Chemical Treatment

This course provides the basic knowledge for the safe operation, and management of chemical treatment systems found in the oil and gas industry. The course emphasizes the extreme importance of these systems on the safe and efficient operation of the entire plant.

Discussion will focus on the hardware needed to provide chemical injection in a plant environment. The various types of chemicals that are used in a typical oil and gas installation will also be reviewed.

As the course progresses, participants will be exposed to the operating criteria for chemical injection as well as the operation, characteristics of common chemicals used and the safety aspects that must be considered.

  • Agenda
  • Audience
  • Technical Information

Day 1

Chemical Injection Systems

    • Documentation
    • Pumps
    • Associated Hardware
    • Types of Chemicals

On day 1, participants will gain an overall appreciation for the documentation, injection pumps and associated hardware found on a chemical injection facility.
The various types of chemicals required to stabilize the process will be reviewed as well as the basic characteristics of the chemicals injected into an oil and gas process.

 

Day 2

Operation of Chemicals Injection Systems

  • Criteria to Select Proper Chemical Injection
  • Characteristics of Various Chemical Treatments
  • Operation of Chemical Injection Systems’
  • Chemical Safety
Day 2 will focus on transferring an appreciation for the proper selection of chemicals as well as the characteristics of chemicals associated with chemical treatment systems.  The process and importance of safe operation and material handling associated with chemical treatment as well as other environmental concerns will also be discussed.

This course is mainly targeted to process technicians, process technologists as well as laboratory and maintenance personnel. The course can also be applicable to employees working with equipment and materials purchasing, equipment procurement, job planning as well as immediate supervisors to the working technicians.

Discipline:    Process operations

Delivery type:   Classroom

Provider:    TPL

Possible Instructors: Fully qualified and certified TPL instructor with a minimum of 15 years instructor experience to international delegates in client or offsite locations.

Level:    Skill

Course Version:      0

Length:       2 days

Skills Needed to
Take Course (pre-requisites):    Participants should have some recent exposure to oil and gas facility terminology