Oil Production Training by DAC Worldwide

Oil and gas production environments are among the most technically demanding in any industrial sector. Operators and technicians working on wellheads, separators, LACT units, production treaters, and artificial lift systems need component-level knowledge that goes well beyond what most generic industrial training programs provide. The equipment is specialized, the terminology is industry-specific, and the consequences of mistakes in high-pressure hydrocarbon service are severe.

DAC Worldwide's oil production training line is specifically designed for the upstream and midstream oil and gas industry. With more than two dozen cutaways covering the specialized valves, regulators, gauges, and assemblies found in oilfield production operations, complementary scale models depicting separators, storage tanks, gas turbines, and production systems, and fully functional training systems for hands-on separator operation and instrumentation training, DAC Worldwide provides one of the most comprehensive oil production training tool sets available from any industrial training supplier.

Klein Educational supplies DAC Worldwide oil production training equipment to oil and gas company training departments, community colleges with process technology programs, oilfield workforce development centers, and technical training programs across California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, and Alaska. We help programs find the right combination of training tools for their specific curriculum and industry focus.

What DAC Worldwide oil production training covers

DAC Worldwide's oil production product line spans training systems for hands-on operational skill development, cutaways for component-level visual learning, models for system-level understanding, and dissectibles for maintenance skill practice. Together these tools cover the full training continuum for upstream and midstream oil and gas personnel from basic component identification through advanced separator operation and instrumentation skills.

Training systems

The Vertical Separator Trainer is a reduced-scale, three-phase vertical separator that mimics its real-world counterpart using alternate production stream components of refined oil, air, and water. The system includes on-board supply pumps, a regenerative blower, a static mixer, metered ball valves, variable-area flowmeters, and a custom-fabricated 12-inch diameter clear acrylic vertical separator vessel with accurately depicted internal features including an inlet diverter, overflow weir, mist eliminator, and strategically located outlet connections. The separator vessel is flanged and fully accessible for internal configuration modifications, allowing instructors to change weir plates, inlet deflectors, and mist extractor assemblies to demonstrate different operating configurations. Provision for quick-disconnect pressure measurement at multiple points throughout the system allows connection of optional instrumentation for measurement and control exercises.

The Vertical Separator Training System Plus packages the Vertical Separator Trainer with an on-board 19-inch instrument rack, a laminated front panel, and additional instrumentation provision for advanced process control exercises covering the measurement and control of separator-related process variables. The system realistically demonstrates the fundamental three-phase separation process used throughout oilfield production operations to both operations and maintenance personnel, while also supporting mathematical study of the reduced-scale working system under varying conditions.

Oil production cutaways

DAC Worldwide's oil production cutaway line covers more than two dozen specialized components found throughout wellhead, production, and gathering system environments. Each cutaway is sourced from well-known manufacturers chosen for petroleum industry training relevance, professionally sectioned, and finished with high-durability coatings for long-term classroom use.

The Extended Wellhead Assembly Cutaway is a full-size, fully detailed high-pressure wellhead assembly that gives learners a complete first-hand view of the components used to create a production wellhead. Sectioned components include the casing head and starter head, tubing head, tree bonnet adapter, adjustable choke, and gate-type block valve. Additional assembly components include production casing hanger slips, a wrap-around tubing hanger, and representative Christmas tree components including a master valve, production tee, pressure gauge, and additional choke. The assembly is mounted on a welded tubular steel and steel plate support stand with a strategic viewing window that provides full visibility of both above-ground and sub-surface components, with heavy-capacity locking casters for lab mobility.

The LACT Component Cutaway and Demonstration Package is a full-size, realistic mock-up of a generic Lease Automatic Custody Transfer unit, one of the most critical and regulated components in oil production custody transfer operations. The unit has been purposefully modified for classroom training through the inclusion of multiple system cutaway areas.

Additional oil production cutaways cover the specialized valves, regulators, and gauges that make up production wellheads, separators, and gathering systems. The Wellhead Backpressure Regulator Cutaway covers three common back pressure regulator configurations used in gas and oil service in Xmas tree assemblies and on low-pressure producing wells. The Oilfield Production Regulator Cutaway covers the direct-operating regulator used in separator, treater, and gas gathering applications. The Diaphragm Dump Valve Cutaway covers the dump valve used in oil-water separators and production treaters for automatic liquid level control. The Treater Dump Valve Cutaway covers the on-off type dump valve specific to production treater service.

Additional oilfield valve cutaways include the Floating Ball Valve Cutaway for high-pressure oil and gas applications, the BOP Cutaway for blowout preventer training, the Pneumatic Surface Safety Valve Cutaway for emergency shutdown system training, the Angled Disc Butterfly Valve Cutaway for production system flow control, the Pneumatic Level Controller Assembly Cutaway for float-operated level control training, and the Oilfield Pressure Gauge Cutaway for pressure measurement and gauge calibration training using the large-face, liquid-filled gauge type common in oilfield service.

