Material Selection in Oil and Gas Upstream

What are the Goals?

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 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 is this Training Course for?

This Material Selection in Oil and Gas Upstream training course is designed for all industry professionals & engineers across oil and gas upstream with an interest & responsibility in corrosion management, material selection and asset integrity management:

• 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

Daily Agenda

Day One: 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 Two: 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 Three: 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 Four: 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 Five: 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®