Short Course
Separation in oil and gas production
Date and time: 17 March 2026, 1500 - 1900
Price: NOK 2 500,-
Lecturers
Wally Georgie, Maxoil Process Consultancy LLC, UK
Henrik Bjartnes, NOV Process & Flow Technologies AS, Norway
Program
- Separation mechanisms (changes during lifetime, new tie-ins)
- Key parameters that influence oil water separation, flow regime, vessel internals, nature of different oil and changes in water cut
- Changes in well streams and recycled process received streams
- Impact of different chemicals on separation and water quality, mechanical versus chemical option
- Method of chemical application
- Particle-stabilized emulsions (sand, scale, clean-up fluids, naphthenate, asphaltene &wax particles)
- Formation of emulsion interface and rag layers, root causes
- Influence of rag layers on separation, oil and water quality
- How to mitigate solid control and emulsion in oil processing systems
- Chemicals (demulsifiers, antifoamers, bottle testing, field examples)
- Type of chemicals that are necessary in the oil water production system in controlling flow assurance issues and process aspects
- Influence of different chemicals in the oil processing system
- Impact on water quality
- Demulsifier and deoiler chemistry
- Optimum methodology in selecting the different process chemicals
- Optimization of process chemicals in the field
Including a short group exercise to cover relevant issues associated with chemicals and process systems.
4) Separator technologies from selection and design to installation
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- Technology selection, process design and function
- Mechanical design and fabrication
- Installation and modifications
- Experiences, challenges and solutions
About Wally Georgie
Wally Georgie, has over 40 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry, namely in oil and gas operation, processing, separation, fluid handling and system integrity.
He specializes in Oil Water Separation, Produced Water Treatment and Management, Water Injection systems operation and treatment, Sand and Solid Management, Gas processing and treatment, Flow Assurance, Corrosion Engineering and Integrity, Sour production, all aspects of Production Chemistry Management, Operation Assurance process design review of both Green and Brown field developments.
Wally has an Ph.D. in Chemical Technology from Strathclyde University Glasgow Scotland (1977).
About Henrik Bjartnes
Henrik Bjartnes has over 15 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry and specializes in separation and produced water treatment technologies.
During these years he has worked with technology development, research, studies, project deliveries, and operator support.
Henrik has a MSc in Chemical Engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).
