Causes and Mitigation of Erosion in Upstream Oil and Gas Installations Fundamentals
About the eLearning Course
This comprehensive eLearning course delves into the critical topic of erosion in upstream oil and gas installations, offering participants an understanding of their causes, mechanisms, and control strategies. Erosion, often exacerbated by the aggressive nature of hydrocarbon production environments, poses significant challenges to asset integrity, safety, and operational efficiency. Participants will explore the fluid dynamics contributing to erosion, focusing on single-phase and multiphase flow regimes. The course examines key concepts such as laminar versus turbulent flow, Reynolds number, erosional velocity (API RP 14E), different erosion rate prediction models, and the impact of solids and flow geometry on erosion rates.
The course equips engineers, asset integrity professionals, and operations personnel with the skills to assess, predict, and mitigate erosion-related damage. Participants will gain insights into effective design practices, material selection, and advanced monitoring and management techniques to extend the life of critical assets.
Target Audience
Managers, engineers, chemists, and operators who need to understand corrosion and its control management in oil and gas production and processing.
You Will Learn
- Define erosion
- Illustrate the importance of flow dynamics on erosion
- Examine the differences between erosion and corrosion
- Explain the need to control erosion
- Define single-phase flow
- Compare and contrast laminar and turbulent flow
- Define multiphase flow
- Compare and contrast single-phase and multiphase flows
- Examine how fluid properties, such as density and viscosity, influence erosion
- Explain the origins of the solids
- Outline the importance of factors such as particle size, shape, density, hardness, production rate, quantity of sand produced, angle of impingement
- Identify where erosion is more likely in our installations and why this is the case
- Classify the steps in erosion assessment and prediction
- Determine the strategies for erosion management
Course Content
- Introduction to Erosion
- Causes of Erosion – Fluid Related
- Causes of Erosion – Solids Related
