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Material Selection In Topsides Seawater Injection Systems
The difficulty in selecting the materials of construction for the topsides portion of seawater injection systems is associated with uncertainty around the reliability and performance of their associated oxygen removal systems.
Corrosion Modeling Of Sweet Flowlines Part 2: Applications
Corrosion modeling can be performed very early in project development to estimate the feasibility of carbon steel use. It can also augment many different aspects of the design and operations of sweet flowlines. To achieve this, data used for corrosion modeling must be sourced and attributed to the task in question.
Corrosion Modeling Of Sweet Flowlines Part 1: Techniques
CO2 corrosion modeling is a common practice to evaluate carbon steel flowlines and piping, both with and without inhibition, to ensure they achieve their intended design life. Modeling is also used to help determine if a corrosion resistant alloy should be used and can also be utilized to determine corrosion allowance and inhibition requirements.
MEG Regeneration System: Iron Scale
Iron solid formation in the MEG regeneration system has been a recurring issue in wet gas pipeline systems.
Centrifugal Pump Selection Part 1: Total Head
In this 2-part GATEKEEPER series, we will discuss how centrifugal pumps work and what information is needed to determine the pump needed for a particular application.
Centrifugal Pump Selection Part 2: Horsepower, Efficiency, & Npsh
In part 2, horsepower, efficiency and NPSH will be discussed which will lead to a final centrifugal pump selection.
Common Pitfalls During Subsea Cathodic Protection Design
Common pitfalls during cathodic protection (CP) design include electrical continuity, current drain, hydrogen embrittlement of susceptible alloys, anode placement, anode chemistry, and test point placement.
Ballast Tank Water Treatment
This GATEKEEPER discusses various options available for ballast water tank treatment in these circumstances.
Placement Of Sulfate Removal Units In Waterflood Systems
Sulfate removal units (SRU) are able to reduce the sulfate content of injected seawater by filtering the water prior to introduction downhole. There are many benefits in terms of both flow assurance and economics to be gained from sulfate removal
Control Of Flow Rates At Startup
Chokes and control valves are often oversized even for normal operation, and are sometimes far too large to provide adequate control of low flow rates at initial startup.
A More Effective HAZOP Process
HAZOPs are not as effective as they should be. Duhon and Sutton (2010, SPE 120735) identified many reasons why we don’t learn as much as we should from HAZOPs.
Chemical Compatibility Considerations
Performance compatibility issues need to be addressed through chemical testing. There can be many variations of performance compatibility