Oil & Gas Flow Measurement & Control

In the oil and gas field, real-time and accurate measurement and control of the oil-gas flows are essential for proper asset management. Various flow metering technologies are available for either single-phase or multiphase flow measurement. This includes nuclear x-ray, ultrasonic, orifice, Venturi, Turbine, Coriolis, magnetic, vortex, cross-correlation, and NIR-based meters.

Recently, Magnetic Resonance (MR)-based technologies started to emerge as a new promising technique for multiphase flow metering. The aim of the course is to address the technical details and concepts of each of these meters and their application in upstream and downstream segments of the oil and gas pipelines (by addressing several industrial case studies). The course will also cover various control algorithms used for flow control, together with the associated hardware which includes the control valves, PLCs, and P&ID diagrams.

Employees of the following can attend the course:

• ADNOC Group
• ADWEA
• DEWA
• Dubal
• Tabreed

Day 1

• Course introduction & pre-course assessment
• Applications of flow measurement and control in the oil and gas industry
• Static & dynamic characteristics of flow meters
• Flow-related parameters and measurement terminologies in flow metering
• Flow regimes & equations of conservation of energy in fluid mechanic
• Measurement system architecture & P&ID diagrams for flow measurement & control
• Zones classification in oil & gas fields and required specs of the electronic instruments
• International input/output signals standards for the flow meters
• Revision and exercises solving session

Day 2 

• Pitot tube flow meter: Theory, electronics, applications, and practical considerations
• Differential pressure-based flow meters (venture and orifice plate flow meters): Theory, electronics, applications, and practical considerations
• Coriolis flow meters: Theory, electronics, applications, and practical considerations
• Challenges and solutions of differential pressure and Coriolis flow meters for multiphase flows
• Maintenance techniques of the differential pressure-based and Coriolis flow meters
• Magnetic flow meter: Theory, electronics, applications, and practical considerations
• Challenges and solutions of magnetic flow meters for multiphase flows
• Maintenance techniques of the magnetic flow meters
• Revision and exercises solving session

Day 3

• Turbine flow meter: Theory, electronics, applications, and practical considerations
• Challenges and solutions of the turbine flow meters for multiphase flows
• Maintenance techniques of the turbine flow meters
• Ultrasonic & correlation flow meter: Theory, electronics, applications, and practical considerations
• Challenges and solutions of ultrasonic and correlation flow meters for multiphase flows
• Maintenance techniques of the ultrasonic and correlation flow meters
• Vortex flow meter: Theory, electronics, applications, and practical considerations
• Challenges and solutions of vortex flow meters for multiphase flows
• Maintenance techniques of the vortex flow meters
• Revision and exercises solving session

Day 4

• Principles of measurements for multiphase flow meters
• Commercially-available multiphase flow meters: Concept, electronics, applications, and practical considerations
• Emerging technologies for multiphase flow metering (NMR and MRI technologies)
• Control algorithms for flow measurements: PID and ON-OFF control algorithms
• Control valves & PLCs: Principal of operations and practical considerations
• Case studies of P&ID diagrams involving control valves and flow meters
• Course conclusion & post-course assessment

Day 5

Conclusion and Post Test