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Oil Production and Processing Facilities

Operations from Exploration to Refinery with Advanced Technologies and Practical Insights

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The Oil Production and Processing Facilities Course gives production, process, and facilities engineering professionals a comprehensive, technically grounded understanding of surface production systems covering separation, crude oil treating, gas handling and processing, produced water management, and hydrocarbon measurement and allocation across the full upstream facility lifecycle.

Surface production facilities are where reservoir performance is converted into saleable product — and the technical decisions made across separation, treating, compression, dehydration, and measurement systems directly determine product quality, operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and commercial accuracy. Professionals who understand how these systems work together as an integrated facility are significantly more effective in every operations, engineering, and management role.

This course addresses every major discipline within surface production facilities from well stream composition and nodal analysis fundamentals, through multiphase separation, emulsion treatment, crude stabilisation, acid gas management, gas compression, NGL recovery, and flow assurance, to hydrocarbon measurement, custody transfer, allocation methodologies, and allocation reconciliation.

The Oil Production and Processing Facilities Course is built for professionals who want a technically complete, systems-level understanding of oil production and processing facilities one that connects every process unit to the wider production system and the commercial outcomes it delivers.

 

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Course Goals

What are the Goals?

The Oil Production and Processing Facilities Course is designed to develop comprehensive surface production facility knowledge from reservoir to export, covering separation, treating, gas processing, and measurement systems across the full upstream facility workflow.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Explain the upstream production system from reservoir to export and describe the impact of well stream composition on surface facility design and operation
  • Apply nodal analysis concepts and explain artificial lift fundamentals in the context of surface facility integration
  • Explain multiphase flow and separation principles and identify the types and internals of production separators
  • Manage three-phase oil, gas, and water separation and understand produced water treatment, disposal, reinjection, and regulatory requirements
  • Apply emulsion treatment, dehydration, and electrostatic treating principles to crude oil treating operations
  • Explain crude oil desalting, stabilisation, vapour pressure control, and H₂S and acid gas management
  • Manage associated gas handling systems, evaluate compressor types, and apply gas dehydration and sweetening techniques
  • Develop and apply hydrocarbon allocation methodologies and manage allocation reconciliation and reporting processes

Who is this Training Course for?

The Oil Production and Processing Facilities Course is designed for production, process, and facilities engineering professionals who work with or are responsible for upstream surface production systems — and who need a technically rigorous, integrated understanding of how oil production and processing facilities function and are managed.

This course is suitable for:

  • Production engineers responsible for surface facility performance, separation optimisation, and produced water management
  • Process engineers designing, evaluating, or optimising oil treating, gas handling, and separation systems
  • Facilities engineers managing the design, operation, and integrity of upstream production infrastructure
  • Operations supervisors and technicians responsible for the day-to-day management of production and processing facilities
  • Measurement and allocation professionals responsible for custody transfer, hydrocarbon measurement, and allocation accuracy
  • HSE and environmental professionals managing produced water disposal, acid gas, and regulatory compliance
  • Asset managers overseeing upstream facility performance, capacity, and capital investment decisions
  • Graduate petroleum, process, and chemical engineers entering roles in upstream oil production and processing facilities
Learning Approach

How will this Training Course be Presented?

The Oil Production and Processing Facilities Course is delivered through a technically structured, systems-level learning approach that moves from production system fundamentals through separation and water management, crude treating, gas processing, and hydrocarbon measurement. Each day addresses a distinct surface facility domain building a complete, integrated understanding of how production and processing systems work together from wellhead to export.

Process system overviews, equipment function discussions, and real operational scenario analysis are integrated throughout ensuring delegates connect technical frameworks to the practical performance and management challenges they face across upstream production facilities.

