Course Programme

Thursday 11 March


08.30 - Welcome address and safety moment


08.45 - Desalting overview

  • Benefits of desalting – why do we desalt?
  • Introduction to the desalting process
  • Opportunity crude processing – issues and solutions
  • Case study discussion

10.15 - Morning break


10.30 - Desalter theory and impacts to performance

  • Review of basic desalter terms
  • Tank farm and crude quality impacts
  • Discuss individual pieces of the desalter (common across designs)
  • Types of applications
  • Best practice field testing

12.00 - Lunch


13.00 - Desalter design and equipment

  • Factors influencing desalter design
  • Discuss design differences – Petreco, Howe Baker, NATCO

14.00 - Heavy crude desalting

  • Heavy crude oil impact on desalting performance
  • Options to improve desalter operation with heavy crudes

15.00 - Afternoon break


15.15 - Troubleshooting

  • Discuss operational changes to improve performance
  • Cover crude and wash water quality changes
  • Review of troubleshooting problems (class participation)

16.45 - Questions and answers