Removal of Water or Solids in Oil/Water, Gas/Solid and Gas/Liquid/Solid Pipelines Using Compact Inline Separator

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Parimal P. More ◽  
Cheolho Kang ◽  
William Paul Jepson
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Large Diameter ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Stage Separation ◽  
Three Phase ◽  
Scale Test ◽  
Oil Water ◽  
Water Pipeline ◽  
Water Gas

Traditionally separators that are used for separation purposes in oil and gas industries are often bulky in size and incur high operating costs. Latest research has led to the development of a novel and compact inline separator, which is even cost effective. This paper exhibits the efficiency of the inline separator determined for two-phase and three-phase separation in multiphase pipelines. Laboratory tests were carried out to remove sand and water using large diameter, industrial-scale test facilities. For the removal of water in oil/water pipeline, separation tests were carried out with liquid velocities ranging from 0.5 ∼ 2 m/s with 10, 50 and 90% water cuts. At first stage, effectiveness in excess of 90% was attained in each of the water cuts. In second stage separation, an effectiveness of 95% was achieved. For the removal of sand in sand/gas pipeline, gas velocities varying from 4 to 14 m/s were investigated. Here, the amount of sand collected after the separation was 99.9% of the total volume inserted into the system before separation. Separation tests for three phases, gas/liquid/sand were also carried out with string of superficial gas velocities of 4 to 10 m/s and superficial liquid velocities of 0.5 to 1.5 m/s. In this case, effectiveness of around 99% was obtained. Thus it can be concluded that the innovative, inline separation system can effectively remove sand and water and reduces or eliminates the risk of corrosion/erosion problems.

Investigation of the relative permeabilities in two-phase flow of heavy oil/water and three-phase flow of heavy oil/water/gas systems

2019 ◽  
Vol 172 ◽  
pp. 681-689 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Modaresghazani ◽  
R.G. Moore ◽  
S.A. Mehta ◽  
K.C. Van Fraassen
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Oil ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Relative Permeabilities ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Three Phase ◽  
Three Phase Flow ◽  
Oil Water ◽  
Water Gas

Determination of Two-Phase and Three-Phase Relative Permeabilities in Heavy Oil/Water/Gas Systems

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Modaresghazani ◽  
R. G. Moore ◽  
S. A. Mehta ◽  
K. C. Van Fraassen
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Oil ◽  
Relative Permeabilities ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Three Phase ◽  
Oil Water ◽  
Water Gas

Pipeline Bundle: A Smart Solution for Infield Transportation—Part 1: Overview and Engineering Design

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Song ◽  
Z. Kang ◽  
Yuanlong Qin ◽  
Chunrun Li
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Design ◽  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Companion Paper ◽  
Transportation Engineering ◽  
Innovative Solution ◽  
Water Pipeline ◽  
Protection Potential ◽  
Offshore Oil And Gas

Pipeline bundle system consisting of carrier pipe, sleeve pipe and internal flowlines offers innovative solution for the infield transportation of oil and gas. Due to its features, pipeline bundle offers a couple of advantages over conventional pipeline in particular for cases where multi-flowlines and high thermal performance are of great interests. The main benefits and advantages of such system include excellent thermal performance to prevent wax formation and hydrates, multiple bundled flowlines, mechanical and corrosion protection, potential reuse, etc. With the developments of offshore oil and gas industries, more and more hydrocarbon resources are being explored and discovered from shallow to deep water. Pipeline bundle system can be a smart solution for certain applications, which can be safe and cost effective solution. The objective of this paper is to overview pipeline bundle technology, outline detailed engineering design issue and procedure. Focus is given to its potential application in offshore for infield transportation. Engineering design principles and procedures for pipeline bundle system has been highlighted. A companion paper addressed the details of the construction and installation of pipeline bundle system. An example is given at the end of this paper to demonstrate the pipeline bundle system concept and its application.

Application of Wavelet Analysis for Online Measurement of Crude Oils

2005 ◽  
Vol 295-296 ◽  
pp. 417-422
Author(s):  
X. Li ◽  
Z.L. Ding ◽  
F. Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Wavelet Analysis ◽  
Frequency Domain ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Lms Algorithm ◽  
Crude Oils ◽  
Online Measurement ◽  
Oil Pipeline ◽  
Three Phase ◽  
Oil Water ◽  
Water Gas

The correlation method had once been considered as one of the best methods for the measurement of multiphase flow. However, if the behavior of flow does not fit the ergodic random process, the measured cross correlation plot will have a gross distortion when the different components of flow do not pervade within one another to the full extent. We measured a variety of parameters of three phase oil/water/gas flow in an oil pipeline. The change of flow pattern is so complex that the measured signals are always contaminated by stochastic noises. The weak signals are very easily covered by the noise so that it will result in great deviation. Wavelet transformation is an analytical method of both time and frequency domain. The method can achieve signal decomposition and location in time and frequency domain through adjustment and translation of scale. An LMS algorithm in wavelet transform is studied for denoising the signals based on the use of a novel smart capacitive sensor to measure three phase oil/water/gas flow in oil pipeline. The results of simulation and data processing by MATLAB reveal that wavelet analysis has better denoising effects for online measurement of crude oils with high measurement precision and a wide application range.

