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AMERADA HESS (THAILAND) LIMITED

PHU HORM DEVELOPMENT
FDE CONTRACT FOR GAS PRODUCTION AND
PROCESS FACILITIES
OPERATING AND CONTROL

PHILOSOPHY
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1
INTRODUCTION
1.1
Project Introduction
1.2
Objective
1.3
Definitions and Abbreviations
MANNING OVERVIEW
2.1
Wellsites
2.2
Main Pipeline
2.3
Gas Processing Plant
CONTROL SYSTEM OVERVIEW
3.1
Wellsite Control
3.2
GPP Control
SYSTEM CONTROL OVERVIEW
4.1
Introduction
4.2
Sales Gas Export Flow Rate
10
4.3
Sales Gas Temperature
10
4.4
Inlet Pressure Control
11
4.5
Wellhead Flow Control
12
PIPELINE SYSTEM OPERATION
13
5.1
Introduction
13
5.2
Pipeline Pressure Profile
13
5.3
Pipeline Liquid Inventory Management
14
5.4
Slug Control
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5.5
Liquid Systems Operation and Control
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REFERENCES
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IN T R O D U C T IO N
1.1
Project Introduction
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Amerada Hess Thailand Ltd (AHT), plan to develop the Phu Horm gas reserves for export
to Nam Phong Power Plant near Khon Kaen. The Phu Horm gas field is located in Phu
Horm, Udorn Thani Province in Northern Thailand about 30 km south of Udon Thani and 90
km north of Khon Kaen.
The gas field is in a forested National Park and is in an ecologically and environmentally
sensitive area. All development activities must take cognisance of this and will need to be
undertaken in close co-operation with the relevant local and regional authorities as well as
stakeholders and the local population.
The expected production rate will average 135 MMSCFD with an expected field life of
approximately 20+ years.
Reservoir fluids will be initially gathered at 3 well sites PH-3, PH-4 and PH-5, each with
provision for five (5) wells. Production from the wells on PH-3 will be manifolded together
and exported directly to PH-5. Fluid production from the wells on PH-4 will be manifolded
together and exported directly to PH-5.
PH-5 will have a common manifold to receive the liquids from PH-3, PH-4 and PH-5. The
fluids received at the PH-5 common manifold will be transported via pipeline (free-flow) to a
new stand-alone Gas Processing Plant (GPP) in the Nam Phong area close to the existing
ExxonMobil and Petroleum Authority of Thailand (PTT) gas processing plants. The pipeline
will be a wet multiphase pipeline, approximately 60 km long and is expected to be between
16 to 20 diameter.
Reservoir fluids will be received at the new AHT Gas Processing Plant where liquids will be
separated. The saturated gas will be dehydrated, metered and transported onward to the
Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) Nam Phong Power Plant via a tie-in to
the PTT plant metering system.
The condensate produced will be stabilized and stored for export via road tankers. The
produced water will be treated for disposal.
1.2
Objective
The purpose of this philosophy is to define overall operating and control strategies for the
Phu Horm facilities.
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Definitions and Abbreviations
AHT
Amerada Hess Thailand
CR
Control Room
CCR
Central Control Room
CCTV
Closed Circuit Television
DCSS
Distributed Control and Safety System
EGAT
Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
ESD
Emergency Shutdown
FGS
Fire & Gas System
FO
Fibre Optics
GPP
HIPPS
High Integrity Pressure Protection System
IER
Instrument Equipment Room
JT
Joule-Thomson
LP
Low Pressure
LTS
Low Temperature Separator
MCC
Motor Control Centre
MAOP
Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure
OIS
Operator Interface Station
PCS
Process Control System
PSD
Process Shutdown
PTT
Petroleum Authority of Thailand
RTU
Remote Telemetry Units
SDS
Shutdown System
SDV
Shutdown Valve
WHSC
Wellhead Safety Cabinet
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M A NN I NG OV ER VI EW
The operating philosophy for the facilities must be aligned with a manning philosophy. The
general manning philosophy for the Phu Horm production system is summarised in the
following sections.
2.1
Wellsites
From an Operations perspective, the wellsites will be minimally manned.
Each individual wellsite will have a single security guard present on 24 hour basis. The
primary role of the security guard is to ensure the facilities are protected against theft or
vandalism. The security guard will not operate the facilities, but would have the following
limited operational roles;
The security guard will have the appropriate training and authority to initiate a Level
3 PSD or Level 4 ESD using local pushbuttons if required.
The security guard can provide emergency assistance to the day operator as
required.
A day operator will provide operations support for the three wellsites. The day operator will
visit each wellsite on a daily basis to;
Conduct a site walk-around to check equipment status, take local instrument

