Durability Review of Elastomers for Severe Fluid Duties

2003 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 719-746 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert P. Campion
Keyword(s):  
Personal Experience ◽  
Residual Life ◽  
Oil Production ◽  
Oil Field ◽  
Offshore Oil Production ◽  
Offshore Oil

Abstract Durability aspects of elastomers when exposed to fluids under severe conditions for Offshore Oil Production and other applications have been reviewed. Examples are provided of situations where estimations of residual life might be made, and of others where different considerations might be the overriding factors. The approach has been to extend previously-presented overviews focused on the use of elastomers in the hostile conditions of the oil field industry, and made largely from personal experience, to include some work of others with reference to other application areas as well.

Optimization of well product pumpless transportation under offshore oil production conditions

2017 ◽  
pp. 140-142
Author(s):  
A.G. Akhmadeev ◽  
◽  
Pham Thanh Vinh ◽  
Bui Trong Han ◽  
Le Huu Toan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Production ◽  
Offshore Oil Production ◽  
Offshore Oil ◽  
Production Conditions

scholarly journals A Lagrange Relaxation Based Decomposition Algorithm for Large-Scale Offshore Oil Production Planning Optimization

Processes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 1257
Author(s):  
Xiaoyong Gao ◽  
Yue Zhao ◽  
Yuhong Wang ◽  
Xin Zuo ◽  
Tao Chen
Keyword(s):  
Production Planning ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Oil Production ◽  
Original Model ◽  
Decomposition Algorithm ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Lagrange Relaxation ◽  
Planning Optimization ◽  
Offshore Oil Production ◽  
Offshore Oil

In this paper, a new Lagrange relaxation based decomposition algorithm for the integrated offshore oil production planning optimization is presented. In our previous study (Gao et al. Computers and Chemical Engineering, 2020, 133, 106674), a multiperiod mixed-integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) model considering both well operation and flow assurance simultaneously had been proposed. However, due to the large-scale nature of the problem, i.e., too many oil wells and long planning time cycle, the optimization problem makes it difficult to get a satisfactory solution in a reasonable time. As an effective method, Lagrange relaxation based decomposition algorithms can provide more compact bounds and thus result in a smaller duality gap. Specifically, Lagrange multiplier is introduced to relax coupling constraints of multi-batch units and thus some moderate scale sub-problems result. Moreover, dual problem is constructed for iteration. As a result, the original integrated large-scale model is decomposed into several single-batch subproblems and solved simultaneously by commercial solvers. Computational results show that the proposed method can reduce the solving time up to 43% or even more. Meanwhile, the planning results are close to those obtained by the original model. Moreover, the larger the problem size, the better the proposed LR algorithm is than the original model.

Unlocking Idle Production in an Offshore Sandstone Oil Field With Gas Hydrate Issues

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Babalola Daramola
Keyword(s):  
Gas Hydrate ◽  
Oil Production ◽  
Oil Field ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Flow Assurance ◽  
Well Testing ◽  
Production Wells ◽  
Oil Flow ◽  
Offshore Oil ◽  
Production Losses

Abstract This publication presents how an oil asset unlocked idle production after numerous production upsets and a gas hydrate blockage. It also uses economics to justify facilities enhancement projects for flow assurance. Field F is an offshore oil field with eight subsea wells tied back to a third party FPSO vessel. Field F was shut down for turnaround maintenance in 2015. After the field was brought back online, one of the production wells (F5) failed to flow. An evaluation of the reservoir, well, and facilities data suggested that there was a gas hydrate blockage in the subsea pipeline between the well head and the FPSO vessel. A subsea intervention vessel was then hired to execute a pipeline clean-out operation, which removed the gas hydrate, and restored F5 well oil production. To minimise oil production losses due to flow assurance issues, the asset team evaluated the viability of installing a test pipeline and a second methanol umbilical as facilities enhancement projects. The pipeline clean-out operation delivered 5400 barrels of oil per day production to the asset. The feasibility study suggested that installing a second methanol umbilical and a test pipeline are economically attractive. It is recommended that the new methanol umbilical is installed to guarantee oil flow from F5 and future infill production wells. The test pipeline can be used to clean up new wells, to induce low pressure wells, and for well testing, well sampling, water salinity evaluation, tracer evaluation, and production optimisation. This paper presents production upset diagnosis and remediation steps actioned in a producing oil field, and aids the justification of methanol umbilical capacity upgrade and test pipeline installations as facilities enhancement projects. It also indicates that gas hydrate blockage can be prevented by providing adequate methanol umbilical capacity for timely dosing of oil production wells.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document