Courses

This intermediate course develops practical fluency in moving produced hydrocarbons—from light crudes to heavy and extra-heavy oils—through gathering systems and transmission pipelines with safe, reliable, and energy-efficient operation. Framed around flow-assurance challenges and cost reduction, the program connects fluid properties and rheology to hydraulics, pressure-loss/energy calculations, and field-proven transport strategies (mechanical, chemical, and thermal). Participants compare pseudo–single-phase and multiphase methods, evaluate sand-settling risks, and select optimization levers (surfactants, diluents, heating, operating envelopes) that reduce pump/compressor duty while maintaining throughput. Daily software demonstrations and exercises reinforce theory with hands-on prediction of pressure loss, energy requirements, and operating scenarios.