Offshore Facilities Fundamentals: Offshore, FPSOs and Subsea

Introduction

This course provides a comprehensive overview of the upstream oil and gas facilities associated with offshore developments, from shallow to ultra-deepwater depths, including subsea and FPSOs and how they are integrated into full field developments from the wellbore to product export and delivery. All the major components of such developments will be considered and the effect that varying water depth has on choosing the right concept. A review of the key oil and gas processing requirements based on end-user specifications will be covered as well as the effects that fluid contaminants such as wax, asphaltenes, H2S and CO2 can have on the processing and development configurations and project costs.

The key stages from the project idea, through exploration, development, production and abandonment will be covered in detail. This will include field development planning and associated lifecycle cost estimates and schedules required to produce the investment profile, which is the key input for project economic evaluation.

The course will be accessible to all people as there will be an emphasis to demystify the terminology and nomenclature used within the industry.

Objectives

• To gain a comprehensive overview of the upstream oil and gas facilities associated with onshore, offshore, shallow to ultradeep water depths, FPSO and subsea developments
• To understand how the different components are integrated into full field developments from the wellbore to product export and delivery
• To review the key oil and gas processing requirements based on end-user specifications and the effects that fluid contaminants such as wax, asphaltenes, H2S and CO2 can have on the processing and development configurations and project costs
• To understand the key stages from project idea, through exploration, development, production and abandonment
• To gain an understanding of field development planning and associated lifecycle cost estimates and schedules required to produce the investment profile, which is the key input for project economic evaluation
• To understand the nomenclature and terminology used in the industry

Training Methodology

This is an interactive course. There will be open question and answer sessions, regular group exercises and activities, videos, case studies, and presentations on best practice. Participants will have the opportunity to share with the facilitator and other participants on what works well and not so well for them, as well as work on issues from their own organizations. The online course is conducted online using MS-Teams/ClickMeeting.

Who Should Attend?

• Professionals who want to expand their knowledge of the industry
• Explorationists
• Engineers, engineering trainees, technicians
• Project and technical managers and assistants
• Geologists, geophysicists, petrophysicists
• Commercial personnel
• Service company personnel
• Sales representatives
• Other technical disciplines
• Students considering the industry as a career

Course Outline

Introduction

• Course overview
  The upstream industry
  Project lifecycle & stages
  Markets & product specifications

• Petroleum Geology & Chemistry
  Hydrocarbon formation
  Source rocks
  Reservoirs
  Traps, seals and migration
  Petroleum properties
  Reservoirs

Exploration & Appraisal

• Gravity and magnetic surveying
  2D, 3D and 4D seismic
  Field valuation
  Oil and Gas in Place (OIIP/GIIP)
  Field Appraisal
  Project ranking

Reservoir

• Reservoir characterization
  Porosity & permeability
  Drive mechanisms
  Primary, secondary and tertiary recovery
  Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)
  Well types and number
  Water and gas injection requirements
  Well inflow
  Production Profile

Drilling & Well Completions

• Drilling basics
  Well casing
  Well completion
  Sampling and testing

Offshore Facilities

• Types of facilities, fixed, floating & subsea
  Shallow, deep and ultradeep
  Wells, dry trees & wet trees
  Artificial lift
  SURF (Subsea, Flowlines, Umbilicals & Risers)
  Production facilities
  Export facilities
  Onshore reception facilities 

FPSOs

• Types of FPSOs
  Regional differences
  Turrets & swivels
  Risers & moorings
  Production facilities
  Offshore loading
  FLNG 

Subsea

• Wells
  Subsea architecture
  SURF (Subsea, Flowlines, Umbilicals & Risers)
  Control systems
  Flow assurance
  Subsea Processing

Field Development Planning

• Field development planning
  Lifecycle costing
  Industry Software
  Economic analysis
  Development drilling
  Facilities and production
  Abandonment 

·Case studies