Recent Developments in Subsea and
Downhole Multiphase Compression

23 November 2006 London Evening Meeting

Chairman Jim Cattanach, Intec Engineering
Sponsored by Framo Engineering UK Ltd

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Presentations

Wellbore Pressure Boosting Enhances Recovery from Natural Gas Wells

Norman Liley, Corac Group plc

Oil and gas operators have long recognised that pressure boosting in gas fields at the optimum location in close proximity to the reservoir can lead to major economic gains in hydrocarbon recovery beyond that possible using conventional central gas compression alone. Conrac is bringing this potentially game-changing technology to the industry by using its gas bearing and direct drive technology to create a downhole turbo compressor delivering up to 500 kW for 7-inch and greater cased wells.

How the Small Operator Optimises Today's Current Technology

Nils Vagen, Framo Engineering

The case study of Oilexco Brenda development demonstrates how a small experienced team can benefit by optimising today's subsea technology. The subsea technology used in this development offers an integrated solution to a clustered manifold development, that offered considerable value by reducing the manifold size (some 60%) and minimised the engineering interfaces. The subsea technology consisted of a multi-port selector manifold, multiphase metering, multiphase pumps and associated controls.