Training & Workshops

Training:  We make training as personal as possible and of short enough duration that it can be conducted via WebEx, Teams, or Zoom without you having to leave the comfort of your conference room or office.  Although only relatively brief sessions (up to about an hour) can be conveniently accommodated via the internet, these platforms are much more accessible and cost effective than in-person events requiring travel and absence from work.  If you or your colleagues are interested in a personalized tutorial, please contact Simon Weiland via this email link or by phone at +1 512 312 9424 (Office) or +1 214 533 6016 (Cell).  We can provide training anywhere you happen to be in the world.

Workshops are generally half-day to three-day events and are  conducted face-to-face.  Workshops address broader topics than Training sessions and focus not just on using our software products but they also take a deeper dive into the technologies involved in various processes.  If your company is interested in hosting a workshop we'd be happy to oblige and travel to your facility.  Just let us know.  Currently scheduled workshop sessions are listed here.

Upcoming Workshops

In collaboration with DMG Events, Pedro Ott from Optimized Gas Treating and Walid ElMoudir from ChemProcess are providing a one-day decarbonization training workshop with the utilization of ProTreat® process design and simulation tool on Sept. 9, 2024 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (at Fairmont Hotel Macdonald). ProTreat® rate-based process simulator has been developed by Optimized Gas Treating, Inc. (TX, USA) since 1992, specifically for gas treating and conditioning processes.

Please check the workshop information, registration, and agenda on the conference website.

  • Info & Registration

Carbon Capture Workshops (carbonexpocanada.com)

  • Agenda

ccc-workshop-1-agenda.pdf (carbonexpocanada.com)

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this short course workshop , the trainee will be able to:

  • Understand the type of carbon dioxide emissions in the main oil and gas (upstream/downstream) operations,
  • Understand the pre-/post-combustion carbon capture amine-based technologies and their applications,
  • Understand the benefits and challenges associated with carbon capture plant design,
  • Gain experience on using ProTreat® rate-based process simulation tool,
  • Select the best material of construction and fluid condition to minimize the corrosion issues,
  • And more.
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Carbon Capture Workshop with tour of RWE Pilot Plant in Niederaussem
Co-Hosted by Hovyu and Optimized Gas Treating, Inc.
Dates:
 April  7th – 11th, 2025 (Tentative)
Location:
 Cologne, Germany
Cost:
 Euro€ 3,250
Time
 Day 1
 Day 2
 Day 3 (not aligned with timetable)
08:30 – 09:00
 Welcome
 Welcome
09:00 – 10:30
 Amine Absorption – Introduction
Basic Chemistry review and properties overview
Amines overview
Why amines are used for CO2 capture
Types of amines used

 Heat requirements and process characteristics (optimal range of operation) – Understanding the SRD curve
Optimal solvent circulation
Why there is minimal energy
Estimate the minimum energy

 Bus to RWE
10:30 – 10:45
 Coffee Break
 Coffee Break
 Lessons learned from RWE campaigns
10:45 – 12:15
 CO2 Capture Process
Basic configuration (main equipment roles)
Energy requirements
Advanced process modification

 Common amine contaminants
Effect of common contaminants in amine solvents
Solvent degradation
Solvent emission mitigation and management techniques

 Current projects at Niederaussem
12:15 – 13:30
 Lunch
 Lunch
 Plant visit + Q&A
13:30 – 15:00
 Amine absorption – Part 2
Basic Flow Diagram (and some advanced configurations)
Basic flowsheet, role of all equipment
Intercooler, Mechanical Vapor Recompression, Split-flow, etc.
Why use process modifications

 ProTreat Advanced – Optimization and Excel COM basics
 Lunch and return to Cologne
15:00 – 15:30
 Coffee Break
 Coffee Break
15:30 – 16:15
 ProTreat Overview – Setting up a simulation and results extraction
 Breakout Rooms – Hands-on activities
16:15 – 17:20
 Breakout Rooms – Hands-on activities
Examples of simulation a basic flow diagram
19:00
 Workshop Dinner
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Where: Houston, TX

When: TBD

Presenters: TBD

* Attendees are responsible for hotel reservations; however, a list of hotel recommendations will be provided upon request. 

