This course provides petroleum industry professionals with a thorough understanding of water chemistry, analysis techniques, and treatment methods crucial to oil and gas operations. Participants will learn how to assess and manage water quality for drilling, production, injection, and disposal processes while ensuring regulatory compliance and environmental protection.
Effective water analysis and treatment help maintain system performance, prevent corrosion and scaling, and ensure sustainable water management in oil and gas fields.
- Process and Production Engineers
- Water Treatment Specialists
- HSE and Environmental Engineers
- Chemical and Laboratory Technicians
- Facilities and Operations Managers
- Drilling and Completion Engineers
- Regulatory Compliance Professionals
To equip participants with the technical knowledge and practical skills needed to conduct water quality analysis and implement effective treatment strategies within petroleum operations.
- By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the role of water in upstream petroleum operations.
- Identify contaminants and water quality parameters relevant to oil and gas.
- Conduct and interpret laboratory and field water analysis.
- Apply appropriate water treatment technologies for various applications.
- Manage scaling, corrosion, and microbiological issues in water systems.
- Ensure environmental compliance and safe water disposal or reuse.
- Integrate water management strategies with operational performance goals.
- Introduction to Water Management in Oil & Gas
- Importance of Water in Drilling, Production, and Injection
- Types of Water: Produced Water, Seawater, Formation Water, Injection Water
- Environmental and Operational Challenges
- Water Quality Parameters and Sampling
- Physical, Chemical, and Biological Water Properties
- Key Parameters: pH, TDS, TSS, Hardness, Sulfates, Chlorides, Bacteria
- Field Sampling Techniques and Preservation Methods
- Water Analysis Techniques
- Laboratory Methods for Routine Water Testing
- Advanced Analytical Tools (ICP, Ion Chromatography, Spectrophotometry)
- Interpretation of Analysis Results for Operational Use
- Scaling and Corrosion in Water Systems
- Common Scaling Agents: Calcium, Barium, Strontium Sulfates
- Corrosion Mechanisms and Influencing Factors
- Predictive Modeling and Risk Mitigation
- Water Treatment Technologies
- Filtration, Chemical Treatment, Softening, and Deaeration
- Biocide Application for Microbial Control
- Membrane Technologies (RO, NF), Electrocoagulation, and Evaporation
- Produced Water Handling and Disposal
- Regulatory Standards and Environmental Concerns
- Re-injection, Reuse, and Discharge Strategies
- Separation Processes: Oil-Water Separators, Hydrocyclones, Skimmers
- Monitoring and Control Systems
- Online Water Quality Monitoring Systems
- Automated Dosing and Treatment Control
- Integration with SCADA and Process Control
- Water Management Optimization and Case Studies
- Water Management in Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)
- Field Case Studies: Treatment Challenges and Solutions
