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Multiphase Boosting
in Oil and Gas
Production
Dipl. Ing. Dietrich Mller-Link SPE

Multiphase
Boosting in Oil and Gas Production
WWW.BORNEMANN.COM

Overview
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Introduction
Challenges
Equipment
Applications
Summary

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Multiphase Boosting
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Add energy to the untreated wellstream,

to boost production.
Reduce the wellhead pressure,
to increase production.

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Applications
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Declining fields, on- and offshore

Reduced wellhead pressure and distant tie-ins

Marginal fields and offshore satellites

Tie-in to existing facilities

Replacement of separation facilities

Reduced maintenance and surveillance

NEW FIELD DEVELOPMENTS

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Flow Station
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CONVENTIONAL
DESIGN ?

MULTIPHASE
SYSTEM !
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Installation
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Collector
Pipeline

MPP

MPP

MPP

Collector
Station

MPP

MPP

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Increase Production
Pressure

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Well Production
MPP Performance Envelope

Pipeline
Resistance

pout

pact
pin
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Production Increase

Actual Production

Optimal Production

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Benefits
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Increased and prolonged production

Positive environmental impact
Reduced CAPEX & OPEX
Versatile applicability
Using the gas
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Main Challenges
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GVF varies from 0% to 100%

entirely transient flow conditions

High operations reliability required

experience counts

Integrated system and process

know-how mandatory

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Pump Types
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Positive displacement pumps

=> hydrostatic action
Twin-Screw Pumps
Progressing Cavity Pumps
Piston Pumps

Centrifugal pumps
=> hydrodynamic action
Helico-Axial Pumps
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Twin-Screw Pump
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Twin-Screw Pump
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Casing
Liner
Shafts

Screws

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Pumping Elements
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Internal Liquid Hold-Up & Recycling

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C R O S S
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V I EW
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API Plan 32 Single Seal

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Quench Connection

Stationary Face
Rotating Face

Flush Connection
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Dual Seal Arrangement

Barrier Fluid

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Sealing points
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Multiphase Boosting System

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Safety First !
T

DP

T
T

P : Pressure
DP : Differential Pressure
T : Temperature
L : Liquid Level

Instrumentation
Control System
Power Distribution

Speed Control
Production Control
Automatic Operation

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... now let us go through

some selected field
cases ...

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Aging Fields

Typical operational challenges:

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Production decrease due to high back

pressure, even total loss,
Overload on down hole pump reducing
efficiency, causing rod failures,
High pressure below well head causes tubing
leaks,
Casing gas causes additional back pressure.
=> Frequent work over required !
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Aging Fields, Germany

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GVF
GLR

94 %
264

p inlet

29 psig

p dis.

290 psig

Capacity

18 MBEPD

Speed

1480 rpm

Power

114 HP

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Remote Tie-In, Libya

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GVF

90 %

GLR

906

p inlet

249 psig

p disch.

899 psig

Capacity

26 MBEPD

Speed

1500 rpm

Power

469 HP

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Remote Tie-In, Libya

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High Pressure MP Boosting, UAE

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GVF

70 %

GLR

349

p inlet

550 psig

p dis
Capacity

1500 psig
17 MBEPD

Speed

1600 rpm

Power

500 HP
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High Pressure MP Boosting, UAE

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Process flow diagram

High Pressure
Pump

Outlet

Low Pressure
Pump

HPH

Medium Pressure Header = MPH

LPH
Inlet
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Field Development, Venezuela

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GVF
GLR
p inlet
p dis

92 %
108
10 psig
230 psig

Capacity 148 MBEPD

Speed

1660 rpm

Power

1100 HP
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Field Development, Venezuela

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Field Data
150,000 BOPD
37 Pads / 240 Wells
11 MPPs (+1 future)
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Wet Gas Compression, North Sea

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GVF
GLR

99 %
8320

p inlet

218 psig

p dis

435 psig

Capacity

85 MBEPD

Speed

1765 rpm

Power

603 HP

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Wet Gas Compression, North Sea

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Summary
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Multiphase boosting is a viable option for

production scenarios,
Flowline back pressure is released from
the well head,
Well head pressure is reduced, well flow
may increase,
Integrated system and process know-how
is mandatory.

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Thank you for your attention!

Questions please!

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