Introduction to

Gas Oil Separation

Offshore Engineering
FPSO Floating Production Storage and
Offloading

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Offshore Engineering
FPSO Floating Production Storage and
Offloading

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ROS Engineering Pvt Ltd, Chennai

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Exploration
Recovery
Separation/Production
Compression for Export/Injection
Scope of Instrumentation
- PCS / ESD / FGS Systems
Standards

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ROS Engineering Pvt Ltd, Chennai

Exploration

Seismic surveys are used to locate likely rock structures

underground in which oil and gas might be found
Shock waves are fired into the ground. These bounce off
layers of rock and reveal any structural domes that might
contain oil
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ROS Engineering Pvt Ltd, Chennai

Recovery
Oil and gas are less
dense than water and naturally
rise up a well to the surface. In
reality only 40-50% of the total will
do so.
To enhance recovery, a hole
is drilled adjacent to the well
and Gas/Water/Steam is pumped
down (Injection). This helps to push
the oil out of the rock and up into
the well.
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Recovery
Injection
Lift

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WHP

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ROS Engineering Pvt Ltd, Chennai

Separators
By Applications
- Test Separator
- Production Separator

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Separator

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ROS Engineering Pvt Ltd, Chennai

Specifications
for Crude Oil
1. RVP
2. BS&W
3. Salt
for Gas
1. Water content
2. HC dew point
for Water (Overboard)
1. Oil in water
2. Temperature
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ROS Engineering Pvt Ltd, Chennai

Simulations
Process Chemical Engineers
PFD/UFD & HMBT

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ROS Engineering Pvt Ltd, Chennai

PFD - PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM

SAM PLE
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ROS Engineering Pvt Ltd, Chennai

HMBT

SAM PLE
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Scope of Instrumentation

ICSS Design
PCS/ESD/FGS and AFDS
Datasheets for Field Instruments
Instrument/Valve Sizing

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ROS Engineering Pvt Ltd, Chennai

D. Panchatcharam Senior E&I Engineer,

ROS Engineering Pvt Ltd, Chennai

Safety
ESD / FGS
API RP 14C
IEC 61508 Functional Safety
IEC 61511 Safety Instrumented System
IEC 60079 Electrical Installation in Hazardous
Zone

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ROS Engineering Pvt Ltd, Chennai

Water / Gas Treatment

Water / Gas Injection System
Fuel Gas System

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ROS Engineering Pvt Ltd, Chennai

Standards
API
ISA
ISO
ANSI
NACE
IEC
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ROS Engineering Pvt Ltd, Chennai

Research
1. Separator Sizing for Optimum Production
2. Enhanced Oil Recovery
3. Hydrate formation prediction
4. Custody Transfer Metering
5. Flow Measurement to predict the Slug
6. Inference Control
7. Advanced Control Schemes

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ROS Engineering Pvt Ltd, Chennai