Course Overview

Oil & Gas well outputs may contain a significant number of pollutants, chemicals, or minerals that affect production quality and the operation of plant facilities. For example, the various corrosion attacks of Mercury on materials such as stainless steel at gas wells is well known. These pollutants, chemicals, and minerals also affect the water quality at plant facilities. Furthermore, the effect of these pollutants, chemicals, and minerals on the environment is a cause for concern. Thus it is important to measure the quality of oil, gas, and water at Oil & Gas plant facilities which are done using specialized quality measurement instruments (QMI).

Quality measurement instruments are quite different from basic measurement instruments (pressure, level, temperature, and flow) and often have unique issues for installation, operation, and maintenance to ensure excellent data. And … excellent data yields excellent decisions, while bad data can yield bad decisions.

The highlights of the training course include:

  • Implications of quality on measuring instruments
  • Emphasis on measuring principles, application and installation requirements, sample handling, and operation and maintenance requirements of QMI

Learning Objectives:

To get attendees familiar with the measuring principles, application requirements, installation requirements, sample handling, operation and maintenance requirements of the instruments for measuring most important quality performance measures related to Oil & Gas well outputs and surrounding water.

Target Audience:

  • Lead Instrument Engineer or technician
  • Senior Instrument Engineer or technician
  • Senior Instrument Systems Engineer
  • Lead Instrument Projects Engineer
  • Instrument Systems Engineers or technician
  • Quality Personnel
  • Environmental Personnel

Course Outline

DAY ONE

Introduction to Quality Measuring Instruments (QMI)

  • Oil & Gas Well output quality (can we sell it directly or do we need to treat it, and how much treatment is required?)
  • Water quality (can we dispose of it directly or do we need to treat it, and how much treatment is required?)
  • Implications for Operations – extra systems, extra equipment
  • Implications for the Environment
  • Implications for Technicians and Maintenance Personnel

Gas Chromatograph

  • How it works in the lab compared to how it works in the facility
  • Application Requirements
  • Installation Requirements
  • Sample handling
  • Operation and Maintenance Requirements
  • Control implications

DAY TWO

Reid Vapour Pressure

  • What does it mean and why is it important?
  • How it works in the lab compared to how it works in the facility
  • Measuring Principles
  • Application Requirements
  • Installation Requirements
  • Sample handling
  • Control implications

Hydrocarbon Dewpoint

  • What does it mean and why is it important?
  • Measuring Principles
  • Application Requirements
  • Installation Requirements
  • Sample handling
  • Control implications

Moisture (Water Dewpoint)

  • What does it mean and why is it important?
  • Measuring Principles
  • Application Requirements
  • Installation Requirements
  • Sample handling
  • Control implications

DAY THREE

Watercut

  • What does it mean and why is it important?
  • Measuring Principles
  • Application Requirements
  • Installation Requirements
  • Sample handling
  • Control implications

Mercury

  • What does it mean and why is it important?
  • Measuring Principles
  • Application Requirements
  • Installation Requirements
  • Sample handling
  • Control implications

H2S

  • What does it mean and why is it important?
  • Measuring Principles
  • Application Requirements
  • Installation Requirements
  • Sample handling
  • Control implications

DAY FOUR

CO2

  • What does it mean and why is it important?
  • Measuring Principles
  • Application Requirements
  • Installation Requirements
  • Sample handling
  • Control implications

pH

  • What does it mean and why is it important?
  • Measuring Principles
  • Application Requirements
  • Installation Requirements
  • Sample handling
  • Control implications

Conductivity

  • What does it mean and why is it important?
  • Measuring Principles
  • Application Requirements
  • Installation Requirements
  • Sample handling
  • Control implications

DAY FIVE

Salinity

  • What does it mean and why is it important?
  • Measuring Principles
  • Application Requirements
  • Installation Requirements
  • Sample handling
  • Control implications

Turbidity

  • What does it mean and why is it important?
  • Measuring Principles
  • Application Requirements
  • Installation Requirements
  • Sample handling
  • Control implications

Redox

  • What does it mean and why is it important?
  • Measuring Principles
  • Application Requirements
  • Installation Requirements
  • Sample handling
  • Control implications

All

  • Application, Installation, and Sample handling Issues

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