Water Treatment Techniques & Ideal Operation

This course presents different processes in water treatment in natural and constructed system sludge treatment technologies In addition to produced water large quantities of seawater and water from other sources is treated and injected. The economic success of oil and gas development projects depends very much on our ability to successfully manage water.

Water management is defined as our ability to diagnose the cause of excess water production, design and implement remedial treatments to prevent water production, and in most instances deal with the large volumes of produced water. This course discusses methods, equipment and tools used for testing, diagnosing, and minimizing water production from oil and gas wells. Reservoir engineering and surface facility aspects of water handling, treatment and re-injection are extensively discussed.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, the delegates will be able to:

• Learn and understand the techniques for present and future water purification and treatment of operation and management of treatment plants
• Calculate how to construct and manage different processes involved in sustainable water treatment
• Apply innovative technologies to get better function and fulfill the requirement of the society
• Propose sludge treatment technologies
• Educate reservoir, production and surface facilities engineers in key aspects of water production, treatment and re-injection in oil and gas fields

Who Should Attend?

This course is intended for reservoir, production and surface facilities engineers responsible for managing the reservoir, providing surface facilities and maximizing the production performance of oil and gas properties. Engineers and other personnel involved in providing tools and chemicals for diagnosing / reducing water production and treating produced water.

Course Outline

Day 1

• Introduction: Causes of Excess Water Production
• Data Collection for Problem Identification
• Identifying the Causes of Excess Water Production
• Wellbore and Near Wellbore Water Shutoff Technologies

Day 2

• Gels for Water Shutoff
• Polymer Flooding
• Conformance Treatments
• Down-hole Sink Technology

Day 3

• Analysis and Treatment of Produced Water
• Scale, Bacteria and Corrosion Problems

Day 4

• Injection Well Testing
• Water Quality Requirements for Re-injection

Day 5

• Fractured Injection Wells
• Impact of Water Re-injection on Reservoir Performance

Course Fees

To be advised as per the course location. This rate includes participant’s manual, Hand-Outs, buffet lunch, coffee/tea on arrival, morning & afternoon of each day

Course Methodology

A variety of methodologies will be used during the course that includes:

• (30%) Based on Case Studies
• (30%) Techniques
• (30%) Role Play
• (10%) Concepts
• Pre-test and Post-test
• Variety of Learning Methods
• Lectures
• Case Studies and Self Questionaires
• Group Work
• Discussion
• Presentation

Course Timings

Daily Course Timings
08:00 - 08:20 Morning Coffee / Tea
08:20 - 10:00 First Session
10:00 - 10:20 Coffee / Tea / Snacks
10:20 - 12:20 Second Session
12:20 - 13:30 Lunch Break & Prayer Break
13:30 - 15:00 Last Session