
Introduction to Drilling & Production
To give an introduction to common process equipment and operations related to typical Drilling and Oil & Gas production processes. The introduction gives an overview of the process from reservoir to export, and an understanding about why and how produced fluids are processed
Course Content
Drilling:
- Geology
- Drilling Process
- Organizational Structure
- Rig types
- ntro to drilling equipment and rig main systems
- Commonly known incidents
- Simulator visit
Oil & Gas production:
- Operating wells
- Oil separation process
- Produced water treatment
- Water injection
- Gas processing
- Liftgas injection
- Prevent & Controlling H2S
- Chemicals offshore
- Specifications
Course Objectives
After completing the course, the participant should have fundamental knowledge about:
- Describe the importance of geology in oil & gas industry
- Distinguish between the different types of rocks
- Define the rock porosity and permeability
- Describe the overview of the drilling process
- Recognize the different rig types and unique design
- Identify the purpose and application for the different rig types
- Give examples of the different parties involved in drilling a well
- Outline the organizational structure onshore and offshore
- Name the five main systems of the rigs and describe its purpose
- Give example of the main components of each system
- Highlight the importance of well control
- Wells and wellhead systems
- Different production systems via manifolds and flow lines
- Separator process and HC behaviour
- Produced water treatment
- Gas compression including separating liquids from incoming gas
- Produced gas conditioning and treatment
- Specifications for oil, produced water and gas export
- Sea water filtration, de-aeration and water injection
- Common specifications