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    3. Practical Production Operations and Flow Assurance with Software and a Physical Flow Simulator

    Practical Production Operations and Flow Assurance with Software and a Physical Flow Simulator

    • Foundation
    • 4 Days
    • PracticalTrainingWithSoftwarePractical Training with Software
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    This course is intended for everyone whose works directly or indirectly involve flow assurance issues in production operations. Unlike any traditional Flow Assurance courses that are either domain oriented (i.e. theory and concept) or software oriented, this course is designed as a “blended” learning experience for the participants. It still covers the core content of the traditional Flow Assurance courses, with the key concepts of fluid flow in media such as hydraulics (or fluid dynamics) and thermodynamics, the usage of the de-facto industry application – OLGA, for those are looking for the enrichment of domain and software knowledge.

    In addition, this course includes a complementary hands-on workshop using the patented flow simulator, where participants will be able to experience in-person the basic production engineering/operation activities, witness the various fluid flow phenomena, examine the well’s production performance, and see the different flow regimes and the impacts of operational events like shut-down, start-up, and system depressurization. Then they will learn how to troubleshoot and remediate issues using both the software and the real-life simulators.

    Course attendees are expected to complete the course having gained significantly from making the connections between theories, the virtual world (software), and reality (flow simulator).

    This course is intended for everyone in the Oil & Gas industry who want to get a basic understanding of flow assurance during the production phase, in wells and in pipeline network. It is strongly recommended for:

    • Technical Project Managers
    • Production Operators
    • Field Production Personnel / Supervisors / Superintendents
    • Production Engineers
    • Reservoir Engineers
    • Process Engineers
    • Asset Support Engineers
    • Production Planning Specialists
    • Production Accountants
    • Production Analysts
    • Production Surveillance Engineers
    • Surface Facilities Engineers

    Domain Knowledge:  Introduction to Production Operations and Flow Assurance

    1. Multiphase flow characteristics and challenges
    2. Multiphase flow modeling basics - steady-state vs. transient
    3. Flow pattern transition modeling
    4. Unstable flows - causes and effects
    5. Heat transfer in production system
    6. Basic production operations, well performance and intervention

    Software:  OLGA Dynamic Flow Simulation Application

    1. Introduction to OLGA GUI (Graphical User Interface)
    2. OLGA PVT (Pressure/Volume/Temperature) - Fluid Handling
    3. Designing/Modeling a pipeline with Pipeline Editor
    4. Simulation of terrain slugging mitigation, hydrodynamic slugging and the usage of OLGA Slug Tracking functionalities
    5. Construction of a Well-Pipeline-Riser oil production system to simulate typical operational scenarios such as well/system shut-in, cool-down, start-up, and depressurization
    6. Simulation of liquid accumulation and pigging in gas condensate pipeline
    7. Evaluation of hydrate formation risk and inhibition
    8. Modeling separators and controllers (optional)

    Simulator:  Production Operations and Flow Assurance - Concepts and Applications using a Physical Flow Simulator

    1. Introduction to the Flow Simulator - Concepts and Operations
    2. Well performance and analyses
    3. Terrain/Undulation slugging simulation - issues and troubleshooting
    4. Operational Event simulation - issues and troubleshooting
    5. Liquid accumulation and pigging simulation
    6. Simple Production Network simulation
      1. Phase measurement
      2. Network optimization
    7. Flow Restriction Removal in Riser
      1. With By-passed flow loop
      2. With Choke
      3. With Slug Catcher

    The course is designed to benefit everybody who is interested in Production Operations. Nevertheless, the learning experience will definitively be improved when the participants have had some basic knowledge of pipe flow/thermodynamics and flow assurance/flow simulation software applications, especially OLGA.

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