Process and ChemicalOil, Water and Gas Separation
Separation is the first process step on any production facility and the one whose poor performance travels furthest, sending water to the oil export and oil to the produced water system. This course covers doing it properly. Delegates work through separator types and internals, the residence time and momentum principles that govern them, and level and interface control. Foaming, sand and emulsion problems are covered as the practical causes of poor separation. Produced water treatment follows, along with the discharge and reinjection specifications it must meet. The course closes on troubleshooting a separation train and on debottlenecking without new vessels.
Course objectives
- Select separator type and internals for the duty
- Apply residence time and momentum principles to separator performance
- Set up level and interface control that stays stable
- Diagnose foaming, sand and emulsion problems
- Treat produced water to discharge or reinjection specification
- Troubleshoot a separation train from downstream symptoms
- Debottleneck separation capacity without adding vessels
Who should attend
- Production and process engineers
- Field operators and production supervisors
- Facilities and design engineers
- Water treatment and environmental staff
- Graduate engineers in upstream operations
Course outline
- 01Why separation performance travels downstream
- 02Separator types and internals
- 03Residence time and momentum principles
- 04Level and interface control
- 05Foaming, sand and emulsions
- 06Produced water treatment
- 07Discharge and reinjection specifications
- 08Troubleshooting and debottlenecking
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 to 18 December 2026 | Pretoria, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 11 to 15 January 2027 | Online | Online | R8,500 per delegate | Register Now |
| 18 to 22 January 2027 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 1 to 5 February 2027 | Lagos, Nigeria | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | Register Now |
| 22 to 26 February 2027 | Windhoek, Namibia | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |