PRO 515
Asphaltene is an Old Problem, Do We Have a New Solution?
Asphaltene is an Old Problem, Do We Have a New Solution?
COURSE SCHEDULE
| Code | Date | Location | price (€)* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRO 515 | 4 - 6 Nov 2025 | Online | 1590 |
| PRO 515 | 2 - 4 Sep 2025 | Stavanger | 2990 |
* Prices are subject to VAT and local terms. Ph.D. students, groups (≥ 3 persons) and early bird registrants (8 weeks in advance) are entitled to a DISCOUNT!
COURSE OVERVIEW
The main objectives of this course are to give a solid background on the current understanding of asphaltene and offer new experimental equipment and techniques for more accurate experimental data. The new experimental equipment can generate data on the asphaltene phase boundary, the effect of shear, and the temperature gradient on asphaltene deposition. The new experimental setups, which are based on Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM), in addition to conventional test equipment, are generating excellent data. More accurate data will result in more accurate modelling, and solutions.
COURSE OUTLINE
5 days
Day 1
o Introduction to asphaltene
o Phase behavior of pure, binary & multi-component systems
o Basic PVT & Importance of matching bubble/dew points
o Conditions that could result in asphaltene destabilization
o Places the asphaltene problems may occur
o Sampling & conditioning
o SARA analysis
Day 2
o Various tests equipment, their advantages, and disadvantages
o Introduction to Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM)
o Effect of shear
o Effect of temperature gradient
o Various test procedures
o Modelling asphaltene
o Tuning & validation
o How to avoid/reduce asphaltene problems
o Asphaltene inhibitors, dispersants, solvents
Day 3
o Conventional asphaltene tests techniques
o Testing the lab vs field conditions
o Why some inhibitors do not work in field conditions
o Why QCM can provide a more accurate data
o Quality assurance
o Can we recover samples?
o How to remove asphaltene deposits
o Can we develop a monitoring system?
o Modelling asphaltene deposition
o How to use experimental data?
o Case studies
INSTRUCTORS
Professor Bahman Tohidi
Professor Bahman Tohidi is an expert on gas hydrates, flow assurance, PVT, phase behavior, and properties of reservoir fluids and H2/H2S/CO2-rich systems. He leads the Hydrate, Flow Assurance, and Phase Equilibria Research Group at the Institute of GeoEnergy Engineering, Heriot-Watt University. He is a consultant to major oil and service companies. Bahman is Managing Director of “HYDRAFACT LIMITED” a Heriot-Watt spin-out Company formed in late 2005 with Flow Assurance and PVT as its main area of activity. Bahman has an ongoing research joint industry project on Asphaltene.
Dr. Bahram Soltani
Dr. Bahram Soltani is an Associate professor at Petroleum University of Technology, Ahwaz, Iran, since 2013. He has a PhD in Petroleum Engineering from Sharif University. He has more than 3 years of experience as a Production and Process Engineer, NIOC, Agha Jari, Iran, and 10 years of experience as a Senior Reservoir Engineer, NIOC, Ahwaz, Iran. He has more than 20 publications on asphaltenes, both experimental and modeling. Bahram also has active research on Asphaltene.
FAQ
DESIGNED FOR
The course is designed for
Petroleum, production, process, design, drilling engineers/ operators/ technicians/ managers.
Petroleum Engineers, Production Engineers, Drilling Engineers, Geologists and Petrophysicists.
COURSE LEVEL
o Intermediate
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
The main learning objectives are:
o Asphaltenes and their properties
o Conditions that could result in Asphaltene formation and deposition
o Sampling and sample restoration
o Generating accurate experimental data
o Test equipment/techniques
o PVT modelling; Asphaltene modelling;
o Asphaltene inhibitors, dispersants, solvents
o Testing inhibitors in the lab vs field application
o The reasons behind the poor performance of some Inhibitors
o Remove asphaltene deposition
o Monitoring systems
o Modelling deposition simulation
o Case studies
REGISTER
Registration is now OPEN!
* Prices are subject to VAT and local terms. Ph.D. students, groups (≥ 3 persons) and early bird registrants (8 weeks in advance) are entitled to a DISCOUNT!
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