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Ormen
Lange Offshore. Initial Development
Ormen
Lange
Flow Assurance
Onshore facilities
Slugcatchers (2x1500 m3)
Gas backflow and circulation
MEG regeneration facilities
Pipeline monitoring system
MEG injection control and monitoring system
Pigging loop
In-line Tees
Subsea chokes
Balance/control well production
Control slugcatcher pressure
30 PLET
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UMBILICAL
Pigging loop
Wells:
Templates:
Production flowlines:
Umbilical:
2 hydraulic-electrical umbilical
Slug catchers:
2 x 6, 120 km
Storegga
Slide
Uneven Seabed
Topography
Challenges:
MEG
Commissioning
- 32 hours (expectation)
- 7000 m3 (expectation)
Gas
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First Gas:
13 September 2007 11:00
90
MEG
Start
up experience:
- 89 hours
- 8100 m3
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80
10
70
8
60
6
50
40
0
8-sep-07
procedure:
9-sep-07
10-sep-07
11-sep-07
12-sep-07
13-sep-07
14-sep-07
15-sep-07
30
16-sep-07
35
30
First Gas
13/9/07
11:00Export G as R ate
T otal W ell Production
25
20
15
10
0
5-sep
15-sep
25-sep
5-okt
15-okt
25-okt
4-nov
14-nov
24-nov
4-des
10
Model adjustment
9000
First Gas
13/9/07 11:00
8000
Estimated Field
Data (corrected)
7000
6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
Olga
Simulation
1000
0
Sep-12
Sep-19
Sep-26
Oct-03
Oct-10
Oct-17
Oct-24
Oct-31
80
10000
90
Pressure Drop:
Ormen Lange Operations
70
60
50
40
30
10
Liquid hold-up:
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Higher actual hold-up aligns with higher pressure drop seen in the field
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SC Pressure 90
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Conclusions
A significant achievement for the project team and operations
Robust system design is key for successful start up and managing FA risks:
Flow Assurance, Subsea and Process Engineers working onsite throughout start-up
Lessons Learnt:
Adequate site team to monitor & advise on flowline ops contributed to success
Need for float in commissioning schedules when relying on liquid returns from
large multiphase subsea systems
Acknowledgements:
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