Chemical programmes grow by accretion. A problem appears, a chemical is added, a dose is set, and it stays. Years later the field is injecting a dozen products, some of which address problems that no longer exist, at rates nobody can justify, through pumps whose actual delivery has never been verified. Reviewing this is one of the quickest routes to reducing operating cost without affecting production.

Good programme design starts from measurement. Scale inhibitor rate should come from minimum effective concentration and water rate, not from a supplier default. Corrosion inhibitor performance should be verified through residuals and corrosion monitoring. Demulsifier dose should be set from bottle tests and confirmed on the separator. Each chemical needs a defined performance indicator, or there is no way to know whether it is working or whether the dose could be halved.

Delivery is the other common failure. A chemical injected at the wrong point, into a line where it separates out, or through a pump that has drifted from its set rate, does nothing regardless of its quality. Injection system reliability, verification of actual delivered rates and correct injection point selection are where many programme problems are found once somebody looks.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Match production chemicals to the problems they are intended to solve.
• Define performance requirements and indicators for each chemical.
• Select injection points based on where the problem forms.
• Specify injection pumps, capillary strings, umbilicals and downhole injection equipment.
• Calculate dosage from measured requirements and production rates.
• Assess chemical compatibility and prevent adverse interactions.
• Design residual monitoring and performance tracking.
• Run dosage optimisation trials and rationalise the chemical slate.
• Manage chemical cost, inventory and logistics.
• Apply HSE, environmental and contractual requirements to chemical programmes.

Organisations sending participants to this training will:

• Reduce chemical spend without increasing production risk.
• Make chemical performance measurable rather than assumed.
• Improve injection system reliability and delivery verification.
• Rationalize the chemical slate and reduce inventory and logistics cost.
• Improve supplier management and contract performance.

Participants will:

• Understand what each production chemical is for and how to measure its performance.
• Be able to design injection points, systems and dosages.
• Be able to run a dosage optimisation trial.
• Be able to review and rationalise an existing chemical programme.
• Understand the HSE, environmental and contractual side of chemical management.

• Production chemists and chemical treatment engineers
• Production engineers
• Operations engineers and supervisors
• Facilities engineers
• Procurement and contract staff managing chemical supply
• Field technicians responsible for injection systems

Upon successful completion of this training course, delegates will be awarded an official Certificate of Completion issued by the Petroleum Engineers Association (PEA), an ISO 9001:2015 certified training organization. The certificate carries 10 Credits and formally records the total learning hours completed.

Each certificate is signed by the Course Facilitator and the CEO of the Petroleum Engineers Association, and serves as verifiable proof of professional training that delegates can present to employers and professional bodies worldwide.