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Production Chemistry Symposium 2026
Mar. 17–20
Vestlia Resort, GEILO
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Short Course

Separation in oil and gas production

Date and time
17 March 2026, 15:00

Price
NOK 2 500,-  

Lecturer
Wally Georgie, Maxoil Process Consultancy LLC

Program

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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.

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).

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