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...Offshore production operations Offshore production operations can be either very similar to or radically different from land-based installations. Discussions on ...artic operations are covered in theartic ...operations page Contents * 1 Well completions * 2 Process equipment * 3 Well servicing and well workover ...
Offshore production operations can be either very similar to or radically different from land-based installations. Except for a few innovative installations, wellheads and Christmas trees on platforms are basically the same as for land wells (seeFig 1). Control valves, safety valves, and piping outlets are configured the same and use the same or similar components. Some of the valves probably will have pneumatic or hydraulic actuators to facilitate remote and rapid closure in an emergency. Also, some Christmas trees may have composite block valves instead of individual valves flanged together.
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...Offshore Arctic ...operations Production operations in the ...offshore artic regions are within the reach of existing technology. Procedures used onshore and ...
Production operations in the offshore artic regions are within the reach of existing technology. Procedures used onshore and offshore in less hostile regions, however, must be modified to meet the challenges of the harsh climatic conditions in the remote locations. In the last decade, the major area of industry interest has been the offshore region of Alaska and Canada. The environmental conditions vary significantly in each of these regions. The specific production system that is selected must be tailored to each unique combination of these factors to ensure safe oilfield development.
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...Emissions from oil and gas production operations Recently, global climate change and air quality have become increasingly important environmental ...ementing more regulations on air emissions. Drilling contractors and operators in all phases of O&G production can play an important role in environmental stewardship. This is accomplished by reporting carbon e...missions from O&G operations, eliminating redundant emission, performing measurements, and leading the industry in efforts to re...
Recently, global climate change and air quality have become increasingly important environmental concerns.[1] Consequently, there has been a rise in collaborative international efforts to reduce the concentration of greenhouse gases and criteria pollutants. Greenhouse gases include carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O), occurring naturally and as the result of human activity. In addition, criteria pollutants (1970 amendments to the Clean Air Act required EPA to set National Ambient Air Quality Standards for certain pollutants known to be hazardous to human health) include emissions of nitrogen oxide, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, and total unburned hydrocarbons. International and national governments are implementing more regulations on air emissions.
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...Offshore and subsea facilities At the present time, more than 9,000 ...offshore platforms are in service worldwide, operating in water depths ranging from 10 ft to greater than 5,...000 ft. Topside payloads range from 5 to 50,000 tons, producing oil, gas, or both. A vast array of production systems is available today (seeFig. 1). The concepts range from fixed platforms to subsea compliant...
At the present time, more than 9,000 offshore platforms are in service worldwide, operating in water depths ranging from 10 ft to greater than 5,000 ft. Topside payloads range from 5 to 50,000 tons, producing oil, gas, or both. A vast array of production systems is available today (seeFigure 1). The concepts range from fixed platforms to subsea compliant and floating systems. In 1859, Col. Edwin Drake drilled and completed the first known oil well near a small town in Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
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...PEH:Offshore and Subsea Facilities Publication Information Petroleum Engineering Handbook Larry W. Lake, ...neering Kenneth E. Arnold, Editor Copyright 2006, Society of Petroleum Engineers Chapter 14 โ Offshore and Subsea Facilities Patrick O'Connor, BP America, Justin Bucknell, MSL Services Corp., Minaz La...s. 525-564 ISBN 978-1-55563-118-5 Get permission for reuse At the present time, more than 9,000 offshore platforms are in service worldwide, operating in water depths ranging from 10 ft to greater than 5,...
At the present time, more than 9,000 offshore platforms are in service worldwide, operating in water depths ranging from 10 ft to greater than 5,000 ft. Topside payloads range from 5 to 50,000 tons, producing oil, gas, or both. A vast array of production systems is available today (seeFigure 1.1). The concepts range from fixed platforms to subsea compliant and floating systems. This chapter presents an overview of offshore facility concepts including subsea systems and flow-assurance concepts. Historical Review 14.2.1 Supporting Structures In 1859, Col. Edwin Drake drilled and completed the first known oil well near a small town in Pennsylvania, U.S.A. This well, which was drilled with cable tools, started the modern petroleum industry. In 1897, near Summerland, California, U.S.A., H.L. Williams extended an offshore oil field into the Santa Barbara Channel by drilling a submarine well from a pier. This first offshore well was drilled just 38 years after Col. Drake's well. Five years later, more than 150 offshore wells were producing oil. Production from the California piers continues today. In the late 1920s, steel production piers, which extended 1/4 mile into the ocean at Rincon and Elwood, California, were built, and new high-producing wells stimulated exploration activity. In 1932, a small company called Indian Petroleum Corp. determined that there was a likely prospect about 1/2 mile from shore. Instead of building a monumentally long pier, they decided to build a portion of a pier with steel piles and cross-members. Adding a deck and barging in a derrick completed the installation. By September 1932, the 60 90-ft "steel island" was completed in 38 ft of water. This was the first open-seas offshore platform and supported a standard 122-ft steel derrick and associated rotary drilling equipment. In January 1940, a Pacific storm destroyed the steel island. During the subsequent cleanup, divers were used for the first time to remove well casing and set abandonment plugs. Meanwhile, the first offshore field was discovered in the Gulf of Mexico in 1938. A well was drilled to 9,000 ft off the coast of Texas in 1941. With the start of World War II, however, offshore activities came to a halt. Activity did not resume until 1945, when the state of Louisiana held its first offshore lease sale. In 1947, the first platform "out of sight of the land" was built off the coast of Louisiana in 20 ft of water. Between 1947 to the mid-1990s, approximately 10,000 offshore platforms of different types, configurations, and sizes were installed worldwide.[1] In the post-World War II era, the growth of drilling in the Gulf of Mexico intensified. As platforms were placed in deeper water, their functional requirements and structural configurations became more complex.
