By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Obtain a broad working knowledge of crude oil desalting and dehydration process to gain insight into both Traditional and Advanced Techniques.
• Have a broader Technical Understanding of the approach demonstrates the Complexity of actual desalting & dehydration Operations and How to simplify and identify solvable Problems.
• Have a deeper knowledge of the different equipment and facilities found in crude oil desalting & dehydration facilities.
• Select and evaluate processes and equipment used to condition well fluids, to meet sales or disposal  specifications .
• Apply physical and thermodynamic property correlations and principles to the design and evaluation of oil dehydration & desalting facilities.
• Perform equipment sizing calculations for major oil dehydration & desalting facility equipment.
• Recognize and develop solution to operating problems in oil dehydration & desalting facilities.

Technical personnel involved in the activities of oil and gas processing facilities, engineers, operation and maintenance personnel involved in the areas of the petroleum industry who require a comprehensive overview of crude oil processing facilities, operation & troubleshooting will find this course ideally suited for them.

This interactive Training will be highly interactive, with opportunities to advance your opinions and ideas and will include;

• Lectures
• Workshop & Work Presentation
• Case Studies and Practical Exercise
• Videos and General Discussions   

• Course Introduction & Pre-assessment
• Crude Oils – Chemistry and Composition
• Origin, Composition
• Crude Oil Properties
• Classification of Crude Oils
• Crude Oil Characterization, Comparisons and Contaminants

Dehydration

• Introduction
• Separation Process
• Principles of Separation
• Gravity Separation
• Separation System Problems
• Factors Affecting Separation
• Phases of Separation
• Primary Separation
• Secondary Separation
• Mist Extraction
• Liquid Accumulation
• Oil and Water Separation
• Terminology and Applications
• Vessels Terminology
• Separator Application
• Stage Separation
• Separators Classification
• The Vessel Shape
• The Number of Fluids to be Separated
• Separator Internals
• Inlet Configuration
• Intermediate Configuration
• Outlet Configuration
• Separator Sizing
• Separation Operation and Troubleshooting
• Separator Control
• Troubleshooting
• Operating Problems
• Foamy Crudes
• Paraffin
• Sand
• Emulsion
• Slugging

Desalting

• Introduction
• Emulsions
• Emulsifying Agents
• Emulsion Terminology
• Standard or Regular Emulsion
• Reversed or Inversed Emulsion
• Unstable or Loose Emulsion
• Stable or Tight Emulsion
• Demulsifiers
• Factors Affecting Emulsion Breakdown
• Differential Density
• Viscosity
• Interfacial Tension
• Water Drop Size
• Salinity of the Water
• Volume Percent of the Water
• Emulsifying Agents
• Age of Emulsion
• Agitation
• Dual Polarity Oil Dehydration
• Electrostatic Field
• Electrical Desalting of Crude Oils

• Pressure Drop
• Chemical Addition
• Quantity of Water Used
• Voltage
• Temperature
• Pressure
• pH
• Solids at Water Oil Interface
• Oleophobic Impurities
• Water and Salts
• Theory of Desalting Process
• Mixing
• Single Stage Desalting
• Two Stage Desalting
• Mixing Equipment
• Basic Design Concept of the Desalter System
• Description of Plant Components
• Inlet Distributer (Pan)
• Effluent Water Header
• Electrode System
• Insulator and Entrance Bushing
• Outlet Collector
• Transformer
• Distribution and Control Board
• Interface Control System
• Venting System
• Sample Connections and Sample Box
• Instrumentation and Equipment
• Operation
• Start-up Procedure
• Shut-down Procedure
• Troubleshooting

Water Treatment

• Produced water treating objectives 
• Process Theory
• Pretreatment, Primary De-oiling
• Equalization, Secondary De-oiling

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration.