Design For :
As a wide ranging overview, it is suitable for interested parties, such as geologists, reservoir engineers, line managers, and sales or business development staff; related specialists like environmental staff, operational staff, and shift foremen; those new to the industry, such as entry-level (1-2 year) engineers; or anyone interested in a general, technically-oriented overview of the gas processing industry.
You Will Learn
- An overview of natural gas and world energy trends
- Natural gas sources, makeup, properties, specifications, and related oil and gas terminology
- Markets and uses for NGL, LPG, ethane, propane, and butane
- Summary of gas processing costs, and commercial and contract issues in liquids extraction
- How gas is transported and sold
- Overview of the common equipment used in the oil and gas industry, including heat exchangers, pumps, and compressors
- Options for various basic gas conditioning and processing steps, including acid gas removal, dehydration, liquid extraction, product fractionation, LNG overview, pipelines, sulfur recovery, and acid gas injection
Course Content
- Natural gas and world energy trends
- Hydrocarbon components and physical properties
- The role of gas processing in the natural gas value chain
- Heat transfer equipment
- Pumps and compressors
- Acid gas removal
- Gas dehydration
- NGL extraction
- Fractionation and stabilization
- LNG
- Pipelines and storage
- Sulfur recovery and acid gas injection
