Versatile flow assurance solutions for

the design and operation of challenging

subsea developments
Priscilla Ujang
Deepwater subsea tieback
Kuching, Sarawak, MALAYSIA
24TH - 26TH January, 2011
 Your worldwide partner

Established: 1971
Headquarter: Oslo, Norway
Employees: 230+
Turnover: €42 million (2009), €36 million (2008)
Ownership: Altor, Cubera, Pipeflow Invest and employees

Software, consulting services, training and solutions…

Your worldwide partner
Software to analyse flow dynamics
– secures the highest production at all times

Dimensioning and specification

to optimise production and
minimise risk
 Steady State
SPT Group acquired NEOTEC Workflow

PRODUCTS

PIPESYS (integrated in HYSYS/ UNISIM Design)

Why?
Enable SPT Group to supply further value to the upstream Oil &
Gas simulation market
– Compliments SPT Group’s product portfolio
– Enables development of Steady State to Dynamic work flows
The workflow
• PIPEFLO Dynamic enables dynamic simulation of select parts of a PIPEFLO network using OLGA‟s dynamic
capability
• This introduces OLGA to new user groups and ensures that dynamic effects are uncovered; whereas
conventional steady state approaches don‟t simulate this.
• A link between PIPEFLO and OLGA allows you to create a model in PIPEFLO for the required steady-state
work, then move onto addressing the full dynamic complex by transferring the model to OLGA.

Steady State Dynamic

Model transfer for

dynamic modelling

Simulation of select dynamic scenarios

through the PIPEFLO interface

Comprehensive Shutdown/cooling
reports for single ReportRate changes
flow-paths up to 20 ReportPigging
miles (32 km) long RepoHydrodynamic
and diameters up slugging
Terrain slugging
to 16‟‟ ReportReport
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OLGA - introduction
The worlds leading transient multiphase flow simulator
– The software that made multiphase transport possible
– The „De facto‟ industry standard

Enabling technology for all multiphase field developments

Offshore Subsea Onshore

development tieback development

Used throughout the project/field lifecycle

Concept FEED Detailed Design Operations Optimisation

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Flow
Flow Assurance Assurance

• Mature application but continued expansion of functionality

– Module compatibility (Slugtracking, Compositional tracking,..)
– Elastic pipewall (pressure surge)
– New Graphical User Interface and HD flow model with OLGA 7
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OLGA - Flow Assurance applications

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OLGA - Flow Assurance applications

(cont)
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Integration
Integration

• OPC Connection (replaces OLGA Server)

• Standard interface to Process simulators
• Excel interface

Dynamic
process
simulators

Simulators
Tools
Interfaces
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OLGA - why is the use increasing?

• New fields using multiphase development plans

– Subsea tiebacks to existing processing facilities
– Subsea production systems on deepwater projects
– Long distance multiphase transportation

• Multiphase issues on mature fields

– Conversion of single phase flowlines to multiphase
– Dynamic production optimisation
– New technologies to extend field life e.g. multiphase pumping

• Increasing flow assurance challenges

– Hydrodynamic and riser/terrain induced slugging
– Wax and hydrate management
– Gas, liquid and inhibitor management
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OLGA Value Chain through Field Life

Discovery Development Production / Optimization / Modifications Extended Production Adandonment

DELIVERABLES / VALUE
Feasibility
Design / Engineering
Max. Operational Window

Operating Philosophy
Operator Training
Procedures
Monitoring, Advanced Warnings and Control
Production Optimization
Modifications
Training

MODELING TOOLS
OLGA Engineering Simulator

Integrated Engineering Simulator

Operator Training Simulator - OTS

Online Flow Assurance Solution

EVOLUTION OF OLGA MODELS

Estimations Accuracy, Robustness & Speed Tuned to Field Data Historical Database
13
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€120 million investment in OLGA technology

Research Partners Industry User Community

Partners

Industry Partners
OVIP
Horizon
R&D

1989 1999 2009

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OVIP - OLGA Verification and Improvement Project

• Scope
– Collect data and identify areas where
more data is needed
– Compare OLGA to laboratory and
field data
– Improve the code in areas found to
need improvement
• Joint project IFE and SPT Group
• Sponsors (current and past)
– BP
– Chevron
– ENI
– ConocoPhillips
– ExxonMobil
– GDF SUEZ
– Petronas
– Petrobras
– Shell
– Saudi Aramco
– Statoil
– Total
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HORIZON – Continued focus on development

• Scope
– Long distance transport
– Deep water risers
– Tail end production
– Associated flow assurance
problems
• Joint project IFE and SPT Group
• Sponsors
– Chevron
– ENI
– ExxonMobil
– Shell
– Statoil
– ConocoPhillips
– SPT Group
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OLGA and Flow Assurance

