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Coker Fundamentals Training

March 27, 2009  Galveston, Texas USA


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

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The Training class is 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM on March 27, 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. 

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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 C2 Nano Technology and formerly for Becht and  ExxonMobil Research and Engineering.  As a process engineer, he had 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 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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