Production facility design must result in facilities that are cost effective, safe, easy to operate, and can be used throughout the life of the field. Operators are also keenly interested in optimizing newly designed facilities given the constraints of equipment availability, increased equipment costs and the constantly changing price environment. New regulations and industry standards are re-defining the design and installation of equipment. Examples include reduction of methane emissions (vapor recovery and fugitive emissions), automation, piping codes, process safety, and facility spacing guidelines. This one-day course will include:
Equipment Selection
• Sizing Separators
• Tank Selection
• Piping
• Welding
• Optimal Pressure Ratings of Equipment
• Vapor Recovery Options
• Flares
• Metering
• Corrosion Control
• Electrical Area Classifications
Review of Latest Regulations and Standards -
• New Climate Change Driven air requirements for Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma
• Key Occupational Safety requirements and OSHA Changes
• Industry Standards and Recommended Practices
• Equipment and piping codes
Designing for the Future -
• Designing to Reduce Cost
• Instrumentation Options
• ‘Hatchless’ Tanks, ‘Tankless’ Facilities, and Emissions Control Design
• Reducing Liabilities through Risk Based Process Safety
• Design to Reduce Potential Injury to Personnel
Jim Curfew
Jim Johnstone