COURSE OVERVIEW:

This course will provide participants with a structured overview of the different types of water treatment methods used in water injection systems, whether the injection water originates from produced water, seawater or blended sources. The course explains why water quality is critical for maintaining reservoir injectivity, protecting formation permeability, minimizing scale and corrosion risks, and ensuring long term asset performance.

Participants will review the complete water injection system, from water source selection and intake, through pretreatment, filtration, deaeration, sulphate removal and chemical treatment, to high pressure pumping and distribution to injection wells. The course will also address the operation of water injection systems, including monitoring, troubleshooting of common problems, and practical optimization of treatment trains to achieve target specifications at minimum cost and risk.

Through practical examples and case-based discussions, participants will learn how to evaluate water quality, understand treatment options for both produced water and seawater, and support safe and reliable operation of water injection facilities.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

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

1. Explain the role of water injection in oil and gas field development and reservoir management.
2. Describe the main components of a water injection system, from water source through treatment, pumping and distribution to injection wells.
3. Distinguish between produced water based and seawater-based injection systems and understand the implications for treatment design.
4. Identify key water quality parameters that affect injectivity, scaling, corrosion, bacterial growth and reservoir performance.
5. Describe the main water treatment methods used in water injection systems, including filtration, deaeration, sulphate removal and chemical treatment.
6. Understand the principles of operation and key design considerations for major water treatment equipment used in injection systems.
7. Explain the typical operation and control of water injection systems, including flow and pressure control, monitoring and protection functions.
8. Recognize common operational issues in water injection systems and outline basic troubleshooting approaches.
9. Contributes to the optimization of water injection treatment systems through better operation, monitoring and coordination with reservoir and facilities teams.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

-Process engineers

-Facilities and surface engineering staff

-Production and operations engineers

-Water treatment and utilities engineers in oil and gas facilities

-Field supervisors and technical staff

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 will be provided in PowerPoint, with necessary animations, learning videos, and general discussions.

The course participants shall be evaluated before, during, and at the end of the course.

COURSE CERTIFICATE:

National Consultant Centre for Training LLC (NCC) will issue an Attendance Certificate to all participants completing a minimum of 80% of the total attendance time requirement.