Fluid Modelling: Fluid modelling focuses on accurately representing the physical and thermodynamic properties of the production fluids using black oil and compositional models.
• Black Oil Modelling
• Compositional Modelling
Liquids Management: The liquids management study evaluates slug catcher design, configuration, and operational strategies to ensure efficient handling of multiphase fluids.
• Slug-catcher Operation
• Slug-catcher Size and Configuration
• Selection of Slug-catcher Type
Steady State Analysis: Evaluates the system’s hydraulic and thermal performance under normal operating conditions and confirms the adequacy of pipeline sizing, pressure drops, and flow regimes, ensuring stable operation and alignment with process design objectives.
• Hydraulic Performance and Management
• Thermal Performance and Management
• Line Diameter Selection – Secondary Criteria
Transient Analysis: Examines the system’s dynamic response to operational changes and ensures the system can safely manage fluctuations without compromising mechanical integrity or process stability.
• Single-Phase Surge Pressure (Water Hammer) Analysis
• Shutdown / Cool down
• Start-Up Analyses
• Ramp-Up
• Depressurisation
• Pigging
• Packing / De-Packing
• CO2 Depressurisation
• Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Production Chemistry: Focuses on identifying and mitigating potential flow assurance challenges related to fluid composition and evaluates the risks and develops preventive strategies to maintain smooth and uninterrupted production.
• Emulsions
• Hydrates
• Wax
• Asphaltenes
• Scale
• Naphthenates
• Injection points