INPUT DATA GIVEN Erha Oil Field

HYDROCARBON VAPOUR FLOWRATE Qv(ft3/yr)

104,988,055,281.70

HYDROCARBON LIQUID FLOWRATE QLL(ft3/yr)

312,857,002.73

WATER FLOWRATE QHL(ft3/yr) DENSITY OF VAPOUR v (lb/ft3 ) DENSITY OF LIGHT LIQUID L (lb/ft3 ) DENSITY OF WATER H (lb/ft3 ) OPERATING PRESSURE(PSIA) OPERATING TEMPERATURE (K) CALCULATIONS VAPOUR VOLUMETRIC FLOWRATE QV (ft3/s) LIGHT LIQUID VOLUMETRIC FLOWRATE QLL (ft3/min) HEAVY LIQUID VOLUMETRIC FLOWRATE QHL (ft /min) VERTICAL TERMINAL VELOCITY OF VAPOUR UT (ft/s) FOR DESIGN PURPOSE UV HOLD UP PLUS SURGE TIME (TH+TS) (min)
3

3,208,739.87 44.32 53.06 62.22 39.70 313.00

3329.149394 595.2378286 6.104908422 0.155461639 0.116596229 15

HOLD UP VOLUME PLUS SURGE VOLUME (VH+VS) (ft3) VESSEL DIAMETER D WITH WEIR (ft) TOTAL CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA AT (ft2) HEIGHT OF THE VAPOUR SPACE HV HV/D AV/AT AREA OF THE VAPOUR SPACE AV(ft2 ) HEIGHT OF THE LOW LIQUID LEVEL IN THE LIGHT LIQUID COMPARTMENT HLLL (inch) HLLL/D ALLL/AT AREA OF THE LOW LIQUID LEVEL IN THE LIGHT LIQUID COMPARTMENT ALLL(ft2) HEIGHT OF THE WEIR HW (ft)

8928.567429 35.45824532 4455.318843 52.72207494 0.7 0.747681378 3331.15893 44.65862496 0.049411683 0.018526788

82.54274818 22.59517497

MINIMUM LENGTH OF THE LIGHT LIQUID COMPARTMENT THAT WILL ACCOMMODATE HOLDUP/SURGE L2 HEIGHT OF THE HEAVY LIQUID HHL (ft) HEIGHT OF THE LIGHT LIQUID HLL (ft) HHL/D AHL/AT AREA OF THE HEAVY LIQUID IN THE LIQUID SETTLING COMPARTMENT AHL(ft2) AREA OF THE LIGHT LIQUID IN THE LIQUID SETTLING COMPARTMENT ALL(ft2) SETTLING VELOCITY OF THE HEAVY LIQUID OUT OF THE LIGHT LIQUID PHASE (UHL) (IN/MIN) RISING VELOCITY OF THE LIGHT LIQUID OUT OF THE HEAVY LIQUID PHASE (ULH) (IN/MIN) SETTLING TIME OF THE LIGHT LIQUID OUT OF THE HEAVY LIQUID PHASE (tLH)(MINS) SETTLING TIME OF THE HEAVY LIQUID OUT OF THE LIGHTLIQUID PHASE (tHL)(MINS) MINIMUM LENGTH TO FACILITATE LIQUID-LIQUID SEPARATION L1 TOTAL LENGTH OF SEPARATOR L (ft) LIQUID DROP OUT TIME (secs) ACTUAL VAPOR VELOCITY UVA(ft/s) MINIMUM LENGTH REQUIRED FOR VAPOUR-LIQUID SEPARATION (LMIN) ACTUAL L/D SHELL THICKNESS (inch) (tS) DISH HEAD THICKNESS (tH) vessel thickness t DESIGN PRESSURE (Psig) SURFACE AREA OF SHELL AS (ft2) SURFACE AREA OF HEAD AH (ft2) APPROXIMATE VESSEL WEIGHT(W) (lb)

8.571832088 11.29758749 11.29758749 0.15 0.093999444 418.7974937 705.3624185

15

0.80832791 3.819749586

35.49213025 167.717888 141.5329607 150.1047928 452.1764998 0.999396745 451.9037223 6.000002958 2.185960641 3.812215519 3.812215519 69.70 106927.7049 4776.40341 16654503.93

HOLD UP VOLUME VH (ft3)

5952.378286

SURGE VOLUME VS (ft3)

2976.189143

use diameter D(ft) MINIMUM HV a b c d e f g h i maximum settling velocity UHL maximum rising velocity ULH tLHQHL/AHL

