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Ebook: HAZOPs Should Be Fun! The Stream-Based Hazop
The GATE Stream-based HAZOP process avoids these pitfalls via some novel modifications to the process. You can obtain a copy of the book here.
Failures Related To API 5ct High Strength Steels
The following material properties are important when understanding the limitations of API 5CT high strength steels: yield strength (YS), Charpy V-notch (CVN) impact energy, hardness and tempering.
Liquid Loading In A Horizontal Shale Gas Well: Prediction, Prevention & Remediation
This GATEKEEPER article focuses on the prediction, prevention and remediation of liquid loading, including discussion of liquid loading analysis.
NACE 11099: Further Analysis on M13CR-110 NACE Tm0177 Method A Test Acceptability Prediction
An empirical method for improving the predictability of NACE TM0177 Method A Tensile tests on modified 13Cr 110 ksi grade martensitic stainless steels based on an H2S/Chloride/pH function has previously been developed based on published data in order to address this uncertainty.
Wax Management Strategy Part 2: Wax Deposition Modeling
The objective of this GATEKEEPER is to provide a high-level overview of the model commonly used in the industry to estimate the wax deposition.
Wax Management Strategy Part 3: Design, Development & Maintenance
The design and development of a viable, robust wax management strategy relies upon the economical evaluation of available management techniques.
Wax Management Strategy Part 1: Establishing Initial Wax Risk
Wax management strategies developed during Front End Engineering Design (FEED) can mitigate or perhaps even prevent these costs. The goal of this GATEKEEPER series is to provide high-level insight into the planning, execution, and maintenance of wax management strategies.
Mercury Susceptibility In Process Facilities & How To Prevent Associated Failures
The mechanisms that can lead to catastrophic failures of equipment in the oil and gas industry due to the presence of mercury are briefly presented in this GATEKEEPER.
Controlling Methanol Contamination In Export Crude
Methanol (MeOH) contamination of crude oil is a growing concern in the oil and gas industry, as pipeline and refinery quality requirements become more restrictive.
Achieving Incident Free Project Execution Through The Use Of Effective Decision Support Tools (DST’S)
GATE develops and implements DST’s to mitigate high risk exposure associated with project execution.
Practical Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Remediation of Pipeline Blockages
One of the primary flow assurance challenges in the production of hydrocarbons is the prevention of pipeline blockages.
Epoxy Coating Selection & Failure Prevention
This GATEKEEPER provides a general overview of the epoxy coatings used in offshore oil and gas service and discusses common causes of premature coating failure as well as factors affect coating quality.
Collapse Strength Of Casing Subjected To Combined Load
Casing and tubing that are subjected to combined loads have higher collapse strength than previous formulas would predict, permitting the use of thinner walled, or lower strength, pipe than formerly required.
Collapse Strength of Casing Subjected to Combined Load
Triaxial evaluation of loads is used extensively for casing and tubing string design and analysis. The paper presents a method of determining the triaxially based collapse strength of casing and tubing subjected to simultaneous axial and internal pressure loads.
Complexity Part 2: Solutions To Project Complexity
In Part 1 of this GATEKEEPER series on complexity, we identified 8 key sources of project and project team complexity. In Part 2, we discuss what can be done about them.
Complexity Part 1: A Cause Of Project Failure
A project consists of two interacting networks; one CPS (the kit) and one CAS (the human organization). We should expect some surprises (emergence) from the interaction of these two complex systems.
Innovative Well Completion Harnesses Deep, Hot South Texas Gas
Efficient access to multiple permeable natural gas zones located in deep, over pressured, and extremely corrosive environments presents a challenge for South Texas operating companies.
Application of Vacuum Insulated Tubing to Mitigate Annular Pressure Buildup
Vacuum insulated tubing (VIT) has been used successfully to mitigate the potentially harmful effects of annular pressure buildup (APB). In a recent deepwater installation, the subject well had lost alternate APB mitigation capability through a series of events. VIT was then chosen as the only viable technology.
Wellbore Thermal and Mechanical Fingerprinting
A method is presented such that two parameters can be used to fully describe the thermal characteristics of a tubing string undergoing an injection or production process.
Artificial Lift For Subsea Applications
Artificial lift methods transfer energy to the produced fluid with the objectives of reducing the fluid density and the pressure head or boosting the flowing pressure.