Electrically heated pipe system delivers thermal efficiency, redundancy gains

摘要

Long distance tiebacks provide an attractive economic alternative to dedicated production platforms, but bring additional flow assurance challenges in terms of hydrate or wax management, or more simply, the arrival temperature of the wellstream. Conventional infield production models are not adequate for long distance step-outs, and in addition the economics of smaller or marginal remote reservoirs are increasing pressures to reduce field capex, notably for the production pipelines and service line.