Processing systems/design

Produced-Water Debottlenecking Improves Offshore Production

An operator in the western Gulf of Thailand retrofit two partial-processing water-management systems on mobile-offshore-production-unit platforms for bulk removal and treatment of produced water. Water debottlenecking increased oil production by 80% and reduced the infield transfer volume by 62%. Th

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Configuration of the partial-processing skid. Source: 187109

Introduction

In mature oil basins, the ability to sustain oil production depends on managing an increasing volume of produced water. A common architecture for mature fields is the spoke-and-hub structure. In this arrangement, multiple wellhead platforms connect to a centralized processing or hub platform, with the latter forwarding fluids onshore for treatment. The in-field transfer pipelines and fluid-processing equipment are designed for a fixed maximum liquid rate.

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