Applied Facilities Design & Surveillance

This course examines the processes leading to the formation and accumulation of carbonate rocks and how sequence stratigraphy provides a predictive method to understand the formation of these reservoirs and application in oil and gas industry. The principles and the practical application of sequence stratigraphy are studied, together with discussion on how this improves our understanding of subsurface reservoirs. Diagenetic changes that carbonate rocks undergo are also analyzed, and, where possible, set within a sequence stratigraphic framework. Finally, integrating all subsurface data to de-risk hydrocarbon exploration and development from sequence Stratigraphy point of view.

The course is intended to highlight the basics and the state of the art in process fired heater technology including operation, control safety, maintenance, and troubleshooting. The course provides the theoretical knowledge and practical skills required to improve the operation, profitability, and safety of a plant’s fired heaters. The course will cover heater design, process considerations, and field evaluation of fired heaters. Topic such as troubleshooting common heater problems, burner operation, inspection and turnaround items, emission, instrumentation, and preparation of new heater specifications are also covered. Tools used to achieve high reliability are reviewed. This is an interactive workshop where participants are encouraged to bring problems they’ve encountered on the job for discussion.

Valves have many uses. They are found in virtually every industrial process, including water and sewage processing, mining, power generation, oil and gas, food manufacturing, chemical and plastic manufacturing and others. They vary widely in form and application. Their cost ranges from simple inexpensive ones to expensive specialized ones. Money is important but also if a valve fails, this can affect environmental impact, production losses or the safety of workers. This course will focus on the maintenance of different types of valves. It covers all aspects of valve maintenance including pressure testing, valve actuators, and safety and relief valves maintenance.