Oil and Gas
Oil and Gas | Facilities and Surface Operations
Pipeline and Process Engineering
Format and Duration:
4 days
Application of the learnings of this course will provide participants with a working knowledge of the design and operation of crude oil and gas transportation, processing, and distribution systems. It will cover the theory of single and multiphase flow in pipelines and the respective design processes associated with single and multiphase flow; the separation of crude oil, de-watering and the handling and break-up of emulsions; the recovery of liquids from gases; and the storage and distribution of hydrocarbon gases and liquids.
Schedule
Duration and Training Method
This is a four-day classroom-based course comprising a mixture of lectures, discussions, case studies, and practical exercises.
Course Overview
Learning Outcomes
Participants will learn to:
- Identify the principles behind the flow of single and multiphase fluids in pipelines.
- Design single and multiphase pipelines under both steady-state and transient conditions.
- Recall the requirements for the field treatment of produced fluid.
- Recognize the principles of liquid/liquid and gas/ liquid separation, and the types, functionality, and components of different separation equipment.
- Design horizontal and vertical separation systems with appropriate sizing.
- Perform equilibrium flash calculations and work out the GOR, compositions, and densities of the produced oil and gas.
- Optimize the operating pressure of separation units for maximum hydrocarbon liquid recovery and understand the resultant influence on well deliverability.
- Demonstrate the principles behind emulsion treatment.
- Distinguish the different methods (such as absorption and adsorption processes) used in the field for treatment of natural gas and gas condensates and perform appropriate calculations using the different approaches.
- Identify the processes used for the storage and distribution of hydrocarbon products.
Course Content
There will be four days of instruction, with just under half a day devoted to each of the following topics:
1. Introduction, Workflow, and Single Phase Systems
- The hydrocarbon transportation, processing and distribution lifecycle
- Workflows in transportation, processing and distribution
- The transport equations
- Single phase flow in pipeline networks
2. Pipeline Design – the Engineering Approach
- Nomenclature and units
- The engineering equations
- Transmission line gas flow
- Liquid systems
- Designing of pipeline systems
3. Multiphase Systems
- Empirical methods
- Mechanistic formulation
- The transient two-phase equations
- Two-phase flow regime description
- Thermal calculations
4. Flow Assurance
- Hydrodynamic flow assurance
- Chemical-thermodynamic flow assurance
- Wax
- Hydrates
- Asphaltenes
- Scale
- Design Integration
5. Surface Production Operations I
- Field processing of gas-liquid mixtures
- Gas-oil separation
- Emulsions
- Vapor-liquid equilibrium
- Gas handling facilities overview
6. Surface Production Operations II
- Heat exchangers and line heaters
- Condensate stabilization
- Acid gas treating
- Gas dehydration and processing
- Compressors
- Pressure vessels and pressure relief
- Storage tanks
- Safety systems
- Prime movers
- Electrical systems
7. LNG Systems
8. Tutorials
Who Should Attend and Prerequisites
This course is intended for staff who have had limited or no exposure to pipeline operations and process engineering. The broad coverage of the topic ensures it is suitable for entry-level engineers as well as mid-level engineers that are new to petroleum engineering or operations.
Instructors
Ivor Ellul
Background
Dr. Ellul began his career in the oil and gas industry in 1980, in West Germany, as a design engineer on pipeline, storage tank, and refinery systems. After specializing in the modeling of multiphase flow in pipelines, he worked for a number of years in the area of numerical modeling of single and multi-phase pipelines under steady-state and transient conditions. He has been involved in various pipeline simulation studies for clients worldwide. Recent experience includes various executive positions in the upstream area of the oil and gas industry.
Dr. Ellul is industry lecturer to the Petroleum Engineering Department of Imperial College, University of London where he lectures the M.S. course on pipeline and process engineering. He has held advisory posts on the board of the Faculty of Petroleum Engineering of the University of Houston and participated on a number of SPE committees at both regional and international level. He was a member of the Advisory Board of Energy Ventures, a Norwegian venture capital firm.
Affiliations and Accreditation
PhD Imperial College, London - Petroleum Engineering
MSc Imperial College, London - Petroleum Engineering
BSc University of Malta, Malta - Mechanical Engineering
Registered Chartered Engineer in the United Kingdom
Registered Professional Engineer in the state of Texas
Pipeline Simulation Interest Group - Chairman
Courses Taught
N413: Unconventional Resource Engineering for Geoscientists
N979: Production Operations
N983: Pipeline and Process Engineering
Accreditation and Certification
CEU: 2.8 Continuing Education Units
PDH: 28 Professional Development Hours
Certificate: Certificate Issued Upon Completion
RPS is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and is authorized to issue the IACET CEU. We comply with the ANSI/IACET Standard, which is recognised internationally as a standard of excellence in instructional practices.
We issue a Certificate of Attendance which verifies the number of training hours attended. Our courses are generally accepted by most professional licensing boards/associations towards continuing education credits. Please check with your licensing board to determine if the courses and certificate of attendance meet their specific criteria.