Steven Ayres, P. Eng. Principal Engineer– Amine Treating Steve has close to 15 years of ex-perience providing expert guid-ance on project scoping, opera-tional optimization, sample collec-

tion, commissioning and start-up, plant trouble-shooting and process design. Steve specializes in amine plant optimization and troubleshooting, gas and liquid sampling of sulphur and amine, and dew point testing for EG refrigeration sys-tems.

Canada Suite 102, 12 Manning Close N.E.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2E 7N6

Europe Katwijkerbroek 49a

2223XN Katwijk The Netherlands

United States 351 B Columbia Memorial Parkway

Kemah, Texas USA 77565

South America

Andalue 1620 - San Pedro de la Paz, Chile

Meet Your Speakers

2020 Technical Training Seminar

To register and for seminar dates at a location near you please visit our website at

www.SulphurExperts.com

+1 403 215 8400

Paula.Zaharko@SulphurExperts.com

SESSION I: FUNDAMENTALS

• Process Principles

• Amine Types & Chemistry

• Equipment Review, Important Design Features

• Filtration and Separation with Particu-late Filters and Activated Carbon

SESSION II: AMINE PLANT OPERATION

• Parameters and Understanding of Op-erating Conditions

• Liquid-Liquid Treating

• Amine Based Tail Gas Treating

• Energy Conservation

SESSION III: AMINE PLANT TROUBLESHOOTING

• What you can and should learn from your amine analysis (routine and de-tailed)

• Solution Degradation and Heat Stable Salts (Formation & Control Measures)

• In most locations an afternoon group function will be arranged to allow dele-gates to recover from the hectic pace of the schedule

SESSION IV: AMINE PLANT TROUBLESHOOTING

• Foaming Troubleshooting and Preven-tion

• Reduction of Amine Losses

• Corrosion Control and Case Studies

• Iron Sulphides: Friend or Foe?

SESSION V: SOUR WATER STRIPPING

• Sour Water Stripping - Design and Op-eration

• Sour Water Stripping Troubleshooting

• Environmental Issues

Amine Topics

Ben Spooner, B.Sc., P. Eng. Principal Engineer– Amine Treating Ben has experience providing technical support to the amine in-dustry as an operator, technical specialist and as a consulting engi-

neer. He joined Amine Experts in 2003 and has worked in over 25 countries on hundreds of vari-ous amine systems, providing expert assistance and advice regarding plant operations, trouble-shooting, optimization and operator training.

Michael Sheilan, B.Sc., P. Eng. Principal Engineer– Amine Treating Mike has 35 years of experience in all aspects of the natural gas pro-cessing Industry, primarily in rela-

tion to the chemicals used to treat gas and the processes that use these chemicals. He provides expert advice and consulting services in the area of hydrate control, gas dehydration, gas and liq-uid sweetening, hydrocarbon recovery and sul-phur plant operations.

Philip Le Grange, B.Sc, M.Sc Principal Engineer– Amine Treating Philip has close to 15 years of ex-perience in the oil and gas industry. He has performed onsite trouble-shooting and testing on over 100

amine systems and has published articles in the PTQ, TCE, Hydrocarbon Management and Sul-phur journals as well as several conference pro-ceedings. He holds a masters degree in chemical engineering and is the Sulphur Experts subject matter expert on sour water stripping.

Amine Treating and Sour Water Stripping

From Inlet Separation to Outlet Production and Everything In-between

Amine Experts has earned a worldwide reputation as the leader in providing independent, analytical and process engineering support to operators of amine and sour water stripping

systems. Our engineers specialize in troubleshooting process issues and optimizing system performance. The Amine Treating course has been accepted enthusiastically by industry

and has now been presented 60+ times at locations around the world. Amine Experts’ engineers are well-established as international authorities and have presented spe-

cialized training on this subject for 15+ years. Their extensive project experience provides unmatched insight into all aspects of process design, facility operation, trouble-

shooting and optimization.

Contractor

Acid Gas

Contactor

Sweet gas

Treated Gas Knock Out Drum (Session I) Function, Description, Design Proper Operation, Troubleshooting. Optimization, etc.

Sour Gas

Inlet Separator

Rich Amine Flash Tank

Surge Tank

Flash Gas

HC

Rich Amine

Lean / Rich Exchanger

Lean Amine

Regenerator

Reboiler

Reflux Accumulator

Acid Gas

Absorber/Contactor (Session I, II, IV, V) Types of Internals, Design Parameters, Operating Ranges and Set Points Understanding Temperature Profile and Phase Envelopes Troubleshooting Foaming, Fouling, Corrosion,

etc.

Inlet Separation (Session I) Mechanisms of Separation Types, Design and Proper Operation Details on Maintenance, Mist Eliminators, Water Wash, Knock-Out Drums, etc.

Flash Tank (Session I and II) Purpose, Design and Proper Operation Residence Time, Skimming and Off-gas

Lean Rich Exchangers (Session I, II and IV) Purpose , Types and Design Parameters Proper Maintenance and Operation Troubleshooting the Cause and Effects of Fouling

Filtration (Session I) Types, Function and Design Installation, Service and Maintenance Carbon Beds, Types of Media, etc

Reboiler (Session I, II and V) Types, Design Parameters, etc Operating Ranges and Set Points Troubleshooting Foaming, Foul-ing, Corrosion, etc

Regenerator/Stripper (session I, II, IV and V) Function and Design Operating Parameters and Set-Points Understanding Reflux Ratios Troubleshooting Foaming, Fouling, Corrosion, etc.

Reflux Accumulator and Over-head Condenser (Session I and II) Function and Safety Proper Operating Parameters, purge control

Additional Topics (Session II, III, IV, and V) Amine Types, Selection and Chemistry, Amine Losses and Degradation Products, Proper Operation of a Liquid/Liquid Treater and TGTU, Interpreting Routine Amine Analysis, Optimize and Troubleshoot Using a Process Simu-lator, Sour Water Stripper Design, Operation and Troubleshooting

Lean Amine