... and evolution along the pipeline was studied by tracking the slugs at different locations in the downward pipe. Results were compared against flow patterns predicted by a commercial simulator. inlet condition simulation downstream section flow pattern slug slug catcher slug frequency flow regime...

... module protection module economic gain implementation control strategy operator controller slug catcher artificial intelligence algorithm production loss anti-slug advanced control efficiency disturbance compressor upstream oil & gas anti-slug control control module Hu , B...

... leakage upstream oil & gas pressure drop slug catcher ormen lange field ice formation surge wave flow metering liquid level operation information flow assurance challenge reservoir surveillance production logging profile plot pipeline production monitoring production control...

... are established, damage at the downstream devices, such as the treatment systems located at the end of the pipeline, can occur. It is therefore necessary to separate the phases before they are treated. The purpose of a slug catcher is to separate the phases at the exit of the pipeline and to send them separately...

... reservoir surveillance pipeline transient behavior multiphase flow bubble velocity slug catcher slug flow production control experimental data horizontal flow viscosity slug frequency fluid property liquid slug holdup elongated bubble gas-liquid slug flow upstream oil & gas production...

... OTC 22689 Debottlenecking of the Machar Slug Catcher Dag Kvamsdal, Cameron, Elizabeth Rhodes, BP Copyright 2011, Offshore Technology Conference This paper was prepared for presentation at the Offshore Technology Conference Brasil held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 4 6 October 2011. This paper...