FLOW ASSURANCE FOR OFFSHORE PRODUCTION

FLOW ASSURANCE FOR OFFSHORE PRODUCTION

OBJECTIVES

• Identify the components of a complete flow assurance study and understand how they relate to the production system design and operation
• Interpret and use sampling and laboratory testing results of reservoir fluids relative to flow assurance
• Understand the basic properties of reservoir fluids and how they are modeled for the production flow line system
• Understand the thermo hydraulic modeling of steady state and transient multiphase flow in offshore production systems
• Evaluate and compare mitigation and remediation techniques for: gas hydrates, paraffin (waxes), asphaltenes, emulsions, scale, corrosion, erosion and solids transport, and slugging
• Understand the elements of an operability report for subsea production facilities, flow lines, and export flow lines

WHO SHOULD ATTEND ?

Engineers, operators, and technical managers who are responsible for offshore completions, production, and development; technical staff needing a foundation in principals, challenges, and solutions for offshore flow assurance. The course is also appropriate for persons involved in produced fluids flow in onshore production operations.

COURSE OUTLINE

• Overview of flow assurance
• PVT analysis and fluid properties
• Steady state and transient multiphase flow modeling
• Hydrate, paraffin, and asphaltene control
• Basics of scale, corrosion, erosion, and sand control
• Fluid property and phase behavior modeling
• Equations of state
• Fugacity and equilibrium
• Viscosities of oils
• Thermal modeling
• Multiphase pressure boosting
• Slugging: hydrodynamic, terrain induced, and ramp up
• Commissioning, start-up, and shutdown operations