KPGI PROCESS PRESENTATION

INTRODUCTION TO OIL AND GAS WITH SPECIAL

MENTION OF 9 WELL PLATFORM PROJECT
Name of presenter: A.Baxi
Date: 25th Jan 2005
 Objective of this Presentation

To familarise Level I (entry level) process engineer with basic

elements of oil and gas process design.

To highlight key areas of process design for a production facility for oil
and gas

To serve as a introduction for further reading on the subject

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 Introduction

In this presentation typical production facility is discussed

Processing of oil and gas on the platform is not a part of this

presentation

The elements discussed in the presentation are

Drilling and production

Facilities on production platform

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 Drilling

Drilling of an oil well is a specialised activity. This is done by a Drilling Rig

The driller caps the well by installing a Casing

The Casing consist of the following

A number of concentric pipes called Strings

Production tubing

Casing head

Each of these are depicted in the following slides

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 Well shown with Casing

Fig 1

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 Tubing (Dual production) installed in
Production String
Fig 2

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 Casing Head

Fig 3

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 Christmas Tree Assembly (Typical)

Fig 4

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 Typical P&ID depiction

Fig 5

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 Scope of Process work

Typically scope of process work starts from down

stream of the choke valve

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Block flow Diagram
Gas out let

Test Header
Test Separator

Liquid outlet

Flow Arm

Production Header

Wells

Departing Production Pipeline

Launcher / Receiver

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 Well fluid composition

The well fluid may contain any or all of the following

Desirable constituents
Oil
Gas
Undesirable constituents
Water (not required)
H2S (corrosion)
CO2 (corrosion)
Sand (abrasive)
Wax etc (plugging)

Process design objective is to optimise extraction of oil

and gas considering the effect of the undesirable
constituents

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Major Process constituents of production platform

Well testing
Production
Utility systems
Vent system
Drain system
Fire fighting arrangements
Emergency shutdown system
Production enhancement techniques

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 Well Testing

Objective : To test the well for production quality

Test Header
Test Separator
MPFM

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 Production

Objective : To produce oil and gas and route it to

the departing pipeline

Production Manifold
Production Launcher

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 Utility Systems

Objective : To provide utilities for enabling

uninterrupted production

Instrument and utility gas system

Chemical dosing system
Diesel Storage for Crane
Power : From solar cells and battery backup

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 Vent System

Objective : To provide safe passage to

hydrocarbon vents during normal and
emergencey scenarios

Vent Boom
Liquid seal Pot
CO2 Snuffing system
Flame arrestors

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 Drain system

Objective : To safely dispose hydrocarbon drains

Open Hydrocarbon Drains

Closed Hydrocarbon Drains
Open Deck Drains
Drain collection sump and pumps

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 Fire Fighting Arrangement

Objective
Primary : To ensure safe evacuation of personnel on the
platform
Secondary : To protect the Vessels and structure from
overheating and colapse by providing a water spray

Fire and Gas Detectors (20% and 60% LEL)

Fire water Deluge system (only if water is available)
Foam System (only if water is available)
Dry Chemical system
Poratable fire extinguishers
Alarm and Shutdown system

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 Emergency Shutdown System

Objective : To ensure safe shutdown of the

platform in event of an emergency

ESD 0 : Fire shutdown Abandon Platform

ESD 1 : Confirmed Gas Detection (60% LEL)
ESD 2 : Manual shutdown

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 Production Enhancement Techniques

Objective : To enhance production of marginal or

depleted fields

Water injection
Gas injection
Lift gas

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