PURPOSE The purpose of the Critical Fuel Gas system is to provide fuel gas to users that are considered critical to Central Processing Facility operation. LEARNING OBJECTIVES State the purpose of the Critical Fuel Gas system. State the purpose of the Critical Fuel Gas Heater. Describe the operation of the Flare header Purge Gas valve. State the purpose of the…
PURPOSE The purpose of density adjustment is to reduce the density and viscosity of the bitumen in order to enhance oil and water phase separation, and to meet the pipeline specifications for transportation. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Describe how the diluent supply is delivered to the site. Describe a diluent storage system. Describe how diluent is supplied to the process. And explain…
PURPOSE The purpose of this chapter is to discuss why density adjustment of the recovered bitumen is necessary, and the products used as Diluent LEARNING OBJECTIVES Describe the API Gravity scale, Explain why blending Diluent into the Bitumen stream is necessary for successful SAGD operation. And, Explain the difference between Dilbit and Synbit.
PURPOSE The purpose of this chapter is to discuss the types and characteristics of emulsions, how they are formed, and why they need to be broken. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Define Emulsion. Describe how a SAGD emulsion is formed. Describe the types of SAGD emulsions. Describe the difference between a weak and a strong emulsion. Describe the general characteristics of a substance…
PURPOSE The purpose of the Flare system is to provide a safe means of collection and disposal for purge gases, waste products and relief vapors from the Central Processing Facility. LEARNING OBJECTIVES State the purpose of the Flare system, State the main components of the Flare system, State why the Flare system must be continuously purged with fuel gas, Explain…
PURPOSE The purpose of the Flash Gas system is to condense and recover steam and hydrocarbon condensate liquids from the vapor stream leaving the Flash Treater. LEARNING OBJECTIVES State the purpose of the Flash Gas system. Describe how the temperature of the Flash Gas stream exiting the Flash Gas Condenser is maintained. Describe the Flash Gas Separator and its outlet…
PURPOSE The purpose of the Flash Treater is to vaporize and remove water and light hydrocarbons from the slop oil stream to meet sales oil specifications. LEARNING OBJECTIVES State the purpose of the Flash Treater, Describe how the Flash Treater produces sales quality oil, Describe how the flow of oil into the Flash Treater is pre-heated. Describe how the oil…
PURPOSE The purpose of the Gas Boot Compression Package is to remove gas from the Gas Boot to maintain the low operating pressure in the Gas Boot necessary for stabilization, and to compress the gas for use in the fuel gas system. he purpose of the Gas Boot Compression Package is to remove gas from the Gas Boot to maintain…
PURPOSE The purpose of the Gas Boot Condenser and Knock Out is to condense and remove liquids from the vapor stream that is recovered from the Sales Oil during stabilization. LEARNING OBJECTIVES State the purpose of the Gas Boot Condenser Package. Explain why vapor cooling is required downstream of the Gas Boot Compressor. State where liquids removed from the Gas…
PURPOSE The purpose of the Gas Boot system is to stabilize the dilbit stream to a specific temperature and pressure to meet Sales Oil specifications. LEARNING OBJECTIVES State the purpose of the Gas Boot. State why it is important to cool the dilbit before stabilization. Explain why the dilbit leaving the Sales Oil Trim Cooler is under pressure control. Explain…
PURPOSE The purpose of the Main Fuel Gas system is to provide purge, blanketing, make-up and fuel gas to the CPF process users. LEARNING OBJECTIVES State the purpose of the main fuel gas system. State why the main fuel gas flow is heated. State why the blanket gas supply to the FWKO and Treater is taken off prior to the…
PURPOSE The purpose of the mixed fuel gas separator is to remove the liquids entrained in the combined stream of fuel and process gases before it is used as fuel gas in the CPF steam generators. LEARNING OBJECTIVES State the purpose of the Mixed Fuel Gas Separator. Describe the sources of the Mixed Fuel Gas stream. State why it is…