Throughout Various Field-Life Phases

• Expertise in Different Development Phases

– Design Phase
– Preparations for Start-up Phase
– Operational Phase
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Design

• Production System Capacity Evaluations

– Flow line sizing (capacity and stability)
– Lift curves input for wells and production lines
– Effects of gas lift (down-hole, wellhead or riser base)
• Thermal Evaluations
– Insulation requirements
– Heated production lines
– Flow line cool-down
– Well start-up
• Special Operations
– Start-up and shutdown
– Depressurization
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Preparation to Start-up

• Design Verification
– Review design and philosophies
– Evaluate need for, and perform
additional / revised simulations
• Operational Procedures
– Simulate normal operation in detail
– Evaluate special operations
• Hydrate control
• Liquid handling
• Wellhead / choke temperatures
• Other specials like scaling, wax, etc.
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Operation

• Initial Field Start-up

– On-site flow assurance expertise
– Ad-hoc simulations and evaluations
– Model benchmarking and tuning
– Advice on flow assurance in unforeseen situations
– Troubleshooting
• General Field Operation
– Production optimization
– Optimization of chemical injection (inhibitors)
– Model maintenance
– Support in revision of operational procedures
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Integration Integration

RSI Simcon
(INDISS)

AspenTech
(HYSYS)

Honeywell
(UniSim)

Invensys
(DYNSIM)

Yokogawa
(OmegaLand)
> 150 projects with integrated simulators
> 30 projects with OLGA in Operator Training Simulators
> 35 projects with OLGA in Online Systems
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e-Field Solutions

OLGA Online Online Flow Assurance & Well Monitoring

OLGA OTS Operator Training Simulators with OLGA
OLGA VFM Virtual Flow Metering
OLGA Trainer Multiphase Production Training Simulator

Solutions provided by SPT Group and Partners…

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The Operating Envelope of Your Field…

1000

900

800

700
[Sm³/Sm³]

OLGA
]

Online
Full
Sm³

600
RATIO

enables
Operating
Normal
OIL[Sm³/

500

operation
Envelope
Operating
Ratio

400
closer to margins
Margins
Gas OilGAS

300

200

100

0
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000

Standard Liquid
STANDARD Rate
LIQUID RATE[[Sm³]
Sm³/d]

Hydrate Formation Temp. – 18°C Riser Stability – DP = 1 bar Gas Velocity Limit – 12 m/s
Wax Appearance Temp. – 32°C Riser Stability – DP = 6 bar Erosional Velocity Limits
Reservoir Pressure – 80 bara Riser Stability – DP = 12 bar Stable Operating Envelope
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OLGA Online
Online Flow Assurance Solution

e-Field Dynamic Production Management Systems

 Online flow assurance for
optimization and control through
automated monitoring and prediction of
oil and gas operations
…enabling unique added value to our customers in
operation of oil & gas fields:

 liquid and pigging management

 stable and increased production
 reduces use of inhibitors and hydrate control
 optimized gas lift operation
 Adopted as an industry standard, deployed in
significant and challenging sites world wide

 The next generation flow management solutions

developed in close cooperation with innovative
partners to ensure flexible, user friendly and robust
solutions
 High fidelity dynamic flow model from well
perforation to processing

 Expandable models and user-friendly interfaces

 Continuously validated with relevant field data

shared by major oil companies

 Lifecycle modeling used from feasibility through

start up to adandonment
Install Base of OLGA Online...

40 Sites
The eField Thinking... e-field
Smart Field
Field of the Future
Integrated Operations
Real Time Operations
• Drivers Remote Operations
– Safer operation and workplaces (HSE) Smart Operations
Field Monitoring
– Increased production and regularity Digital Oil Field
– Reduced OPEX eOperations
Smart Wells
iValue
• Combining key elements i-field

– Fit-for-purpose TECHNOLOGY (incl. OLGA Online)

• PC → Internet → Bandwidth (between assets and remote centres)
• ICT and Oil & Gas integration
– Improved effectiveness by accessing much more real-time data
– Bringing information to the users (not the users to the information)
– Better and faster decisions
– Smart IMPLEMENTATION
• Establish streamlined and more efficient work processes
• Form cross-functionality / multi-discipline organisations
• Integrate throughout oil company and services / expert companies
• Extensive collaboration
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OLGA Online – Model-Based Instrumentation

