Well Test and Process Systems

Engineering
Efficiency and CFD Analysis
Hunting offers a unique combination of high
Sand Management
quality process and well test equipment.
Heat Exchangers
Well Test Equipment
Together with more than 40 years’ experience
in fabrication services, using highly qualified
welding processes, Hunting manufactures
superior and customized packages.
Efficiency Calculator

The Hunting Cyclonic Desander Efficiency calculator is a web

based software tool designed to aid our customers in selecting
the most appropriate wellhead desanding method for their well
test application.

The tool is based on published correlations and has been verified

against both a CFD simulation of the Hunting cyclone and 3rd
party flow loop tests.

The efficiency calculator allows our customers to run multiple

scenarios varying inputs such as oil and gas flow rates, fluid
properties and sand properties in order to evaluate their impact
on solids separation performance.

CFD Analysis

The flow across the filter media is characterized using a The flow characteristics in the pot will then be simulated,
local detailed model of the filter media. This enables the including pressure drop and determination of regions of high
determination of the resistance of an equivalent porous medium velocity and flow re-circulation.
representation of the filter screen cartridge to be used in the full
3D representation of the pot. Multi-phase flow effects will be simulated and enable the
determination of the gas-volume fraction distribution in the pot.
Simulations will be carried out for a range of representative GOR
(gas-oil-ratio) values.

The computational fluid dynamics software package used is Fluent

17.1. The flows are turbulent and, when multi-phase, modelled
using the Eulerian multiphase flow model. In the multiphase case,
the phases are liquid (comprising a mixture of oil and water) and
gas, and the gas is specified to be the carrier phase.
Well Test and Process Systems

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Hunting provides high quality well test and process technologies. With over 40 years of speciality
fabrication experience, Hunting can provide equipment specific to your requirements.

Hunting’s extensive product portfolio includes sand filters, heat exchangers, choke manifolds,
plug catchers and piping equipment.

Our success has been built around knowledge of the industry, correct planning, reliability of
the equipment and ability to react to client requirements through timely engineering service
and teamwork.

Product Development Sand Management

In addition to offering a wide range of industry standard products, Hunting’s Well Testing division has developed a comprehensive sand
the team is also ready to work closely with their client’s on management solution with a range of safe and efficient high-pressure
customized equipment to optimize a solution both in terms of cost sand removal technologies to address the industry challenge of
and operational efficiency. This also includes automation and avoiding damage by erosion and plugging of process equipment
winterization of equipment. during well testing, frac flowback and clean-up operations.

Dual Sand Pot Filter Cyclonic Wellhead Desander

Wellhead sand filtration is Cyclonic Wellhead Desanders

established as an industry have a high efficiency of
standard technique for sand separation at high flow-rates
and solids removal. with a minimal pressure drop
and can handle both a wider
Dual Pot Sand Filters are range of particle sizes and
available in two basic larger volumes of solids when
configurations (Type A & B) compared to the sand filters.
and a broad range of sizes
and configurations, up to The cyclonic separator element
20,000psi WP. is engineered from a highly
wear-resistant alloy, is designed
to be the only component
potentially exposed to erosion
and is simple to replace during
operations if required.
Interchangeable Wellhead Desander

The cyclonic and sand filter separation techniques are considered

complimentary and present a challenge to the well test service
company in deciding on one technique or the other without prior
knowledge of the well conditions.

The Hunting Interchangeable Wellhead Desander features a dual

pot system with interchangeable cyclone separators and sand filters
offering the unique benefit of system configuration with both techniques
to cover a wider range of well conditions from a single package.

Sand Filter Configuration Cyclone Configuration

■ The sand filter is set up in ■ The sand filter is removed,
the Type A configuration the cyclone separation
inserted and the pipework
configured for cyclone

Spherical Sand Trap Desander

Our sand trap design allows to accumulate large volumes of solids

in the well stream at high pressure combined with the security of the
sand filter technology.

The tangential inlet design supported by FEM calculations creates

an improved solids separation in the vessel. The high angle speed
created by this tangential inlet forces the solids particles out to the
vessel wall dropping down to the bottom.

Wellhead Plug Catcher

The Wellhead Plug Catcher is designed to remove larger pieces

of well debris from the well effluent during operations such as frac
flowback, sand consolidation testing and completion cleanup after
perforating or drilling out a bridge plug.
 Multi Tube and Coil
Type Heat Exchangers

The Heat Exchanger is positioned

upstream of the separator and is used
to raise the temperature of the well
effluent to prevent hydrate formation
from plugging or restricting the flow
and to improve separation and burner
efficiency by reducing fluid viscosity
and breaking down emulsions.

Hunting provides a customised

design, taking account of thermal
design features, high / low pressure
limits, temperature range, product
mix and fluid flow capacity. Hunting’s
manufacturing flexibility enables
them to supply heat exchangers for a
variety of volume requirements.

Choke Manifolds

The Choke Manifold is the primary well pressure and flow control
package used during both offshore and onshore well testing,
frac flow-back, well clean-up and early production operations.

Chemical Injection Units

Hunting Portable Chemical Injection Units are designed to offer a

simple, compact and economical method of injecting chemicals
such as glycol, methanol or just an inhibitor into the components
of a Pressure Control rig up.

Piping, Crossover & Instrumentation Packages

Well testing, frac flowback and clean-up operations both

offshore and onshore need customised piping, cross-over and
instrumentation packages to be professionally fabricated, often at
very short notice, where any delay has a potentially high impact
on the cost of the operation and reputation of the well testing
service provider.

Hunting can provide a wide range of packages both on-time and

according to the customer’s requirements including certification
and testing according PED 2014/68/EU / ASME B31.3 / API & NACE
Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Assurance

Hunting is committed to working safely in an environmentally

responsible manner. These principles are fully integrated within
our Quality Management System that defines the company’s
global operations.

Quality Assurance Health, Safety and the Environment

It is essential that products and services provided by Hunting Hunting is committed to achieving and maintaining the highest
are designed and manufactured to conform to the agreed API, standards of safety for its employees, customers, suppliers and
proprietary licensor, or other specification of the customer, the public. All Hunting business units consciously operate in a
meeting their needs and expectations the first time, every time. manner that includes environmental matters as an integral part of
its business plan.
It is the policy of Hunting that only the highest quality products
and services, that meet all specification requirements, are Hunting’s aims are no accidents, no harm to people, and no
provided to customers. Hunting operates a corporate Quality damage to the environment.
Management System covering all worldwide locations.
The Hunting goal is “Total Customer Satisfaction”.

Further Information Global Headquarters

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Well Testing Head Office Middle East Asia Pacific

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