Name: Cristian Camilo Fuentes Medina

Cod: 2154290

WATER CONTENT AND INHIBITION HYDRATE

1. 150 MMscf/d of natural gas leaves an off-shore platform at 120°F and

1000 psia.
The gas comes onshore at 45°F and 700 psia.
The hydrate temperature of the gas is 65°F.
Associated condensate production is 20 Bbl/MMscf.
The condensate has an API gravity of 48 and a MW of 145. Calculate the
amount of methanol and 70 wt% EG inhibitor required to prevent hydrate
formation in the pipeline.

Solution:

1) Calculate the amount of water condensed per day

W ¿ =100 lb/MMscf

W out =14 lb/ MMscf

∆ W =86 lb/ MMscf

Water condensed =( 150 ) (100−14 )

¿ 12900 lb/day

( 120°F;1000 psi) 100lb /MMscf

( 45°F ; 700 psi) 14 lb /MMscf

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2) Calculate required methanol inhibitor concentration The minimum

inhibitor concentration in the free water phase may be approximated by
Hammerschmidt’s equation (1934):

d∗MW
X= x 100
K +(d∗MW )

d = 65 – 45 = 20°F
 X = (20*32) / ((2335) + (20*32))
X = 0,215

Should not be used beyond 20-25 wt% for methanol and 60-70 wt% for the
glycols.

3) Calculate mass rate of inhibitor in water phase

For methanol con-centrations up to about 50%, the Nielsen-Bucklin provides
better accuracy
 0,23

X∗m H 2O 0.23∗12900
m1= = =3853.25 Lb/day
XL− X 1−0.23

4) Estimate vaporization losses

1,2
 Daily loses=
(1,2)*(150)*(23) = 4140 lb/day

Ratio of methanol vapor composition to methanol liquid composition

5) Estimate losses to hidrocarbon liquid phase

0,22

45°F and 23 wt% MeOH, xMeOH ≈ 0.22 mol%

5) Estimate losses to hidrocarbon liquid phase

Lb . Mols of condensate per day:

MMscf 20 bbl ( 350 )( 0.78 ) lb 1lb .mol

( 150day )( MMscf )( bbl )( 145lb )
¿ 5648.28 lb−mols / day
L b . mols methanol=( 5648.28 ) ( 0.0022 )
¿ 12.43 lb . mols /day
Lb methanol=( 12.43 ) ( 32 )=397.76 lb /day
Total methanoinjection rate=3853.25+4140+397.76=8391.01 lb /day
Solubility of methanol in paraffinic hydrocarbons vs temperature at various
methanol concentrations
Methanol left in the gas phase can be recovered by condensation with the
remaining water in downstream chilling processes. Likewise, the methanol in
the condensate phase can be recovered by water by downstream water
washing. 80 wt% EG

D= 20°F MW= 62 Kh= 2335

d∗MW
X= x 10 0
K +(d∗MW )

X = (20*62) / ((2335) + (20*62))

X= 0,35

X R∗m H 2O
m 1=
X L −X R

m1 = ((0,35) * (12900)) / (0,7 – 0,35)

m1= 10033.33 lb/day

2. 80 MMscf/d of natural gas leaves an off-shore platform at 110°F and

1100 psia.
The gas comes onshore at 45°F and 850 psia.
The hydrate temperature of the gas is 60°F.
Associated condensate production is 8 Bbl/MMscf.
The condensate has an API gravity of and a 55 of 130. Calculate the amount
of EG.
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W ¿ =75 lb/MMscf
 W out =13 lb/MMscf

∆ W =62 lb /MMscf

Water condensed =( 80 ) ( 75−13 )

¿ 4960 lb/day

( 110°F ; 1100 psi) 75lb /MMscf

( 45°F ; 850 psi) 13 lb /MMscf

d = 60 – 45 = 15°F

D= 15°F MW= 62 Kh= 2335

d∗MW
X= x 10 0
K +(d∗MW )

X = (15*62) / ((2335) + (15*62))

X= 0,285

X R∗m H 2O
m 1=
X L −X R

m1 = ((0,285) * (4960)) / (1 – 0.285)

m1= 1977.06 lb/day