REDESIGN OF STORAGE TANK FARM

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(YEMEN BLOCK S2, OILFIELD HABBAN EPF-3, PHASE 2 )

CONTENTS
.INTRODUCTION.DESCRIPTION OF THE STORAGE TANK FARM.OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT-

:INTRODUCTIONYemen intend to accelerate developing of concession Block S2. The intensive

drilling campaign and its success had made possible the fast increasing of
production to current 18,000 bbl/d and planning for further increasing to
30,000+ bbl/d.
The produced oil in the oilfields of the Block S2 is light (39 41Deg API), with
current GOR 1700 scf/std barrel and with low water cut. Most of the wells
produce with their own primary energy.
Currently produced oil is processed in 2 Early Production Facilities and
trucked to the170 km far located transport pipeline.
The production and processing facility (EPF-3, Phase 2) need to be design for
independent treating of produced fluid coming from 12 production well
(including Habban 2), located as satellite facility for oilfield Habban, with
maximum capacity of 10000 bbl oil/d with 2000 bbl/d water content and with
approx. 20 MMscf/d gas content.

:DESCRIPTION OF THE STORAGE TANK FARMThe storage area consists of 4 tanks with a capacity of 127 m 3 / tank. The
T-501 tank is instrumented and the T-502 tank increases the storage capacity
with the communicating vessels principle. As with the previous ones the T-503
tank is instrumented and the T-504 tank uses the principle of the
communicating vessels.
The storage tanks are mounted with safety breathing valves against
overpressure and vacuum. The set pressure of these safety breathing valves
is -5 mbar +35 mbar.
The below table shows the fact, that lower export oil temperature results a
lower vapor pressure. It means the export oil is more stable, so the risk of
cavitation of loading pumps is also lower.

Unfortunately the oil temperature during loading is not controlled. To prevent

the possible cavitation, the minimum operating level of oil shall specify in the
T-500 tanks.
Acc. to our BASIC hydraulic calculations (based on 38 C export oil
temperature and 50 m3/h loading volume flow) the minimum operating oil
level shall not be less than 542 mm (emergency low level switch) in the
tanks. This guarantees the cavitation free operation of pumps.

:OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT.Study for types and specifications of the storage tanks *
.Redesign for T-501 and T-502*
.Study for types and specifications of the pipes *
Study for types and specifications of the equipments *
.and pumps with important technological data
.Draw the diagram for the Storage Tank Farm *