Low-dose hydrate inhibitors present new flow assurance option

摘要

WHILE OIL PRICES have settled down from the volatility seen in recent years, further expectations indicate that the market is in a realignment phase. Within this realignment, new strategies for oil and gas production must be explored to remain competitive in this new environment. In deepwater production, one of these new strategies is the installation of longer subsea tiebacks to develop remote reservoirs, where no existing host facilities are nearby; and a fixed installation is considered uneconomical. Subsea tiebacks with distances of more than 60 mi (97 km) between the well and host facility are not uncommon, and new technologies continue to push the boundaries of what was previously thought infeasible.