... and operation of ESP, it is beneficial to be able to simulate the steady state and transient thermal-hydraulic behaviour of the ESP system including the well tubing, the reservoir and the wellbore. Simulations will help to select the materials for the ESP design so that they can withstand the change of pressure...

... complex reservoir lf 2 mass flow rate relative error upstream oil & gas production monitoring production logging condensate reservoir operation pipeline prediction field data flow rate pipeline pl1 bhr group 18 pipeline pl3 reservoir surveillance international conference...

... Åsgard Subsea Compression technology overview and operational experience P E Hedne, A Aarvik, M Nordsveen, B H Pettersen, L E Hauge Statoil, Norway ABSTRACT The Åsgard field was started up in 1999 and comprises the Smørbukk oil and Midgard gas assets. Midgard is routed through two 20 pipe lines...

... x-axis depict pipe number side inlet distribution device operation functionality reservoir surveillance upstream oil & gas bhr group 18 flow split inlet cooler screening methodology distribution header pipe header droplet liquid pool liquid distribution production control...

..., which boost the production from the Mikkel-Midgard gas condensate fields. The production is tied back to the Åsgard B platform. The FAS, which is configured in Watch FlowManagerTM, provides information of the operational process and multiphase flow conditions through the wells and templates, subsea...

... the injection pressure for unloading operations. Different combinations of gas-liquid injection rates are numerically tested to evaluate the effect of these parameters on the injection pressure. The modelling results show that the use of the LAGL technique enabled the reduction of the injection pressure of 83...

...Prolonged gas-condensate pipeline operation below minimum turndown rate E Zakarian, J Morgan Woodside Energy Ltd, Australia 1 ABSTRACT Large liquid volumes build up in gas-condensate pipelines when operated at low flow rates, so limited time is available before production needs to be restored...

... development due to the perceived simplicity from design, control and operability perspectives. FLNG however, brings with it many challenges and when detailed engineering commences it can feel like opening Pandora s Box. Design and operability issues are driven by the proximity of complex reservoir behaviour...

...Operating envelope generation to extract maximum value from steady state modelling of multiphase pipelines J Hinsley Integrated Process Analysis Ltd on behalf of INTECSEA (UK) Ltd, UK L Liebana Flow Assurance Department, INTECSEA (UK) Ltd, UK ABSTRACT Reliable multiphase flow simulators have...

... boosting is a technology that is gaining interest from oil & gas operators and suppliers, offering a robust and effective means to improve production from new or aging reservoirs. As a consequence of increased complexity in subsea processing, the overall production system should be considered when...

... field measurement scenario discrepancy prediction production shutdown bhr group 2015 fam correspond simulation model flowline drillstem/well testing fam temperature upstream oil & gas shutdown modeling & simulation information drillstem testing operation fa operation...

... subsea production and pipeline system and onshore slug catchers to support the operation of the field. The FAS includes the following modules: Virtual Flow Metering System (VFMS): Model calculated values of flow rates (gas, condensate and water) as backup for physical multiphase meters. Pipeline...

.... It is essential to have an optimized operation procedure in place which can lead to a safe and efficient restart. Transient well models are often developed for optimizing the restart procedure. Therefore, understanding the accuracy and capability of these models, validating and improving them against the field...

... to the simulator are often thought of as apparent certainty whereas, more accurately, they represent unquantified uncertainty. This paper shows how stochastic methods combined with life of field multiphase simulation can be applied to the design and operation of surface facilities, leading to more appropriate...

... three wells is combined. The Atlantic manifold is connected to a third party operated onshore terminal at St Fergus on the North East coast of Scotland by a 78 km, 16inch diameter subsea pipeline. Hydraulic control of the subsea wells is via an umbilical from a nearby third party platform with mono...

... Practicalities of thermodynamic hydrate inhibitor distribution within hydrocarbon systems under steady state and dynamic operations S Vahedi, T Wood INTECSEA WorleyParsons Group, UK ABSTRACT Hydrate formation in pipelines and processing facilities is a frequent problem within the oil and gas...

... multiphase 16 field experience bypass area bypass pig liquid surge pipeline pigging production deferment bypass bypass size bhr group 2013 operation trunkline slug catcher flow rate Field experience with by-pass pigging to mitigate liquid surge G van Spronsen1, A Entaban2, K Mohamad Amin2, S...

... followed by a dual 15 m high vertical section. The two risers are connected to the same separator at a platform that is operated at atmospheric pressure. The set-up includes a non-symmetric side-branch T-splitter, of which both the side arm and the run arm result in a vertical riser (Riser 1 and Riser 2...

.... There are currently a few CCS projects in operation such as Statoil Snøhvit field in the North Sea which recovers and re-injects produced CO2 and EOR projects onshore in South-West USA using naturally occurring CO2 deposits. However the authors are not aware of a previous attempt to lay the foundations...

... percentage of gas volume fraction (GVF). An extensive evaluation was conducted on the MPP to test its performance and understand its response at different conditions. The trial test has proven the high percentage of operating efficiency of this type of MPP3. An oil gain was realized from the manifold using...