readings and recording the results in a daily log.
Take production samples as required.
Adjust chemical dosage rates where required.
Replace consumables (fuel, chemicals) and drain any accumulated liquids from the
process where appropriate.
Check equipment status in generator room and MCC/technical room.
Each wellsite will be provided with CCTV coverage, relayed back to the GPP CCR by the
telecommunications system.
A small operations/supply depot would be established at the existing base camp near
PH-1. The depot would be used for storage of wellsite consumables and it is assumed the
day operator would reside nearby. This would allow the day operator to be on call and able
to reach both the depot and the wellsites relatively quickly if required.
2.2
Main Pipeline
Block valve stations are provided along the main pipeline with no manning. However, there
will be routine inspection by an operation crew from the GPP and any manual intervention
required can be performed during these visits.
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The operating conditions (pressure, temperature) and valve status at each block valve
station will be transmitted to the GPP and visible to the GPP CCR operator.
2.3

The GPP plant will be manned on a continual basis by Operations shift crews. As a
minimum each shift crew will include an Operations shift supervisor, a control room
operator and two field operators.
If necessary the shift crews may be supplemented by a day crew providing additional
operations support for activities such as condensate offloading or pigging. The day shift will
also include support personnel for maintenance, logistics, laboratory, etc.
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C O N T R O L S YS T EM OV ER VI EW
The process control philosophy for the facilities must be aligned with the proposed control
system. A brief summary of the Phu Horm control system is provided in the following
sections.
3.1
Wellsite Control
The wellsites are provided with Remote Telemetry Units (RTU) for control, monitoring and
safety purposes. The RTU is an intelligent and stand-alone unit, which can perform simple
control logic. Data from each of the RTU is transmitted to the GPP using Fibre Optics (FO)
for computation. Based on the computation results, an appropriate control set point based
on pressure or flow is passed back to the RTU from the GPP.
The RTU accepts either a flow or pressure set point for each choke from the GPP control
room and modulates each stepping choke valve as required. On loss of signal
(communications failure) the RTU will continue to control at the last received set point.
However, a choke under flow control will switch to pressure control if the pressure reaches
a pre-set pressure limit.
Each of the wellsites is provided with a single Wellhead Safety Cabinet (WHSC) for standalone control and safety protection of wellhead operation. Wellhead status is wired to the
RTU and transmitted to the GPP.
The choke position on each wellhead is controlled by the RTU to meet flow or pressure set
points. Chokes are hydraulically actuated, the hydraulic fluid supplied by the WHSC
hydraulic system.
The wellhead heaters (if required) and other packaged equipment are controlled via standalone local control panels, which control the unit operation based on preset set points.
Where local control panels are installed, they are provided with manual start/stop operation
for operator intervention.
The RTU monitors the status of packaged equipment and relays information back to the
GPP. The RTU is not provided with Operator Interface Station (OIS). However, it can be
connected to a laptop computer when required.
3.2
GPP Control
Process control, monitoring and safety shutdown in the GPP is performed by the Process
Control and Safety System (PCSS). The PCSS consists of the Process Control System
(PCS), the Shutdown System (SDS) and the Fire & Gas System (FGS) integrated into a
complete system sharing a common database.
The PCSS is also capable of limited remote control, monitoring and shutdown of the well
sites and sectioning valve stations as follows:
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Receiving computed wellhead flow signals from wet gas metering for computation
of the total wells production against supply to the power plant.
Transmitting control set points based on pressure or flow to the RTU for local
control of hydraulic actuated choke valve to meet demand.
Initiating remote shutdown of the wellsite (signal on to initiate shutdown).
Initiating closure of block valves at the pipeline valve stations (signal on to initiate
shutdown). However, the block valves cannot be re-opened remotely.
