Course Overview

Domain
Food, Chemical and Biotechnology
Format
Short Course
Duration
1 day
Fee Subsidy
Up to 90% SF Funding
Professional Development Units

PDU (PEB) – Pending approval

This 1-day course is designed to train the participants on the engineering design, operation and maintenance of the technologies for the removal and cleaning of the sands and solids prior to discharge. 

Proven sand removal technologies, such as wellhead desanders, produced water desanding hydrocyclones, sand fluidizers, and sand cleaning systems are commonly used in the upstream oil & gas production. These sand removal and cleaning systems need to be designed and operated correctly to ensure optimised separation performance.

The following topics will be covered in this course:

  • Equipment Engineering Design Philosophy (Principles of Operation, Desander Performance Characteristics, etc.),
  • Package Description (Review of all package components, Major Design & Engineering Features, etc.),
  • Equipment Start-up Procedure (Initial start-up/commissioning, Normal start-up, etc.),
  • Normal Operation Procedure (Operating Parameters, System Monitoring, Solids Removal, etc.),
  • Shutdown Procedure (Temporary Isolation, Prolonged Shutdown, etc.),
  • Troubleshooting & Maintenance (Routine Maintenance, Liner Removal & Replacement, etc.).

At the end of the course, participants will be able to understand the importance of sand separation processes and how it can be performed effectively during the design, operation and maintenance stages.

Who Should Attend

  • Operation managers, engineers, technicians, operators (for Offshore Oil & Gas Production Facilities)
  • Process design managers and process engineers (for Offshore Oil & Gas Production Facilities)
  • Project managers and project engineers
  • Mechanical and reliability engineers and technicians (for Offshore Oil & Gas Production Facilities)
  • Maintenance managers, engineers, technicians (Offshore Industry)

What You Will Learn

Introduction - why we need sand management for offshore oil & gas production facilities

  • Introduction of course trainer and discussion topics
  • Types of solids in offshore oil & gas production
  • Why we need effective and efficient solids management
  • Impacts of poor solids management

Equipment engineering design philosophy for wellhead desander system

  • Wellhead Desander: Process design, performance, applications and misapplications
  • Solids Fluidizer: Process design, performance, applications and misapplications
  • Desanding Hydrocyclone: Process design, performance, applications and misapplications
  • Sand-Cleaning: Process design, performance, applications and misapplications

Desander process system package

  • General arrangement of a wellhead desander vessel
  • Process performance characteristics for a wellhead desander liner (14” Single Liner type)
  • Piping & Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) for desander and solids accumulator
  • Process control and instrumentation
  • Major design features
  • Solids accumulator vessel sizing and flushing
  • Solids discharge educator

Equipment start-up procedure

  • Pre-commissioning and site acceptance
  • Initial start-up and commissioning
  • Normal start-up

Normal operation procedure

  • Operating parameters
  • System monitoring
  • Solids removal

Equipment shutdown procedure

  • Temporary isolation
  • Prolonged shutdown

Trouble-shooting wellhead desander equipment

  • Symptoms
  • Causes
  • Reasons
  • Actions

Maintenance of wellhead desander equipment

  • Routine maintenance
  • Cyclone liner removal and replacement

Example project, assessment, Q&A

  • Key aspects of a desanding hydrocyclone project
  • Design considerations and options
  • Predicted performance
  • Assessment of course participants
  • Questions & answers sessions

Teaching Team

Ir. John Eow
Ir. John Eow

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Food, Chemical and Biotechnology, Singapore Institute of Technology

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Schedule

Time Topic
8:30am Welcome and Registration
9:00am Topic 1: Introduction - Why We Need Sand Management for Offshore Oil & Gas Production Facilities
9:30am Topic 2: Equipment Engineering Design Philosophy for Wellhead Desander System
10:30am Tea Break
10:45am Topic 3: Wellhead Desander Process System Package
11:30am Topic 4: Equipment Start-up Procedure
12:30pm Lunch
1:30pm Topic 5: Normal Operation Procedure
2:30pm Topic 6: Equipment Shutdown Procedure
3:30pm Tea Break
3:45pm Topic 7: Trouble-shooting Wellhead Desander Equipment
4:30pm Topic 8: Maintenance of Wellhead Desander Equipment
5:15pm Topic 9: Example Project, Assessment, Q&A
6:00pm End of Day

Certificate and Assessment

A Certificate of Participation will be issued to participants who:

  • Attend at least 75% of the course, and
  • Undertake and pass non-credit bearing assessment during the course

Fee Structure

The full fee for this course is S$763.00.

Category After SF Funding
Singapore Citizen (Below 40) S$228.90
Singapore Citizen (40 & Above) S$88.90
Singapore PR / LTVP+ Holder S$228.90
Non-Singapore Citizen S$763.00 (No Funding)


Note: All fees above include GST. GST applies to individuals and Singapore-registered companies.

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