UNDERSTANDING NATURAL GAS HYDRATES
A One-Day Course for Engineers

Instructor - John J. Carroll

Page last updated: May 12, 2003.
Course brochure in PDF format here.

Malaysia John Carroll and Gas Liquids Engineering ltd. are please to offer the one-day course Understanding Natural Gas Hydrates. This course is designed for engineers and scientists working in the petroleum industry. Senior operators will benefit from attending as well. The program includes a basic theoretical treatment of hydrates and practical applications. To obtain full benefit, participants in this course should have some knowledge of the background chemistry.

The course includes a copy of the new book Natural Gas Hydrates: A Guide for Engineers and a complementary set of course notes both written by the course instructor. Also included are some informative video presentations. Depending on the location, the course includes a demonstration of the formation of a hydrate. Unfortunately this requires special equipment that is not available everywhere.

The details are as follows:


Upcoming dates:

Please check this site for updates on the time and location of the next course.


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If you company or group would like to sponsor the course in your location please contact us for additional details. To some extent, the course can be tailored to fit the needs of your company or group.


The course outline is provided below, however, for more information about the course, and in particular its content and schedule, contact John Carroll at FlowPhase - AQUAlibrium or at Gas Liquids Engineering. To enroll in the course contact John Carroll or via regular mail at:


John Carroll
Gas Liquids Engineering
#300, 2749 - 39th Avenue NE
Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T1Y 4T8



- Course Outline -

In addition, throughout the course the controversy over the need for free-water in order to form a hydrate is addressed. By the end of the day, participants will be convinced that free water is not required in order to form hydrates.