SUB 603
Flow Assurance and Operability of Subsea Oil and Gas Production
COURSE SCHEDULE
| Code | Date | Location | price (€)* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUB 603 | 11 - 15 Jan 2027 | Online | 3300 |
| SUB 603 | 22 - 26 Nov 2027 | Online | 3300 |
| SUB 603 | 21 - 25 Jun 2027 | Houston | 4400 |
| SUB 603 | 16 - 20 Aug 2027 | Houston | 4400 |
* Prices are subject to VAT and local terms. Ph.D. students, groups (≥ 3 persons) and early bird registrants (8 weeks in advance) are entitled to a DISCOUNT!
COURSE OVERVIEW
This training course provides the participants with an integrated view that focuses on oil and gas production and transport from offshore subsea fields to the offshore and onshore host facilities with focus on prevention and remediation of phenomena that may hinder fluid flow in production systems. The training includes reservoir fluids analysis, production chemistry, flow assurance solids management, subsea architecture, hydrodynamic and thermal considerations, and thermal hydraulics including the current technology with an overview of new and emerging technologies how to improve the design and operation of subsea production systems during normal and transient operations.
This is a 5-day course designed to provide participants with a complete understanding of flow assurance challenges and their mitigations in design and operation of subsea oil and gas production systems under shallow water, deepwater and ultra-deep-water environments. The course begins with the description of subsea production systems and impact of flow assurance and operability challenges on the system design and operation. This is followed by the analysis of reservoir fluids and impact of multiphase flow on production systems, pigging of flowlines, flow assurance solids and their controls, design of production systems in steady state and transient, hands-on training in industry software, among others. The last day of course concentrates on subsea production operations and production optimization using various methods in varying conditions of real-field operations, including the innovations and technological advances in deepwater and ultra-deepwater subsea field development.
COURSE OUTLINE
5 days
Day 1: Subsea Systems and Flow Assurance
o Review of Subsea Systems & Flow Assurance
o Flow Assurance Considerations
o Flow Assurance Risks and Challenges
o Operability Challenges
o Blockage of Subsea Systems
o Case Study – Field Examples
Day 2: Reservoir Fluids & Multiphase Flow
o Reservoir Fluid Characterization
o Fluid Sampling, Analysis & Phase Behavior
o Multiphase Flow and Flow Regimes
o Liquid Holdup and Slugging
o Multiphase Flow and Pipeline Pigging
o Case Study – Field Examples
Day 3: Flow Assurance & Their Management
o Flow Assurance Solids
o Hydrates and Their controls
o Waxes/Paraffins and Their controls
o Asphaltenes, Scales, Emulsions, Sands
o Corrosions and Materials Selection
o Case Study – Field Examples
Day 4: Thermal Hydraulic Analysis
o Subsea system design in steady state
o Subsea system design in transient
o Thermal management of Subsea systems
o Hands-on training of an industry software
o Operational flow assurance issues
o Case Study – Field Examples
Dat 5: Production Optimization
o Hydrodynamic considerations
o Thermal considerations
o Subsea processing & production optimization
o Multiphase boosting & long-distance tiebacks
o Flow solution in operations
o Case Study and Discussions
Instructor Profile
The instructor holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering–Thermodynamics and has over 40 years of experience in subsea production systems, flow assurance, production chemistry, subsea processing, multiphase boosting, long-distance tiebacks, thermodynamics, and project implementation. He has worked with major organizations including Halliburton, TechnipFMC, Worley, and McDermott. Since 2016, he has served as Professor of Subsea Engineering in USA, with teaching and research focused on deepwater oil & gas production, renewable energy, and the hydrogen economy. His teaching portfolio includes Subsea Engineering, Flow Assurance, Production Operations, Production Chemistry, Thermodynamics, and Hydrogen Economy.
He has developed software for hydrate, wax, scale, asphaltene, corrosion, phase behavior, and hydrogen production, and provides training in PVTSim Nova, Multiflash, Pipesim, and OLGA. He is a recognized flow assurance expert, active in SPE, SUT, and ASME, and has published over 150 research papers in journals, conferences, and books.
FAQ
DESIGNED FOR
The course is designed for subsea and petroleum engineers, operators, service and engineering personnel, HSE professionals, managers, project planners, and procurement personnel involved in offshore systems. It provides a practical foundation for designing and operating subsea production systems, with emphasis on preventing and mitigating plugging caused by solids deposition, reducing operational risks, equipment failures, and associated economic impacts.
COURSE LEVEL
Advance
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After completing this course, participants will learn:
o Describe key flow assurance and operability challenges in subsea multiphase systems.
o Analyze reservoir fluid properties, modeling methods, and equations of state.
o Apply flow assurance methods to manage hydrates, wax, asphaltene, scale, corrosion, sand, and emulsions.
o Model pressure, temperature, flow regimes, liquid holdup, erosion, line sizing, and heat transfer under steady-state and transient conditions.
o Evaluate chemical inhibitors for preventing and remediating solids deposition and blockages.
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