Course Description

The aim of this course is to develop advanced understanding of chemical structure of crude oil with Hi-TAN number, its problems and solutions. The course is designed to improve the participants understanding of the approach to building Integrated Production Understanding of available technologies

Course Objectives

·         Comprehensive understanding of hi-TAN chemistry

·         Basic understanding of the available technologies

·         Understanding the limitations and the problems of the current technologies

·         Understanding of multi-industrial developing technologies

Who Should Attend?

·         Production staff

·         Chemical engineers

·         Petroleum engineers

Program Schedule

DAY 1

·         Hi-TAN Definition

·         Chemistry of Hi-TAN

·         Problems with Hi-TAN

·         How important to decrease TAN

DAY 2

·         Current and Future Solutions

·         Blending

·         Using proper material (higher chrome and/or molybdenum)

·         Removal of Acids from Crude

·         Destruction

DAY 3

·         Decarboxylation

·         Heating upto750 F

·         Mix with lime (CaO), heat to 500 F

DAY 4

·         Adsorption

·         On a nickel oxide

·         On an ion exchange resin

·         Extraction

·         polar solvent

DAY 5

·         Solution at Source – Removal of Acids from Crudes in Reservoir

·         Microbiolagical solution

·         Injection of inhibitor 

·         Refinery Solutions