A Central Control Room (CCR) is provided at GPP for housing all electronic equipment,
instrumentation and computers. The CCR consists of the Control Room (CR) and the
Instrument Equipment Room (IER).
Equipment requiring operator intervention is housed in the Control Room. This includes but
is not limited to workstations, console switches and pushbuttons, data acquisition systems
and CCTV.
Other equipment that does not require operator intervention is housed in the IER such as
the interface and system cabinets, telecommunication equipment and flow computers.
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SY ST E M C O N T R O L OV ER VI EW
4.1
Introduction
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The overall objective of the Phu Horm process system is to deliver gas to PTT that meets
contractual specifications on pressure, temperature and quality. As the specifications are
defined at export, the following sections describe the control system, starting from the
export system and working back up the supply train.
It should be noted that currently there is no formal contractual arrangement between AHT
and PTT. This creates a number of uncertainties for the control system. In particular;
The range of sales gas delivery pressures is not defined. For design purposes the
maximum backpressure in the supply line to PTT is taken as 27.6 barg (400 psig)
[1]. However, the minimum and normal supply pressure to PTT is not known.
It is not known whether the gas transfer between AHT and PTT will be demand
driven (pressure control) or flow nominated (flow rate control).
The size and rate of gas demand swings are not formally defined [1].
As such, the control system has been defined to be robust as practical against these
uncertainties.
The overall control scheme is summarised in Figure 4.1. The key features of the control
scheme are discussed in the following sections.
Figure 4.1 - Control System Overview
Wellpad B
and C
Wellpad A (Typical)
Supervisory
Control
Override
TC
PC
PC
>
>
FC
FC
PC Other Wells
PC
TC
Inlet Heater
Inlet PCV
Glycol
Dehydration
LC
Slug Catcher
LC
Level override
during pigging
To condensate
stabilisation
To produced
water system
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Sales Gas Export Flow Rate

The flow rate of gas from the GPP to PTT is regulated by control valves downstream of the
sales gas metering skid. The ultimate configuration of the valves is dependent on the
nature of the contractual agreement between AHT and PTT.
MODE A: If sales are nomination based, PTT would nominate a target flow rate to
be delivered over a defined period to meet expected demand from downstream
consumers. In this scenario the final control valves would be configured for flow
control. This mode of operation would allow export pipeline pressure to float.
MODE B: If sales are demand driven, there would be a requirement to maintain a

target pressure in the supply line to PTT, responding to changes in downstream
demand, and the final control valves will be configured for pressure control. This
mode of operation would allow sales gas flow rate to float.
With two suppliers (AHT and ExxonMobil) PTT may choose to place one party on flow
control and the second party on pressure control. Typically, the larger contributor (AHT)
would be the swing producer on pressure control, however at this point in time sales
arrangements are not defined. As such, the Phu Horm system has been designed to
operate in either mode.
In both scenarios the control valves downstream of metering can act to segregate GPP
operation from fluctuations in PTT pressure. This ensures the operating pressure in the gas
dehydration system remains within a stable operating range and does not float at a variable
PTT backpressure.
It should be noted that, as the Phu Horm production system is fed by a multiphase pipeline,
it will be subject to limitations as to how rapidly the system can respond to large demand
changes. Although the system should be able to accept small rate changes without
restriction, larger rate changes will need to be made at a controlled rate to manage the
liquid inventory in the pipeline system.
It is essential that potential limitations in operating flexibility be quantified and allowed for
when committing to contractual obligations with downstream customers.
For design purposes, the control system will be configured to be able to operate in either
demand driven or rate nominated mode. A supervisory control system will be required to
override demand control, if the rate or magnitude of flow change is outside the flow or
pressure operating envelope of the Phu Horm production system.
4.3
Sales Gas Temperature

