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Introduction
Subsea Equipment (Pumps, Separators, Compressors, etc.)
Enablers (Power supply, Control Systems, etc.)
Potential benefits:
To increase recovery up to 20%.
To reduce capital and operating costs up to 40% and 50% respectively.
Enablers:
Power Supply and Distribution
Monitoring and control
Separation
Gas/liquid separation
Oil/water
Sand handling
Water injection
Compression
Dry gas
Wet gas
Varios Sources
Figure 3 Subsea Processing Applications
(Various source)
Subsea Boosting
Pump Types and Applications
Most used are Helico - axial, and ESP
Source: Offshore magazine-Worldwide Survey of Subsea Processing: Separation, Compression, and Pumping Systems, Mar., 2013
Subsea Separation
Type:
Gravity separation system
Caisson separation systems
Compact/dynamic
Pipe
Focused on
2-phase Gas - Liquid
Water for injection
Sand Handling
Subsea Separation
Very few active projects
Troll C pilot > for 130 months in operation.
Recent notable success in Pazflor
(Source: Offshore magazine-Worldwide Survey of Subsea Processing: Separation, Compression, and Pumping Systems, Mar., 2013)
(Source: Offshore magazine-Worldwide Survey of Subsea Processing: Separation, Compression, and Pumping Systems, Mar., 2013)
Subsea Compression
Statoil K-Lab Test (Norway) hosted the first demo pilot test
Various sources
Power Supply
Power distribution is the key enabler
for subsea processing equipment.
Developments
Pressurized frequency converters
Pressure on insulation material lifetime
Power transmission distances > 100 km
Various sources
Figure 7. Supply and managing electrical
power
to subsea processing systems as significant
Wireless Technology
Fiber-optic (FO) communications, enables ultra-long
tiebacks.
Various sources
Milestones in 2013
Deepwater applications < 2.7 Kms
Tie back distances expected to reach 120 kms
Various sources
Enablers
Energy/power supply
Control and Monitoring
Source: www.corac.co.uk/home)
R&D
Share risk in piloting of solutions
Various Sources
Summary
Offshore Oil and gas development advances into ultra
deep waters
There will be many subsea processing applications as the
technology matures and gathers more widespread
acceptance.
Continue and strengthen R&D efforts to overcome the
Technological Gaps and to reduce risks and increase
business opportunities.