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Natural Gas Training
Courses
 
System Planning


This course is designed to provide attendees with a high-level comprehensive understanding of natural gas distribution planning, design and operations. The major issues impacting these functions will be discussed and explained.

 

Course Content:

  • Overview: The Role of System Planning
  • System Loads
  • Gas Flow Behavior
  • Capacity Design Principles
  • Economics of Capacity Design
  • Network Analysis and System Modeling
  • Environmental Mitigation and Safety
  • Remote Leak Sensing Technologies
  • Pressure Reduction
  • Distribution Pipeline Repair/Replacement

 

Participants will learn:

  • To understand the importance of planning and design for current load and expansion of distribution systems
  • The financial and load issues that impact project design
  • The skills needed to predict system performance, identify potential trouble spots and maximize investment in existing, new and replacement facilities



IGCC


Participants will learn up-to-date information about how gasification can be an economically competitive and environmentally sound technology. The course will instruct participants in informed decision-making and best practices in engineering, construction, manufacture of equipment and production of synthesis gas by gasification from coal, petroleum coke, heavy oils, and other carbon-containing materials.  The course will provide materials on the design and construction of gasification plants, efficiency benefits of gasification, ongoing research to improve gasification technology, and how to train operational staff for the particularities of IGCC.

 

Course Content:

  • Technology
  • Economic Analysis
  • Decision Making
  • Plant Design and Construction
  • Training
  • Best Practices

Participants will learn:

  • The economics and competitiveness of IGCC technology
  • The environmental benefits of IGCC technology
  • The latest best practices in engineering, construction, manufacture of equipment and production of gasification
  • Ways to improve gasification plants and train operational staff
 
Drilling


This course will present a comprehensive understanding of topics essential to optimized gas exploration and drilling to include technologies, cost-effective automation, monitoring key well characteristics, and on-line factors that influence operations.  The course will also present risk and environmental management procedures that can be used as tools for analyzing the safety, control procedures and environmental impact of pipeline systems in a cost-effective manner as well as streamlined reporting procedures as based on automated systems analyses.

 

Course Content:

  • Well Optimization:  Drilling techniques, withdrawal techniques and rates
  • High Sulfur/Sour Gas Treatment
  • Drilling Techniques:  Rig equipment and operations
  • Handling Hole Problems
  • Reporting
  • Safety standards, procedures and equipment
  • Environment impact control standards, procedures and equipment
  • Reduced Emission Completions
  • Smart Well Automation


Participants will learn:

  • The latest in drilling technologies
  • How to effectively monitor key well characteristics through automated systems
  • How to efficiently analyze safety, control procedures and environmental impacts of pipeline systems
  • Effective reporting procedures

 
 
Natural Gas Compressor Station Design


This course is designed to provide attendees with a comprehensive understanding of the design, operation, and maintenance of a natural gas compressor station.

 

Course Contents:

  • Overview
  • Plant Plan Layout
  • Unit Selection
  • Compressor Station Auxiliary Systems
  • Environmental Issues
  • Corrosion Prevention
  • Operations & Maintenance Issues

 

Participants will learn:

  • How to plan and design a modern compressor station
  • Fundamental technical concepts
  • Operation requirements for gas quality control systems

 
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