Cost Effective Manifolds

 

9 February 2005 Aberdeen Evening Meeting

Chairman Paul Smy, Team Leader Subsea Projects, Shell EP Europe

 

Presentations

Machar Gas Lift Manifold

Martin Richmond, Team Leader, JP Kenny Caledonia

The Machar field, operated by BP, forms part of the Eastern Trough Area Project (ETAP) in the Central North Sea. Machar, a subsea development, is controlled by the Central Processing Facility on the Marnock field, located 35km to the North. Original predications of reservoir performance acknowledged that artificial lift would be required during field life. The presentation will describe the process that led to the design of a gas lift manifold as the preferred artificial lift option, prior to fabrication and installation on the field.

 

Shell's Experiences on Manifold Weight Saving Measures in the UKCS

John Anthony, Senior Subsea Project Engineer, Shell UK Exploration and Production

Phil Roberts, Principal Subsea Engineer, Shell UK Exploration and Production

A maturing subsea industry in the UKCS area has resulted in a gradual reduction of installation vessel lift capacity. A manifold target weight of 80 tons is common. This presentation shows some of the ways Shell is trying to achieve this. As well as an overview, the presentation highlights the subsea split gate valve (BEL) and alternative bolt torque/tension (Hytorc) developments.

 

Framo Compact Manifold

Nils J Vaagen, General Manager, Framo Engineering UK Ltd

Together with a Framo Subsea Multiphase Meter, the Multiport Selector Manifold (MSM) offers a compact manifold design combining Production and Test Manifold in one unit. The MSM will greatly reduce the size of the pope manifold arrangement, and reduce the subsea control requirements.

 

5 Minute Technology Bite

Real Information from Virtual Sensing

Colin MacLean, Son-ix Technologies Ltd

Neural Networks have been used successfully be the automotive industry to compensate for faults and drift in sensors, and even to replace them. Colin MacLean will outline how Son-ix Technologies is delivering this technology into the subsea sector.