Delivery methods include:

  • Instructor-led sessions covering production system fundamentals, separation principles, treating processes, gas handling, and measurement frameworks
  • Production system overview sessions applying reservoir to export system analysis and well stream composition impact assessment
  • Separation system workshops examining separator types, internals, three-phase separation principles, and operational performance
  • Produced water management sessions covering treatment technologies, disposal options, reinjection design, and regulatory considerations
  • Crude treating and stabilisation workshops applying emulsion treatment, electrostatic treating, desalting, and H₂S management principles
  • Hydrocarbon measurement and allocation workshops applying metering, custody transfer, allocation methodology, and reconciliation processes

The Course Content

Overview of Oil Production Systems & Facility Fundamentals

  • Overview of upstream oil and gas operations
  • Reservoir fluids and production mechanisms
  • From reservoir to export: production system overview
  • Introduction to nodal analysis and artificial lift concepts
  • Well stream composition and surface facility impact

Separation Systems & Produced Water Handling

  • Multiphase flow and separation principles
  • Production separator types and internals
  • Three-phase oil, gas, and water separation
  • Produced water characteristics and treatment
  • Disposal, reinjection, and regulatory considerations

Crude Oil Treating

  • Emulsion treatment and dehydration
  • Electrostatic treaters
  • Crude oil desalting fundamentals
  • Stabilization and vapor pressure control
  • H₂S and acid gas management

Gas Handling and Processing

  • Associated gas handling systems
  • Gas compression and compressor types
  • Gas dehydration and sweetening
  • NGL recovery overview
  • Flow assurance challenges

Oil Measurement & Hydrocarbon Allocation

  • Hydrocarbon measurement fundamentals
  • Tank gauging and flow metering systems
  • Custody transfer principles
  • Hydrocarbon allocation methodologies
  • Allocation reconciliation and reporting
Recognition

Certificate

  • • AZTech Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course.
Collaborations

In Partnership With

Anderson Copex Coventry

Frequently Asked Questions

This course is designed for production engineers, process engineers, facilities engineers, operations supervisors, measurement and allocation professionals, and asset managers who work with or are responsible for upstream oil production and processing facilities. It is suitable for both experienced professionals looking to develop a more integrated understanding of surface production systems and those newer to upstream facilities who need a comprehensive, technically grounded foundation.  

Produced water management is addressed within Day 2 — covering the characteristics of produced water from different reservoir types, the treatment technologies used to meet disposal and reinjection specifications, regulatory requirements governing produced water disposal, and the design considerations for produced water reinjection systems. Delegates leave with a practical understanding of the full produced water management workflow from separation and treatment to disposal, reinjection, and regulatory compliance.  

Flow assurance is addressed within the gas handling module covering the key challenges of hydrate formation, wax and asphaltene deposition, and corrosion in production flowlines and facility piping. Delegates develop an understanding of how flow assurance issues arise, what operational and chemical mitigation strategies are available, and how facility design decisions affect the risk and management of flow assurance problems across the production system lifecycle.  

Day 2 covers separation systems in full including multiphase flow and separation principles, production separator types and internals, and three-phase oil, gas, and water separation management. Delegates develop a thorough understanding of how separator design and operating parameters affect liquid carryover, gas handling efficiency, and water cut management — knowledge that is directly applicable to separation system optimisation and troubleshooting in real upstream production environments.  

Day 3 covers crude oil treating in depth including emulsion treatment and dehydration principles, electrostatic treater design and operation, crude oil desalting fundamentals, stabilisation and vapour pressure control, and H₂S and acid gas management. Delegates develop the ability to evaluate treating system performance, identify the causes of treating upsets, and understand how treating decisions affect crude quality, export specifications, and downstream processing requirements.  

Hydrocarbon allocation methodologies and reconciliation are covered within Day 5 examining how production volumes are allocated between wells, reservoirs, and ownership interests, what allocation methodologies are used in different operational contexts, and how allocation reconciliation is managed to ensure commercial accuracy and regulatory compliance. Delegates leave with a practical understanding of how allocation frameworks are structured and how discrepancies between measured and allocated volumes are identified and resolved.  

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