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FORMATION BY CRUDES
Philippe Glénat & Romain Devoisselle
OPS/EXP/PRD/GFP
NO MASSIVE HYDRATE FORMATION IN STATIC CONDITIONS
HYTRALOOP
very few water CSIRO-Perth (Western Australia)
KHI-LDHI to boost
hold-time Hydrates growth
(Kinetic Hydrate Inhibitor) without agglomeration
with AA-LDHI (Anti-Agglomerant)
“hydrate plug prevention”
low viscosity liquid slurry
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HYDRATE FORMATION & DISSOCIATION CURVES
● At TOTAL:
condensate
+ RGR
KHI-LDHI
Test s with constant mixing
exponential
hold-time
evolution
from 0 to ∞
140
x x Statoil comments:
• no influence of WC
pressure [bar]
120
RGR hold time • influence of production chemicals
t= infinite
100 x xx (act on IFT) but 2nd order
80 • influence of GOR due to change in
ZINIA-2 composition then hydrate curve
60
x
water 50 g/L (e.g. gas lift) : but just leads to
40
GOR=50 zones displacements
20 Test s with constant mixing • Reminder: no direct relation
no GL
0 between red zone & line plugging
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
temperature [°C] risk
- Same results if 6
days shut-in prior Test with constant mixing
to 6 days mixing
● While risk inside hydrate zone lasts only 8 hours during restart
PI data from
Nov 2013
planned SD
Restart
with line
full of DO
from F.Papot
ECP study
09Jul2014
ops
cond.
● Valid only when crude is present not valid for just water & gas
- water put in contact with crude remains not inhibited (recently checked)
x xx x GOR=300
no GL
x
x
merci
спасибо
Obrigado
ﺷﻛﺭﺍ
Tusen takk
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150 150
pressure [bar]
pressure [bar]
GOR=100 100 100 GOR=150
50 50
ZINIA
0 5 10 15 20 0 5 10 15 20
temperature [° C] temperature [° C]
200 200
STATOIL results
150 150
pressure [bar]
pressure [bar]
100 100
GOR=200 GOR=300
50 50
pressure [bar]
GOR=500 GOR=750
100 100
50 50
200 200
150 150
pressure [bar]
pressure [bar]
Field LAB
mainly CAMELIA DALIA 706 (UMC)
crude
& few UMC Dalia Blend from FPSO
80 g/L
water 80 g/L
(lowest from 3 Y)
WC 30% 30% & 80%
Recommendation to TEPA
Consider the “do nothing” option, as long as during restarts
- fluids transit inside hydrate zone is ≤ 3 days (12 hours required)
- fluids are at WC ≤ 80%
- sub-cooling ≤ 6.5°C for a P range between 60 to 80 bar