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Prepared by:
Josiah LikXiang SooTot
Instructor:
Dr. Keshawa Shukla
Professor of Practice Subsea Engineering, Texas A&M
Input Fluid Data
Fluid Properties:
Viscosity Properties:
Thermal Properties
Jumper Data
General Information:
Heat Transfer Properties
Flowline Data:
Tubing Input:
U value:
Reservoir Depth MD = 25316 ft
Water depth = 4267 ft
TVD = 29583 ft
Arrival pressure at the topside (separator) = 1215 psi
Seabed ambient temperature: 41F
Case 1
Case 1.1
Maximum Liquid Flowrate
Inlet Pressure
Maximum liquid flowrate (Stock-thank liquid flowrate) = 24643.23 sbbl/day
Comparing the plotted pressure vs temperature graphs with the hydrate pressure
and temperature, it can be seen that for this particular operation, it does not fall
into the hydrate operating region. The operating temperature region stays above
245F to 305F.
Case 2:
Case 2.1: Pipesim Simulation = U value of 200Btu/(h.degF.ft2)
Maximum Liquid Flowrate = 24747.25 sbbl/day.
Case 2.2
Pressure vs Total Distance
Analyze/Discussions
1. From the pressure plot, it can be observed that the pressure drop is lesser as
compared to case 1 and case 2. With 50% water cut (case 3), the pressure
dropped to about 11500psi before staying fairly constant before arriving on
separator at pressure of 10000psi.
2. From the temperature plot, it can be observed that the temperature
decreases steadily across the entire distance. Unlike case 1 and 2 whereby
temperature decreases rapidly across 21000 22000ft, temperature
decreases more gradually. The outlet temperature is said to be around 55F.
From the above graph, it can be seen that with 50% water cut, the system is slightly
exposed to the hydrate region at lower temperature and pressure. Hence, various
operating strategy has to take place in order to prevent hydrate formation issues
(i.e. chemical injection, mechanical cleaning, pigging program etc.).