Implementation of a three dimensional three-phase fluid flow (“oil–water–gas”) numerical model in LuNA fragmented programming system

2016 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 624-630 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darkhan Akhmed-Zaki ◽  
Danil Lebedev ◽  
Vladislav Perepelkin
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Numerical Model ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Programming System ◽  
Three Phase ◽  
Oil Water ◽  
Water Gas ◽  
Phase Fluid

The Impact of Surface Tension on the Oil-Water Stratified Flow

2011 ◽  
Vol 383-390 ◽  
pp. 826-829 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dao Zhen Xu ◽  
Guo Zhong Zhang ◽  
Xin Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Surface Tension ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Large Diameter ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Horizontal Pipe ◽  
Diameter Pipe ◽  
Small Density ◽  
Oil Water ◽  
The Impact

The stratified water-oil two—phase flow was modeled using VOF method in horizontal pipe and surface tension was taken into consideration using CSF model. It was found that the surface tension had great impact on the small density difference two-phase flow even in large diameter pipe, which would lead the interface curved and pressure gradient increased.

Analysis of Oil-Water-Gas Three-Phase Flow in a Curved Leaking Pipe

2016 ◽  
Vol 366 ◽  
pp. 144-150
Author(s):  
Boniek Evangelista Leite ◽  
Severino Rodrigues de Farias Neto ◽  
Antonio Gilson Barbosa de Lima ◽  
Lígia Rafaely Barbosa Sarmento
Keyword(s):  
Continuous Phase ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Particle Model ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Curved Pipe ◽  
Three Phase ◽  
Three Phase Flow ◽  
Oil Water ◽  
Object Of Study ◽  
Water Gas

The onshore and offshore production of oil and natural gas is characterized by the multiphase flow in ducts and pipes, which are interconnected by various equipments such as wellhead, pumps, compressors, processing platforms, among others. The transport of oil and oil products is essential to the viability of the sector, but is susceptible to failures, that can cause great environmental damage. Considering this necessity of the transportation sector of oil and derivatives, leakage in pipelines with curved connections, are the object of study for various researchers. In this sense, this work contributes to the study of three-phase flow (oil-water-gas) in a curved pipe (90°) using Computational Fluid Dynamics. The physical domain is constituted by two tubes of 4 meters trenched by a 90° curve, with the poring whole in the curvated accessory. The mathematical model is based on a particle model, where the oil is considered as a continuous phase and the water and gas as a particulate phase. The SST (Shear Stress Transport) turbulence model was adopted. All simulations were carried out using the Ansys CFX® 12.1 commercial code. Results of the pressure, velocity and volumetric fraction of the phases are presented and discussed.

Hydrodynamic Modeling of Three-Phase Flow in Production and Gathering Pipelines

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose Zaghloul ◽  
Michael Adewumi ◽  
M. Thaddeus Ityokumbul
Keyword(s):  
Water Flow ◽  
Fluid Model ◽  
Hydrate Formation ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Gas Oil ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Flow Reduction ◽  
Three Phase ◽  
Three Phase Flow ◽  
Oil Water

The transport of unprocessed gas streams in production and gathering pipelines is becoming more attractive for new developments, particularly those is less friendly enviroments such as deep offshore locations. Transporting gas, oil, and water together from wells in satellite fields to existing processing facilities reduces the investments required for expanding production. However, engineers often face several problems when designing these systems. These problems include reduced flow capacity, corrosion, emulsion, asphaltene or wax deposition, and hydrate formation. Engineers need a tool to understand how the fluids travel together, quantify the flow reduction in the pipe, and determine where, how much, and the type of liquid that would from in a pipe. The present work provides a fundamental understanding of the thermodynamics and hydrodynamic mechanisms of this type of flow. We present a model that couples complex hydrodynamic and thermodynamic models for describing the behavior of fluids traveling in near-horizontal pipes. The model incorporates: • A hydrodynamic formulation for three-phase flow in pipes. • A thermodynamic model capable of performing two-phase and three-phase flow calculations in an accurate, fast and reliable manner. • A new theoretical approach for determining flow pattern transitions in three-phase (gas-oil-water) flow, and closure models that effectively handle different three-phase flow patterns and their transitions. The unified two-fluid model developed herein is demonstrated to be capable of handling systems exhibiting two-phase (gas-water and gas-oil) and three-phase (gas-oil-water) flow. Model predictions were compared against field and experimental data with excellent matches. The hydrodynamic model allows: 1) the determination of flow reduction due to the condensation of liquid(s) in the pipe, 2) assessment of the potential for forming substances that might affect the integrity of the pipe, and 3) evaluation of the possible measures for improving the deliverability of the pipeline.

Measurement of water-to-liquid ratio of oil-water-gas three-phase flow using microwave time series method

Measurement ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 140 ◽  
pp. 511-517 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chaojie Zhao ◽  
Guozhu Wu ◽  
Haifeng Zhang ◽  
Yi Li
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Series Method ◽  
Liquid Ratio ◽  
Three Phase ◽  
Three Phase Flow ◽  
Time Series Method ◽  
Oil Water ◽  
Microwave Time ◽  
Water Gas
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