FLOW ASSURANCE FOR PIPELINE SYSTEM

TRAINING INTRODUCTION

Flow assurance refers to ensuring successful and economical flow of hydrocarbon stream from reservoir to the point of sale. Flow assurance involves effectively handling many solid deposits, such as, gas hydrates, asphaltene, wax, scale, and naphthenates. In addition, it covers network modeling and transient multiphase. Flow assurance is most critical task during deep water energy production because of the high pressures and low temperature (~4 degree Celsius) involved. The financial loss from production interruption or asset damage due to flow assurance mishap can be astronomical. What compounds the flow assurance task even further is that these solid deposits can interact with each other and can cause catastrophic blockage formation in pipelines and result in flow assurance failure.

TRAINING OBJECTIVES

1. Understand flow assurance
2. Know flow assurance concepts
3. Understand flow assurance factors
4. Know flow tube
5. Know Flowline
6. Know control systems
7. Know Code and Guidelines
8. Understand Integrity management

TRAINING MATERIAL OUTLINE

1. System Engineering
2. Hydraulics
3. Hydraulics Emulsion
4. Hydraulics Phase Behaviour
5. Hydrocarbon Flow
6. Slugging and Liquid Handling
7. Pressure Surge
8. Line Sizing
9. Design Code and Guidelines
10. VIV and Wave Fatique
11. Steel Tube
12. Control Systems
13. Flowline
14. Hydrates, Waxes and Asphaltenes
15. Integrity Managements of Flexibles

INSTRUCTOR

Ir.  Joko Waluyo, MT., Ph.D and Team