CGE 665 Facilities Engineering

Subsea Production System

OVERVIEW

The concept of subsea field development was suggested in

the early 1970s by placing wellhead and production
equipment on the seabed with some or all components
encapsulated in a sealed chamber.

The hydrocarbon produced would then flow from the well to

a nearby processing facility, either on land or on an existing
offshore platform.

This concept was the start of subsea engineering, and

systems that have a well and associated equipment below
the water surface are referred as subsea production systems
SUBSEA CATEGORIZATION

Subsea field development can be categorized according to

the water depth:

A field is considered a shallow-water subsea

development if the water depth at the location is less than
200 m (656 ft). In practice, shallow water is the water
depth within a divers reach.
A field is considered a deepwater subsea development if
the water depth ranges between 200 and 1500 m (656 and
5000 ft);
Ultra-deepwater subsea developments are those in
which the water depths are greater than 1500 m (5000 ft).
The difference between shallow-water and deepwater field developments in
terms of design considerations are listed below.
 SPS COMPONENTS

A subsea production system consists of a subsea completed well, seabed

wellhead, subsea production tree, subsea tie-in to flowline system, and
subsea equipment and control facilities to operate the well.

It can range in complexity from a single satellite well with a flowline linked to a
fixed platform, FPSO (Floating Production, Storage and Offloading), or onshore
facilities, to several wells on a template or clustered around a manifold that
transfer to a fixed or floating facility or directly to onshore facilities.

Subsea Production System Components:

Subsea Christmas trees and wellhead systems;

Umbilical and riser systems;
Subsea manifolds and jumper systems;
Tie-in and flowline systems;
Control systems;
Subsea installation.
SPS SEGMENT
SUBSEA PRODUCTION SYSTEM
MAJOR COMPONENTS
A. PRODUCTION
1. HORIZONTAL CHRISTMAS TREE
2. MANIFOLDS
3. RIGID JUMPERS
B. HYDRAULICS/CHEMICALS
1. UMBILICALS
2. UMBILICAL TERMINATION HEAD (UTH)
3. SUBSEA DISTRIBUTION UNIT (SDU)
4. HYDRAULIC FLYING LEADS (HFL)

C. POWER/CONTROLS

1. ELECTRICAL FLYING LEADS (EFL)

2. SUBSEA CONTROL MODULE (SCM)
 RIGID JUMPER
XMAS TREE

MANIFOLD

FLYING LEADS
Subsea Distribution
Unit (SDU)

Umbilical Termination Head (UTH)

 SUBSEA DEVELOPMENT
SIMPLIFIED SINGLE WELL SUBSEA FIELD DEVELOPMENT
FLOWRATE OIL, GAS, WATER
HYDRAULICS/ OIL/GAS
CHEMICALS FACILITIES
SURFACE EQUIPMENT

UMBILICAL

DISTRIBUTION
UNIT
RISER
CONTROL
MODULE

XMAS TREES MANIFOLDS FLOWLINES

DOWNHOLE PRESSURE/
EQUIPMENT TEMPERATURE HYDRAULICS/CHEMICALS
ELECTRONICS SIGNALS/POWER
HYDROCARBON
SUBSEA DEVELOPMENT
PRODUCTION

OIL/GAS
FACILITIES

RISER

XMAS TREES MANIFOLDS FLOWLINES

HYDROCARBON
HORIZONTAL XMAS TREE
PRODUCTION MANIFOLD
 SUBSEA DEVELOPMENT
HYDRAULICS/CHEMICALS

HYDRAULICS/
CHEMICALS

UMBILICAL

DISTRIBUTION
UNIT

XMAS TREES

DOWNHOLE
EQUIPMENT HYDRAULICS/CHEMICALS
 Anumbilicalcable orumbilicalis a
Umbilical Services cable and/or hose which supplies
required consumables to an
apparatus

WIRE
HPA
AMON spare
MeOH
WI2 WIRES AMON spare
MeOH WIRE

QUAD2 LPB QUAD1 HPB HPA

LPA QUAD2 QUAD1
WIRE

WI1 WIRES LPB LPA

SI/CI
WIRES
WI4 WI3
HPB WIRE

UM01 UM03, 04, 05

UMBILICALS CROSS SECTION

Umbilical Termination Header (UTH)
Subsea Distribution Unit (SDU)
SUBSEA DEVELOPMENT
POWER/CONTROLS
FLOWRATE OIL, GAS, WATER

SURFACE EQUIPMENT

UMBILICAL

DISTRIBUTION
UNIT

CONTROL
MODULE

XMAS TREES MANIFOLDS

DOWNHOLE PRESSURE/
EQUIPMENT TEMPERATURE
ELECTRONICS SIGNALS/POWER
Flying Leads

ELECTRICAL FLYING LEADS

HYDRAULIC FLYING LEAD

SUBSEA DISTRIBUTION UNIT

UMBILICAL TERMINATION (SDU)
HEAD (UTH)

HYDRAULIC FLYING LEAD CONNECTOR

(COBRAHEAD)
 The productioncontrolsystem consists of
Subsea Control Module (SCM) topsidecontrols, power equipment,Subsea Control
Modules(SCM) and sensors as well assubseaelectrical
and hydraulic distribution equipment.
References:

Subsea Engineering Handbook 2010 Elsevier Inc.

ISBN 978-1-85617-689-7, doi:10.1016/B978-1-85617-689-7.10001-9

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