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Vaccum Distillation Written By: Souad LOUSDAD The next step in the process of crude oil separation is the vacuum distillation of the atmospheric residue that was drawn off from the bottom of the atmospheric column. Let’s start with some simple questions: Why is it called vacuum fractioning? What is the main advantage of it? And […]
Atmospheric Distillation Written By: Souad LOUSDAD We have already mentioned « Atmospheric Distillation” in the previous article An Introduction to Crude Oil Refining we said that it ranges with the “Separation Processes” as the first process the crude oil goes through. Before we dive in the details, let’s start with simple questions to clarify the global […]
What is Crude Oil Refining? Written By: Souad LOUSDAD Do you ever stop on the highway to get gas and ask yourself where does it come from? Or buy a plastic cup of coffee and wonder how did it end up this way? Well, the gas does not come up from the ground this way […]
التلوث البيئي Environmental pollution: تمهيد: المجتمع البشري بحاجة الى بيئة متوازنة من اجل رفاهيته وتقدمه حيث ان قابلية تكيف الانسان لتغير البيئة محدودة وذلك ناتج من محدودية التغير في العمليات الفسلجية في جسم الانسان ونتيجة للتطور السريع والنشاط الانساني في مجال الصناعة واستخدام مصادر الطاقة والاستخدام المفرط للمواد الكيمياوية في الزراعة والنقل ادى الى ظهور […]
Perforating Is probably the most important of all completion functions in cased holes. Adequate communication between the wellbore and all desired zones, as well as isolation between zones, is essential to evaluate and to optimize production and recovery from each zone. The objective of perforating a well is to establish communication between the wellbore and […]
Questions and Answers about Oil Well Kick Handling Methods 1) What should the driller do at a drilling break? a) Circulate bottoms up. b) Flow check. c) Reduce weight on bit. d) Increase pump speed. Answer: b 2) A kicking well has been shut in. The drill pipe pressure is ‘0’ because there is a non-return […]
Kick While Tripping a collection of Questions and Answers about Oil Well Kicks: 1) The driller is tripping pipe out of a 12 ¼” diameter hole. 25×92 ft. stand of 5” pipe have already been pulled. There are 85 more stands to pull. The calculated metal displacement of the 9 ½” collars is 0.08 bbls/ft. […]
Normal and abnormal formation pressure 1) What is primary well control? a) The slow Circulating Rate Pressure used in the kill process. b) The used of Mud hydrostatic to balance fluid pressures in the formation. c) The use of Blow Out Preventers to close in a well that is flowing. d) The use of Pit […]
Well Control Questions and Answers Well Control Equipment – BOP Control System 1) The following statements relate to the driller’s remote control BOP control panel located on the rig floor. Decide if the statements are true or false. a) If you operate a function without operating the master control valve that function will not work. […]
Well Control Questions and Answers Well Control Equipment – Blowout Preventers and Diverters. a collection of Well Control Questions and Answers 1) Indicate the activities that may be carried out wih the BOP stack shown. a) With no drill pipe in the hole, shut in the well under pressure and repair the spool. b) With […]
فيديو تعليمي عن المبادلات الحرارية Heat Exchangers مترجم الى العربية تعتبر المبادلات الحرارية Heat Exchangers من المعدات التشغيلية المهمة في الصناعة بشكل عام وفي الصناعة النفطية بشكل خاص وتحديداً انتاج ومعالجة النفط والغاز الطبيعي ، حيث تكاد لا تخلو منشآة صناعية من هذه المعدة المهمة. ويمكن تعريف المبادلات الحرارية كالآتي: وهي المُعدة التي تقوم بالتبادل […]
How to Begin your first day at the oilfield facility: Clearly, as an oilfield operator ,the first day at the oilfield facility is the hardest day in the practical life, because you will be astonished of the huge facility, great number of pipelines here and there, many equipment “valves, heat exchangers, pumps, heaters, vessels, tanks, […]