OLGA multiphase flow model

Valid for all operating scenarios

Tuned to real-time measurements

Available anywhere
in the
pipeline
or
production system
OLGA Online Architecture
OLGA Online versus Integrated Field Models
OLGA Online Base System and Managers
OLGA Online Base System
Transparent Production System
Virtual Instrumentation / Metering
Instrument Validation and Replacement
Well and Production Allocation
Alarm System
Scenario Planning System
Tuning System
OLGA Online Managers
Inhibitor Injection
Slug Mitigation and Control
Choke Control
 OLGA Online Advisors
Gas-Liquid Management Advisors
Flow Regime De-pressurization User Defined Scenario
Liquid Inventory Shut-In Settle-Out Well Routing Decision
Pig Tracking / Frequency Ramp-Up Optimization Well Kick-Off
Slug and Surge Volume Gas-Lift Optimization Well Start-Up Optimization
Slugging Oil Production Well Testing
Optimization
Packing & Survival Times Subsea Processing Well Performance
and ESP Monitoring
Thermal Management Advisors
Inhibitor Tracking and Annulus Pressure Dead-Oil Inventory and
Inventory Management Pigging
Inhibitor Shutdown Warm-Up Wax
No-Touch Time Cool-Down Hydrate
Integrity Management Advisors
Planned Production Gas / Oil Quality Liquid Contaminant &
Forecast Compositional Tracking Additive Tracking
Erosion Velocity Leak Detection Corrosion
Sand Blockage Detection Critical Event Training
Typical Deepwater Advisors (Oil-Based)

• Gas-Lift Advisor
• Cooldown Advisor
• Slug and Surge Volume Advisor
• Inhibitor Tracking & Inventory Advisor
• Hydrate Advisor
• Dead Oil Inventory Advisor
• Leak Detection Advisor
• Pig Tracking/Frequency Advisor
• Pipeline Blockage Advisor
• Depressurisation Advisor
• Wax Advisor
Typical Gas Condensate Advisors

• Liquid Inventory Advisor

• Pig Tracking/Frequency Advisor
• Gas Packing/Survival-Time Advisor
• Slug and Surge Volume Advisor
• Inhibitor Tracking & Inventory Advisor
• Hydrate Advisor
• Ramp-Up Advisor
• Leak Detection
• Pipeline Blockage Advisor
• Depressurisation Advisor
• Well Liquid-Loading Advisor
Typical Onshore Advisors (Oil Based)

• Flow Regime Advisor

• Liquid Inventory Advisor
• Slug Detection and Tracking Advisor
• Scraper Tracking/Frequency Advisor
• Active Slug Control Manager
• Leak Detection Advisor
• Ramp-Up Advisor
• Pipeline Blockage Advisor
• Corrosion Advisor
 OLGA Online – User Modes

• Real-time
– Monitoring
– Watchdog
– Control
• Look-ahead
– Forecasting
• Planning
– Planning
– What-if
Historical data Look-Ahead
– Analysis
– Training

Transparent pipeline / production system showing:

Liquid inventory during pigging and low flow operation
 OLGA Online – User Modes Online
monitoring
and
virtual
instrumentation
• Real-time
– Monitoring 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 time

– Watchdog Information shared continuously

– Control

• Look-ahead 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 time

– Forecasting
LAM initialised automatically or at operators request
• Planning
Looking
– Planning into the future
– What-if 100 x RT
– Analysis
WIM initialised on request or from database
– Training
Offline
decision
making
OLGA Online – Look-ahead and Planning
 OLGA Online Utilisation / Typical Users
Flow assurance Design and verification of production system from concept stage to
specialist start-up throughout design activities.
Start-up team Preparation and verification of operational procedures prior to start-
up by using OLGA Online planning mode.
Operator Extensive training prior to start-up utilising OLGA Pipeline Trainer.
Daily monitoring and control of production system by using real-time
and look-ahead modes.
Production and Daily support of operations. Using what-if / planning modes.
subsea engineer Production optimisation, e.g. gas lift and MEG injection.
Remote support Remote monitoring and advisory of field assets. Integration with total
centre field models and multi-disciplines. Use all modes of OLGA Online.
Instrument engineer Validation of field instrumentation. Fall-out strategy. Instrument
calibration.
Maintenance Streamlining maintenance activities versus production. Condition
monitoring.
Planners Analysing historical data. Checking out planned operation.
Integrity manager Monitoring of key parameters pertaining to corrosion, erosion,
blockage, leak detection, pressure, temperature etc.
SPT engineer Training and knowledge building of end user. System maintenance
and tuning. Flow assurance services on demand.
OLGA Online Real-Time GUI
– Field Overview
OLGA Online Real-Time GUI
– Production Well
 Combined
Real-Time and
Look-Ahead
trends