The sales gas has an export temperature specification of 15.6 48.9C. Under winter feed
operating conditions the sales gas temperature can be lower than this range allows.
An inlet heater is installed upstream of the gas dehydration system to ensure the sales gas
temperature is within specification. This has the dual purpose of;
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Ensuring sales gas temperatures are greater than 15.6C.
Ensuring inlet temperatures to the gas dehydration system are greater than 10C.
If temperatures fall below target temperatures of either 20C for the sales gas, or 15C for
the inlet gas, associated temperature controllers will regulate the inlet heater to
compensate.
In general the sales gas temperature is expected to be normally controlling, but the inlet
gas temperature may become controlling under transient conditions. Monitoring the inlet
gas temperature in this way also acts as a feed-forward controller to help maintain sales
gas temperature.
4.4
Inlet Pressure Control

Pressures in the main pipeline will tend to fluctuate with pipeline operating conditions.
Pressure control valves are installed between the slug catcher and the gas dehydration
system in order to ensure stable operating pressures in the GPP gas dehydration system.
The pressure control valves release gas from the main pipeline to maintain GPP pressure,
ensuring gas delivery rates match gas export rates to PTT.
This pressure control valve station could take a pressure reduction as high as 32 bar if the
slugcatcher is packed or at settle-out pressure (64 barg). There thus exists a potential for
large gas blowby, if the control valves are driven open. In order to mitigate the severity of
gas blowby, following measures were undertaken:
Two sets of pressure control valve, installed in parallel, have been proposed.
They will be configured on two independent pressure controllers in order to
eliminate common mode failure.
The pressure set points will be staggered (33 and 32 barg). This staggering will
help ensuring that only one control valve (with higher set point 33 barg) will be
operational during high upstream pressure. This scenario will force other control
valve to be closed. However, during normal (unpacked) operation, both the control
valve will stay open.
They will be designed in split range of total flow conditions. The proposed
maximum flow conditions for each valve are as follows:
Maximum Flow Conditions
Normal Operation
Packed operation
Flow
(MMscfd)
70
135
Inlet Pressure
(barg)
35
65
Outlet Pressure
(barg)
32
33
The slugcatcher has an additional pressure control valve that allows flow to the flare during
pigging operations. The sizing of this pressure control valve should be verified by dynamic
modelling of the pipeline under pigging conditions.
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In detailed design consideration can be given to leaving this valve operational at all times
with an elevated setpoint in order to actively prevent pipeline packing. .
4.5
Wellhead Flow Control

