Flow Assurance

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PIONEER IN OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY SINCE 1965
INTRODUCTION TO FLOW ASSURANCE
General_Presentation.ppt
FLOW ASSURANCE ISSUES
CONCLUSION
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INTRODUCTION
CONTENTS
June 2007
INTRODUCTION TO FLOW ASSURANCE
E-F
G
2,000 m
W LOBE
D
3752
3463
3120 (DHI)
3125 (N) 3140 (S)
Reservoir system
(nb of complexes,
stacked sand channel,
lobes)
Slide 3
CL (*)
ODT
Top
E
3384 (ODT) 3463 (DHI-MDT)
B+C
A
2000 m
OUT
RESERVOIR CHARACTERISTICS
E
June 2007
Slide 4
PVT modelling :
Composition set up,
Heavy cut characteristic definition
Thermodynamic package
Laboratory analyses to determine

Crude physical properties
CRUDE OIL PROPERTIES - PVT
June 2007
Reservoir
Burial depth
(Metres)
- 4000
- 250
0
300 - 500
600
900 - 1000
1200
1500 - 1500
1800
2100 - 2000
2400
- 2500
2700
3000
- 3000
3300
3600
- 3500
3900
4200
TLP
FPSO
SPAR
Slide 5
June 2007
- 4000
- 3500
- 3000
- 2500
- 2000
- 1500
- 1000
- 500
- 250
SEMI SUB
DEEP WATER FIELD

ULTRA DEEP WATER FIELD
(WEST AFRICA, BRASIL, G. O. M. )
Reservoir burial depth down to 10 000 m
Jacket Platform
TYPICAL
SHALLOW WATER
FIELD
RESERVOIR LOCATION
Flow rate [blpd]
5,000
10,000
15,000
Difficulty to interpret well

profiles at late life
11
10
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17
16
15
14
13
12
20,000
A45_P1
A45_P1
A45_P1
A45_P1
18
A45_P1
Oil
W ater
Liquid
Gas
19
25,000
08
07
06
05
04
03
02
01
00
RESERVOIR MODEL
PRODUCTION PROFILES PER WELL
June 2007
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Flow rate [Mscfd]
09
Slide 7
June 2007
FLOW ASSURANCE TO GUARANTEE THE FLOW
Environment Characteristic (Cold water, high water depth)
Reservoir properties (Pressure, Temperature)
Fluid Properties (Wax, Emulsion, Low GOR)
FLUID MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO PRODUCE
FLOW ASSURANCE ISSUES
HY
D
VISC
?
O ST Y
Slide 8
CO3--
ASPHALTENES
SO4--
RESERVOIR
CP
FLOW ASSURANCE: TO FIND THE BEST WAY
WAX
R
A
TE
June 2007
Slide 9
PROD
PROD
WATER
June 2007
Field Architecture :
Well drilling centers
Well target
Subsea Pipeline Network
Topsides facilities location
FOR DIFFERENT FIELD LAYOUTS
Topsides
Process Deck
2,000,000 bbls storage
WAX
Slide 10
FLOW
ACTIVATION
EMULSION
EROSION
CORROSION
SCALES
ASPHALTENES
FLOW
ASSURANCE
STRATEGIES
OPERABILITY
TOPSIDES
PROCESS
SLUGS
NAPHTENATE
HYDRATE
June 2007
BY MANAGING FLOW ASSURANCE ISSUES
105 m
GAS LIFT
HYDRATE
INHIBITORS
Separation
Slide 11
Multiphase Pump
June 2007
GAS LIFT
Topsides
AMONG SEVERAL WAYS
- Topsides Requirements
- Flow Stability issues
- Production boosting
- Chemical Requirements
- Pipe thermal insulation
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(m/s)
VLiquid
1.7e7
1.75e7
1.5e7
1.55e7
1.6e7
1.65e7
Trend data
5000
20 000 blpd
25 000 blpd
15 000 blpd
10 000 blpd
PRESSURE BRAN_M42_M41, PI PE_1, 1 [ Pa]

10000
Time [s]
June 2007
15000
Time (s)
P40_riserbase_10Mblpd_lat e_1wA_M42_M41_WC50:
(m/s)
VGas
UPWARD SLOPE
DOWNWARD SLOPE
FLOW MAP - HORIZONTAL PIPE
STRATIFIED
SLUGS
BUBBLE
Pa
- Pipe Diameters
USE OF THERMO-HYDRAULIC CODES TO DETERMINE:
FLOW ASSURANCE MAIN TASKS
Pressure (Pa)
20000
WELLS
&
DRILLING
RESERVOIR
SEABED
MEAN SEA LEVEL
TREE
SPS
UFR
FLOWLINE
Slide 13
CHOKE
RISER
TOPSIDES
FLOW ASSURANCE IS NOT ALONE
June 2007
Slide 14
FA ITERATION STEPS WITH

RESERVOIR & WELL ENGINEERS
June 2007
THERMAL
SPECIFICATIONS
(FA)
PIPE
SIZES
(FA)
CONSTRUCTION
METHODS
Slide 15
GAS LIFT
INJECTION
(FA)
DEEPWATER
RISER
DESIGN
ENVIRONMENTAL DATA
June 2007
RISER
COMPONENENTS
SPEC.
INSTALLATION
METHODS
FLOATER
EXCURSION
SUBSEA SYSTEM DESIGN IS BASED ON

