Abstract
The Habshan 5 Process Plant (H5PP) is one of the four packages that constitute the GASCO Integrated Gas Development (IGD) Scheme. The JGC-Tecnimont Joint Venture was awarded the EPC phase. The project was completed on schedule within 50 months, and the plant was successfully handed over in September 2013. One of the key contributions to the smooth plant commissioning and start-up is the choice made by the JGC-Tecnimont JV and GASCO for fluid contamination control. In the form of liquid aerosols and solid particles, contamination in process gases and liquids represents a major contributor to operation issues in gas processing units, such as foaming. A strategy for fluid cleanliness control was implemented to keep fluids clean: supported by PALL from the design phase, the specification and the selection of filter and coalescer technologies at critical contaminant-challenged locations were made carefully. Appropriate activities during prefabrication, precommissioning and commissioning phases were implemented to minimize contamination from installed equipment. Performance tests carried out at start-up on the main coalescer and filter equipment confirmed that clean process fluids were delivered and compliant separation efficiencies were achieved.
