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Production Field Operations

Operator Level D: Process Operations

SAIT Polytechnic’s Production Field Operations (PFO)—Level D course (PTOP-280) looks at the processes required to separate the hydrocarbons mixture (including impurities) into saleable product. This course provides an understanding of processes such as stabilization, fractionation, dehydration, refrigeration and hydrocarbon treating. There are 26 modules in this course. Register Now.

Topics Covered:

  • Artificial Lift – Gas Lift/Plunger Lift
  • Artificial Lift – Progressive Cavity Pump Systems
  • Artificial Lift – Submersible Pump System
  • Condensate Stabilization Systems
  • Corrosion Monitoring
  • Dehydration – Chemicals, Liquid Desiccants
  • Dehydration – Solid Desiccants
  • Emulsions and Treatment
  • Field Operations – Selection and Operation of Separators 
  • Fractionation Equipment
  • Fractionation Operational Procedures
  • Fractionation Systems 
  • Fractionation Tower and Tray Design
  • Gas Compression – Auxiliaries, Stage Arrangements
  • Gas Compression – Classification and Types
  • Gas Compression – Compressor Components
  • Gas Compression – Drivers, Operational Procedures
  • Gas Compression – Dynamic Compressors
  • Gas Plant – Stabilization Operations
  • Hydrocarbon Treating – Caustic Systems
  • Hydrocarbon Treating – Molecular Sieve Process
  • Hydrocarbons – Storage and Loading
  • Introduction to Fractionation
  • Refrigeration – External Process
  • Refrigeration – Cryogenic Process
  • Stabilization Equipment

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This program is accessible in paper-based/correspondence and online/Internet formats.

You can receive SAIT Certification for completion of this four-level program.

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