COURSE OVERVIEW:

The course will help the participants understand natural gas dehydration and mercury removal within the broader context of gas processing operations. It will explain the key concepts, equipment, and operating principles used in gas dehydration, sweetening, and gas conditioning, and how these units are integrated in a typical gas plant. The course will also address the impact of water, acid gases, and mercury on facilities and product quality, the design and operation of dehydration and mercury removal systems, and the requirements for achieving export-quality natural gas and associated liquids, including awareness of fiscal and field measurement errors.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

After completion of this course, the participants will be able to:

-Explain the composition of natural gas and the main contaminants that must be removed to meet sales and contractual specifications.

-Describe the fundamental principles of gas dehydration and the problems caused by free water and water vapor in gas processing systems and pipelines.

-Identify the main gas dehydration technologies (such as glycol and solid desiccant systems) and outline their major components and process flow schemes.

-Explain the presence, forms, and risks of mercury in natural gas and condensate, including its impact on aluminum heat exchangers and other plant equipment.

-Describe the main mercury removal technologies and adsorbents and the key design and operating considerations for mercury removal units.

-Discuss gas sweetening and treating operations and their integration with gas dehydration and mercury removal systems.

-Understand the configuration of gas gathering, separation, and final treatment systems for natural gas and associated condensate and liquid products.

-Interpret product specifications for export quality natural gas, condensate, commercial propane, and commercial butane, and relate these to process requirements.

-Recognize sources of field and fiscal measurement error in natural gas systems and understand their implications for allocation and revenue.

-Apply best practice principles to the operation, monitoring, and troubleshooting of gas dehydration and mercury removal systems within an integrated gas processing facility.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

-Process Engineers

-Operations Professionals and Control Room Operators

-Production and Field Engineers involved in gas facilities

-Facilities, Projects, and Commissioning Engineers

-Maintenance and Reliability Engineers supporting gas plants

-Supervisors and Senior Technicians working in gas processing and treatment plants

TRAINING COURSE METHODOLOGY:

A highly interactive combination of lectures and discussion sessions, as well as case studies, will be managed to maximize the amount and quality of information, knowledge, and experience transfer. The course will be intensive but practical and highly interactive. The sessions will start by raising the most relevant questions and motivating everybody to find the right answers. The attendants will also be encouraged to raise more of their questions and to share in developing the right answers using their analysis and experience. There will also be some indoor experiential activities to enhance learning. Course material through PowerPoint equipped with necessary animation, learning videos, and general discussions will be provided.

The course participants shall be evaluated before, during, and after the course.

COURSE CERTIFICATE:

National Consultant Centre for Training LLC (NCC) will issue an Attendance Certificate to all participants who complete at least 80% of the total attendance time requirement.