S. Atmaca, C. Sarica, Hong-quan Zhang, A. Al-sarkhi
{"title":"Characterization of Oil/Water Flows in Inclined Pipes","authors":"S. Atmaca, C. Sarica, Hong-quan Zhang, A. Al-sarkhi","doi":"10.2118/115485-PA","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2118/115485-PA","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":335535,"journal":{"name":"Spe Projects Facilities & Construction","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130501092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Beunier, F. Pionetti, K. Ardavanis, E. Gourdoux, B. Mauriès, J. Verdeil, K. Lachheb
{"title":"Latest Concepts of Plastic-Lined Water Injection Flowlines for Deepwater Field Developments","authors":"M. Beunier, F. Pionetti, K. Ardavanis, E. Gourdoux, B. Mauriès, J. Verdeil, K. Lachheb","doi":"10.2118/127354-PA","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2118/127354-PA","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":335535,"journal":{"name":"Spe Projects Facilities & Construction","volume":"56 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121558021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Integrated Method for Designing Valuable Flexibility In Oil Development Projects","authors":"A. Babajide, R. Neufville, M. Cardin","doi":"10.2118/122710-PA","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2118/122710-PA","url":null,"abstract":"Summary This paper presents an integrated method for identifying and inserting valuable flexibility into major development projects. It builds upon and ties together recent work that (1) documents how errors in estimates can bias the selection of design concepts, (2) shows how concept flexibility can improve the performance of projects, and (3) presents useful ways to present the probability distribution of outcomes. The proposed approach is an outcome of long-term work on the improvement of design methods. It involves four complementary steps: (1) the development and economic evaluation of a base case standard design, (2) the exploration of the range of outcomes this design might generate, so that it is possible to proceed to (3) the identification of opportunities for flexible design, and then (4) the evaluation and selection of the most valuable kinds of flexibility to incorporate into the design concepts. This approach embodies a paradigmatic change in the way designers deal with uncertainty: instead of designing based on fixed assumptions and then testing the sensitivity of the design to risks; the proposed process recognizes risks in the design process, and thereby develops valuable flexibility that increases the expected value of projects. A case study of the development of an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico demonstrates the proposed method.","PeriodicalId":335535,"journal":{"name":"Spe Projects Facilities & Construction","volume":"160 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114603706","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of High Oil Viscosity on Drift Velocity for Horizontal and Upward Inclined Pipes","authors":"B. Gokcal, A. Al-sarkhi, C. Sarica","doi":"10.2118/115342-PA","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2118/115342-PA","url":null,"abstract":"This paper (SPE 115342) was accepted for presentation at the 2008 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, 21–24 September, and revised for publication. Original manuscript received for review 6 July 2008. Revised manuscript received for review 24 November 2008. Paper peer approved 6 December 2008. Summary The translational velocity, velocity of slug units, is one of the key closure relationships in two-phase flow mechanistic modeling. It is described as the summation of the maximum mixture velocity in the slug body and the drift velocity. The existing equation for the drift velocity is developed by using potential flow theory. Surface tension and viscosity are neglected. However, the drift velocity is expected to be affected with high oil viscosity. In this study, the effects of high oil viscosity on drift velocity for horizontal and upward inclined pipes are experimentally observed. The experiments are performed on a flow loop with a test section 50.8 mm ID for inclination angles of 0° to 90°. Water and viscous oil are used as test fluids. Liquid viscosities vary from 0.001 to 1.237 Pa·s. A new drift velocity model is proposed for high oil viscosity for horizontal and upward inclined pipes. The experimental results are used to evaluate the performances of proposed model for drift velocity. The calculated drift velocities are compared very well with the experimental results. The proposed model could be easily implemented into translational velocity equation. It should improve the existing two-phase flow models in the development and maintenance of heavy oil fields.","PeriodicalId":335535,"journal":{"name":"Spe Projects Facilities & Construction","volume":"131 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129590673","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Cliff Head Field Development--Flow Assurance and Production Chemistry Challenges in a Marginal Field Context","authors":"Simon Daniel, J. Roberts","doi":"10.2118/115612-PA","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2118/115612-PA","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":335535,"journal":{"name":"Spe Projects Facilities & Construction","volume":"74 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127168145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Paraffin Cleanout in a Single Subsea Flowline Using Xylene","authors":"J. C. Bailey, S. J. Allenson","doi":"10.2118/125131-PA","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2118/125131-PA","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":335535,"journal":{"name":"Spe Projects Facilities & Construction","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124020375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Corrosion Management for Aging Pipelines--Experience From the Forties Field","authors":"J. Marsh, T. Teh, S. Ounnas, M. Richardson","doi":"10.2118/114141-PA","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2118/114141-PA","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":335535,"journal":{"name":"Spe Projects Facilities & Construction","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114102958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigation of Swirl Flows Applied to the Oil and Gas Industry","authors":"M. Surendra, G. Falcone, C. Teodoriu","doi":"10.2118/115938-PA","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2118/115938-PA","url":null,"abstract":"The work presented in this paper is part of a larger research project which is aimed at finding solutions to problems associated with liquid loading, erosion at pipe bends caused by sand particles, and phase separation. The work uses computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to design solutions that can reduce or eliminate the aforementioned problems. Here, the results from CFD simulations of two-phase air and water flows are critically analyzed through comparison with the results from experiments carried out by Falcone et al. (2003) using the ANUMET* concept. The entire experimental setup is modeled within the CFD simulation and flow rates for water and air are taken from the data used for the experiments. Important variables such as pressure drop and fluid film thickness, which were monitored closely during the experiments, are obtained from the CFD simulations and compared with the experimental results. The results presented in this paper provide insights into the physics of two-phase swirl flows, identifying areas of research that still need to be addressed.","PeriodicalId":335535,"journal":{"name":"Spe Projects Facilities & Construction","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117103051","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Study of the Effect of Inhibitors on Erosion-Corrosion in CO2-Saturated Condition with Sand","authors":"Chun Wang, A. Neville","doi":"10.2118/114081-PA","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2118/114081-PA","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":335535,"journal":{"name":"Spe Projects Facilities & Construction","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125143983","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}