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Scale Control and Management
Course Description
This five-day course is designed to provide your valuable attendees with a comprehensive knowledge of Scale Control and Management in the oilfield. The course will address the recommended practices according to field experience of oilfield Chemists and Petroleum Engineers through E&P companies. New chemicals and technologies will be provided in the course to cope with the industry trends.

 Production Engineers

 Petroleum Engineers

 Field Operators

 Chemical Engineers

 Process Engineers

This interactive Training will be highly interactive, with opportunities to advance your opinions and ideas and will include;

Lectures
Workshop & Work Presentation
Case Studies and Practical Exercise
Videos and General Discussions

Day 1 Introduction to Flow Assurance and Scale Management

  • Overview of the Major Flow Assurance Issues

 

  • scale
  • hydrate
  • paraffin
  • asphaltene
  • send
  • corrosion
  • Erosion
  • Problems and Challenges of Scale Depositions in Wells and Surface Facilities
  • Methods used for Scale Collection and Analysis

Day 2 The Chemistry Behind Scale Deposition

  • Stages of Scale Precipitation and Deposition
  • Common Scale Types
  • Carbonates (Calcium and Iron)
  • Halite Scale
  • Sulfate Scales (Calcium, Strontium, and Barium) and NORM
  • Exotic Sulfide Scales (Iron, Zinc, and Lead)
  • Causes and Factors Affecting Scale Deposition
  • Recommended Field Practices to Lessen Scale Deposition Severity
  • Scale Management Philosophy and System
  • Scale Surveillance and Monitoring Methods

Day 3 Chemical Scale Inhibition or Prevention

  • Mechanisms of Scale Inhibition
  • Conventional Chemicals used for Scale Inhibition
  • Deploying Options (Conventional and Unconventional)
  • Laboratory Testing and Screening of Scale Inhibitors
  • Squeeze Method (Design, Execution, and Evaluation)

Non-Chemical Physical Scale Inhibition

  • Industry Field-proven Tools and Applications
  • Promising Laboratory Experiments

Day 4 Scale Prediction and Tendency Methods

  • Empirical Correlations for Saturation Index
  • Commercial Software Products and Packages
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Studies
  • Machine Learning (ML) Applications

Day 5 Scale Dissolving and Cleaning

  • Chemical Treatment Methods and Formulations
  • Mechanical Cleaning Methods
  • New Technology Unconventional Cleaning and Breaking Methods

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Course Rounds

5 Days
Code Date Venue Fees Action
PE228-02
2026-05-04
Istanbul
USD 5950
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PE228-03
2026-08-02
Dubai
USD 5450
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PE228-04
2026-10-18
Manama
USD 5450
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