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Material Selection in Oil and Gas Upstream

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28/03/2027 - 01/04/2027 CALIFORNIA

Introduction

Material Selection in Oil and Gas Upstream

Objectives

By the end of this Material Selection in Oil and Gas Upstream training course, participants will:

  • Learn how to plan and develop an effective material selection approach
  • Understand applicable standards and guidelines for oil well production downhole corrosion and material selection
  • Comprehend chemical composition of production fluids, and the effect of specific factors on corrosion mechanisms
  • Gain knowledges on corrosion management best practices including corrosion resistant alloys
  • Hear case studies and lessons learned globally on this important subject matter
  • Learn how to design and simulate material selection

Who should Attend?

  • Corrosion Management
  • Material Selection
  • Material Control
  • Maintenance
  • Asset Management
  • Asset Integrity Management
  • Process Safety Management
  • Well intervention
  • Exploration & Production
  • Coiled Tubing
  • Downhole Tubing
  • QA/QC
  • Piping
  • Mechanical Engineering
 
Course Outline
Day 1

Well Construction & Completion Components, Well Integrity Management System and Basic Metallurgy

Part I: Review of Completion Components and Well Assemblies
  • Downhole elements
  • Casing components
  • Completion accessories
  • Wellhead and X-mass tree
  • API temperature class
  • API material class
  • Product Specification Level (PSL)
Part II: An Introduction to Well Integrity Mangement System (WIMS)
  • What is well integrity?
  • Well Integrity Management System (WIMS)
  • Well integrity failures
  • Well barriers
Part III: Basic Metallurgy and Mechanical Properties of Steels
  • Engineering materials
  • International standards
  • Mechanical properties
  • Downhole steels and alloys
Day 2

Downhole Corrosion

Part I: Fundamentals of Corrosion & Material Degradation
  • Corrosion basics
  • Cost of corrosion
  • Typical corrosion types
Part II: Downhole Corrosion Mechanisms and Failure Case Studies
  • Downhole corrosion mechanisms
  • Corrosion prediction
  • Standards and tests
  • Corrosion failures case studies
Day 3

Casing and Tubing Standards, Grades & Manufacturing

  • API Standards
  • API 5CT Grades
  • API 5CT/ISO 11960
  • API 5CRA/ISO 13680
  • Manufacturing process
  • Basics of API & premium connections
  • Connection Assessment Levels (CAL)
Day 4

Material Selection Strategy

  • The main criteria for material selection
  • Factors affecting materials selection
  • Material selection required information
  • Material selection examples
  • Non-metallic material functional requirements
  • Thermoplastic materials
  • Elastomers in downhole completion
Day 5

Material Selection Case Studies and Software Simulation

Part I: Case Studies
  • Casing string material selection
  • Production string & completion equipment material selection
  • Material class selection of wellhead and X-mas tree
Part II: Software Simulation
  • Evaluation and determination of corrosion in steels using PREDICT®
  • CRA material selection for corrosive oil and gas applications using SOCRATES®

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