Description
The focus of this lesson is on the equipment - pumps, motors, variable speed drives, control valves, pressure relief valves, provers, scrapper launchers and receivers, DRA injection equipment, and tanks that go into building facilities including pump stations, metering facilities, and tank farms. Students comment on the number of pictures and drawings which help them visualize and understand what makes up a facility and how they work.
Learning Objectives
- Discuss what a skid is and why it is useful.
- Describe how centrifugal pumps add pressure to the pipeline.
- Describe pump curves and explain what they show.
- Explain control valves and variable speed drives – what do they do and how do they do it.
- List three of the four primary meters used in oil pipelines.
- Explain what provers do and why they are needed.
- Describe the two major differences between scraper launchers and receivers.
- Explain what a ACT is and why they are used.
- Explain why many tanks have roofs that float up and down on the oil in the tank.
- Explain the difference between a scraper launcher and receiver.
Lesson Outline
- Centrifugal Pumps
- Electric Motors
- Variable Speed Drives
- Control Valves
- Pressure Relief Valves
- Meters
- Provers
- Scraper launchers and receivers
- Automatic custody transfer units
- DRA injection equipment
- Tanks
Audience
- Company personnel new to the midstream industry.
- Current professional support personnel who want to learn more about the industry so they can interact with those they support.
- Industry vendors and suppliers who want to better understand the industry.
- Others in the industry who want to widen their view and understanding.
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