Estudio de gestión para la formulación de proyectos de aseguramiento de flujo en sistemas de producción de hidrocarburos costa afuera

Abstract

Define the strategy and necessaries projects to flow assurance of gas production lines from the bottom of the well to the processing station has become a current challenge within the offshore P & E operations, due to the complex characteristics of the flux and the hostility of the zones and surrounding environment where the gas is transported, for this was developed an analysis of resource management and the formulation of engineering, procurement and construction projects (EPC), in order to guarantee the transport of the production without interruptions considering the particularities of the gas exploitation of the "Friendship" field. The methodology of the logical framework was used as a tool to formulate the flow assurance projects, which allowed to define involved resources, indicators and means of verification, as actors and tools that will help to evaluate the results of the project after its implementation, as well as technical and operational restrictions that must be considered when selecting the best alternative in this type of projects. The result was the development of the logical framework of the flow assurance project for the case study of the "Friendship" field in wells greater than 1800 [psia], which conceptualizes the project’s objectives and purposes, defining the components and activities to be executed. It was concluded that hydrodynamic and thermal flow analysis in stationary condition is the first resource to define and correctly select the project alternatives to assurance the flow.