Flow rates from the upstream wellheads must be adjusted to match off-take rates to PTT.
This is achieved by adjustable chokes that control the production rate drawn from each
individual well.
Each well has the ability to be placed under flow control or pressure control. In practice it is
expected that the majority of the wells will be set with flow control, the flow set point
supplied from GPP, the flow measured but he wet gas flow meter and the flow controlled by
adjusting choke position. Well rates would be set taking into consideration individual well
performance criteria, such as limiting maximum draw down rates to control water
breakthrough.
Automatic overall flow control is possible. One or more wells with the highest deliverability
can be placed under active pressure control to maintain a target pressure in the GPP
slugcatcher on a slow control loop. Alternatively, all wells could be varied in proportion
under flow control.
In practice, given the lag times in the pipeline system, this control is usually ineffective and
in pipeline systems it is common for all wells to be operated under flow control, with the
GPP control room operator manually setting well rates to maintain a stable slug catcher
pressure as required. Typically the majority of the wells are left at a fixed flow rate, with
production swings taken by manually adjusting the flow set points of one or two wells with
the highest deliverability. If the operator does not manually adjust flows appropriately,
automatic pressure controls will override well flow control to limit operating pressures within
pipeline MAOP.
The design pressure for both the gathering pipelines and the main pipeline is based on
600# pressure class. The wellhead chokes represent the HP/LP interface between the high
pressure wells and the lower pressure pipeline system (although the actual pressure
specification break is at the start of each pipeline, immediately downstream of the local
HIPPS valves).
As a result, the flow control on all wells is subject to an override by pressure control. This
ensures that well production rates are automatically reduced if pipeline backpressures rise
too high.
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PI PE L IN E S YS T EM OP ER A T ION
5.1
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The Phu Horm pipeline system comprises;
Gathering pipelines linking Wellsites PH-3 and PH-4 to Wellsite PH-5. The
gathering pipelines are anticipated to be 10 in diameter.
Main pipeline linking Wellsite PH-5 to the Gas Processing Plant. This pipeline is
anticipated to be 18 in diameter.
All the pipelines are wet, multiphase pipelines. In addition to the gas flow, the pipelines will
transport approximately 5 bbl/MMscf of condensate and up to 5.6 bbl/MMscf of free water.
The Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure (MAOP) for the pipelines will be based on
600# piping class and will be 94.4 barg. Overpressure protection for the gathering pipelines
and main pipeline will be by a High Integrity Pressure Protection System (HIPPS) installed
at each wellsite.
5.2
Pipeline Pressure Profile

The Phu Horm pipeline is sized initially to deliver 135 MMscfd and to provide the
opportunity to increase capacity to 270 MMscfd.
In principle, when the pipeline is not being used at full capacity, it would be possible to pack
the pipeline, raising the overall pressure in the pipeline system. Pipeline packing is
commonly used in gas transmission pipelines to increase operating flexibility. A packed
Phu Horm pipeline would have in the order of 2 3 hours line pack at 135 MMscfd
operating rates.
However, pipeline packing introduces a number of operating problems for the Phu Horm
production system;
Packing the pipeline requires more pressure drop to be taken across the inlet
pressure control valves at GPP. Under winter inlet conditions the temperatures to
the GPP glycol contactor would fall as low as 10C. These cold inlet temperatures
are too low for the glycol dehydration system, which requires a minimum
temperature of 10C. The cold temperatures are also inside the hydrate formation
region.
Packed operation lowers gas velocities in the pipeline system and increases liquid
holdup. The greater liquid holdup increases the risk of pipeline slugging and
reduces pipeline operating flexibility.
Packed operation imposes higher overpressure protection relief rates on GPP for
the inlet control valve failure scenario.
As a result, the default operating mode for the pipeline system will be unpacked operation.
This mode of operation;
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Concentrates pressure drop at the wellhead chokes where operating temperatures

are highest, minimising the risk of hydrates.
Lowers the average operating pressure in the pipeline, increasing gas velocity,
reducing liquid hold-up and improving operating flexibility.
In unpacked operation, the pipeline system is controlled by adjusting well rates to maintain
a target pressure in the slug catcher. The pressure does not have to be controlled precisely
but would typically float in a band of 5 bar, with the control valves on the slug catcher gas
outlet ensuring a stable GPP inlet pressure.
With the main pipeline outlet pressure operating in this band, the main variation in pipeline
pressure will be seen at the inlet to the pipeline, with the inlet pressure floating as a
function of flow and pressure drop through the pipeline system.
Although the default operating mode is for unpacked operation, the system can be
operated in a packed condition, if operating conditions are favourable and the capacity of
the downstream relief system is sufficient. For example, when capacity is available it is
expected that the operators would tend to operate the slugcatcher at a 43 barg rather than
the minimum of 36 barg in order to provide some flexibility. This minor packing has been
taken into consideration in liquid management studies, and is different to major packing
which would involve operating the pipeline inlet at say 90 barg and the slugcatcher at 75
barg.
Because packed operation imposes a large potential gas blow-by relief case on GPP, the
GPP slugcatcher will have a high pressure trip set at 70 barg. This is above the normal
pipeline settle-out pressure and will allow some pipeline packing. However, operation or
settle-out pressure higher than 70 barg at GPP will trigger a Level 3 PSD and will require
pressures to be reduced before restart.
5.3
Pipeline Liquid Inventory Management