75.31724992 15.06344998 -4.75593E-05 3.924091 0.174875 -6.358805 5.668973 4.018448 -4.916411 -1.801705 -0.145348 10 10 0.517377033

tHLQLL/ALL L L2 SHOULD BE SET AT

141.5329607 451.9037223 310.3707616

Feed inlet

Hv GAS Light Liquid interface HLL

Heavy Liquid

HHL Light Liquid holdup/surge

Heavy Liquid Outlet

Light Liquid Outlet

N L1
Min. N+6in L2

Parameters K for separators operating at a pressure 15P40

Value

Reference

0.35

select liquid hold up time from table for separator TH (min) select liquid surge time from table for separator T S (min) HOLD UP VOLUME V (ft3) +SURGE VOLUME

10

Wayne et al, 1994)

5 0 Udeme Wayne et et al,al 1994) (2012)

Ks for hydrocarbons 0.333 o viscosity of light liquid(40 c) L 3.77

BUT VAPOUR viscosity of water (@30o ) MASS IS ABOUT 82 Assume L/D
c

0.7978 for operating

1.7
pressure less than 250psig

assumed interface at
JOINT EFFICIENCY

11.29758749 0.85 0.0625 17500

CORROSSION ALLOWANCE tc ALLOWABLE STRESS (Psi)

Equations y=

Way ne et al,

( a+cx+ex2+gx3+ix4)/(1+bx+dx y= Av/AT

NOMENCLATURE AT Av ALLL AHLL AS AH D Hv HLLL HHLL Total cross sectional area Area of vapour space Area of Low Liquid Level Area of high Lliquid Level Shell surface Area Head surface Area Vessel diameter Joint efficiency Height of vapour space Low Liquid Level Height High Liquid Level Height

HLL H K KS Vapor outlet

Light Liquid Layer thickness Difference in height between the Light and Heavy Liquid Weirs Terminal velocity constant Stoke's Law terminal velocity constant

HLL D NLL

Light Liquid holdup/surge

LLL

et

Light Liquid Outlet

( a+cx+ex2+gx3+ix4)/(1+bx+dx2+fx3+hx4) x= Hv/D

L2 L3 L4 LMin L PD P QHL QLL QV

Minimum Length of the light liquid compartment that will accommodate holdup/surge Minimum Length between the light liquid compartment and the heavy liquid compartment Minimum Length of the Heavy Liquid compartment that will accommodate holdup/surge Minimum length required for vapour liquid separation Total separator length Design pressure Operating Pressure Heavy Liquid Volumetric flowrate Light Liquid Volumetric flowrate Vapour Volumetric flowrate Residence time of Light Liquid

LL

HL
TH TS tH

Residence time of Heavy Liquid Holdup Time Surge Time Dish Head thickness

accommodate holdup/surge

t UV UT UVA W tc v L HL

vessel thickness vapour velocity Terminal velocity Actual vapour velocity Vessel weight Corrosion allowance Allowable Stress Liquid dropout time density ofvapour density of light liquid density of heavy liquid

nd the heavy liquid compartment

will accommodate holdup/surge

Operating temperature

GIVEN DATA
qo qw qg P T Ts Ps tro trw gas viscosity oil viscosity water viscosity g w o d(l) d(o) d(w) 5000 bopd 3000 bwpd 5 MMscfd 100 psia 90 oF 60 14.7 10 10 0.02 10 1 4.219 995 872 100 200 500 oF psia min min cp cp cp kg/m3 kg/m3 kg/m3 micron micron micron
3 0.009201 m /sec 3 0.00552 m /sec 3 1.637731 m /sec

Initial guess of design variables Le Di hNLL hNIL TH(Min) Ts(min) K Ks Le/Di hvdm hvdo

114.7 o 32.22222 C 273 K 600 600 0.00002 0.01 0.001 sec sec pas pas pas

0.0001 m 0.0002 m 0.0005 m

Calculation Vg Vog Vow Vwo hold up volume(VH) surge volume(Vs) total area of separator(AT) nozzle diameter(water outlet) nozzle diameter(gas outlet) nozzle diameter(oil outlet) Lvz Ln AHLL AHLL AHLL hHLL AHHLL hHHLL ANLL ANIL ALLL

4.998508928 0.107262938 m/s 0.001216283 m/s 0.000760177 m/s

3 5.520392188 m 3 2.760196094 m

12.56637061 m2

0.067184117 m

0.295290589 m

0.08391978 m 1.2489996 m 1.2489996 6.733866372 EQUATION 13 6.319239792 EQUATION 23b 6.733866372 2.1 m 2 6.769920858 m 2.2 m 6.283185307 2.466753278 6.057844775 equation 14

ALLL ALLL hLLL ALLLL

6.247130822 equation 23c 6.057844775 1.9 equation 25c equation 23d equation 25d equation 15 equation 24b

