Scale Control and Management training course will make a profound difference to attendees’ Flow Assurance capabilities. The program will help the attendees to build a robust background about Mineral Scale Management and enable them to perform the following points:
• Define the most-common types of oilfield scales.
• Get an overview about the root causes of scale deposition
• Identify major scale deposition threats and how to mitigate them
• Understand the different approaches of scale inhibition
• Implement different scale prediction methodologies using correlations and software packages
• Get familiar about scale prediction techniques using machine learning (ML) and computationalfluid dynamics (CFD)
• Get involved with a stock of literature papers discussing case studies and actual cases
• Network with a variety of influential personnel in Scale Control and Management

• Production Engineers
• Petroleum Engineers
• Field Operators
• Chemical Engineers
• Process Engineers

Day 1
Introduction to Flow Assurance and Scale Management
Overview of the Major Flow Assurance Issues
  • Scale
  • Hydrate
  • Paraffin
  • Asphaltene
  • Sand
  • Corrosion
  • Erosion
  • Problems and Challenges of Scale Depositions in Wells and Surface Facilities
  • Methods used for Scale Collection and Analysis

Day 2
The Chemistry Behind Scale Deposition
  • Stages of Scale Precipitation and Deposition
  • Common Scale Types:
Carbonates (Calcium and Iron)
Halite Scale
Sulfate Scales (Calcium, Strontium, and Barium) and NORM
Exotic Sulfide Scales (Iron, Zinc, and Lead)
  • Causes and Factors Affecting Scale Deposition
  • Recommended Field Practices to Lessen Scale Deposition Severity
  • Scale Management Philosophy and System
  • Scale Surveillance and Monitoring Methods

Day 3
Chemical Scale Inhibition or Prevention
  • Mechanisms of Scale Inhibition
  • Conventional Chemicals used for Scale Inhibition
  • Deploying Options (Conventional and Unconventional)
  • Laboratory Testing and Screening of Scale Inhibitors
  • Squeeze Method (Design, Execution, and Evaluation)
Non-Chemical Physical Scale Inhibition
  • Industry Field-proven Tools and Applications
  • Promising Laboratory Experiments

Day 4
Scale Prediction and Tendency Methods
  • Empirical Correlations for Saturation Index
  • Commercial Software Products and Packages
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Studies
  • Machine Learning (ML) Applications

Day 5
Scale Dissolving and Cleaning
  • Chemical Treatment Methods and Formulations
  • Mechanical Cleaning Methods
  • New Technology Unconventional Cleaning and Breaking Methods

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing a minimum of 75% of the total course duration