As a multiphase pipeline the Phu Horm pipeline system will contain a liquid inventory. The
quantity of liquid in the pipeline will vary with the pipeline operating conditions, with the
dominant variables being;
Production rate. The liquid inventory increases under turndown as gas velocities
reduce and liquid levels in the pipeline system rise.
Liquid load. The liquid inventory is related to the quantity of liquid input into the
pipeline. Thus free water breakthrough will increase the liquid holdup in the
pipeline system.
Operating pressures. Operating under packed operating pressures increases gas

density, lowers gas velocity and increases liquid holdup.
Management of the liquid inventory in the pipeline system will be based on the following
operating philosophy;
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The pipeline will normally be operated in an unpacked mode to minimise liquid

holdup.
A slug catcher will be provided to accommodate steady state hydrodynamic or

terrain slugging loads from the pipeline system.
A combination of slugcatcher capacity and excess liquid processing capacity will

be used to accommodate liquid displaced from the pipeline under ramp-up or
pigging scenarios.
While the optimum combination of slug catcher size and excess liquid processing capacity
must be identified by pipeline system dynamic studies, the underlying operating philosophy
is defined as follows;
The ramp-up slug is defined by ramping up production from a turndown case. The
rate of ramp-up may be defined by contractual obligations to downstream
customers.
The production ramp-up will displace accumulated liquid inventory from the
pipeline. This liquid will arrive at GPP at a rate that will exceed the steady state
liquid rate.
As a result, the arriving liquids will be accommodated by a combination of;
5.4
Slug catcher capacity that provides liquid storage volume for the transient
liquids to be stored until they can be processed.
By installing excess liquid processing capacity. This allows some of the

incoming liquids to be processed as they arrive. Excess capacity will be
required in all condensate and water processing and storage systems (e.g.
flash systems, condensate tanks, produced water treatment and
evaporation ponds).
Operational pigging could be required at low production rates to avoid excessive

liquid accumulation in the pipeline system. However, this is not a preferred mode of
operation due to safety risks and the production upsets associated when receiving
pigs or spheres.
Slug Control
In addition to the measures already discussed above in 5.3, a level control valve has been
installed upstream of the slug catcher. The operation of the control valve is based on the
following premises:
During normal operation, the control valve will be bypassed. The control valve will
be active only during pigging operation.
Significant quantities of liquid will be received at GPP during inspection pigging,

particularly during pre-inspection sweeping pigging.
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During pigging normal sales to PTT will be shutdown due to an expectation of

unstable gas flow rates.
During pigging, the liquid arrival rate will exceed the capacity of the slugcatcher
and the downstream processing systems. Under these conditions the level control
valve upstream of the slugcatcher will restrict the incoming flow. The requirement
to restrict flow may come from either the interface level controller or the
condensate level controller.
The control valve is proposed to be a V-port type due to the high pressure drop
across control valve, no requirement for fine control and requirement for quick
action.
The sizing of the slug control valve should be verified by dynamic modelling of the pipeline
under pigging conditions.
5.5
Liquid Systems Operation and Control

