Contendo's Online Fall Awareness Course is intended to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of fall protection in the workplace. This course will cover a number of different facets of fall protection. We will look at the methods and equipment designed to prevent falls. We will also look at the equipment used to protect workers if they do fall. This…
WHMIS 2015 by Contendo will introduce materials, highlight their risks, and state the necessary precautions that need to be taken when handling them. It will also outline the requirements of producers or distributors of hazardous materials.
Contendo's Online Hazard Awareness Course has been created to teach you about Hazard Assessments. You will learn about identifying various types of hazards, how to assess them, and some of the methods used to eliminate or control those hazards. Having a good hazard management system in the workplace can significantly reduce, if not eliminate, many of the dangers found in…
PURPOSE The purpose of the Pad Steam System is to deliver high pressure steam from the Central Processing Facility to the well pads for use as injection steam, as well as pad utility and heating steam. LEARNING OBJECTIVES State the purpose of the Pad Steam System. Describe the system that is in place to isolate the high pressure steam pipeline…
PURPOSE The purpose of the Pop Tank is to accept relief and drain flows from well pad equipment and piping. LEARNING OBJECTIVES State the purpose of the Pop Tank, List the flows that are routed into the Pop Tank ,Describe the Pop Tank heating system, Explain how the Pop Tank level is monitored, And, describe how the Pop Tank is…
PURPOSE The purpose of this chapter is to discuss how process heat is recovered, and how liquids are condensed, from the produced gas stream in the produced gas condenser and trim condenser. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Describe the purpose of the Produced Gas system. Identify the source and components that make up the Produced Gas. Explain how heat energy is recovered from…
PURPOSE The purpose of the Produced Gas Separator is to remove liquids from the gas stream, in order to provide dry fuel gas to the Central Processing Facility Fuel Gas System. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Describe the purpose and design of the Produced Gas Separator, State the destinations of the 3 streams exiting the Produced Gas Separator, Describe how the liquid hydrocarbon…
PURPOSE The purpose of the Produced Water Cooling train is to reduce the temperature of the Oily Produced Water to a set point prior to entering the Skim Tank, to avoid flashing the Produced Water. LEARNING OBJECTIVES State the sources of the Oily Produced Water to be cooled, Explain why the Produced Water requires cooling prior to entering the Skim…
In the Contendo Fundamentals of SAGD Produced Water De-oiling course, you will learn how water recovered from the SAGD emulsions is processed to remove oil and solids, how precipitation softening is performed, and how the produced water is deaerated in preparation for use as facility Boiler Feed Water.
PURPOSE The purpose of the Produced Water Tank system is to hold Produced Water, and to supply feed water at specified pressure and temperature to the Hot Lime Softener, or HLS. LEARNING OBJECTIVES State the purpose of the Produced Water Tank system, Describe the Produced Water Tank gas blanket system, Describe the Produced Water Tank sampling system, Describe how separated…
PURPOSE The purpose of the Recycle Tank is to accept various oily water streams with intermittent or fluctuating flow rates, to provide oil skimming of separated oil, and to act as an equalization tank to provide stable Produced Water flow to the Skim Tank. LEARNING OBJECTIVES State the purpose of the Recycle Tank system, Describe why the Recycle Tank liquid…
PURPOSE The purpose of the Regeneration Waste Water Disposal System is to collect neutralized regeneration waste from the WAC softener units, filter the waste water, and dispose of the water via injection into a deep well. LEARNING OBJECTIVES State the purpose of the Regeneration Waste Water Disposal System, Explain how regeneration waste liquid enters the Regeneration Waste Water Disposal System,…
PURPOSE The purpose of this chapter is to discuss the formation of Hydrocarbon deposits, or Reservoirs. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Define porosity, Define permeability, Describe the characteristics of good reservoir rock. Describe fluid migration from source rock to reservoir rock. Describe 3 types of petroleum trap. And, Explain the API Gravity scale, and how it relates to water.
The SAGD Oil Sands Training Course is a fully animated, universally accessible online training program that provides its students with an in depth understanding of one of the Oil Sands most popular and most nuanced method of bitumen recovery; Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage, or SAGD. With a curriculum written by experienced industry experts and accurate visualizations and animated chapters, you…
In the Contendo Fundamentals of SAGD Water Treatment course, you will learn how De-oiled Produced Water is softened to Boiler Feed Water specification, how the soft water is treated and processed to Low Pressure Boiler Feed Water, how it is pre-heated and increased in pressure to High Pressure Boiler Feed Water, and how the generated high-pressure steam is let down…
PURPOSE The purpose of the Sales and Off-Spec Oil system is to provide a storage buffer for sales oil between the Bitumen processing train and the product pipeline, and to provide off-spec sales oil storage and recycling capability. LEARNING OBJECTIVES State the purpose of the Sales and Off-Spec Oil system, State the approximate water content limit for Sales Oil, State…
PURPOSE The purpose of the Sales Oil and LACT system is to ensure the Sales Oil entering the Sales Oil Pipeline meets all specifications. LEARNING OBJECTIVES State the purpose of the Sales Oil and LACT system. Define the meaning of the acronym LACT. Describe the criteria for pipeline quality sales oil. State the purpose of the Shipping Booster Pump. Describe…
PURPOSE The purpose of this chapter is to discuss the Sales Oil Stabilization process. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Define stabilized crude oil, Define Sales Oil, Describe how the sales oil is stabilized in the Gas Boot, Explain why it is important to cool the sales oil before it enters the Gas Boot, Define vapor pressure, And, Explain why inadequate stabilization can result…
PURPOSE The purpose of the bitumen inlet section is to prepare the produced fluid stream from the wells for separation in the Free Water Knock Out. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Describe the composition of the produced fluids entering the CPF. State the purpose of flowing the produced fluids through an inlet separator. Describe a produced liquids cooling section, and state why it…
PURPOSE The purpose of Demulsifier injection is to aid in breaking water-in-oil emulsions in the time frame allowed by the oil-water separation process. LEARNING OBJECTIVES State the type of emulsion that Demulsifier is designed to break. Describe a typical demulsifier injection system. Explain how the demulsifier pump injection rate is calibrated. And, Describe options for controlling the demulsifier injection rate.
PURPOSE The purpose of the Free Water Knock Out is to provide preliminary separation of the produced emulsion received from the well pads. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Explain how diluent and oil treatment chemicals enhance the separation process in the Free Water Knock Out. Describe a typical Free Water Knock Out pressure control system. Describe a basic Free Water Knock Out dilbit…
PURPOSE The purpose of this chapter is to discuss how demulsifying chemicals are used to aid the oil-water separation process, and to examine the operation of a typical Reverse Demulsifier Injection System. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Explain how chemical demulsifiers aid in breaking emulsions. State the type of emulsion that Reverse Demulsifier is designed to break. Explain the consequences of adding too…
PURPOSE The purpose of this chapter is to discuss the main types of separators found in SAGD operations, and to explain their basic operating principles. LEARNING OBJECTIVES escribe a separator and explain how it works. List the types of separators routinely used in a SAGD operation. Describe the variables which influence separation speed, and state which variable is most significant.…