Oil and Gas Control Room Operator

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  • Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
  • analyze and anticipate behavior of main control loop structures (DCS and SIS systems architecture and functionalities),
  • explain production equipment, process operating parameters and perform troubleshooting,
  • implement proactive, anticipatory control room operation and acquire a safety mindset,
  • react and act in a structured manner to anomalies and plant upsets,
  • enforce safety guidelines during downgraded and critical situations.

COURSE CONTENT

  •  GETTING STARTED – DCS FUNCTIONALITIES FOR PROPER ANALYSIS
    • Familiarization with HMI functions and operation.
    • DCS tools review.
  •  PROCESS CONTROL & SAFETY INSTRUMENTED SYSTEMS
    • Impact of P&ID parameters and simple closed loop tuning.
    • Study of control loop structures: cascade, split-range on simulator.
    • Programmable logic controllers: introduction to automated sequences.
    • Monitoring of start-up sequence (compressor) through MMI.
    • Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS): PSS, ESD, HIPPS and F&G systems description.
  •  WELLS & PRODUCTION LINES OPERATION
    • Well start-up (ramp-up) and shutdown.
    • Analysis of automatic well control.
    • Well monitoring and detection of abnormal conditions.
  •  ROTATING MACHINERY OPERATION
    • Centrifugal pumps.
    • Centrifugal compressors:
    • Technology review, study of process and auxiliary lines, protection systems.
    • Start-up and shutdown sequences.
    • Analysis of operating conditions and operating parameters.
  •  PROCESS UPSET MANAGEMENT
    • Alarms: priorities management and decision making.
    • Becoming aware of the need for anticipation VS on-alarm action.
    • Managing and predicting process disturbances by using trend views. Use of trends to anticipate deviations.
    • Global plant performance checks: identification and implementation of a routine checks roadmap.
    • Shift report and impact of a faulty report through role play situations.
    • Process upsets: learning to react and act in a structured manner.
    • Identification, analysis and containment of process upsets according to the learnt methodology.
    • Example of simulator exercises performed:
    • Loss of centrifugal compressor.
    • Loss of cooling media.
    • Production rate decrease.
    • Unexpected slugging.
    • ESD activation due to process safety trip.
  •  SAFETY IN OPERATION
    • Learning to operate the plant in critical situation, to make adequate decision, to follow-up on actions performed.
    • Example of simulator exercises performed:
    • Gas leakage to the flare.
    • Inhibition and downgraded situation mitigation (faulty pressure transmitter, SDV blocked open…).
    • Manual ESD activation following leakage detection.
  •  PRODUCTION START-UP
    • Analysis of production facilities start-up philosophy.
    • Safe plant start-up.
    • Implementing start-up procedure on simulator:
    • Operating parameters analysis and anticipation of process upset.
    • Generation of several malfunctions (by the instructor) to be fixed.
    • Mini project with live process plant

Course Duration 36hrs/3weeks

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