Workshops

All workshops have a limit of 50 students per workshop. Most workshops will be held at the customer site.

Upcoming 3-day workshop – April 8-10, 2024
Complete Analytical Training

This 3-day workshop will cover the complete tour of the petroleum laboratory with hands-on demonstration and extend to the process and engineering side of the analytical industry.

The workshop is $1,200 per person. We must have at least 10 attendees to confirm the class. Daily lunch included. Travel and expenses on your own. We have a special accommodation rates at the Herrington in Geneva, IL. Mention Compass when calling to make reservations.

The upcoming 3-day workshop will be help April 8-10, 2024 at the Compass facilities in the Chicago area at 1020 Airpark Dr., Sugar Grove, IL 60554.

Click here for the syllabus of the 3-day workshop

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Complete Analytical Training

Complete Analytical Training for the Petroleum Scientist – Bridging the Gap Between Engineers and the Lab

This workshop includes a complete virtual tour of the analytical laboratory for the petroleum industry. We discuss many analytical instruments and their basic function and technology. This will include GCs, ICP, ICP-MS, XRD, XRF, elemental analyzers, titrators and more. 

This workshop also bridges the gap that some chemists experience while discussing the engineer needs including reading P&ID, block flow diagram, online analyzers, sampling, and sampling system. 

And finally, we discuss the different standardized methodologies including ASTM, UOP, IFP, GPA methods and dive into QA/QC including repeatability and reproducibility. 

The workshop is heavily supported by real world examples and as an open forum for questions and answers throughout the workshop.

This is a 1-, 2- or 3-day workshop depending on the needs. The longer workshops will go into more details in each section. Each class is limited to 50 students per class.

1-day workshop – $3,000 plus expenses
2-day workshop – $5,500 plus expenses
3-day workshop – $7,000 plus expenses

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Quality Management for the Laboratory

This workshop brings a philosophical approach to statistical quality control management for the laboratory, reviewing tools available to improve the quality control.

We explore the quality systems, laboratory environment, the instrumentations, method validation, and calibration issues that laboratories face daily.

We further examine data management, staff competence assessment and customer satisfaction.

The workshop includes time for open discussion and real world examples in the laboratory.

1-day workshop – $3,000 plus expenses

Sampling System Essentials

This workshop is dedicated to the extensive overview of sampling systems in the process units for online analyses.

The workshop covers a look at the design, considerations, fundamentals with emphasis on understanding the measurement details which will impact final analytical needs, including representative samples, probe choices, time delay, phase considerations, and saple conditioning.

1-day workshop – $3,000 plus expenses