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...ngineering Kenneth E. Arnold, Editor Copyright 2006, Society of Petroleum Engineers Chapter 14 โ Offshore and Subsea Facilities Patrick O'Connor, BP America, Justin Bucknell, MSL Services Corp., Minaz Lal...neering Ltd. ISBN 978-1-55563-118-5 Get permission for reuse At the present time, more than 9,000 offshore platforms are in service worldwide, operating in water depths ranging from 10 ft to greater than 5,...000 ft. Topside payloads range from 5 to 50,000 tons, producing oil, gas, or both. A vast array of production systems is available today (see Fig. 14.1). Fig. 14.1--Alternative hydrocarbon ...
At the present time, more than 9,000 offshore platforms are in service worldwide, operating in water depths ranging from 10 ft to greater than 5,000 ft. Topside payloads range from 5 to 50,000 tons, producing oil, gas, or both. A vast array of production systems is available today (see Figure 1.1). The concepts range from fixed platforms to subsea compliant and floating systems. This chapter presents an overview of offshore facility concepts including subsea systems and flow-assurance concepts.
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...ementing more regulations on air emissions. Drilling contractors and operators in all phases of O&G production can play an important role in environmental stewardship. This is accomplished by reporting carbon e...missions from O&G operations, eliminating redundant emission, performing measurements, and leading the industry in efforts to re...duce the release of these chemicals. Since most operations are similar or the same, for on-shore and off shore ...
Recently, global climate change and air quality have become increasingly important environmental concerns.[1] Consequently, there has been a rise in collaborative international efforts to reduce the concentration of greenhouse gases and criteria pollutants. Greenhouse gases include carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O), occurring naturally and as the result of human activity. In addition, criteria pollutants (1970 amendments to the Clean Air Act required EPA to set National Ambient Air Quality Standards for certain pollutants known to be hazardous to human health) include emissions of nitrogen oxide, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, and total unburned hydrocarbons. International and national governments are implementing more regulations on air emissions.
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...Surface equipment for UBD operations Selecting surface equipment is the final step in designing an underbalanced drilling (UBD) operat... or smaller, coiled tubing can be considered. The size of coiled tubing currently used for drilling operations is between 2 and 2โ in. outer diameter (OD). This is because of many factors, including: * The flo...ompressor may be required. This would need to be reviewed once the source of the gas is known. Most production platforms have a source of high-pressure gas, and, in this situation, a flow regulator and pressure...
Selecting surface equipment is the final step in designing an underbalanced drilling (UBD) operation. The surface equipment for UBD can be broken down into four categories: * Drilling system * Gas-generation equipment * Well-control equipment * Surface separation equipment. Hole size and reservoir penetration, as well as directional trajectory, determine whethercoiled tubing or jointed pipe is the optimal drillstring medium (Table 1). If the hole size required is larger than 6โ in., jointed pipe may need to be used. The size of coiled tubing currently used for drilling operations is between 2 and 2โ in. Occasionally, the ideal coiled tubing for an operation may be excluded because of such factors as crane or transport limitations or that the life of the coil may not be economical.
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...Offshore decommissioning Decommissioning involves the safe plugging of the hole in the earth's surface and... disposal of the equipment used in offshore oil ...production. Decommissioning is a rapidly developing market sector in the petroleum business, with major potent...
Decommissioning involves the safe plugging of the hole in the earth's surface and disposal of the equipment used in offshore oil production. Decommissioning is a rapidly developing market sector in the petroleum business, with major potential and major risks. It is a source of major liability for counties, operators, contractors and the public and it must be understood if it is to be managed cost effectively. Offshore decommissioning involves 10 steps: project management, engineering, and planning; permitting and regulatory compliance; platform preparation; well plugging and abandonment; conductor removal; mobilization and demobilization of derrick barges; platform removal; pipeline and power cable decommissioning; materials disposal; and site clearance. Each step is discussed below.
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