The Course Content
Day One: Oilfield Water Chemistry
Fundamentals of Water Chemistry
Water treatment microbiology
Water Scaling
Corrosion and Control
Environmental Regulations and Water Specifications
Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD)
Water Sampling and Analysis
Day Two: Oilfield Water Generation, Separation Theory & Principles
Produced Water Generation and Management Practices
Environmental Impacts Caused by Produced Water
Emulsions / Stabilization, Destabilization
Henrys & Stokes Laws / Nucleus & Rate of Rise Theory
The Nature, Chemistry and Composition of Hydrocarbons
Equilibrium and Solubility Product First principles
Water formed scales
Day Three: Separation and Treatment (I)
Calculation of the solubility product and co-precipitation
Scaling calculations first principles
Commercial software - I – ScaleChem
Commercial software - II – OLI Studio: Corrosion
Corrosion control
Gas flotation systems - Dissolved Air/ Induced Gas/ Dispersed Gas
Key Design Parameters of Flotation / Air-To-Solids Ratio
Case Study – Calculation of the solubility of BaSO4/ Co precipitation of CaSO4
Day Four: Separation and Treatment (II)
Desalting Technologies & Equipment
Electro-deionization
Gravity Separation Systems /Separators - 2 and 3 Phase
Skim Tanks / Skim Piles
API Separators
Plate Coalescers
Filtration Technologies & Mechanical filters
Ion exchange & Membrane processes
Case Study
Day Five: Produced Water Disposal
Water injection and disposal systems - theory of operation, corrosion, scale and biological control
Treatment and Disposal of Produced Water
Transportation Problems
De-oiling / Soluble organics removal
Desalination / Disinfection
Evaporative processes
Wastewater recycle / reuse
Course Review & Close