Gas Conditioning and Processing - G-4

Program Overview

The Campbell Gas Course (G-4 program) offers comprehensive training in the oil and gas industry, covering gas conditioning and processing unit operations. The course aims to provide practical knowledge and skills for personnel involved in natural gas and associated liquids, including engineers, operators, and supervisors. Through hands-on workshops and problem-solving exercises, participants gain expertise in gas processing systems, phase behavior, process control, and equipment design and evaluation.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Campbell Gas Course, also known as the G-4 program, is a comprehensive course in the oil and gas industry. It is considered by many to be the most practical and comprehensive course in the industry.

• To learn practical equipment sizing methods for major process equipment.
• To evaluate the technical validity of discussions related to gas processing.
• To recognize and develop solutions for operating problem examples and control issues in gas processing facilities.

Outline:

Course Content:

• Gas processing systems
• Physical properties of hydrocarbons
• Terminology and nomenclature
• Qualitative phase behavior
• Vapor-liquid equilibrium
• Water-hydrocarbon phase behavior, hydrates, etc.
• Basic thermodynamics and application of energy balances
• Process control and instrumentation
• Relief and flare systems
• Fluid hydraulics; two-phase flow
• Separation equipment
• Heat transfer equipment
• Pumps
• Compressors and drivers
• Refrigeration in gas conditioning and NGL extraction facilities
• Fractionation
• Glycol dehydration; TEG
• Adsorption dehydration and hydrocarbon removal
• Gas treating and sulfur recovery

Virtual Schedule:

Week 1:

• Day 1: Orientation, Introduction, Gas Processing Overview (2.5 hours), Gas Processing Fundamentals (2.25 hours), Hydrocarbon Phase Behavior (3.40 hours), Water-Hydrocarbon Phase Behavior (2.00 hours + 0.25 hours optional content), Fluid Flow (2.75 hours + 0.75 hours optional content), Basic Thermodynamics and Applications of Energy Balances (1.75 hours)
• Day 2: Process Engineering Fundamentals Workshop - Standard Conversions, Application of Gas Density (4.0 hours)
• Day 3: Process Engineering Fundamentals Workshop - Qualitative and Quantitative Phase Behavior (4.0 hours)
• Day 4: Hydrate Inhibition Workshop (4.0 hours)
• Day 5: Multiphase Flow Workshop (4.0 hours)

Week 2:

• Day 1: Thermodynamic Workshop (4.0 hours), Heat Transfer Equipment (2.25 hours), Separation Equipment (1.5 hours), Relief and Flare Systems (1.5 hours optional content), Rotating Equipment: Pumps and Compressors (4.50 hours), Mechanical Refrigeration (2.00 hours)
• Day 2: Heat Transfer Equipment Workshop (4.0 hours)
• Day 3: Separation Workshop and Process Control Lecture (4.0 hours)
• Day 4: Pump Workshop (4.0 hours)
• Day 5: Compressor Workshop (4.0 hours)

Week 3:

• Day 1: Mechanical Refrigeration Workshop (4.0 hours), NGL Extraction (1.25 hours), Fractionation (1.75 hours), TEG Dehydration (1.50 hours + 0.50 hours optional content), Molecular Sieve Dehydration (1.50 hours), Acid Gas Removal (2.75 hours optional content)
• Day 2: NGL Extraction and Fractionation Workshop, Supplemental Topic Lecture (Relief and Flare or LNG) (4.0 hours)
• Day 3: TEG Dehydration Workshop (4.0 hours)
• Day 4: Molecular Sieve Workshop, Supplemental Lecture (LNG Part II or Acid Gas Removal) (4.0 hours)
• Day 5: Process Control Workshop, Course Close Out (4.0 hours)

Teaching:

• The course utilizes both hand-methods and computer-aided analysis to examine sensitivities of technical decisions.
• Approximately 30 problems are assigned, reviewed, and discussed throughout the course.
• Problems are solved individually and in teams.

Careers:

• The course is designed for production and processing personnel involved with natural gas and associated liquids.
• Target audience includes facilities engineers, process engineers, senior operations personnel, field supervisors, and engineers who select, design, install, evaluate, or operate gas processing plants and related facilities.

Other:

• The Campbell Gas Course textbooks, Volumes 1 and 2, are routinely updated to reflect evolving technologies in the industry.
• The course is available in both virtual and in-classroom formats.
• The course is also available upon request as a private, on-site seminar.