Pressurisation and Depressurization Results

WELL FLUID DATA

Parameter Unit Value Reference

CGR m3/MMSCMD 30 Refer page 19 of BFD
Free water m3/MMSCMD 10 FLAF
CITHP barg 114 FLAF
Max FTHP barg 90 FLAF
Minimum FTHT C 40 FLAF

FLUID COMPOSITION

Shuaiba (refer page 22 of BFD) composition is saturated at reservoir conditions (120 barg &80
C )
Condensate is adjusted to 30 m3/MMSCMD and minimum free water (10m3/MMSCMD) is
added to the composition as conservative case for depressurisation/pressurisation.
CASES AND RESULTS FOR PRESSURIZATION

Sr. Upstream of Upstream of choke Downstream of Downstream Remark

No choke valve valve temperature choke valve temperature
pressure pressure
barg C barg C
1 114 (CITHP) 40 (Minimum FTHT ) 1.0 -12.35 Start-up
case
2 90 (FTHP) 40 (Minimum FTHT ) 1.0 -4.22 Start-up
case
3 90 (FTHP) 40 (Minimum FTHT ) 20 (back pressure 11.59 Normal
at the well pad) case

Assumptions

20 barg back pressure is assumed but it will be confirmed during hydraulics.

Upstream of the choke valve, minimum FTHT is considered minimum temperature as a
conservative case.
INPUT DATA FOR DEPRESSURISATION STUDY

Parameter Unit Pipeline Reference

Pipeline routing - Buried
Pipeline size Inch 6
Pipeline thickness mm 7.1
Material of construction - CS
Pipeline line rating - 900#
Roughness mm 0.05
Ambient temperature C 20 (Below Ground)
Design temperature of the C 70C / 5
Design
pipelinePressure flowline barg 120
Thermal conductivity of W/m/k 50
Soil conductivity
pipeline W/m/k 0.3
Length m 10500
Pipeline ID mm 154.08
Orifice size mm 16 mm ( To be confirmed)
Orifice area mm2 201.024
Fluid temperature C 20
Fluid pressure kPag 9500

Parameter Unit MSR-AP-1 Well Reference

Pad
Piping length m 100
Internal diameter mm 193.7
Thickness mm 12.7
Orifice size mm 4
Orifice Area mm2 12.564
Fluid temperature C 5 Reference - 1
Ambient temperature C 5 Minimum Ambient
Fluid pressure kPag 9500
Thermal conductivity of DSS piping W/m. K 23
Min. design temp. for 93831 piping C -29
Min. design temp. for 11492 piping C -50

Assumptions

16 mm orifice is considered. However orifice diameter in the mobile vent unit shall be confirmed
by PDO.
HIPPS set point is considered as 95 barg. Settle out pressure will be 85.3 bara. Settle out
pressure calculation is given below.
SETTLE OUT PRESSURE

P1 Kpa 9600
P2(settle out
pressure ) Kpa 8526.96
T1 C 40 313.13 K
T2 C 5 278.13 K
DEPRESSURISATION CASES

Well PadPiping

Case Upstream
Ambient Temp. Fluid Temp. Orifice size
No Pressure
kPa C C mm
1 8530 5 5 4
2 9600 5 40 4
Pipeline

Case Upstream
Ambient Temp. Fluid Temp. Orifice size
No Pressure
kPa C C mm
1 9600 20 20 16

Settle out pressure of the pipeline will be less than the 9600 Kpa. However 9600 kPa initial pressure is
considered as conservative case.

DEPRESSURISATION RESULTS

Well Pad Piping

Min Orifice Inner Peak

Case Finial Orifice Fluid outlet wall flow
No Initial P P size Time Temp. Temp. temp. rate Remarks
kPag kPa mm Min. C C C (Kg/hr)
1 8430 103.3 4 120 -8.73 -49.37 -4.99 709.3
2 9500 103.3 4 120 18.54 -9.10 20.70 735.6

Pipeline

Min Orifice Inner Peak

Case Finial Orifice Fluid outlet wall flow
No Initial P P size Time Temp. Temp. temp. rate Remarks
kPag kPa mm Min. C C C (Kg/hr)
1 9500 103.3 16 450 11.9 -34.25 13.31 12390
UNISIM SNAP SHOOTS FOR WELL PAD

Case -1

Case-2
UNISIM SNAP SHOOTS FOR PIPELINE

Case-1

Well pad hydraulics results

Fluid Ambient Well pad Back Teaprature at Flow from Remark

Temaprture temparture piping pressure at the flowline the well
downstream of length the well pad inlet
the choke valve
C C m barg C MMSCMD
-12.35 20 100 1.0 6 0.03 Start-up
case
-4.22 20 100 1.0 6 0.05 Start-up
case

The table above shows using a steady state pipesim model, the temperature observed at the beginning
of the pipeline section is 6 deg C, at a controlled flowrate. During Pressurisation the flow is to be
controlled via the choke valve at 0.03 and 0.05 MMSCMD, respectively, in order to maintain a
temperature at the beginning of the pipeline section above 5 Deg C.

The fluid temperature contained within the below ground pipeline, downstream of the choke is 20 Deg
C. In reality, during pressurisation, the well fluid would mix with the 20 Deg C nitrogen (bulk volume of
10.5 km pipeline), resulting in much higher temperatures at the start of the pipeline section. This type of
modelling can only be performed using transient analysis and would result in far more conservative
results.

CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Minimum temprature observed upstream of the vent line oriifice is -4.99 C during well pad
piping depressurisation for most consreravtive case . Well pad piping design tempratuire is -29
C. Hence,There is no concern.
Minimum temparture observed upstream of the mobile vant unit orifiice is 11.9C during
pipeline depressuriation . Pieline minimum design temprature is 5C. Hence ,there is no concern.
During black start-up, presuriation shall be slow,which is iline with the current paractice.
During normal operation minimum temprature oserved dowmsream of the choke valve is
11.59C.Hence it is not a concern as minimum design temparture of the pipeline is 5 C.
REFERENCES

BFD- DOC. NO (GG300FKR0326)

FLAF