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... systems. 1. INTRODUCTION By early 2014, Venezuela had nearly 298 billion barrels of proved oil reserves, the largest in the world. Most of these vast resources are heavy and extra heavy oils located in the FPO-HCF. © BHR Group 2015 Multiphase 17 269 Oil in the FPO-HCF is mostly contained within fluvial...

... flow production monitoring liquid holdup pressure gradient experiment bhr group 2015 oil viscosity pipe superficial velocity Abstract Viscous liquid-gas two-phase flow experiments with liquid viscosity ranging from 1000 – 5000 cP (1.0 – 5.0 Pa.s) and air as the gas phase were compared...

... cycling rheological property pour point temperature pour point condition inversion temperature viscosity bhr group 2015 drilling fluid formulation waxy crude oil New insights impact of thermal cycling on the restart of waxy crude oil pipelines V Khosla, M van Dijk, A Wesenhagen Flow Assurance...

... challenge multiple holdup solution exist bhr group 2015 core model evaluation pipeline lng steep inclination gas monetization infield flow line upstream oil & gas inclination international conference liquified natural gas experiment multiphase flow experimental campaign gas development...

... inclination [degrees] g Gas density [kg/m3] l Liquid density [kg/m3] o Oil density [kg/m3] w Water density [kg/m3] © BHR Group 2015 Multiphase 17 327 1 INTRODUCTION This paper presents an experimental study of low liquid loading in two- and three-phase flows in inclined pipes. Low liquid loading means...

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... solution region froude number bhr group 2015 liquid froude number Abstract In this paper we have compared the OLGA HD stratified flow model against transient ramp-up and pseudo transient experiments from a Statoil funded experimental campaign performed at the SINTEF Multiphase Flow Laboratory...

... to support the project, as described in Kjølaas et al. [3]. Simulation 1 Mark of Schlumberger © BHR Group 2015 Multiphase 17 375 results covering the dynamic aspects of the experiments and their relation to the multiple holdup solutions for a fully developed steady state flow are reported by Staff et al. [4...

... to be evaporated) will be quantified. In addition, the possible concentration increase of the © BHR Group 2015 Multiphase 17 391 injected inhibitor (emulsion problem) and the compatibility of the fluid will also be evaluated and briefly discussed in this paper. These quantitative risk analysis results can aide...

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... leak size leak pressure downstream pipeline pipeline leakage bhr group 2015 water ingress rate scenario upstream oil & gas gas egress leak occur flowrate Discussion of pipeline leakage and hydrate formation risks associated in deepwater natural gas pipelines S Zhai, C Chauvet, R...

... the benefits gained in the time available during the design phase. © BHR Group 2015 Multiphase 17 455 It is therefore apparent that the early design phases of a multiphase pipeline system require a methodical and comprehensive approach to steady state flow assurance analysis. The Operating Envelope methodology...

... acceleration [m/s2] pwf Bottomhole pressure, [bara] FD Darcy friction factor N Number of stages in ESP pump GOR . Gas oil ratio [Sm3/Sm3] ESP Electrical submersible pump PCP Progressive cavity pump © BHR Group 2015 Multiphase 17 471 1 INTRODUCTION The production of individual oil and gas wells in large fields...

... of the different components to maximize the © BHR Group 2015 Multiphase 17 487 value of the project. This integration is done both via a system-level optimization of the design of the individual components and via the design of system-level control strategies. The key components of a subsea boosting station...

... in the Valdemar field can be explained by operational differences or the only possible explanation is variations in wax content in the liquid produced by the various wells. oil viscosity flow rate deposition equation of state multiphase 17 bhr group 2015 viscosity sm 3 water cut fluid modeling...

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... connectors), occurrence of © BHR Group 2015 Multiphase 17 535 important pressure variations (depressurization, packing, unbalanced liquid head in risers) and multiphase flow effects (phase segregation, fluid displacement, liquid slugs). In design phases, it is required to model in detail the full...

... is refined. The model can be made well-posed by adding interfacial pressure or diffusion terms, but © BHR Group 2015 Multiphase 17 9 these modify the short-lengthscale features of the flow in a way that may not be physically realistic. Furthermore, the application of these simulations is severely limited...

... the liquid holdup in transport pipes is important so an accurate droplet model should be considered. droplet concentration profile bhr group 2015 production monitoring experimental data equation multiphase flow international journal concentration profile upstream oil & gas diameter...