The upstream oil and gas process
The oil and gas process is the process equipment that takes the product from the wellhead manifolds and delivers stabilized…
The oil and gas process is the process equipment that takes the product from the wellhead manifolds and delivers stabilized…
After operating for some time, a well may become less productive or faulty due to residue build-up, sand erosion, corrosion…
Production wells are free flowing or lifted. A free-flowing oil well has enough downhole pressure to reach suitable wellhead production…
Subsea Wells are essentially the same as dry completion wells. Mechanically, however, they are placed in a subsea structure (template)…
When 3D seismic investigation has been completed, it is time to drill the well. Normally, dedicated drilling rigs either on…
The oil and gas bearing structure is typically porous rock, such as sandstone or washed out limestone. The sand may…
Crude oil Crude oil is a complex mixture consisting of 200 or more different organic compounds, mostly alkanes (single bond…
Natural gas that is mainly methane cannot be compressed to liquid state at normal ambient temperature. Except for special uses…
Gas processing consists of separating the various hydrocarbons and fluids from the pure natural gas to produce what is known…
We will go through each section in detail in the following chapters. The summary below is an introductory synopsis of…