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TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. Utility and Chemical Consumption study.... ........ ......................................3

1. Introduction............................................................................................3

2. Scope of work........................... ..............................................................3

3. Abbreviations......... ................................................................................3

4. Definition of Terms. ....... .........................................................................4

5. Commercial Software....... .........................................................................4

6. Operating Envelope ....... .........................................................................5

6.1. Gas Export ..... ... ...... .........................................................................5

6.2. Heavy Crude Export...... .........................................................................5

6.3. Light Crude Export..... .. .........................................................................5

7. Methanol Injection System.. .......................................................................7

8. Nitrogen System.. ....... ............................................................................8

9. Corrosion inhibitor injection system.. ..........................................................9

10. Reference. . . ............................................................. .............. .........11

B. Consumption List.. ................ ..........................................................12

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A. Utility and Chemical Consumption study

1. Introduction

The Yadavaran oil field (previously referred to as Kushk and Hosseinieh Fields), is located

some 70 km to the southwest of Ahwaz and is near the Iran-Iraq border in southwest Iran. The

field is very remote from existing N.I.O.C. infrastructure and is spread out over a large

geographical area stretching some 45 km from north to south and 15 km from east to

west.The produced heavy and light crude oil and excess gas will be exported from Gas/Oil

Separation Unit (GOSU) and Central Treatment Export Plant (CTEP) to the Ahwaz Booster

Station (ABS) and a tie-in point near ABS about 100km away. Excess gas will be transformed

about 39 km directly to NGL 3200 using 18" pipeline. The light and heavy crude oil will be

pumped to West K. Pump Station (WKPS) using 18" pipelines and blend to other filed heavy

and light crude oil and finally to ABS station using 36"and 30" pipelines respectively.

Figure 1) Light and Heavy Crude Oil Export Pipeline Schematic

2. Scope of work

The purpose of this document is to express the utility and chemical consumption and required

facilities for Export gas transmission for 18" excess gas transfer pipeline from CTEP to

NGL3200 unit and also 18" light and heavy crude oil to WKPS, 30" and 36" from WKPS to ABS

respectively.

3. Abbreviations

All abbreviations are explained into the text.

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4. Definition of Terms

The following defines the meaning of the specific words used in this report:
OWNER National Iranian Oil Company
MC Managing contractor of OWNER who is responsible for planning,
Control and management of whole project.
ENGINEERING Engineering Consultant of the project
CONSULTANT

PROJECT Gas Export, Heavy Crude oil and Light Crude Oil pipelines

LOCATION 90 km Gas Pipeline from Central Treatment Export Plant (CTEP)

To Ahvaz Booster Station (ABS) and 40 km Light and Heavy Crude
oil Pipeline from Central Treatment Export Plant (CTEP) to Ahvaz
Booster Station (ABS).

EPCC CONTRACTOR who is responsible for providing detail engineering,

CONTRACTOR procurement, construction and commissioning of all items
according to the contract between OWNER and him.

SUPPLIER Any vendor, manufacturer, dealer who will supply any equipment
For the project.
SHALL Refer to a mandatory requirement.
SHOULD Refer to a recommendation
MAY Refer to one acceptable course of action

5. Commercial Software

PVTSIM simulation software ASPEN HYSYS 2006 are used to build a phase envelops and

hydrate curve of the gas export, light and heavy crude oil pipelines.
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6. Operating Envelope

6.1 Gas Export

Liquid condensation in export gas pipelines commonly occurs because of the

multicomponent nature of the transmitted natural gas and its associated phase behavior to

the inevitable temperature and pressure changes that occur along the pipeline.

Condensation subjects the export gas transmission pipeline to two-phase, gas/condensate,

flow transport. Hence, a better understanding of the flow characteristics is needed for the

proper design and operation of pipelines. The phase diagram of the pipeline system is

therefore plotted for determining the phase condition at any point in the pipe.

Figure 1 shows the traverses of the phase diagram for the Export gas/condensate system.

As can be seen, depending on the pressure and temperature variations, the hydrocarbon

mixture can exist as a single-phase, or as a two-phase mixture along the pipeline route.

Therefore, at anticipated Export lines operating pressures and temperatures, the fluids

will be two-phase stream flowing along the full length of the production pipeline.

6.2 Heavy Crude Oil

The phase diagram of the Heavy crude oil pipeline system is plotted for determining the

phase condition at any point in the pipe. Figure 2 shows the traverses of the phase

diagram for the Heavy crude oil system.

As can be seen, under operating condition in pipeline, Heavy crude oil is in liquid phase

and without phase change.

6.3 Light Crude Oil

The phase diagram of the light crude oil pipeline system is plotted for determining the

phase condition at any point in the pipe. Figure 3 shows the traverses of the phase

diagram for the light crude oil system.

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As can be seen, under operating condition in pipeline, light crude oil is in liquid phase and

without phase change.

Export Gas Phase Envelop And Hydrate Curve

120
Phase Envelop
Hydrate Curve
100
Critical Point

80

Pressure(Bar.a)
60

40

20

0
-50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Temperature (C)

Figure 1: Export Gas pipeline phase envelop and hydrate curve

Heavy Crude Oil Phase Envelop And Hydrate Curve

160
Phase Envelop
Hydratre Curve 140

120

100
Pressure (Bar.g)

80

60

40

20

0
-100 -50 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750
Temperature (C)

Figure 2: Heavy Crude Oil pipeline phase envelop and hydrate curve
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Light Crude Oil Phase Envelop and Hydrate Curve

180

Phase Envelop 160

HydrateCurve
140

120

Pressure (bar.g)
100

80

60

40

20

0
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850
Temperature (c)

Figure 3: Light Crude Oil pipeline phase envelop and hydrate curve

7. Methanol injection system

7.1 Gas Export

An inherent problem with natural gas production or transmission is the formation of gas

hydrates, which can lead to safety hazards to production/transportation systems and to

substantial economic risks. Therefore, an understanding of when and where hydrates form

is necessary to overcoming hydrate problems.

