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Coker Fundamentals Training
March 23, 2009
Galveston, TX
Course Outline
Session 1 – Heavy Oil Processing Overview
Duration – 4 hours
Outline
• Process History
• Refinery Integration
• Alternative Heavy Oil Processing
• Feedstock Chemistry
• Cracking Fundamentals
• Process Overview
• Cyclic Operations
• Common Problem Areas
• Basic Upgrading Economics
Session 2 – Delayed Coking Operations Flow
Duration – 4 hours
Outline
• Unit Feed Storage Tanks, Preheat, and Furnace Charge
• Heater Operations and Aging
• Online Drum Operations
• Fractionator
• Drum Switching
• Blowdown Operations
• Decoking
• Types of Coke
• Alternative Feedstocks
• Delayed Coking Accident History
• Equipment Reliability Considerations
Download a
coker process training brochure.
The Training class is 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM on
March 23, 2009.
Although it is the day before the seminar, it is purchased separately from the seminar for $600 USD.
This is not included in the seminar registration fee.
Training includes the Coker Exhibit Hall from 5:00 to 7:00 with
reception and open bar.
Register and pay Online for the training class
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Instructors
Evan Hyde consults on processing improvement and reliability
initiatives for coking clients around the world. He participated
in onsite peer assessments of Coker Units at five refineries
which included improvements in maintenance work practices,
process enhancements, and turnaround scope optimization.
Evan works for Becht Engineering Co.
www.Becht.com and
formerly ExxonMobil Research and
Engineering, as a process engineer, with assignments in
research, and troubleshooting for heavy oil upgrading equipment.
He holds a B.S. of Chemical Engineering from Pennsylvania State
University.
Gary Pitman’s roots are in the Wyoming wildcat days of drilling gas wells. He brought that drilling background into the delayed coker as an operator, then moved on to maintenance and turnaround planning at ARCO/BP refineries. In 1998 he co-founded Coking.com with Paul Orlowski to promote Safety and Reliability in the coker.
Gary participated in the commissioning of the Hovensa Coker in the Virgin Islands. Before long he was supervising their maintenance staff of 185. He has done Coker Site Safety Audits in Asia, Europe, South America and North America. Gary currently consults with two major manufacturers of delayed coking equipment as their subject matter expert for new product development. With his vast experience working with coker people close to the iron, Gary--Mr. Coking.com--is in high demand for consulting on unheading, drilling, operations, reliability, safety and training.
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