OTHER REQUIREMENTS AS WELL
Spools (jumper)
Core pipe
(tether)
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June 2007
Flexjoint
(taper joint)
Riser bundle
(integral/non integral)
Taper joint (or hinge

connection)
Buoyancy tank
(air cans)
Flexibles jumpers
(dynamic bundles)
RISER INSULATED SYSTEM : HYBRID RISER TOWER
WHFT (C)
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
10
15
20
20
26
25
32
15
20
16
25
32
20
39
26
Bundle
Insulation
30
35
Tie Back distance (km)
25
23
12
15
29
19
36
PIP
Insulation
40
45
20
Electrical
26
Heating
31
50
Slide 17
55
June 2007
Pipe insulation selection based on available technology
23
25
30
33
36
40
Wet
Insulation
Influence of WellHead Flowing Temperature and Tie-back distance on insulation selection

1500 m Water Depth
FLOW ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
60
PRODUCTION LINE
TO LOOP THE
REQUIRES
GAS
Slide 18
LIQUID (OIL + WATER)
METHANOL
DRY OIL
June 2007
HYDRATE MANAGEMENT BASED ON FLUID DISPLACEMENT
FLOW ASSURANCE REQUIRES SPECIFIC

OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES
Slide 19
June 2007
RISER BASE
SENSORS AT
TEMPERATURE
DEDICATED
FLOW ASSURANCE REQUIRES MONITORING

TO VALIDATE OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES
Time (hours)
0.00
10.00
20.00
30.00
40.00
50.00
60.00
P30 test
10
P50 shutdown during warmup
Temperature (C)
P50 test
12
P10 test
16
P10 after 8 days production
14
18
T initial
T initial
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
Slide 20
INSULATION PERFORMANCES
t (h)
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
Temperature drop measured at manifold header during thermal tests on site
ON SITE MEASUREMENT OF THE THERMAL
P30 shutdown during warm-up
19
21
23
25
27
29
31
33
35
37
39
41
43
45
47
49
51
53
55
5.5
6.0
l302
l301
r302
r301
June 2007
FLOW ASSURANCE REQUIRES CALIBRATION

OF THE MONITORING (1/2)
T (C)
Slide 21
TEMPERATURE PROBE
June 2007
FLOW ASSURANCE REQUIRES CALIBRATION

OF THE MONITORING (2/2)
Slide 22
TEMPERATURE PROBE
TO UPDATE PROCEDURES
FIELD PRODUCTION
ARE STILL REQUIRED DURING
FLOW ASSURANCE STUDIES
June 2007
FLOW ASSURANCE REQUIRES TO BE UPDATED

DURING THE PRODUCTION
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Involvement in operational issues
June 2007
Involvement in conceptual studies to support

field architecture development
To Study the Fluid transfer from reservoir to

subsea and subsea to topsides
Flow Assurance discipline has to be considered as a

transverse discipline
FLOW ASSURANCE - CONCLUSION
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OFFSHORE IS
STILL
INNOVATIVE
DONT BE
WRONG
June 2007
FLOW ASSURANCE HUMAN RESSOURCES
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June 2007
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the Engineering
Team ?
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General_Presentation.

58A rue du Dessous des Berges - 75013 PARIS - FRANCE

PIONEER IN OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY SINCE 1965

INTRODUCTION TO FLOW ASSURANCE

FLOW ASSURANCE ISSUES

INTRODUCTION TO FLOW ASSURANCE

3125 (N) 3140 (S)

3384 (ODT) 3463 (DHI-MDT)

Laboratory analyses to determine

CRUDE OIL PROPERTIES - PVT

DEEP WATER FIELD

Reservoir burial depth down to 10 000 m

Flow rate [blpd]

Difficulty to interpret well

Flow rate [Mscfd]

FLOW ASSURANCE TO GUARANTEE THE FLOW

Environment Characteristic (Cold water, high water depth)

Reservoir properties (Pressure, Temperature)

Fluid Properties (Wax, Emulsion, Low GOR)

FLUID MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO PRODUCE

FLOW ASSURANCE ISSUES

FLOW ASSURANCE: TO FIND THE BEST WAY

FOR DIFFERENT FIELD LAYOUTS

2,000,000 bbls storage

BY MANAGING FLOW ASSURANCE ISSUES

AMONG SEVERAL WAYS

- Flow Stability issues

- Pipe thermal insulation

PRESSURE BRAN_M42_M41, PI PE_1, 1 [ Pa]

FLOW MAP - HORIZONTAL PIPE

USE OF THERMO-HYDRAULIC CODES TO DETERMINE:

FLOW ASSURANCE MAIN TASKS

MEAN SEA LEVEL

FLOW ASSURANCE IS NOT ALONE

FA ITERATION STEPS WITH

SUBSEA SYSTEM DESIGN IS BASED ON

Taper joint (or hinge

RISER INSULATED SYSTEM : HYBRID RISER TOWER

Pipe insulation selection based on available technology

Influence of WellHead Flowing Temperature and Tie-back distance on insulation selection

FLOW ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

LIQUID (OIL + WATER)

HYDRATE MANAGEMENT BASED ON FLUID DISPLACEMENT

FLOW ASSURANCE REQUIRES SPECIFIC

FLOW ASSURANCE REQUIRES MONITORING

P50 shutdown during warmup

P10 after 8 days production

Temperature drop measured at manifold header during thermal tests on site

ON SITE MEASUREMENT OF THE THERMAL

P30 shutdown during warm-up

FLOW ASSURANCE REQUIRES CALIBRATION

FLOW ASSURANCE REQUIRES CALIBRATION

ARE STILL REQUIRED DURING

FLOW ASSURANCE STUDIES

FLOW ASSURANCE REQUIRES TO BE UPDATED

Involvement in operational issues

Involvement in conceptual studies to support

To Study the Fluid transfer from reservoir to

Flow Assurance discipline has to be considered as a

FLOW ASSURANCE - CONCLUSION

FLOW ASSURANCE HUMAN RESSOURCES

So, Ready to join

FLOW ASSURANCE HUMAN RESSOURCES

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