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FLOW ASSURANCE

FlowAssuranceistheengineeringandscienceofpredictingandmanagingtheproductionbehaviorofhydrocarbonasitmovesfromareservoirtomarketthroughthechangingenvironmentoftheproductionsystem.ThetermwascoinedbyPetrobrasintheearly1990sinPortugueseasGarantiadoEscoamento(pt::GarantiadoEscoamento),meaningliterally“GuaranteeofFlow”,orFlowAssurance.

FlowAssuranceistheengineeringandscienceofpredictingandmanagingtheproductionbehaviorofhydrocarbonasitmovesfromareservoirtomarketthroughthechangingenvironmentoftheproductionsystem.ThetermwascoinedbyPetrobrasintheearly1990sinPortugueseasGarantiadoEscoamento(pt::GarantiadoEscoamento),meaningliterally“GuaranteeofFlow”,orFlowAssurance.

FlowAssuranceistheengineeringandscienceofpredictingandmanagingtheproductionbehaviorofhydrocarbonasitmovesfromareservoirtomarketthroughthechangingenvironmentoftheproductionsystem.ThetermwascoinedbyPetrobrasintheearly1990sinPortugueseasGarantiadoEscoamento(pt::GarantiadoEscoamento),meaningliterally“GuaranteeofFlow”,orFlowAssurance.

Inrecentyears,flowassurancebecomesavoguesubjectandwithitspopularityhascometoabroadeningtoincludeamultiplicityofotherissueswhichcanaffecttheextractionofoilandgas.Theflowassuranceseffectivelyhandlemanysoliddeposits,suchasgashydrates,asphaltene,wax,scale,andnaphthenates.Thesesoliddepositscaninteractwitheachotherandcancausecatastrophicblockageformationinpipelinesandresultinflowassurancefailure.Thisparticularlyhappensintheoffshoresector,wherethelowtemperatures,remotelocations,andoftenthegreatwaterdepthsofthesubseaenvironmentsconspiretoexacerbateproblems.

Inrecentyears,flowassurancebecomesavoguesubjectandwithitspopularityhascometoabroadeningtoincludeamultiplicityofotherissueswhichcanaffecttheextractionofoilandgas.Theflowassuranceseffectivelyhandlemanysoliddeposits,suchasgashydrates,asphaltene,wax,scale,andnaphthenates.Thesesoliddepositscaninteractwitheachotherandcancausecatastrophicblockageformationinpipelinesandresultinflowassurancefailure.Thisparticularlyhappensintheoffshoresector,wherethelowtemperatures,remotelocations,andoftenthegreatwaterdepthsofthesubseaenvironmentsconspiretoexacerbateproblems.

Inrecentyears,flowassurancebecomesavoguesubjectandwithitspopularityhascometoabroadeningtoincludeamultiplicityofotherissueswhichcanaffecttheextractionofoilandgas.Theflowassuranceseffectivelyhandlemanysoliddeposits,suchasgashydrates,asphaltene,wax,scale,andnaphthenates.Thesesoliddepositscaninteractwitheachotherandcancausecatastrophicblockageformationinpipelinesandresultinflowassurancefailure.Thisparticularlyhappensintheoffshoresector,wherethelowtemperatures,remotelocations,andoftenthegreatwaterdepthsofthesubseaenvironmentsconspiretoexacerbateproblems.

An earlier study on the behavior of the well is important to ensure problems are addressed to develop the best possible production solutions. 3Phase Reservoir Technologies Sdn Bhd through its fluid laboratory offers production chemistry studies of Wax & Asphaltene to support and provide solutions related to flow assurance activities.

Features

  • Wax Content

  • Wax Appearance Temperature (WAT) – Atmospheric/Live

  • Wax Disappearance Temperature (WDT) – Atmospheric

  • SARA Analysis

  • Crude Oil Rheology (Viscosity (Live/Atmospheric), Gel Strength (Atmospheric), Yield Stress (Atmospheric)

  • Add features – Pour point/Freezing point/Melting Point

  • Wax Deposition / Cold Finger

  • Asphaltene content – Heptane & Pentane insoluble

  • Measurement of Asphaltene onset pressure

  • Pipeline restart at live condition

  • Scale Inhibitor Effectiveness

  • Bottle test

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