OLGA Online Real-Time GUI

– Production Loop
OLGA Online Real-Time GUI
– Flow Line and Riser
OLGA Online Real-Time GUI
– Process Inlet Facility
OLGA Online Real-Time GUI
– Inlet Separator
OLGA Online What-If GUI
– Flow Line and Riser
OLGA Online What-If GUI
– Controller Display
Benefits Achieved – Example Projects

Middle East Optimised use of expensive LDHI, reduced OPEX

North Africa Optimised injection of MEG, reduced to 50%
Gulf of Mexico Extended field-life with more than 10 months
North Sea Increased accuracy of Virtual Metering System
West Africa Increased production and regularity
North Sea Superb transparent window into the subsea
production system, proved increased operability
and uptime

Gulf of Mexico Payback time less than a month

West Africa System paid back with 1-hour saved cooldown
time (typical for large deepwater fields)
Asia Pacific Improved operability of mature gas field
 System Integration:

Oil Field • ABB Industrial IT and

OSI PI Historian

Pipeline Management System Model (OLGA):

• Crude pipeline from
Client/Operator: Confidential offshore platform to
onshore processing
Site: APAC plant
• Crude includes varying
Delivery: 2010 amount of water

Modes:
• Real-time
• Look-ahead
• Planning (what-if)

Applications:
• Transparent production
system
• Liquid inventory
advisor
• Slug and surge volume
advisor
• Pig tracking advisor
• Oil quality advisor
 System Integration:

Deepwater Oil Field • OSI PI Historian

Online Flow Assurance System Model (OLGA):

• Production wells
• Flowline loops
Client/Operator: Confidential • Tiebacks and risers
• Separators
Site: Angola • Gas injection
Delivery: 2010 • Fluid displacement
Modes:
• Real-time
• Look-ahead
• Planning (what-if)

Applications:
• Transparent production
system
• Pig tracking and fluid
displacement advisor
• Slug and surge volume
advisor
• Hydrate advisor
• Cool-Down advisor
• Wax advisor
 System Integration:

Shallow Water Oil Field • ICSS (Integrated

Control and Safety)

Hydrate Prediction Tool Model (OLGA):

• Production chokes
Client/Operator: Confidential • Multiphase pipelines
• Separators
Site: Caspian Sea
Delivery: 2010 Modes:
• Real-time
• Look-ahead
• Planning (what-if)

Applications:
• Transparent production
system
• Methanol tracking
system
• Hydrate formation
advisor
• Cool-down advisor
• Warm-Up Advisor
• Blockage detection
advisor
• Pig tracking advisor
 System Integration:

Gas Gathering Network • Emerson DeltaV control

system

Pipeline Management System Model (OLGA):

• Risers and pipelines
Client/Operator: Confidential • Subsea manifolds
• Methanol injection
Site: Angola
Delivery: 2010 Modes:
• Real-time
• Look-ahead
• Planning (what-if)

Applications:
• Transparent production
system
• Virtual metering
• Liquid inventory
advisor
• Gas packing / survival
time advisor
• Gas quality and
compositional
tracking advisor
• Hydrate advisor
• Blockage detection
advisor
• Methanol tracking
advisor
 System Integration:

Gjøa • OSI PI historical

database

Flow Assurance System Model (OLGA):

• Production wells (13)
Client/Operator: GDF SUEZ • 5 subsea manifolds
• 1 loop (one flowline
Site: Norway dedicated for oil and
one for gas wells)
Delivery: 2010 • 1st and 2nd stage
separators topside
• Gas lift and gas warm
up dynamics

Modes:
• Real-time
• Planning (what-if)

Applications:
• Transparent production
system
• Virtual metering
• Liquid inventory
advisor
• Slugging advisor
• MEG tracking advisor
Includes flow assurance • Planned production
forecasting advisor
service contract for 5 years
• Tuning system
plus options for 3+3 years
Gjøa
Flow Assurance System

Purpose:
• Decide production routing of individual wells to gas or
liquid flowlines
• Provide virtual flow meters for each well as back-up system
for the subsea multiphase flow meters
• Predict forming of slugs
• Monitor critical operational parameters like temperature
• Provide production planning and advice tool
• Validate operational procedures
Gjøa
Flow Assurance System

“GDF SUEZ Integrated Operations ambitions are to increase

Hydrocarbon recovery factor, increase preventive maintenance
and reduce operational expenditures through better and faster
decisions through collaboration with external vendors and
service companies like SPT Group”

Terje Overvik, Managing Director for GDF SUEZ E&P Norge

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System Purpose:

Under-Balanced Drilling • Monitor under-balanced

drilling process in one
well
OLGA Online System
System Integration:
Client/Operator: Shell • WITS, OPC and
Modbus
Site: Wyoming, USA
Model (OLGA):
Delivery: 2005 • Dynamic model of the
wellbore