The liquid side operation is split into condensate processing and produced water handling,
discussed in the following sections.
However, both systems share a common characteristic in that they are oversized to allow
handling of peak liquid rates from the pipeline under production ramp-up scenarios. To
support this, main liquid control valves are typically configured with two valves in parallel to
cover the entire operating range.
5.5.1
Condensate Processing
The condensate will be drawn from the slug catcher via a level control valve. Liquid flows
will vary over a wide operating range, with normal steady state rates of 5 m/h, but peak
rates during ramp-up of 80m/h. Two control valves in parallel have been proposed to cover
entire range of flows and pressures.
The condensate will be flash stabilised in the Condensate Flash Vessel, with condensate
heaters installed to add heat under winter operating conditions. Give the wide operating
range two 50% heaters are proposed, with production normally routed through one heater
to limit turndown. Both heaters are provided for large ramp-ups under winter conditions.
However, as these are planned events, it is proposed the second heater is brought on-line
manually as required.
Flash gas from the condensate flash vessel is routed to the LP flare. Pressure in the
condensate flash vessel is set at 3 barg, sufficient to drive condensate through to the
condensate storage tank and water through to the CPI vessel. Nitrogen blanketing is used
to maintain vessel pressure if there is insufficient flash gas.
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Produced Water Handling

The produced water will be drawn from the slug catcher via parallel level control valves and
flashed to a CPI vessel, allowing flash gases and skimmed off condensate to be separated.
The flash gases will be flared, and condensate pumped to the Condensate Flash Vessel.
The produced water discharged from the CPI Vessel via level control valves will be sent to
evaporation ponds. The CPI vessel is elevated to allow liquids to be discharged by gravity.
Given the expected small quantity of flash gases in the CPI Vessel, nitrogen blanketing has
been provided to maintain a positive pressure of 0.5 barg in the vessel.
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R EF E R EN C ES
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Ranhill Worley: Amerada Hess (Thailand) Limited

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AMERADA HESS (THAILAND) LIMITED

OPERATING AND CONTROL

CONTRACT NO: TH/PH-DEV004

Approved For Design

Issued For Approval

Issued For Client Review

Issued For IDC

Definitions and Abbreviations

Gas Processing Plant

CONTROL SYSTEM OVERVIEW

SYSTEM CONTROL OVERVIEW

Sales Gas Export Flow Rate

Sales Gas Temperature

Inlet Pressure Control

Wellhead Flow Control

PIPELINE SYSTEM OPERATION

Pipeline Pressure Profile

Pipeline Liquid Inventory Management

Liquid Systems Operation and Control

Definitions and Abbreviations

Amerada Hess Thailand

Central Control Room

Closed Circuit Television

Distributed Control and Safety System

Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand

Fire & Gas System

Gas Processing Plant

High Integrity Pressure Protection System

Instrument Equipment Room

Low Temperature Separator

Motor Control Centre

Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure

Operator Interface Station

Process Control System

Petroleum Authority of Thailand

Remote Telemetry Units

Wellhead Safety Cabinet

Conduct a site walk-around to check equipment status, take local instrument

Take production samples as required.

Adjust chemical dosage rates where required.

Check equipment status in generator room and MCC/technical room.

Gas Processing Plant

Initiating remote shutdown of the wellsite (signal on to initiate shutdown).

Sales Gas Export Flow Rate

MODE B: If sales are demand driven, there would be a requirement to maintain a

Sales Gas Temperature

Ensuring sales gas temperatures are greater than 15.6C.

Inlet Pressure Control

Wellhead Flow Control

The Phu Horm pipeline system comprises;

Pipeline Pressure Profile

Concentrates pressure drop at the wellhead chokes where operating temperatures

Pipeline Liquid Inventory Management

Operating pressures. Operating under packed operating pressures increases gas

The pipeline will normally be operated in an unpacked mode to minimise liquid

A slug catcher will be provided to accommodate steady state hydrodynamic or

A combination of slugcatcher capacity and excess liquid processing capacity will

As a result, the arriving liquids will be accommodated by a combination of;

By installing excess liquid processing capacity. This allows some of the

Operational pigging could be required at low production rates to avoid excessive

Significant quantities of liquid will be received at GPP during inspection pigging,

During pigging normal sales to PTT will be shutdown due to an expectation of