The Science and Technology of Water Management in Upstream Operations

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Disciplines: Projects, Facilities, and Construction

Course Description

This course provides a fundamental understanding of water treating with a specific focus on upstream production and processing operations. It presents the fundamental mechanisms behind various water treating equipment and processes and gives practical experience from dozens of water treating facilities from around the globe for improved equipment performance.

Throughout the course, field experiences, practical issues, and performance of equipment is analyzed and explained in terms of chemistry and engineering principles. The scientific aspects of water treating are presented in a practical down-to-earth manner that can be understood with little prior study, and can be immediately implemented in the field.

Topics:

• Characterization of oil/water/gas for water treating
  • Produced Water
  • Non-produced Fluids
  • Facility drainage systems
  • Flow back fluids
• Equipment description, selection, performance, and challenges
• Process engineering and process line-ups
• Chemical treating
• Operations – sampling, monitoring, and surveillance
  • Water-flooding, Injectivity Decline, Remediation
• Process Troubleshooting, Total System Approach
• Water treatment for fracturing operations

As indicated by these topics, the full project life cycle is covered from concept selection to front end engineering, detailed design, operation, and trouble shooting. Also indicated is a balanced approach toward chemical versus mechanical treating. A rigorous approach toward troubleshooting is presented with several examples.
Lessons learned and best practices are presented from essentially all major hydrocarbon production regions of the world. Applications include both onshore and offshore systems, as well as water treating for injection disposal, water flood, polymer make-up, polymer flooding, steam flooding, and hydraulic fracturing.

Learning Level

Introductory to Intermediate

Course Length

1, 2 or 3 day versions available 

Why Attend

Water treating is becoming increasingly important for maintaining the license to operate, as a component of DBOO project delivery, and for developing IOR/EOR projects.

Who Attends

The course is intended for process, facilities, and chemical engineers, involved in either design or troubleshooting water-treating systems and senior operators. Both onshore and offshore facilities are presented.

CEUs

.8 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) are awarded for this when offered as a 1-day course.

1.6 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) are awarded for this when offered as a 2-day course.

2.4 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) are awarded for this when offered as a  3-day course.

Cancellation Policy

All cancellations must be received no later than 14 days prior to the course start date. Cancellations made after the 14-day window will not be refunded. Refunds will not be given due to no show situations.

Training sessions attached to SPE conferences and workshops follow the cancellation policies stated on the event information page. Please check that page for specific cancellation information.

SPE reserves the right to cancel or re-schedule courses at will. Notification of changes will be made as quickly as possible; please keep this in mind when arranging travel, as SPE is not responsible for any fees charged for cancelling or changing travel arrangements.

We reserve the right to substitute course instructors as necessary.

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