Water Management in Heavy Oil Resource Operations - HOWM

Program Overview

It is designed for professionals involved in heavy oil operations and water management, such as central processing facility operators and process designers, and provides invaluable knowledge for optimizing treatment strategies and meeting regulatory requirements.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Heavy oil review and basic definitions: This section covers heavy oil around the globe, similarities, and differences.
• Thermo-extraction produced water: This section discusses the process of steam assisted gravity drainage and cyclic steam stimulation, as well as the ratios involved in secondary extraction.
• De-oiling technologies: This section covers traditional, deviation, and future de-oiling technologies, including centrifugal and membrane technologies.
• Alkalinity and hardness concepts: This section covers softening and silica removal, hot and warm lime softening, chemistry calculations, and simulator introduction (OLI).
• Ion exchange softening technology: This section covers SACs and WACs technologies, the in and out of vessel regeneration, backwash, and handling of spent regeneration wastes.
• Boiler feed water final treatment: This section covers standard requirements and chemical conditioning for boiler feed water.
• Cooling tower waters: This section covers specs and treatments for cooling tower waters.
• Evaporator alternatives and zero liquid discharge technology: This section discusses evaporator alternatives and zero liquid discharge technology.
• Mining bitumen extraction: This section covers tailings pond, process affected waters, their treatment, and reuse.

Teaching:

• The course is taught by PetroSkills specialists.
• The course includes discussions and debates in class.
• The course includes field cases to help participants troubleshoot field situations.

Careers:

• The course is targeted at central processing facility operators and process designers dealing with heavy oil produced water separation, recovery, and treatment for reuse or disposal.
• The course is also useful for personnel involved in establishing, improving, optimizing, or supervising the implementation of technology improvements.
• The course is beneficial for managers in completion, production, and optimization of operations.

Other:

• The course is a great reference parameter for water technologies in mining and heavy industry, with some examples of cases and treatment for discharge and spills.
• The course is available as a public session or as a private, on-site seminar.
• The course is available in both In-Classroom and In-House Training formats.