Agenda

Day 1: Gas Treating

  • 09:00 – 09:30 Opening Remarks
  • 09:30 – 10:15 Introduction to Optimized Gas Treating
  • 10:15 – 10:45 Morning Break
  • 10:45 - 11:30 Introduction to ProTreat
  • 11:30 – 12:30 Lunch
  • 12:30 – 13:30 Mass Transfer Rate Model (Predictive power and scientific phenomenological basis)
  • 13:30 – 14:30 Amine Treating - Important Parameters 
  • 14:30 – 15:00 Afternoon Break
  • 15:00 – 15:45 Amine Treating – Blended Amines 
  • 15:45 – 16:30 Amine Treating – Heat Stable Salts  
  • 16:30 – 17:00 End of Day 1 Q&A

Day 2: Gas Treating (Continued)

  • 09:00 – 09:45 Acid Gas Enrichment and Selective Treating
  • 09:45 – 10:30 MDEA and formulated MDEA based solvents for bulk and deep CO2 removal (Syngas and LNG)
  • 10:30 – 11:00 Morning Break
  • 11:00 – 11:30 CO2 Capture — How it differs from traditional treating & unusual behaviors
  • 11:30 – 12:30 Lunch
  • 12:30 – 13:00 Physical Solvents including HotPot and amine promoted HotPot 
  • 13:00 – 13:30 Glycol Dehydration including modeling Stahl columns
  • 13:30 – 14:00 Afternoon Break
  • 14:00 – 14:30 Caustic Treating
  • 14:30 – 15:15 Corrosion
  • 15:15 – 16:00 Sour Water Stripping including 2-stage stripping
    • i. Important parameters and differences from amine regeneration
    • ii. Tray efficiencies - the moving target
    • iii. Phenolic vs. Non-phenolic Water
      • 1. Common Contaminants
        • a. HCN
        • b. Phenols
        • c. Alkanolamines
        • d. Alkali metal cations
        • e. Strong acid anions
        • f. Hydrocarbons
      • 2. Optimal Caustic Injection Points
    • iv. Corrosion and Metallurgy Considerations
    • v. 2-Stage Stripping
  • 16:00 - 16:15 COS and Mercaptans Removal
  • 16:15 - 16:30 Hybrid Solvents
  • 16:30 – 17:00 Gas Treating Wrap-Up, Q&A

Day 3 : Sulphur Recovery Units

  • 09:00 – 09:30 Claus Process Overview
  • 09:30 – 10:00 Feed Preparation
    • a. Refinery vs. gas plant feeds
    • b. Acid Gas knockout
    • c. Combustion air 
  • 10:00 – 10:30 Morning Break
  • 10:30 – 11:30 Reaction Furnace
    • a. Overview of one and two zone furnace designs
    • b. Ammonia destruction
    • c. BTEX & hydrocarbon destruction
    • d. CS2 formation 
  • 11:30 – 12:30 Lunch
  • 12:30 – 13:15 Waste Heat Boiler
    • a. H2 & COS recombination reactions
    • b. Sizing & rating
    • c. Corrosion & reliability considerations
  • 13:15 – 13:45 Condenser
    • a. Sizing & rating
    • b. Turndown studies
    • c. Emphasis on differences vs. WHB
  • 13:45 – 14:30 Converter
    • a. Deactivation mechanisms
    • b. Interpreting temperature profiles
    • c. COS and CS2 hydrolysis
    • d. Catalyst types and selection parameters 
  • 14:30 – 15:00 Afternoon Break
  • 15:00 – 15:45 TGU
    • a. Hydrogenation Reactor
    • b. Incinerator
    • c. SO2 breakthroughs
    • d. pH – to control or not to control
  • 15:45 – 16:00 Integrating the SRU with Upstream and Downstream Amine Units
  • 16:00 - 16:15 CAPE-OPEN Capabilities in ProTreat/SulphurPro and Upcoming Features
  • 16:15 – 16:30 Closing remarks
  • 16:30 – 17:00 Sulphur Recovery Wrap-up, Q&A
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Upcoming External Workshops

 

Photos from previous workshops