The Application of Ejector Technology to Subsea Fields of the Future

David Hoon, Technical Director.

Subsea 2013 - 6th February 2013

What are Ejectors?HOW EJECTORS WORK

Low Pressure

HighPressure

Intermediate Pressure

Ejectors use high pressure fluid to compress a low pressure fluid to an intermediate pressure

What are Ejectors?HOW EJECTORS WORK

Low Pressure

HighPressure

Intermediate Pressure

Ejectors use high pressure fluid to compress a low pressure fluid to an intermediate pressure

Nozzle

What are Ejectors?HOW EJECTORS WORK

Low Pressure

HighPressure

Intermediate Pressure

Ejectors use high pressure fluid to compress a low pressure fluid to an intermediate pressure

NozzleDiffuser

What are Ejectors?

An Ejector is a simple device which uses the energy within a high pressure fluid to entrain and compress

a low pressure fluid to an intermediate pressure.

HOW EJECTORS WORK

Low Pressure

HighPressure

Intermediate Pressure

Ejectors use high pressure fluid to compress a low pressure fluid to an intermediate pressure

NozzleDiffuser

What are Ejectors?

Ejectors are also known as Eductors or Jet Pumps.

HOW EJECTORS WORK

Low Pressure

HighPressure

Intermediate Pressure

Ejectors use high pressure fluid to compress a low pressure fluid to an intermediate pressure

NozzleDiffuser

Why choose Ejectors?

• No moving parts

• No maintenance

• Requires no electrical power

Why choose Ejectors?

• No moving parts

• No maintenance

• Requires no electrical power

• Often no operating costs

• Proven in service

• Simple construction

• Compact size / small footprint

Why choose Ejectors?

• Zero emissions

• Environmentally friendly

• Resistant to erosion

Why choose Ejectors?

• Zero emissions

• Environmentally friendly

• Resistant to erosion

• Handles liquid and gas slugs without damage

• Simple to start-up, operate & shut down

• Suitable for use with gasses and liquid

Why choose Ejectors?

... ideal features for use subsea!

• Zero emissions

• Environmentally friendly

• Resistant to erosion

• Handles liquid and gas slugs without damage

• Simple to start-up, operate & shut down

• Suitable for use with gasses and liquid

Possible Sources of HP Energy• HP gas well

• Compressor gas, recycled / discharged

• HP production separator gas

• Lift / Injection gas

HP Gas

Possible Sources of HP Energy• HP gas well

• Compressor gas, recycled / discharged

• HP production separator gas

• Lift / Injection gas

• HP oil well

• Injection water

• HP production separator liquid

• Pumped liquids, oil, water or mixture

HP Gas

HP Liquid

Potential Subsea Applications

• Production Boosting

• Subsea Processing

Potential Subsea Applications

• Production Boosting

• Subsea Processing

Example - Production Boosting

Duplex - Holland (10,000lb rated)

Example - Production Boosting

This Ejector increased production by 31.6mmscfd, by bringing two shut-in wells back into production.

Duplex - Holland (10,000lb rated)

Example - Production Boosting

• Boost production

• Reduce condensate loading

• Prevent wells becoming shut-in

• Extend field life

• Maximise recovery

The Ejector lowers pressures at the well head to:

Example - Production Boosting

Duplex - Holland (10,000lb rated)

Subsea field of the future!

Example - Production Boosting

Duplex - Holland (10,000lb rated)

Subsea field of the future!

Example - Production Boosting

This Ejector boosted production by ~15% using wasted energy across the anti-surge valve

and eliminated the need for 2nd stage compression

Example - Production Boosting

Subsea field of today!

Example - Production BoostingSolution:

HP gas from the existing compressor on recycle used to

power the jet pump.

Benefits:

•  Lowered arrival pressure at the platform by 200 psi enabling

loaded wells to produce consistently.

•  Higher gas velocities, lowered liquids accumulated in the

pipeline, causing a further 140psi drop at the wellhead.

•  Production increased by 24% due to wellhead pressure

reduction and lower pipeline loss.

•  2.5 Bscf of otherwise lost reserves recovered.

•  Flow delivered at higher pressure compressor suction

increased compressor throughput.

Export Sales

40MMSCFD

7.4 MMSCFD 850 psig

400 psig

Ejector 1250 psig

Sub sea manifold

Recycle gas

GEMINI

Liquid

Chevron, USA (GOM)

200 psig

Compressor

Separator

• Lowered arrival pressure at the platform by 200 psi, enabling loaded wells to produce consistently.

• Higher gas velocities swept most of the liquids accumulated in the pipeline, causing a further 140 psi pressure drop at the wellhead.

Subsea field of today!

Example - Production BoostingSolution:

HP gas from the existing compressor on recycle used to

power the jet pump.

