Transportation of waxy crude oil
22 Oct 2013 Transporting heavy crude oil and bitumen via pipeline is usually it is extremely difficult to transport via pipeline waxy crude oil in cold weather 26 Apr 2012 Take Daqing and Shengli waxy crude oil for example, the basic rule of above- mentioned engineering-economic characteristics of waxy crude 26 Jan 2015 Then the restart process of a wax crude oil pipeline is investigated “Isothermal start-up of pipeline transporting waxy crude oil,” Journal of In petroleum industries, waxy crude oil is normally found in petroleum production. Wax formation and precipitation during pipeline transport of waxy crude oils
Waxy crude oils represent a significant amount of the petroleum reserves and productions worldwide, and the pipeline transportation of waxy crude oils is an
In order to optimize profitability in the handling of waxy crude oil pipelines, an literatures discuss methods of handling the transportation of waxy crude oils in. 1 Feb 1995 In evaluations of the wax potential of a crude, the climate of the area Petroleum -- Drilling & Production; 022000 -- Petroleum-- Transport, 7 May 2018 crude oil and to evaluate the suitable inhibitor for the waxy crude oil that provides the transportation in the hydrocarbon pipeline systems. vessel surfaces. COPI™ provides important benefits in: • Crude oil production. • Crude oil transportation. • Storage. Wax crystallites can start forming in crude oil. 24 Jan 2019 transportation of these waxy crude oils in the pipelines contribute to several issues, such as the flowability reduction, excessive pumping cost,
As with transportation length enlargement and shut-down time prolongation, the transfer stations that have to be used before PPD is adopted also can be eliminated and the transfer system becomes simpler and safer for buried flow-line to transport waxy crude oil.
In the working range used, the flow of waxy crude oil proved to be dependent on the flow rate, temperature and interaction between combinations of the flow rate and water cut. The variable that was the most significant for the waxy crude oil was the temperature, which was inversely proportional to the pressure gain.
7 May 2018 crude oil and to evaluate the suitable inhibitor for the waxy crude oil that provides the transportation in the hydrocarbon pipeline systems.
29 Oct 2017 Deepen the understanding of wax-related phenomena during the transportation of waxy crude oil in long-distance pipelines; 2. Develop novel Transportation of waxy crude oil faces great challenges due to shear and temperature dependency. At high temperatures, waxy crude exhibits low viscous An improved process for the transportation of waxy crude oils through pipelines, in particular North African crudes, which comprises introducing into the pipeline Bomba, John G., R J Brown and Associates (Far East) Pte Ltd Abstract Pipeline transport of waxy crude oils can be performed effectively, both from technical and Here we discuss developments in flow assurance that are concerned with startup and transportation of waxy crude oils. The special issue is centered about the
An improved process for the transportation of waxy crude oils through pipelines, in particular North African crudes, which comprises introducing into the pipeline
vessel surfaces. COPI™ provides important benefits in: • Crude oil production. • Crude oil transportation. • Storage. Wax crystallites can start forming in crude oil. 24 Jan 2019 transportation of these waxy crude oils in the pipelines contribute to several issues, such as the flowability reduction, excessive pumping cost,
Transportation of waxy crude oil has received significant attentions as its pour point temperature is well above the seabed temperature at production fields. There have been different techniques used to alleviate flow problems prior to pumping . Wax inhibitor, use of chemicals, pour point depressant, catalytic treatment, thermal treatment and wax control polymers were among few mechanisms used earlier. TRANSPORTATION OF WAXY CRUDE OILS 1. Select pumps to allow a parallel/series arrangement, which could transport at slower. 2. Use of separate low flow, high head pumps for restarting. 3. Side traps at frequent intervals to allow short sections to be started separately. 4. Reverse pumping to Crude Oil Transportation: Nigerian Niger Delta Waxy Crude Elijah Taiwo 1, John Otolorin 1 and Tinuade Afolabi 2 1Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, De partment of Chemical Engineering, 2Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Department of Chemical Engineering, Nigeria 1. Introduction DEFINITION OF A WAXY CRUDE A waxy crude is defined as a crude oil having a high pour point and low API gravity, and often containing paraffin wax (alkanes). A waxy crude is distinguished by the fact that it exhibits non-Newtonian viscosity behaviour at temperatures below about 20F above the pour point.