Sleipner Gas Condensate Field

Field development Case Study

History, on-going cases and lessons learned

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The Sleipner Field

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The Sleipner Field

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Sleipner Vest Field

Phase 1 HP production
Phase 2 LP Production
Phase 3 - Pre-compressor modus
Phase 4 SLB compression

Phase 5 2008 -------

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Sleipner Vest - Phase 1 HP production

(1996)
Process limitations
Inlet separator at 105bar (high back-pressure for wells) and declining well
pressures
2 export compressors

PUD Installation of a Compression platform at SLB in 2002

Further field development aim : Reduce back-pressure of wells and maximize
production at lowest possible investments

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Sleipner Vest - Phase 2 LP production

(2002)
Inlet separator at 85bar
Modifications based on studies and testing at lower operational pressure
Effect on CO2 removal, maintain gas and condensate spec
2 export compressors, compressor rebundling (increased head)

Increased process cooling (new inlet cooler and new wet gas cooler)
Inlet separator modifications (New inlet cyclones, new double perforated
plate, new V-mesh, new mesh pad and outlet cyclones)

Scrubber modifications

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Separator internals- Sleipner T inlet separator

Good performance and no reported separation problems

Liquid load/dump rate from down stream vessels constant as inlet pressure has
been reduced and volume flow increased

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Sleipner Vest - Phase 3 Precompression

(2004)
Modified export compressor A Compress gas from inlet separator
Installed new precompressor scrubbers
Lay-out/area
Weight issues

Selected Gasune compact scrubbers

Tie-in of Alfa Nord sub-sea wells

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SLT precompressor scrubber Gasunie design

2x50% design
20MSm3/d/60barg
High k-Faktor (0,9)
ID=932mm
Good performance
and no compressor
problems.
Mechanical damage
on scrubber
internals

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Sleipner Vest - Phase 4 SLB compression

(2008)
New compression module on SLB (2008)
Inlet cooler, gas scrubber, compressor and condensate pumps.
El driven/VSD compressor ( approx 9 MW available el power)
Low k-value Compressor scrubber. Traditionally designed

Normally not manned operation

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SLB Scrubber
K-value<0,1
Operational pressure, 6020barg
Max gas 18 MSm3/d

ID=3500mm
Good performance and no
compressor problems
Inspection in 2012 detected
some minor damage on
cladding (fabrication issues)

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Sleipner Vest - Phase 5 2012 -- Gear revamp on SLB compressor (2012)

Revamp of SLT precompresssor to allow 20barg inlet pressure (2014)
Revamp of SLT recompressor and modification of 2nd stage separator (20132014)

Revamp of SLT export compressor (2014)

New tie-in candidates
Rerouting of Alfa Nord

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Sleipner East Field Development phases

Similar pressure development as SLV reduce back pressure of wells
Utilise existing equipment, modify and reroute piping as reservoir pressure drops

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Sleipner A Field Development phases

Phase 1
Both inlet separators operate at high pressure (approx 100barg)
Phase 2
Inlet separator A operate at high pressure (100barg)
Inlet separator B operate at low pressure (35barg), gas from inlet B is routed to
suction side of 2nd stage recompressor
Phase 3
Both inlet separators operated at low pressure (35barg). Gas from both separators
routed to suction side of 2nd stage recompressor
Phase 4 10 bar
Gas from inlet separator B routred to suction side of 1.st stage recompressor
- Inlet separator A at 35 bar, but wells on manifold A routed to B manifold via x-over

- Phase 5 Gudrun
- Gudrun on inletseparator A at 90 barg through processing train A
- Own production on inletseparator B at 10 barg

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