PRE 108
Flow Assurance and Production Chemistry
COURSE SCHEDULE
| Code | Date | Location | price (€)* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRE 108 | 2-4 March 2026 | Online | 2000 |
| PRE 108 | 12-14 Oct 2026 | Bergen | 2700 |
* 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
A pipeline can be hydraulically sound, structurally intact, and correctly instrumented and still stop producing because of what is happening inside it. Hydrates blocking the line. Wax accumulating in a low spot. Scale building up at an injection point. Asphaltenes depositing in the tubing. Corrosion thinning the wall from within. These are flow assurance and production chemistry problems, and they are the most common cause of unplanned production deferral in upstream and midstream OandG operations.
This course is the direct companion to Pipeline Engineering and Operations. Where that course focuses on the pipeline as an infrastructure system, this course focuses on the fluid inside it what it contains, how it behaves under changing pressure and temperature conditions, what deposits it creates, how those deposits are prevented, and what chemical treatment programs are required to keep the production system flowing safely and efficiently.
The course covers all the major flow assurance challenges hydrates, wax, scale, asphaltenes, naphthenates, sand, salt, and corrosion from the perspective of the operator and engineer who must recognize the early warning signs, apply the right prevention strategy, and respond effectively when problems occur. Flow assurance is not only about preventing disruptions: it is equally about optimizing how production fluids are transported from reservoir to facility under the full range of operating conditions the system will encounter over its life. The production chemistry programs that underpin every prevention strategy are covered in full: how chemicals are selected, how injection systems are designed and monitored from P and ID, and how treatment programs are optimized over time
COURSE OUTLINE
5 days
Day 1: Flow Assurance Fundamentals, Hydrates, and Wax
o Flow Assurance Operating Envelope and Thermal Management.
o Hydrates: Formation Conditions, Prevention Strategies and Safe Remediation.
o Wax and Paraffin Deposition and Intervention.
o Slug Catcher Operational Management.
o Exercises:
• Exercise 01: Predict exactly where hydrates and wax will form in Field Sierra's flowline before a shutdown turns your prediction into a real problem to solve.
• Exercise 02: Diagnose whether Field Sierra's pressure buildup is a hydrate plug or a wax deposit and leave with the safe removal sequence for whichever one it is.
• Exercise 03: Calculate the MEG injection rate that keeps Field Sierra's flowline out of the hydrate stability zone under real operating conditions.
• Exercise 04: Restore flow after a stalled pig blocks the line following a pigging suspension and rebuild the program that makes a recurrence impossible.
Day 2: Scale, Asphaltenes, Corrosion, and Production Chemical Programs
o Scale, Asphaltenes, Naphthenates, Sand and Salt.
o Production System Corrosion: Sweet, Sour and MIC.
o Production Chemical Programs: Selection, Injection and Monitoring.
o Flow Assurance Schematization.
o Exercises:
• Exercise 05: Identify what seawater injection is quietly depositing in Field Sierra's production system before the scale restricts flow enough to show up in production numbers.
• Exercise 06: Determine whether Field Sierra's rising iron counts and bacterial activity point to CO₂ corrosion, MIC, or a combination.
• Exercise 07: Track down why correct injection rates have failed to maintain effective corrosion inhibitor concentration in Field Sierra's production system.
Day 3: Practical Workshop
Morning Session: Diagnose three simultaneous flow assurance crises in isolation triggered simultaneously.
Afternoon Session: Redesign Field Sierra's complete flow assurance program for water cut and a production increase before the rate increase is authorized.
Individual Quiz Assessment: 20 questions. Minimum passing score: 60%.
INSTRUCTOR
Petro Teach Instructor
The Instructor is a Petroleum Engineer, holds M.Sc in Mechanical Engineering, and is Specialist Natural Gas Engineering. He has over 20 years of hands-on O&G industry experience spanning gas processing, crude treatment, production operations, and technical training across onshore and offshore environments in Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa.
His operational background includes five years as OJT Instructor at production facilities in the Middle East, AGRU Package Leader roles, and extensive experience as Process Engineer across upstream and downstream O&G facilities.
Since 2015 he has been a Senior Lecturer on IFP Training’s international instructor roster, delivering advanced gas processing, thermodynamics, field processing, and operations training to engineers and operators across three continents.
FAQ
DESIGNED FOR
Operations and engineering professionals working with production fluid systems:
o Production Engineers and Facilities Engineers with flow assurance responsibilities
o Pipeline Operations Engineers who manage chemical injection and flow assurance programs
o Field Operators and Technical Supervisors working with production chemical injection systems
o Corrosion Engineers and Integrity Engineers with production system responsibilities
o Process Engineers in gas processing or crude treatment facilities dealing with upstream fluid challenges
Recommended experience: Minimum 3 years in an OandG production, processing, or pipeline environment.
Companion course: This course complements Pipeline Engineering and Operations. Participants who have completed that course will have the pipeline operational context that deepens the flow assurance content covered here.
COURSE LEVEL
Intermediate
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
o Explain the flow assurance operating envelope and describe how pressure and temperature changes along a production system create conditions for deposit formation
o Describe the thermodynamic conditions for hydrate formation and explain the prevention strategies: thermodynamic inhibition, kinetic inhibition, and thermal management
o Explain the mechanisms of wax and paraffin deposition, identify where in the production system wax problems are most likely to occur, and describe the prevention and remediation options
o Describe the mechanisms of scale, asphaltene, and naphthenate deposition, identify their characteristic locations in the production system, and explain the available treatment strategies
o Explain the main corrosion mechanisms affecting production systems sweet corrosion, sour corrosion, and MIC and describe how chemical treatment programs address each
o Describe the design and operation of chemical injection systems and explain how production and chemical programs are monitored, optimized, and adjusted over time
o Apply flow assurance diagnostic thinking to identify the most likely cause of a production problem from operational symptoms and fluid data
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