Oil and gas production handbook - Process Control and ...

• Safety report, including shutdown analysis
• Operation logs
• Operator Procedures
• Laboratory data & data from administrative systems.
5.1.8 Training Simulators
Training Simulators are used to
provide realistic operator training
in a realistic plant training
environment. Training simulators
uses the actual control and safety
applications of the plant, running in
operator stations. Plant models
simulate the feedback from the
plant in real time or fast/slow
motion. The training simulator
applications include functions for
backup and reload including
recreation of historical information and snapshots. Offsite training facilities are often
connected (read only) to the live plant to give information from the real operating
situation.
5.2 Power generation and distribution
Power can be provided from mains power or from local diesel generator sets. Large
facilities have great power demands, from 30 MW and upwards to several hundred
MW. There is a tendency to generate electric power centrally and use electric drives
for large equipment rather than multiple gas turbines, as this decreases maintenance
and increases uptime.
The power generation system on a large
facility is usually several gas turbines diving
electric generators, 20-40 MW each. If
exhaust heat is not needed in the main process,
it can be used to drive exhaust steam turbines
(so called dual cycle) for additional efficiency.
Voltage levels for High, Medium and Low
voltage distribution boards are 13- 130kV, 2-8
kV and 300-600 V respectively. Power is
generated and exchanged with mains or other
facilities on the HV distribution board. Relays
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