Introduction to Oil and Gas Platform Design

You might probably have information about the mass and mole fractions, but there is a need to get into depth of these terms because in oil and gas platform design, these terms are extremely important to concentrate on. This session is dedicated to:

• Why mass and mole fractions are calculated;

• Why do we need to know the composition of fluid?;

• The role of composition in midstream and downstream processes and

• The difference between mole and mass fraction

You are given with the practical session to calculate mass and mole fractions and even make conversion between these two terms. So that, keep an eye on this session and open Microsoft Excel to carry out the calculations by your own.

Composition data of the reservoir is one of the most essential and required study to evaluate the oil and gas reservoir. This lecture will help you understand the importance of composition data and:

• Types of fluid produced from oil and gas wells;

• How the composition of oil and gas wells is determined;

• How to obtain the samples of typical fluids;

• Gas to Oil Ratio (GOR) and

• Chemical composition of fluids produced form wells

It is quite understandable that separators are the devices to separate the fluid into its appropriate components being a very significant equipment used in onshore and offshore platforms. As there are different types of separators, in this session, you will learn more about:

• Test separators and their distinct classifications;

• The primary design purpose of test separators ;

• Their application in various industries and

• Mechanical parts of test separators

Density is a very essential factor as a physical property that should be carefully looked through for oil and gas platform design. Besides going over the significance of density, in this session, you will learn about:

• Definition of Density

• Why do we need Density?

• Impact of Density on Crude Oil quality and price

You are given with the practical session to calculate molecular weight and density and even make conversion between these two terms. So that, keep an eye on this session and open Microsoft Excel to carry out the calculations by your own.

Another significant concept for physical properties of hydrocarbons is specific gravity which is simply known as "relative density" is the ratio  of the density of an incompressible substance to the density of reference substance. This lesson aims to deliver the comprehensive information about:

• Specific gravity for liquids and gases;

• The question of "How to calculate API gravity?";

• Defining the grade or quality of oil exported by ZAFAR platform by looking through the API schedule

Turning to the other essential concept, viscosity, it should be noted that it is not only important for process engineers, but also for any engineers or scientists who deal with fluids. In this video, you are given with:

• The definition of viscosity;

• Viscosity for different fluid types;

• Difference between dynamic and kinetic viscosities and

• Dependence of Viscosity on Temperature and Pressure

In the first part for viscosity, you have gone through role of viscosity in design process, but in this lesson, you will be given with:

• Application of viscosity and its properties to oil and gas;

• Comparison of viscosity for live and dead oil and

• How viscosity can effect hydrocarbon content, production practices and even the price of oil

You are given with the practical session to calculate viscosity for given data of ZAFAR Platform. Here you will have a chance to get into the calculation template that we have created for you and will make your work easier. So that, keep an eye on this session and open Microsoft Excel to carry out the calculations by your own.

Being a really important member of physical properties, compressibility factor is one of the most essential parameters in petroleum and chemical industries involving natural gas. This video will help you comprehend the details about:

• Why is compressibility factor used?

• How compressibility factor correlate Real gas to ideal-gas?

• The major cubic equation of state (EOS) and

• Quantitative approach for defining compressibility factor

You are given with the practical session to calculate compressibility factor of HP gas outlet for given data of ZAFAR Platform. Here you will have a chance to get into the calculation template that we have created for you and will make your work easier. So that, keep an eye on this session and open Microsoft Excel to carry out the calculations by your own.

In oil and gas industry, the necessity of vapor pressure is undeniable as it helps engineers define volatility ease to evaporate one component by learning its vapor pressure values. In this session, you will get into:

• True vapor/reid vapor pressure;

• The definition of vapor pressure for liquids and liquid-vapor mixture;

• The difference between evaporation and boiling;

• Normal boiling point temperature and

• The question of "How to calculate vapor pressure?"

You are given with the practical session to calculate vapor pressure of different component for given data of ZAFAR Platform. Here you will have a chance to get into the calculation instruction that we have created for you and will make your work easier. So that, keep an eye on this session and open Microsoft Excel to carry out the calculations by your own.

Unit Conversion is the fundamental step for all engineering disciplines that is very significant to carry out. So that, this lesson aims to deliver comprehensive information about:

• Importance of unit conversion and

• Unit conversion for various parameters such as, temperature, pressure, viscosity, API gravity and etc.

While working on the production rates, you will see the terms of actual and standard parameters a lot, so that it will be very beneficial to get into depth of this topic and get informed about the fundamentals by watching this video which includes:

• Actual and Standard Gas Density/Volumetric Flow Rate and conversion between them;

• Application of Standardized Figures;

• Standard and Normal Conditions and

• Standards and their calculation ways

Production Forecast is an essential tool to aid the decision-making process and it is also important for investment scenario evaluation which is crucial for upstream organizations. In this lecture, we will cover:

• The definition of production forecast;

• The oil and gas production forecast for ZAFAR Platform and

• What defines production profile