Operation, Diagnostics and Maintenance of Equipment for Oil and Gas Production

Courses Syllabus

Objectives

• Apply the requirements of the relevant industry standards and practices
• Understand the design and construction of rotating equipment
• Understand the design and construction of pressure vessels, piping systems, and aboveground atmospheric storage tanks
• Develop rotating and static plant into complete systems
• Develop an understanding of codes, standards, and Recommended Practices in process plant equipment and piping system design, construction and maintenance.
• Enable the good management of plant systems

Programme Outline

Rotating Equipment

• Pumps & Compressors
• Positive displacement
• Centrifugal action
• Pump & Compressor Performance
• Pump curves
• Compressor maps
• System curves
• Selection & Specification
• Fulfilling process requirements
• System integration

Static Plant

• Piping, Pipelines & Pressure Vessels
• ASME B31 codes for piping
• ASME BPVC VIII for pressure vessels
• Pressure relieving devices
• Above Ground Storage Tanks
• API 650 for ASTs
• AST construction
• General Construction Considerations
• Fabrication techniques
• Resource logistics
• Working with contractor

Materials & Construction

• Material Properties
• Physical properties
• Testing
• Material specification data
• Welding
• Techniques
• Qualification & procedures
• Approval & quality
• Inspection & Testing
• NDE techniques: VT, PT, ET, MP, RT, UT
• NDT techniques: hydrotest & pneumatic test

System Design

• Process Flow Schemes & Process Engineering Flow Schemes
• Overview
• DEP requirements
• Process design & instrumentation
• Commissioning
• Preparatory checks
• Protocol development
• Startup/Shutdown/Handover
• Plant & Equipment Operability
• Operations consideration
• Maintenance considerations
• Specifications
• Procurement Requirements
• Material & Performance specifications
• Supporting Standards: regulatory & in-house
• Project schedule
• Measure the Success
• KPIs for the mechanical engineer
• Benchmarking