SUBSEA PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY TO INCREAS OIL RECOVERY

Ove Jahnsen FMC Technologies

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Introduction Value drivers System descriptions Maturity Projects

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Using Subsea Processing to Enable New Development and Increase Oil Recovery

Greenfield challenges:
Heavy oil Low reservoir pressure Hydrate formation

Opportunity to Enable New Development

Brownfield challenges:
Declining oil & gas production Increasing water production Constrained topside facilities

Opportunity to Increase Oil Recovery

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Subsea Processing Value Drivers

Accelerates production Increases recovery Lowers infrastructure costs Enabler for challenging fields
Long distance tie-backs Low pressure reservoirs Flow assurance mitigation High water production De-bottle necking of topside

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Subsea Processing Technology Areas

Compression Station

Key Core Technology Areas Boosting Separation Compression Key Enabling Technology Areas Power Controls Advanced Subsea Infrastructure
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Boosting Station

Power

Separation Station Process Controls & Automation

Effect of separation and boosting to production

Pressure

WHP

Limit of natural production

Limit of natural production with subsea water separation Boosting dp requirement Boosted production Boosting dp requirement with water separation

Flowing backpressure With subsea water separation

Minimum separator operating pressure

Flow

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Subsea Boosting
Main drivers:
Low pressure reservoirs Declining reservoir pressure Increasing watercut Increase and accelerate production

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L/L Separation And Water Reinjection

Main drivers:
De-bottelnecking of topside system Increasing watercut Declining reservoir pressure Reduce backpressure Water injection Add tie-backs to existing infrastucture Remove sand from flowlines and risers
TORDIS

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G/L Separation And Liquid Boosting

Main Drivers:
Low pressure reservoirs Decreasing reservoir pressure Heavy Oil Depressurization necessary due to hydrate formation Stabilize production, i.e damp slug flow Reduce power consumption by single phase boosting
PAZFLOR

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Gas Compression
Main Drivers:
Decreasing reservoir pressure Maintain gas velocity to avoid liquid accumulation in flowlines Reduce need for water injection or pressure support Avoid surface installations: Subsea to beach Long step-outs possible

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Subsea Processing Major Projects

Tordis sgard
Brownfield Gas/Oil/Water/Sand Separation Boosting/Water Injection Installed 2007

Brownfield
Gas Compression To be installed 2015

Troll Pilot
Brownfield Gas/Oil/Water/Sand Separation Water Injection Installed 2001

Perdido
Greenfield

Marimba VASPS Brownfield Gas/Liquid Separation Boosting to topside Installed 2001

Gas/Liquid Separation Boosting to topside Installed 2010

Pazflor
Greenfield Gas/Liquid Separation Boosting to topside Installed 2011

Marlim
Brownfield Gas/Oil/Water/Sand Separation Water Injection Installed 2012

BC-10 Ph 1 & 2
Greenfield Gas/Liquid Separation Boosting to topside Installed 2009

Greenfield

Brownfield

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Example 1 - Statoil Tordis

3 phase separation + WI & Boosting

FIRST SEMI SEMI-COMPACT SEPARATOR WITH SAND MANAGMENT

Project Overview
Water Depth: Step Out: Process Capacity: MultiPhase Pump: 220 meter 12 km 200 000 bbl/day Helico-Axial 1.8 MW p 30 bar OiW 1000 ppm Sand Removal System: Max 500 kg/day

Challenges solved:
Increasing water production Declining pressure in wells Limited topside water handling capacity Sand production
SSBI Station: Height: 19 m Length: 48 m Depth: 28 m Weight: 1200 tons

Water Injection Pump : Single Phase 2.3 MW p 100 bar

Increased Recovery from 49% to 55%

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Example 2- Total Pazflor

G/L Separation + Boosting

FIRST WEST AFRICAN GAS GAS-LIQUID GRAVITY SEPARATION SYSTEM

Project Overview

Challenges solved:
Water Depth: Step Out: Process Capacity : 800 - 900 meter 14 Km 110,000 bopd and 1.0 MMSm3/d High viscosity and stable emulsion Large pressure drop in flowlines and risers High water production from year 4 Large amounts of methanol needed

Gas Tolerant Pump: Hybrid to 15% GVF 2 X 2.3 MW max p 180 bar

Free flow not possible

for hydrate prevention

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Pazflor start up 5th September 2011 100% uptime since then

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Example 3 - Petrobras Marlim

3 phase separation + WI

FIRST BRAZILIAN FULL FIELD SEPARATION & INJECTION SYSTEM

Project Overview Water Depth: Step Out: Process Capacity : Water Injection Pump: 900 meter 5 Km 22,000 bpd, 67% W-cut 1.9 MW/p 180 bar OiW 100 PPM

Challenges solved:
Increasing water production High Viscosity Limited topside water handling

Compact Separators for de-oiling and de-sanding

Increased production and water removal

capacity Sand production

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Example 3 - Petrobras Marlim

3 phase separation + WI

FIRST BRAZILIAN FULL FIELD SEPARATION & INJECTION SYSTEM

Project Overview Water Depth: Step Out: Process Capacity : Water Injection Pump: 900 meter 5 Km 22,000 bpd, 67% W-cut 1.9 MW/p 180 bar OiW 100 PPM

Challenges solved:
Increasing water production High Viscosity Limited topside water handling

Compact Separators for de-oiling and de-sanding

Increased production and water removal

capacity Sand production

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Marlim SSAO Installation, 7 Nov. 2011

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Future Separation Solutions

Tordis Moving from bulk gravity separation to slimmer and more compact solutions to inline inline, , ultra ultra-compact solutions

Marlim

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Future Separation Solutions

Tordis Moving from bulk gravity separation to slimmer and more compact solutions to inline inline, , ultra ultra-compact solutions

Marlim

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FMCs Vision

All Subsea

Thank You!

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