System Featuress:
• Monitoring pressure
while drilling (open
loop control)
• Controlling the UB
(Under-Balance) by
adjusting chokes on
the wellhead (closed
loop control)
• Estimating reservoir
inflow while drilling
(on-line reservoir
characterization)
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System purpose:

Managed Pressure Drilling • Support Managed

Pressure Drilling (MPD)
operations
OLGA Online System
System Integration:
Client/Operator: Ocean Riser Systems (ORS) • OPC Client-Server

Site: New Drilling Consept Model (OLGA):

• Dynamic model of the
Delivery: 2006 ORS-LRRS system (Low
Level Riser Return and
mud-lift pump System)

System Featuress:
• Monitoring and control
riser hydrostatic head
while drilling
• Constant bottom-hole
pressure (BHP) while
drilling and during
connections

ORS MPD System Featuress:

• Improved well control
• Drill longer sections
• Faster & more efficient
drilling
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• ABB
• Emerson
OLGA Online •
•
Honeywell
Kongsberg
System Integration •
•
Invensys
Siemens
• Typical measurements utilized by OLGA Online • Yokogawa
– Pressure
Historian:
– Temperature • OSI PI
– Flow • Aspen IP21
• Honeywell PhD
– Valve positions

• OPC client-server communication is standard

– OPC DA (Data Archive)
– OPC HDA (Historical Data Archive)
– OPC AE (Alarms and Event)

• Supports dual redundant communication setup

• Dedicated links may be offered optionally

– Modbus
– WITS

• Links directly to control system or to historical database

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OLGA Online
Real-Time & Historical Data Archieve
• Advanced Plant Information System (APIS)

• Real-time kernel

• High performance database

– 100,000 I/O per second
• Large capacity data historian storing values, quality and
time stamp
– Including storage of vectors (e.g. pipeline profiles)

Internal databases for OLGA Online

(in addition to plant Historian)
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OLGA Online
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
• User-friendly
– Web-based and flexible
– Key decision parameters
– Warning symbols
– Flow assurance / Expert analysis
• Accessible anywhere
– User defined access control
– Runs on
• Controlnet
• Intranet
• Internet
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OLGA Online
Interface to 3rd Party Applications
• Open system exposing useful and invaluable information
• Plug-ins to 3rd party applications
– Process simulators
– Reservoir and well simulators
– Corrosion and pipeline integrity packages
– Sand detection and monitoring applications
– Optimizers for production wells, pipelines and processing plant
– Slug controllers
• Data available for presentation in control system
– Model-based information
– Pipeline profiles
– Look-ahead predictions
– Critical information (leakage, slugging, hydrate, etc)
• Excel plug-in
– Evaluation of historical data
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OLGA Online
Alarm System (Advanced Warnings)
• Real-time Mode
– Additional to the conventional alarms in control system
– Alarms triggered by model-based instrumentation or Advisor
• Pipeline Leakage
• Risk for Hydrate formation
• Pig arrival (e.g. 20 minutes away from pig receiver)
• Lack of inhibitor
• Arrival of slugs or liquid surges (e.g. in riser bottom)
• Too fast ramp-up
– Alarms available in OLGA Online Expert GUI and/or integrated in
control system Operator Station

• Look-ahead/Forecasting Mode
– Simulations into the future including operational changes
– Early alarm predictions
• For example separator high liquid level occurs in 3.5 hours
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OLGA Online
Tuning System
• Automatic Tuning
– Pipeline friction
– Pipeline heat transfer / ambient temperature
– Reservoir pressure, temperature and composition
– Automatic flow tuning
• Manual Tuning
– Encompass variation from design input and actual
plant
– Account for larger model discrepancies
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OLGA Online
Data Validation and Replacement
• Data validation
– All data is validated against predefined ranges (for
each data)
– Validation package secure reliable and quality
checked data before entering the online
model/system
– The data signal is stamped “bad” if violating one or
more of the defined limits in the validation check
• Minimum value
• Maximum value
• Maximum rate of change

• Data replacement
– Unreliable data is replaced by a fixed value
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Operator Training Simulators (OTS)

with OLGA
 Operator Training Simulator (OTS) with OLGA
- Why OLGA in OTS
• Key value added of OLGA in OTS:

• Ensures that interactions between multiphase

production network of wells & pipelines and
processing plant are represented realistically
• Design verification and improvement
• Reduced commissioning time
• Efficient knowledge building
• Higher production
• Safer operation

• Value added for:

• Training efficient, accurate and realistic
• Procedures validation and improvement
• Flow assurance increasing challenge with field operation
• Control system subsea control, process control and safety
Operator Training Simulator (OTS) with OLGA
- Typical OTS System Architecture
 Operator Training Simulator (OTS) with OLGA
- Well-Proven Interface
• OLGA is seamlessly integrated in all the main process simulator
architectures
– Controlled and fully synchronized with Process
Simulator environment
– The Process Simulator GUI is used also for the
OLGA/subsea part
– Look-and-feel as ONE simulator

• Key performance indicators for an integrated OTS

– Robustness uptime is required to be high, but less
than for online
– Speed 2-5 times real-time
– Accuracy +/- 2% in steady state
comparison
+/- 10-20% during dynamic scenarios
 Operator Training Simulator (OTS) with OLGA
- from Well Perforations through Processing
• An integrated subsea, process facility and control & safety
system simulator model
– Incorporates the impact of wells & pipeline transients on process facility
and interaction with the control & safety system
– And vice versa…
• The OLGA subsea model covers entire multiphase facilities
– Wells (from perforation), subsea wellheads and manifolds
– Subsea processing
– Flowlines, loops and risers
– Injection of inhibitors
• The process and control system model
– Topside / onshore inlet arrangement, e.g. choking
– Separation, compression, pumping and other processing facilities
– Utility systems like flare, heating and cooling medium modules
– Controllability, safety logic and sequencing
– MEG regeneration and injection system impacting the subsea part (e.g.
water and gas injection, gas lift, inhibitor injection and dead-oiling)
 Operator Training Simulator (OTS) with OLGA
- Typical Training / Operational Scenarios

• Start-up of wells and processing • Normal

• Shut-down (planned and unplanned) operation
• Blow-down (depressurization) • Liquid
management
• Hydrate region awareness
• Ramp up rates
• Topsides and Subsea team interactions
• Bull-heading
• Hydrate inhibitor injection and tracking
• Pigging
• Well annulus pressure management
• Dead-oiling
• Switching wells into test
• Cool-down
• Checking out well start-up order
• Gas-lift
• Slug arrival and slug control
• Varying separator operating pressures
• Pressure equalization using chemical injection
• Adjusting production with wells into HP/IP/LP headers

Mainly the same Operational Scenarios

as handled in an online system…
Operator Training Simulator (OTS) with OLGA
- Some Examples of Benefits
Sable OTS (offshore complex with multiphase pipes – Canada)
• Proven very valuable for overall engineering and design
• Added hands on experience to control room operators prior to start-up
• Validation of operating procedures
Snøhvit OTS (subsea-to-beach wet gas field – Norway)
• Saved more than 4 months commissioning time at site by using OTS as test bed
for control system and logic
• A high number of operators and engineers were trained prior to first gas
South Pars 2&3 (offshore-to-onshore gas condensate field –
Iran)
• Prediction of the sealine liquid hold-up volume
• Planning of mechanical pigging frequencies
• Glycol inventory control
• Ensure optimal and safe production
Na Kika OTS (deepwater oil and gas field – Gulf of Mexico)
• New DCS verified and debottlenecked on OTS prior to start-up
• Operational procedures improved and verified at OTS
• Increased expected uptime from 82 to 96% the first 6 months of operation
Goldeneye OTS (remote-controlled gas-condensate field – UK)
• OTS ensured flawless start up of field
OLGA in OTS (Operator Training Simulator)
Selected Project References
Oil Fields Gas-Condensate Fields

1. Dalia (Total) 1. Carina Aries (Total)

2. Greater Plutonio (BP) 2. Sable (Exxon)
3. Lobito Tomboco (Chevron) 3. Taurt (BP)
4. Agbami (Chevron) 4. KG-D6 (Reliance)
5. Akpo (Total) 5. South Pars 2&3 (SPGC)
6. Bonga (Shell) 6. South Pars 6,7&8 (SPGC)
7. Atlantis (BP) 7. Pohokura (Shell)
8. Blind Faith (Chevron) 8. Ormen Lange (Shell)
9. Na Kika (Shell / BP) 9. Sleipner (StatoilHydro)
10. Tahiti (Chevron) 10. Snøhvit (StatoilHydro)
11. Thunder Horse (BP) 11. Ula-Tambar (BP)
12. Valhall Redevelopment (BP) 12. Skarv (BP)
13. Tordis IOR (StatoilHydro) 13. Troll-Kolsnes (StatoilHydro)
14. Snorre-Vigdis (StatoilHydro) 14. Corrib (Shell)
15. Yme (Talisman) 15. Goldeneye (Shell)
16. Block 31 (BP) 16. Umm Shaif (ADMA OPCO)
17. Gumusut (Shell)