The hydrate curve of Export gas field represents the thermodynamic boundary between

hydrate stability and dissociation. Conditions to the left of the curve represent situations

in which hydrates are stable and “can” form. Operating under such conditions does not

necessarily mean that hydrates will form, only that they are possible.

Considering Figure 1 and in accordance with the operating condition for export gas,

hydrate will not form in normal operating conditions.

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According to the depressurizing study which has been done in transient hydraulic study

report, methanol injection package will not be considered, where the result is presented

in Tables 1. As can be seen from Table 1 hydrate will not form in normal operating

condition in export pipeline.

Table 1: Hydrate Formation Status in Gas Export Pipeline by HYSYS Aspen 2006
Hydrate Formation
Hydrate Temperature
Circumstances in pipeline Temperature(C) Pressure(psig)
Formation Status at stream pressure
(˚C)
Inlet Summer 62 800 Will Not Form -3.25
Inlet Winter 50 837 Will Not Form -2.92
Outlet Summer 15 500 Will Not Form -6.80
Outlet Winter 15 500 Will Not Form -6.80
Depressurizing line -12 14.7 Will Not Form -38.52

7.2 heavy Crude Oil

Considering Figure 2 and in accordance with the operating condition for Heavy crude oil,

hydrate will not form in normal operating conditions.

7.3 Light Crude Oil

Considering Figure 3 and in accordance with the operating condition for light crude oil,

hydrate will not form in normal operating conditions.

According to this study, methanol injection package will not necessary for hydrate

prevention in export pipeline.

8. Nitrogen System

Nitrogen bottles are provided as an actuator for each Line Break Valve in case of

startup valves and break pipelines(Nitrogen bottle for LBV is specified by LBV vendor).

Nitrogen for purging gas of pipelines in start up condition will be supplied by mobile

nitrogen generation package, therefore, required connections and piping shall be

considered for it.

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9. Corrosion inhibitor injection system

Light and heavy crude oil are water, hydrogen sulphide and Carbon dioxide free and

according to MR 0175-2001 H2S content (Light crude oil=0 and Heavy crude oil 0.01%) is

less than 15% mol, therefore sulphide and carbon stress cracklings are negligible in crude

oil pipelines.

According to MR 0175-2001 figure 2, export gas consist of 15% mol H2S and pressure in

pipeline (1000 psig to 500 psig), export gas is in sulphide stress cracking region. Therefore

chemical corrosion inhibitor injection packages will be considered for continuous injection

and it is necessary for gas export pipeline.

The chemical injection package consists of 1+1 pressure chemical injection pumps, storage

tank with electrically driven mixer and associated piping system, control & starter panel

all and interconnecting cables, all installed on a common skid to provide self contained

corrosion inhibitor injection package for outdoor installation.

The Corrosion Inhibitor injection rate based on vendor data should be considered.The

corrosion inhibitor is injected to gas export pipeline.

9.1 PACKAGE DETAILS for CORROSION INHIBITOR:

• TANKS:

Storage for chemical solution, Storage days number min: 10 days

Pressure: Atm.

Capacity: min.3 m3 (vendor shall be advised required capacity as per design.)

Material: Vendor to Specify

Tank equipped with level gauge and level switch.

• AGITATORS:

Top Mounted
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• DOSING PUMPS:

Dosing pump for injection of chemical component into the related header line:

No. of pump: 2-dosing pump. (One in operation and one in standby)

Rated capacity: by vendor

Discharge pressure: 75 bar.g (It should be noted that discharge pressure is based on the

pressure of the line being injected, According to above table and PFDs and maximum

available pressure)

Material: Vendor to Specify

Figure 4: chemical inhibitor package P&ID

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• ACCESSORIES:

Tank sight glass

Pump Pressure Gauge

Sample point

Pump PSV

Control Cabinet

Calibration Vessel
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10. REFRENCES:

NACE STANDARD MR0175-2001, for oilfield equipments Sulphide stress cracking resistant

Metallic Materials.

B. Consumption List

CHEMICAL CONSUMPTION LIST

No. ITEM SERVICE Number CAPACITY REMARKS

1 ‐ NITROGEN PACKAGE 1 Intermittent Note 1

2 PK‐2603‐35 CORROSION INHIBITOR PACKAGE 1 Continuously Note 2
3 ‐ INSTRUMENT AIR ‐ Out of Scope J.P Note 3
4 FLARE HEADER PACKAGE 1 CTEP Flare Header Note 4
5 LIGHITING AND SMALL POWER Out of Scope J.P Note 5
6 CONTROL VALVE 2 Out of Scope J.P Note 3
7 EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN VALVE 5 Out of Scope J.P Note 3

Note1: Nitrogen will be provided during precommissioning and commissioning. Required

nitrogen bottle for LBV station shall be finalized by LBV vendor.

Note 2: Capacity and injection flow rate shall be determined based on vendor’s corrosion

inhibitor material and finalized by vendor.

Note 3: All control valve and instrument are out of scope of work J.P. Therefore required

air will be provided by CTEP utility facility.

Note4: For depressurizing sour gas export pipeline, connection to flare header is

mandatory and CTEP flare heard connection will be provided.

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Note 5: For pig launcher area, lighting will be provided by CTEP.