Oil production models

DAC Worldwide's oil production model line provides to-scale visual references for the major systems and equipment types found across upstream and midstream operations.

The Vertical Cross-Flow Separator Model depicts a common vertical cross-flow separator with a clear acrylic outer shell, showing water and oil level zones, inlet diverters, baffles, demister assemblies, separation weirs, and representative level instruments. The Low-Temperature Separator System Model covers the low-temperature separation process used for water removal from gas streams, with all primary components including liquid knockout, heat exchangers, choke, separators, and connecting piping depicted to scale with color-coded flow paths.

Storage tank models include the Fixed Head Bulk Storage Tank Model depicting a common conical-roof fixed-head crude oil storage tank, and the Floating Head Bulk Storage Tank Model depicting the floating roof tank design used for volatile crude oil and condensate storage. The LNG Spherical Storage Tank Model covers the specialized spherical pressurized storage used for liquefied natural gas. The Flare System Model is a highly detailed scale model of a common industrial flare system, covering the design, operation, and maintenance of flares as used in refineries and other process facilities.

Oil production equipment models include the Pumpjack Model depicting a common oilfield production pump with all primary features including counterweights, double-reduction gearbox, walking beam, horse head, Sampson post, prime mover, and pitman arm assembly. The Sucker Rod Pump Model and Rod Pump Stuffing Box Assembly Replica Model provide additional coverage of rod pump production equipment. The Gas Turbine Model covers the common gas turbine used as a prime mover and supplemental power source across production and processing facilities. The Rotary Drilling Bit Replica Set provides a nine-piece collection of representative drilling bit types. The Phillips Cascade Process LNG System Training Aid covers LNG liquefaction process technology.

The oil production dissectible

The Representative Triplex Plunger Mud Pump Dissectible provides hands-on disassembly and reassembly training on one of the most mechanically demanding pieces of equipment in upstream drilling operations. The dissectible is sized for convenient classroom use while reflecting the geometry, design, and operating characteristics of the larger triplex plunger pumps found on drilling rigs.

Who uses DAC Worldwide oil production training equipment

DAC Worldwide's oil production training products are used by oil and gas company training departments, community colleges with process technology and petroleum technology programs, oilfield service company training centers, military technical training programs serving personnel in oil and gas-related occupations, and workforce development centers serving the upstream oil and gas industry. The product line reflects the full range of training needs from introductory component identification for new field workers through advanced separator operations and wellhead assembly training for experienced technicians.

How Klein Educational supports your program

Klein Educational is more than an equipment supplier. We work with program directors, department heads, and workforce administrators from the first conversation through delivery and beyond. That includes needs assessment, product selection, and support to ensure your program gets the right oil production training tools for your curriculum.

We have direct access to the full DAC Worldwide product line and support infrastructure, which means faster service and deeper product knowledge for programs across our seven-state region.

Frequently asked questions

What oil production training does DAC Worldwide offer? DAC Worldwide's oil production line includes the Vertical Separator Trainer and Vertical Separator Training System Plus for hands-on three-phase separation training, more than two dozen oil production cutaways covering wellheads, regulators, valves, gauges, and specialized oilfield components, scale models for separators, storage tanks, turbines, and production equipment, and a triplex plunger mud pump dissectible for upstream maintenance training.

What is the Vertical Separator Trainer? The Vertical Separator Trainer is a reduced-scale, three-phase vertical separator training system that uses refined oil, air, and water to simulate an oilfield production stream. The clear acrylic separator vessel allows full visibility of internal separation processes, and the system includes pumps, a blower, flowmeters, and metered valves for realistic hands-on operation and instrumentation training.

What does the Extended Wellhead Assembly Cutaway include? The Extended Wellhead Assembly Cutaway includes sectioned versions of a casing head, starter head, tubing head, tree bonnet adapter, adjustable choke, gate-type block valve, production casing hanger slips, wrap-around tubing hanger, and representative Christmas tree components including a master valve, production tee, pressure gauge, and additional choke, all mounted on a steel support stand for full above-ground and sub-surface visibility.

Does DAC Worldwide offer training for LACT units? Yes. The LACT Component Cutaway and Demonstration Package is a full-size realistic mock-up of a generic LACT unit modified for classroom training through multiple system cutaway areas, covering the specialized equipment used in oil production custody transfer operations.

Who is DAC Worldwide? DAC Worldwide is a world leader in technical training solutions for industrial skills with more than 35 years of experience, and a sister company of Amatrol within the Amatrol family of technical training solutions, based in Swedesboro, New Jersey.

Does Klein Educational help with product selection? Yes. Klein works with programs from needs assessment through product selection and delivery to ensure programs get the right oil production training tools for their curriculum and learner population.

What states does Klein Educational serve? We serve California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, and Alaska.

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