Structural Steel Design For Oil and Gas Industry

Overview:

Introduction:

This training program equips participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to design structural steel components for oil and gas facilities. It focuses on optimizing structural integrity and safety while meeting the specific requirements of oil and gas infrastructure.

Program Objectives:

At the end of this program, participants will be able to:

• Explore the materials used in construction for oil, gas, and water fields.

• Comprehend corrosion theories and mechanisms relevant to these industries.

• Identify typical types of corrosion associated with oil, gas, and water fields.

• Examine corrosion monitoring and inspection methods.

• Implement corrosion control techniques to ensure safety and integrity in oil and gas infrastructure.

Targeted Audience:

• Petroleum Engineers, Welding Engineers, Process Engineers.

• Inspectors and Inspection Supervisors.

• Equipment Engineers, Design Engineers.

• Maintenance Engineers and Planners.

• Service Company Representatives.

Program Outlines:

Unit 1:

Construction Material Grades and Principles of Corrosion Engineering:

• Metallurgy and engineering material properties.

• Materials testing, including destructive testing.

• Material identification according to API 5L and ASME codes.

• Economic impacts of corrosion.

• Theory of corrosion and corrosion rates measurement.

Unit 2:

Types of Corrosion:

• Galvanic corrosion.

• Localized and pitting corrosion.

• Corrosion exposed to stray currents.

• Soil corrosion.

• Crevice corrosion and microbiologically induced corrosion (MIC).

Unit 3:

Types of Corrosion (Continued):

• Wet hydrogen sulfide (H2S) corrosion mechanisms.

• Corrosion under insulation (CUI).

• Corrosion under supports (CUS).

• Flow-assisted corrosion (erosion corrosion).

• Chloride stress corrosion cracking and intergranular corrosion.

Unit 4:

Corrosion Control in Oil, Gas & Water Fields:

• Protection through design changes.

• Active cathodic protection (sacrificial anode).

• Cathodic protection (impressed current).

• Passive protection through coating and types of protective paints.

• Use of inhibitors in corrosion control.

Unit 5:

Corrosion Monitoring in Oil, Gas & Water Fields:

• Thickness measurements using ultrasonic testing.

• Radiographic examination methods.

• Use of corrosion coupons for monitoring.

• Electrical probes for corrosion detection.

• Intelligent pigs and risk-based inspection (RBI).