Houston: PVT Simulation for Flow Assurance

March 6 - 8 2012, June 5 - 7 2012, October 23 - 25 2012

About the course

This course gives a comprehensive overview of PVT for systems where solids may form. The course begins with equilibrium modeling for two phase systems (gas/liquid) and then expands to multiphase systems where water and solids are present in addition to gas and oil. Finally the course will cover simulation of transport of solid wax in multiphase oil and gas pipelines.

The following topics will be covered

• General fluid handling in PVTsim
• Input to PVTsim
• PVT experiments and PVT reports
• Compositional analysis
• QC of fluid compositions
• EOS modeling of petroleum fluids
• Equations of State
• C7+ characterization and lumping
• Viscosity tuning
• Multiple fluid EOS modeling (Mixing and Same Pseudos)
• Modeling of Polar components
• Water
• Salts
• Hydrate inhibitors
• Solids equilibrium
• Hydrates
• Wax
• Asphaltenes
• Solids Transport
• Wax deposition in pipelines
• Input for external simulators
• Use PVTsim fluid model to provide input for other simulators, like OLGA

Who Should Participate

Engineers engaged in simulations on petroleum fluids with an emphasis on flow assurance. The course focuses particularly on fluid and pipeline modeling in situations where solids formation poses a problem for production.

Lecturers

Calsep engineering staff.

Time and Location

Houston, March 6 - 8 2012
Houston, June 5 - 7 2012
Houston, October 23 - 25 2012

Course Fee

Course fee is USD 2,700. The course fee covers breakfast, tea/coffee, refreshments, lunch, and lecture notes.

Registration and more information

To register for the class, please download a registration form and fax a signed form to +1 281 759 0845.

Download Registration form for March 6 - 8, 2012 Download Registration form for June 5 - 7, 2012 Download Registration form for October 23 - 25, 2012

Cancellation policy

Full course fee refund if cancellation received more than 2 weeks before course starts.
No course fee refund if cancellation received less than 2 weeks before course starts.

For further information contact

Yun Peng, Calsep, Inc. 11490 Westheimer Rd, Suite 500, Houston, TX 77077
Phone: +1 281 759 0844, Fax: +1 281 759 0845, E-mail:

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