Training Courses

This course is an introduction to inorganic scaling. It includes an overview of the different types of inorganic oilfield scales encountered during production, and the various methods used to control them. Field examples will illustrate the importance of an effective scale management strategy.

Topics:

• Why scale forms and how to treat it, including both chemical and engineering solutions
• Conventional acid soluble scales (carbonates) and non-acid soluble scales (sulphates) as well as other less common scales such as sulphides
• The chemistry of scale inhibition as well as the benefits and limitations of different chemical inhibitors
• The squeeze process, the mechanisms involved, and the various chemical and reservoir factors that control the treatment lifetime, as well other chemical deployment methods such as continuous injection, etc.

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Course Description

This intensive one-day course provides a comprehensive understanding of flow assurance principles, challenges, and solutions. Participants will learn about advanced technologies, industry-proven workflows, and practical strategies for identifying, characterizing, and managing key flow impediments such as slugging, hydrate formation, and solid deposition.

Through in-depth case studies from diverse global operations, attendees will gain practical insights into addressing complex flow assurance challenges.
 

Course Outline:

•    Introduce key impediments to flow, including slugging and precipitation of organic and inorganic solids, with examples      from various challenging environments.
•    Review technologies for capturing fluid samples and characterizing their PVT properties.
•    Define current measurement and modeling approaches for characterizing production-chemistry impediments, such as          asphaltenes, paraffin waxes, hydrates, and inorganic scales.
•    Introduce fluid flow and heat transfer concepts and their relationship in precipitation of organic and inorganic solids.
•    Demonstrate the value of a systematic and holistic flow assurance program for production systems and operations, using       case studies from various field locations around the globe.

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