This workshop is aimed at providing state-of-the-art practice in flow assurance for hydrates, one of the largest problems in offshore production.

The workshop will be valuable to individuals involved in the field of flow assurance by providing understanding and knowledge of gas hydrates, including hands-on experience for the engineer in using tools to evaluate gas hydrates formation and dissociation.

Participants should possess a basic understanding of gas and oil production.

Each attendee will receive a CD and hardcopy of the course material, including a copy of the recent book Natural Gas Hydrates in Flow Assurance edited and authored by E. D. Sloan, C. A. Koh, and A. K. Sum.

Please note: each attendee should bring a laptop with Windows OS on which their organisation’s IT support has enabled installation of two computer programs (CSMGem and CSMPlug) from a CD or USB flash drive. Practice with these two programs will be essential to effectively carry the workshop knowledge forward.

Workshop program

Day 1	Thursday, 16 February 2012
8.00 - 8.30am	Registration
8.30 - 9.00am	Orientation
9.00 - 10.45am	Hydrates in Flow Assurance and Safety
10.45 - 11.00am	Break
11.00am - 12.30pm	Hydrates in Physical and Thermodynamic Properties
12.30 - 1.30pm	Lunch
1.30 - 3.30pm	Hydrate Inhibition (THI & Low Dosage Inhibition) with case studies
3.30 - 3.45pm	Break
3.45 - 5.30pm	Hands-on practical Phase Equilibria and Inhibition Calculations (CSMGem)

 

Day 2	Friday, 17 February 2012
8.00 - 9.15am	Hydrate Plug Remediation and case studies
9.15 - 9.30am	Break
9.30 - 11.30am	Hydrate Formation in Multiphase Flow (CSMHyK)
11.30am - 12.30pm	Hydrate Formation in Deep Water Well Blowout
1.30 - 3pm	Lunch
3.00 - 3.15pm	Hydrate Formation in the Laboratory Flowloop
3.30 - 5.30pm	Break
3.30-3.45pm	Hands-on practical Plug Dissociation Calculations (CSMPlug)

Workshop instructor

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Dr. Amedu K. Sum (Ph.D.) is Assistant Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department and co-director of the Center for Hydrate Research and at the Colorado School of Mines, USA, where he leads a group of over 30 researchers focusing on gas hydrates.

The research program that Dr. Sum co-leads, along with Drs. E. Dendy Sloan and Carolyn A. Koh, has been established over 30 years and currently supports a research portfolio of over US$1.6M, working mainly in the areas of hydrates in flow assurance, science, and nature. Dr. Sum has been working with hydrate research for 20 years, and he has over 70 publications, including a recent book on “Natural Gas Hydrates in Flow Assurance”, which he co-edited and co-authored.

 

Registration

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Register via our online shopping cart facility.

Registration fee:

• $1,650 (inclusive of GST)

Registration fee includes registration, morning and afternoon refreshment breaks, lunch, software download, CD and a hard copy of course material and Natural Gas Hydrates in Flow Assurance by E.D. Sloan, C Koh & A K Sum.

Cancellation policy:

Refunds will be made only on cancellation due to special circumstances. 50% of the course fees will be refunded only if cancellation notice is given 2 weeks prior to the event.

Payment method:

Credit card: Mastercard or Visa ONLY. We cannot accept payment by any other card. Confirmation of registration will be sent to you via email.