6.021790289 hLLLL 1.8 AHIL 6.574156781 AHIL 6.298059233 AHIL 6.574156781 hHIL 1.1 AHHIL 6.589030706 hHHIL 1.2 ALIL 2.321267541 ALIL 2.451879352 ALIL 2.321267541 hLIL 0.9 ALLIL 2.306393615 hLLIL 0.8 hweir 1.25 Design Pressure 144.7 wall thickness(cylind rical section) 0.021157183 wall thickness(heads ) 0.021061906 separator wall thickness 0.021157183 Gas Capacity equation Le 0.000234428 oil Capacity equation 3.805640217 water capacity equation 2.023961527 Liquid reentrainment Vrmax 0.258242261 oil out gas outlet hvdi 2.25 gas out oil outlet hweir 1.85 oil out water outlet hLLIL 0.05 normal level apart hNLL 2.966753278 cost of vessel 216319.7538 separator mean diameter (Dm) 4.021212842

equation 26a equation 16 equation 24c

equation 24d m Psi

Initial guess of design variables 10 m 4m 2m 1m 10 5 0.34853 2.5 3.9 m 3.8 m 600 sec 300 sec

fixed constants
Lc Lweir hNOR tNOR hs E tc Lh Fa Fc Fh s 1m 0.01 m 0.1 m 30 secs 0.05 m 17500 psi 0.85 0.001588 1 1.09 5 $/kg 3 7850 kg/m3

3.9 3.8

Flow properties
qo qw qg P T gas viscosity oil viscosity water viscosity g w o 110000 bopd 40 kg/s 44.74817038 kg/s 2 350 0.02 10 1 17.46 974.6 767 bara K cp cp cp kg/m3 kg/m3 kg/m3
3 0.202414 m /sec 3 0.041042 m /sec 3 2.562896 m /sec

Initial guess of design variables

Le Di hNLL hNIL Le/Di

200000 pa 0.00002 pas 0.01 pas 0.001 pas

K Ks 600 sec 600 sec 0.0001 m 0.00025 m 0.00025 m hvdm hvdo

Design parameters
tro trw dog dow dwo 10 min 10 min 100 micron 250 micron 250 micron

Calculation Vg Vog Vow Vwo hold up volume(VH) surge volume(Vs) total area of separator(AT) nozzle diameter(water outlet) nozzle diameter(gas outlet) nozzle diameter(oil outlet) Lvz Ln AHLL AHLL AHLL hHLL AHHLL hHHLL ANLL

-128.681694 0.092647641 m/s 0.003207576 m/s 0.000320758 m/s

3 121.4486281 m 3 60.72431406 m

12.56637061 m2

0.182242334 m

0.526868771 m

0.381193423 m 1.2489996 m 1.2489996 16.19816874 EQUATION 13 6.879454881 EQUATION 23b 16.19816874 2.1 m 2 16.79443832 m 2.2 m 6.283185307

ANIL ALLL ALLL ALLL hLLL ALLLL

2.466753278 1.32569359 equation 14 5.686915733 equation 23c 1.32569359 1.9 equation 25c equation 23d equation 25d equation 15 equation 24b

0.729424016 hLLLL 1.8 AHIL 8.403607293 AHIL 6.391529364 AHIL 8.403607293 hHIL 1.1 AHHIL 8.51195135 hHHIL 1.2 ALIL 1.406542285 ALIL 2.358409221 ALIL 1.406542285 hLIL 0.9 ALLIL 1.298198228 hLLIL 0.8 hweir 1.25 Design Pressure 400000 wall thickness(cylind rical section) 0.011524154 wall thickness(heads ) 0.011499531 separator wall thickness 0.011524154 Gas Capacity equation Le #REF! oil Capacity equation 198.4212414 water capacity equation 5.705893231 Liquid reentrainment Vrmax 0.354860028 oil out gas outlet hvdi 2.25 gas out oil outlet hweir 1.85 oil out water outlet hLLIL 0.05 normal level apart hNLL 2.966753278 cost of vessel 117429.507 separator mean diameter (Dm) 4.011540707

equation 26a equation 16 equation 24c

equation 24d m pa

Initial guess of design variables

10 m 4m 2m 1m 2.5 Lc

physical constants and fixed variables

1m 0.01 m 0.1 m 30 0.05 95000000 0.85 0.0015875 1 1.09 5 3 secs m pa Lweir hNOR tNOR hs E tc Lh Fa Fc Fh 3.9 3.8 s TH(Min) Ts(min) hvdm hvdo

-19.64

$/kg

Di-0.1 Di-0.2

m m

7850 kg/m3 10 600 sec 5 300 sec Di-0.1 Di-0.2