Training Certificate

Prolific Consultants FZE Certificate of Course Completion will be issued to all attendees.

Course Introduction

Pressure vessels, storage tanks, and piping systems together with rotating machinery for fluid transport represent major capital investment in any Oil / Gas Production operation. Good fabrication of these components, based on rigorous material selection is likely to provide long service life of equipment. Material degradation and aging requires application of adequate diagnostic techniques and continuous monitoring. Regular monitoring and inspection techniques can help in providing basis for estimating the health of the existing components of the equipment as well as the overall risk assessment.

The delegates will be introduced to the main points of inspection and testing of storage tanks and piping systems according to the relevant API standards in order to perform the fitness for service (FFS) analysis. The most up-to-date methods of equipment protection methodologies will be presented together with maintenance activities, including necessary repairs as prevention of failures. This Operation, Diagnostics and Maintenance of Equipment for Oil & Gas Production training seminar will also cover methodology of the risk assessment and management regarding the overall equipment integrity

Course Objective

• Follow the requirements of industry inspection standards and practices
• Identify elements of safety of pressure vessels, storage tanks and pipelines
• Apply diagnostics and inspection procedures to pressure equipment
• Analyze results of condition monitoring and vibration control of rotating equipment
• Plan and manage activities related to maintenance and repair

Suitable For

• Operation, technical service and maintenance professionals
• Technical professionals responsible for maintenance and repair of equipment
• Professionals involved in inspection and maintenance and repair
• Technical professionals dealing with risk assessment and integrity analysis
• Technicians dealing with regulating and metering and other measurements

Training Methodology

A highly interactive combination of lecture and discussion sessions will be managed to maximize the amount and quality of information, knowledge and experience transfer. The sessions will start by raising the most relevant questions, and motivate everybody finding the right answers. The attendants will also be encouraged to raise more of their own questions and to share developing the right answers using their own analysis and experience.

All presentations are made in excellent colorful power point. Very useful Course Materials will be given.

• 30% Lectures
• 30% Workshops and work presentation
• 20% Group Work & Practical Exercises
• 20% Videos & General Discussions

Course Content

DAY 1

Stationary Equipment - Technical Characteristics & Operational Safety

Above Ground Storage Tanks: Operation & Safety

Pressure Vessels, Heat Exchangers and Steam Boilers

Pipelines & Piping Systems: Operation & Safety

Pressure Relief Valves: Selection & Sizing

ASME BPV VIII & ASME B31.3 Standards and API Inspection Codes

DAY 2

Rotating Equipment - Operation, Efficiency & Safety

Centrifugal Pumps: Maintaining NPSH and Prevention of Cavitation

Reciprocating & Rotary Pumps

Centrifugal Compressors: Anti-surge Control and Choke Conditions

Reciprocating & Rotary Compressors

Safety Issues, Troubleshooting and Problem Solving of Rotating Equipment

DAY 3

Diagnostics of Equipment Failure & Root Cause Analysis

Material Degradation & Failures of Stationary & Rotating Equipment

Failure Modes, Effects and Diagnostics Analysis (FMEDA)

Diagnostics of Fatigue, Cracks, & Ruptures: Fitness For Service (FFS) Analysis

Root Cause Analysis (RCA) of Failures

Risk Management & Mitigation Technologies: ALARP Criteria

DAY 4

Inspection, Monitoring & Mechanical Integrity Evaluation

Risk Based Inspection (RBI API 580) For Stationary Pressure Equipment (NDT)

Pipeline Internal and External Corrosion Direct Assessment (ICDA & ECFA) Methods

Pigging of Complex Onshore and Offshore Pipelines

Rotating Machinery Condition Monitoring

Vibration Analysis Including Rotor Balancing, Shaft Alignment Techniques

DAY 5

Maintenance & Repairs Organization & Management

Storage Tanks: External & Internal Maintenance Techniques

Cathodic Protection of Pipelines and Storage Tanks

Coating & Thermal Protection

Repair Technologies

Summary and Conclusions