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Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

The Surface Facilities for Oil and Gas Handling certification course is a 12-week programme. The course focuses on teaching students how to separate crude oil and natural gas into their components at surface facilities. The prerequisite for this course is students must know the concept of petroleum drilling, completion and production along with basic engineering and applied mathematics knowledge.

The undergraduate and postgraduate in Petroleum, Mechanical and Chemical Engineering students are the intended audience for this course. The Surface Facilities for Oil and Gas Handling certification by NPTEL covers a comprehensive curriculum that includes an introduction to drilling, completion, production, surface facilities, fluid properties and units, oil, water, sand and gas separation, coalescence, and coalescing media.

Also Read: Online Oil And Gas Management Courses & Certifications

The Highlights

Video Course
12 Weeks Duration
Completion Certification

Programme Offerings

Books
videos
assignments
Transcripts

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 1000	yes	IIT Madras

Eligibility Criteria

Academic Qualifications

The prerequisites required to join the Surface Facilities for Oil and Gas Handling online course is the students must have the knowledge of the concept of petroleum drilling, completion and production along with basic engineering and applied mathematics knowledge.

Certification Qualifying Details

The candidates will receive a certificate upon competition of the Surface Facilities for Oil and Gas Handling online course.

What you will learn

After completing the Surface Facilities for Oil and Gas Handling certification syllabus, the candidates will gain in-depth knowledge of two-phase separators, vertical and horizontal separators, and separator sizing. They will also explore water-in-oil and oil-in-water separation, droplet size, and separator sizing calculations. The certification course helps students to gain hands-on training experience in the field.

The students gain a deep understanding of the crude oil treating equipment, heater treater, gun barrel, desaltation, and sizing calculations upon completion of the Surface Facilities for Oil and Gas Handling training. The students will also learn about natural gas processing, dehydration, sweetening, floatation units, offshore disposal, and hydro-cyclone.

Who it is for

Chemical EngineerPetroleum EngineerProject Engineer

This course is beneficial for the students to enhance their relevant skills and knowledge. The Surface Facilities for Oil and Gas Handling online course can also be beneficial for:

Admission Details

To join the Surface Facilities for Oil and Gas Handling classes, follow the steps mentioned below:

Step 1: Browse the link mentioned below:

https://nptel.ac.in/courses/114106443

Step 2: "Login In" and Sign In with a Google account or create a separate account.

Step 3: Fill out the registration form with the mandatory details, submit it and join the course.

The Syllabus

Introduction to drilling, completion, production, surface facilities, fluid properties and units.

Oil, water, sand and gas separation, coalescence, coalescing media, electrostatic coalescers. Settling.

Two-phase separators, vertical and horizontal separators, separator sizing.

Three-phase separators, Oil and water separation, vessel internals, emulsion, heater treater.

Water-in-oil and oil-in-water separation, droplet size, separator sizing calculations.

Crude oil treating equipment, heater treater, gun barrel, desaltation, sizing calculations.

Produced water treating system, floatation unit, offshore disposal, and hydro-cyclone.

Natural gas processing, dehydration, sweetening.

Storage facilities, metering systems, evaporative emissions, strategic storage.

Mechanism of heat transfer, process heat duty, heat transfer from a fire tube, heat exchangers- types, sizing.

Pressure vessel design, wall thickness, line size, design calculations.

Compressors and pumps on the surface facilities, internal combustion engines.

Evaluation process

The students must pay an examination fee of Rs 1000 which can be paid online on NPTEL's official website. They must write an examination and qualify with a minimum of 25% in the assignments and 75% in the written exam, out of a total of 100 marks.

IIT Madras Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: What is the duration of Surface Facilities for Oil and Gas Handling training?

The certification course is a 12-week duration programme. The certification course deals with the assessment, evaluation and technical diagnosis of different structural systems.

2: What is the Surface Facilities for Oil and Gas Handling online course curriculum?

The certification course curriculum includes the introduction to drilling, completion, production, surface facilities, fluid properties and units, pressure vessel design, wall thickness, design calculations, and mechanism of heat transfer, process heat duty.

3: Who is the intended audience for the Surface Facilities for Oil and Gas Handling certification course?

The intended audience for this certification course is undergraduate and postgraduate students in Petroleum, Mechanical and Chemical Engineering.

4: Which industries apply Surface Facilities for Oil and Gas Handling online course?

There are several industries that this certification course applies such as ONGC, Upstream, Baker Hughes, and O&G companies.

5: Is there any prerequisite for the Surface Facilities for Oil and Gas Handling certification course?

Yes, the students must know the concept of petroleum drilling, completion and production along with basic engineering and applied mathematics knowledge.