Course Objectives:

 Learn how to operate booster station utilities by understanding the fundamentals of chemical injection and utilities operation also the specifications of booster stations and utilities operation.

Who Should Attend:

 All Mechanical Engineers & Technicians and Field Operators.

Course Outline:

 Gas Dehydration

• Water-Hydrocarbon Behavior
• Hydrate Inhibition
• Glycol Dehydration
•  Adsorption (Molecular Sieve) Dehydration

Functions of Booster Stations

• Using Booster Station in oilfield facility
• Using Booster Station with Gathering Centres.
• Separation the condensate.
• Dehydrates (removes water) from both compressed gas and condensate.
• Receives and dehydrates condensates from the Gathering Centers

Specifications of Booster Stations

•  System components overview
• Instrument assembly
•  System installation
•  System enclosures
• Piping and valves
• System control
• Practical cases

Packaged Booster Stations

• Pit less Boosters
• Pumps
• Motors
• Control Panel
• Isolation valves  

Pumping Equipment and Appurtenances

•  Pumping capacity requirements.
•  General pump, motor and wiring installation requirements.
•  Line−shaft vertical turbine pumps.
•  Submersible vertical turbine pumps.
•  Motor protection.
•  Pump variable output control devices.
•  Well appurtenances.
•  Pump discharge lines
• Practical cases

Booster Station Utilities

• Routine and emergency operation of generators & fire water pumps
• Emergency operation of spill over
• Monitor of dosage rates
• Learn theory of operation of the following systems:
•  Plant air, instrument air and humidryers
• Fuel gas
• Chemical injection/chemical transfer
• Fire water

• Principle of chemical injection
• Booster station utilities and power generating systems
• Basic alarm management
• Fire fighting systems
• Fuel gas systems
• Flares

Examples and exercises