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CRUDE OIL: SAMPLING, TESTING, EVALUATION & EQUIPMENT

Location

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Date

From Date: 14-Apr-2025
To Date: 18-Apr-2025

Duration

5 days

Language

ENGLISH

Discipline

LABORATORY MANAGEMENT

Introduction

Crude oil is the single largest traded commodity in the world. Proper sampling, analysis, and reporting of data according to established standards is of paramount importance, especially with the volatility in price, and the market proliferation of synthetic, high TAN, and extra heavy crude oils. Whether crude oil is refined in the near-term or stored for an extended period, it is fundamentally important that recognized procedures and standards be used in sampling and analysis. This is true from the time crude oil is produced, through transportation and interim storage, until it is ultimately refined. Analytical data must be accurate and reliable as they are the basis for decisions on whether a given crude oil can be effectively processed and yield the desired product slate. This data is also used by engineering personnel in planning refinery upgrades.

Objective

The objective of crude oil sampling, testing, evaluation, and equipment is to ensure accurate characterization and assessment of crude oil properties essential for refining and commercial purposes. This process involves:

1. Sampling: Properly collecting representative samples from crude oil streams to reflect its overall composition and properties.

2. Testing: Conducting comprehensive laboratory tests to analyze various parameters such as density, viscosity, sulfur content, API gravity, and composition (e.g., paraffins, aromatics, resins, asphaltenes).

3. Evaluation: Interpreting test results to understand the crude oil's quality, suitability for refining, and potential economic value.

4. Equipment: Utilizing specialized equipment such as sample containers, analyzers, centrifuges, and distillation units designed for accurate measurement and analysis of crude oil properties.

By executing these steps meticulously, stakeholders in the petroleum industry can make informed decisions regarding crude oil purchase, refining processes, product specifications, and compliance with regulatory standards, ensuring efficient and profitable operations.

Audience

Laboratory technicians and chemists responsible for the analysis of crude oil samples for quantity and quality purposes
Laboratory technicians and chemists responsible for the analysis of crude oil samples for quantity and quality purposes
Refinery personnel responsible for evaluating crude oil to determine their processing characteristics.
Operating (field) personnel responsible for collecting samples will also benefit from a better understanding of how test results are directly dependent on proper sample collection and handling.
Traders and buyers are involved in the sale, purchase, or exchange of crude oil.

Content

Day 1

- Crude Oil History; Supply and Trading Patterns
- Definitions and Terms
- Quality Variations and Their Causes
- The Complexities of Crude Oil Composition
- Sampling Protocols
- Sampling Containers and Sample Integrity

Day 2

- Composition and Classification
- Inspection Analyses (Cursory Assay)
- Comprehensive Analyses (Full Assay)
- Other Important Crude Oils and Fraction Properties
- Basics of Crude Oil Processing Evaluation

Day 3

- Bitumen and Extra Heavy Crude Oils
- Crude Oil Quality (Case Studies)
- ASTM Crude Oil Proficiency Testing Program
- Challenges Presented to the Analyst by Heavier, Higher Sulfur Feed stock and Opportunity Crude

Oils
- Future Needs in Crude Oil Characterization and Analytical Test Method Requirements

Day 4

Typical oilfield processing
Production fluid treatment objectives
Production fluid separation

Emulsion

Theory
Stabilization
Destabilization
De-emulsifier

Day 5

Oil treatment basics

Dehydration
Desalting
Stokes law of settling theory or gravity separation
De-emulsifier requirements and selection
Group discussion on the chemicals used.

NOTE:

Pre & Post Tests will be conducted.

Case Studies, Group Exercises, Group Discussions, Last Day Review & Assessments will be carried out.

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Certificate

Define Management Consultancy & Training Certificate of course completion will be issued to all attendees.

Methodology

A highly interactive combination of lectures and discussion sessions will be managed to maximize the amount and quality of information and knowledge transfer. The sessions will start by raising the most relevant questions and motivating everybody to find the right answers. You will also be encouraged to raise your questions and to share in the development of the right answers using your analysis and experiences. Tests of the multiple-choice type will be made available daily to examine the effectiveness of delivering the course.

Very useful Course Materials will be given.

30% Lectures
30% Workshops and work presentation
20% Group Work& Practical Exercises
20% Videos& General Discussions

Course Details