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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
Use & Selection Of 13cr Steels
GATE, LLC’s expertise in material selection has identified several important environmental conditions that should be considered when selecting 13Cr steels for oil and gas use: acidizing and acid flowback, flowing production environment, and shut-in environment.
Subsea Raw Water Injection
Water injection is often an integral part of the field development plan adopted for subsea developments, where projects may not be economically viable in its absence.
Keys To A Successful Initial Startup
The Initial Startup is the moment of truth where everything from subsurface to topsides becomes a single entity and has to work together. Design disconnects will become apparent.
SPE 125785 - Effect of THPS on Discharge Water Quality: A Lessons Learned Study
The effect of THPS on seawater used for hydrotesting and bulk storage is seldom studied and rarely documented. The effect of temperature, pH, water depth, dissolved oxygen concentration and various ions in the system is important to note.
Induced Gas Flotation - A Unit Operations Perspective
Induced Gas Flotation (IGF) has been used for Produced Water (PW) treatment for decades. The roots of flotation technology are in mining, where it has been used to enrich metal ores since the late 1800’s.
Flexible Pipe For Sour Service
GATE, LLC has been developing testing guidelines to validate flexible pipe materials for sour service use as flowlines and risers. Flexible pipe qualification requires the evaluation of each material separately in specific conditions, as well as detailed assessment of end-connector properties, and the performance of the flexible pipe as a whole.
Chemical Injection Rate Control Valves
Chemical injection systems are difficult to size because of uncertainties including flowrate, chemicals used and their treatment rate. If conservative estimates are used for all parameters, the injection system may be oversized, at least for some wells.