... the planned and emergence shutdown: To the planned shut-in of the ZB, the regular practice of elevating dosage of MEG doesn t work as to the topography. To the emergence shut-down, method of venting and burning is chosen against the hydrate s formation, which can be also used in planned shutdown when others...

... issues 10 OTC 24250 Wax: Solid seeds provide wax nucleation site within the flowing liquid phase, rather than the pipeline walls Hydrate particles in the fast flowing liquid phase can rub against wax deposits along the pipeline Subsea Separation Technology Maturity: Emerging Subsea Separation...

... Deepwater subsea waterjet technology provides an opportunity to prepare for tier 2 and tier 3 oil spill emergencies and has been developed to enable safe, efficient and reliable means of addressing common subsea maintenance and repair operations. Deepwater subsea waterjet technology extends...

... portion of these resources reside in clay-rich sediments and fracture dominated reservoir systems, and are not generally considered producible with existing technology, but may have future potential with the emergence of new technologies. For a large portion of the world, gas hydrate in sand reservoirs...

...) in a typical oil and gas processing plant. An in-depth study of the flare network hydraulics and FGRU is performed, and the safety of the flare network and relief system are evaluated for emergency scenarios using a commercial process software platform. The risk of several operating hazards such as hydrate...

... assurance schemes, the operator must reduce the poten- tial for blockage of wellbore or production flowlines due to hydrates and wax forming in low temperature conditions. The effective control of an oil or gas field can require produc- tion to be stopped in the event of an emergency or dangerous conditions...

... developments and subsea technology will be challenged to perform beyond current capabilities. Greater confidence in flow assurance technology is needed, especially in transient simulation, hydrate inhibition and wax control. Central to achieving this is effective experimentation on existing developments...

... dissociation using conventional technology. Dissociation in Class 1W deposits proceeds in distinct stages, while it is continuous in Class 1G deposits. To avoid blockage caused by hydrate formation in the vicinity of the well, wellbore heating is a necessity in production from Class 1 hydrates. Class 1W...

... remediation moshfeghian software industry-available software hydrate formation wax inhibition hydrate remediation wax remediation Copyright 2007, International Petroleum Technology Conference This paper was prepared for presentation at the International Petroleum Technology Conference held in Dubai...

... ) carried out offshore natural gas hydrate production trials in recent years. Detailed flow assurance analysis and emerging technologies are required in order to overcome key challenges identified during these offshore trials. Both Japan and China adopt the depressurization method for offshore natural gas...

... of Methane Hydrates. What types of technologies exist today, what emerging technologies can be used, and what technologies are there yet to be developed to complete the entire drilling and production system. Will these technologies and tools make this a practical process for the industry? Why conventional...

... Abstract Anti-agglomerant (AA) has emerged over the last decade as a new technology foroffshore hydrate control thanks to its unique hydrate control mechanism andlower application dosage. However, field operational issues, such asfluids separation, water quality and corrosivity in the presence...

... viscosity, proppant transported with slickwater tends to settle out resulting in limited propped height. Polymer coated proppants and high drag proppants are emerging technologies that can increase propped fracture areas: Polymer coated proppants achieve very low settling rates due to the hydration...

...″ Abstract Subsea pipeline transportation is a subject of hydrates/ice associated problem, risk of exposure of hydrates-related issues is significantly increased in extremely cold arctic condition. In case of emergency situation or technology process failures could result to partial chock or complete...

... technologies listed in Table 2 as if they were commercially mature and technically viable as projected by their sponsors. Each emerging technology was individually evaluated in the respective benchmark development scenario (or other scenario where appropriate) and the economic results were evaluated. None...

..." such as emergency disconnect time, watch circles and acceptable weather conditions. Other considerations such as number of emergency shut down points, blowout preventer sealing elements, pressure testing of equipment, flaring versus barging oil and hydrate inhibition are addressed. Deepwater Regulatory Guidelines...

... resources through technological advancements. I am honored to present, one of the legends of our industry, Dr. Dendy Sloan as our Keynote Speaker for this conference. Dr. Sloan is Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. He is the foremost authority in the Hydrates field...