An Interactive 5-Day Training Course
Start-up, Shutdown & Turnaround for Production Operations
Safe Starts, Stops and Turnarounds
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Duration
5 Days
Price
$ 3,000
Starting From
07 Jun 2027
Start-up, Shutdown & Turnaround for Production Operations
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Start-up, Shutdown & Turnaround for Production Operations - PE-SST-PEA27
| Code | Date | Time | Duration | Location | Currency | Early Bird Fee Per Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE-SST-PEA27 | 07 - 11 Jun 2027 | 10 AM CST | 4 Hours Per Day |
Online |
USD |
3000 |
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Start-up, Shutdown & Turnaround for Production Operations
Description
Starting up and shutting down are the most hazardous and most production-costly routine activities in an operating field. Equipment trips, wells load up, hydrates form, lines gel, seals leak and safety systems are bypassed. Turnarounds concentrate all of this into a planned event that can take weeks and account for a large share of annual deferment.
This course covers the whole cycle. It starts with shutdown planning: scope, isolation, depressurisation, draining and purging, and the preservation and flow assurance measures needed while the system is down. It then covers turnaround management, including scope definition and challenge, work packaging, scheduling, resourcing, contractor management and cost control. The second half covers commissioning and pre-start checks, start-up sequencing for wells and facilities, ramp-up, restart problems and their handling, and the safety controls that apply throughout: permits, isolation, override management and simultaneous operations. The course closes with post-event review and performance improvement
A production system at rest is not in a safe state by default. Fluids cool, hydrates and wax become possible, water separates and settles, corrosion accelerates where oxygen enters, and pressure ends up trapped in places nobody intended. Planning a shutdown means planning the condition the system will be in for its duration, not just how to stop it.
Start-up is where the consequences appear. Lines that were not preserved are blocked, wells that were left loaded do not flow, instruments that were left isolated cause trips, and the first few days after a turnaround typically produce more instrument and equipment failures than the rest of the year. Careful pre-start checking and a defined start-up sequence reduce this substantially.
Turnarounds add scope and schedule risk. The work list grows during planning, discovery work appears once equipment is opened, and the critical path is usually decided by a small number of long jobs. Good turnaround management is mostly about challenging scope early, freezing it, packaging work properly and protecting the critical path. This course covers the operational and the management sides together.
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- Plan shutdowns, including scope, sequence, isolation and depressurisation.
- Specify preservation and flow assurance measures for systems at rest.
- Define and challenge turnaround scope and freeze the work list.
- Build turnaround schedules, resource plans and cost estimates.
- Manage contractors and simultaneous operations during a turnaround.
- Plan commissioning and pre-start checks.
- Define start-up sequences for wells and facilities.
- Manage ramp-up and the problems that appear during restart.
- Apply permit, isolation and override controls throughout.
- Review performance after the event and improve the next one.
Organisations sending participants to this training will:
- Reduce deferment associated with shutdowns, start-ups and turnarounds.
- Reduce safety incidents during transitional operations.
- Improve turnaround scope control, schedule and cost performance.
- Reduce equipment and instrument failures after restart.
- Build repeatable procedures and improve event on event.
Participants will:
- Be able to plan a shutdown and its preservation requirements.
- Understand turnaround planning, scheduling and scope control.
- Be able to define and execute a start-up sequence.
- Understand the safety controls that apply during transitions.
- Be able to run a post-event review that produces real improvements.
- Operations engineers and supervisors
- Production engineers
- Maintenance and turnaround planners
- Facilities and process engineers
- Field and shift supervisors
- Project and contractor management staff
Module 1: Planning a Shutdown
- Planned and unplanned shutdowns
- Scope and sequence definition
- Production deferment estimation
- Communication and notification
- Roles and responsibilities
Module 2: Isolation, Depressurisation and Purging
- Isolation standards and lock-out practice
- Depressurisation and blowdown
- Draining, flushing and purging
- Nitrogen and inert gas use
- Confirming a safe state
Module 3: Preservation and Flow Assurance During Downtime
- Hydrate, wax and gel prevention
- Corrosion protection and oxygen exclusion
- Chemical preservation of vessels and lines
- Well preservation and shut-in practice
- Duration limits and monitoring during downtime
Module 4: Turnaround Scope and Planning
- Scope definition and challenge
- Work list freeze and change control
- Work packaging and job preparation
- Long lead items and materials
- Discovery work allowance
Module 5: Turnaround Scheduling and Resourcing
- Schedule development and critical path
- Resource and contractor planning
- Cost estimating and control
- Logistics and site management
- Simultaneous operations planning
Module 6: Commissioning and Pre-Start Checks
- Reinstatement and leak testing
- Instrument and safety system reinstatement
- Override and bypass management
- Pre-start safety review
- Readiness criteria and sign-off
Module 7: Start-Up Sequences
- Facility start-up sequence
- Well start-up and unloading
- Bringing wells on in the right order
- Managing slugs and instability during start-up
- Chemical injection during start-up
Module 8: Ramp-Up and Restart Problems
- Ramp-up rate and constraints
- Common restart failures
- Instrument and equipment infant failures
- Flow assurance problems on restart
- Recovering to stable operation
Module 9: Safety Control and Post-Event Review
- Permit to work during transitions
- Management of change
- Emergency preparedness during shutdown and start-up
- Measuring turnaround and start-up performance
- Post-event review and lessons learned
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
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