Course Description
Produced water is the largest waste stream in oil and gas operations, and its effective management is critical to operational, environmental, and regulatory performance. This course provides a comprehensive overview of the latest advancements in produced water management, integrating cutting-edge technologies, operational best practices, and real-world case studies.
Participants gain practical knowledge for sustainable water treatment, covering oil-water separation, filtration systems, chemical treatment, and effluent management. The course equips professionals to select, operate, and optimise produced water treatment systems that meet discharge and reinjection specifications while controlling cost.
What you will achieve
By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the characteristics and challenges of produced water
- Explain oil-water separation technologies and principles
- Describe filtration systems for produced water treatment
- Apply chemical treatment methods for produced water
- Understand effluent management and discharge requirements
- Evaluate reinjection and reuse options
- Optimise produced water treatment for cost and compliance
- Apply best practices from real produced water projects
How the course is delivered
The course integrates treatment technology theory with operational best practice, illustrated through real-world produced water case studies. Participants work through technology selection and optimisation scenarios based on realistic field conditions.
The programme balances separation, filtration, and chemical treatment content with the environmental and regulatory context of produced water management.
Designed for
This training course is ideal for:
- Process and facilities engineers in oil and gas
- Water treatment and environmental engineers
- Production operations personnel
- HSE and compliance professionals
- Engineers responsible for produced water systems
Daily programme
- Characteristics and composition of produced water
- The produced water challenge in oil and gas
- Regulatory and environmental drivers
- Overview of the treatment train
- Primary separation principles
- Gravity separation and hydrocyclones
- Gas flotation systems
- Separation performance and optimisation
- Filtration systems and media
- Membrane technologies
- Advanced treatment for reuse
- Solids and sludge handling
- Chemical treatment fundamentals
- Coagulation and flocculation
- Scale and corrosion control
- Chemical selection and dosing
- Discharge specifications and compliance
- Reinjection and reuse options
- System optimisation for cost and performance
- Case studies and best practices
Certification & accreditation
BII Certificate of Completion
BII Certificate of Completion Upon successful completion, participants receive a BII Development Institute Certificate of Completion with a unique reference code that is independently verifiable. Our certificates are recognised internationally and reflect successful completion of your chosen programme.