Benefits:

•  Lowered arrival pressure at the platform by 200 psi enabling

loaded wells to produce consistently.

•  Higher gas velocities, lowered liquids accumulated in the

pipeline, causing a further 140psi drop at the wellhead.

•  Production increased by 24% due to wellhead pressure

reduction and lower pipeline loss.

•  2.5 Bscf of otherwise lost reserves recovered.

•  Flow delivered at higher pressure compressor suction

increased compressor throughput.

Export Sales

40MMSCFD

7.4 MMSCFD 850 psig

400 psig

Ejector 1250 psig

Sub sea manifold

Recycle gas

GEMINI

Liquid

Chevron, USA (GOM)

200 psig

Compressor

Separator

• Production increased by 24%, due to wellhead pressure reduction and lower pipeline loss.

• 2.5 Bscf of otherwise lost reserves recovered.

• Flow delivered at higher compressor suction pressure increased compressor throughput.

Example - Gas Lift Boosting

• Lower well back-pressure

• Increase production

• Deliver to export pressure

• Less lift gas required

Subsea field of the future!

• Lower well back-pressure

• Increase production

• Deliver to export pressure

• Less lift gas required

Example - Gas Lift Boosting

Potential Subsea Applications

• Production Boosting

• Subsea Processing

Potential Subsea Applications

• Production Boosting

• Subsea Processing

Subsea Processing with Ejectors

• Hydrocyclone pressure boosting

• Separator flushing

• Sand slurry pumping

• Sand cleaningTORDIS - The World’s First Full-Field Separation System, Offshore Norway

Subsea Processing with Ejectors

• Hydrocyclone pressure boosting

• Separator flushing

• Sand slurry pumping

• Sand cleaning

• Multi-phase fluid pumping

• Micro-bubble generation for conditioning process water

• Flow Restrictor / Pressure let-down

TORDIS - The World’s First Full-Field Separation System, Offshore Norway

Sand Slurry Pumping

Subsea Processing - Marlim

Transvac Ejector

Subsea Processing - Marlim Ejector 1

Patented Multi-Nozzle Subsea Ejector suppliedfor boosting flow as part of the separator flushing operation.

Subsea Processing - Marlim Ejector 2

Subsea Ejector supplied for boosting the pressure lost over hydrocyclones.

Subsea Processing - Marlim Flow Restrictor

Flow restrictors supplied for destroying excess pressure in the reject line of the multi-phase desander module.

Design & Performance Mapping

Marlim SSAO Project : FMC Technologies Performance Test Report – Special Flow Restriction

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Special Flow Restriction

NDP07

Transvac carried out full performance mapping/validation for each of the Ejectors and flow restrictors

supplied for the Marlim Project at our R&D facility.

Transvac R&D Test Facility

• 8 Liquid flow loops

• Pressures up to 250 bar

• Flows up to 700m3/h

• Sand slurry test rig

• Multi-phase flow loop

...for your fields of the future, consider Ejectors.

Who we are...

• Privately owned company

• Based in the United Kingdom

• Over 40 years experience

• Custom designed products, across many industries

• Transvac’s own patented designs

• In-house control over design, manufacture & non destructive testing

• R&D Test Facility

Thank you.Please visit us on stand B43 in the exhibition hall.

Current R&D Projects

• Micro-bubble generating device

• High pressure liquid Ejectors compressing gas

• Gas motivated Ejectors entraining liquids

Subsea Ejectors for Multi-Phase Handling

Transvac has performance tested Ejectors for multi-phase applications for subsea processing. Ejector technology is now proven to be a reliable and robust alternative to mechanical multi-phase pumps.

RemovableDiffuser / Throat

RemovableNozzle

Size 3 DuplexUniversal Design

Flare Gas RecoveryEjector & Silencers

Universal Design

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• Transvac has a good reputation as a supplier of high quality custom design products

• Accredited to BS EN ISO 9001 : 2008

• Qualified on both FPAL No. 44491 & Achilles No. 25938

• Accredited to Module H of the Pressure Equipment Directive

• Promatomnadzor Permission of Belarus - Mozry Refinery

MECHANICAL DESIGN

• Design codes: PD5500, ASME VIII, ASME B31.3, RTOD and other standards

• Client Specs: NORSOK / Shell DEP

• Others: NACE (materials)

• In-house FEA capability

R&D Test Facility

CFD Ejector Modelling Sand Slurry Ejector CFD Modelling

High pressure performance mapping with gas injection

Why choose Ejectors? What is the alternative?

• Special designs & construction

• Maintenance issues

• Heavy construction

• Huge energy costs

• High capex cost

• Large footprint

Transvac R&D Test Facility

Subsea field of the future!

Example - Production Boosting