Advanced Flow Assurance Management

Introduction

With the recent decline in global oil prices, new and existing developments are focusing on efficiency in both design and operations. Flow Assurance can bring a wealth of system understanding and opportunity for reduced OPEX and CAPEX. Our program will be able to address one of the most critical challenges faced by producers in assuring oil and gas flow through complex and costly subsea tiebacks. This program will provide you with the key understanding of the nature of flow assurance as a key influencing discipline within the project and operations arena, providing you with the understanding of the technical issues that aid decision making

Efficient Operational Application

This course builds on the basic flow assurance principles and aims to allow the efficient application of these, in a project or operations environment, to focus on efficiency in design, maximizing value and minimization of potential operations issues

Holistic Approach to Flow Assurance System Design

The focus is very much on the practical aspects of Flow Assurance in managing interfaces with subsurface and surface engineering disciplines to ensure a holistic approach to system design and in the identification of risks and opportunities for risk management for the safe and effective life of field operation.

Objectives

Improved Understanding of Flow Assurance

Improved understanding of what flow assurance is and some of the associated challenges it must address in the current climate

Optimize the Production System

Optimize the production system by understanding system risks and appropriately manage these operational risks

Effectively Manage Flow Assurance Issues

Effectively manage flow assurance issues within a project environment through the understanding of key interfaces of flow assurance systems holistic Approach to Flow Assurance System Design

The focus is very much on the practical aspects of Flow Assurance in managing interfaces with subsurface and surface engineering disciplines to ensure a holistic approach to system design and in the identification of risks and opportunities for risk management for the safe and effective life of field operation.

Awareness of Software Options Available

Learn the various software options available and how to apply these to maximize their value and investment return

Importance of Understanding your Current Operation on Future Forecasting

Appreciation for system benchmarking and evaluation for ongoing operations forecasting and troubleshooting

Training Methodology

This is an interactive course. There will be open question and answer sessions, regular group exercises and activities, videos, case studies, and presentations on best practice. Participants will have the opportunity to share with the facilitator and other participants on what works well and not so well for them, as well as work on issues from their own organizations. The online course is conducted online using MS-Teams/ClickMeeting.

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for:

• Engineers who are involved in the analysis and management of fluid flow, as well as, the design and operation for flow assurance systems. This program is intended for those who are having difficulties in managing flow assurance operations, and those who would like to improve their current system design and operations
• Senior Management who are keen to learn the technical drivers of flow assurance systems design operations, and who are in need of this technical knowledge for business decision

Job Titles Include:

• Production Engineer
• Operations Engineer
• Process Engineers
• Production Optimization Engineer
• Project Manager
• Flow Assurance Engineer
• Production Site Engineer

Course Outline

Module 1 : Flow Assurance—Principles & Challenges, Fluid Compositions, Mutliphase Flow, Flow Assurance Optimization

• Session 1: Introduction to Flow Assurance
• Session 2: Fluid Composition Properties & the PVT Relationship
• Exercise: Oilfield Compositions (PVT, Pseudo components, GOR & Watercut
• Session 3: Multiphase Fluid Flow
• Exercise: Flow Regime Mapping
• Session 4: Optimisation through Advanced Flow Assurance

Module 2 : Subsurface & Wells & Managing Flow Assurance Problems

• Session 5: Subsurface & Wells
• Case Study & Discussion
• Session 6: Slugging and Management of Slugging
• Case Study & Discussion
• Session 7: Wax, Scale, Asphaltenes, and Solids
• Case Study & Discussion
• Session 8: Hydrate Formation and Effective Management Techniques

Module 3: Flow Assurance Software & Operational Interface

• Session 9: Flow Assurance Analysis & Software
• Session 10: Understanding Profiles and the Interface with Operations
• Exercise: Production Limit Identification
• Session 11:Transient Pipeline Modelling for Operability
• Exercise: Optimisation for Management of Hydrates / Wax