From well perforations, manifolds, pipelines and risers

throughout processing facilities…
 Operator Training Simulator (OTS) with OLGA
- Value added
• The value added for operator training:
• Realistic and detailed hands-on operator training
• Includes entire production system: wells, manifolds, flow lines,
risers, inlet processing, main processing and utility systems
• Encapsulate full dynamics and interactions between well / pipeline
and processing plant and correct response times

• The value added for procedures:

• Making of the operating procedures
• Testing of procedures prior to commissioning and start up
• Reduce commissioning time
• Testing of a wide range of operating procedures:
• Verify start-up & shut down procedure (ramp-up, pigging, gas lift)
• Modify start-up & shut down procedure
 Operator Training Simulator (OTS) with OLGA
- Value added
• The value added for flow assurance:
• Ensure optimal and safe production
• Offline prediction of flow assurance issues
• Determine the flow regime in the flow lines
• Possible to see the effect on the topside system when changing the
subsea operating conditions
• Prepare for unplanned situations like slugging, shut down etc.

• The value added for control system:

• Validate control strategies
• DCS verified and debottlenecked on OTS prior to start-up
• Optimized controller settings (tuning to run optimal)
• Added hands on experience to control room operators prior to start-up
• Check the ability of control systems to provide stable control over full
range of flows during steady state & transient operation (is the control
system capable of controlling the plant under varying operating
conditions)
 Operator Training Simulator (OTS) with OLGA
- Value added
• The Conclusion:

• Efficient, accurate and realistic training in operating interacting

multiphase production network of wells & pipelines and processing plant
(slugging, gas lift, chemical injection, ramp-up, dead-oiling, etc.)

• Value added for:

• Training
• Procedures
• Flow assurance
• Control system

• Full transient behavior from well performance throughout multiphase

production network and processing facilities
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Typical Modeling Scope

for
OLGA Online and OLGA OTS
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It is important to understand the

dynamic interaction from well
perforations through separator to
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A static or the trueboundary
simplified dynamics ofhead
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create a need for increased maintenance of system as
production
production fromsystem
wells will change with time
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Typical Scope: Wells

– Detailed wellbore modeling, annulus, inflow

performance
– Individual well performance
– Dynamic interaction between wells feeding the same
flowline(s)
– Liquid loading, unloading, flow instability / slugging,
gas lift, cool down, inhibitor injection etc.
– Start-up of well from shut-in conditions, warm-up
– Production allocation
– Dynamic well testing
– Virtual instrumentation, hardware backup
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Typical Scope: Flowlines

– Liquid management; oil, gas and water

– Slugging and rate change instabilities
– Flow assurance factors such as hydrates, wax etc.
– Cool down time, depressurization
– Routing of wells from production lines to test lines
– Virtual instrumentation, hardware backup
– Pigging
– Dead/hot oil
– Inhibitor injection
– Integrity management; pressure, corrosion, leakage,
blockage, sand, erosion, etc.
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Typical Scope: Facilities

– Separators, liquid levels and backpressure

– Slugging, surge management
– Dynamic interaction imposed by facilities on
upstream system
– Flaring
– Pumping (inhibitor)
– Compressors, gas lift/injection, water injection
– Inhibitor storage tanks
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Reference Projects
OLGA Online and OLGA OTS
OLGA Online
Selected References
Delivered by SPT Group
1. Two-phase liquid pipe APAC Confidential 2010 Oil field
2. Deepwater Angola Confidential 2010 Oil field
3. Hydrate Prediction Tool Caspian Confidential 2010 Oil Field
4. Gas gathering network Angola Confidential 2010 Gas & oil
5. Gjøa Norway GDF SUEZ 2010 Gas & oil
6. Marlim Brazil Petrobras 2009 Deepwater oil
7. G/c field APAC Confidential 2009 Gas-condensate
8. Rosetta Egypt Burullus Gas 2009 Gas-condensate
9. Deepwater #1 Angola Confidential 2009 Deepwater oil
10. Deepwater #2 Angola Confidential 2009 Deepwater oil
11. G/c field Qatar Confidential 2009 Gas-condensate
12. Blind Faith USA Chevron 2008 Deepwater oil
13. Tahiti USA Chevron 2008 Deepwater oil
14. Deepwater Nigeria Confidential 2008 Deepwater oil
15. G/c field Qatar Confidential 2008 Gas-condensate
16. Dolphin Qatar Dolphin Energy 2008 Gas-condensate
17. Ormen Lange Norway Norsk Hydro/Shell 2007 Gas-condensate
18. Mikkel Midgard Norway StatoilHydro 2007 Gas-condensate
19. Lobito Tomboco Angola Chevron 2007 Deepwater oil
20. Bundle Leak Detection Europe Confidential 2007 Gas-condensate
21. Na Kika AWS Pilot USA BP 2005 Deepwater oil
OLGA Online
Selected References
Delivered by Partners of SPT Group

