY 4

Produced Water and Solids Management

• Overview of produced water handling
• Skimmers, hydrocyclones, and flotation units
• Water quality specifications and discharge standards
• Solid separation: sand removal, desanders, and filters
• Disposal methods: injection, evaporation, treatment
• Environmental and regulatory considerations
• Case studies

DAY 5

System Integration, Operations & Troubleshooting

• Integration of gas-oil-water treatment systems
• Common operational problems in separators and treaters
• Start-up and shutdown procedures
• Process control and instrumentation basics
• Troubleshooting case studies
• Review, Q&A, and final discussion
• Post-test
• Certificate ceremony