Course Objectives:

Participants will learn:

• How representative samples are collected using automatic and manual methods.
• About the test methods available for obtaining the data necessary to determine quantity for custody transfer purposes and conformance to expected quality .
• How to evaluate the commodity for assessing handling and processing characteristics, especially opportunity crude oil.
• The challenges facing refiners and analysts as crude oil streams become heavier, and higher in sulfur and acid content.

Who should attend?

• 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 involved in sale, purchase, or exchanges of crude oil.

Course Outline:

Day 1:

• Introduction and Course overview.
• Introduction to crude oil testing .
• Definitions and Terms .
• Crude oil Routine Test :
• APT gravity .
• water cut .
• BS &W.
• Asphalt content .
• wax content .
• Viscosity & Yield point .
• salt content .
• Crude oil Assay .

Day 2:

• Waxy crude oil testing equipments :
• Pour & cloud point test .
• Wax crystallization temperature equipment .
• Pipe loop test .
• Rheology test .
• Wax deposition test

Day 3:

• Heavy crude oil testing equipments :
• Asphalt /Resins ratio .
• Asphalt deposition test .
• GLC test .
• Viscosity –temperature curve .

Day 4:

• Quality Variations and Their Causes .
• The Complexities of Crude Oil Composition.
• Sampling Protocols .
• Sampling Containers and Sample Integrity .
• Inspection Analysis (Cursory Assay) .
• Comprehensive Analysis (Full Assay)
• Basics of Crude Oil Processing Evaluation .
• ASTHMA Crude Oil Inter laboratory Crosscheck Program
• (Properties, Test Methods Order, Reporting Requirements) .
• Other Important Crude Oil Properties .

Day 5:

• Future Needs in Crude Oil Characterization .
• Challenges Presented to the Analyst by Heavier, Higher Sulfur Feedstock and Opportunity Crude Oils .
• Future analytical Test Method Requirements.
• Course summary .

Course fees: 3600 US$ PER EACH PARTICIPANT

·       10% - For 2 nominations

·       15% - For 3 nominations

·       20% - For 4 nominations

·       25% - For 5 nominations