Mark Bothamley

Mark Bothamley Consulting LLC

Mark Bothamley is an independent consultant specializing in oil and gas processing and associated facilities and is president of Mark Bothamley Consulting LLC. He also teaches several courses for PetroSkills/John M. Campbell. Previously, he was chief engineer with John M. Campbell and Company (JMC) in Norman, Oklahoma, for 8 years. Prior to joining JMC he was with Amoco, and then BP, for 24 years, in several locations around the world. His experience covers the areas of design, operation, troubleshooting, and optimization of offshore and onshore oil and gas production and treating facilities. Bothamley is a past chairman of the SPE Facilities Subcommittee and a former member of the GPSA Data Book Editorial Review Board. He holds a BS in chemical engineering from Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, and a diploma in natural gas and petroleum technology from the British Columbia Institute of Technology in Vancouver, BC, Canada. He may be reached at markb@markbothamleyconsulting.com.

Processing systems/design

Quantifying Oil/Water Separation Performance in Three-Phase Separators—Part 2

Part 2 of this two-part series presents a new methodology for sizing and rating three-phase separators based on quantifying the actual mechanisms and physics that govern separation performance. An example illustrates the calculations needed to achieve the specified outlet fluid qualities.

July 18, 2017 • Mark Bothamley • Oil and Gas Facilities
Processing systems/design

Quantifying Oil/Water Separation Performance in Three-Phase Separators—Part 1

This first article in a two-part series discusses a new methodology for sizing and rating three-phase separators that is based on quantifying the actual mechanisms and physics that govern performance in typically used equipment.

March 21, 2017 • Mark Bothamley • Oil and Gas Facilities
Building a High-Performance Facilities Engineering Organization

In this article, a methodology is presented for the formation of a facilities engineering organization in an upstream operating company and others such as engineering contractors.

May 17, 2015 • Mark Bothamley • Oil and Gas Facilities
Separation/treating

Gas/Liquids Separators—Quantifying Separation Performance—Part 3

In this third article of a three-part series, the results of selected gas/liquid separation case studies/sensitivities are presented to show the effects of key separator selection/sizing decision parameters, fluid properties, and operational parameters.

November 15, 2013 • Mark Bothamley • Oil and Gas Facilities
Separation/treating

Gas/Liquids Separators—Quantifying Separation Performance—Part 2

In this second article of a three-part series, methods for improved quantification of operating performances of the gas gravity separation, the mist extraction, and the liquid gravity separation sections of gas/liquid separators are discussed.

September 9, 2013 • Mark Bothamley • Oil and Gas Facilities
Separation/treating

Gas/Liquid Separators: Quantifying Separation Performance—Part 1

Many two-phase and three-phase separators in the oil and gas industry continue to underperform. This article explores the weaknesses in different sizing methodologies and proposes manageable approaches to quantifying each.

July 21, 2013 • Mark Bothamley • Oil and Gas Facilities