1. Pazflor Angola Total 2010 Oil

2. Vega Norway Statoil 2010 Gas-condensate
3. Cascade Chinook USA Petrobras 2010 Oil
4. Longhorn USA ENI 2009 Oil
5. Frade Brazil Chevron 2009 Deepwater oil
6. KG-D6 India Reliance Industries 2009 Gas-condensate
7. NCMA Trinidad BG 2009 Gas-condensate
8. Maria Armada UK BG 2007 Gas-condensate
9. Snøhvit Norway Statoil 2007 Gas-condensate
10. Atlantic and Cromarty UK BG 2006 Gas-condensate
11. Canyon Express USA Total 2005 Gas-condensate
12. Simian/Sienna/Sapphire Egypt Burullus Gas 2005 Gas-condensate
13. Goldeneye UK Shell 2004 Gas-condensate
14. Scarab/Saffron Egypt Burullus Gas 2003 Gas-condensate
15. Huldra - Heimdal Norway Statoil/Gassco 2001 Gas-condensate
16. Huldra – Veslefrikk Norway Statoil/Gassco 2001 Condensate
17. Troll Gas Norway Statoil 1996 Gas-condensate
OLGA in OTS (Operator Training Simulator)
Selected Project References
Oil Fields Gas-Condensate Fields

1. Dalia (Total) 1. Carina Aries (Total)

2. Greater Plutonio (BP) 2. Sable (Exxon)
3. Lobito Tomboco (Chevron) 3. Taurt (BP)
4. Agbami (Chevron) 4. KG-D6 (Reliance)
5. Akpo (Total) 5. South Pars 2&3 (SPGC)
6. Bonga (Shell) 6. South Pars 6,7&8 (SPGC)
7. Atlantis (BP) 7. Pohokura (Shell)
8. Blind Faith (Chevron) 8. Ormen Lange (Shell)
9. Na Kika (Shell / BP) 9. Sleipner (StatoilHydro)
10. Tahiti (Chevron) 10. Snøhvit (StatoilHydro)
11. Thunder Horse (BP) 11. Ula-Tambar (BP)
12. Valhall Redevelopment (BP) 12. Skarv (BP)
13. Tordis IOR (StatoilHydro) 13. Troll-Kolsnes (StatoilHydro)
14. Snorre-Vigdis (StatoilHydro) 14. Corrib (Shell)
15. Yme (Talisman) 15. Goldeneye (Shell)
16. Block 31 (BP) 16. Umm Shaif (ADMA OPCO)
17. Gumusut (Shell)

From well perforations, manifolds, pipelines and risers

throughout processing facilities…
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OLGA Pipeline Trainer

A training simulator dedicated multiphase

flow pipelines and production systems
OLGA Pipeline Trainer for Model:
• Wells with reservoir
Multiphase Production Systems •
interaction
Valves and flowlines
• Pipeline(s) to platform
or shore
• Inlet processing
• High-fidelity training on flow assurance issues facilities
• Generic or plant-specific systems • Inhibitor injection
• Instrumentation and
• Runs on standard PCs control system
• Building-block for online system
and alternative / supplement for full-scope OTS Graphical User Interface:
• User-friendly operator-
type (web-based)
• Window into the
Training – Planning - What-if – Analysis - Trouble-shooting pipeline
•
Pipeline Trainer
Highlights non-
instrumented values
• Alarms on criticalities

Online System
Users:
• Operators
Monitoring – Watchdog – Control - Look-ahead - Forecasting • Planners and
supervisors
• Flow assurance and
production engineers

Increase the understanding of transient multiphase flow…

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OLGA Advanced Blowout Control

Well Control Well
Control

• 20 years of Well control simulation with OLGA

• OLGA ABC - Well control specific interface to OLGA

Developed with
 Well
Well Control Control

Essential part of emergency response planning

– Blowout rate estimation
– Relief well design
– Dynamic kill parameters
• Kill Rate
• Pump Pressures
• Horsepower Requirements
OLGA for Wells
OLGA for Wells Wells

• Specific interface to OLGA for Production Engineers’ needs

• Dynamic simulation of well scenarios
• Gives critical understanding of wells performance
 OLGA for Subsea Wells

Thermal Transients Liquid Loading Artificial Lift Cross flow

Slugging & Surges Near Wellbore Effects Liquid Acumulation Stagnant Mud

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