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.…